From the MeTV website… “The Invisible Man’s grandson uses his secret formula to spy on Nazi Germany.” And then on Sventoonie… “Sventoonie and Trevor form a rock band with nosy neighbor Diane Rottaway, as the gang watches the 1962 rock … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 12/17/2022: Invisible Agent
From the MeTV website… “An ex-Nazi mad scientist uses radio-controlled atomic-powered zombies in his quest to help an exiled American gangster return to power.” And then on Sventoonie… “Vampire hunter Vanessa Hellspring helps Sventoonie catch a mysterious creature loose in … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 12/10/2022: Creature With The Atom Brain
From the MeTV website… “A brilliant surgeon obsessed with Poe saves the life of a beautiful dancer and goes mad when he can’t have her. “ And then on Sventoonie… “It’s Christmas! Trevor sees what the world would look like … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 12/3/2022: The Raven
From the MeTV website… “A series of decapitations on a Swiss mountainside appear to be connected to a mysterious radioactive cloud.” And then on Sventoonie… “When the gang watches ‘The Beast of Yucca Flats,” nosy neighbor Diana Rottaway brings a … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 11/26/2022: The Crawling Eye
Continuing our day thread theme, Rex is far from the only balloon to meet an unfortunate fate during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. These ones might not have interesting backstories or video of the moment they went boom, but still … Continue reading The Night Thread of Injured Macy’s Parade Balloons
This morning is the 96th edition of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The parade has brought us many memories over the years, ranging from the death of Barney to the greatest musical performance of all time. Growing up, my favorite … Continue reading The Headless Rex Day Thread
Hosted by Felicia Day and Rebecca Hansen! Twenty hours long! Streaming on a whopping 18 different platforms! Let’s do this! Continue reading MST3K Turkey Day 2022 Live Thread
From the MeTV website… And then on Sventoonie… “Blob E. Blob eats too much while watching ‘The Little Shop of Horrors’ and grows to a gargantuan size. But Trevor has a plan.” I know it’ll be the Corman version but … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 11/19/2022: Fiend Without A Face
From the MeTV website… “A doctor uses special eye drops to give himself x-ray vision, but the new power has disastrous consequences.” And then on Sventoonie… “Trevor battles his old arcade rival in the game ‘Svengoolie’s Dungeon’, while the gang … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 11/12/2022: X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Tonight is my birthday, and I thought I’d use the thread for one of my favorite bits of pop culture ephemera. As you all remember, the Animaniacs live in the water tower on the Warner Brothers studio lot. When the … Continue reading The Invasion of Yakko Warner Night Thread
From a new Sven episode to a frequent repeat. Oh well. From the MeTV website… “The Wolfman tries to help foil Dracula’s attempts to transfer Lou’s brain into the ailing Frankenstein monster.” And then on Sventoonie… “Animal trainer Jordan McToppings … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 11/05/2022: Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein
I’m bummed I won’t be here tonight (college football rivalry game with friends beckons) because we have a new-to-Sven movie (or at least one he hasn’t shown since his website existed)! From the MeTV website… “In this contemporary version of … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 10/29/2022: Count Yorga, Vampire
From the MeTV website… “This celebrated sequel to the 1931 classic finds Mary Shelley’s monster alive and well and forcing the good baron to create a mate. Horror film icon Boris Karloff reprises his role as Dr. Frankenstein’s fabled creation … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 10/22/2022: The Bride of Frankenstein
From the MeTV website… “This imaginative thriller from William Castle follows a scientist who believes screaming releases tensions that would otherwise kill people. When a deaf mute theater operator dies, Price discovers that the cause of her death was an … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 10/15/2022: The Tingler
Living in Michigan, we’re close enough to the Canadian border where we get Canadian TV and radio stations over the air. This has had many side effects (I know the Canadian anthem by heart, frequently want fast food items not … Continue reading The Value Village Halloween Night Thread
From the MeTV website… “Panic is rampant in this acclaimed 1958 science-fiction thriller about a band of space explorers who suddenly find themselves being explored and murdered by a maniacal creature.” Enjoy the movie! Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 10/8/2022: It! The Terror From Beyond Space
Lots to watch tonight! First off, at 7PMEST (an hour early), Trilogy of Terror! From the MeTV website… “Three bizarre horror stories all of which star Karen Black in four different roles playing tormented women.” Next, at 9PMEST, Svengoolie Uncrypted! … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 10/1/2021: SVENSTRAVAGANZA! Three and a half hours of Svengoolie!
Repeat movie, repeat thread! “An anthropologist/paleontologist and his daughter, while travelling through the southwestern U.S., stumble upon a colony of living, breathing gargoyles.” Sadly, no awesome poster because this one was a TV movie (part of The New CBS Tuesday … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 9/24/2021: Gargoyles
From the MeTV website… “Dracula arrives at Dr. Edelman’s office asking for a cure to his vampirism. However, this is a ruse by Dracula to get near Dr. Edelman’s beautiful female assistant and turn her into a vampire. Meanwhile, a … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 9/17/2022: House of Dracula
Alas, I won’t be here tonight but the thread goes on. From the MeTV website… “A spaceship from another world crashes in the Arizona desert, and only an amateur stargazer and a schoolteacher suspect alien influence when the local townsfolk … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 9/10/2022: It Came From Outer Space
From the MeTV website… “A disparate group are trapped on a remote island by a hurricane. On the island, a doctor works to make humans twice as small as we already are. This, apparently, will help prevent over population. Unfortunately, … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 8/27/2022: The Killer Shrews
