Season three kicked off with a few little changes. The first episode featured the first time when there are two named guest stars-Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge, who were married at the time. They each performed one song and then did one together.
We got a new set with the backstage cafeteria and the lunch lady Gladys.
One of the coolest songs was Floyd Pepper singing New York State of Mind.
Then, episode two has three songs from disco singer Leo Sayer. It was funny because Kermit had said that it was rare when they get rock and roll. Rock and roll, Kermit? Anyway… he does “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing,” “The Show Must Go On,” and “When I Need You.” I had heard two of them, but I could have never have named another except “Dancing.”
The second episode has the debut of Annie Sue Pig, a new female singing pig that really makes Piggy jealous.
The opening does not change much, but they do add the audience response in the song. They are getting closer to the Statler and Waldorf singing.
Animation Style: a blend of stylized realism and handcrafted keyframe animation
Studio: Paramount Animation
This was a film that I almost decided to not go and see. The first trailer they released for this movie was one of the worst trailers I had ever seen. It was so bad that, after all of the Michael Bay Transformers movies that I hated so much, I could not see myself wasting time on this. I am glad I went as it turned out to be one of my favorite movies of 2024.
Voice cast: Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne, Jon Bailey, and Jon Hamm.
Welcome to the EYG Comic Cavalcade! This week I got a mini-series off eBay to honor the loss of the iconic EYG Hall of Famer Tim Curry, who recently passed away. I saw the Rocky Horror Picture Show-The Comic Book on Covrprice.com and I searched for the series on eBay. It was expensive but it was worth it.
Todd also picked up Spawn #1 for me at a, seemingly great, price of $11.00 dollars. It’s not that I collect Spawn, or even like the character that much, but it is nice to have the book in my collection.
Comic Book of the Week
Six of Us #1
This was my favorite book of the week, by far. The new Tom King book that definitely has Friends flavor to it, with an unexpected murder at the end. It went from a sad issue featuring the loss of a close friend (much like Matthew Perry) to a surprising end.
I found this very entertaining and I am excited about the rest of this new Dark Horse book.
It also was the Gold Medalist for the EYG Favorite Comic Cover of the Week… the variant issue.
Books this Week:
Omega Kids #2. Written by James Patrick with art and cover art by Pauli Junquera. Brady has the Omega Book but there are plenty of others looking to grab control over it. Including the Mob. I loved issue one of the book and number two was okay, but not to the level of #1.
Wolverine #27. “This Man, This Metal” Written by Saladin Ahmed with art by Julius Ohta. Cover art was done by Dan Panosian (Silver Medalist). Wolverine is still dealing with his broken bone claws. I thought we were done with the Adamantine battle, but Wolverine goes after the golden villain once again.
The Punisher #8. “Big Guns Part 2 of 4” Written by Benjamin Percy with pencils by Jose Luis Soares. Cover art was done by David Marquez & Guru-eFX. This issue continued with the Punisher and Deadpool team-up. Well, team-up might not be the right way to say it as they spend a lot of time shooting at each other too. This started in the previous Deadpool book and will continue next month.
Doomquest #4. Written by Ryan North with art by Francesco Mobili. Cover art was done by Alex Ross. Doom’s trip around the timeline sees him reuniting with his long-lost love Valeria. This turned out to be a bit of a love story for our big time despot. The ending of the book sets up issue five with a shocking twist tied to Susan Storm.
Black Cat #14. “XIV: Mayday” Written by G. Willow Wilson with art by Gleb Melnikov. Cover art was done by Josemaria Casanovas. This is a Queen in Black crossover as the FF needed Felicia to steal the Supreme Intelligence Seeds from outer space, and Black Cat could not refuse the challenge.
Challenges of Doom: Spider-Man #1. Written by Al Ewing with art by David Messina. Cover art was done by Fabrizio De Tommaso. I picked up the variant cover B which was done by Peach Momoko. We get a meeting between Doom and Spidey in the early days. Doom looked down on Spidey and Spidey kept on trying. Doom nearly came to respect Spidey… but just not quite enough.
