Last year I wrote a blurb here on Thriller, a 1960s TV anthology series which ran for two seasons and was hosted by non other than Boris Karloff (William Henry Pratt).Last week, the website TV Shows on DVD listed the pile of 'extras' on the upcoming discs...
http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Thriller-The-Complete-Series/13732
... check out the list of people who have, apparently, done episode 'commentaries'. (I always get a kick out of actors and directors who have fond memories and display enthusiasm for television work that they did early in their careers. Cinematographer Ernest Dickerson is one of the names on the list; Thriller was way before his career as an artist but no doubt he will talk about the show's influence on him. Gary Gerani is a respected television historian who's 1978 book "Fantastic Television" is a favourite of mine -- it is very well written and 'fair' in its appraisal of so many old SF and fantasy TV shows.)
And just before that announcement was the confirmation regarding the release date of August 31st...
http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Thriller-The-Complete-Series/13718
A few months back I watched the first half-hour of "The Grim Reaper" on Youtube. Highly regarded by Thriller fans, this episode stars Natalie Schafer and some guy named William Shatner.
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