There has to come that point when as a seriously trained actor who put a lot of time and effort to hone his craft wonders to himself, "How did I get here?" Arye Gross has to explain to his music producer girlfriend (Lar Park-Lincoln) in Ethan Wiley's cult oddity, House II: The Second Story (1987), that he and party-hearty pal, Charlie (Jonathan Stark) dug up a grave, found a crystal skull of the Aztecs with special diamonds in their eyes, were introduced to 170 year old ancestor, now a rotted corpse with full white beard and jovual personality in the form of Royal Dano ( who uses phrases like "high falootin'" and "hootin tootin varmint"), and own a home with a pterodactyl that comes from another dimension in one of the rooms. Absurd as it sounds, yet so painfully true within this strange little nugget from the late 80s, a pompous jerk played by Bill Maher looking to steal Park-Lincoln away from Gross has the last laugh, it seems. Amy Yasbeck, as a Madonna wannabe, slaps Charlie after Park-Lincoln does the same to Gross' Jesse, ending their relationships while Maher happily leaves quite proud of himself. Gross then flings open a cabinet door to announce the aforementioned pterodactyl. After his correct revelations about all that transpired, Jesse had flung open the door to a kitchen closet to show an old flame (played by a cute Jayne Modean) drunk in a Halloween maid costume. That is what Lar Park-Lincoln's viewpoint is: some crazy rantings followed by suspicious looking betrayal. Maher gladly assists in Jesse's failure. This movie just goes gung-ho with its zany offerings.
4th of July 2025 Marathoning
McDowell and Comi prepare to leave for Mars. Aliens visiting the UN, dropping off their cook book, providing goodies for humans on Earth, easing them into trusting them, spiriting them away to be food for them on their home planet. To Serve Man is nearly 60 years ago. I've been watching Twilight Zone since I was a teenager in the mid 90s thanks to Sci Fi Channel. Many of my family have passed since (for instance, my mother's siblings are all about gone except one last sister), and it wouldn't be right to avoid a marathon during the 4th if just for nostalgic reasons. Syfy didn't see the value of TZ on Independence Day, except last year, so even though I cannot watch episodes like I do during New Year's Eve and Day, it is nice to try and sneak in a block of episodes whenever possible. I started with Death Ship from the fourth season, continuing with Stopover in a Quiet Town and The Gift . To Serve Man would feel like a later afternoon watch but SYFY showed it at 3:...
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