I am announcing A Shroud of Thoughts' sixth annual "Favourite TV
Show Episode Blogathon". The first six years were fairly successful, so
I am looking forward to another year's worth of good blog posts. For
those unfamiliar with the Favourite TV Show Episode Blogathon, it is a
blogathon in which bloggers write entries about their favourite episodes
of their favourite classic television shows. This year it will take
place on March 19, 20, and 21.
Here are the ground rules:
1. Posts in the blogathon must be about an episode from a scripted
drama. Episodes of reality shows, talk shows, game shows, and variety
shows are ineligible. That having been said, posts can be on episodes
from any genre of scripted dramas: animated shows, anthology shows,
detective shows, police procedurals, science fiction shows, situation
comedies, and so on. I also have to say that episodes can be from
scripted dramas that aired at any time of day. They don't have to be
from prime time alone. If one wanted to write about his or her favourite
episode from his or her favourite Saturday morning cartoon or daytime
soap opera, one could.
2. Because this blogathon is dedicated to classic television and I think
a classic is something that must have stood the test of time, episodes
must be from shows that are at least 25 years old. That means one cannot
write posts on episodes from shows that debuted after 1996 (nothing
from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, let alone Blackish). Now here I want to point out that the episode itself does not have to be 25 years old, only the show on which it aired. Law & Order debuted in 1990 and ran until 2010, so that its final season aired after 1996. Because Law & Order is over 25 years old, however, one could still write about an episode that aired in the 2009-2010 season.
3. Given my love of British television, it should come as no surprise
that posts do not have to be about episodes from American shows alone.
Posts can be about episodes from any show from any country as long as
the show is a scripted drama and debuted over 25 years ago. If you want
to write about your favourite episode of The Saint, The Little Hobo, Jaianto Robo, or Escrava Isaura, you can.
4. I am asking that there please be no duplicates. That having been
said, if someone has already chosen to cover "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"
from The Twilight Zone, someone else could still write about another Twilight Zone episode.
5. In keeping with ground rule no. 4, I am asking that if you
participated in the past years' blogathons that you write about a
different episode from what you did the past years. That having been
said, you could write about an episode from the same show. If you wrote
about the Star Trek episode "Amok Time" last year, then you could write about the Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles" this year.
6. I am not going to schedule days for individual posts. All I ask is
that the posts be made on or between March 19, March 20, or March 21
2020.
7. On March 19 I will set up the page for the blogathon. I ask that you
link your posts to that page. If you want you can use one of the
graphics below or make your own!
If you want to participate in the Favourite Television Show Episode
Blogathon, you can simply comment below or you can get a hold of me
either on Twitter at mercurie80 or at my email: mercurie80 at
gmail.com.
Below is a roster of participants and the topics they are covering. Come
March 19 I will make a post that will include all of the posts in the
blogathon.
A Shroud of Thoughts: The Wild Wild West, "The Night of the Murderous Spring"
Realweegiemidget Reviews: Hammer House of Horror, "Visitor from the Grave"
Retro Ramblings: The Twilight Zone, "Will the Real Martians Stand Up"
Dubsism: The Rockford Files, "Drought at Indianhead River"
Caftan Woman: Barney Miller, "Fog"
Films From Beyond the Time Barrier: The Outer Limits, "O.B.IT."
Crítica Retrô: Alfred Hitchcock Presents, "Into Thin Air"
A Scunner Darkley: Dark Shadows, Episode 702
Hamlette's Soliloquy: The Andy Griffith Show, "The Haunted House"
Moon in Gemini: Mork & Mindy, "Mork Runs Away"
Whimisically Classic: Gilligan's Island, "Don't Bug The Mosquitoes
The Sacred in the Secular: Maverick, "The Seventh Hand"
John V's Eclectic Avenue: Thriller, "The Grim Reaper"
Coffee, Classics, and Craziness: Mission: Impossible, "Submarine"
Taking Up Room; Red Dwarf, "Forward Backward"
Another Old Moive Blog: Decoy, "Fiesta at Midnight"
Smoke in the Library: The Adventures of Superman, "The Stolen Costume"
Elisabeth Grace Foley: Stagecoach West, "The Remounts"
In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood: I Love Lucy, "LA At Last"
Below are some graphics you can use for the blogathon (or you can always make your own)!
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19 comments:
Hi Terence, I LOVE your banner of Vanessa it's just lovely. Can you add me to the blogathon with Hammer House of Horror (TV Series)- Visitor from the Grave (1980), from Gill at Realweegiemidget Reviews
I got you added, Gill!
I'll play along. Put me down for the Twilight Zone's "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up" episode. This is Mickey from RetroRamblings.com
You can count on me, but with what episode? The good news is, the field is narrowed down to two. It will be sorted in the next few days.
I got you down for it, Mickey!
I'd like to join with "Drought at Indianhead River" Season 3, Episode of my favorite TV show - "The Rockford Files"
J-Dub from Dubsism - https://dubsism.com/
It's decided.
Put me down for Barney Miller: Fog, Season 6 1980, please.
Hi Terence! This looks like a lot of fun. Please put me down for O.B.I.T. from the first season of The Outer Limits (1963).
-- Brian at https://www.filmsfrombeyond.com/
I'm glad this event is back! I'd like to write about "Into Thin Air", an episode of the first season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Cheers!
Le from Critica Retro
Hi Terence, I'd like to cover "The Grim Reaper" a 1st season episode of Thriller, hosted by Boris Karloff.
Thanks!
John of John V's Eclectic Avenue: http://jveclectic.blogspot.com.
I've been looking forward to this event! Please put me down to review The Andy Griffith Show ep "The Haunted House" (1963) at Hamlette's Soliloquy. Thanks for hosting this again!
In honor of the late Dawn Wells, can I write about the "Gilligan's Island" episode, "Don't Bug the Mosquitos" ?
Kayla, Whimsically Classic
whimsicallyclassic.wordpress.com
Put me down for Maverick: The Seventh Hand. :)
I'm The Sacred in the Secular: charitysplace.wordpress.com
Thanks! :)
I'd like to review the Mission: Impossible episode 'Submarine'. And the blog I'll be posting on is www.classicsandcraziness.wordpress.com :)
Hi, Terence! I'd like to write about the "Forward Backward" episode of Red Dwarf, please. So glad you brought this back!
Hi Terence,
I'd like to join the fun, if I may. My choice is the 1957-58 show DECOY, and the episode is "Fiesta at Midnight."
Thank you!
Jacqueline
Another Old Movie Blog
https://anotheroldmovieblog.blogspot.com
I'd like to join in with a post on the episode "The Remounts" from Stagecoach West.
Hi Terence. I'd love to take part. This will give me something to do while I'm stuck in hospital and the specialists are encouraging my writing to keep my brain active. If I may, I want to cover a few episodes of I Love Lucy. Please put me down for season 4's "LA At Last" where William Holden makes a memorable guest appearance. I will get back to you with the other two episodes.
My blog: IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD
I got you down for it, Crystal!
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