Boris Karloff's Thriller--is it really a chiller?

[Haunted hearse]

I'm here to have fun, to learn, and connect with other fans.

A perfect illustration of somebody, when given information, willing to learn from that information.

You honestly think Sidney Sheldon--of I Dream of Jeannie fame--has sold more books than King? Now I KNOW you haven't done your homework.

So would you like to give us your source for King outselling Sheldon, or is it you simply can't accept that Sheldon has sold more books then King?

[yendor1152]

Sigh. You just don't know when to quit, do you? I'm not engaging you in any further conversation. Please extend to me the same courtesy. Thanks.

[typhooforme]

And.I.will.extend.a.courtesy.to.the.rest.of.the.UMA.and.declare.this.discussion.finished,.as.it.has.long.since.gonne.off.track...The.dead.horse.has.been.beat.enough.

[monsterphile]

[mod]I also request that the argumentative parties involved, from her on, not comment on each others posts. I especially don't want to see these people quoting each other in an attempt to rebuff the other person's statements/opinions.[/mod]

I'll avoid the usual staement about opinions being like ____holes; everyone's got one.  Likes and dislikes are subjective, like comedy. 

Boris Karloff's Thriller started out as more of a mystery/suspense show with a few horror-themed shows and then eventually moved more towards the horror and fantastic themes.  Like all of the shows mentioned (Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Night Gallery, etc), Thriller had good epeisodes and it had some that were less, well, thrilling.  I watched the entire series straight through within the last year.  I enjoyed it, but I don't remember finding anything scary in it.  BUT (!!!) I seldom find anything scary, probably because I grew up watching monster/horror movies and TV shows.  I remember when I read 'Danse Macabre' years ago, that I disagreed with King on anumber of shows and films.  I also agreed with him on some things too.  That's OK, because we are different people. 

Is King a great and important horror writer?  Yes AND No.  His earlier stuff was definitely more horror and from the 1970s until around 1990, he was THE name in modern horror.  The film and TV adaptations of his books and stories were huge.  Then he started to have more misses.  Not that these films were terrible, just that they weren't of the same caliber as earlier ones.  Of course, there were some great and/or successful adapations that were still being done, but the straight horror theme was limited or absent.  Some stories were made into movies that would have been better suited to be episodes of a TV show.  He still churns out books, but their releases are not quite the events that the used to be.  I still enjoy most of them, but as for horror, it would be very difficult for him to recapture lightning in a bottle like he used to.  Soooo, both people can be right.  But now I've digressed...

As a side note, someone mentioned that THE BLAIS WITCH PROJECT needed a Seadicam.  The whole concept of the movie was it was supposed to be "found" footage filmed by these 3 kids.  It wasn't supposed to an edited final cut tied up with a bow.  That's why I liked it.  I thought it was a neat concept.  I like it when a filmmaker thinks outside the box and gives me something different.  I've always enjoyed the films that creep me out more than those that throw gore at me. 

Remember, it's all subjective.  You don't have to agree with me and I don't have to agree with you.  However, I will not trash you (generic) and expect the same courtesy.  The posts in this thread are not good examples on how to exemplify the way the UMA operates, especially as it's getting ready to celebrate its 10th Anniversary.

Rob

OOPS...Sorry Robert.  Didn't notice that you had locked the thread.  I  started my post earlier in the day and didn't get around to finishing to just now.