"Yo, grannie... Let's go!"
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Please let this be what it says on the tin.
posted by Going To Maine at 9:22 PM on July 10, 2015
posted by Going To Maine at 9:22 PM on July 10, 2015
Groovy.
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 9:23 PM on July 10, 2015 [15 favorites]
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 9:23 PM on July 10, 2015 [15 favorites]
Oh my. Yes please!
posted by greenhornet at 9:32 PM on July 10, 2015
posted by greenhornet at 9:32 PM on July 10, 2015
Groovy!
Yeah, somebody else said it already, but what other response could there possibly be.
posted by Confess, Fletch at 9:45 PM on July 10, 2015 [2 favorites]
Yeah, somebody else said it already, but what other response could there possibly be.
posted by Confess, Fletch at 9:45 PM on July 10, 2015 [2 favorites]
Among the many other qualities that I've found to admire in the Evil Dead franchise, I have to say that the degree to which they've just disposed of continuity as being any kind of an issue is sort of refreshing. Like, there doesn't seem to be any sign here that "Army of Darkness" happened. I suppose they might bring him back to the present via some form of quick prelude, but I might actually like it better if they just don't explain it at all.
posted by Ipsifendus at 9:55 PM on July 10, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by Ipsifendus at 9:55 PM on July 10, 2015 [2 favorites]
Hail to the king, baby!
posted by Jernau at 10:08 PM on July 10, 2015 [5 favorites]
posted by Jernau at 10:08 PM on July 10, 2015 [5 favorites]
Sorry for the "Well, actually..." but: Army Of Darkness ends with him back in the present day. There's an alternate ending where he winds up in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, but the film as released has him at the S-Mart in the end.
posted by Ian A.T. at 10:08 PM on July 10, 2015 [5 favorites]
posted by Ian A.T. at 10:08 PM on July 10, 2015 [5 favorites]
He got back to the present in Army of Darkness, though? Unless you mean the Director's Cut ending, but "canon," such as it is, is he came back. Thus the "But in my own way, I am king" monologue at the end.
posted by Ghostride The Whip at 10:08 PM on July 10, 2015
posted by Ghostride The Whip at 10:08 PM on July 10, 2015
Ipsifendus, I take it you're referring to the alternate "slept too long" ending from AoD? In the normal theatrical cut, Ash is back in the present working at S-Mart. Which is where he's apparently been (at least career-tier wise) for the last 20-odd years. Which makes this show possibly the tightest continuity between Evil Dead installments ever.
posted by Strange Interlude at 10:09 PM on July 10, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Strange Interlude at 10:09 PM on July 10, 2015 [1 favorite]
This article has more info on the show, including the cast other than Ash... yes, that is Lucy Lawless we get a glimpse of; she'll apparently be a rival monster hunter who blames Ash for the monsters.
Also worth noting is the fact that there will be ten half-hour episodes in the first season... so it will certainly be fast paced. (There also have been controversies at the Emmys about them automatically categorizing hour-long shows as Drama and half-hours as Comedy... it WILL be so cool to see this go up against Modern Family and Big Bang Theory)
posted by oneswellfoop at 10:18 PM on July 10, 2015 [6 favorites]
Also worth noting is the fact that there will be ten half-hour episodes in the first season... so it will certainly be fast paced. (There also have been controversies at the Emmys about them automatically categorizing hour-long shows as Drama and half-hours as Comedy... it WILL be so cool to see this go up against Modern Family and Big Bang Theory)
posted by oneswellfoop at 10:18 PM on July 10, 2015 [6 favorites]
To be fair, pretty much everything usually is Ash's fault. He's kinda terrible at everything that isn't killing Deadites.
posted by Punkey at 10:22 PM on July 10, 2015 [14 favorites]
posted by Punkey at 10:22 PM on July 10, 2015 [14 favorites]
I'll swallow your soul.
posted by shakespeherian at 10:47 PM on July 10, 2015
posted by shakespeherian at 10:47 PM on July 10, 2015
I suppose they might bring him back to the present via some form of quick prelude, but I might actually like it better if they just don't explain it at all.
