IN DEFENCE OF: Bad Channels (1992)

A quirky early-90s love letter to cheap sci-fi and MTV. Not a love letter to good acting or cohesive plots though.
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[@bennydeckard]

Great film, though I wonder why they kept putting the 5 foot tall reporter next to the clearly 8 foot tall sheriff. I really appreciated the fact that the alien's gameplan was completely incomprehensible, and yet, you felt he could achieve it.

[@INDEFENCEOF]

The reporter to sheriff ratio was teaching you something: 5 miles = 8 kilometres. Bad Channels is an educational film.

[@judsongaiden9878]

Might just be muh fave Full Moon movie, and only because of Sykotik Sinfoney's performance of Manic Depresso. Otherwise, I think Seedpeople might be muh fave.

[@dominicdotzler8636]

Bad Channels, Terrorvision and Videodrome make a good triple-feature.

[@INDEFENCEOF]

Not bad! Bad Channels and Terrorvision share the same director too.

[@bennydeckard]

I struggled with TerrorVision, myself. It's so self-aware that it loses its charm. Bad Channels on the other hand remains charming throughout.

[@INDEFENCEOF]

You must be mixing it up with the band TerrorVision, who jettisoned all charm when they sold out and went from metal to singalong pop in a few short years.

[@judsongaiden9878]

Might as well add 'Freaked' and 'Nothing but Trouble' to that list. Maybe also Street Trash and Tourist Trap.

[@judsongaiden9878]

@@bennydeckard Yeah, but what a theme song!

[@DIEGhostfish]

2:30 killed by studios because Grunge was cheaper.

[@INDEFENCEOF]

Apparently the hole in the back of Martha Quinn's jacket is an intentional cut common to women's clothing. Now I'll never get into college.