After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton), Lydia’s (Winona Ryder) life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid (Jenna Ortega), discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened. With trouble brewing in both realms, it’s only a matter of time until someone says Beetlejuice’s name three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/917496-beetlejuice-beetlejuice
Keaton did Batman decades ago, then did it again.
He did Beetlejuice decades ago, and is doing it again.
He also did "Birdman,’ a movie about an actor who feels trapped by a silly pop culture character he played decades ago.
Nope, nothing weird here.
So we are waiting for a sequel to Mr. Mom now.
Mr. Gandma.
Retired and happy, he has to come back and help with a new bunch of kids.
You planning on making 220 sequels?
220, 221, whatever it takes.
Dude’s gonna play The Vulture opposite a Spider-Man actor who hasn’t been born yet.
Did you ever see the original version of The Vulture. That bird already had one wing in the grave!
Right? He looked like Rusty Venture doing a heel turn. The actual rogues gallery from Venture Bros looked less silly than that onesie.
General question.
Why did ‘Rick and Morty’ become so popular while ‘The Venture Brothers’ never seemed to reach a mass audience?
TVB is better in every way.
Pacing, budget, focus, general irreverence.
The Venture Bros. is a fairly specific satire of Johnny Quest and other kids-versus-supervillains media. It’s grounded, and being grounded is half the joke. Ultimately these characters exist in the mundane world and just act like total weirdos. The comedy is vicious, but often bone-dry. It occasionally gives episodes to tertiary characters to remind us that even henchmen have lives. The show has that Seinfeld quality where everyone is kinda broken in a predictable way. Growth is possible, but even when that doesn’t lead to killing off a happy character, it means the stakes and consequences of each episode have to be realistic.
Rick & Morty is a freewheeling multiverse that can do anything whenever it wants. It was created by two guys who honed their comedy on a platform where being the funniest thing of the month secured one more episode. There’s no laugh track, but the naturalistic dialog is relentless. Keeping most episodes centered on an asshole scientist and his hapless grandson simplifies the hell out of the audience experience - their bickering answers questions. Which is very helpful, because the show will invent and then blow up whole planets, including ours.
Basically, the closer Adult Swim comparison for Rick & Morty was Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
That’s a cogent reply.
Obviously, it’s a matter of taste and a million other factors.
Thanks for the reply.
I was wondering why they killed off Jeffery Jones’ character, Lydia’s dad. Since they brought back practically the entire rest of the main cast. That was until I checked Wikipedia. Welp, didn’t know that somehow.
Also somehow he’s still getting work after that. Wtf.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Jones
Following leads in an investigation of Paul Reubens, Jones was arrested in 2002 for possession of child pornography and soliciting a 14-year-old boy to produce sexually explicit images between September 2000 to May 2001.[37][38][39] Jones photographed the child, and paid him to pose nude on multiple occasions wearing a cowboy hat, with stuffed animals, and dressed as a Native American.[40] Jones surrendered himself and was released on bond prior to arraignment.[41] Jones pleaded not guilty to the possession charge[42] and no contest to a charge of soliciting a minor. The victim initiated a separate civil action against Jones seeking damages and compensation.[43] The misdemeanor charge of possession of child pornography was dropped following the no contest plea.[44] His attorney emphasized that there was no allegation of improper physical contact. His punishment was five years’ probation, counseling, and the requirement to register as a sex offender.
