June 29- Goodbye, Universal Flicks- Hello…?

I’ve made no secret of the fact that our great deal to bring you loyal Sven viewers the Universal classics- generously carried out by our boss Neal Sabin- would not last forever. In fact- it will be expiring at the very end of next month.

It’s been so great to be able to once again host these flicks- the monster movies that, as many people said, we were introduced to and grew up on, on television- that had been absent from local broadcast TV for well over a decade. I’m happy that we’ve introduced the originals to kids and teen who had NEVER seen them before. The response of you viewers has been exactly what we expected- you’ve been enjoying reliving the memories with these classics.

Yes, we’ve gotten complaints- from people who didn’t like repetition of some flicks too close together. Yes, we’ve gotten complaints that there hasn’t been enough “Svensurround.” Yes, we’ve gotten complaints that there has been too much black and white. And, yes- we’ve had people complain that wee weren’t showing the really shlocky 80s and 90s stuff. But, overall, the response has been fantastic.

So- what’s next? WHAT’S NEXT?!

Here’s your answer, Sven fans- first of all, August will bring a variety of classic Sven shows, a couple of our well-received “TV Graveyard” shows, and more- as we move into September, we’ll repeat a few Universal flicks, thanks to a new contract that retains a handful of the Universal movies (sorry, no biggies with Frankenstein, Dracula, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, etc.)-THEN- be prepared for a variety of great stuff!

We’ve gotten a load of movies from Sony/Columbia- that include some Ray Harryhausen stop-action classics, like “Earth VS the Flying Saucers” and “10 Million Miles to Earth” featuring the incredible Ymir!-and on to his “Sinbad” and “Jason” (not the hockey masked one) flicks! We get some cool William Castle flicks, some with the dangerous Joan Crawford,

Plus “Thirteen Ghosts”- the cult classic “Mr. Sardonicus”-and

Vincent Price in “the Tingler!”

But wait- there’s more- you’re going to see –the ORIGINAL “Blob!” And- how about “The Howling?” Or “John Carpenter’s

‘Vampires’? And even – “And Now For Something Completely Different”?! (Well- it IS something completely different!)That’s just a taste of what we’ll having coming up for you in the next

couple of years!…hey- I guess that means I might still be around here that long! Woo hoo!   #   #   #