My favourite bit of that sketch is:

I still defend the Wachowskis, but yes, Tykwer really is a great, underappreciated director. "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" is amazing.

I still defend the Wachowskis, but yes, Tykwer really is a great, underappreciated director. "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" is amazing.

For what it's worth, the very early buzz on the movie has been incredible. I guess we'll find out after TIFF.

For what it's worth, the very early buzz on the movie has been incredible. I guess we'll find out after TIFF.

I see it from the opposite perspective: even at their worst, the Wachowskis are always ambitious and original and attempt to grapple with complex ideas. Frankly, I'd rather watch the Matrix sequels than The Dark Knight Rises, and V For Vendetta and Speed Racer were a blast despite their flaws.

I see it from the opposite perspective: even at their worst, the Wachowskis are always ambitious and original and attempt to grapple with complex ideas. Frankly, I'd rather watch the Matrix sequels than The Dark Knight Rises, and V For Vendetta and Speed Racer were a blast despite their flaws.

Opening act: Wolf Bear Panda Fart.

Opening act: Wolf Bear Panda Fart.

"I get me brain medicine from the National 'ealf!"

"I get me brain medicine from the National 'ealf!"

The problem with the 50s version is that it can't make up its mind about exactly how the pod people take you over. It switches halfway through from physical duplication to mental possession. The 70s version (which I prefer, personally) manages to make the two consistent.

The problem with the 50s version is that it can't make up its mind about exactly how the pod people take you over. It switches halfway through from physical duplication to mental possession. The 70s version (which I prefer, personally) manages to make the two consistent.

I *loved* this episode when it aired, and yes, Campbell is great. Maybe adult me wouldn't like it as much, but I dunno, I don't remember the "twist" coming out of nowhere as Todd suggests—I think it's revealed (or at least the groundwork is laid) before the final act starts.

I *loved* this episode when it aired, and yes, Campbell is great. Maybe adult me wouldn't like it as much, but I dunno, I don't remember the "twist" coming out of nowhere as Todd suggests—I think it's revealed (or at least the groundwork is laid) before the final act starts.

By itself, no. It's just that Animaniacs threw those kinds of moments in every five seconds, and it got really annoying at times. I don't have a problem with them if it's just a celebrity appearance—Kirk Douglas as Michelangelo is funny even if you don't know who Kirk Douglas is—but explicitly making pop culture…

By itself, no. It's just that Animaniacs threw those kinds of moments in every five seconds, and it got really annoying at times. I don't have a problem with them if it's just a celebrity appearance—Kirk Douglas as Michelangelo is funny even if you don't know who Kirk Douglas is—but explicitly making pop culture…

I'll be honest, I'm not really a fan of that kind of thing even when the Looney Tunes shorts do it—though at least they usually tried for amusing caricatures.

I'll be honest, I'm not really a fan of that kind of thing even when the Looney Tunes shorts do it—though at least they usually tried for amusing caricatures.

I think there's a difference between doing throwaway references to Bogart or the Marx brothers, even in the WWII era, and some of the shit they pulled on Animaniacs, which was obviously instantly dated. I mean…you'd see celebrities pop up in barely disguised form in Bugs Bunny cartoons, but you wouldn't hear Bugs make…