eerieindiana | Entries tagged with ep: no brain no pain

froodle

Ready to check out the egg rolls at the Dragon of the Black Pool? Time to rewatch No Brain, No Pain.

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Featuring Todd and Donna.

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Watch it here.

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Eerie Indiana: “He’s shorter than most.”

friendof_dorothy

"How do we know if you're the real Radford?"

Most of these are just me trying to change the colour of scenes. I really wanted to make this a colour 'porn' set...but didnt quite come up the way i thought it would. The mitchell one is really cool tho.

My baby, my sweetest girl!!

Dash X set to Dead Bird by Mccafferty, ever since I heard this song i was like.....damn...dash x vibes.

"These hands are registered weapons!!" lmfao about Mars's non reaction.

BANG!

friendof_dorothy

A poster - full disclosure on this one: i just wanted something to do with my hands while i listened to a true crime podcast so I wasn't overly concerned with the quality.

Dash does some zapping

Mars, bouta throw hands with a ghost.

Scariest Home Videos gifset for the rewatch. These are really fun to make because I don't do that much with gradients usually, and ive already done one gifset per episode with normal colouring; let's get exciting!

my favourite scene in the whole show basically. Kind of wish id used another font but still good.

froodle

It's not exactly correct to describe the short-lived 1991 TV series, Eerie Indiana as X-Files meets The Twilight Zone for the tween set because Eerie actually preceded the X-Files by two years!

But since it first aired in the U.S. on NBC, Eerie Indiana's original 19 episodes have built a huge worldwide following with scores of fan web sites, a 1998 spin-off series, Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension, and a fervent fan base which lobbied for years to get the series released on DVD. Eerie was clearly as important and pivotal a series for budding Gen Y sci-fi fans as My So-Called Life was for Gen Y teen angst.

Thirteen-year-old Marshall Teller (Omri Katz) and his family have moved from his beloved New Jersey to the picture perfect town of Eerie, Indiana. But as the boy observes, Eerie is a strange town caught between the worlds of David Lynch and Tim Burton. Elvis lives on his paper route. Big Foot rummages through the garbage. And the neighbours are very, very weird. Marshall and his best friend Simon (Justin Shenkarow), like a prototypical Mulder and Scully, start to investigate the strange happenings in their town because Marshall wants to know why Eerie is the centre of weirdness. As Mulder would say, The truth is out there.

Also reminiscent of the junior Goosebumps series (for the pre-teen set?), Eerie Indiana has an impressive pedigree. Co-creator and writer, Jose Rivera, would later write indie film The Motorcycle Diaries. His co-creating and writing partner, Karl Schaefer, would go on to write and produce The Dead Zone. And giving the series a Danny Elfman-like soundtrack is Stephen King favourite, Gary Chang (Kingdom Hospital, Rose Red, Storm of the Century). Series producer and occasional episode director was Joe Dante (Gremlins, Explorers, Small Soldiers).

Even with rotating guest directors and writers, Eerie maintained an interesting atmosphere of unease thanks to the central theme of a young stranger living in a strange land. Series star, Omri Katz, narrates each episode with a pitch perfect teenage weariness. The writers had a lot of fun playing with sci-fi themes - everything from ghosts, werewolves and aliens to mysterious Chinese restaurants, Tupperware of the damned, lost souls trapped in the one-hour of Daylight Savings time, to an episode where Marshall finds himself starring on a TV show - as Omri Katz! Though this series is almost 14 years old, it doesn't feel dated. Production values and special effects are pretty good - much better than say cheapie Canadian location shoots, Sliders or Goosebumps - and the episodes are smartly written so that fans - new and old - can enjoy the strange tales of a boy stuck in a town he can't quite call home.

