Saturday, July 16, 2022

6 Million Views!


Hey there, groovy people! Checking in to say how gratifying it is that Every ’70s Movie continues to attract eyeballs four (!) years after daily posting concluded. Recently I’ve happened upon a few more obscure features, so reviews of those movies will get posted in the coming weeks, along with continued selections from the wild world of ’70s telefilms. Although theatrically released narrative features remain the focus of this blog, so many interesting—or at least entertaining—things happened on the small screen during the ’70s that it’s fun to explore that space now that my list of unseen ’70s theatrical features contains less than 500 movies, many of which seem to have disappeared from legitimate distribution. As always, if you’re aware of something that isn’t on this blog but should be, let me know via the comments, especially if you can suggest a non-bootleg viewing opportunity. The goal remains to get to as many of these things as I possibly can. Finally, regarding the factoid in this post’s headline, the count for lifetime views of Every ’70s Movie is now over 6 million. Wow! And if you can hear that particular number without thinking of Steve Austin and his bionic sound effects, then you’re a more sophisticated ’70s survivor than I am. Keep on keepin’ on! 


10 comments:

KBZ said...

Pete,

Congrats on the milestone! Also a big fan of Tales from the Script...I used to work in script development for a major studio so your novel was a favorite of mine along with Tales from Development Hell...

On another note, I came across your blog during Covid. Always enjoyed it and during the downtime decided to start a film site - https://kneelbeforezod.io. I wanted the site to focus more on subgenres and even microgenres across all films from 1970 - 2022. Anyway, I was going to put a section on the site to link to other cool sites for film, so if you're ok with a link to your site from KBZ, let me know!

Take care and again...congrats on the milestone and always enjoy your updates!

Matt

Unknown said...

Congrats on the milestone. This site absolutely rules; I'm lucky to say I've contributed quite a bit to those views. But this website just screams out to me; my favorite era of film is the 70's because even the bad movies are great. I visit this site all the time and will continue to do so. We don't always agree with each other, but that's exactly why I enjoy reading movie reviews - it's always refreshing to hear a completely different take. Keep up the good work and thanks for such an endlessly interesting site.

By Peter Hanson said...

Matt, feel free to link to this blog from KBZ. I took a quick look and I appreciate the specificity of your categories. When time allows, I'll take a deeper dive and I expect to discover some fun titles from periods and/or subgenres to which I don't normally direct my attention.

Jocko said...

Still hoping to see if you are able to review The Limit (1972) starring Yaphet Kotto. I'm hoping it's a gem, but when a movie is that obscure, it's usually because it's LAME.

I'm glad you are still updating here from time to time. I always check in weekly to see if there are any updates. I'd like to see you to do some mini-series such as Rich Man, Poor Man, or The Blue Knight, but that would be mainly for my own personal reading pleasure since I've already seen those, and I'm sure that you are a busy man.

Irregardless, keep on trucking!

By Peter Hanson said...

"The Limit" remains quite high on my to-find list. Like you, I'm doubtful that it's a lost masterpiece, but I can't imagine it's completely without interest. As for miniseries, alas, that's beyond the scope of this project, and in fact I've already stretched the boundaries by including a few significant telefilms that were broadcast in two parts (e.g. "Helter Skelter," "Salem's Lot," etc.). FWIW, some of the '70s minis that have impressed me are "Roots" (of course), "Rich Man, Poor Man," "Holocaust," and -- if one stretches parameters to allow for a piece based upon 1970s history and filmed in 1979, "Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones" (1980).

Jocko said...

Thanks Peter! I've seen all of those except for Holocaust. Surprised I never heard of that one before. Anything starring James Woods can't be all bad. Plus, I'm a WW2 buff so I'll check it out.

I get it. Rules are rules. Too bad 'They Shoot Horses Don't They?' came out in December of 1969 and won its Academy Awards in 1970. Just missed it by a hair of making your blog. As a long time reader, I'm pretty confident in guessing that you would have given that flick a GROOVY or RIGHT ON!

redeyespy said...

Congrats! How about "Legacy" from 1975? It stars Joan Hotchkiss in essentially a one woman show. It played briefly in NYC that year. Available on DVD. Very curious as to your thoughts.

By Peter Hanson said...

Thanks for the reminder. "Legacy" has been on my list for a while. I gather it's on disc, so hopefully I'll be able to track it down sometime soonish.

poochie said...

Just wanted to throw in that if you're looking for more TV movies to review, two that I'd love to see your thoughts on are:

Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring '71 (w/ Sally Fields)

& The People '72 (the peculiar sci-fi outing)

Needless to say, love the blog & KUTGW !!

By Peter Hanson said...

Good suggestions! I posted a review of "Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring" back in 2014. Link:

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/search?q=maybe+I%27ll+come+home

Not sure why I haven't reviewed "The People" yet, given my unhealthy impulse to explore everything Shatner did in the Me Decade, so I'll have to get to that one soon.