Question about ''The Flip-Side of Satan'' - Night Gallery (1969) Discussion

[–] antonasmodeus 10 years ago

This episode aired not too long ago on MeTV and it had the demonic face along with the bizarre music. If you didn't see it, chances are it was edited out which is a real shame since it makes the episode even more creepy.

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[–] Evil_Otto_80 10 years ago

Thanks! There doesn't seem to be any edits in the episode, the face just isn't there anymore in parts of the episode where I remember it showing up. Perhaps the face was added, later, when the show went into syndication. Anyhow, here's a link to the episode on Vimeo, as I recently saw it.
https://vimeo.com/106903788

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[–] RipCity 10 years ago

That's exactly the case, the face was one of the things added to this episode to make it long enough for syndication. MeTV still runs the syndicated version of the show, while Hulu has the 'restored' original cut of the episode, which is also found on the DVD release.

Veni, vidi, vermicelli
I came, I saw, I had pasta

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[–] Evil_Otto_80 10 years ago

Thanks for the reply. I'd love to see the syndicated version again. Unfortunately, I don't get MeTV in my area, and I can't find syndicated version anywhere online.

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[–] antonasmodeus 10 years ago

JB, sorry you don't get MeTV but maybe in the future!

RC, thanks for the additional info!

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[–] Tresix 10 years ago

Here's the thing about "NG": in its original run, "Night Gallery" was an hour-long show composed of three or four different segments. Two of them could be about 20 minutes long with two 10 minute bits added. When the show was sold into syndication, instead of keeping the hour format, the segments are aired separately as solo episodes. Because some of those segments didn't actually run 30 minutes, filler was added to them to pad them out. That explains why the "Flip Side of Satan" syndicated episode had the scary faces and the woman running down the road screaming "J.J.!" added to them but they were not in the original (Hulu) segment. Since "NG" was a Universal show, some of the padded segments used footage from Universal movies like "Frankenstein" in "The Housekeeper" and "The Birds" in "Big Surprise".

"There will be blood. Oh, yes, there WILL be blood."-Jigsaw; "Saw II"

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[–] antonasmodeus 10 years ago

That might explain that bizarre little segment "Junior" with Wally Cox.

"Daddy, I need a drink of water!"

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[–] Tresix 10 years ago

"Daddy, I want a drink of water!"

"There will be blood. Oh, yes, there WILL be blood."-Jigsaw; "Saw II"

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[–] antonasmodeus 10 years ago

LOL! Hearing that inhuman voice coming from Junior scared me crapless when I was a kid...hehe

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[–] Evil_Otto_80 9 years ago

I finally have it! I now get MeTV on a channel I already have called MyZTV. MeTV programming starts at 2:30 a.m. with Night Gallery and ends after Emergency (5 to 6p.m.).

Along with the other classic shows, I'm looking forward to finally seeing the syndicated version of "The Flip Side of Satan", which I haven't seen since I was a kid.

 INTRUDER ALERT! INTRUDER ALERT!

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[–] moqsan2 10 years ago

I remember 'THE FLIP-SIDE...' quite well. In fact, I mightive written it, though can't be sure after all these years. But either way I know I worked on it, and liked it a lot. And strangely enough...I THINK I do remember a 'FACE'. However, there were so many weird things in that great series, it's hard to recall much of anything. But "FACE" or "NO-FACE", it was really the writing that made the series. The 'WORDS', my friend. The 'WORDS'. Thanks, gs

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[–] Tresix 10 years ago

Those faces were some of the ones shown in the opening credits. One of them even appeared in an episode ("Keep in Touch--We'll Think of Something". He played a bartender).

"There will be blood. Oh, yes, there WILL be blood."-Jigsaw; "Saw II"

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[–] Poisoned_Dragon1964 8 years ago

Those faces were some of the ones shown in the opening credits. One of them even appeared in an episode ("Keep in Touch--We'll Think of Something". He played a bartender).

I don't find a 'bartender' listed for "Keep in Touch - We'll Think of Something". Are you quite sure?

Which of the faces was it? In particular, I'm looking for the really ugly guy with the perm who was used in 'Flip Side.' 

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[–] Tresix 10 years ago

I can understand adding the scary faces to fill out the segment, but what was with the woman being chased by the horse-drawn hearse? I'm guessing she's supposed to be the wife of the man who calls J.J., accusing him of sleeping with her. The woman who killed herself over him. If you look at that footage, it looks they tried to cut it before the hearse is shown. It's just that, given the segment's contemporary setting, seeing this old vehicle is really unusual since it doesn't deal with time travel or anything like that.

"There will be blood. Oh, yes, there WILL be blood."-Jigsaw; "Saw II"

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[–] antonasmodeus 10 years ago

As the demonic voice on JJ's record would say:

HAIL GERALD SANFORD!

