Truth be told, Romero probably would have ended up spending more time fighting with the suits than doing anything creative, but Hooper presumably was willing to be less of a purist about his work. Actually, Hooper was evidently the second choice, George Romero having understandably concluded that it was not worth his while to try to direct a horror movie that would make it past a TV station’s standards and practices department. The studios behind these movies frequently displayed astonishing nerve, given the constraints of the medium, but I can think of no ballsier gambit from the era than Warner Brothers hiring Tobe Hooper to helm a broadcast adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘Salem’s Lot. The 1970’s were exceptionally good years for horror on television, having produced a number of films that many fans would have paid good money to see in theaters (and which fans in Britain, Canada, and Australia frequently did end up paying for). Salem’s Lot (1979) *** (TV version) ***½ (theatrical version)
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