Iron Man #9. “Whiplash’s Revenge” Written by Joshua Williamson and art by Carmen Carnero. Cover art was done by Ryan Stegman & Frank Martin. I picked up the Timeless Variant cover B by Alex Ross (Bronze Medalist). Who is the new Citizen V? I would have never guess the answer… Happy Hogan? Happy is alive and fighting at Tony’s side.
From Parts Unknown #5. Written by Adriano Ariganello with art by Daniel Caval. Cover art was done by Daniel Caval. The mini series of a combination of Lucha wrestling and vampires comes to a close with a big time throwdown with the wrestlers. I enjoyed the series and it was hinted that this sereis will return in 2027. To that I say hurrah!
Barbara Gordon: Breakout #5. “For You.” Written by Mariko Tamaki with art by Amancay Bonvillain. Cover art was done by Karl Kerschl. This issue was quite brutal at times as there were some bloodletting and throats slit. It was bloodier than many of the Red Band books that came out over the last year or two.
The Forever Home #1. Written by Christian Ward with art by Sami Kivelä. Cover art was done by Christian Ward. This new book from Oni Press features one of the most intriguing premises of the last year or so. The premise is the inside the sealed smart-home refuge, time crawls—only 20 minutes pass for every full year that goes by in the outside world. It is a great start and I am ready to continue reading the series.
Fury of Firestorm #6. “The Fury Part 6” Written by Jeff Lemire with art by Rafael De Latorre. Cover art was done by Rafael Da Latorre and Marcelo Maiolo. I just discovered that the book has been extended to fifteen episodes by DC Comics, which made me extremely happy. This book has been excellent so far and more is just a great thing.
Zorro #3. Written by Howard Chaykin with art and cover art by Jorge Fornes. Zorro gets off the pirate ship and returned to Capistrano to stop the villains. I have enjoyed this short series of Zorro as I have also been liking the Zorro Legacy book.
Spawn ’77 #1. Written by Mark Spears and Todd McFarlane with art and cover art by Mark Spears. Spears and McFarlane also did a variant cover. The amazing art of Mark Spears makes this new Spawn book something more than just another Spawn book. It is a three issue mini series that elevates the character to a new level for me.
Neighborhood Watch #5. Written by Sarah Gailey and illustrated and cover art by Haining. The final issue of this book wraps up this mystery story with a big showdown. The premise of the issue was “Jill’s would-be murderer catches up with her, demanding to be taken to the mysterious ‘Shed Five’ to find evidence that the Open Arms Collective is a terrorist group. Bianca and Val prepare to fight back in the explosive series finale.”
Of the Earth #5. “Quality Time” Written by Chris Condon & Andrew Ehrich with art and cover art by Charlie Adlard. Tabby comes to face off with the horrifying oil monster. There are some major explosions and one more issue in this, the penultimate issue of this book.
Batman & Robin Year One: Dynamic Duos #2. “Chapter Two” Written by Mark Waid with art by Chris Samnee. Cover art was done by Chris Samnee and Mat Lopes. Dick Grayson goes undercover (and we get one of the funnier scenes of the month as Batman shows that he cannot do the makeup work on Dick) to try and discover the leader of a child gang.
Transformers #36. Written by Robert Kirkman with art by Jason Howard. Cover art was done by David Nakayama. The Aerialbots are here and they combine into Superion. Starscream returned to the front of the story. Cobra-la attacked the Autobots. Optimus and the military figure out a way to rid the earth of certain Decepticons.
Iron Knight #1. Written by Cody Ziglar and penciled by Kei Zama. Cover art was done by Yuji Kaku. The Marvel Mangaverse’s next book is Iron Knight, which sees a new version of Moon Knight. Actually, a couple of new versions of Moon Knight as they try and stop the Red Devil.
The Other/Half #5. Written by Jim McCann with art and cover art by Joe Eisma. Another of the final issue of books this week. The mystery of what happened to the missing diamond is revealed and Henry and Ethan renew their vows. I liked this book a lot too.
Inglorious X-Force #9. “A Force to Be Conflicted” Written by Tim Seeley with art by Michael Sta. Maria. Cover art was done by RB Silva & David Curiel. Hey, who knew but it looked like Cable was the bad guy after all. Can X-Force prevent Cable from killing Ms. Marvel?
