 SEASON 3, EPISODE 18 THE SPIRIT OF TELEVISION When Micki's favorite rock star is reported dead, she feels compelled to investigate and uncovers a crucial piece of evidence: both the singer and another recently deceased actor were clients of Ilsa Van Zandt (Marj Dusay), a renowned psychic, and both performers died by electrocution. Further digging reveals that Ilsa's late clients were torn by guilt about the death of someone close to them. While other participants in Ilsa's seances with the singer and actor saw nothing, the clients saw a reassuring image of their loved one clearly on an antique television screen. Later, however, an angry image of the same person appeared on their home television sets, blaming them for their deaths. Such is the fury of the spirits that they are able to cause the television sets to explode, electrocuting the hapless victims. Ilsa views each new death on her antique television set, and anxiously waits for a scene of a graveyard to appear on screen. She watches in relief, as, after each murder, the date of death on her tombstone is extended, temporarily prolonging her life that much longer. CAST & CREW MICKI FOSTER- LOUISE ROBEY JACK MARSHAK- CHRIS WIGGINS JOHNNY VENTURA- STEVEN MONARQUE ILSA VAN ZANDT- MARJ DUSAY WILLIAM- PAUL HUMPHREY JESSICA- BELINDA METZ ROBERT JANDINI- PAUL BETTIS GENEVIEVE- NANCY CSER KATIA- SUSAN COX VINNIE- HAMISH MCEWAN BRUCE- ELLIOTT SMITH ROGER- JED DIXON NEWSMAN- BRIAN RAINEY MAMA JANDINI- IDA CARNEVALI PAPA JANDINI- LESLIE YEO BARTENDER- BILL VIBERT Written by- Robert Holbrook Directed by- Jorge Montesi Created by- Larry B. Williams, Frank Mancuso Jr. Supervising Producer- Jon Andersen Executive Producer- Frank Mancuso Jr. Line Producer- J. Miles Dale Executive Story Consultant- Jim Henshaw Music Composed and Performed by- Fred Mollin Director of Photography- Rodney Charters Production Designer- Stephen Roloff Director of Post-Production- Gary L. Smith Editor- Dave Goard First Assistant Director- Myron Hoffert Second Unit Director- T.J. Scott Script Consultant- R. Scott Gemmill Casting by- Walker, Berman & Associates Los Angeles Casting- Fern Champion, Pamela Basker Extras Casting- Gabrielle Iviney 1st Assistant Camera- Patrick Stepien 2nd Assistant Camera- Trevor Haws 2nd Unit Director of Photography- Richard Wincenty Sound Recordist- Bryan Day Boom Operator- Martin Lacroix Costume Designer- Marie-Sylvie Deveau Assistant Designer- Carolyn Bahen Wardrobe Mistress- Judith England Wardrobe Assistants- Luis Sequeira, Lisa Prince Make-Up Artist- Ava Stone Hair Stylist- Diane Smith Art Director- Adam Kolodziej Assistant Art Director- Robert Ballantyne Set Decorator- Marlene Puritt Lead Set Dresser- Bruce Mailing Swing Gang- David Maltese, Rex Field Art Department Trainee- Joan Parkinson Assistant Production Manager- Norman Denver Second Assistant Director- Andrea Raffaghello Third Assistant Director- Michael Burke Trainee Assistant Director- Johanne Chene Second Unit Assistant Director- Fergus Barnes Stunt Coordinator- J.J. Makaro Location Manager- Erik T. Snyder Assistant Location Manager- Dorigen Fode Production Coordinator- Mary Fraser Production Secretary- Natalie Capone Production Accountant- Nathalie Laporte Script Supervisor- Benu Bhandari Assistant to the Producer- Susan Perry Assistant to the Executive Producer- Ginger Reynolds Studio Manager- Aileen Bell Script Assistant- Sheri McGrath Paralegal- Pat Turner Prosthetics Designer- Francois Dagenais Special Effects by- Performance Solutions Inc. Special Effects Coordinator- Jordan Craig Visual Effects Artist- John Gajdecki Effects Assistants- John LaForet, Russ Graham Property Master- Peter Risi Lead Props- Frauke Illing Gaffer- Owen Taylor Best Boy- Kevin Murphy Electricians- Michael Auger, Nigel Draper Transportation Coordinator- Chris Radley-Walters Picture Vehicle Coordinator- Glen Avigdor Key Grip- Mark Silver Best Boy Grip- Ron Paulaskas Grips- Blake Ballantine, Tracy Shaw Construction Coordinator- Ron Lightfoot Head Carpenter- Joe Madziak Scenic Painter- Otto Fondan Post-Production Supervisor- Philip Stilman Post-Production Coordinator- Gary Mueller Assistant Editor- Mary Jane Patterson Post-Production Assistant- Ruth Pond Video Post-Production- Dome Productions Audio Post-Production- Master's Workshop Re-Recording Mixers- Tim Archer, Rick Ellis Dialogue Supervisor- Terry Gordica Dialogue Editors- Jon Archer, Steve Foster Sound Effects Editor- Steve Gorman Foley- Orest Sushko, Gary Daprato Series Music Available On- GNP Crescendo Records Executive in Charge of Production- Robert Wertheimer Executive Production Consultant- Rick Schwartz Copyright 1990 Paramount Pictures Corporation A Triumph Entertainment Corporation Production Produced in Association with Hometown Films All Rights Reserved |
     Jack: "Everything written says an apparition appears and speaks to everyone..." Genevieve: "Martina...I think I have another hit on my hands..." Ilsa: "What's beyond death is far less important than living..." Papa Jardini: "You killed us long before we died..." Ilsa: "Searching for what's beyond death...here it is..." CORONER'S REPORT 1. Eddie (uncredited)- Electrocuted to death in pool 2. Jessica (Belinda Metz)- Electrocuted, pulled into netherworld through TV 3. Genevieve (Nancy Cser)- Electrocuted to death in bathtub 4. Robert (Paul Bettis)- Falls to death out motel window 5. William (Paul Humphrey)- Electrocuted, pulled into netherworld through TV 6. Ilsa (Marj Dusay)- Electrocuted, pulled into netherworld through TV TRIVIA QUESTIONS 1. What was Ilsa Van Zandt's real name? 2. What was Micki's connection to Genevieve? 3. What was Robert Jandini's occupation? 4. Through her research, what was the name of the book found by Micki? 5. What was Ilsa's condition forcing her to use the television? ANSWERS 1. Ilsa Van Zandt's real name was Ellie Robinson. 2. Genevieve was Micki's favorite rock star. 3. Robert Jandini debunked spiritualists, and previously ran a magic act with Jack. 4. The book, by Ellie Robinson, was 'Walking With The Dead'. 5. Ilsa had a degenerative disease that caused her body to fall to pieces. AIR DATE April 30, 1990 EPISODE RATING: 4 Eerie spiritual episode delves into the afterlife like no other... Aside from obvious rip-off of 'Poltergeist', it wasn't half bad PROMO |
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