There was an article questioning whether or not Myrick and Sanchez lost their opportunity to capitalize on the fame of BWP. With Wingard and Barrett's failure in reviving the franchise obvious from how Blair Witch performed last Friday and suffered seriously damaging critical skewering, I think that question has merit. 2003 - 2005 was a span of time where horror was peaking in the first ten years of the new millennium. I think that was the ideal time for BWP to draw it's weight in rubies. Flopping like a fish last weekend proved that maybe the light has gone out and the wait was too long.
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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