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EYG 2026 Genre-ary: Comedies

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It is that time of the year… January starts the annual Genre-ary. We have done sci-fi, musicals, documentaries… and this year, 2026, we will be doing Comedies.

I have worried about comedies because there are more movies that would be considered comedies that I dislike, because comedy is so subjective. Still, I’m giving them a chance this January.

Comedies: Genre-ary 2026

January 1: Who Done It?

January 2: Eddie Murphy: Raw

2026 Comic Covers of the Week

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January 1

Gold: Marcus Martin, X-Men: Age of Revelation-Finale #1

Silver: Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner & Allen Passalaqua, Feral #19 (variant)

Bronze:  Amanda Conner, Harley Quinn x Elvira #1 (Blind Bag)

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Merry X-Mas from EYG

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Merry Christmas to all out there from EYG.

It’s not Christmas for me until I watch Muppet Christmas Carol. Of all the Christmas traditions, this is the one that I look forward to the most.

Among the dozens of adaptations, this is my ABSOLUTE favorite version of A Christmas Carol.

Michael Caine is the perfect Ebenezer Scrooge. He accomplished this feat by playing this completely straight. He played Scrooge, as he said, “like I’m working with the Royal Shakespeare Company” and not dancing, singing Muppets. Line delivery was spot on and the facial expressions brought Scrooge to life.

Another reason he is great in this film is that we see Scrooge’s humanity right off the bat. As soon as the Marley Brothers (preformed by Statler and Waldorf) showed up, you could see Scrooge begin to change. I have never liked the versions of Scrooge that feels as if he does not change until he sees his tombstone in the future. That feels insincere. Michael Caine’s work is just fantastic.

The movie is also a surprisingly accurate translation of Charles Dickins’ work. Many lines are exactly as they appear in the novel. I mean, of course, there are plenty of changes and adjustments to the film. It is narrated by a rat and a … whatever… in Gonzo the Great and Rizzo the Rat.

The design of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come are brilliant. The Ghost of Christmas Past is just a child Muppet, but it is, arguably, the creepiest of the three. This Muppet had the perfect touch of the uncanny valley to make her frightening. I love the Ghost of Christmas Present. He always reminded me of Santa Claus. Yet to Come is the classic Grim Reaper version and looked remarkable. The Jim Henson Company was at its best with this puppetry.

I am not ashamed to say that the scene where Kermit and Miss Piggy talk about the death of Tiny Tim breaks me every time I watch it. There is just something about Kermit and Miss Piggy grieving that is just unnatural.

There are some great songs in the film. The “Scrooge” anthem that started the film off is fabulous as is the “One Sleep ’til Christmas” sung by Kermit. Above all of them though, my favorite is the song sung by the Ghost of Christmas Present called “”It Feels Like Christmas.”

I am grateful that I can watch this at any time on Disney +.

Rob Reiner/Anthony Geary RIP

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I was working on the third 2025 Year in Review: In Memoriam Part 3 last night, and I thought to myself that I would only have one In Memoriam left. I thought that it would be fine because what are the chances that there would be any other big stars pass away before the year ended.

Oh my god.

I woke up in the middle of the night and saw on TikTok a horrible story that I never would have believed. Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle had been allegedly killed by their son Nick. I felt crushed by this news. I was a fan of Rob Reiner, especially as a director.

Then, I got home from school and I was on X and I saw tweets that kicked me in the gut. Anthony Geary, who played Luke Spencer on General Hospital for decades, had died.

I could not believe it.

Luke Spencer was one of my favorite characters on TV, period. Not just soap characters… but all characters. He was one of the best actors in Daytime, winning multiple Emmy Awards.

Rob Reiner directed some of my favorite movies of all time. The Princess Bride, This is Spinal Tap, A Few Good Men, Stand By Me, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, Misery, The American President, and When Harry Met Sally.

Luke Spencer, along with his on-screen love Laura, became an icon in television. Their GH wedding was watched by 30 million viewers. They were on the cover of Time Magazine.

The Princess Bride is my favorite movie of all time (well, it is 1B to Endgame’s 1A).

Anthony Geary was a prime reason why General Hospital had been such an influential show for me as a youth. Luke was my idol. As a child, I watched all summer long and had my mom tell me everything on days I was at school.

Two men who were absolute icons for me, both gone within a few hours of each other. Both men some of the most influential actors of my life.

Rest in Peace.

2025 EYG post-Thanksgiving, Snowpocalypse Weekend

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It is Black Friday and we are preparing for a huge snowstorm on Saturday. I have seen any number of projections from 8-9 inches to 11-17 inches for Saturday. That sounds like I’m not going anywhere on Saturday, so……

The 2025 EYG post-Thanksgiving, Snowpocalypse Weekend is here! Here is a chance to catch up on some of the films that I have not seen yet for 2025 on streaming.

Saturday night will also feature the 2025 Survivor Series: War Games that I am hoping to be able to watch.

Here’s to the snow…

In Your Dreams

Eleanor the Great

Twinless

Splitsville

Wildcat

Jingle Bell Heist

I did not get to Stitch Head, which is included on the heading for this article, over the weekend, but I do have a plan to watch it some time this week.