As a kid in Ontario, I grew to love this series on Friday nights when it ran the classic serials like The Adventures of Captain Marvel and Daredevils of the Red Circle, while my mom baked homemade pizzas in big iron frying pans.
I felt a wave of emotion seeing that intro again. Magic Shadows and Saturday Night at the Movies really rubbed off on me as a kid. Elwy was the gold standard of movie community interviewers.
To this day, I love the old classics of the silver screen! This show was on when I was a child and the films shown on this show were from a different time, yet such an escape from real life!
Back when TVO produced original programming, as opposed to just buying second-hand documentaries. And I love documentaries. but please! Let's get back to the golden age of TVO!
Elwy, a part of my life for thirty-five years. He was great. This clip is funny because he doesn't mention, at the beginning, that "Able was I ere I saw Elba" is a well-known palindrome. He only mentions it as a reference to Napoleon.
As a kid in Ontario, I grew to love this series on Friday nights when it ran the classic serials like The Adventures of Captain Marvel and Daredevils of the Red Circle, while my mom baked homemade pizzas in big iron frying pans.
I felt a wave of emotion seeing that intro again. Magic Shadows and Saturday Night at the Movies really rubbed off on me as a kid. Elwy was the gold standard of movie community interviewers.
To this day, I love the old classics of the silver screen! This show was on when I was a child and the films shown on this show were from a different time, yet such an escape from real life!
Loved this as a kid in Detroit. The intro was so magical and imaginative.
I was in Toronto for Crew at TFC and a documentary about Elwy came on the TV and so that's how I learned who he is.
We used to call the intro stuff "Elwy-babble", but we loved it as much as the movies presented!
I loved this show as a kid, my love of film comes from him, thanks Elwy :)
Thank you so much for this. I had totally forgotten such an important part of my childhood. RIP Elwy.
RIP Elwy....I discovered great cinema thanks to you.
I miss Elwy.
Thank you SO MUCH for this one. Well done, a great present for Christmas.
Back when TVO produced original programming, as opposed to just buying second-hand documentaries. And I love documentaries. but please! Let's get back to the golden age of TVO!
Agreed. We need another host like Elwy to provide a viewing experience like we used to have.
always loved this when I was a kid!
Excellent
and I wish Elwy was still around so we coudl sit around and talk movies. What an experience that would be.
So glad to know I wasn't the only one who was completely terrified by this intro! :D
Thank you, Mr. Yost. You were a wonderful host!
Elwy, a part of my life for thirty-five years. He was great. This clip is funny because he doesn't mention, at the beginning, that "Able was I ere I saw Elba" is a well-known palindrome. He only mentions it as a reference to Napoleon.
Great part of my youth. 7 pm (?) every night.
that intro scared the crap out of me when i was 4 years old. haha!
EricJohn was the weird eyed gorilla in the end
Great Life! R.I.P. Elwy
wow memories. and yeah whoever did that intro sure was whacked!
IT IS G O O D !!!
Just got here
I thought he opened every show with, "Hi, there,hi!"
@skeeterhmcr haha. it was the tenticals part that freaked me out the most!
@TheNostalgiaJunkie If for no other reason than nostalgia youtube rocks!
"Able was I ere I saw Elba" Funny he never mentioned that the phrase is a palindrome.
Anyone know who designed the animation? Could it be early Bill Plympton work?
Micheal Johnston it was Gary Lund
“The animation was done in L.A. by a couple of people including Herbert Klynn"
BE CHILD'LIKE' NOT CHILDISH :)
why didn't he mention that "able was i ere i saw elba" is a palindrome? seems odd.
@deprogramr Because palindromes aren't nearly as cool as semordnilaps, and thus don't deserve mention.