Happy Friday!

Enjoy some nerdy sillies I found.

Pop goes the Culture

So, there's still non-IT related media news. Who knew?

Most of it is the real-life equivalent of filler, though. Like, wanna know why the Lego Batman movie didn't have a live-action framing device? Because it was a side story and unnecessary.  Woo!

Also, the original Lion King director talks about his feelings about the remake. Spoilers, he's kinda medium about the whole thing.

Also, there may be a live action Akira! Or not! Who cares?

I really thought I was going to have more interesting pop culture stuff to blog about after taking a hiatus for so long. Maybe next time...

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Ok, seriously, in between when I originally finished this and publishing it, Jordan Peele announced he's developing a show about hunting Nazis in the 70s.

I also finished Steven Universe, so...that's gonna be an upcoming thing...warning you now.

WHAT THE

So, a funeral home was leaking a blood-like substance (most likely blood and formaldehyde). It was next to a cemetery and lasted for 20 minutes.

I worked for a funereal home. I've seen the room where the corpses are drained, and I never saw this much blood. With what I know I'll say it's really really weird that this happened, but it was likely a plumbing fluke. Still, what the eff.

In other news, people are still idiots. A dad tried to discipline his daughter by dressing like a clown then chasing her. Then he was shot at. And to top the sadness Sunday, the Dad said dicipline was hard since the kid's mom was in jail for stepping on/breaking the kids ribs.

Screw people. I need some better news.

Um...back to the graveyard, as a Michigan realtor advertised a cemetery-adjacent property as having quiet neighbors.

Ha. Ha. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH.

I needed that.

Stranger Things didn't win a (non-technical) Emmy

Booo.

But Bob's Burgers finally did!

But Steven Universe didn't.

But Adventure Time did!

But I didn't get to see any of this, because I was rehursing.

But Youtube has my back!

Until this link gets taken down.

But none of it matters, because as Colbert pointed out, the world is crumbling around us.

But people are trying to make things better!

I'm gonna watch TV. This has been draining.

The IT Spot: News round up

So, with Chapter 1 out of the way, it's time to start talking about the news, and what lies in store for chapter two. There's a lot to discuss, so let's sink our teeth in!

First, the good news: IT has broken the record for R rated Horror movie opening weekend, last held by Paranormal Activity 3. Yaaay! This is also great news for Chapter 2, which will hopefully get a larger budget as a consequence.

So, some people have dressed as clowns and then gone to see IT. That's only news because I'm amazed theaters have allowed people in costumes inside the movie.

Also, Stephen King has made an updated statement about that scene (not in the film, of course). A previous statement was "I wasn’t really thinking of the sexual aspect of it. The book dealt with childhood and adulthood –1958 and Grown Ups. The grown ups don’t remember their childhood. None of us remember what we did as children–we think we do, but we don’t remember it as it really happened. Intuitively, the Losers knew they had to be together again. The sexual act connected childhood and adulthood. It’s another version of the glass tunnel that connects the children’s library and the adult library. Times have changed since I wrote that scene and there is now more sensitivity to those issues. "

 Now, a little something to ease the tension!

Now King has added:  “...it’s fascinating to me that there has been so much comment about that single sex scene and so little about the multiple child murders. That must mean something, but I’m not sure what.”

Interesting.

As for the DVD release, it'll have a 15 minute director's cut. Also, Freddy Kruger almost popped up as one of IT's forms. As much as I love Freddy, that would have stolen the whole show; best they just had the poster.

As for chapter two, the producers have released some details, mostly about how Mike will be a bit more fucked up than his book counterpart. The Turtle may have more of an impact. Bill Skarsgard is returning as Pennywise of course, and filming is supposed to begin in January. No casting details yet.

For those of you who want to know more about the original mini-series, one of my favorite reviewers has taken it on. So far only 2 parts are up, but she's promised at least a 3rd. Check 'em out!

One sad item: a woman died at a screening, seemingly from a heart attack. My heart goes out to her family and loved ones.