Friday The 13th TV Series Season 1 Coming To DVD
I was alerted by my good friend Wil over at HorrorYearbook that the Jasonless but 100% awesome Friday The 13th TV Series (Season 1) is hitting DVD (hit the Amazon page). There’s no release date yet, but there’s a nice $37.99 price to look forward to. We might have the New Friday to thank for kicking someone in the ass to release this.
In the series, Micki, Ryan and Jack track down cursed antique objects (none of which was a cursed hockey mask unfortunately, oh wait, they did pretty much do that episode with John D. LeMay, it was called Jason Goes To Hell!). I liked Jack alot, he reminds me of the great Arturo from Sliders, you might as well call him Professor Exposition. Micky was smokin’ hot, don’t you know - but when they replaced Ryan with the dynamically named Johnny Ventura (What the!?), although the eps were fine, in my mind the show just jumped the shark.
May 28th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
When John D. Lemay (Ryan) was gone the show was over. Before that it was awesome. One of my childhood favs!!!!
May 28th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
I remember being excited that Freddy’s Nightmares was released on DVD a few years back. Until I watched it, that is… boy. did that suck! Funny how things from your childhood fail to live up to your memory. I hope this has aged better
May 29th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
With regards to both previous comments
Mike: completely agree. The Ryan character kind of offset the snobby Mickie & stuffy, but lovable Jack. They made an enjoyable trio. I think he was removed from the series because Mickie was his cousin, so the producers could never do steamy, sexually tense or romantic scenes. I think they get into it in one of the Friday books.
Christian: I just started re-watching the series recently & some things don’t hold up. I’m aboot 5 eps in and occasionally the special effects & performances are cheesy. The actors are so very noticeably Canadian this time around. However the music remains extremely eerie. Still lots of fun, even at it’s weaker moments.
May 29th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Thanks the2ndsuitor, I’m hoping it will be watchable. But as for Freddy’s Nightmare’s, I so should have got a refund. Bad acting, crap scripts, way too cheesy and just dire in every way. And to say Tobe Hoope directed the pilot there’s no excuse. But then Friday the 13th: The Series always had a more interesting premise
July 11th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
When did Freddy’s nightmares come out?! I had no idea! I’m a regular @ Best Buy and have never seen it there. Guess I’m not missing much anyways according to these posts, I don’t remember the few episodes that I saw so I really can’t comment. I can’t wait for F13th:The Series though! 9/23/08 baby!