Richard Dysart and Keith David were both in John Carpenter's The Thing.
This late 1997 VHS/LaserDisc release cut out Todd McFarlane's live action intros, which were included on the initial HBO airing in the summer of 1997. It also cut out the clip sequences which recap the previous episodes events. This version without McFarlane's intros was subsequently released onto DVD. The version currently streaming on HBO Max is the episodic broadcast version.