It's been the best of times, it's been the worst of times.
The first season of Movie Madness comes to a close this weekend. Although the show will be available, even in the Saturday night broadcasts, these will be reruns of the episodes as I take a much deserved break and planning for next year's season.
This has been an incredible learning curve. So many things I wished I had been able to do, yet, generally, I've been pleased with the results. I can still recall the rush that occurred when my recording system failed causing me to record an entire show using the built-in mic on my little Canon digital camera. Noisy, sound quality was bad, but I managed to finish the show. On time as well.
The Saturday broadcasts were a great idea. I've enjoyed being able to chat with Dr. Zoid and Corpse S. Chris while watching the program, making certain we're all more or less in the same place, commiserating over all the people who were missing out on the fun. Boys and girls, kiddies of all ages, I thank you for the time you've taken out of your busy lives to enjoy a monster movie with me.
Next season should see some changes. The sets are going to change. The characters will, hopefully, be redrawn. I would like to improve the animation, but, even if I were able to, the time involved would certainly preclude my being able to do so. However, the web site for the television show, http://screenscream.bravehost.com, will be expanded. How, I don't know as of yet. Those plans will be formulated over the show's hiatus. One other change of note will probably be made over hiatus.
When I formulated the plans for this show, I chose the name "Movie Madness with Dr. Praxis" (doctor malpractice, Dr. Mel Praxis. Get it?) Because you could sing that phrase to the chorus of "Wooly Bully."
"Movie Madness, Movie Madness.
Movie Madness with Dr. Praxis,
The Movie Madness."
Not that I thought I could receive permission to use "Wooly Bully" as my theme song. Fortunately, I knew someone who probably had a tune or two lying around that would make a wonderful theme song for a horror movie show. And, I was right. He did. Thank you, Kevin MacLeod, for your tune Netherworld Shanty. Kevin's music can be found at http://incompetech.com The use of this as my theme song, and Kevin's music in general, is one thing that will not change.
However, before I become even more off the track I was following, I choose the name "Movie Madness With Dr. Praxis" for the reason I mentioned before. When I set up the website for the Movie Madness, I decided to use a graphic of a lady screaming. I created a flash file that contained her, the name of the website and the sound of a lady screaming in terror. I had already planned on having a site where people would be able to watch the movie and chat with each other. Like we use to do perched in front of our television screens. Therefore, I wanted a name that contained the idea of the site being a "screen" to watch movies on. "Scream Screen" suggested itself as a play on the phrase "Scream Queen" (we all know what those are) as well as "green screen" which is used so frequently in horror movies (and I use so frequently in my show). However, using this name seems to have confused people as to the name of the program. Between the two names, I think "Scream Screen" is better, so, probably, next season, the program will be come "The Scream Screen." (Shouldn't there be the sound of a female screaming in terror right about now?)
Other future plans include a fan club you can join for free. More about that at a later date.
All of these plans are for the future season of the Scream Screen. But for now, I would like to conclude this by saying thank you to Kevin for his music, to Steve Dean at Public Access 72 for broadcasting the program. To Dr. Sigmund Zoid, Corpse S. Chris, Nyla Alisia, Marlena, Robyn, Penny, Count Gore, among others, for their support and friendship and, most of all, I would like to thank horror movie fans everywhere for their love of horror movies of all types.
Good night, kiddies. See you in October.
