Post by drphibes on Nov 24, 2013 16:07:20 GMT -5
Themed Show Idea...
For many of us, our fascination with the macabre was cultivated in the safe environs of Saturday Morning cartoons. Scooby-Doo, Where are You? which came along in 1969, with its creepy intro sequence and monster-of-the-week themes, played like a kid's version of Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Yes, many of these episodes ended with an unmasking, which nullified the fear of genuine creepers, but, still, the imagery, mood, and atmosphere were a child's sandbox version of the harder stuff to which we would graduate later.
A themed show could be developed around Saturday Morning Horrors. Shows like The Groovie Goolies, Land of the Lost (with the semi-terrifying Sleestaks), Ghostbusters cartoon, etc.
Then there are the one-offs. Like when Bugs Bunny meets the witch or with the big orange monster in the castle. There's also the Karloff-voiced Mad, Mad, Monster Party.
Scooby could make up the core discussion and these other topics could round it all out.
Scooby 1969 Intro...
For many of us, our fascination with the macabre was cultivated in the safe environs of Saturday Morning cartoons. Scooby-Doo, Where are You? which came along in 1969, with its creepy intro sequence and monster-of-the-week themes, played like a kid's version of Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Yes, many of these episodes ended with an unmasking, which nullified the fear of genuine creepers, but, still, the imagery, mood, and atmosphere were a child's sandbox version of the harder stuff to which we would graduate later.
A themed show could be developed around Saturday Morning Horrors. Shows like The Groovie Goolies, Land of the Lost (with the semi-terrifying Sleestaks), Ghostbusters cartoon, etc.
Then there are the one-offs. Like when Bugs Bunny meets the witch or with the big orange monster in the castle. There's also the Karloff-voiced Mad, Mad, Monster Party.
Scooby could make up the core discussion and these other topics could round it all out.
Scooby 1969 Intro...