Chachu #2. Written by Iman Vellani with art and cover art by Marianna Ignazzi. We get quite a bit of backstory of the family. Leila and her uncle (“Chachu”) are on the case of his missing wife. Written by MCU’s own Ms. Marvel, Iman Vellani, this new Image book is definitely interesting.
Other books this week: The Karman Blade #1, Planet Atmos: Exordium #5, Honor and Curse: Eternal #6, Blood & Thunder #17, The Three Stooges #1, Nano #2, Star Trek Deviations: Evermore #1, and The Living Corpse #1.
Quick Hits: Marvel Comics released Marvel Gold ’76 #1 that included Star-Lord, Nova, and Jack of Hearts vs. Bullseye. We got the next issue of Comics! The Magazine #7 which included some of the big stars of the crime comics genre including Ed Brubaker. The Folk of Dooney Hollow #1 is a new book from Ignition Press from the horror genre. The Bad Seeds storyline continued with the Bad Seeds: Gotham Central #1 focused on Gordon. Doctor Strange #10 ended the run of Doctor Strange in Asgard. I was never a fan of this version of Doctor Strange and I am glad that he and Angela are heading back to earth. Starhenge Book Two: A Kiss for Atticus #3 has one more issue to go with the new arc. Tankers vs. Ancient Aliens #4 actually returned to the Tankers and the Aliens after a few issues of weirdness. Innards #4 has also some weirdness under the ground. Tarzan Beyond #3 sees Tarzan and Jane is some trouble. After several months, Odin #4 finally came out. It has been awhile since issue #3 and it was difficult to pick it back up from the time frame. The DC book, Clayface: Celebrity Dirt #3 was a lot of fun. ID Crime dropped a new series called Fixation #1 which explores toxic para-social devotion, nostalgia as a drug, and the dangerous side of obsessive fandom.
ParaNorman is the story of a young boy who can speak with the dead, which comes in handy when the town is swarmed by zombies. I sometimes get this film confused with Frankenweeine. Maybe it is time for a rewatch.
Voice cast: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jodelle Ferland, Bernard Hill, Tucker Albrizzi, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Leslie Mann, Jeff Garlin, Elaine Stritch, Bernard Hill, Jodelle Ferland, and John Goodman
This big week’s episode made me feel very icky over all.
We were led to believe that Hal Jordan denied his oath and was not the hero expected. I don’t see that. Him leaving John in the car (which eventually blew up) was not cool, but the show tells me that Hal broke his principles. They indicated he was like an addict, but I just did not get that from him.
John was rotten through the entire episode until he left that ring on the bar in front of Lianna. John made a deal with the Manhunter, who, if you did not realize it last week, was Zoey, to heal himself. However, he did not follow through with his end. He attacked Hal and they had a knock down battle and he took the ring off his finger. I really did not like John Stewart in this episode, until he left the ring on the counter.
So much was finished off this episode. I am not sure where this goes from here. Zoey is dead (killed by John), there is no Lantern, the whole town got blown up real good.
Huge Lantern battles had been missing, but everyone must be happy with the amount of Lantern power being used. Still, I found this episode to be my least favorite of the season because it seemed like a lot of the characters were doing things out of their normal behavior.
Seeing next week’s previews, it looks like the story is heading back to 2026.
I don’t know how I feel about this show. I had enjoyed the first season, but it felt like such a long time between that and the second season that made me lose some interest.
Then, these two episodes felt really slow and I just struggled with all of the Jasons running around. I was confused at times and I was not following a lot of what was going on.
Outside of the family that have settled down in Chicago (which I believe is Jason 1), I am not sure how any other the rest work or which world they are currently inhabiting.
I did like the ending of the third episode. Jason dismantled the Box, leaving just a shell. He returned later that night to find that the Box was back in full working order. I am not sure how this happened or what it will mean for the family, who have identified each other through family tattoos.
I am not sure how I feel about continuing this show moving forward. I probably have at least one more episode in me, but if it is not improving or grabbing my attention more, I think this show is iffy for me t keep watching every week.
The finale of Black Bird on Apple TV + was satisfying. It was also sad. I had been cautious to look at any reports about the case, since this is based on a true story of Jimmy Keene and Larry Hall, so I would not know how it turned out. This episode saw Larry draw a map and carve a little bird for each of the girls that he murdered. He sent the map to his brother. I was not sure the reasoning behind that, but Jimmy was able to get a look at the map.
