Tonight on MeTV- we bring back a favorite ground-breaking classic, which truly established a certain type of special effects -as members of a scientific expedition try to assist a famed scientist- only to have him lash out at them by using an astonishing process that makes them shrink- leaving them at the mercy of the near-sighted nastiness of the man they call "Dr. Cyclops"!
We join a group of learned travelers, who set off on a journey to the Peruvian jungle. They have been requested to assist a reclusive scientific genius, Dr. Thorkel with a project he is working on. The expedition is made up of pretty biologist Mary, one Dr. Bullfinch, a rather stuffy academic who possesses great knowledge, and a last minute replacement for someone who bowed out of the assignment, mineralogist Bill Stockton. They travel to the remote compound of Thorkel, far from civilization, starting the last leg of the journey lead by the suspicious Baker who’s worried his mules may not be treated well by the city-folk renting them- so, he’s coming along.
Their arrival at the compound, found deep in the jungle, is preceded by Thorkel's servant Pedro, notifying the extremely near-sighted scientist that his requested visitors have arrived. We learn that the brilliant bald fellow has poor eyesight, and is wearing what we used to refer to as "Coke bottle glasses". Due to his deteriorating vision, Thorkel cannot even see clearly what’s in his microscope, which is why he has invited the visitors -to help identify a certain microscopic structure for him. They do- and, rather brusquely, he thanks them and tells them they should leave immediately!
Bullfinch and the group are insulted and outraged to be so forcefully dismissed- they have come so far, barely been in the compound, and are almost immediately sent away?! They demand to remain a while longer, wondering just what Thorkel’s mysterious project, which he refuses to divulge, might be. Quite by accident, they discover some radioactive material, leading the group to sneak into Thorkel’s private laboratory for further investigation. They are caught in the act by the bespectacled genius, who flies into a rage! He seems to calm down after his initial fury, and willingly begins to explain a unique piece of equipment he has invented. Catching the party unaware, he traps them in a chamber with his device, which transform our friends- and even his own assistant- to incredibly small size!
The tiny folk must now endeavor to escape from and battle the fiendish Thorkel- and also, just as "the Incredible Shrinking Man" did, face the dangers of the normal-sized world that now tower over them. Things that pose no threat to a typical full sized human now become deadly menaces! They must avoid the heartless Thorkel's clutches- while trying to find a way back to normal size!
This 1940 film, shot in early Technicolor, comes to us from “King Kong” director Ernest Schoedstack. Though , by now, we've seen the same type of shrinking effects and over-sized props many times, this film was pretty much a ground-breaking first for many of them. We'll introduce you to the cast, and bring you some Sven shtick, along with new interviews with some of our friends associated with various movies- including the lovely Felissa Rose of “Sleepaway Camp” fame, and one of the originators of the original “Night of the Living Dead”!
"Dr. Cyclops" airs on MeTV at 8 pm eastern/pacific, 7 central time- and , if you're not sure when it airs or on what channel where you are, please check your local listings , or at www.metv.com . MeTV encourages you to join in with the fans live-Tweeting using the hashtag #svengoolie during the show. Our show continues to appear in the top trending topics on Twitter nationally! In the Chicago area, viewers can get one more look at the astonishing “4-D Man” at 11 am on WCIU, the U.
Today, we’ll be appearing for a second day at the C2E2 comics and entertainment convention at Chicago’s McCormick Place – signing from noon to 1:30 pm at table 42 with t shirts and posters available ONLY during our signing. Due to the usual high number of fans, we can only sign one item per person. Again- we always have to cut the line to end on time, so PLEASE get in line early! Throughout the afternoon, we’ll be on the main floor, shooting segments for our show- and , at 4:30 pm, I’ll be appearing on the Live! main floor stage- for “Svengoolie 40th Anniversary Fun Live!” There’s the chance that a few fans will be able to get involved. If you can’t make it, don’t worry-more appearances are coming up very soon- we’ll post the info under the “appearances” tab on this site.
To clarify for those who’ve been asking- you’ll find the Rondo awards ballot and all the voting information (make sure you follow all the rules, if you want your vote to count!) at www.rondoaward.com . I’m again nominated in category 21-“favorite horror host”, with various honored hosts also in contention. Vote for whoever is truly your favorite, before the deadline of midnight April 20th. Vote in as many or as few categories as you like, but please VOTE – make the fans voices be heard!
Get set for a little terror ( and we do mean little!) from a BIG menace tonight on MeTV- eyewear optional!
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Footprints in the sands of time." Hawkwind
Have a bag of Candy and/or chocolate to celebrate the Feature tomorrow night. Guess his family were really Sweet people !
Tonight The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
will usher in these 2019 inductees ;
Bryan Ferry and “Roxy Music”
Stevie Nicks of “Fleetwood Mac” fame
Robert Smith and “The Cure”
Joe Elliott and “Def Leppard”
Thome York and “Radiohead”
“The Zombies”
Janet Jackson
“Pour some sugar on these artists”
They are all well deserving acts
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We commemorate these sometimes forgotten and misunderstood Vets but today we salute these selfless Great Americans hero’s on this solemn
“Vietnam War Veterans Day”....
Lucy Lawless is 51
Brendan Gleeson is 64
Christopher Lambert is 62
I'd do it in a heart beat.
Photographer Ed Westcott has died at 97. During World War II he was an official photographer for The Manhattan Project, which developed the atomic bomb. He was the only person allowed to carry a camera and take pictures in the government’s top secret facilities at Oak Ridge, Tennessee (or anywhere in the city for that matter).
A reminder that the few remaining members of “the greatest Generation” are quickly slipping away.
Comedian Eric Idle is 76. A member of Monty Python. He is also the author of the musical “Spamalot”.
Composer Vangelis is also 76. Among his works are the the music for the movies “Chariots of Fire” and “Blade Runner”.
Singer Bobby Kimball is 72. A founding member and lead singer of the band Toto. He also wrote a number of their hits.
Actor Bud Cort is 71. He was in the movie “MASH”, which inspired the TV show. May best be remembered as Harold of “Harold and Maude”. He has also done a good deal of work in animated projects.
Mom and Dad just went to Spam a lot! They had a Blast. Dad still has confetti in his pockets
Ooo one more day
yea for us 😱
House of Wax one
of my favorites of
all time. Vincent
Price no way I will
miss this 📺🍿🤓
We are having a nice
day of 68*🌞
Monday 80* wow our
warm weather is on
it's way 🐛
Planting season is
here 🌱🌷🌱for sure so today I will be planting
Flowers!
Veggie garden will
soon be planted
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Hope to have better
luck this year 👩🌾
Have a great day
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I must stop the world here for a moment to say thank you to Mr. Rich Koz for donating his talents and entire life to making us laugh and enjoy the good old classic movies of our past. This is one of the things that made my life worth living. Old and sick is definitely NOT where I want to be! I can dance again, thank you, sir. 💃🍷
I was on the phone until 2:30 am this morning with another man that refused to let me fall. We talked about "Wax Lips" and red & blue dyes and how we consumed these things as kids and are still alive to talk and laugh about it. I could NEVER repay this man for what he does for my life, love, and newfound happiness. I would NOT trade him for any riches in this world. Yes, SOULMATES do exist! 😁🗽💓😘
Wishing every one of you a wonderful day full of the love and joy, the kind I now experience with every breath I take. 😁🗽
(Clue the T Z theme music).