Well that's just what we call "pillow talk," baby...!
posted by Graygorey at 10:51 PM on July 10, 2015 [1 favorite]
Well that's just what we call "pillow talk," baby...!
posted by Graygorey at 10:51 PM on July 10, 2015 [1 favorite]
In the middle of all this agreement and expectation, I feel that someone should pause and note that Space Truckin' is unironically excellent. We now return to your regularly scheduled boomstick.
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 10:57 PM on July 10, 2015 [5 favorites]
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 10:57 PM on July 10, 2015 [5 favorites]
Bruce Campbell covered in blood was a major facet of my teen sexual awakening and I'm happy to follow him n whatever more blood caked adventures may come
posted by The Whelk at 11:08 PM on July 10, 2015 [14 favorites]
posted by The Whelk at 11:08 PM on July 10, 2015 [14 favorites]
I call dibs on Bruce Campbell Covered in Blood as my next mefi handle
posted by Doleful Creature at 11:21 PM on July 10, 2015 [6 favorites]
posted by Doleful Creature at 11:21 PM on July 10, 2015 [6 favorites]
Bruce Campbell Covered in Blood
Not quite "Mister Rogers In A Blood-Stained Sweater"*, but pretty good.
posted by oneswellfoop at 11:27 PM on July 10, 2015 [6 favorites]
Not quite "Mister Rogers In A Blood-Stained Sweater"*, but pretty good.
posted by oneswellfoop at 11:27 PM on July 10, 2015 [6 favorites]
Oh no.
Well, it could be a ton-o-fun, but I don't see it as spiritual anything to the originals (ED, ED2, AoD).
Bruce is looking good, or at least the makeup is decent. He had fun in Burn Notice, looks like he's still having fun here.
Anyone else see Bubba Ho Tep? (Convinced a couple of friends to go with me [and drive] to a rando theatre in Seattle [from Vancouver] to see it; there were, like, 7 other people in the theatre with us. Good audience, though.)
posted by porpoise at 11:28 PM on July 10, 2015 [8 favorites]
Well, it could be a ton-o-fun, but I don't see it as spiritual anything to the originals (ED, ED2, AoD).
Bruce is looking good, or at least the makeup is decent. He had fun in Burn Notice, looks like he's still having fun here.
Anyone else see Bubba Ho Tep? (Convinced a couple of friends to go with me [and drive] to a rando theatre in Seattle [from Vancouver] to see it; there were, like, 7 other people in the theatre with us. Good audience, though.)
posted by porpoise at 11:28 PM on July 10, 2015 [8 favorites]
I call dibs on Bruce Campbell Covered in Blood as my next mefi handle
Was "Bruce Campbell's Chainsaw Hand" taken ?
posted by Pendragon at 11:28 PM on July 10, 2015
Was "Bruce Campbell's Chainsaw Hand" taken ?
posted by Pendragon at 11:28 PM on July 10, 2015
One of my very first comics writing jobs ever was a Evil Dead pastiche which was basically Ash Vs the Xenomorph, chainsaw hand and all, I think I somehow wrote in a Tom Servo cameo as a haunted gumball machine.
I refuse to find out if it's available somewhere.
posted by The Whelk at 11:40 PM on July 10, 2015 [7 favorites]
I refuse to find out if it's available somewhere.
posted by The Whelk at 11:40 PM on July 10, 2015 [7 favorites]
•Raises hand to Bubba Ho Tep•
Soft drugs were involved.
posted by clavdivs at 11:57 PM on July 10, 2015 [4 favorites]
Soft drugs were involved.
posted by clavdivs at 11:57 PM on July 10, 2015 [4 favorites]
Bubba Ho-Tep made me a Joe R. Lansdale fan.
