Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Bonus: #GalaxyConSTL 2026: Clerks, Takei, Muppets, and "Stuart Fails to Save the Universe"

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Bonus: #GalaxyConSTL 2026: Clerks, Takei, Muppets, and "Stuart Fails to Save the Universe"

CatBusRuss⁠ returns from ⁠GalaxyCon St. Louis⁠ after spending the last two days of the convention schilling his podcast via themed buttons, chasing down a Randall Graves Funko Pop!, and sitting in on a screening of "⁠Muppet Treasure Island⁠" with ⁠Steve Whitmire⁠ providing commentary.

Fortunately for Saturday, there were plenty of panels to check out, so the panic of finding the ideal item for ⁠Jeff Anderson⁠ to autograph could wait till the next morning. Our podcast host sat in on...and perhaps stumped...the Q&A with the leads of "⁠Stuart Fails to Save the Universe⁠". After that, he got to hear ⁠George Takei⁠ speak of the Japanese-American experience to remind us to remember these two words, FUCK ICE. And ⁠CatBus⁠ was eventually able to get ⁠Brian O'Halloran⁠ to agree with the legendary actor as answer to the final question of the "⁠Clerks⁠" Q&A.

With only having one family pissed off about his "Chuck Norris Was a Sith Lord!" sign, this was shaping up to be a great convention.

Does Russ get his Christmas shopping done for his nieces and nephew? Did he find that Randall Pop. Did comedian ⁠Tyler Wood⁠ let the podcaster rule another one of his game show panels? What will our host take from this experience into his next convention, ⁠Illinois Comic Con (November 14 & 15, 2026) from Peoria⁠?

Here hoping you get those answers. If they do not appear, the celebrity sound bites should make up for it.

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Bonus: #GalaxyConSTL - Cosplay Guest Who, Movie Panels, "Supergirl" (2026)

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Bonus: #GalaxyConSTL - Cosplay Guest Who, Movie Panels, "Supergirl" (2026)

CatBusRuss⁠ has returned to the Gateway City with ⁠ThePoeticCritic⁠ in tow for ⁠GalaxyCon St. Louis 2: Electric Boogaloo⁠ (Per TPC). The two came down to Eastern Missouri to offer up the "⁠1986: RAD Movies or Bad Movies⁠", but with only one panel to present, what else did they get up to to make the weekend worthwhile?

For them, the big event will be a "⁠Muppet Treasure Island⁠" screening featuring live commentary from Kermit's performer, ⁠Steve Whitmire⁠. The older sibling of the two has probably got her Saturday figured out until the screening while ⁠Russ⁠ is playing things by ear. This is probably how the brother and sister's planned to utilize the time before presenting a new take on the ⁠1986 panel⁠. How did that workout for the first day of the con?

For the CatBus, he checked out "It's a Movie Game Show" before his panel. The host, comedian ⁠Tyler Wood⁠, immediately knew not to bring up the resident cinephile as a contestant until time was needed to kill. St. Louis may not have as many movie historians as he expected, so Russ did get a time to wipe the floor with another con goer in a game that was like the Rob Lowe hosted "⁠The Floor⁠". What was the topic?

And speaking of "The Floor", after his panel and the purchasing of a cool "⁠Labyrinth⁠" t-shirt from ⁠Rob Reep Art⁠, CatBusRuss checked out the "Bad Cinema: The Top Ten Best of the Worst" panel hosted by legendary cartoonist, historian, and current contestant on the Fox game show, ⁠Joe Wos⁠. The podcaster saw this panel at Wizard Wold 2019, and they both agreed it may need to be shaken up. Just do not expect him to bring up "⁠Foodfight!⁠", a feature that exploits his creation, Charlie the Tuna. It is a panel about fun bad movies, not the irredeemable.

As for ThePoeticCritic, it seemed to be all about cosplay. She attended a "⁠Guess Who?⁠" inspired cosplay game before revisiting 40 year-old cinema. Afterwards, it was onto the cosplay-for-all pageant. Was she taking notes on how to upgrade her game to the pro-am level?

