Television Crossover Universe

TWIN PEAKS (TELEVISION SERIES) Release Date: April 8, 1990 - June 10, 1999 (Setting is February - March 1989) Series: Twin Peaks The Story: The murder of a high school homecoming queen brings eccentric FBI agent Dale Cooper to Twin Peaks, Washington to investigate. Notes: This bizarre, surreal cult classic lasted two seasons and was followed by a prequel film. This series has been referenced as fictional, paid homage to, and spoofed numerous times in films and on other television series. SEASON 2 EPISODE 10 “THE MAN BEHIND GLASS” Release Date: October 13, 1990 (Setting is March 5, 1989) Non-Horror Crosses: James Bond The Story: Laura Palmer’s diary is found, and Dr. Jacoby is hypnotized, leading to an arrest. Meanwhile, Agent Cooper is recovering from a gunshot wound. Notes: Another FBI agent informs Cooper that he was shot with the same gun used by James Bond. In situations of comments like this, I could interpret it two ways. So I must analyze the overall ...

This Saturday, December 26, the TVCU Crew  will be recording the episodes 3 and 4 of the Television Crossover Universe podcast from Castle Wolfenstein on the Grand Guignol Network.   In Episode 3, Robert, James and Ivan will be talking with special guest Chris Nigro , author of several short stories, as well as moderator for MONSTAAH , Wold Newton Beyond , and other crossover related websites and discussion groups.   In Episode 4, Robert, Ivan and guest co-host Chris Nigro will be talking with James Bojaciuk , CEO of 18thWall Productions , short story author, co-owner of the Television Crossover Universe website , and co-host of the Television Crossover Universe Podocast.   New episodes of the show are released every Tuesday.  You can check out the latest episode at the link provided in the upper right hand corner of this page. And please join us on  Facebook  to discuss the episodes.  Feel free to join us before the show to...

I have previously covered the Universal Mummy series, which you can find here . This post will cover the remake of the film. GLIMMERGLASS: THE CREATIVE WRITER’S ANNUAL, VOLUME 1 “THE BEAST” (STORY BY JOHN SMALL) Release Date: October 15, 2009 (Setting is 1700s to Contemporary Times) Series: King Kong (Original) Horror Crosses: King Kong (2005 remake); War of the Worlds (novel); War of the Worlds (radio); The Mummy (remake film series); Jurassic Park (film series); Kong: the Animated Series; Jurassic Park (novel) Non-Horror Crosses: Buckaroo Banzai; Tarzan; Flash Gordon; Tales of the Gold Monkey; Journey to the Center of the Earth; Tales of the Shadowmen; Doc Savage; Indiana Jones; Mighty Joe Young; A-Team; Fu Manchu The Story: Author John Small discovers that the film King Kong was based on true events and gathers research on the true events of the film and the follow-up events that have happened since. Notes: John Small uses a popular Farmerian method (named for Ph...