When I read that Ash would have a sidekick, I started to worry. Ash isn't really a sidekick kind of guy. My fears are assuaged.
posted by MrBadExample at 12:37 AM on July 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
When I read that Ash would have a sidekick, I started to worry. Ash isn't really a sidekick kind of guy. My fears are assuaged.
posted by MrBadExample at 12:37 AM on July 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
Early last year I was walking around town (admittedly, a little baked) and saw Bruce Campbell sitting in front of a coffee shop with Ted Raimi. A few years back I had gotten to work with them on My Name Is Bruce, so I stopped to say hi, not expecting them to remember me, but Bruce was kind enough to give me the old, "Sure, sure. You're, uh...." line, when I told him I had worked on the movie. He told me that they were just spit-balling some story ideas. I didn't want to bug them, so I turned to Bruce and said that it was good to see him again, and then I turned to Ted and said, "Good to see you Sam... no Ted! No, Sam! Ted!" Like I said, I was a little stoned and admitted as much to them. They both laughed, and with a wolfish grin Bruce shook my hand and said, "You son of a bitch!" in the Bruce Campbell-iest way possible.
So, yeah, those guys are cool, and I hope Ash vs Evil Dead is a hit.
posted by bstreep at 1:43 AM on July 11, 2015 [36 favorites]
So, yeah, those guys are cool, and I hope Ash vs Evil Dead is a hit.
posted by bstreep at 1:43 AM on July 11, 2015 [36 favorites]
Bubba Ho-Tep is a lot of fun, and I judge people based on how they respond to having the premise explained to them.
posted by Pope Guilty at 2:30 AM on July 11, 2015 [13 favorites]
posted by Pope Guilty at 2:30 AM on July 11, 2015 [13 favorites]
I'm still kinda shocked that the Evil Dead remake from a couple of years ago wasn't totally awful and was actually the best of those I've seen (a low bar, but still)
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 2:32 AM on July 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 2:32 AM on July 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
I love Bubba Ho-Tep. You just have to be careful quoting it in public.
posted by ninazer0 at 3:47 AM on July 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by ninazer0 at 3:47 AM on July 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
Bubba-Hotep is awesome, I verify this. Is anyone here a notary?
posted by JHarris at 4:40 AM on July 11, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by JHarris at 4:40 AM on July 11, 2015 [2 favorites]
The Evil Dead remake was a good remake of the first movie, which was of course not funny at all, but actually a rather well-made horror movie.
Ash vs. Evil Dead seems like a promising continuation of the actual franchise, which has always been about increasing levels of silliness.
posted by Sticherbeast at 4:57 AM on July 11, 2015 [4 favorites]
Ash vs. Evil Dead seems like a promising continuation of the actual franchise, which has always been about increasing levels of silliness.
posted by Sticherbeast at 4:57 AM on July 11, 2015 [4 favorites]
They are going the Fast and Furious route. Each subsequent entry has to be an order of magnitude more ridiculous than the last. I wholeheartedly approve of this, and wouLD be lying if I said this commercial (trailer?) didn't get me excited.
Also, Bubba Ho Tep was brilliant, as was My Name is Bruce, and more or less everything else he has done (fingers in ears, Cars 2 does not exist).
posted by Literaryhero at 5:29 AM on July 11, 2015 [3 favorites]
Also, Bubba Ho Tep was brilliant, as was My Name is Bruce, and more or less everything else he has done (fingers in ears, Cars 2 does not exist).
posted by Literaryhero at 5:29 AM on July 11, 2015 [3 favorites]
Give me some sugar, baby.
posted by Fizz at 5:35 AM on July 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Fizz at 5:35 AM on July 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
Also, Bubba Ho Tep was brilliant, as was My Name is Bruce, and more or less everything else he has done (fingers in ears, Cars 2 does not exist).
