This is a reply to a thread from like, 2 years ago... but I thought I would revive it.
Hello everyone, I am VIDEOBOB, host of the show mentioned,
"Videobob's Stupid Movie Of The Week" or
http://www.stupidmovieoftheweek.comBACK STORY:
I was acting as chief engineer at a network in Fort Worth Texas called
"American Independent Network". I also did all of the in house production.
We had a huge library of public domain movies and I was going through
the crap in the warehouse and found all these movies with weird titles.
I asked the program director why we never played them...
"they are just too stupid, no one would watch those, they suck!"
I had always been a fan of Elvira, I even have an Elvira Pinball machine
in my office! SO I suggested to him, "why don't we make one of those
goofy Elvira type shows with these movies?"
He said, "Well, we were playing this guy Madd Frank, but the show really
sucked and everyone hated it...it was too hokey".
I had seen the MF show and it was freaking bad.... I mean, almost every one
of these hosts does the same s**t, same jokes, same make up,
same looking set. The thing is that they try to be funny and make
fun of the movies, but they only point out the obvious and never give
any real facts.
I have found truth is stranger than fiction, and so I decided to host the show
myself. I have done a lot of cable access shows in the past that were
pretty edgy so I figured this would be a sinch.
I had no idea how much time I would spend researching each movie
and writing the script.
But it worked, the show was a hit and even though it was on in the
middle of the night on Saturday it was thier biggest show!
The show played on AIN until they became the "Urban America Television
Network" (UATV) and played the over 30+ episodes for several years on
thier more than 70 affiliates.
For those of you who watched the channel, I did a lot of the commercials
they played, so you might have recognized my voice!
I also produced the "NWA-SOUTHWEST-WRESTLING" as well
as my comedy show, "ComiXspotlight" -
http://www.comixspotlight.comAbout 6 months ago, UATV replaced my show with "Mcabre Theater"
with Butch Patrick....it was all politics really, but they really flushed that
network down the tubes.....(and recently lost local 28)
Well the good news is that my show is being picked up by a distribution
company that will be getting it on in about 80% of the USA.
There is a good chance that many of you will be able to catch it.
It is scheduled to start the first week of September 2005 but I don't
have a station list yet and I am not even supposed to mention this....
...but I was thinking that maybe if I got a little extra support from the fans
it might help out my distribution. They want viewers, and to know that
this genre has an audience.
What I would like from you guys is if you would visit my website and sign
my guestbook, and then email me privately so I can save your email address
for future contact. (I won't sell it or give it to anyone).
I want to be be able to call upon my legions of fans to help me support
projects and organize events. For instance, making personal appearances
at SCI-FI and HORROR cons, and getting products for free giveaways, s**t like that.
When the shows starts up again, they will do a 26 episode, 6 month run.
If the fan support is there we will do additional seasons that will knock your
socks off! I have big plans to show some great movies.
I have been talking with the guys at TROMA, as well as building a library
of over 50 more movies I want to play, and we are talking some weird ass
obscure stuff here! I also plan to add some cliche' big titty devil girls to the show.
I was always against cheesing it up like that, but damn it....I appreciate them too!
Anyhooo,
I hope you will all visit my website and check it out.
I will be back to post a schedule the second I know what it is!
Thanks, and stay stoopid.
-Videobob