We are off this week but present you with this EHG Club unlock of EEHG 324: This Week In Historical TV: September 4-10, 1991.
Earlier this year, our Patreon supporters unlocked a new milestone, and with it a new annual BONUS bonus episode: This Week In Historical TV! Since we've gone with September 4-10, 1991 and chosen as our lead topic Cast A Deadly Spell, an HBO TV movie that combines classic hard-boiled detective fiction with the works of H.P. Lovecraft, we had to invite Dan Cassino, a fan of both, to talk about it. Around The Dial takes us through some highlights of our week in programming: the series premiere of Herman's Head; an all-timer Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode on Gamera vs. Guiron; Parker Lewis Can't Lose; and the Merlin Olsen-hosted Fantastic Facts. Tara pitches the S09 Cheers episode "Days Of Wine And Neuroses" for induction into The Canon. Then, after plucking a winner and loser out of the September 6, 1991 issue of Entertainment Weekly, it's on to a Game Time that has us asking many MORE than 19 Questions about the characters, places, and things of the 1991-92 TV season. Send your zombie henchman outside and join us!
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Lead Topic → Cast A Deadly SpellWill Dave Hate This? → The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The DrawAround The Dial → Herman's HeadAround The Dial → Mystery Science Theatre 3000Around The Dial → Parker Lewis Can't LoseAround The Dial → Fantastic FactsThe Canon → Cheers S09.E16: Days Of Wine And NeurosesWinner & Loser → Jack WagnerWinner & Loser → Ramy ZadaGame Time → 19 Questions: 1991-92 TV Season EditionSUPPORT THE SHOW
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Full episode notesDan Cassino on BlueskyThe Herman's Head pilot on YouTubeMystery Science Theater 3000's episode on Gamera vs. Guiron on YouTubeParker Lewis Can't Lose S02.E04 on YouTubeDark Justice on WikipediaDark Justice on the Internet ArchivePhoto: HBO