If you've not read Bruce Campbell's 'If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor', his autobiography, do so, it'll have you on the floor in tears and laughter.
posted by Fizz at 5:40 AM on July 11, 2015 [5 favorites]
If you've not read Bruce Campbell's 'If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor', his autobiography, do so, it'll have you on the floor in tears and laughter.
posted by Fizz at 5:40 AM on July 11, 2015 [5 favorites]
I got it, I got it! I know your damn words, alright?
posted by RolandOfEld at 6:07 AM on July 11, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by RolandOfEld at 6:07 AM on July 11, 2015 [2 favorites]
Ok, I'm sold. When I first heard of the show it had the smell of "let's make some quick cash". But after seeing the trailer I'll need to find a way to watch it.
I subscribed to Fangoria magazine before ED came out based on it's ED cover. I used my free ad that came with the subscription to plead for it to come to Houston. When it finally did a year or so later, I had to drive 45 minutes to the one theater that was showing it.
Years later, when the local Landmark theater was doing a midnight showing of Bubba Ho-tep with a signing and talk by Bruce Campbell beforehand, my boss and I bailed on work and sat in line all day. The only folks in front of us was a guy from Ain't It Cool News, Alex Winter's brother and his girlfriend. I met Joe Landsdale in the parking lot, became addicted to his books, Bruce signed my copy of his book and he gave a very amusing and interesting talk about his life and Hollywood.
And then the movie was great.
So yeah, I'm psyched.
posted by beowulf573 at 6:46 AM on July 11, 2015 [6 favorites]
I subscribed to Fangoria magazine before ED came out based on it's ED cover. I used my free ad that came with the subscription to plead for it to come to Houston. When it finally did a year or so later, I had to drive 45 minutes to the one theater that was showing it.
Years later, when the local Landmark theater was doing a midnight showing of Bubba Ho-tep with a signing and talk by Bruce Campbell beforehand, my boss and I bailed on work and sat in line all day. The only folks in front of us was a guy from Ain't It Cool News, Alex Winter's brother and his girlfriend. I met Joe Landsdale in the parking lot, became addicted to his books, Bruce signed my copy of his book and he gave a very amusing and interesting talk about his life and Hollywood.
And then the movie was great.
So yeah, I'm psyched.
posted by beowulf573 at 6:46 AM on July 11, 2015 [6 favorites]
Totally amazeballs! Although I am a little curious about how similar present-day Ash seems to has-been-actor-meta-Bruce in "My Name is Bruce Campbell," right down to having him living in what looks like the same trailer and acting like a vain doof with the corset-tightening moment.
posted by the thought-fox at 7:15 AM on July 11, 2015
posted by the thought-fox at 7:15 AM on July 11, 2015
I'm super-excited about this. The trailer is much better than I expected and gives me the impression that the show is everything I want it to be.
posted by Ivan Fyodorovich at 7:24 AM on July 11, 2015
posted by Ivan Fyodorovich at 7:24 AM on July 11, 2015
Sam Raimi is officially on the record with this statement:
“My theory is that what the audience wants more than anything – more than a good story, more than an interesting visual or a good joke – is to see Bruce Campbell in pain. If Bruce Campbell is in pain then the audience is having a great time. I’ve read a few books of film criticism, and it all really boils down to that: the more pain, the more laughs.”
It's a pure, unforgiving aesthetic. If in the course of realizing it a bit of the distinction between actor and character goes by the wayside, that's the cost of perfection.
posted by Ipsifendus at 7:43 AM on July 11, 2015 [21 favorites]
“My theory is that what the audience wants more than anything – more than a good story, more than an interesting visual or a good joke – is to see Bruce Campbell in pain. If Bruce Campbell is in pain then the audience is having a great time. I’ve read a few books of film criticism, and it all really boils down to that: the more pain, the more laughs.”
