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Fart humor? Oh, yeah. I WENT THERE! Edgy, no?
Even when Truman is causing mischief, he’s still utterly adorable, isn’t he? Enjoy this sketch of him in quiet repose.
No rhyme or reason to today’s strip except I felt we had all gone too long without seeing Truman in action and I missed him.
Do I have any opinions about The Fog? Other than it’s an excuse to pull together too-pretty television stars for a pointless remake of a mediocre horror movie, no.
I mean, I don’t know if the remake picks up the pace at all, but the original was ponderously slow. I mean, it’s a fog for crying out loud! Run away! Buy a really strong fan and hide behind it! Not one of John Carpenter’s more inspired ideas, that’s for sure. I suppose he was trying to tap into that slow, building sense of dread like there was in zombie movies of the day. I didn’t work.
Please take this moment to visit the store and consider buying t-shirt, hoodie or baby doll tee. All three, if you so desire. After October 31, I can’t afford you the luxury any longer. Some designs will come back. Some won’t. But it’ll be the last time you’ll get your hands on ANY of them for a while.
Buy a hoodie, kids. It’s getting cold outside! Bundle up!
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Feb13
I realize there isn’t much of a punchline to this comic, but I like how the last panel turned out. The Chrysler Building in one of my favorites, so it was fun to work it into the comic somehow. The real grin in this piece is Tom’s obtuseness. Teleporting to get the mail? That’s just lazy!
Jumper has been on my radar for a while, it seems. I think I remember seeing the teaser trailer for it sometime last fall. At the time, I remember not thinking it was very good. It certainly didn’t do a very good job of trading in on it’s pedigree of having been directed by Doug Liman – an error they’ve since corrected.
I think most movie-goers instinctively flinch whenever they see Hayden Christensen in the lead. Call it The Anakin Effect. I gotta hand it to him, though. The kid keeps working. He could have very easily ended up with Mark Hamill’s career.
Don’t get me wrong. I love Mark Hamill. Especially now that he’s a voice over artist. His interpretation of The Joker in Batman: The Animated Series is still the benchmark I judge other interpretations of the character. But at the same time, Hamill didn’t really do much with the exposure the first three Star Wars movies afforded him. I mean, Corvette Summer? C’mon!
At any rate, I really like how the ad campaign is playing up the potential of teleportation with their slogan “Anywhere is possible.” That’s kind of a “duh” statement to make, but it does capture the imagination somewhat. I mean, who hasn’t wanted to check out the pyramids in Egypt in the morning and be home by lunch? Sounds pretty convienient.
We talked a little bit about Jumper at the end of Monday’s broadcast of The Triple Feature. I encourage you to download the show if you missed it. We had taken the previous week off, so we had lots to talk about. Even went a little bit long in the broadcast. No worries. We had a great time.
Hey, don’t forget Valentine’s Day is tomorrow. Show your sweetie you care!
Later, all.
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This comic is an amalgamation of sorts because everything about it is true, just not in the order that I’ve assembled it.
Producing today’s comic, it’s true that I had completely forgotten about Paul Blart: Mall Cop. When I was doing research Sunday evening, I was surprised to see it earned nearly $34 million this weekend. Who says Kevin James can’t open a movie?
Without seeing the movie, I can’t say how effective it was to name the lead character Paul Blart. But on paper, it reads like a totally desperate attempt by some writers to come up with the most pathetic fake name imaginable for laughs. I guess “Milhouse” was already taken.
James is a likable enough guy, but I’m getting tired of all the fat jokes. Play to your strengths, I suppose. But what happened to the insecure dude he played in Hitch? You know, an actual person? Clearly he has the talent to forge a fully-dimensional character. Heck, even the character from I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry was more fleshed out than this guy — and that movie was about as base and offensive as it gets!
I feel kind of bad for James that he’s starring in this 90-minute fat joke. It’s like he’s been banished to that corner of Hollywood reserved for fat guys and actresses over 40. “We’ll call you if we have anything for you.” Then again, he wrote the screenplay. So I can’t fell THAT bad for him.
Cami was kind enough to give me the hook in this week’s comic by pointing out that “Blart” rhymes with “Fart” and is therefore funny.
It’s absolutely true that fart jokes are her greatest weakness. I think I’ve mentioned this on the site before, but I’ve gotten Cami to laugh to the point of crying simply by saying the word “fart” in a funny, high pitched voice. I love that about her. She can be witty and classy one minute, but totally unable to control herself because of a fart joke the next. That’s what you need in spouse — someone who is multi-faceted.
Speaking of Cami, we’re kicking around the idea of having her blog on the site a few times a week.
I’ll be going back to school soon as I continue to pursue my Master’s in Communication Leadership and Cami thought it would be a good opportunity to contribute to the site while I’m away at class. And since we recently upgraded the site to WordPress, it’s never been easier to post content to the site.
Personally, I think it’s a great idea. Largely because I talk a lot about Cami and the movies we see. Sometimes I talk about what we disagree on. It would be nice if she could share her thoughts in her own words.
I’m curious what you guys think. Leave your feedback in the comments below!
In the meantime, Cami and I have the day off because of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We’re going to go shopping for a new vacuum and see Last Chance Harvey while Henry is in day care for the morning. We haven’t been to the movies together in months, so this is a rare treat.
Talk to you soon!
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