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books Medved had become a popular guest on British TV chat shows. The series screened late on a Friday night in what became established as Channel 4's slot for 'post pub television'. In each programme, Medved would introduce that week's
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with a comedic lecture to a studio audience pointing out flaws in the film and relating funny stories about the production. This format contrasted with the established 'high art' approach to presenting cinema of the
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Medved's opening lectures usually followed the line that there was only a narrow distinction between critically panned films such as these and the types of films Hollywood continued to produce.
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channels. Following a commercial break, the film would be shown with humorous subtitles and captions pointing up poor special effects and dialogue.
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After the film, Medved would return with a short summary concluding each week with
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The popularity of the series encouraged the Channel to embrace programming more
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The ten-week run was preceded by a one-hour documentary presented by
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and commission similar late night strands presented by
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1983
Michael Medved
Channel 4
B movie
BBC
Plan 9 from Outer Space
The Creeping Terror
The Wild Women of Wongo
They Saved Hitler's Brain
Mars Needs Women
Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster
The Thing With Two Heads
Eegah
Robot Monster
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Stephen Woolley
Clive James
Cult film
Jonathan Ross

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