It's a pure, unforgiving aesthetic. If in the course of realizing it a bit of the distinction between actor and character goes by the wayside, that's the cost of perfection.
posted by Ipsifendus at 7:43 AM on July 11, 2015 [21 favorites]
then I turned to Ted and said, "Good to see you Sam... no Ted! No, Sam! Ted!"
Christ, I did the same fucking thing when I met Ted Raimi. Poor Ted.
posted by Iridic at 8:48 AM on July 11, 2015 [5 favorites]
Christ, I did the same fucking thing when I met Ted Raimi. Poor Ted.
posted by Iridic at 8:48 AM on July 11, 2015 [5 favorites]
Well it looks a lot better than the Scream tv show (then again that's the lowest of low bars and this looks excellent)
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 9:07 AM on July 11, 2015
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 9:07 AM on July 11, 2015
This looks great, if nothing else it'll be great to see Campbell get to do more than cameo in Raimi's crappy Hollywood films.
posted by octothorpe at 9:33 AM on July 11, 2015
posted by octothorpe at 9:33 AM on July 11, 2015
Whoah whoah whoah now.
This is a Starz TV series and not a movie?
Oh HELLZ yeah!
posted by porpoise at 9:57 AM on July 11, 2015
This is a Starz TV series and not a movie?
Oh HELLZ yeah!
posted by porpoise at 9:57 AM on July 11, 2015
This looks just about perfect.
posted by Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish at 10:23 AM on July 11, 2015
posted by Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish at 10:23 AM on July 11, 2015
The Chin can do no wrong!
posted by drewbage1847 at 10:34 AM on July 11, 2015
posted by drewbage1847 at 10:34 AM on July 11, 2015
Really happy to hear him still calling the shotgun a boom-stick.
Retails for about $109.95. It's got a walnut stock, cobalt blue steel, and a hair trigger. That's right, shop smart. Shop S-Mart! YOU GOT THAT?!?!?
posted by A dead Quaker at 11:00 AM on July 11, 2015 [8 favorites]
Retails for about $109.95. It's got a walnut stock, cobalt blue steel, and a hair trigger. That's right, shop smart. Shop S-Mart! YOU GOT THAT?!?!?
posted by A dead Quaker at 11:00 AM on July 11, 2015 [8 favorites]
I kept thinking during the trailer, "This movie looks awesome!" I didn't realize until the end that it's going to be a TV series.
I'm worried that the show will have too much downtime. 10+ hours a season is a lot, and this is not a premise that can sustain character development, suspense, mystery, lore explanations, or other things that fill most longform serials. Evil Dead has to be frenetic. I want the show to be nothing but constant gore and wisecracks, like the trailer, but that's going to be hard to do in a TV series.
posted by painquale at 11:59 AM on July 11, 2015
I'm worried that the show will have too much downtime. 10+ hours a season is a lot, and this is not a premise that can sustain character development, suspense, mystery, lore explanations, or other things that fill most longform serials. Evil Dead has to be frenetic. I want the show to be nothing but constant gore and wisecracks, like the trailer, but that's going to be hard to do in a TV series.
posted by painquale at 11:59 AM on July 11, 2015
Came here to praise "Space Truckin'," saw ROU Tempfucker had beat me to it, left happy.
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 12:00 PM on July 11, 2015
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 12:00 PM on July 11, 2015
Making a TV show work is not entirely outside of Raimi's usual remit.
posted by Artw at 12:25 PM on July 11, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by Artw at 12:25 PM on July 11, 2015 [2 favorites]
10+ hours a season is a lot
As oneswellfoop noted above, this is going to be somewhat unique (as far as movie-spinoff TV series go) in that each episode is only a half hour, so I'm expecting modern sitcom pacing rather than the kind in hourlong dramedies. A half hour allows it to be light enough to be fun, and the weekly break between eps will make it so they can indulge in a tiny bit of dramatic story-arcing episode-to-episode without it seeming ponderous.
