Intruder Alert
Thursday, December 31st, 2015
In my book, once you’ve appeared in an episode of The Twilight Zone, you can stop there; you’re already on my radar to throw money too. One of the most memorable episodes of the series which I can remember vividly although I haven’t seen it in probably twenty years or more is The Midnight Sun, the sweltering drama that chronicles the plight of two women in their apartment as the earth slowly drifts closer to the sun. It’s a pretty claustrophobic tale with a very limited cast. Previously I had met the actor who portrayed Mr. Shuster (Jason Wingreen). Now I’ve met the “Intruder” himself: Tom Reese. Read the rest of this entry »
When I think of Steve Guttenberg, I immediately think of Police Academy, and then after that, Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, and then after that, Police Academy 3: Back in Training, and then after that, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, and then after that I guess I think of the fifth movie in the series, which is unfortunate because he’s not actually in it. In fact the whole thing is kind of unfortunate, because as much fun as those movies can be if you’re in the right frame of mind, they’re pretty much considered bottom-of-the-barrel movies. 
I wouldn’t be so silly to try and make the case that the obscure TV show It’s Your Move carries the same kind of quality or weight as, let’s say, the films of Laurel and Hardy. No sir, not by a long stretch. But here’s the thing: somehow this little show that ran for just 18 episodes in 1984-1985 has taken on some serious acreage in my landscape of nostalgic loves. In that regard, the show has become just as sacred as the masterwork films of Laurel & Hardy. Therefore it would stand to reason that like actors from the Laurel & Hardy films, the actors from It’s Your Move are highly sought out by me when it comes to celebrity encounters. Of course considering that the TV show was made just over 30 years ago, and the L&H films were made roughly 75-85 years ago, meeting the IYM actors hasn’t quite taken on the same urgency. 