Silly shocks still abound
Galligan, who suffered the wrath of the Gremlins in live-action form, appreciates that the show maintains the franchise’s signature blend of tones. “The series definitely gets a little little spooky, a little intense in places. The franchise is not E.T. The franchise is dark side of E.T,” he said. “It does have a darker tone and a slightly more mischievous, leaning towards vicious, streak through it. Gremlins has always had a mean streak in it. If you look at the first Gremlins and Gremlins 2, the Gremlins are tormenting Gizmo like two or three times per movie. Tying him up on the dartboard, throwing darts at him! I mean, it’s very silly but it’s also what [makes] it Gremlins. It is what it is,” he laughed.