posted by Strange Interlude at 1:43 PM on July 11, 2015 [2 favorites]
As oneswellfoop noted above, this is going to be somewhat unique (as far as movie-spinoff TV series go) in that each episode is only a half hour, so I'm expecting modern sitcom pacing rather than the kind in hourlong dramedies. A half hour allows it to be light enough to be fun, and the weekly break between eps will make it so they can indulge in a tiny bit of dramatic story-arcing episode-to-episode without it seeming ponderous.
posted by Strange Interlude at 1:43 PM on July 11, 2015 [2 favorites]
"WHO'S LAUGHING NOW?!" is the best line of dialogue from any comedy horror movie I've ever scene, in part because of the context, but mostly for Campbell's delivery. The man has a gift. I cannot wait to see this.
posted by Aya Hirano on the Astral Plane at 2:16 PM on July 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Aya Hirano on the Astral Plane at 2:16 PM on July 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
Bruce C and Lucy L back together again?
SHUT up and take my monies!
posted by Faintdreams at 2:16 PM on July 11, 2015 [4 favorites]
SHUT up and take my monies!
posted by Faintdreams at 2:16 PM on July 11, 2015 [4 favorites]
The trailer looks like fun. The name could be better, though.
Evil Dead:
The Moneymakening
posted by markkraft at 2:48 PM on July 11, 2015
Evil Dead:
The Moneymakening
posted by markkraft at 2:48 PM on July 11, 2015
WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! I can't wait. And count me as another person who loved Bubba Ho-Tep.
posted by rednikki at 4:07 PM on July 11, 2015
posted by rednikki at 4:07 PM on July 11, 2015
clavdivs: "•Raises hand to Bubba Ho Tep•
Soft drugs were involved."
No drugs were involved. Except Bubba-Ho-Tep.
posted by Samizdata at 6:25 PM on July 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
Soft drugs were involved."
No drugs were involved. Except Bubba-Ho-Tep.
posted by Samizdata at 6:25 PM on July 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
bstreep: "Early last year I was walking around town (admittedly, a little baked) and saw Bruce Campbell sitting in front of a coffee shop with Ted Raimi. A few years back I had gotten to work with them on My Name Is Bruce, so I stopped to say hi, not expecting them to remember me, but Bruce was kind enough to give me the old, "Sure, sure. You're, uh...." line, when I told him I had worked on the movie. He told me that they were just spit-balling some story ideas. I didn't want to bug them, so I turned to Bruce and said that it was good to see him again, and then I turned to Ted and said, "Good to see you Sam... no Ted! No, Sam! Ted!" Like I said, I was a little stoned and admitted as much to them. They both laughed, and with a wolfish grin Bruce shook my hand and said, "You son of a bitch!" in the Bruce Campbell-iest way possible.
So, yeah, those guys are cool, and I hope Ash vs Evil Dead is a hit."
I once got Bruce to bust up laughing with no words and one item of apparel...
posted by Samizdata at 6:26 PM on July 11, 2015
So, yeah, those guys are cool, and I hope Ash vs Evil Dead is a hit."
I once got Bruce to bust up laughing with no words and one item of apparel...
posted by Samizdata at 6:26 PM on July 11, 2015
JHarris: "Bubba-Hotep is awesome, I verify this. Is anyone here a notary?"
Nope. But I will second.
What the hell did you expect with Don Coscarelli and Joe R. Lansdale?
posted by Samizdata at 6:27 PM on July 11, 2015 [3 favorites]
Nope. But I will second.
What the hell did you expect with Don Coscarelli and Joe R. Lansdale?
posted by Samizdata at 6:27 PM on July 11, 2015 [3 favorites]
"I don't see it as spiritual anything to the originals (ED, ED2, AoD)."