Sadly, the map was not specific enough for Jimmy to get any details outside of a general location and, in the end, none of the girl’s bodies had been recovered.
The final scene between Jimmy and Larry was powerful, as Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser just knocked this scene out of the park. Jimmy tried to convince Larry to let the parents of the victims know where their daughters were buried and Larry did not understand why he would do that. You could see Jimmy slowly reaching the point of breaking from the horrors that Larry was laying out in front of him.
Watching Larry’s face as his evil continued to shine out was a frightening occurrence and showed what kind of actor Paul Walter Hauser could be.
In a fictional tale, ,they would have found the graves of the victims, but, with the true story, those remain a mystery.
I am very pleased with the way Jimmy Keene’s life played out both on screen and in real life. The show added “boxed text” at the end to give us some falling action for this story, including what happened to Jimmy, to his father, Larry and Larry’s brother Gary.
The strength of this series was absolutely the performances of its two lead stars, both who had been nominated for Emmy Awards with Hauser winning Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series.
Next week, we start a new series for the Sunday Morning Sidewalk. I decided to watch another limited series that won some Emmys, this time on HBO Max entitled DFT St. Louis featuring Jason Bateman, Linda Cardellini, and David Harbour.
I always liked the character of Puss in Boots, but the first solo film from the character was okay, at best. So I went into Puss in Boots: The Last Wish with low expectations and questions about why we needed another Puss in Boots movie. Those questions were answered big time as the movie was tremendous.
Voice cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Harvey Guillén, Florence Pugh, Olivia Colman, Ray Winstone, Samson Kayo, John Mulaney, Wagner Moura, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Anthony Mendez, Kevin McCann, Bernardo De Paula, Betsy Sodaro and Artemis Pebdani.
My friend Chris asked me if I was going to see Hope this weekend. I had no idea what it was. He sent me a link, which introduced me to this Korean action/sci-fi/monster movie. I also heard some chatter about how wild this movie was, so when I saw the film available at Cinemark, it moved up my list.
Wild is not the appropriate descriptor for the film.
According to IMDB, “A mysterious discovery is made on the outskirts of the remote harbor town. The residents find themselves in a desperate fight for survival against something they have never encountered before.“
The movie starts off with the Chief of Police (Hwang Jung-min) getting called by his cousin Ko Sung-ki (Zo In-sung) to investigate a dead cow on the road that had gaping claw wounds on its body. This led to a pursuit of some kind of monster that is rampaging through the heart of the small town.
Another character that I enjoyed a great deal in this movie was Im Sung-ae, who was played by Jung Ho-yeon- one of the stars of the first season of Squid Game.
The first act of this movie is basically the monster and Chief going through the city and it was tremendous. There were so many epic action moments that were amazingly shot. Some of the CGI was a touch shaky, but there were also some awesome CGI as well. There were no moments of bad CGI that took me out of the movie.
There was a switch along the line when we discover something unexpected and it changes the perspective. It is still some greatness, as there are a ton of great action chases and exciting, thrill ride scenes.
There were some extremely funny scenes too. Especially some of the dialogue of the film was hilarious and my entire theater was laughing at it.
Hope, though I am not sure where that name comes from, is so great for most of this movie that the long run time of over two and a half hours did not feel that way for me. I really was considering this being the second 5 star review of the day.
However, without spoiling anything, the ending of this movie dropped a gigantic HUH??? on the audience and came from out of nowhere. I was totally confused at the end of the film, and it hurt a film that I thought was superb so far. It felt like the film was incomplete. It does sound like they are working on the sequel.
As with any foreign language film, I forgot the fact that I was reading the English dub on the screen as the film progressed. It just becomes part of the experience. I prefer reading the subtitles over having English actors dub the words because the performances always seem to suffer in that way. The tone of voices is as important as the words that they are saying.
This was a lot of fun even though the ending dinged it. It is a bat-shit crazy film that flipped the script a couple of times and kept me tense and anxious the whole time.
