For this month’s installment of “TV Terrors” we revisit The Birds II: Land’s End, the direct-to-tv sequel to the Alfred Hitchcock classic that aired on Showtime back in 1994.
Man. The Birds II: Land’s End was a bad idea.
Even in 1994, we all knew that it was a bad idea.
Not many people remember, but back in the nineties, the Showtime cable network was heavily based in science fiction. They aired and promoted shows like “The Outer Limits,” “Poltergeist,” and “Stargate SG1,” among many others. When the time came to air The Birds II: Land’s End, it seemed like a natural fit, and the channel gave it a massive PR push, with previews, behind the scenes, and retrospectives. They even aired it alongside the original Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece. Lo and behold, when it premiered, it was greeted with a large, collective groan.
It’s not that it was a TV movie,...
Man. The Birds II: Land’s End was a bad idea.
Even in 1994, we all knew that it was a bad idea.
Not many people remember, but back in the nineties, the Showtime cable network was heavily based in science fiction. They aired and promoted shows like “The Outer Limits,” “Poltergeist,” and “Stargate SG1,” among many others. When the time came to air The Birds II: Land’s End, it seemed like a natural fit, and the channel gave it a massive PR push, with previews, behind the scenes, and retrospectives. They even aired it alongside the original Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece. Lo and behold, when it premiered, it was greeted with a large, collective groan.
It’s not that it was a TV movie,...
- 9/28/2022
- by Felix Vasquez Jr
- bloody-disgusting.com
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