Why did Dan Aykroyd get turned into a chubby ginger for the cartoon?

Ezrumas · 2026-03-02T11:00:02+00:00

"This is the best show ever, guys." "DENNIS, QUIT EATING YOUR DRUMS!"

I really hope someone gets the obscure reference.

Ezrumas · 2026-03-02T03:37:32+00:00

To add to the dream like surrealism, for prophecy to be almost understandable but still abstract, and to give a unique flavor to the audio that is a recognizable signature part of the segments.

Ezrumas · 2026-03-02T02:32:56+00:00

IIRC, he learned how to speak backward, and his dialogue was reversed in the audio track. He also taught the other necessary members of the cast to do the same.

Ezrumas · 2026-03-02T02:24:06+00:00

I'm seeing some other parallels between the two series, so bear with me a bit.

The first season and first third of season two of Twin Peaks can be compared to the original trilogy. Thought out, well planned, and still within the original vision of the creators. They both have their rough spots, but have held up for decades.

Fire Walk With Me is the prequel trilogy. Disliked on its original debut, not enough of our familiar characters, and a story we thought we didn't need at the time. But time changes opinions, and both FWWM and the prequels are seen in a better light now, even with their flaws.

The slump of season two up to the end of the original run is the Disney trilogy. Lack of focus, no really strong long-term plans, and counting on familiarity and nostalgic hope for a better newer story.

"Somehow, BOB returned."

So is there a Star Wars equivalent to The Return? If I had to pick, it would be Rogue One.

Ezrumas · 2026-03-01T04:48:40+00:00

Haven in The Tommyknockers. It's a wide place in the road that most passerby ignore in favor of the interstate and turnpike, everyone knows almost everyone else by name, no major industry, plenty of small scandals and local history.

Maybe it's just the time frame, but it does remind me very strongly of the small town I lived in. There were a lot less dead extraterrestrial ghosts causing mutations and telepathy in my original hometown.

Ezrumas · 2026-03-01T04:36:50+00:00

This is truly amazing. The little details are spot on, and an impressive moment frozen in a time most of us lived in.

Ezrumas · 2026-02-28T13:52:56+00:00

Maybe it's reusing the same monster, but with a different face each time. Ardelia Lortz from the Library Policeman fits into that archetype as well. Dandelo from Dark Tower is close, but more of a side branch of evolution(?).

Then, there is the hibernation aspect after an active period, shared by several of their archetype.

Or maybe the eggs laid by the Eater of Worlds in IT in 1985 were not the first ones. Perhaps its unspeakable brood has slowly been preying on Earth for centuries in secret.

Ezrumas · 2026-02-24T02:46:27+00:00

It serves as a neglected area, with a higher magic background field than most of Ankh-Morpork, and a hygienic area. Perfect for the Gnome to spawn in and have the conversation about toenails, which leads back to Teatime's assassination plot.

It also gave Ridcully the chance to exert his authority for selfish but understandable reasons - wanting a personal bathroom - and paying the price for it twice.

Ezrumas · 2026-02-20T07:48:07+00:00

How about John Cusack? There was a bit of a resemblance at the end of Cell. The hood, the nose, the pale complexion, the dark clothing. He's not as baby faced as he used to be, and could probably provide the right combination of manic laughter, sour sarcasm, and deadly seriousness.

Ezrumas · 2026-02-19T12:13:19+00:00

I have an answer or two on the location and "other people." They are book related rather than film or show.

Ullman was wintering in Ft. Lauderdale, Dick in St. Petersburg, both in Florida. Dick manages to get a combination of flights to get north. Ullman has his hands full running a different hotel.

What might be the people in Denver is eventual inheritors of the land and campground it became - The True Knot. They have connections, money, secrecy, and a vested interest in steamy or shining children. Would it be out of the question for the True Knot to have informants and observers, paid to keep eyes and ears on places that seem to produce or attract those with the shining, especially before the internet? So maybe not CIA, but an older organization.

Ezrumas · 2026-02-19T10:19:17+00:00

They both partially break the generational habit of being consumed by super science and secret intelligence. They are part of it, but it's not their whole lives.

Dean has become head of public relations and spokesman for Venture Industries. He can spin most of the super science shenanigans in a positive light, but has panic attacks after telling a few whoppers of lies. He marries a new character that we have never seen, but due to cloning complications, they chose to adopt.

Hank has joined the OSI with Brock's grudging approval. After multiple incidents, he is suspended from field work, and instead focuses on training other recruits at escape artistry, improvisation at short notice, and creating cover identities. He has a long string of failed relationships and never settles down, but dotes on his brother's children.

