Friday, September 28, 2012
Late Night Blogging: The Worlds of Sid and Marty Krofft
award-winning creator of Enter The House Between and author of 32 books including Horror Films FAQ (2013), Horror Films of the 1990s (2011), Horror Films of the 1980s (2007), TV Year (2007), The Rock and Roll Film Encyclopedia (2007), Mercy in Her Eyes: The Films of Mira Nair (2006),, Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company (2004), The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi (2004), An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith (2002), The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film & Television (2004), Exploring Space:1999 (1997), An Analytical Guide to TV's Battlestar Galactica (1998), Terror Television (2001), Space:1999 - The Forsaken (2003) and Horror Films of the 1970s (2002).
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John these videos bring back wonderful memories of '70s Saturday mornings from my boyhood.
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I've got a soft spot in my heart for Land of the Lost and to a lesser degree, HR Pufnstuff, Sigmund, and Lost Saucer. Now, I find many of the later Krofft shows are nearly unwatchable but the earlier ones still have a sense of whimsy and charm to them.
ReplyDeleteI'm also intrigued by the talent that passed through the Krofft studios in the 1970's. Specifically, Gene Warren's FX company provided much of the stop motion animation for Land of the Lost, as well as FX for Man From Atlantis and other shows, Herman Zimmerman who was the set designer for many early Krofft shows (and later to do the same for Star Trek the Next Generation), and Mike Minor who helped design and create so many miniatures for the Kroffts and likewise went onto designing the Trek Phase II series as well as the earlier Trek films.
Amazing talents that were given their first big breaks in the business!