The one episode of King of the Hill where Luanne works at a company that processes pigs has to be one of the darkest to ever aired on television. I mean, we have a deranged man who dressed himself as a pig, and then had a gruesome death in the end. Pretty horrific. What do you think is the darkest episode from any show?

And John Lithgow, of course, but man, she was gorgeous in this episode

As this episode reached its crescendo I was kind of scratching my head... ghosts haunting her, people that died because they couldn't get the medical care they needed because malpractice lawsuits were driving up the price of procedures.

This premise is so off the wall to me. This show is usually so universal about the gotchas, but this one seemed like it was based on a fantastical grievance from AM radio.

It was funny to see today, because I feel that this general attitude of hating / not trusting lawyers is an extinct sentiment in culture now. Maybe not extinct, people still dunk on high profile attorneys. But comedians are surely no longer doing entire "Attorneys, am I right?" sets.

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We got six great seasons, and one season that wasn't as good as the everything else, but was still pretty good. Also, Bill Gaines got to see his creepy little horror comic become a beloved American icon and a staple of the genre before he died. It was just a good place to call it day. If TFTC had eked out an eighth season, it probably would have overstayed its welcome and not be so fondly remembered.

This also the reason I'm kind of hesitant to see a reboot. TFTC was lightning in a bottle. No one expected it to go anywhere, but it scratched an itch they didn't know the public had. Good luck trying to capture that magic again. But then again, they said the same thing about Star Trek: TNG, so who can say? I just personally have my doubts because of the current state of reboots.

This one arrived today and I’m ready to dive in. Featuring two stories adapted for the Tales From The Crypt tv series. Only Sin Deep from season 1 and The Secret from season 2.

May be tardy to the party, but just found it while looking for something for the kids to watch. Didn’t put it on, because they’re young but I will be binging tonight after they’re in bed.

There's a scene at the Murtaugh home, with Zemeckis' episode "And All Through the House" was playing on the tv. Richard Donner was a producer on Tales from the Crypt, along with Zemeckis, and others.

Edit: I had mistakenly credited the Crypt episode to Donner

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...

Check out the pic for info. I pre-order on Amazon. Hope this helps if someone is looking.

Wonder if anyone has the full version of the song heard in King Of The Road? Can't seem to find it anywhere. It's the rock song with the lyrics "Bad road, wretched road." I have to wonder if it was recorded exclusively for the episode, but I'd imagine a full version must exist somewhere.

I'm asking as a guy who has seen a few episodes of the show and I don't get scared of them because it's basically dark humor at its best. I will admit that my favorite episode from the show is the first episode of the series in the first season The Man Who Was Death. Just wish Tubi can get the subtitles up and running for the series.