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Join us In the Clubhouse for a Very Special Episode! Horrorwriter Mark Slade joins us in The Clubhouse! Patty Goodwin and her adopted sister Sarah go to college and join rival sororities. Sarah finds that she has telekinetic powers, which plunges the college campus into a terrifying night. Deemed a Carrie rip-off, this film from 1978, Sarah has merits of its own which makes it a tv movie we still talk about today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Initiation_of_Sarah https://www.tvtango.com/series/abc_monday_night_movie https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077735/

This hot mess of an improv movie from 1994 has too manycelebrities, and all of their talents were all wasted. To name just a few, Liza Minella, Jim Belushi, Jack Klugman, Treat Williams and JoBeth Williams meet for a sorority/fraternity reunion. And then there’s supposedly a murder. We stillhad a great time recording this one, so please join us In The Clubhouse! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_Lives_(film) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110774/?ref_=fn_t_1

AKA Murder at Devil’s Glen. This 1999 tv film stars Rick Schroeder who plays against type as an ex con who is blackmailing three college fraternity brothers (including Michael Easton) over a murder. But was it? Join us In the Clubhouse!   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0170801/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005401/?ref_=tt_cst_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005401/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0247727/?ref_=tt_cst_t_3 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005346/?ref_=tt_cst_t_5 https://www.tvtango.com/movie/what_we_did_that_night

Welcome back to the Summer of Hits and Misses! We end our summer breaking down what is arguably one of the best tv pilots (and series) of all time. Titled 2 Hours (1994), it follows a hectic 24-hour period in an ER. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295222/?ref_=tt_epspo_ep_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000381/?ref_=tt_cst_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001864/?ref_=tt_cst_t_3 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000123/?ref_=tt_cst_t_2

Welcome back to the Summer of Hits and Misses! For the month of August, we are breaking down two juggernauts! First up, CHIPS – Roller Disco! Ok. So, it isn’t a pilot, but we get to make the rules. This one has Leif Garrett, dozens of skating celebrities, homemade Heelys, and our favorite CHIPS officers, Ponch and John! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0534512/?ref_=ttep_ep_1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0534513/?ref_=ttep_ep_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0261805/?ref_=tt_cst_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0928243/?ref_=tt_cst_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0683986/?ref_=tt_cst_t_3 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0513271/?ref_=tt_cst_t_6 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0197349/?ref_=tt_cst_t_5 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0308161/?ref_=tt_cst_t_4 https://chips-tv.com/wiki/Roller_Disco?__cf_chl_f_tk=UENo6so3MjhypEoz7OqZD.ylcaEcatbkyW95UFs_Hqg-1782862143-1.0.1.1-FhcenWgWv6lLpwwzFxeOPanLhrL.MFPjjU3dxd952wo https://www.tvtango.com/listings/1979/09/22

Welcome back to the Summer of Hits and Misses! For themonth of July, we break down two tv pilots that had short-lived series. Paper Dolls (1982) follows two mothers and their teenage fashion model daughters in NYC. The series followed two years later and was completely revamped. Darryl Hannah stars in one of her first roles! https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/film104036.html https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084466/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_Dolls https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000655/?ref_=tt_cst_t_10 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000655/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000435/?ref_=tt_cst_t_4 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001058/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000575/?ref_=tt_cst_t_8 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005266/?ref_=tt_cst_t_9

Welcome back to the Summer of Hits and Misses! For the month of July, we break down two tv pilots that had short-lived series. First up is the Aaron Spelling-produced Glitter (1984). This tv pilot follows the behind-the-scenes relationships at Glitter, a top-rated entertainment magazine. https://tvtango.com/series/glitter https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087339/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glitter_(American_TV_series) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086722/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0083709/?ref_=tt_cst_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0110115/?ref_=tt_cst_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0110115/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0562356/?ref_=tt_cst_t_5 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0625796/?ref_=tt_cst_t_8

Welcome to the summer of hits and misses! For this episode,we break down another failed Aaron Spelling-produced tv movie pilot. A very young Tori Spelling has a small role in this one! Starring Billy Dee Williams and Parker Stevenson, this 1983 tv film probably failed because its premise wastoo messy – two actors get fired from their jobs and start a PI business. They run the business out of the restaurant they own while raising homing pigeons on the roof. The helicopter chase could not move this one to series! https://letterboxd.com/film/shooting-stars-1983/ https://www.tvtango.com/movie/shooting_stars https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086307/?ref_=ttfc_ov_bk https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0829017/?ref_=tt_cst_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001850/?ref_=tt_cst_t_1

