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[[File:Freakylinks 2000series.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The cast of ''FreakyLinks (2000 series)''...]] | [[File:Freakylinks 2000series.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The cast of ''FreakyLinks (2000 series)''...]] | ||
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| + | ''FreakyLinks'' (2000 series), AKA ''Fearsum'' | ||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
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| − | "What you don't know can't hurt you, but what you search for might get you. Fear is the only link." A paranormal detective series made by the creative team behind ''[[Blair Witch Project (1999 franchise)]]'', about a guy who runs a paranormal investigation website who finds out that his supposedly dead brother isn't dead after all when he sees him on the Internet; the series | + | "What you don't know can't hurt you, but what you search for might get you. Fear is the only link." A paranormal detective monster-of-the-week series made by the creative team behind ''[[Blair Witch Project (1999 franchise)]]'', about a guy who runs a paranormal investigation website who finds out that his supposedly dead brother isn't dead after all when he sees him on the Internet; the short-lived series followed his spooky adventures with the rest of the FreakyLinks team in finding the truth. |
==Details== | ==Details== | ||
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* Release Date: 2000-2001 | * Release Date: 2000-2001 | ||
* Country/Language: USA, English | * Country/Language: USA, English | ||
| − | * Genres/Technical: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi | + | * Genres/Technical: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Adventure (monster-of-the-week) |
* Runtime: (generally formatted for a 1-hour commercial television slot) | * Runtime: (generally formatted for a 1-hour commercial television slot) | ||
* Starring: Ethan Embry, Lisa Sheridan, Karim Prince, Lizette Carrion, Dennis Christopher | * Starring: Ethan Embry, Lisa Sheridan, Karim Prince, Lizette Carrion, Dennis Christopher | ||
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* S____ (One Tentacle: Debateably Lovecraftian; has almost no direct connection to Lovecraft's work) | * S____ (One Tentacle: Debateably Lovecraftian; has almost no direct connection to Lovecraft's work) | ||
| − | Only "Lovecraftian" in the Call of Cthulhu RPG sense of a party of paranormal detectives investigating a new (typically supernatural) urban legend every week. | + | Only "Lovecraftian" in the Call of Cthulhu RPG sense of a party of paranormal detectives investigating a new (typically supernatural) urban legend every week. Among their more "Lovecraftian" cases are an investigation involving "the Desert Squid", and a case involving a cult of mutant, cannibal homeless people living in city sewers. |
''Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.'' | ''Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.'' | ||
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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
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| − | A paranormal detective series made by the creative team behind ''[[Blair Witch Project (1999 franchise)]]'', about a guy who runs a paranormal investigation website who finds out that his supposedly dead brother isn't dead after all when he sees him on the Internet; the series | + | A paranormal detective series made by the creative team behind ''[[Blair Witch Project (1999 franchise)]]'', about a guy who runs a paranormal investigation website who finds out that his supposedly dead brother isn't dead after all when he sees him on the Internet; the short-lived series followed his spooky adventures with the rest of the FreakyLinks team in finding the truth. |
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[[Category:Film:Series_or_Serial]] | [[Category:Film:Series_or_Serial]] | ||
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[[Category:Film:One-Tentacle Media]] | [[Category:Film:One-Tentacle Media]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:24, 27 June 2017
FreakyLinks (2000 series), AKA Fearsum
Summary
"What you don't know can't hurt you, but what you search for might get you. Fear is the only link." A paranormal detective monster-of-the-week series made by the creative team behind Blair Witch Project (1999 franchise), about a guy who runs a paranormal investigation website who finds out that his supposedly dead brother isn't dead after all when he sees him on the Internet; the short-lived series followed his spooky adventures with the rest of the FreakyLinks team in finding the truth.
Details
- Release Date: 2000-2001
- Country/Language: USA, English
- Genres/Technical: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Adventure (monster-of-the-week)
- Runtime: (generally formatted for a 1-hour commercial television slot)
- Starring: Ethan Embry, Lisa Sheridan, Karim Prince, Lizette Carrion, Dennis Christopher
- Creator: Ricardo Festiva, Gregg Hale
- Producer/Production Co: Haxan Films, Regency Television, 20th Century Fox Television
- View Trailer: (link)
- TVTropes: (link)
- IMDB Page: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: TV-14 (Violence, mild Profanity, mild Adult Content)
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- S____ (One Tentacle: Debateably Lovecraftian; has almost no direct connection to Lovecraft's work)
Only "Lovecraftian" in the Call of Cthulhu RPG sense of a party of paranormal detectives investigating a new (typically supernatural) urban legend every week. Among their more "Lovecraftian" cases are an investigation involving "the Desert Squid", and a case involving a cult of mutant, cannibal homeless people living in city sewers.
Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.
Reviews
Review Links:
- (review needed)
Synopsis
A paranormal detective series made by the creative team behind Blair Witch Project (1999 franchise), about a guy who runs a paranormal investigation website who finds out that his supposedly dead brother isn't dead after all when he sees him on the Internet; the short-lived series followed his spooky adventures with the rest of the FreakyLinks team in finding the truth.
Notes
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
Associated Mythos Elements
- TO DO
- film: compare to Blair Witch Project (1999 franchise), The X-files (1993 series), Night Stalker (1972 franchise)
- setting: Delta Green
- race: Desert Squid
- race: Mole People
