Post by Torgo on May 10, 2019 15:05:29 GMT -5
Well it is done. I've finally cancelled Netflix. Don't be too proud of me, because I'll likely bring it back for Lucifer later this month. But in the meantime I'm subscribing to Shudder, which I had previously had a horrid experience with. BUT the one person that could get me back to Shudder was hired last year and that man is Joe Bob Briggs.
Growing up I used to watch Godzilla movies on television every chance I would get. One day there was a batch of them on TNT, so naturally I tuned in. It turned out to be their Friday night movie block called MonsterVision, which was hosted by Joe Bob Briggs. I found Joe Bob a very entertaining presence, as he was one of the first TV personalities I had seen that had legitimate affection for buried films that are often deemed lesser quality. I would watch MonsterVision every chance I could after that, but one day...it was gone.
Heart crushed.
Anyway, it turns out that Shudder was interested in maybe playing into that MonsterVision nostalgia that a lot of us Millennials have, and brought Joe Bob back for a marathon last year. So many people tuned in that it apparently crashed Shudder's servers. When you have someone who can do that for your streaming service, you ask for more. So Joe Bob is back!
So lately I've been trying to tune in for his weekly double features, and while I'm much happier with Shudder's service than I was several years ago, I had some issues with my internet that weren't allowing me to log on. All of that has been fixed and now I'm happily tuning in for his weekly double features. Unfortunately he only has three weeks left, but I'll take what I can get.
If anyone is inclined to check it out, give a look to my newest section of my blog devoted to The Last Drive-In.
mst3krifftrax.blogspot.com/p/the-last-drive-in-with-joe-bob-briggs.html
Also check me out on Twitter @1godzillafan during my live tweeting of tonight's double feature. Also check out #TheLastDriveIn, #MutantFam, #MutantFamily, and #DriveInMutants to keep track of other live fan tweets. Also check out Joe Bob @therealjoebob and Diana "Darcy the Mail Girl" Prince @kinky_horror (warning: a lot of Darcy's twitter is NSFW, but she retweets like mad during the double features).
Or don't. Do what you will. But I assure you that you're missing out on the fun.
BACKSTORY
Because who doesn't love a prequel
Because who doesn't love a prequel
Growing up I used to watch Godzilla movies on television every chance I would get. One day there was a batch of them on TNT, so naturally I tuned in. It turned out to be their Friday night movie block called MonsterVision, which was hosted by Joe Bob Briggs. I found Joe Bob a very entertaining presence, as he was one of the first TV personalities I had seen that had legitimate affection for buried films that are often deemed lesser quality. I would watch MonsterVision every chance I could after that, but one day...it was gone.
Heart crushed.
Anyway, it turns out that Shudder was interested in maybe playing into that MonsterVision nostalgia that a lot of us Millennials have, and brought Joe Bob back for a marathon last year. So many people tuned in that it apparently crashed Shudder's servers. When you have someone who can do that for your streaming service, you ask for more. So Joe Bob is back!
So lately I've been trying to tune in for his weekly double features, and while I'm much happier with Shudder's service than I was several years ago, I had some issues with my internet that weren't allowing me to log on. All of that has been fixed and now I'm happily tuning in for his weekly double features. Unfortunately he only has three weeks left, but I'll take what I can get.
If anyone is inclined to check it out, give a look to my newest section of my blog devoted to The Last Drive-In.
mst3krifftrax.blogspot.com/p/the-last-drive-in-with-joe-bob-briggs.html
Also check me out on Twitter @1godzillafan during my live tweeting of tonight's double feature. Also check out #TheLastDriveIn, #MutantFam, #MutantFamily, and #DriveInMutants to keep track of other live fan tweets. Also check out Joe Bob @therealjoebob and Diana "Darcy the Mail Girl" Prince @kinky_horror (warning: a lot of Darcy's twitter is NSFW, but she retweets like mad during the double features).
Or don't. Do what you will. But I assure you that you're missing out on the fun.