It seemed to me more of a follow-up to "My Name is Bruce." (That's intended as praise...) It looks outrageous and ridiculous and I am gleefully looking forward to it.
posted by galadriel at 10:10 PM on July 11, 2015
It seemed to me more of a follow-up to "My Name is Bruce." (That's intended as praise...) It looks outrageous and ridiculous and I am gleefully looking forward to it.
posted by galadriel at 10:10 PM on July 11, 2015
What the hell did you expect with Don Coscarelli and Joe R. Lansdale?
Realizing that the same screenwriter/director was behind the film adaptations of John Dies at the End and Bubba Ho-Tep was one of those "Oh, duh, of course!" moments. They definitely share something.
posted by Pope Guilty at 10:34 PM on July 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
Realizing that the same screenwriter/director was behind the film adaptations of John Dies at the End and Bubba Ho-Tep was one of those "Oh, duh, of course!" moments. They definitely share something.
posted by Pope Guilty at 10:34 PM on July 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
It seemed to me more of a follow-up to "My Name is Bruce."
Strongly Agreed. I did not realize upon first (very drunken view and post) that it was to be a television-format as opposed to a feature-length film.
BTW, just rewatched "My Name is Bruce" and it struck me that Bruce was very self depreciating in depicting the fictional Bruce Campbell as being impoverished; when the outdoor parts of the film was filmed on (one of?) his personal properties.
I now have no idea how well Campbell has been compensated throughout his career, but I'm now assuming that his financial management hasn't been pants.
posted by porpoise at 10:44 PM on July 11, 2015 [3 favorites]
Strongly Agreed. I did not realize upon first (very drunken view and post) that it was to be a television-format as opposed to a feature-length film.
BTW, just rewatched "My Name is Bruce" and it struck me that Bruce was very self depreciating in depicting the fictional Bruce Campbell as being impoverished; when the outdoor parts of the film was filmed on (one of?) his personal properties.
I now have no idea how well Campbell has been compensated throughout his career, but I'm now assuming that his financial management hasn't been pants.
posted by porpoise at 10:44 PM on July 11, 2015 [3 favorites]
Pope Guilty: " What the hell did you expect with Don Coscarelli and Joe R. Lansdale?
Realizing that the same screenwriter/director was behind the film adaptations of John Dies at the End and Bubba Ho-Tep was one of those "Oh, duh, of course!" moments. They definitely share something."
Plus, ummmm, the Phantasm movies, BOY! Oh, lookit what I found. (Couple notes on my love of Phantasm - They shot a lot of stuff in the small California mountain town I spent a lot of time growing up in (so, yeah, I boinked my high school girlfriend in the Phantasm cemetary) and I have met Angus Scrimm. So there.)
posted by Samizdata at 11:03 PM on July 11, 2015
Realizing that the same screenwriter/director was behind the film adaptations of John Dies at the End and Bubba Ho-Tep was one of those "Oh, duh, of course!" moments. They definitely share something."
Plus, ummmm, the Phantasm movies, BOY! Oh, lookit what I found. (Couple notes on my love of Phantasm - They shot a lot of stuff in the small California mountain town I spent a lot of time growing up in (so, yeah, I boinked my high school girlfriend in the Phantasm cemetary) and I have met Angus Scrimm. So there.)
posted by Samizdata at 11:03 PM on July 11, 2015
The web seems to think that he's worth about $6M.
I was somehow thinking more. I wonder (broadly) what kind of environment he calls his primary home, and where?
posted by porpoise at 11:05 PM on July 11, 2015
I was somehow thinking more. I wonder (broadly) what kind of environment he calls his primary home, and where?
posted by porpoise at 11:05 PM on July 11, 2015
I goddamn love Phantasm* and I had no idea it was Don Coscarelli that made Bubba Ho-Tep. Holy shit I have to see it immediately.
* That and Hellraiser are basically the only horror series I like.
posted by rifflesby at 11:36 PM on July 11, 2015 [2 favorites]
* That and Hellraiser are basically the only horror series I like.
posted by rifflesby at 11:36 PM on July 11, 2015 [2 favorites]
* That and Hellraiser are basically the only horror series I like.