Best of all are glimpses of some familiar faces. A very young Tobey Maguire (Spiderman) guest stars in the episode "The Dead Letter" as a ghost. And one-time child actor favourite, Gabriel Damon (Robocop, Star Trek) shows up in "ATM with a Heart of Gold" along with Full House teen idol, Scott Weinger (Aladdin). John Astin (The Addams Family) and Ray Walston (My Favorite Martian) guest star in an episode about a teleportation portal - in the middle of a cornfield!

WORTH IT? Long time Eerie fans should be thrilled to finally replace their worn tapes with this clean digital transfer. Unfortunately, if you're looking for extras, you won't find them on this set - no commentaries, nothing. But it's an accomplishment in itself that a 14-year-old series was done well enough to have such an enduring fan base.

RECOMMENDATION: Definitely worth a rental for a weekend of weirdness or a Halloween marathon. And fans should snap up this set to replace their tapes.

froodle

I finally has grey hairs!! Yus! Went for a trim and there were shit loads in there. I've wanted to be grey since i was a kid (weird i know)
— Krafty_Exe (@ExeKrafty) September 21, 2019

I am proud to be (dyed) grey 😏
— The Valkyries Your favourite nerdy squad#valksquad (@valkyriesblog) September 21, 2019

Pretty sure my obsession came from 'eerie Indiana' there was a kid with white hair, never dyed my hair though.
— Krafty_Exe (@ExeKrafty) September 21, 2019

pic.twitter.com/ZbbOiUQdzc
— Krafty_Exe (@ExeKrafty) September 21, 2019

I loved that show!!!
— The Valkyries Your favourite nerdy squad#valksquad (@valkyriesblog) September 21, 2019

SOMEONE ELSE FINALLY! no one remembers it!!!
— Krafty_Exe (@ExeKrafty) September 21, 2019

It was weirder than round the twist....well maybe not... but in my head they are basically the same.
— Krafty_Exe (@ExeKrafty) September 21, 2019

froodle

Have all of the love for this show. As October approaches it's time for my annual rewatch.

Best eps - Heart on a Chain, The Lost Hour and any/all featuring Dash-X.

Fun fact: I totally used to wear a key round my neck like Marshall.#BetterWeirdThanDead #EerieIndiana https://t.co/4MYowaZK1I
— Kat Hughes (@GizmoShikari) September 15, 2019

froodle

Our fifth annual Eerie Indiana rewatch starts in twelve hours. Join us at 7:30pm UK time as we watch the Eerie Indiana pilot episode, ForeverWare. A quick reminder, the entire series is available to watch for US Amazon Prime members, as well as various other places.

How are you watching? On DVD, via streaming, online? Are you watching alone or with friends or family? Have you thrown an Eerie Indiana screening party as suggested in this poster?

What snacks have you got lined up? A well-aged bologna sandwich, ForeverWare pancakes, vacuum sealed brains or a pretty pastel milkshake? Feel free to share!

As a reminder, the rest of the rewatch schedule is below:

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froodle

Do you remember this episode of #EerieIndiana? [6.7561@251s] #NoContextTV #NBC pic.twitter.com/R2CWhyqOPH
— No Context TV (@UKNoContextTV) September 13, 2019

froodle

WasteChester already invented a ForeverWare drinking game, but following

deifire's awesome idea about expanding it to cover the rest of the series, what do you think a drinking game for each episode would look like?

friendof_dorothy

sorry everyone! I'm a little behind on my crossposting .<.

im actually still kinda fucked up over this because this is the second time that my brain has given me a dream where i am unable to watch a reboot of a show that is important to me and like...it actually looked kinda good....

Mah Wife, Marilyn Teller. This is actually a gif of the whole shot with no cropping, which i dont do very often because i prefer rectangles.

an extremely colour graded set of Syndi and Marilyn. not sure about the colouring, though it certainly is different.

Marshall! Hims baby, and that's all there is to it!

and for australian father day....happy fathers day to Edgar, one of the three good dads in eerie.

froodle

Our annual rewatch starts a week today at 7:30pm BST. If you'd like to watch along, the R2 DVD is about £10 on eBay or Amazon, and in the US is free to stream for Amazon Prime customers. Check out our "where to watch Eerie Indiana" tag for more options.

