| Agreed. It's almost...accidentally perfect. I mean, considering: 1) The video cuts out -precisely- at the point in Dr. Who where the guy says "A massive electric shock -- he must have died instantly!" ...probably accidental, but just perfect..lol 2) The block of shows on WTTW (Channel 11) on Sunday night were often very, very avant-garde in content. To be able to take it to an entirely higher level like that, against the backdrop of already weird stuff...thats just priceless.. 3) The fact that the public was split between those who found it hilarious, and those who found it frightening... what more could you ask for? As a hack, with all its warts and confusion, it's a triple axle quadruple salcow kind of performance. :) BTW, speaking of weird -- I've been asked on occasion, how weird. Check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBgEjyn8ArM This is "The Shivering Man". There was a show that aired late nights on Channel 11 at the time, called Image Union.. Image Union was sort of a showcase for short subject amateur/experimental/avant-garde films and videos. It was on the air about maybe half an hour or an hour after Doctor Who every sunday night, and usually ended the scheduled broadcast day. One of the films that aired on Image Union around that time (1987-1989 or so) was "The Shivering Man". Here, you've got a ballet dancer in a red dress jumping around guy covered in talcum powder having a conniption fit/seizure, followed up by a fat bald guy in a chair who, uh, suggestively..sprinkles.. when the chair is shaken..lol.. Tame by internet standards, but totally WTF-worthy by late 80's Chicago public television standards. By running this sort of stuff, they were all but inviting a visit from Max, if you ask me. Weird attracts weird. |