Dec. 6th, 2016

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I didn’t mean to be away from this blogging enterprise, or blogterprise, for so long - in the meantime, Eerie disappeared from netflix, but thankfully it’s still streaming for free on hulu, so I’ll be able to finish off the series after all.

The science-fiction/supernatural element here is just slightly less inventive than normal Eerie standards: a mind-transferring device is definitely an idea that’s been done before. However, the way it’s executed here leads to some pretty funny moments - for one, the device itself deliberately appears to be made out of various junk, which makes a certain amount of sense because it’s inventor, Charles Furnell, managed to rebuild it despite being homeless and having had his brain removed by his own invention. Part of it’s workings is a modified 8-track player, and everyone it’s used on has the indignity of having their mind being stored on a copy of The Knack’s greatest hits - in a great, absurd touch, a recurring leitmotif in the score is a variation on the main riff of “My Sharona”.

Another fun element of this episode is the inevitable mind-switching itself - Charles Furnell’s brain is transferred into Simon’s body after having spent years on that Knack tape, and in the climax Charles and Simon have swapped bodies, and Charles’ wife, who’s the villain here, has similarly swapped with Marshall - leading to a hilarious brief gag where “Marshall” looks down and is baffled by his new found cleavage.

I’ve noticed in every episode he’s been in so far, Dash-X has played a pretty formulaic “jerk with a heart of gold” sort of role - he’ll always start off doing something out of self-interest that either helps the villains or just endangers Marshall and/or Simon, then reluctantly end up saving the day. However, this one is sort of notable, because until now he’s always seemed to have another motivation in helping other than doing the right thing.
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A while ago, I found a website called Spreadshoes, which lets users upload their own images and have them printed on canvas or leather shoes. I've held off posting these for a couple of months as I wanted to wear them out and about before recommending the website:

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Check out these amazing Eerie, Indiana icons collected together by [livejournal.com profile] slinkhard over on Tumblr.

Per [livejournal.com profile] slinkhard: "I should hasten to mention I didn't make them all, just collected them! The ones that are lq tend to be mine, but the ones with other makers should list their names if the jpg/png is saved."
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Check out the bit I just wrote. It's not much but when I can get more time then, I will update it as I go. It's not much... but it's just the beginning. Enjoy!

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