Posted on 05/16/2016 2:10:07 PM PDT by EveningStar
A series based on wonderfully weird 1984 cult science fiction classic The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension is likely coming to TV, courtesy of Kevin Smith, and we have The Flash to thank (or blame, depending on your point of view). Read on, Hong Kong Cavaliers.
The source of this unholy tidbit is Smith himself, who said on a recent installment of his podcast that his directorial stint on The Flash was such a slam dunk that it opened new doors all over Hollywood. One of those doors was at MGM, a studio that found great success turning Fargo into a TV series. There, Smith was invited to discuss the possibility doing the same with Buckaroo Banzai.
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Believe it when I see it. “Clerks 3” was supposed to be released soon. Now it’s been kicked to 2018.
There’s been a lot of talk over the years of a BB TV show. Could be great if it happens though.
Not my GD planet, monkey boy.
Cool.
Will they get whatshisname to wear that ridiculous cowboy outfit?
This has the potential to be hilarious, cringe-worthy, great, terrible, maybe all at the same time.
I might actually watch something on TV again.
I saw that the original movie is coming out on Blu-ray. I have not pre-ordered it because I wonder if the movie will seem as cool as I thought it was back in the mid-80’s?
It a makes the ganglia twitch!
Maybe now we can finally find out why there was a watermelon there.
Waste of time.
Wherever you go, there you are.
The original movie implied a whole lot of adventures, so I could see this working. They just need to go heavy camp.
Kevin Smith sucks. Would be better without him.
Pure Doc Savage.
Just remember
Perfect Tommy: Emilio Lizardo. Wasn’t he on TV once?
Buckaroo Banzai: You’re thinking of Mr. Wizard.
Reno: Emilio Lizardo is a top scientist, dummkopf.
Perfect Tommy: So was Mr. Wizard.
Mission Control: Buckaroo, The White House wants to know is everything ok with the alien space craft from Planet 10 or should we just go ahead and destroy Russia?
Buckaroo Banzai: Tell him yes on one and no on two.
Mission Control: Which one was yes, go ahead and destroy Russia... or number 2?
The original movie required you to check any rationality at the door, but once you did that it was really entertaining.
I especially liked the names of the bad guys that snuck onto earth under the disguise of the War of the Worlds broadcast:
John Bigboote
John Smallberries
John Yaya
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