Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Frig off, Beetleman!

 

Just be-fucking-cuz.


NCBD:

One thing I've learned in life is to have Events to look forward to. They can be daily events (opening that first beer at the end of the day), yearly events (new seasons of a show you love, like, let's say, The Last Drive-In on Shudder, just renewed for season seven), or weekly events, like NCBD. So, what does this week's event look like? Let's take a look...


Having just gotten into The Department of Truth last year and read the first four volumes as trade paperbacks, I have to say, there's a definite adjustment taking it down to single issues every month, but I'm here and I'm ready to continue this slow descent into the Kennedy thing.


The final issue of this Eco-Horror mindfuck, and I'm wondering if the "Part One" on the cover means there will be more? 

I'm digging TMNT being bi-monthly. Give my fucking wallet a break, Kevin Eastman.


The end of the current arc, and I'm thinking, a major turning point. LOVE this cover. 




Watch:

As someone who pays for The Last Drive-In's Patreon, I have access to all the great, older content Joe Bob and Darcy are posting there. LOTS of stuff from the Monstervision era, which is all new to me. Last night's viewing? Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! And now this will no doubt be in my head for the rest of the week:


Watching this with Joe Bob circa 1997,  I was floored by some of the factoids. Like, Keaton was uninterested until Burton told him he would re-write the script and just let him develop the titular Bio Exorcist's schtick. Boy, did that work! Or that, originally, Burton wanted Sammy Davis Jr. to play Beetlejuice. Can't you kind of picture that? Or even that - and I'm sure I knew this back at the time it came out - this was Burton's second feature! This flick has never meant to me what it does to others, but it's weird AF, and I love it for that. Just the fact that they married Calypso music with Goth overtones reminds me of what a genius Burton was at one time. I'll be seeing the new Beetlejuice sooner or later, and I'm looking forward to it. 




Playlist:

The Jesus Lizard - Rack
Various - Learn to Relax! A Tribute to Jehu
Type O Negative - Life Is Killing Me
The High Confessions - Turning Lead Into Gold with the High Confessions
Type O Negative - World Coming Down
Blitz/Berlin - Psycho Goreman OST




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