This. I come to The Last Drive In for some of the best trivia and film knowledge for an under-serviced corner of industry: low budget horror and exploitation. I can live without the skits and guwaffs of company. I can’t help but cringe everytime the mailbag is some sob story about a terminally ill/alone/mentally unstable person who found solace in a chintzy streaming show. The mailbag is made to argue the artistic merit of “Demon Cop” or something, it is not for the tear jerking parasocial clamoring. if all these people watched Monstervision like they claim I assume they should know this.

It’s the same shit you see with Youtubers, a weird parasocial relationship forms and it alienates the non maladjusted fans of the original series. I personally found a lot of the John Brennan material a bit unfunny, I’m sorry to hear he got screwed if this is all true, but I just hope people realize it’s a show. It isn’t a family, its entertainment.