Yet another program too intelligent for TV
Last month I sat down and watched all the live action 'Tick' episodes back-to-back (I was putting mailing labels and stamps on 2,000+ postcards for Dragon's Lair's 20th Anniversary).
Gods, what a show 'The Tick' was! So gorgeous! So wicked! And way the hell too smart for your average trogladyte piloting a remote.
So, of course, it got the ax. :( Thank all the gods it came out on DVD so we can at least pull it out and say: 'see, not everyone in LA has their heads up their ass. Once upon a time, children, TV used to have something called 'content'.'
A few nights back I found out that another 'too smart for TV' pilot had crashed and burned without a sound.
The Sci-Fi Channel (you know, the wankers who brought us the 'all white' 'Wizards of Earthsea') commissioned a pilot of an animated show by the genius who brought us Hellboy, Mike Mignola.
This show was to be called. . . are you ready for this?
Oh man, this is gonna go down faster than Dr. Frankenfurter at the Pro Atlas Bodybuilding Championship.
Here's the blurb from the Sci-Fi website:
"In this hilarious send-up of Lovecraftian horror and steampunk adventure, President Abraham Lincoln's top spy is a bodyless head known only as Screw-On Head.
When arch-fiend Emperor Zombie steals an artifact that will enable him to threaten all life on Earth, the task of stopping him is assigned to Screw-on Head. Fortunately, Screw-On Head is not alone on this perilous quest. He is aided by his multitalented manservant, Mr. Groin, and by his talking canine cohort, Mr. Dog.
Can this unorthodox trio stop Emperor Zombie in time? Does Screw-On Head have a body awesome enough to stop the horrors that have been unleashed? Where can we get a talking dog?
All these questions (O.K., maybe not that last one) are answered by the thrilling tale of The Amazing Screw-On Head!"
The pilot was carefully tucked away and people who managed to stumble on it were asked to vote on whether or not they wanted to see it on Sci-Fi.
*insert sound of Tom Servo pretending to be a prop plane crashing*
If you want to see this insanity, Google 'Screw On Head' and then re-search for Google Videos.
Failing that, be nice to me and I'll show you my copy. . .
But hey, Sci-Fi can now bring us a whole bunch of sucky crap with more has-been actors! And more horror shows, please! Mmmmboy!
Gods, what a show 'The Tick' was! So gorgeous! So wicked! And way the hell too smart for your average trogladyte piloting a remote.
So, of course, it got the ax. :( Thank all the gods it came out on DVD so we can at least pull it out and say: 'see, not everyone in LA has their heads up their ass. Once upon a time, children, TV used to have something called 'content'.'
A few nights back I found out that another 'too smart for TV' pilot had crashed and burned without a sound.
The Sci-Fi Channel (you know, the wankers who brought us the 'all white' 'Wizards of Earthsea') commissioned a pilot of an animated show by the genius who brought us Hellboy, Mike Mignola.
This show was to be called. . . are you ready for this?
Oh man, this is gonna go down faster than Dr. Frankenfurter at the Pro Atlas Bodybuilding Championship.
Here's the blurb from the Sci-Fi website:
"In this hilarious send-up of Lovecraftian horror and steampunk adventure, President Abraham Lincoln's top spy is a bodyless head known only as Screw-On Head.
When arch-fiend Emperor Zombie steals an artifact that will enable him to threaten all life on Earth, the task of stopping him is assigned to Screw-on Head. Fortunately, Screw-On Head is not alone on this perilous quest. He is aided by his multitalented manservant, Mr. Groin, and by his talking canine cohort, Mr. Dog.
Can this unorthodox trio stop Emperor Zombie in time? Does Screw-On Head have a body awesome enough to stop the horrors that have been unleashed? Where can we get a talking dog?
All these questions (O.K., maybe not that last one) are answered by the thrilling tale of The Amazing Screw-On Head!"
The pilot was carefully tucked away and people who managed to stumble on it were asked to vote on whether or not they wanted to see it on Sci-Fi.
*insert sound of Tom Servo pretending to be a prop plane crashing*
If you want to see this insanity, Google 'Screw On Head' and then re-search for Google Videos.
Failing that, be nice to me and I'll show you my copy. . .
But hey, Sci-Fi can now bring us a whole bunch of sucky crap with more has-been actors! And more horror shows, please! Mmmmboy!