See the schedule below:

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froodle

The Eeriversary is on the 15th of the month and this also marks the start of our annual rewatch. If you'd like to watch along, the R2 DVD is about £10 on eBay or Amazon, and in the US is free to stream for Amazon Prime customers. Check out our "where to watch Eerie Indiana" tag for more options.

We'll be starting with the pilot episode, ForeverWare, on 15 September at 7:30pm BST, and the rest of the schedule is below:

2019:09:15: ForeverWare

2019:09:22: the Retainer

2019:09:29: ATM with a Heart of Gold

2019:10:06: the Losers

2019:10:13: American's Scariest Home Video

2019:10:20: Just Say No Fun

2019:10:27: Heart on a Chain

2019:11:03: Broken Record

2019:11:10: the Dead Letter

2019:11:17: the Lost Hour

2019:11:24: Who's Who

2019:12:01: Marshall's Theory of Believability

2019:12:08: Tornado Day

2019:12:15: Hole in the Head Gang

2019:12:22: Mr. Chaney

2019:12:29: No Brain, No Pain

2020:01:05: Loyal Order of Corn

2020:01:12: Zombies in PJs

2020:01:19: Reality Takes a Holiday

froodle

Watch it here.

froodle

@eerieindianalj1 you wouldn't happen to have any script pdfs would you? Just started transcribing Foreverware into Final Draft, but a shooting script would be way cooler for the students and easier for me
— Mr. Danny (@DannyShutler) August 17, 2019

@DannyShutler https://t.co/hLAv79goYU Hope this helps!
— eerieindianadw (@eerieindianalj1) August 17, 2019

Oh yes it certainly does! Thank you so much!
— Mr. Danny (@DannyShutler) August 22, 2019

:D I hope the class goes well. I'd love to know what your students think of it. Also, jsyk, it's streamable on Amazon Prime in the US and you can also buy a digital copy on iTunes, the PlayStation store etc.
— eerieindianadw (@eerieindianalj1) August 23, 2019

froodle

We're one month out from the Eeriversary and the start of our annual rewatch. If you'd like to watch along, the R2 DVD is about £10 on eBay or Amazon, and in the US is free to stream for Amazon Prime customers. Check out our "where to watch Eerie Indiana" tag for more options.

We'll be starting with the pilot episode, ForeverWare, on 15 September at 7:30pm BST, and the rest of the schedule is below:

2019:09:15: ForeverWare

2019:09:22: the Retainer

2019:09:29: ATM with a Heart of Gold

2019:10:06: the Losers

2019:10:13: American's Scariest Home Video

2019:10:20: Just Say No Fun

2019:10:27: Heart on a Chain

2019:11:03: Broken Record

2019:11:10: the Dead Letter

2019:11:17: the Lost Hour

2019:11:24: Who's Who

2019:12:01: Marshall's Theory of Believability

2019:12:08: Tornado Day

2019:12:15: Hole in the Head Gang

2019:12:22: Mr. Chaney

2019:12:29: No Brain, No Pain

2020:01:05: Loyal Order of Corn

2020:01:12: Zombies in PJs

2020:01:19: Reality Takes a Holiday

froodle

Finally digging out...
...my DVD box set of Eerie Indiana and watching a few more episodes that I hadn't caught when aired.

(watching a crazy homeless guy with a shopping cart)

MR TELLER: People say he's Eerie's last remaining liberal.

SIMON: What's a liberal?

MR TELLER: I'll tell you when you're older.

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Later on, after the boys witness a woman zap the homeless guy with a raygun in an alley,* they take him home and clean him up.

MARSHALL: (narration) He didn't look like an axe murderer or a liberal.

