Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
One of the absolute stupidest TV series of all time
13 September 2001
Sorry, boys and ghouls, this show was not scary, nor funny, nor dramatic, nor anything but stupid. Did you notice that no matter what crime anyone committed they always got the death penalty? "What? You stole an old lady's purse? It's the chair for you!" And, oh yes, sentence was carried out as soon as they left the court room. I also liked the way the series' "zombie" episodes kept true to the tradition of the verrrrrrrrry slowly moving things "paralyzing people with fear" so that they could actually get close enough to someone to make the kill. The outright stupidest episode I remember is one about a woman who dumps her husband into a soap-making machine and then takes a shower using the soap (yeah right) which then dissolves her because of the various acids found in the human body. Just to make sure we would "get it" the husband constantly made references to said acids throughout the entire episode, then those same comments were dubbed over the woman's death scene in case we forgot. Or wait, maybe the dumbest one was about a man who faked his own death, got a nose job, and then tried to come back. He was arrested, charged with his own murder, and executed. That's right, nobody believed he was himself because his nose was a bit different. I know there's such a thing as willful suspension of disbelief, but come on!

All in all, a waste of time, money, and film.
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