Wes Craven and Thomas Baum's enjoyable 1992 series 'Nightmare Cafe' ran on NBC for only a mere six episodes and for the life of me I cannot fathom why. With a stable cast and top writers, it had all the ingredients to be a hit.
Two people, Frank Nolan and Fay Perovnic, both meet inside a mysterious cafe, manned by a strange man named Blackie. It turns out, they have both died after drowning in the same river as each other and it transpires that Blackie is the one responsible for bringing them back to life ( and not with C.P.R! ). The cafe normally situated near the waterfront has the power to teleport to another location. That is when Frank and Fay realise they are on a mission to help someone in danger.
In a nutshell, the show is all about giving second chances.
There was so many possibilities unrealised. It really did need a second season however due to dismal viewing figures it was axed. Robert Englund ( best known as Freddie Kruger ) was terrific as Blackie. It made a nice change seeing him in a role other than that of a psychotic murderer. Here one was never certain whether he was the good guy or the bad guy. Jack Coleman brought humour to the proceedings as the facetious but kind hearted Frank whilst Lindsay Frost ( who I recall as Randy, the poor girl whose body decomposes whilst she is still alive, in the underrated movie 'Dead Heat' ) serves as eye candy as the insecure Fay.
One possible explanation for its lack of interest from viewers could be the fact that what few viewers the show had did not have the intelligence to keep up with the plots. I guess we shall never know.
Two people, Frank Nolan and Fay Perovnic, both meet inside a mysterious cafe, manned by a strange man named Blackie. It turns out, they have both died after drowning in the same river as each other and it transpires that Blackie is the one responsible for bringing them back to life ( and not with C.P.R! ). The cafe normally situated near the waterfront has the power to teleport to another location. That is when Frank and Fay realise they are on a mission to help someone in danger.
In a nutshell, the show is all about giving second chances.
There was so many possibilities unrealised. It really did need a second season however due to dismal viewing figures it was axed. Robert Englund ( best known as Freddie Kruger ) was terrific as Blackie. It made a nice change seeing him in a role other than that of a psychotic murderer. Here one was never certain whether he was the good guy or the bad guy. Jack Coleman brought humour to the proceedings as the facetious but kind hearted Frank whilst Lindsay Frost ( who I recall as Randy, the poor girl whose body decomposes whilst she is still alive, in the underrated movie 'Dead Heat' ) serves as eye candy as the insecure Fay.
One possible explanation for its lack of interest from viewers could be the fact that what few viewers the show had did not have the intelligence to keep up with the plots. I guess we shall never know.