I was in the theater watching Practical Magic 2 and there were a couple of young women sitting a couple seats away from me. They were enjoying this movie so much. They were crying, gasping, leaning on each other and reacting to everything that was happening. It made me remember how I reacted to Avengers: Endgame on the first watch. There was an energy coming from them that was wonderful.
I wish I would have liked the movie anywhere near what they did.
I just watched Practical Magic for the first time earlier this week in preparation for this movie, and, while I did not like it that much, I am glad I watched it, because you needed to know the story of the original in order to know what is happening.
The curse of the Owens sisters (Sandra Bullock & Nicole Kidman) takes front and center once again as Sally’s husband Gary died off screen, confirming that the curse was still going on. The story transferred to Sally’s daughters, Antonia (Maisie Williams) and Kylie (Joey King), as they were coming to celebrate the birthday of Aunt Jet (Dianne Wiest). Sally had kept her daughters in the dark about their background as witches so when Kylie came with a boyfriend (Xolo Maridueña), things take a turn for tragedy.
The actors are all likeable. I have to admit to only seeing Blue Beetle when Xolo Maridueña was on screen. I was also happy to see Stockard Channing, who I really thought was dead.
The story felt very shaky and I found it to be the biggest weakness of the film. The writing was silly and it was really predictable. I was rolling my eyes several times.
I am glad the young ladies in my row enjoyed this so much. I did not hate the film, but I did not find it any better than the original, which I thought was below level.
I have been trying to get to the movie, Buddy, for the last two weeks, but it just was not working out. So when I went to schedule this week’s movies, Buddy was the priority.
Man, am I glad I made this a priority. I loved this movie.
Buddy reminded me of the late WWE superstar Brey Wyatt, who had a stretch where he was playing a demented children’s host, much like Mr. Rogers. Instead of Mr. Rogers, this is a demented Barney.
Buddy is an orange unicorn who hangs out with a bunch of little kids who sing to Buddy and tell him how much they love him, but it turned out that there was something much more sinister than you expect.
The film started off showing what seemed like an episode of “It’s Buddy” and the first one felt fun. However, it definitely took a turn soon after. Everything looked like it was one of those cheap ’90s kiddies show, but that was what the creators of the film wanted it to look like.
I just thought this was so great as the kids slowly learned about Buddy’s true nature, and i found myself really cheering for these kids. Wade was my favorite one (played by Caleb Williams), and the kid seemed like her was absolutely in a Barney episode. I think that was intentional. Another of the lead kids were Freddy (Delany Quinn) and she did a great job as the overall protagonist.
After a point in the film, the story left the “It’s Buddy” set in the middle and we were in the real world. It was discombobulating at first, but the craziness of these scene, plus the awesome Cristin Milioti and Topher Grace were involved in the story. I was so into this movie that I was trying to guess what was going down during this time and I found myself yelling at Topher Grace for his character.
There are some legitimately horrifying moments in the film with some awesome gore. It was such an entertaining film that I was completely invested in. I was alone in the theater, which allowed me to be as expressive as I could be, and I loved what happened.
There were some real funny moments in the film too… in a really dark comedic manner. It is one of the most creative films of 2026. I loved Buddy and it is another odd film that I absolutely enjoyed completely.
This film is done in an old, B-movie format, like some of the old alien/monster movies of the 1950s. The characters in the film are very funny and led by Susan, it has a surprising amount of heart.
Voice cast: Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson, Paul Rudd, Stephen Colbert, Amy Poehler, Jeffrey Tambor, Julie White, Renée Zellweger, John Krasinski, and Ed Helms .
It is always confusing. Stuart Fails to Save the Universe is no exception.
They do not stick around in the centaur universe long as Stuart, Denise, Bert, and Kripke went back in time to try and get the other machine from themselves. Only those army people turned out to be themselves after all.
Like I said, always confusing.
Penny was back again this episode as a military lawyer who was prosecuting Stuart, Denise, Bert, and Kripke for desertion after they tried to leave the army world again. Penny wound up getting transported back to the centaur world just before Stuart, Denise, Bert and Kripke left again. Penny seemed to like being a centaur.
We did some timeline jumping and it was fun. It did not feel that significant, but I liked it more than some of the other episodes.
The four of them wound up in a comic book at the end of the show. I am looking forward to that next week, although unless this was just another momentary pause like centaur would was.
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