When Did The Series "Go Bad"?
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clint-b — 10 years ago(October 30, 2015 10:47 PM)
Yep, as others have said Season 6 was the big decline. There were plenty of clunkers in the first 5 seasons, but 6 had more clunkers than non clunkers. It was also that much more noticeable coming off one of the strongest seasons.
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NeonManiac0 — 10 years ago(October 30, 2015 11:39 PM)
Seasons 1-5 had some bad episodes but the number of good ones was definitely far higher. 6 is when the bad episodes outnumbered the good ones, IMO.
I'd argue the few good episodes of 6 and 7 (Comes The Dawn, Doctor Of Horror, Staired In Horror, Horror In The Night, etc.) almost feel like they could be leftover episodes from the first five seasons that were released later. -
Bobby Briggs Briganza — 10 years ago(December 03, 2015 02:37 AM)
I came on here to find out what was up with season 7. Why so much British crap? British characters are awful in horror.
Your film gods: Lee Van Cleef and Laura Gemser
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Wildstyle26 — 9 years ago(July 24, 2016 11:50 AM)
I think it had a good run. Like any series, it has its share of dud episodes.
7, however seemed to be the one season where there was more bad than good. So I would say the final season was the show at its worst. But I did still like some episodes from the season. The ones I liked may be an unpopular opinion.
The Kidnapper
Horror in the Night
Slight Case of Murder
Last Respects was ok, but not great.
It's been a min. since I watched my DVDs, but I think my personal favorite season was 5. -
TickTockYaDontStop12 — 9 years ago(July 24, 2016 03:01 PM)
I wouldn't even say the show was on its' last leg when it reached season 6; but it certainly should have ended after the 6th season. Season 7, in my opinion was awful, and it felt like a totally different show.
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Ianm1225 — 9 years ago(January 18, 2017 06:34 AM)
For me personally, the show never really "went bad" but there was a definite change in quality starting with season 6. I used to run the Tales from the Crypt Tribute Page, and in some of my research I found some info that may help explain some of it. Prior to season 6 being ordered by HBO, the repeats of TFTC were bringing in pretty good ratings for Fox. HBO had been considering ending the show with season 5, but since the ratings were so good for Fox, Fox helped pay for season 6 - however, they did this with the condition that some of the nudity, swearing and gore be toned down so that they wouldn't have to edit as much for the reruns. I believe that they also took a full day away from filming for each episode. Now I cannot remember after all this time where I found this info (Fangoria maybe?). But it does make sense when you see the episodes!
