1997 – A Year In Film And Television | A Hollywood Outsider Time Capsule Episode

Two decades ago, one of the greatest years in television and film occurred. Classics like Titanic, Men in Black, Liar Liar, L.A. Confidential and many others graced theaters. Seinfeld, The X-Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, South Park, and Friends took over our television sets. It was a prime time for entertainment.

For this special episode, we’re not only going to look back at the year, we are GOING back to 1997. With the magic of technology and time travel, this podcast is being presented to you directly from our HO Time Capsule vault to discuss and entire year in film and television.

THIS is 1997.

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Discussed on this episode of The Hollywood Outsider Movie and TV Podcast:

  • (0:00 – 18:28) Opening | 1997 Hot Topics – Cuba Gooding, Jr, Crocodile Hunter, Tiger Woods, and Titanic take over the conversation
  • (18:29 – 32:29) Movie and TV News – Buffy the Vampire Slayer comes to TV, George Clooney bottoms out with Batman and Robin, South Park begins, Seinfeld ends, and ticket prices skyrocket
  • (32:30 – 1:22:17) From the Outside In – The Best and Worst in Film and Television in 1997
  • (1:22:18 – 1:31:27) What’s This Movie | In Memoriam | HO Game
  • (1:31:28 – 1:40:53) Recommendations | 1997 Events | Closing
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