5/14/2007

I’m happy to hear that so many of you are enjoying the Svengoolie “Dracula MAY-hem”- with a Universal Dracula flick every Saturday night. And, we’re only half done! My mail and e-mail feedback seems to indicate that some viewers who had strayed from their weekly watching have come back, lured by the more-classic Universal films. As I’ve mentioned here before, there will be more old-school stuff coming during the summer- and into the fall. From the schedule we’re seeing- any movie coming to you in a NEW Sven show during the rest of our Universal run will be in black and white, and no later than circa 1950s! (Again, that doesn’t count reruns- which, I may as well state again, are assigned by Universal, and not us. We HAVE to follow the schedule as set for us by Universal. Remember that the next time “Abbott and Costello Meet No One In Particular” is on…) There may be a few Sven surprises this summer, as well…just keep up with Sven news by checking these blogs.

I have received e-mails asking for certain movies, stating that those movies are Universal films, so they should be available to us. Unfortunately, we are not being allowed to pick and choose- although we did send a sort of “wish list” of titles to them when we were working out the deal. We got many of the titles we asked for- and didn’t get others, sometimes just because the movies were not available, due to being contracted to someone else. So, although I’d love to be able to bring you any Universal movie you’ve requested, we will only be able to show titles for which Universal has chosen to give us broadcast rights. Will there be more once this run ends? Stay tuned for further bulletins- but this current agreement will be continuing for more than a year!!!

The other thing you guys have asked constantly- is what’s going to run- and when? Though I can’t really tell you everything, I have mentioned that “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein”- the one Bud and Lou flick most of you WANT to see- will be on the show this fall. And, along the way, you will see an “Invisible Man” ( I know- how can you SEE…?)- the “Wolf Man”-the “Deadly Mantis” and “Tarantula”- a whole bunch of “Frankenstein” and “Mummy films- and that gill-breathing guy from the Black Lagoon. It’s all the classic stuff that you have been asking me to run, since I got here in 1995!

Since it’s entirely possible that this could be the final run on free broadcast television for these films- I hope you’ll make the effort to catch them.