Dark Intruder: One of the Most Influential Unsold Pilots Universal Ever Made
Original Airdates: Mar. 5-7, 2021
TVC 529.1: A return visit by sci-fi screenwriter and sci-fi and fantasy film historian Gary Gerani. Gary provides commentary for the Blu-ray release of Dark Intruder, a horror/thriller/fantastical type movie starring Leslie Nielsen and Peter Mark Richman. Released in theaters in 1965, Dark Intruder was actually conceived by Universal as a pilot for The Black Cloak, a prospective TV series about an intrepid investigator who specializes in crimes involving the occult. While Dark Intruder never materialized as a series, it paved the way for other Universal TV explorations of the occult and the supernatural, including Fear No Evil, Ritual of Evil, Rod Serling’s Night Gallery, The Sixth Sense, and Kolchak: The Night Stalker.
The Music of Billy Goldenberg
Original Airdates: Mar. 5-7, 2021
TVC 529.2: Documentary filmmaker and film/TV historian Gary Gerani updates Ed on the latest developments about Romantic Mysticism (his upcoming documentary on the life and music of Billy Goldenberg), and discusses some of his other upcoming projects. The Dark Intruder Blu-ray release, now available from Kino Lorber, includes commentary by Gary Gerani, plus an interview with Mike Westmore, son of legendary Universal makeup artist Bud Westmore.
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