First, a quick Franchise Friday update. I was hoping to start back to that this week, but a few other things took precedent. Plus, as I looked at the schedule and planned out the rhythm for the series, I realized the timing wasn’t quite going to work with what I wanted to do next and still leave enough weeks to properly tackle what I have in mind for Halloween and Christmas.
So, we’re going to push pause on Franchise Friday until Friday, Sept. 9. In fact, that post-Labor Day week is going to be a step into several new directions for this newsletter. I’ll announce more in the coming weeks, but in addition to Franchise Friday, I have some other series and miniseries to announce, and I’m planning on incorporating a few other bits into this now that my evenings and weekends leave me a bit more time and a clearer head.
But that doesn’t mean we’re going to pause this newsletter until then. I have several fun pieces in the works, and the slow theatrical release schedule over the next month is going to open up a lot of time for me to catch up on some 2022 releases I had to miss in all the busyness of the last few months. So, we have some fun stuff on the way!
In the meantime, Perry and I are back at it with We’re Watching Here, and this is an entry in our Robert Altman retrospective that I’ve been anticipating for awhile. Popeye has long been a film I’ve been fascinated with, mostly because of my attraction to cinematic trainwrecks. As we’ve delved into Altman’s filmography, I also became more curious about just how he would approach a musical grounded in a cartoon world. The result was something unexpected. I don’t know if I would call Popeye good, but I also can’t call it bad, exactly. It’s it’s own weird thing, and I had a great time talking to Perry about it all!
So, tune in and make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss a minute! I have some fun stuff coming in the next few weeks, and then this fall is shaping up to be something really special. Have a great weekend, everyone!
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