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Pod Stallions 112: Movie Serials

Mantooth — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 03:23:53 +0000

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Before the MCU and Multiverses, before the Snyderverse, before the summers that the Shadow and the Phantom RULED the cineplexes (didn’t they?), it was a world when the superhero and pulp characters reigned supreme in Saturday morning serials. The precursor of the modern action movie, their impact can be felt to this day , and since we keep our fingers on the pulse, we thought it was high time we showed them some love. So grab yer popcorn and Buck Rogers Disintegrator Pistols as we thread the projector and eat a bowl of healthy serial(s).

Topics Discussed:
Captain Marvel, Captain America, Buster Crabbe, Eugene Levy, SCTV, Cliffhangers, Indiana Jones, George Lucas, The Phantom, Kirk Alyn, The Odd Couple, Firesign Theatre, J Men Forever, Dracula, The Phantom Empire, Tales of the Gold Monkey, Mister Justice, Pod Stallions, Flash Gordon, The Lost City, Commando Cody, Dick Van Patten, Ray Crash Corrigan, Phantom Creeps, Bela Lugosi, Dick Tracy, Magic Shadows, Animal Farm, Fantastic Planet, Elwy Yoast, TVO,

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5 Awesome things on Ebay this week

Mantooth — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 21:00:00 +0000

Monster Squad Frankenstein– Admittadly, i prefer the TV series “The Monster Squad” over the 1980s movie but everytime I do a search I do run into these custom Mego-esque figures done by the amazing Distinctive Dummies and they give me pause.

Cliffhangers TV Week Cover– Remember the TV series “Cliffhangers” featuring three stories that were supposed to channel old movie serials. It was one of my favourite TV shows growing up and other than some press photos this is like the only piece of merchandise ever.

Tarzan Card Game by Mattel- I’m not big on card games but that all changes when the packaging is done by JACK FREAKING KIRBY. Jack’s rendition of Tarzan is a little weird which of course, makes it ten times more awesome.

Lili Ledy Tusken Raider- In Mexico, Lili Ledy made their own officially licensed 12″ figures, they’re whacky, a little off model and totally adorable. None so much as this, the Tusken Raider or “Sand Person” which of course, Kenner never made. I seriously want one of these badly but of course, they’re ridiculously hard to find. Why I am always attracted to such pretty things?

Mazinger Super 8 Film- I love Shogun Warriors, Foreign items and Super 8 movies so this Japanese Super 8 film hits a lot of buttons for me. It’s super pricey but this is really window shopping anyway.

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Forgotten TV: Cliffhangers

Mantooth — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:36:00 +0000

I’m going to devote a couple of times a month to obscure stuff in my video collection, mostly forgotten or short lived TV from the 70’s/80’s. The first show I chose to highlight is Cliffhangers.

Cliffhangers was produced by Kenneth Johnson (V, The Incredible Hulk) and it’s concept was throwback to the movie serials of the 30’s and 40’s, each show would contain 3 separate adventures, each week it they would end with a “cliffhanger” (hence the title).

Cliffhangers opening

The three segments were:1) The Curse of Dracula: which depicted the count as a handsome University professor in modern day San Francisco.2) The Secret Empire: A homage to the Gene Autrey Serial “The Phantom Empire” this story featured a US Marshal who uncovers an underground society of technologically advanced aliens run by the evil Mark (Star Trek) Lenard3) Stop Susan Williams: international adventure starring Susan Anton as a jet setting reporter who manages to get herself into some deadly situations.As a child, the Secret Empire was my favourite, so I leave you with an episode.

Part One

Part Two

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