I got back from Montreal last night, pretty exhausted from my trip that saw me spend three of four nights at the hospital with my mother.  My first night, I got zero hours of sleep, but the following night I was able to get eight hours sleeping in my old bed (even though I woke…

Sharky's Top 5 Cheese-inspired Dog Names... Sharky Snacks - rice crispy edition! Fighting blind - Eau de Sharky - Scrappy - Out and About with Sharky: Pug Meetup! Angry sneeze!  

[Crossposted from my X account: @BaronDestructo] I originally posted this as a casual, anecdotal response to a comment. It engendered generally positive reactions with the exception of one guy who took great exception to my even sharing my experience. In the end, he was such a whiny bitch that I decided to retell my experience…

Season 1, Episode 21, "The Children of Spider County" This episode was first broadcast February 17, 1964 Like many of the previous scripts, Joseph Stefano - for better or worse - did an extensive rewrite on another writer's draft. Some of the changes included bringing down the number of prodigy boys from ten to five,…

Well, back in Montreal.  Mom's oxygen levels were low so she was admitted to emergency.  She's better, but they want to keep her for a few more days.  I got in yesterday and spent the night at the hospital, got back to my mother's place for 10:30 a.m., tried to nap only to have the…

Season 1, Episode 17, "Don't Open Till Doomsday". This episode was first broadcast January 20, 1965. In the original script, the alien in the box (who fans affectionately named Turdo) has a pretty good reason for wanting to destroy the universe. He/It explains: "Your universe intrudes on our void. We saw the need to un-create…

638 shows deep into my Crime Binge, these are some of the shows I would recommend you check out... Patria - 1 season (Spain) The story of two families affected by ETA's terrorism in the Basque Country. A fascinating study of a grim period in Spain's history.  Some wonderful character work here as the series…

Green bean! Impatient... Visiting the optometrist... Can't wait... His favorite chews... Cold day outing... Sassy model...

Season 1, Episode 13, "Tourist Attraction" This episode was first broadcast December 23, 1963. This episode boasts the longest opening narration at 181 words. This is the only episode in the series to feature narration within the body of the show in addition to the episode intro and outdo. This episode does not end with…

How many cigarettes per day was 16-year-old Judy Garland encouraged to smoke in order to keep her weight down during filming of The Wizard of Oz (1939)? [Answer at the end of today's blog entry] Akemi having dinner last night. It's a miracle! Apparently an alien invasion was predicted for December 3rd.  I don't watch…

BEST: Melktert WORST: Coffee Jelly

Season 1, Episode 9, "Corpus Earthling" This episode was first broadcast November 18, 1963. This was the only first season episode based on a book - Corpus Earthling by Louis Charbonneau. According to Orin Boston who wrote the episode: "During my story conference with [Outer Limits Producer] Stefano, I gave him an idea for a…

A couple of months ago, my agent forwarded me a package from a production company in search of a showrunner for an upcoming project.  A couple of these cross my desk every month and they usually fail to capture my interest, but this one was different.  This one wasn't just any project.  It was a…