# Anybody going to watch Nightmares & Dreamscapes on TNT? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 12, 2006, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-going-to-watch-nightmares-dreamscapes-on-tnt/364105 "2006-07-12T00:24:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-going-to-watch-nightmares-dreamscapes-on-tnt/364105/21 "2006-07-13T14:39:25Z")
At one time there was talk of making “Dolan’s Cadillac” starring Sylvester Stallone as Dolan. That could be soooooooo good. My #1 wish for a Stephen King movie is “Do The Dead Sing?” It’s a shame that nobody has done it yet. I’d love to see Rose Madder done as a movie starring Demi Moore, Bruce Willis and Ashton Kursher. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-going-to-watch-nightmares-dreamscapes-on-tnt/364105/22 "2006-07-13T15:20:57Z")
Is TNT going to re-run these things anytime soon? “Crouch End” is my favorite King story (because I dislike King but adore Lovecraft), and I wanna see it. I am often entertained by things other people find boring, so I don’t care that all the rest of you hated it. [sub]Sixty Lost in Underground Horror[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-going-to-watch-nightmares-dreamscapes-on-tnt/364105/23 "2006-07-13T15:27:16Z")
As a former smoker, my vote goes for “_The Ten O’Clock People_”. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-going-to-watch-nightmares-dreamscapes-on-tnt/364105/24 "2006-07-13T15:55:42Z")
Somehow I missed reading Battleground. (Or I’ve completely forgotten it!) What book is it from? I really liked it. No commercials, no dialogue - just action. Oh yeah - I looked away for a second or something - why did the lady on the plane look at him funny? Crouch End has never been one of my favorite stories. I watched the show, but thought it was stupid. The cat’s eye looked SO fake! I’ll be watching the rest of them, though! My favorite that I wish they would make would be The Mist. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-going-to-watch-nightmares-dreamscapes-on-tnt/364105/25 "2006-07-13T16:02:30Z")
[QUOTE=Ukulele Ike] Is TNT going to re-run these things anytime soon? “Crouch End” is my favorite King story (because I dislike King but adore Lovecraft), and I wanna see it. I am often entertained by things other people find boring, so I don’t care that all the rest of you hated it. [sub]Sixty Lost in Underground Horror[/sub] [/QUOTE] I adore Lovecraft too. Trust me, this just wasn’t well made. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-going-to-watch-nightmares-dreamscapes-on-tnt/364105/26 "2006-07-13T16:23:38Z")
> [@Delores Reborn](#): > > Somehow I missed reading Battleground. (Or I’ve completely forgotten it!) What book is it from? It’s from Night Shift. ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-going-to-watch-nightmares-dreamscapes-on-tnt/364105/27 "2006-07-13T16:31:12Z")
Just finished “Crouch End”. The casting director should be taken out back and shot. The script for this placed the whole burden of carrying the atmosphere of the piece on the shoulders of the two leads, and they were both terrible. The pace was wrong, as well. Some really good, 70s throwback cinematography wasted. Shame. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-going-to-watch-nightmares-dreamscapes-on-tnt/364105/28 "2006-07-13T16:34:34Z")
[QUOTE=Larry Borgia] I adore Lovecraft too. Trust me, this just wasn’t well made. [/QUOTE] I agree. I actually found myself getting _angry_ throughout the episode- angry that it sucked so very, very much. The only saving grace was that I got to look at Claire Forlani for an hour or so… and she’s looking a little ragged around the edges nowadays. The cat looked like crap, too. Jeez, that was the best they could do? ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-going-to-watch-nightmares-dreamscapes-on-tnt/364105/29 "2006-07-13T16:44:50Z")
We watched and both thought “Battleground” was way better than “Crouch End.” No comparison even. I was worried a little bit about “Battleground” at first. About half-way through I questioned how they could keep it going for another half-hour but they did and I wasn’t disappointed. My only complaint was that the “we’re not using any dialogue” thing seemed like it was trying too hard at times. The grunting got to me a little. “Crouch End” isn’t worth discussing any more than saying I didn’t like it. Very weak. We’ll definitely keep tuning in to see more. We’re both suckers for Stephen King movies. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-going-to-watch-nightmares-dreamscapes-on-tnt/364105/30 "2006-07-13T16:59:56Z")