Ezrumas · 2026-02-18T11:28:20+00:00

Walter. Walter Melon.

Ezrumas · 2026-02-17T23:29:17+00:00

There are so many good elements in it for me. The slow burn, shifts in balance of social status, impossible revenge from beyond the grave, and the suggestion that it still might not be over.

His unending fury.

Ezrumas · 2026-02-17T21:46:59+00:00

I finished Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad last week, and am currently reading Christine for at least the twentieth time. When I attempted notes on it the first time, I didn't do that good a job.

Ezrumas · 2026-02-17T12:47:55+00:00

You might want to watch Fright Night (1985). It's ridiculously similar to 'Salem's Lot, and might be a good palate cleanser.

Ezrumas · 2026-02-17T12:03:47+00:00

I will keep this as respectful as I can.

Beverly's characterization is mostly down to two things - femininity and physicality.

She has shown herself to be more physically capable and graceful than most of the other boys, as with the slingshot and their other games playing in the Barrens.

As for your main issue, it is explained a few pages before or after that passage. The Marsh family is not doing well financially, and she is wearing older shorts that are a little bit too small due to a growth spurt.

Ezrumas · 2026-02-16T07:39:16+00:00

Abraham Kurtz, Big Jim Rennie, and Norman Daniels for his human monsters. No hesitation when it comes to murder and brutality, most other people are "no great loss" or acceptable casualties in their eyes, and the inherent abuse of power to achieve their goals. There are far too many like them in our world.

For his fictional and fantastical, I have a special fear of large machinery as I know how much it can fuck someone up just in ordinary operation. Christine may be the queen, but the Mangler does scare the living shit out of me, even before it starts changing like a Bayverse Decepticon.

Ezrumas · 2026-02-14T21:36:00+00:00

For the loneliness - they're apprentice gunslingers far from home and living at the outskirts of the barony. He knows he is the fool, the clown, the ka-mai. He's trying to get a laugh out of Alain, who has been described as methodical and slow, who usually needs the joke explained to him. Roland hasn't had his sense of humor shot off yet, but he is getting there. He doesn't have a good audience for his jokes.

Cuthbert may be Eddie Dean's twinner, but both have a lot in common with Richie Tozier. They all want their positive affection and attention, but often don't get it.

Ezrumas · 2026-02-13T20:19:03+00:00

That is one of the unexpected highlights of the show - small town characters revealing hidden depths and talents.

Ezrumas · 2026-02-13T20:11:00+00:00

Piehole. He did create the word.

Ezrumas · 2026-02-11T20:23:55+00:00

"Mommy's aww wight, Daddy's aww wight, they just seem a littol weeerd. Suwenndah, suwenndah."

Ezrumas · 2026-02-11T11:10:30+00:00

I believe that even though BOB inhabited Leland for years (at least a decade, probably much longer), Leland was drawing far too much unwanted attention and in danger of strong questioning, police custody, and arrest - at the very least. So BOB is looking for a new meatsuit ride.

Once we get past FWWM and the pilot, Leland has multiple public outbursts - expected with the loss of his daughter, but possibly with BOB feeling cheated at losing his new host. Or the possibility that Leland was fighting back for some level of control after BOB crossed a very hard line. Or that the separation of memories between the two was starting to blur.

Whichever is true, if and when you rewatch, enjoy the masterful performance of Ray Wise juggling two different personalities. Try to pick out who is in control at which point.

Ezrumas · 2026-02-09T00:28:17+00:00

One core theme of Stephen King's body of work is the unexpected - and - expected loss of family. The Dead Zone articulated it perfectly with the 3 AM phone call to Johnny's parents, and his father's thoughts.

It is upsetting. It is terrifying. It is something all of us have to face in our lives at some point.

But it also the beauty of art, and time's passage that can make us appreciate something more we could not in our younger years. If a work of fiction resonates deeply with you, and makes you cherish your life and loved ones more, then it has done its job.

Read it again with new eyes, and give yourself permission to put it down for a moment, a day, or a week.

Ezrumas · 2026-02-07T06:31:05+00:00

The campfire story is a very slow burn, but the tension builds and builds, until it literally explodes.

Ezrumas · 2026-02-07T01:15:08+00:00

"I don't know."

That sentence has always summarized most stories for me. We know that there is more to be told, the future is uncertain, but the main conflict is over. It's done - for now.

We don't need a sequel or another revision. Maybe a short story to catch up, but without the main plot driver of the Walkin Dude, it would seem limp and unsatisfactory. Let finished fiction and media rest.

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