Solonor's Inkwell

Not only have they finally made a reality show for me, but right after that is Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace: perhaps the most hilarious show evar!!!

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Here’s an example of the awesomeness (it’s a bad 80’s TV horror spoof, set in a hospital that has had a demonic portal opened in its cafeteria):

(Dagless walks into Renwick’s room, and as soon as he opens the door fully Renwick starts shaking and shouting like he did when he first went insane. He explodes (from 5 different angles), and bits of body go flying everywhere to a symphony of splats. His head, which is obviously a dummy’s, hits the ground after a few seconds)

Dagless: You alright?

Renwick’s head: I think I’m gonna die.

Dagless: No you’re not! You’re gonna make it, I’ll get help. NURSE! First thing’s first, I’ve gotta stop you bleeding.

Renwick’s head: (Coughs) Rick! I beg ya! Kill me!

Dagless: Oh Jesus Larry don’t do this to me.

Renwick’s head: I beg ya! It really hurts. I beg ya. (They both nod in agreement)

(Dagless picks up a shovel that just happens to be there, and raises it)

Dagless: Forgive me

Renwick’s head: (He looks up, and realises what’s going to happen) Aww, no!

(Soft piano music plays in the background, as both Renwick and Dag scream progressively louder. Eventually Dag swings and hits the head, which again is obviously a dummy head. The head goes flying, bounces off of a wall and lands at Dag’s feet, complete with close-ups on Dag’s pained face)

Dagless: Bye-bye buddy.

(Sanchez walks back in, looks around the room and shakes his head)

Sanchez: I’ll get a mop.

After that, there is an interview where Marenghi (Dagless) says with a straight face, “I have never exploded, but I know what it must be like. Don’t ask how. I just know.”

When life gets you down, remember this: It is a silly place.

Star Trek sings Knights of the Round Table

Thanks, Grump.

“I have to push the pram a lot…” omg, that was just wrong. Heh.

When I made the previous post, the quote from Dieter of Sprockets led me to a list of recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches, which led me to Kenan Thompson. I loved All That when he, Kel Mitchell, Amanda Bynes, Lori Beth Denberg, Josh Server and Danny Tamberelli were on it. (Did you know that Kenan is in Snakes on a Plane?)

This, of course, led to Kel Mitchell, who was part of the cast of Mystery Men (The Invisible Boy), which I loved, despite its “flop” status, and it reminded me of other movies that I really like in spite of the fact that no one outside this family seems to think is worthy of enjoyment (like Rat Race).

So, after all that meandering, I come down to two questions:

1. What are your favorite recurring SNL characters?
Mine are the Church Lady (“Could it be…SATAN?”), Grumpy Old Man (“And we LIKED it!”), Master Thespian (“ACTING!”), Roseanne Roseannadanna (“I thought I was gonna die!”), Emily Litella (“Never mind.”), and Tommy Flanagan (“Yeah, that’s the ticket!”).

2. What are your favorite quirky movies? (Even better if they were flops!)
Mind are the aforementioned “Mystery Men” and “Rat Race”…plus, Brain Candy and Too Wong Foo.