May Russ suggest "⁠Supergir⁠l" for her big sister to try out? She could pass for Kara's dying mother at the very least. (TPC is a Triumph: The Insult Comic, so she should let the joke fly.)

With the release of "Clayface" this weekend, our host was happy that his friend Kelli chose to make the second film in ⁠James Gunn⁠'s DCU a watch. Did we need the downer origin tale? No. But if there is any legitimate hate towards the film, it is from those inflicted with misogyny.

What cannot be harshly judged is ⁠⁠⁠Doich! Snacking Dough. It is cookie dough with more protein, less sugar, and none of the eight major allergens. Our host is not a cookie fan, but this stuff taste great and leaves you feeling full quickly. Follow the link below to save 20% on your order and give Chocolate Chip, Birthday Cake, or WTFudge Brownie dough a try.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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The Undrafted and Wrongfully Drafted

"Bull Durham" was not drafted on the Baseball Draft (A film that can only be drafted at #1)
"No Fear of a Black Hat" on the Fictional Band Mini-Mega Draft
The entire George Lucas Draft
"The Birdcage" instead of "La Cage Aux Folles" on the Drag Draft
"Road Trip" was not even mentioned during the Road Trip Draft
"Major League" instead of "Drop Zone" on the Wesley Snipes Draft
"Black Swan" instead of "Mermaids" on the Wynona Ryder Draft
"Akira" instead of "Ghost World" on the Comic Book Movie (Non-Super Hero) Draft. Tetsuo is a Supe.
"Now You See Me" instead of "Diggstown" on the Con Artist Movie Draft
"The Onion Movie" instead of "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask" on the Sketch Comedy Anthologies Draft
"The Big Lebowski" not being marked eight on the Coen Bros. Draft
"Labrynth" or "Dark Crystal" not receiving the number 1 or 2 spot in the Jim Henson Draft
"Stage Fright" on the Giallo Draft. It is a slasher despite the presentation.
"Assault of Precinct 13" and "Prince of Darkness" Instead of "Escape from New York" and "The Thing" on the John Carpenter Draft
"Con Air" instead of "US Marshalls" and "Universal Soldier" instead of "Time Cop " on the 90's Action Draft
"WarGames" instead of "Spies Like Us" on the Cold War Draft
"Traffic" instead of "Side Effects" on the Steven Soderbergh Draft
"Fight Club" instead of "The Virgin Suicides" on the 1999 Draft ("Suicides" made the Actor Directorial Debut Draft)
Any Kirk Douglass instead of "The Shining" being on the Kubrick Draft
"Return of the Jedi" instead of "Tokyo Drift" on the Threequels Draft (there's only one "Return," okay, and it ain't "of the King," it's "of the Jedi.")

Deserves a Second Chance

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).

I find the DC movies, or at least Zack Snyder, was trying to bring comic books to the big screen as opposed to adapting comic books for the big screen. If you read, (or watch the excellent animated adaptation of) "The Dark Knight Returns", it is a very slow build to the battle between the Bat and Supe. This is regarded as one of the best threads in comics.

As a guy who fell in love with wrestling in the 1980's, the very methodical showdown is what I loved. It's a love letter to comic book fans who read and note every detail and want to try figuring out the plot before the character do. Come at the flick this way, and I think you will get something out of it.

Tropic Thunder (2008)

This is a feature that dares you to be offended. When director Ben Stiller is that forthcoming like Robert Downey Sr. was with 1969's "Putney Swope", an audience saying that something is in poor taste, hence not funny, means they are afraid to make a mockery of a concept.

My own experience with junkies bankrupting me allows me to thoroughly enjoy Jack Black's making addiction seem ridiculous. Robert Downey Jr. nails his taboo performance and I would say helps the call for actors from a demographic to be the first people called on for the roles representing them. As for the "Forest Gump" knock off jokes, they serve as a way to ridicule us for what we accepted (and encouraged) as fine a decade prior. The narrative that controls the pace in the second act can drag, but the content that is delivered cannot be cut.