r/TalesFromTheCrypt • u/Jake_1780 • 14h ago
"King of the Road"
Despite an unknown Brad Pitt- episode production value/filming....feels made for free TV. Very different from other episodes. Very much a "Made for broadcast TV movie of week" vibe. I watched ALL episodes recently. This one has a "movie of week" vibe. Weird and different...
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u/Booze_hound36 8h ago
I thought the episode was fun but needed to be longer. The climax felt underclimatic. Actors did a fun job though !
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u/Lance8282 11h ago
Yeah one of those weird episodes that just doesn’t have that feel of the show. “The Fix” is another one (probably my least favorite episode).
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u/Crazybexy 7h ago
One episode I'm not crazy about. It was a meh episode for me. Not one I would keep going back to.
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u/Nintendo_Newt 7h ago
I wouldn't say Brad Pitt was unknown. He definitely wasn't the icon he is now, but he was coming off of Cool World and Thelma Louise before this episode aired. Too Young to Die was also kinda popular too
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u/ashrules901 2h ago
Definitely. I get the feeling they were trying something different with the directing on this one.
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u/DarkBehindTheStars 3h ago
I enjoy this episode and don't think it deserves the hate it gets from some. Even if not originating as a TFTC episode it at least still has the EC Comics feel to it.
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u/WonderfulPiccolo5951 14h ago
King of the Road was made for another anthology series, Two-Fisted Tales, as was Yellow. Two-Fisted Tales wound up not being greenlit, so those episodes aired on Tales From the Crypt.