Showing posts with label highly recommended 1979. Show all posts
Showing posts with label highly recommended 1979. Show all posts

Friday, March 2, 2012

0969 The Permanent Man

The Permanent Man
Episode 0969
Original Air Date: April 9, 1979

On the planet Neptune, a young man submits himself to a doctor to allow him to perform medical experiments on him.

Cast: Robert Dryden, Teri Keane, Russell Horton

Writer: William Morrow adapted by Gerald Keene

Rating: ***1/2

Recorded from KOA Denver

News: Gas bubble at Three Mile Island is shrinking, House passes debt ceiling, Thousands of auto workers sent home early because of dispute with truckers, 25 people killed at boarding house fire in Connelsville, PA. Four Dayton police officers hospitalized after jail fire, Tanzianian planes bomb Angola, Dow down 7.5 points, Russians claim they have found Atlantis west of Gibralter,

Commercials: EZO Denture cushions, Anacin, Chef Boyardee beef ravioli, Bycozene Cream, Dermasoft Cream, "Amusement Park" by Robert Stuart Lincoln, Applejack Liquor Store, Contac, Kinney Shoe Store, FTC Warranties PSA, DiGel, Consumer Information Center Catalog, Serta Perfect Sleeper, Goodyear Tire Sale,

0968 The Believers

The Believers
Episode 0968
Original Air Date: April 4, 1979

A nosy neighbor dispatches her son to find out why people seem to enter their neighbor's house, but never come out. He discovers there is another world within that house.

Cast: Kristoffer Tabori, John Beal, Joan Shea

Writer: Percy Granger

Rating: ****

No news

commercials: Maxwell House, Public library PSA

Monday, February 27, 2012

0959 The Fall Of Gentryville

The Fall Of Gentryville
Episode 0959
Original Air Date: March 5, 1979

A small mountain town disappears from the map leaving only one mousy woman to tell the tale. She tells a reporter a tale of horrible corruption and menace.

Cast: Michael Tolan, Evie Juster, Jackson Beck, Ray Owens

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ****

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0958 Shadows From The Grave

Shadows From The Grave
Episode 0958
Original Air Date: February 28, 1979

A photographer and his wife move into his uncle's house upon his death. When the priest refuses to bless the grave, evil ghosts begin to haunt the grounds of the estate.

Cast: Kristoffer Tabori, Fred Gwynne, Betsy Beard, Cort Benson

Writer: Wilkie Collins adapted by James Agate, Jr.

Rating: ****

Recorded from KIXI

News: UN Security Council appeals for compromise in Chinese invasion of Cambodia, President Carter to shake up Cabinet, Militant farmers leaving DC Mall, DC officials say there was no intelligent compromise in Iran when radical groups overran US facility, Amoco will allocate gasoline to dealers,

Commercials: Maxwell House Coffee, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Sine Off, Easter Seals, Blood Pressure PSA, Child Abuse PSA, Epilepsy PSA, DiGel, Duration Nasal Decongestant,

0957 Hickory, Dickory, Doom

Hickory, Dickory, Doom
Episode 0957
Original Air Date: February 26, 1979

A young Pennsylvania couple purchases a grandfather clock at an estate sale for a minister. The clock repeatedly malfunctions. but telling time is this clock's secondary function. Its primary function is much more sinister.

Cast: Tony Roberts, Patricia Elliot, Sam Gray, Joan Shea

Writer: Bob Juhren

Rating: *****

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0945 The Long, Long Sleep

The Long, Long Sleep
Episode 0945
Original Air Date: January 15, 1978

A man is informed he will need open heart surgery. Afterward, he encounters situations that seem to indicate that he has already died. He is certain that his death is imminent. His doctor is confident despite the risky nature of the surgery.

Cast: Larry Haines, Ann Williams, Ian Martin

Writer: Arnold Moss based on a story by H.G. Wells

Rating: ****

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Sunday, February 12, 2012

0906 The Winds Of Time

The Winds Of Time
Episode 0906
Original Air Date: October 16, 1978

A woman is plagued by terrible headaches and visits paranormal expert Bryce Bond. He guides her on a journey through past lives that harbor guilt for deeds not done.

Cast: Carol Teitel, Bryce Bond, Ian Martin, Robert Dryden

Writer: Ian Martin adapted from the files of Bryce Bond

Rating: ***1/2

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