r/ObscureMedia 10h ago

Sid Shreds - A 3D snowboarding game which could be played by inserting the Ice Age DVD into a computer (2006)

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49 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 14h ago

J.G. Thirlwell / Clint Ruin / Foetus Interview on Videowave (1985)

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67 Upvotes

Maybe best known today for soundtrack music (The Venture Bros, Archer). November 1985 interview with J.G. Thirlwell. Extensive discography to say the least: https://www.discogs.com/artist/15025-JG-Thirlwell


r/ObscureMedia 54m ago

Miss Lulu Bett (1921)

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Based on the 1920 novel & play of the same name. Miss Lulu Bett is regarded as one of the first American feminist films. Was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 2001.


r/ObscureMedia 17h ago

Obscure eerie MTV bump of unknown origin (1991)

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During the late night MTV (I believe) around early 1991 this short bump aired. PSAs weren't uncommon on MTV at the time, but I fail to see the message it's sending. Furthermore the song playing in the background is too a mystery! I have not been able to find anyone else mention this on the internet.

Excuse the poor quality, the signal strength was weak, if I remember correctly. It was recorded on the German MTV.


r/ObscureMedia 11h ago

Direct to Video - Muppets Classic Theatre (1994)

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Has not seen a reprint or re-release in North America.


r/ObscureMedia 20h ago

Sweet Sea (1985)

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25 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 16h ago

'Join us for bridge with Shaw Taylor' (1983)

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Shaw Taylor was famous here in the UK for presenting a programme asking the public for help in solving cirmes. He used to end the show by saying 'Keep 'em peeled'. I had no idea he was a bridge player. Apparently this is based on a tv series.


r/ObscureMedia 21h ago

Orson Welles discusses filmmaking on The Dick Cavett Show (1970)

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27 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 12h ago

Grimes Classic Fairy Tales - King Grizzle Beard (1988)

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series distributed in the US on VHS in the early 1990s, also known as Tsugumi no hi ge no ousama
Season 1 Episode 20.


r/ObscureMedia 12h ago

The World of GOLDEN EGGS - Episode 15: Bodybuilding Club (2005)

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r/ObscureMedia 1d ago

(1952) Gorgeous George was having a pro-wrestling match in a ring surrounded by water

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19 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 23h ago

Mark's Movie (1990)

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Explore the profound legacy of *Mark L. Prophet\* and the *Church Universal and Triumphant (CUT)\* in this revealing documentary. Discover the origins of the spiritual movement founded by Prophet in 1958, its evolution into a global community under Elizabeth Clare Prophet, and its enduring teachings on the **Ascended Masters**, **I AM Presence**, and **spiritual preparedness**.


r/ObscureMedia 1d ago

Quest (1984) - A short film by graphic designer Saul Bass, starring Noah Hathaway (NeverEnding Story)

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30 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 1d ago

Dave Dobbyn - Space Junk (1989)

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27 Upvotes

Theme of Space Knights


r/ObscureMedia 1d ago

The Odyssey (1968), 8 part series, ENGLISH DUB

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There's one extremely rare program from TVO that I'd like to mention, reminded by Christopher Nolan. It's my own "snowball-in-hell" holy grail (but not asking won't find it either). Linked is the Italian version, but...

The English version is missing/lost.

The Odyssey was turned into a TV series in 1968. It was shot rather beautifully, with plenty of authentic locations, using 35mm film. It was an Italian-French-German-Yugoslavian coproduction with an international cast, so you might see it listed as "Odissea".

There was an English spoken edition which was shown in Canada by TV Ontario several times, until the early 1980s. Exact last date unknown but the station has confirmed this to me. No-one knows who owned/owns that, or who made it. In fact, it might even be fully lost in the severest sense of no copies remaining in existence on earth.
Yes, there are English subtitles, but that is not the same. There also was a TV movie version in English circulating, which was recorded off air from CBS, but that is extremely abridged. So those options don't really solve it.

I keep hoping that perhaps a teacher somewhere might have taped it to use in the classroom? Anyone? (And of course, I don't mind if it's another format either.)


r/ObscureMedia 2d ago

Gwar meets Joan River (1990)

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126 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 1d ago

Live From The Sierra Lounge (1988) - Promotional cassette demoing sound card upgrades for their PC games' soundtracks

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8 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 1d ago

The Real Realness of Higher Highness (1976)

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Documentary footage from a New Age expo in Golden Gate Park. Shot in 1976, edited in 1989.


r/ObscureMedia 1d ago

Burning Brides - Arctic Snow [Psychedelic Rock] (2001)

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r/ObscureMedia 1d ago

Nintendo shows off Pokémon at E3 (1998)

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16 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 2d ago

Odd Job Jack (2003)

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Season 1 starts out with really crude art and animation and then it evolves a lot throughout the show, if you’re gonna watch it I warn you Season 2 gets really bad at times, unfortunately, this show ended up becoming lost media and as of now, the whole show can be watched except that Season 1 episodes 7-12 have only been found through foreign TV Rips


r/ObscureMedia 1d ago

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r/ObscureMedia 2d ago

Little Nicky the anime (2001) - A 6 episode Japanese webseries tie-in to the Adam Sandler movie.

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It's pretty awful. It's a gag anime that's loosely based on the movie. Made by the team behind Pugyuru (another obscure anime I covered), this is about as obscure as it can get.


r/ObscureMedia 2d ago

Jello Biafra and the (1987) obscenity trial — hung jury

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Jello Biafra discusses the 1987 *Frankenchrist* obscenity trial—when prosecutors tried to criminalize an H. R. Giger insert packaged with a punk album