We Knew About Rancho Unicorno

Cookin' up some shrimp and scallops, and catching up on the new King of the Hill reboot, which just dropped a few hours ago; right now, I'm watching the original series finale (which I found a little... pedestrian?), and next on the queue will be the grand return. KotH's always been one of my on again, off again comfort series, and I'm pretty excited by the idea of Hank and the boys against the horrible hell-vortex known as our modern times. 

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Meanwhile, in the wild, wild world of MIDLIFE... 

I'm still working on various pick-ups for the Lost / Neon Pools scenes; hoping to finish a mostly complete 2.0 of the sequences sooner than later, especially seeing as I might be moving yet again in the coming months. Would be nice to crank out another full WIP workprint, especially for safety's sake. Anyhow, tonight I'm picking away at a small animation of Vienna awkwardly haunting the halls of the Interment Facility after accidentally crushing an adowable widdle aborted fetus... as these things go.

I think it's fun how ridiculously different Venner looks from shot to shot across these sequences, as it's development has, so far, spanned almost that of the entire film - unlike most other scenes, it's earliest "finished" cut was a rush job, simply so as to finish something - so, thankfully, I don't think I'll feel quite so shilly-shally about the scenes which succeeded it. Either way, it's a very important section of the picture, so I've felt it beneficial to come back time, and time again, to tweak, polish, and punch-up. I'm carving what was a sort of slow, meandering psychedelic dirge into something that, while still surreal, is significantly less conceptual, and more illustrated. Sometimes, literally.

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Well, I got through the first two new episodes of KotH - felt like a totally natural return to the same ol' Arlen, with an appropriate level of "relevant" references, and a slightly more overt cynical edge that I really enjoy. Funny as hell seeing Old Lady Peggy swear, get drunk, and confusedly throw around new-age political stuff, while still being the self-confident, blindly arrogant Peggy we loved. Same for everybody in the cast - I especially related to adult Bobby. Pretty funny how his buddy Joseph has stayed almost exactly the same, probably the least reimagined of the crew - that itself is a very clever character commentary, when you think about it. Really amazing reboot, feels perfectly in-line with the classic show, while still pretty immediately "new" in a way that's distinct, but doesn't clash with the original's vibe. 

If only Futurama could've gotten a reboot this slick. Comparing the two, it just instantly speaks for itself - one is treading the same old shyt, uninspired, and meandering in it's depressing inability to barely touch what once was; while the other really justifies it's own existence almost before clicking play. Let's not even mention the Gorillaz reboot. Or the Ren and Stimpy reboot. Or the Aqua Teen reboot. So on...

Definitely excited to see more, I've capped myself off at two so as to save some for later. I think my favorite bit thus far was definitely fat, disgusting bearded Bill - I wish they kept him that way! He was majestic!