Pop Goes the News Cycle

Time to play good news bad news weird news.

Good news: a new Stranger Things trailer!

Bad news: Hugh Hefner died.

Weird news: Jared Kushner registered to vote in NY as a woman. Apparently this is part of a pattern, as he has trouble filling out every form he comes across.

And...That's about it. There's a death in my family, so I'm not very motivated right now guys. Instead of dragging this on, enjoy a kitten.

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.

Stranger Ranger, #1

So, my favorite show Stranger Things is gearing up for season two. We've had 2 some awesome teasers and trailers:

There have also been little news tidbits from the cast and the creators. Most recently, the Duffer Brothers gave some info on how they're already working on season 3, and planning the eventual end of the show. They want to go on long enough, leave the audience wanting more, but end when the story is over and not drag it out.

I've been burned before.

The new season doesn't air until nearly Halloween, a time of year jam-packed for me. But I'm already making plans to set the whole day aside for this. Helps that it's a weekend.

In the meanwhile, much like my IT Spot posts, I'll update with any new Stranger Things news as it comes up.

For now, I'm gonna geek over the inclusion of Sean Astin in this season some more.

Just repeat to yourself "It's Just a Show...

..BUT I CANNOT RELAX BECAUSE IT IS AWESOME!"

Okay, I may have mis-quoted.

So, the new MST3K episodes that I kickstarted are finally out. I've only watched the first 4 of 14 total episodes, but I'm enjoying them. Sure, all the old voices are gone, but literally, every single character has been recast or replaced at least one previously.

Yes, even Tom Servo.

Time will tell if the new host, Jonah, will measure up to Mike and Joel. I like him, but I don't see him becoming a host the fandom will go to war over, a la Joel vs. Mike.

The movies are the same level of schloch we're accustomed to, including (the only) Danish Kaiju flick...

A surprisingly racist bigfoot film...

A terrible sci-fi fluff piece...

And a disaster movie starring Rock Hudson and Mia Farrow.

Spoiler alert: it sucks.

They're in color, so that's a nice change. There's also a bunch of guest appearances, which I'm not going to spoil, but are totally worth it.

Frankly, this is at least as good as any of the Rifftrax Presents riffs, and fans of the riffing genera will probably like it. I urge you, if you have netflix, watch some of this great show.

And to whet your appetite, here's a sample of them riffiing the opening of Stranger Things: