- Feb 2, 2008
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Pretty sure there was speculation about a show with a comedy duo that wasn't Bill and Ted. This would check out.
I’ve never seen a Harold and Kumar. By the sounds of it, I may not want to. I was thinking that universal could just make it their own and interesting. I don’t think they would try to tackle an older property like that unless they had some good ideas. Maybe something similar to the Beetlejuice graveyard review where it just uses parts of the property and innovates the rest. If they are just narrating, the rest of the show can be whenever they want it to be.Perhaps I’m alone on this, but the type of humor Bill and Ted and a theoretical Harold and Kumar show pump out is extremely repetitive and dull. The main conceit of the first Harold and Kumar is basically “lmao weed!” which wasn’t all that funny 20 years ago and uh, not sure if y’all noticed, but the central taboo doesn’t really exist anymore.
I wanted to clarify that my comment about 3.5 houses being right was meant to be a completely separate thought from the Icon stuff lolI don’t see any pushback on a POTENTIAL icon; I see pushback on people jumping the shark on who an Icon will be for this year based off a generic symbol. Believe me, this stuff has led to pages and pages and pages of useless back and forth (in prior years) of spec that never amounts to anything. 3.5 being right for houses is one thing, claiming an icon is coming from a symbol is a whole other ballgame. Just trying to dissuade that kind of talk unless things become more apparent or obvious about any icon or over arching theme for the event. Feel free to speculate and discuss but we’ve been down this road before and it’s a long and pointless one, more often than not.
That was never Bill and Ted’s gimmick, though - they were much more versatile comic figures powered by a perpetual airheaded optimism (the HHN shows never really captured this, of course). I’ll happily take any comedy show at this point, but Harold and Kumar seem a lot less attractive for such a show - and no more relevant- than Bill and Ted (or Abbott and Costello).Perhaps I’m alone on this, but the type of humor Bill and Ted and a theoretical Harold and Kumar show pump out is extremely repetitive and dull. The main conceit of the first Harold and Kumar is basically “lmao weed!” which wasn’t all that funny 20 years ago and uh, not sure if y’all noticed, but the central taboo doesn’t really exist anymore.
right, and my thought is that their treatment with Harold and Kumar will be more of the same. I don’t think horror nights is well suited to a comedy show, and I certainly don’t have much hope that they’d elevate (or subvert) a comedy duo I don’t find that funny to begin with.the HHN shows never really captured this, of course
It’s an issue with HHN’s writing and, more specifically, the writers’ assumptions about the audience. That could be fixed. Comedy and horror go together beautifully- we can all list many great horror comedy films and a disproportionate share of HHNs best houses have been comedic. Abbott and Costello are best remembered today for their encounters with the Uni monsters and Bill and Ted, with their loose, silly plots and musical elements, are perfectly suited to the kind of show HHN wants. The only issue is that the writing underestimates HHN guests a little (just a little - the event demands it be broad and silly).right, and my thought is that their treatment with Harold and Kumar will be more of the same. I don’t think horror nights is well suited to a comedy show, and I certainly don’t have much hope that they’d elevate (or subvert) a comedy duo I don’t find that funny to begin with.
Agreed! But I have no reason to believe it will be fixed when Bill and Ted ran as it did for many, many years. As I’ve said before, I don’t trust the writing team for either event to tackle comedy based on previous performance.It’s an issue with HHN’s writing and, more specifically, the writers’ assumptions about the audience. That could be fixed.
Yea its a confusing and not particularly relevant choice. Would've made sense if they did it a decade ago.Perhaps I’m alone on this, but the type of humor Bill and Ted and a theoretical Harold and Kumar show pump out is extremely repetitive and dull. The main conceit of the first Harold and Kumar is basically “lmao weed!” which wasn’t all that funny 20 years ago and uh, not sure if y’all noticed, but the central taboo doesn’t really exist anymore.