![]() ![]() And that’s also not counting the Marmaduke movie. That’s not counting films whose plots are just lazy retreads of previous films. the World (based on a graphic novel), Nanny McPhee Returns (sequel to a movie based on a series of books), Piranha 3D (remake of a movie that was based on ripping off Jaws), Predators (you know, like the movie Predator, but plural!), Dinner for Schmucks (remake of a French film from a decade ago), Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (sequel to a movie called Cats and Dogs that I’d never heard of until I Googled it so I could write this). ![]() ![]() Look what movies are coming out this summer: Sex and the City 2 (sequel to a movie based on a TV show based on a book based on newspaper articles), Iron Man 2 (sequel to a movie based on a 2nd-tier comic book), Jonah Hex (based on a 5th-tier comic book), The A-Team (based on a campy 80s TV action show), Macgruber (based on a series of TV comedy skits based on a campy 80s TV action show) Robin Hood (beyond being basically a Bible story in terms of freshness, it’s also for all intents and purposes a sequel to the film Gladiator), Step Up 3D (sequel to a sequel… in 3D!), Toy Story 3 (sequel to a sequel… in 3D!), Shrek Forever (sequel to the sequel to the sequel to a movie based on fairy tales and fart jokes), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (based on the sequel to a computer game), The Karate Kid (remake of an 80s movie that spawned several sequels, starring the sequel to Will Smith), Ramona and Beezuz (based on children’s books which have already inspired filmic adaptations), The Last Airbender (based on an animated TV series), Scott Pilgrim vs. Broadway, formerly a bastion of American artistic innovation, is currently the home of Legally Blonde 2: The Musical 2, the sequel to a musical based on the film Legally Blonde 2. At least I think he was I can’t find any proof that he actually ever said that. Sondheim was originally talking about Broadway. To paraphrase Stephen Sondheim: Hollywood used to be a breeding ground now it is a receptacle. ![]() Why yes, they ARE highly derivative of the Far Side! Thank you for noticing. I draw cartoons, too - yellow ones about dating and green ones about everything except dating. " Marmaduke writer/creator Brad Anderson is like totally tripping"Īn emo joke at least four years past its expiration date. " Marmaduke is cosplaying as Natasha Henstridge's character in Species" " Marmaduke expressed his anal glands on some throw pillows to indicate which couch his owner-couple should purchase" " Marmaduke is afraid of vacuum cleaners because he is a dog and all dogs are afraid of vacuum cleaners" If you've got some perverse loyalty to (who, to be fair, have been very very good to me) and have yet to check out the new stuff, you're missing scads of important water cooler moments such as Can't you already feel how much life is already improved? Food tastes better, music sounds better, laughter comes from the heart. I've got a couple of announcements I'm not quite ready to announce yet, but in the meantime didja notice the slick new layout we put together for the new Marmaduke Explained archives over at ? It's now much easier to navigate, and I'm working towards getting the previous installments posted there as well. Thanks in part to Hollywood's refusal to pass up a terrible, terrible idea (see previous post), this is shaping up to be a busy year for me. ![]()
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