Episode 17: Early 90s Horror

Episode 17: Early 90s Horror

Its 1994 and you walk into a crowded Blockbuster video on a Friday night. It's the weekend and you have to gear up with movies to watch. No new releases -- it's a madhouse over there. Straight to the back, past comedies, past video game rentals. Ah, horror -- just what the doctor ordered! Everyone says horror is dead - the new Jason and Freddy movies sucked. It looks like there might be some good stuff here though. What's this Kevin Bacon movie with the giant worm? In this episode of the podcast we have a detailed discusson on the old saying, "Scream saved horror." Did it? Did horror need to be saved? We are going to deep dive into the horror movies of 1990-1995 and try and find out why this thought is out there and what may have caused it. We have two -- count em, TWO -- sleepover guests tonight, Jay of the Dead and Gillman Joel, both long time horror podcasters to discuss this topic. IAre you ready to get real nerdy about horror movies? While you can find all three of us together at Jay of the Dead's New Horror Movies [https://www.newhorrormovies.com/] , you can also get horror cred by listening to Jay's OTHER horror movie podcast (yes, he needs TWO), Horror Movie Weekly [https://horrormovieweekly.com/]. Aside from his podcasting duties, Gillman Joel has his own video store on Youtube - Mom and Pop Video Shop [https://www.youtube.com/@momandpopvideoshop] - subscribe for great retro video rental goodness! Suggested Early 90s Hidden Gems: Jay of the Dead 1. Ticks (1994) 2. The Boneyard (1991) 3. Puppet Master 3: Toulon's Revenge (1991) Honorable Mention: Shakma (1990) Ron Martin 1. Ghostwatch (1992) 2. Subspecies (1991) 3. Phantasm III (1994) Gillman Joel 1. Dr. Giggles (1992) 2. Ozone (1993) 3. Tales From the Hood (1995) Honorable Mention: Cronos (1992) Honorable Mention: Nadja (1994)

Episode 16: 7 Wild and Fascinating Things From the 1970s

In this episode of the podcast, we will be discussing some interesting things that happened in the 1970s -- from the breakup of rock n' roll royalty, the christening of theme park royalty, the do-over debut of beloved puppets and beans from south of the border that appeared to jump when exposed to heat. The 1970s were a wild time transitioning from the politically volatile 1960s into the excess and success of the 1980s, the 1970s were a hodgepodge of pop culture, trend and transition. Variety shows were the hot thing on TV, horror movies were the hot thing in the theaters and guitar heavy rock was the hot thing on the radio. Let's explore the decade through some the strange but interesting events that took place during it.

Episode 15: The 1992 VMA Awards

Let's travel back to the early 90s when MTV was huge, grunge rock was taking over and supermodels were mainstream! Let's revisit on the most famous editions of the MTV VMA awards, the 1992 version hosted by Dana Carvey. On this episode, we will deep dive into the broadcast that including live performances from Nirvana, Guns N Roses, Pearl Jam, Elton John and Bryan Adams. Topics for discussion will be pop culture trends that didn't last, the downfall of MTV and Fartman! For more of Darien Brock, I highly recommend his long running podcast, The Padded Room Podcast, which you can find here: https://paddedroompodcast.com/ [https://paddedroompodcast.com/] Watch along and take a trip down memory lane: https://youtu.be/EQ7_kUNnM4c?si=VOFfV1iyfgZ3n6zd [https://youtu.be/EQ7_kUNnM4c?si=VOFfV1iyfgZ3n6zd]

Episode 14: Forgotten Sitcoms of the 80s

In the latest epsisode of Retro Sleepover, we discuss eight sitcoms that were very successful and popular in the 80s that are never talked about today. For some reason, these sitcoms never reached the pop culture level of becoming part of the 80s pop conversation. They are remembered fondly by those who watched them, but unlike shows such as Cheers, Roseanne, Family Ties and ALF they are never discussed when talking about popular sitcoms from the time period. Retro Sleepover presents to you eight very successful sitcoms that fell out of pop culture history from the 1980s....

Episode 13: Retro Board Games

In this episode, we finally finish up our holiday hangover episodes with that stape of a holiday gift -- board games! We played three board games - one from the 70s, one from the 80s and one from the 90s. Each board game is representative from the decade assigned. How do they hold up? How is gameplay? If you love board games or just got some for Christmas as a kid, then this episode is for you!