Have you listened to the podcast We Have Such Films To Show You, hosted by MeFites cortex and griphus?
posted by JHarris at 12:04 AM on July 12, 2015 [5 favorites]
Have you listened to the podcast We Have Such Films To Show You, hosted by MeFites cortex and griphus?
posted by JHarris at 12:04 AM on July 12, 2015 [5 favorites]
porpoise: "I was somehow thinking more. I wonder (broadly) what kind of environment he calls his primary home, and where?"
According to Wikipedia, he lives in Jacksonville, Oregon.
posted by Joakim Ziegler at 3:55 AM on July 12, 2015
According to Wikipedia, he lives in Jacksonville, Oregon.
posted by Joakim Ziegler at 3:55 AM on July 12, 2015
Have you listened to the podcast We Have Such Films To Show You, hosted by MeFites cortex and griphus?
Downloading it as soon as I click Post Comment.
posted by rifflesby at 12:40 PM on July 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
Downloading it as soon as I click Post Comment.
posted by rifflesby at 12:40 PM on July 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
Oh, but for a Phantasm TV show.
Every week it could just be draining unlieable teenagers blood from flying psychic orbs, or occasionally just teleporting them to the high-grav slavery dimension.
Bottle episodes could be middle-management meetings discussing the operational cost of running portals and keeping the gravity turned up so high.
posted by lkc at 10:34 PM on July 12, 2015 [3 favorites]
Every week it could just be draining unlieable teenagers blood from flying psychic orbs, or occasionally just teleporting them to the high-grav slavery dimension.
Bottle episodes could be middle-management meetings discussing the operational cost of running portals and keeping the gravity turned up so high.
posted by lkc at 10:34 PM on July 12, 2015 [3 favorites]
Oh man, I had no idea this existed. Count me in as one of those who didn't realise until reading this thread that this was a series, not a movie. I AM EXCITE, you guys.
I also looked down at one point and realised that I am, even as I type, wearing this shirt so somewhere deep in my soul, i've clearly been preparing for this moment.
posted by pseudonymph at 10:54 PM on July 12, 2015 [2 favorites]
I also looked down at one point and realised that I am, even as I type, wearing this shirt so somewhere deep in my soul, i've clearly been preparing for this moment.
posted by pseudonymph at 10:54 PM on July 12, 2015 [2 favorites]
Oh, what's this? Just me and Bruce hanging out, you know, like we do. Well, me and a few hundred other folks at a Bubba Ho-Tep screening. And only for a few seconds....
I wonder what's in the tube? Did I get a poster signed and forget about it?
posted by beowulf573 at 7:13 AM on July 13, 2015
I wonder what's in the tube? Did I get a poster signed and forget about it?
posted by beowulf573 at 7:13 AM on July 13, 2015
"BTW, just rewatched "My Name is Bruce" and it struck me that Bruce was very self depreciating in depicting the fictional Bruce Campbell as being impoverished; when the outdoor parts of the film was filmed on (one of?) his personal properties."
How much land you own isn't a good indicator of wealth. For example, I could buy this 35 acre ranch for only 70 grand. Well, that's if I had 70 grand but still. For most people buying that much land is not really useful but if you have a job where you work sporadically as opposed to having a daily commute then that purchase might be worthwhile. Still, I hope that Bruce is filthy, filthy rich.
posted by I-baLL at 8:41 AM on July 13, 2015 [1 favorite]
How much land you own isn't a good indicator of wealth. For example, I could buy this 35 acre ranch for only 70 grand. Well, that's if I had 70 grand but still. For most people buying that much land is not really useful but if you have a job where you work sporadically as opposed to having a daily commute then that purchase might be worthwhile. Still, I hope that Bruce is filthy, filthy rich.
posted by I-baLL at 8:41 AM on July 13, 2015 [1 favorite]
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