Chocky

120_Minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3ztIDFU2P8

hardly ever watched it but it was effing weird. pops into my head from time to time, but i cant remember a single episode.

anyone else remember it?

MooseJam

yeah used to watch that as a kid, must be around 25 years old by now

WindSock

I remember it from when I was a wee 'un. I thought it was called Chalky though.

sweetie

one of my faves as a child. nobody else could see it in wicklow as they didn't have the british channels. Bought the dvd, there are three series.

'Matthew....'

Pigman II

Never really watched the show as a kid but I used to be obsessed with the theme music and the pyramid at the start of the show. I would even take straws from school and then "weld" them into the pyramid shape with my cooker at home. Must have made hundreds of them in total!

I watched the six episodes of Chocky in full for the first time this weekend and I have to admit that it's really good! Hard to believe it was a kids show given the quality of the performances and the mature tone of the show. Strange also that the pyramid seems to have absolutely nothing to do with the show itself!

TheIrishGrover

Used to love this show. Real tense and a bit creepy Based on John Wyndham book apparently. Well, Spielberg's optioned it for a movie (Think the new AI/WOTW bleaker Spielberg would make a good go at it)
http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=23325

Imagine a cross between ET: The Extra Terrestrial and Robert De Niro’s Hide And Seek and you’ve pretty much got a grasp on the latest project to grab Steven Spielberg’s attention.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Beard is planning to adapt Chocky, based on the novel by Brit writer John Wyndham and the beloved 80's TV show, through the newly independent Dreamworks.
The tale of a father who becomes concerned that his son's imaginary friend is becoming something of a problem and his subsequent discovery that said invisible buddy is actually a benign visitor from another world sounds like prime material for Spielberg.


The word is that Spielberg is keen to direct the kiddies' novel but first he has to get Tintin and his Liam Neeson-starring Lincoln biopic in the bag. We will, of course, bring you all the latest developments as they unfold.

Ann22

Wow! Talk about a blast from the past. I'd totally forgotten all about that one..I just watched the first episode and the recaps on youtube. Deadly.:) There was another good series that was called 'The Nargun and the Stars'. It was set in Australia and there was a big rock that was some kind of spirit and it used to move about. There was also a little creature called Potrock or something similar.Can't find it on youtube.:(

bullets

Was the last series of Chocky where Matthew was grown up?
I dont think I saw the last few episodes.

One thing I would love to see again is Children of the Dog star.
EDIT: Mmmm maybe I can:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ3Vfx3SFfw

~B