Exactly. Thank God that was the only sequel. Can you imagine what shit would have followed?

This article is just sprinkled with snark.

Knowing nothing about the woman in question…I have to say this seems like an odd choice for a biopic. I'm guessing there is a grim and gritty backstory to the non-slick hangers?

I like them, but this looks…dire. I hope its a fakeout.

Well, like you said, they're pretty smart.

Let's not sully this with actual history.

Weinberger wrote a poem to Breathed asking for a copy of that strip, about how it was nice to see his name in a comic without being attacked or made fun of. Considering he *was* making fun of the guy's name, I found that rather poignant.

Indeed. It was always a sabbatical in fact. As I recall, Trudeau, in addition to needing a break, also felt the characters needed some time away so they could "age" a bit.

So…no falling for the banana in the horses tailpipe?

Dang. I thought that was intended as a callback to Blazing Saddles.

You said 1930s twice.

IIRC Nancy referred to their look at the time as "pirates on acid".

You are correct. The ballads got airplay, but if you were willing to listen to the deeper cuts on the albums you could find stuff more akin to their 70's output. It was generally glossier and more produced, but it was way different than what got on the radio or MTV.

It wasn't that long. And if you thought Linda Hamilton was cute, then by God, it wasn't long *enough*![1]

Weak Gaiman is still pretty damn good.

I think an actual Billy Graham movie would be pretty good. He was better at acknowledging the messiness of real life. His son, on the other hand…

Fordor.

I was six years old in 1973, and saw some goofy kids double feature at the local small town theater (Flash Gordon was involved, IIRC. Not the Queen version). The previews included The Exorcist. I saw flashbacks of it at bedtime for weeks.

He's gonna be a
DOOF TRUCK HERO
Got sand in his eyes
He's a DOOF TRUCK HERO.
He took one guitar
Made it shoot a stream of flame
DOOF TRUCK HERO
He'll come alive tonight.

That's Waco, man. In Austin you just gotta dodge the hipsters and food trucks.