Forgotten Show of the Week
Car-nivore
Written by Roman Wolfe   
Thursday, 19 October 2006
Carnivore(2001) KITT's not the only talking car in the scifi world!  There's My Mother the Car and this little gem created by the guys that brought you Lost.
Created by Damon Lindelof (MTV’s Undressed) and Carlton Cuse (Amy Grant’s Old Fashioned Christmas), this action adventure series featured a werewolf that wandered the back roads of America fighting crime in a computerized, talking car.
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Meat Puppet
Written by Zaphod Sparks   
Friday, 06 October 2006
(1980Meat Puppet) A young Wil Wheaton starred in this short-lived fantasy series that was a summer replacement for the Hudson Brothers Razzle-Dazzle Wow Power Hour.  Created by Sid & Marty Krofft, it was their only venture into adult-themed programming. Considered one of the worst shows ever made, an  apologetic Marty Krofft would later claim, “We didn’t know the writers were dropping acid and watching Lidsville.”
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The Big Red Eye
Written by Zaphod Sparks   
Thursday, 24 August 2006
Jack Web(1956) In this dramatic series from producer Jack Webb, a future, corrupt government in the far future of 1971 uses the Sputnik satellite and wire tapping to spy on its citizens twenty-four hours a day.
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Oliver's Twist
Written by Zaphod Sparks   
Thursday, 10 August 2006

(1978) Oliver's TwistPremise: After almost suffocating to death in his cousin Peter’s magic act, Oliver is gifted with “The Twist” — a power that lets him see dead people and fight the forces of darkness.

Oliver’s catchphrase: “Nobody believes a kid in glasses!"


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