* It's Eerie, Indiana. This sort of thing happens a lot.

froodle

I may be spending way too much time in my little Eerie, Indiana world here, but it really bugs me that I can't get a solid read on the political leanings of the Teller family. It normally wouldn't bug me, but the show makes so many political comments and I just can't tell where Marshall's dad stands. (Judging by the "Who's president?" "George Bush [Senior]." "Things are worse than I could have imagined!", etc. Imma go out on a limb and say the show's creators are fairly liberal. JUST A HUNCH.)

Mr. Teller jokes about there being no liberals in Eerie, tells Simon he'll explain what a liberal is when Simon's older, and felt betrayed by the Iran-Contra affair. I'm thinking...moderate Republican?

I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS IS BUGGING ME SO MUCH.

I think it's 'cause I just read an essay on it by someone else, but they determine that Eerie is fairly conservative and the show's creators are fairly liberal, and I'm like, "Duh. What about Marshall's daddy? SATISFY MY CURIOUSITY, PERSON WITH NO MORE AUTHORITY ON THE SUBJECT THAN I."

Also, I bought eight of the Eerie books today. Most of them for a cent each. Cost me a fair amount in shipping mind you, but I had a gift card.

This particular fandom obsession of mine? Possibly unhealthy.

froodle

Does anyone else remember that (short-lived) TV show, Eerie, Indiana? What the sodding hell was that thing about, anyway? I believe it was an Are You Afraid of the Dark-esque program than ran at, like, five AM on Saturdays. You know, when us 80s progeny had just gotten up to eat our sugar-crusted breakfasts.

I remember having so many crackpot ideas when I was a kid. For instance, I thought my bike was a horse. Really. I'm not talking about just nurturing a fantasy here; I'm talking about "shoving carrots into the wheel spokes" crazy.

I also remember being excited that Regan got re-elected.

Thank god I've grown up since then.

froodle

See him here.

friendof_dorothy

been a while since i done one of these boys haha

- eerie/unhappily ever after. Tiffany Malloy is Janet Donner, sent tweet.

- Dash in No Brain, No Pain. done for subtitle practice...i like the chunky outline better

-Janet and Marshall just b4 kissing

-Mayor Chisel set to The Mountain Goats. As one is want to do.

- Mars in No Brain, No Pain

- the beginnings of a beautiful ot3 (shitpost)

froodle

Here's a random capture from #EerieIndiana [6.7561@446s] #TVOutOfContext #NBC pic.twitter.com/FGb2T4vvDc
— No Context TV (@UKNoContextTV) July 23, 2019

froodle

#CaptionThis frame from #EerieIndiana [6.7561@612s] #NoContextTV #NBC pic.twitter.com/UIwKcAh3Xs
— No Context TV (@UKNoContextTV) July 17, 2019

froodle

[to the tune of "my sharona"] m-m-m-macaroni pic.twitter.com/HV0EELU1Z2
— Lilac ⚧⚢ (@slowb1rd) July 15, 2019

Now I'm reminded of the Eerie Indiana episode featuring the singer from My Sherona driven somewhat made and mumbling that song wondering around town.
— 🔔Bell🔔 (@bellpei) July 15, 2019

friendof_dorothy

ive had this idea for a while but havent acted on it because I couldn't be bothered to find the appropriate screen caps lol. But since I'm sick as a dog and I havent got anything better to do....I set out to make this to cheer myself up. The cap of Justin Shenkarow comes from Picket Fences, the Omri Katz screen cap comes from Dallas.

moodboard

what do you think?

(bonus Dash X gifset trying a new gif size)

froodle

See it here.

froodle

"I don't care if he's an axe murderer OR a liberal, I don't want you spending time around him." (Thanks, Eerie, Indiana.)
— Carly Kocurek (@sparklebliss) July 1, 2019

froodle

This shouldn't have been cancelled

Eerie, Indiana is usually shown on Channel 4 in the hollidays in our country and I never miss it even though I have taped most episodes. My favourite episodes had to be the ones with Dash-X(Jason Marsden). I was upset when I realised there was only 5 or 6 in that series and it was then cancelled. There was so much that wasn't answered, for example, where did Dash-X come from? Why did he have grey hair?

