The Wreck of the ‘Saucy Gibbon’
Do you remember The Goodies? If you do, you’re probably about my age, and probably Australian. Though they were a British comedy team, their BBC
Tag: TV
In Search Of… S05E08 – S05E12 Omnibus Edition
I’ve been going a little slower on the ‘In Search Ofs…’ lately. Partly I’ve had other things on my plate, and partly because Season 5
Pulp Adventures 7: Lucy’s Shrink Ray
Scene 1: The Riccardos’ kitchen. The table is covered with electronic components. Lucy, dressed in a labcoat, is soldering bits and pieces together. Enter Ricky:
In Search Of… S05E07 Dangerous Volcanoes
Disaster porn again, this time about erupting volcanoes. The main focus is the 1980 eruption of Mt Saint Helens in the USA’s Pacific Northwest. The
In Search Of… S05E06 Moon Madness
Let’s start with the visuals: We open on the lights of a police car. Driving music, shots of busy streets. Looks like a crime drama,
In Search Of… S05E05 Life After Life
So, two things. Firstly, I’m not very interested in the topic of Near Death Experiences. If you are, that’s great. I’m not here to tell
In Search Of… S05E04 Daredevil Death Wish
Younger readers may not recall That’s Incredible. This is probably for the best. The easiest way to describe the show was that it was the 1980s equivalent of watching dumb shit on Youtube for an hour.
In Search Of S05E03: Lee Harvey Oswald
We open on some suspenseful music as a largely unseen figure walks across a deserted room to a window, aims a rifle and fires. Let
In Search Of… S05E02 Faith Healers
We open on faith healing as the term is usually used in modern America. A preacher with a strong Southern accent is trying to heal parishioners with dramatic flourishes and very bad organ music.
In Search Of… S05E01 UFO Cover Ups (pt 2)
We left off last week with Leonard Nimoy standing by an army jeep near a chain-link fence, talking about the mysterious Hangar 18 at Wright-Patterson