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Post by WoodStoner1 on Oct 5, 2022 10:30:25 GMT -5
So this is on Tubi, so I've been trying to do a Halloween time binge. Any thoughts and memories?
I'm up to Killer Instinct, the one with the track runners and Lori Petty. This actually had some genuine creepy moments, and a twist/death I didn't expect mid-episode. They even tie some of the main characters to the Elm Street Kids, though this is a non-Freddy episode (a throwaway line about how two of them have fewer friends now as a result, basically)
The pilot, oddly enough, is best when Freddy's not around.
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Post by tntchamp on Oct 5, 2022 12:13:12 GMT -5
When I heard about the show, I was fascinated by it not the least because Elm Street is my favorite horror movie franchise so of course a TV show with Freddy got my interest. I remember renting the VHS of the pilot No more Mr. nice guy and enjoying it a lot and likewise being able to find the other episode Freddy Trick and treats with a pre SVU Mariska Hargitay and enjoying that too. Of course back in the late 90s and early 2000s it was a lot harder to find this show and I think later found some episodes on a streaming site. I finally watched a good chunk of the show once they aired reruns on chiller (remember that channel?). As it stands with the show my stance is that the Freddy Kruger episodes are very fun (if not very cheesy) watches and also maybe the best episodes of the series. The rest are very hit or miss leaning much towards the latter. The biggest issue is usual one half of the episode will be total crap and another half will be fairly good. Some like Killer instinct are probably among the few non Freddy episodes that are a good watch. There is another one with a young Morris Chestnut that is good too and I especially like the second half of that one which without spoilers ends with a shockingly grim/solemn Freddy which in of itself was fascinating to me. I like the concept of other weird supernatural stuff occurring in Springwood and the concept that Freddy is basically causing the bad things that occur to the characters besides what he usually does. My overall attitude is it is probably more so for hardcore elm street/horror fans and most won't get anything out of it unless you want to see pre famous people like Brad Pitt on it. Most of the crew from season 1 left to do Tales From the Crypt for HBO and this was a smart decision on their end. It is mainly worth watching for the actual Freddy stuff and my overall favorite episodes were Sisters Keeper which so long as you can get past the shaky acting from the twins or really anyone who isn't Robert is quite good. The sequel to the pilot which is a creative episode that actually manages to balance silly and serious Freddy quite well with fairly likeable leads. It's my Party and You'll die if I want you too is the other one and is a total blast and a ton of fun with Freddy possessing people and terriozing old classmates. Maybe its a far cry from the sinister Freddy but it works in this case and Robert clearly was enjoying himself when doing that episode.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Oct 5, 2022 12:48:30 GMT -5
I seem to recall seeing Freddy in a cage or something during his trial, and even as a kid thinking that will probably prejudice the jury.
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Post by GodzillaIsMyMonster on Oct 5, 2022 13:24:26 GMT -5
I used to have a few episodes on vhs. Enjoyed them.
I did watch the pilot recently and I wish it was Canon. It's cool.
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Post by tntchamp on Oct 5, 2022 13:41:28 GMT -5
I seem to recall seeing Freddy in a cage or something during his trial, and even as a kid thinking that will probably prejudice the jury. My real big takeaway was the fact that this guy is in court and allowed to wear a red and green sweater and slacks. Like no one even bothered to buy him a (proper) cheap suit to wear.
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Post by thatloser on Oct 5, 2022 14:35:35 GMT -5
I used to watch it on the horror channel in the uk when I could, back when it also aired the Friday The 13th show. I even have a DVD of the first two episodes, sadly I think only the UK got that DVD and they never put any others out for the rest of the episodes
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Oct 5, 2022 20:06:30 GMT -5
I remember watching a couple of these as a kid. The only one that really stuck with me was an episode about a babysitter who lost a lot of weight, but she starts going nuts and eating uncontrollably and tries to eat the kids. I think anyways. It's been at least thirty years so I might have the details wrong.
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Post by Spider2024 on Oct 5, 2022 20:08:22 GMT -5
Thought "Freddy's Nightmares" was a Chuck Norris documentary.
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Post by Mrs. Potato Dick on Oct 5, 2022 21:15:31 GMT -5
I liked the one where Squiggy wins the lotto and the talk show host one.
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Post by "Magic" Mark Hurr on Oct 5, 2022 22:34:12 GMT -5
I remember these too. I loved this era so much. Because I didn't utilize the previews channel or TV guide (unless I was at my grandparents house) so the randomness of shows coming on the TV made it better.
Freddy in this format had such great potential. Especially the idea of how a dream come true can quickly become a nightmare.
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Post by ace on Oct 5, 2022 22:39:47 GMT -5
The thing I remember most about them was the program guide listing it on whatever channel was syndicating it at like 11:30 at night on Saturday and after like two weeks it was some Christian talk show but they never updated the guide. Every week I’d hope the guide was right this time. Every week it wasn’t.
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Oct 6, 2022 20:19:38 GMT -5
Oh I forgot there's a game show episode... we're having fun now!
Saw the one with Mariska...I'd say I'd put it behind Killer Instinct (current #1)...this and other episodes seem to cling onto the "when does the nightmare end?"/"is it a dream?" trope a bit too heavily. I did like the twist of her character pulling the guy into her dream then abandoning him so Freddy can get him.
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Oct 11, 2022 14:01:50 GMT -5
I remember these too. I loved this era so much. Because I didn't utilize the previews channel or TV guide (unless I was at my grandparents house) so the randomness of shows coming on the TV made it better. Freddy in this format had such great potential. Especially the idea of how a dream come true can quickly become a nightmare. Yeah I get a lot of Twilight Zone warped Aesop vibes from some of the episodes so far.
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Post by tntchamp on Oct 11, 2022 14:26:37 GMT -5
I remember these too. I loved this era so much. Because I didn't utilize the previews channel or TV guide (unless I was at my grandparents house) so the randomness of shows coming on the TV made it better. Freddy in this format had such great potential. Especially the idea of how a dream come true can quickly become a nightmare. Yeah I get a lot of Twilight Zone warped Aesop vibes from some of the episodes so far. One Episode really lays it hard with its anti drug episode if just because Freddy doesn't crack and joke and actually looks solemn.
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Oct 11, 2022 14:58:24 GMT -5
Yeah I get a lot of Twilight Zone warped Aesop vibes from some of the episodes so far. One Episode really lays it hard with its anti drug episode if just because Freddy doesn't crack and joke and actually looks solemn. Freddy. Who caused a girl to overdose a year prior. I guess Prime Time does make you into a B...
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Post by Sigma: Current SRW Champ! on Oct 11, 2022 16:07:39 GMT -5
One Episode really lays it hard with its anti drug episode if just because Freddy doesn't crack and joke and actually looks solemn. Freddy. Who caused a girl to overdose a year prior. I guess Prime Time does make you into a B...
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Post by tntchamp on Oct 11, 2022 16:51:17 GMT -5
One Episode really lays it hard with its anti drug episode if just because Freddy doesn't crack and joke and actually looks solemn. Freddy. Who caused a girl to overdose a year prior. I guess Prime Time does make you into a B... Lol you are not too far off the mark from the actual line Freddy. Who caused a girl to overdose a year prior. I guess Prime Time does make you into a B... As out of place as it might seem, Freddy's stern serious demeanor actually works well with how the dark the episodes ending actually was.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Oct 11, 2022 19:34:22 GMT -5
Freddy. Who caused a girl to overdose a year prior. I guess Prime Time does make you into a B... Freddy: I may be an unrepentantly evil dream demon who haunts kids and teens and kills them in their nightmares, but even drugs are too evil for me.
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