[QUOTE=WOOKINPANUB] . Did it remind anyone of that famous Twilight Zone episode with Agnes Moorhead? [/QUOTE] Now that you mention it…absolutely yes. [QUOTE=WOOKINPANUB] .Also, big snaps for the shot of the Zuni fetish doll from Trilogy of Terror. That was such a great touch! [/QUOTE] I thought it was a nice wink at the audience, saying “Yes, I also see the resemblance to Trilogy of Terror. But this is not a rip-off, no no no.” I didn’t get the significance of the rubber ducky, if any. And what exactly got William Hurt in his pool/bath/jacuzzi thing? ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-going-to-watch-nightmares-dreamscapes-on-tnt/364105/31 "2006-07-13T17:12:13Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] I’d love to see Rose Madder done as a movie starring Demi Moore, Bruce Willis and Ashton Kursher. [/QUOTE] You’re diabolical. That’d be great. I’d like to see The Library Policeman and The Mist. I have The Mist on audiotape and it’s awesome. **UkuleleIke** , there will be reruns on Thursday. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-going-to-watch-nightmares-dreamscapes-on-tnt/364105/32 "2006-07-13T17:20:28Z")
[QUOTE=WOOKINPANUB] Did it remind anyone of that famous Twilight Zone episode with Agnes Moorhead? [/QUOTE] Oh, yeah. I commented on it to the spouse last night. Very reminiscent. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-going-to-watch-nightmares-dreamscapes-on-tnt/364105/33 "2006-07-13T17:31:18Z")
[QUOTE=AuntiePam] You’re diabolical. That’d be great. [/QUOTE] Thanks. When I first read “Rose,” I immediately pictured Demi & Bruce as Rose & Norman. They were still together at the time. When she hooked up with Ashton, I casted him as Paul. That is good, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-going-to-watch-nightmares-dreamscapes-on-tnt/364105/34 "2006-07-13T17:45:51Z")
[QUOTE=Lightnin’] The cat looked like crap, too. Jeez, that was the best they could do? [/QUOTE] Yeah, there was one moment when I almost felt a chill…when she walked through the tunnel and that thing asked her for a cigarette, but then they zoomed up on the face and it was the cat. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-going-to-watch-nightmares-dreamscapes-on-tnt/364105/35 "2006-07-13T17:51:03Z")
[QUOTE=jsc1953] And what exactly got William Hurt in his pool/bath/jacuzzi thing? [/QUOTE] The Commando. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-going-to-watch-nightmares-dreamscapes-on-tnt/364105/36 "2006-07-13T17:56:33Z")
[QUOTE=scotandrsn] Just finished “Crouch End”. The casting director should be taken out back and shot. The script for this placed the whole burden of carrying the atmosphere of the piece on the shoulders of the two leads, and they were both terrible. The pace was wrong, as well. Some really good, 70s throwback cinematography wasted. Shame. [/QUOTE] I thought the visual look was the worst part of the piece (even worse than the acting of the husband). There’s nothing that indicates a director has no idea what to do with their material than to trick things up with fisheye lenses and shuddering camerawork and Cuisinart cutting. None of it added to tension or atmosphere or mood so it was transparently there as a gimmick to ratchet up some kind of emotion. Everything about the directorial choices (especially the long dialogue sequences) was W-R-ONG. This would’ve been a tough story to adapt in the first place, but the conception from the word Go was terribly mishandled. I got home too late for “Battleground”, but I taped it so I’ll be watching it soon. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-going-to-watch-nightmares-dreamscapes-on-tnt/364105/37 "2006-07-13T18:58:16Z")
[QUOTE=jsc1953] I didn’t get the significance of the rubber ducky, if any. And what exactly got William Hurt in his pool/bath/jacuzzi thing? [/QUOTE] I’m not sure either. All I could tell is that the duckie was one of the toys Hans created and WH used its quack as the ringtone to get the guard’s attention before the hit? Here’s a stupid question… All the trinkets in the display case where he put the figurine were mementos of past hits, yes? Were there any (other than the voodoo doll that was on another shelf) that had any noticable signifigance or were a reference to another story? It just seemed that the shot of it lingered in order for the viewer to get a good look at everything. Anyone catch anything there? ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-going-to-watch-nightmares-dreamscapes-on-tnt/364105/38 "2006-07-13T20:31:52Z")
_Battleground_ was directed by Jim Henson’s son. Just found that interesting. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-going-to-watch-nightmares-dreamscapes-on-tnt/364105/39 "2006-07-13T20:46:48Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] _Battleground_ was directed by Jim Henson’s son. Just found that interesting. [/QUOTE] Thus, the rubber ducky? ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-going-to-watch-nightmares-dreamscapes-on-tnt/364105/40 "2006-07-13T20:47:13Z")
[QUOTE=bouv] The Commando. [/QUOTE] Ah. I thought maybe there was a submarine in the toy box. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-going-to-watch-nightmares-dreamscapes-on-tnt/364105.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-going-to-watch-nightmares-dreamscapes-on-tnt/364105.md?page=3)