Much like The X-Files and The Simpsons, another show to become a merchandising juggernaut during the 1990s was HBO’s horror anthology series Tales from the Crypt.
TNT intends to revisit its stalled Tales from the Crypt revival, once certain rights issues have been settled.
Crypt ran for 7 seasons, one of the longest tenures of any TV anthology.
One need only remember the decades-long corporate fight over control of Adam West’s Batman series as a prime example.