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[–] moqsan2 10 years ago

Thank you -- I'll take the HAIL! But it's those long nights I had to stay up trying to make the stories work! But well worth those nights! And ever more worth to have all you "POSTERS" still talking about them. Thanks -- who'd a-thought?! gs

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[–] AndrewHNPX12 10 years ago

What did you think of the painting Tom Wright did for The Flip-Side of Satan?

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[–] moqsan2 10 years ago

Actually after all these years I don't really remember much. However, everything TOM WRIGHT painted was TERRIFIC! Without him -- 'NIGHT GALLERY' -- would just have been
'SUN-DOWN GALLERY'. gs

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[–] amyghost 10 years ago

'After-Hours Gallery' just doesn't have the same ring to it.

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[–] Tresix 10 years ago

What about "Dusk Gallery" or (dare I say it) "Twilight Gallery"?

"There will be blood. Oh, yes, there WILL be blood."-Jigsaw; "Saw II"

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[–] antonasmodeus 10 years ago

"Night Gallery" is the perfect name for this iconic series. God bless Rod Serling and all the wonderful writers for bringing it to haunt our nightmares!

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[–] moqsan2 9 years ago

Yes, let's not forget ROD & the WONDERFUL WRITERS, Anton. If I may call you that.
Simply put -- it was a GREAT TIME for us WRITERS. And ACTORS, of course...and OTHERS without whom I personally wouldn't be writing this. And to think -- I'm 'ANCIENT' now, and still writing! And hope you're still doing what you wanted to in your life. And most of all -- ENJOY, my friend, ENJOY! gs

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[–] moqsan2 9 years ago

And thank you for the 'HAIL GERALD SANFORD! (OH, BY THE WAY. gerald sanford -- That's my name. gs

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[–] theowlymama 9 years ago

If I remember correctly, those scenes were from an episode of The Sixth Sense. It was probably added in this episode because the content could be related to the DJ story.

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[–] Poisoned_Dragon1964 8 years ago

I can understand adding the scary faces to fill out the segment, but what was with the woman being chased by the horse-drawn hearse?

That footage was borrowed from an episode of The Sixth Sense (1972) (the Second Season opener, Coffin, Coffin in the Sky (1972)). Their use of it in 'Flip Side' is extrapolated from JJ Wilson's phone conversation about the woman (a producer's wife) with whom he'd apparently had an affair, and who had subsequently killed herself.

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[–] moqsan2 9 years ago

There's no way to understand 'NIGHT GALLERY'. And what's worse is there's no way "NOT TO UNDERSTAND it! I know 'NIGHT GALLERY'! NO! I LIVED 'NIGHT GALLERY'! From early morning when I arrived at my studio desk, to late at night when I went to sleep in my one room apartment on CATES AVE. in my MAKE-BELIEVE-WORLD! And it's stayed with me all these years. I wait, but I'm here. The 'FLIP SIDE OF LIFE!'. GERALD SANFORD

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[–] antonasmodeus 9 years ago

God bless you Mr. Sanford and thank you for sharing your creative mind and imagination with the world!

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[–] moqsan2 9 years ago

NO! THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO WATCH 'THE FLIP SIDE..." and many other TV shows that without your TIME, and HELP would be LONG FORGOTTEN by now! 'THE FLIP SIDE OF SATAN'? NO WAY! "THE VIEWER OF SATAN!". gs

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[–] moqsan2 9 years ago

NO! God bless all of you out there who not only remember -- and I imagine -- relive the wonderful past of the 'FLIP-SIDE' ITSELF, but also those who can still feel the joy of the story and especially the great talent of the ACTORS, DIRECTORS, WRITERS, You name it and it's there! And YOU'RE THERE,TOO! You in the living room-today, taking in the joy of the 'FLIP-SIDE-PAST! And more power to you! The POWER OF THE STORY OF THE PAST, AND MAY IT LIVE FOREVER!
And FOREVER AFTER THAT! gerald sanford

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[–] hnow 9 years ago

I'm watching it right now on Me-TV.

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[–] moqsan2 9 years ago

BLESS ALL OF YOU! And believe me WE ALL, thanks to what we saw, 'NOW ALL SHARE OUR CREATIVE MIND AND IMAGINATION for the betterment of OUR WORLD! That's RIGHT, OUR WORLD! For it's people like yourselves that make this WORLD GREAT! And...it's just the BEGINNING! CREATE ON, MY PARTNERS, CREATE ON!And most of all -- ENJOY! gs

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[–] moqsan2 9 years ago

No! GOD bless you! All of you! Besides -- I loved every minute of the SO-CALLED' PAST! Tje 'PAST' WAS MY JOY! The DREAMS THAT NEVER DIE! NOR EVEN PASS! Take care. Each and Everyone of you! TAKE CARE! G.S.

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