This is The X-files but for kids and don't watch Eerie Indiana The Other Dimension because it doesn't have what the original series had (it doesn't even have any of the original characters). So if this is on TV watch it and see for yourselves that this is a good and entertaining show that shouldn't have been cancelled.

froodle

Oh my God! Sometimes Dashie has such a tender face. I go crazy!

friendof_dorothy

Melaine and Janet during No Brain, No Pain

again i must ask why they decided dash needed two black eyes

an Mdash/tellex gifet set to Laura Marling. I was in...a mood.

extremely important post, very important. Dont let this one slide you by.

froodle

Stream it here.

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You know the one.

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From Kyle Secor's Wikipedia page:

1992: Eerie, Indiana: Todd Ski (uncredited): Episode: "No Brain, No Pain"

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New blog post: Jason Marsden has to navigate one of those bodyswapping Who's Who situations in Eerie, Indiana! https://t.co/31HRJqchZ1 pic.twitter.com/INj2xlkyDj
— Fire-Breathing Dimetrodon (@MarieLetsEat) April 6, 2019

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froodle

Marshall et Simon découvrent un clochard complètement fou qui se fait agresser par une pulpeuse bonne femme au flingue futuriste. Ils décident de ramener l'homme chez Marshall, de le nettoyer et de mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires. Ils découvrent que c'est un ancien savant dont la dernière invention, une sorte de casque électronique relié à une unité centrale, rendait son utilisateur soit génial soit fou, dépendamment du nombre d'utilisations. Et lorsque l'utilisateur devenait fou, comme ce savant, son esprit était stocké dans une cassette disposée dans l'unité centrale. A charge pour les deux d'inverser le processus, sachant que la femme ayant sévi un peu plus tôt cherche à se procurer l'invention pour la mettre entre de mauvaises mains.

froodle

Eerie Indiana - No Brain No Pain

Dash X, played by Jason Marsden, is a character shrouded in mystery. First introduced in the episode "The Hole in the Head Gang", Dash claims that he woke up in "Weirdsville" without any knowledge to how he got there. Dash has no memory of parents, hometown, past or his real name. Since Dash has no home, he is forced to live on the streets and eat out of Dumpsters. Dash is commonly referred to as "The Kid with the Grey Hair". People would later go on to call him the "Sneaky Kid with the Hair" and "The Kid with No Name". On some occasions, Dash would help Marshall and Simon solve some of Eerie's mysteries, most notably by helping them infiltrate the Loyal Order of Corn cult. Dash X gave himself his name in the episode "The Loyal Order of the Corn", as a reference to the mysterious '-' and '+' markings on his hands which were shared by the extraterrestrial leader of the cult. Dash X may believe that the cult leader, played by Ray Walston may be his father, but he returns to his homeworld without revealing whether or not he is..

froodle

I would go to a good body-switch film festival, someone should throw one.
— Emily Nussbaum (@emilynussbaum) February 26, 2019

There’s a dangermouse ep, and an eerie Indiana ep. my favs are when more than 4 people switch
— SCorrigan (@Scorriganus) February 26, 2019

froodle

The Eerie, Indiana episode that I still think about to this day, is the episode where a man keeps stuttering “My Sharona”. 1) Because I love the Knack, and 2) It was a pretty great episode.
— Darrel (@raydred) February 4, 2019

friendof_dorothy

Episodes 1-5
Episodes 6-10
Episodes 11-15
Episodes 16-19

This was a very fun gifset to make, I wondered if there was any similarities between eps.. There isn't really except where the ep ends at the evidence locker. I noticed that the show got lighter each episode. Also, after Dash was introduced, the episodes started having titles displayed on the screen. Not sure why. I wasn't sure where to put Broken Record, so I put it in 16-19 (shrug emoj). Anyway. Enjoy.