Welcome to our summer of hits and misses! First up forJune, we break down two tv movies that were failed pilots. From 1984, Velvet is an Aaron Spelling-produced vehicle that was meant to be an updated Charlie’s Angels. Think undercover aerobics instructor FBI agents with a helicopter chase and exploding powder compacts (really!) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088343/ https://www.tvtango.com/listings/1984/08/27 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004737/?ref_=tt_cst_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0934136/?ref_=tt_cst_t_4 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0401799/?ref_=tt_cst_t_3 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004910/?ref_=tt_cst_t_10 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_(film)

Deep Family Secrets (1997) stars Richard Crenna and AngieDickinson. This tv film is loosely based on the real-life murder of Ruby Morris by – spoiler alert! – her husband Gaylynn “Earl” Morris. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118955/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001141/?ref_=tt_cst_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001141/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001077/?ref_=tt_cst_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001077/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.tvtango.com/series/cbs_tuesday_movie_special https://forensicfilesnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Dawna-Kay-Wells.pdf https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-05-me-4760-story.html https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/2019/04/24/earl-morris-rug-wearing-killer/ Here is a link to an episode of Forensic Filescalled “Sex, Lies & DNA” about this case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KMA-2l1nZA

This 1997 “based on a true story” film stars Holly MarieCombs, Sarah Chalke, James Wilder and Roxanne Hart. Hart plays Ann Scripps Dougals who was killed by her abusive second husband. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Mother%27s_Murder https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118932/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001061/?ref_=tt_cst_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0366509/?ref_=tt_cst_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0149950/?ref_=tt_cst_t_3 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005554/?ref_=tt_cst_t_4 https://nymag.com/news/features/63034/ https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/entertainment/local/1997/07/16/a-daughter-reflects-on-our/50604025007/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/01/12/Police-Husband-of-Scripps-heiress-led-double-life/5577758350800/ https://abcnews.com/2020/tappan-zee-suicide-scripps-heiress/story?id=9515378 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3047747/Scripps-newspaper-heiress-24-saw-socialite-mother-hacked-death-claw-hammer-father-released-prison-drugs-telling-judge-lost-family-friends-pets-hope-future.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6033219/Scripps-heiress-Tori-Scripps-Carmody-arrested-stealing-adoptive-moms-car.html https://www.timesargus.com/news/local/williams-gets-12-years-for-major-national-drug-case/article_aaa784e1-aab9-5452-b158-f436533398ef.html https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=836724976004705&set=a.100271522983391&id=100090016290561

Oh, the 1970s was a glorious time for television! The Girl,the Gold Watch & Everything, from 1980, is based on the sci-fi novel of the same name. It stars Pam Dawber, Robert Hays and Zohra Lampert. Kirby inherits a pocket watch (which holds magical powers) from his uncle and then falls inlove.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl,_the_Gold_Watch_%26_Everything_(film) https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_girl_the_gold_watch_and_everything https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080792/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001118/?ref_=mv_close https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001332/?ref_=tt_cst_t_1

It’s time to talk about Tracey Gold! In A Crime of Passion from 1999, Gold plays a medical student whose widowed father meets and marries a younger woman rather quickly. And spoiler alert: There’s a murder! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0225442/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_accord_1_cdt_t_23 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0325097/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0746414/?ref_=tt_cst_t_3 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000959/?ref_=tt_cst_t_2

A woman (Shannen Doherty) has an affair with an older man (William Devane.) When he tries to break it off, she does not take it well. Obsessed, which first aired in 1992, is one of those twisty thrillers from the 90s we loved so much! https://www.tvguide.com/movies/obsessed/2030109567/ https://www.tvtango.com/series/abc_sunday_night_movies https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105041/?ref_=fn_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001147/?ref_=tt_cst_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001137/?ref_=tt_cst_t_2

From 1994, Beyond Betrayal stars Susan Dey and Richard DeanAnderson. An abused wife is on the run, as her ex, a cop, hunts her down. https://www.rdanderson.com/filmography/infopages/betrayal.htm https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109256/?ref_=fn_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001138/?ref_=tt_cst_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001138/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000760/?ref_=tt_cst_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0100381/?ref_=tt_cst_t_6