I just watched #TalesFromTheCrypt season 3 episode 1: "Loved to Death".

This one is marked as a big inspiration for #Obsession, so I was curious how it compared.

Andrew McCarthy plays a writer who lusts after his neighbor played by Mariel Hemingway. She's pretty much Nikki to Bear. Teases him sometimes, but is generally meh about him. His landlord gives him a love potion for her, then she wants him. Nonstop.

The overall tone is pretty different, but it's definitely a similar premise AND a similar ending. He tries to undo it and it only ends up worse. Not exactly the same ending, but pretty similar. It definitely must have been on Curry Barker's mind when he wrote Obsession (along with that Simpsons episode).

Tubi has all of #TalesFromTheCrypt now. It's insane how many big guest stars were on this show. I'll give it a re-watch, though I want to say my initial viewing pegged most of the show was pretty solid. Seven seasons is a stretch for any show, though. Had they topped out at five seasons, it might have been even better.