Do you have a favorite Anthology show? If so, which one?

posted 62 days ago by Smith1980 62 days ago by Smith1980 +46 / -1

Currently binge watching Monsters, The Hitchhiker, Tales from the Crypt, Are You Afraid of the Dark, and the 80s Alfred Hitchcock reboot and it has me missing anthology series. Saw a lot in the 80s/90s. Anyone have a favorite?

If I had to pick just one I guess mine would be the original TZ but I have a soft spot for the 80s version. One Step Beyond is an old but good one. Nightmare Cafe was a good but very short lived series.

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– Skywise 2 points 61 days ago +2 / -0

Original Alfred Hitchcock 30 minute series is good.

Also check out Tales from the Darkside.

Edit: Oh yeah, and Friday the 13th the series!

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– Smith1980 [S] 1 point 61 days ago +1 / -0

I loved Tales from the Darkside. Opening music scared me as a kid. Been looking to binge it but I may have to buy the dvd. Friday the 13th is on YouTube and Alfred Hitchcock is on all over

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– Skywise 1 point 61 days ago +1 / -0

lol - was just perusing the wikipedia entry on Tales from the Darkside... Guess who was going to do a "reboot" of Tales from the Darkside around 2014? Yup, that's right... Bad Reboot

In November 2013, it was reported that Joe Hill, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci were developing a reboot of the series for The CW, with CBS Television Studios.[8] In 2014, Hill said that he would serve as creative director, and guide the show. Added Hill, "Darkside is a loose reboot ... It tells stories about different characters. It also tells an ongoing story. I love the original Tales From The Darkside, The Outer Limits, and The Twilight Zone, but I think in a post-X-Files world there's really no room for a straight anthology show. There has to be more. I like stories that work like puzzle boxes, every episode is turning another facet. We have something a little like that in Darkside ... every episode is a different story but three or four episodes in, you're going, 'Wait a minute, these parts actually all go together, don't they?'"

These guys are RETARDED, ONE TRICK MONKEYS. Ooo, I'd never do a straight anthology series that worked because we need a mystery box!

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