“The Event That Will Redefine the Broadway Spectacular”
Now that Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark has had all its myriad problems fixed in one short month off, the producers have decided to release a new commercial for the musical, one that one that acknowledges the musical’s infamy and keeps expectations for the new version realistic. Nah, just kidding, they’re promising it’s the “most daring and innovative” Broadway musical ever, as if “daring” and “innovative” were synonyms for “troubled” and “expensive.” I’m not 100% why I’m running this commercial, because now that the musical is less amazingly dumb (supposedly) and less dangerous to its cast (for the moment), it’s actually really boring to me. I guess I’m just covering it out of habit. Or maybe it’s because I just wanted an excuse to like to this Conan skit from last night, which showcased some new Spidey musical villains including the amazing and terrifying LepreKong. Honestly, if Turn Off the Dark added a tiny ape in a leprechaun outfit, I would recant everything bad I ever said about the musical and immediately purchase a front row ticket. (Via Robot 6)
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.