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10/22/2005: CinnaScary Apple Jacks!

Late as usual, but the newest addition to the Halloween Countdown celebrates the one and only new spooky cereal I could find this season, Cinnascary Apple Jacks! The familiar cereal bits have now been graced with the addition of cinnamon swirl marshmallows, a few new mascots, a sheet of glow-in-the-dark stickers and a lot of references to Jamaica, mon.

EDIT: Just found more Halloween cereals. Look for ‘em on the site next week!

Also, this is your Saturday Night Thread. Use it wisely. In other news, I just went blonde again. Is there anything good on television tonight?

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You know what I like? "CinnaMon is the Winna Mon".
Normally I woul hate that. Really really hate that, but when coming from a 1/2 inch cinnamon marshmallow, it actually produced something resembling a laugh from me. It’s not something that would make me laugh hearing it again, but still, it was good chuckle and I appreciate Apple Jacks all the more for it.

Ghosted by Boots @ 10/23/2005 7:11 AM EDT

I found all three boxes of apple jacks on my first try so there. Two are by the path on the top right and the other is behind an object CinnaMon is trying to corrupt our youth with his piercing on his brow and his obvious relationship with Ephant Mon. I finally found the Clone Attack on Courascant packs. I got two and I bought another thing of ooze, this time with a foot inside. Clone CupCakes

Ghosted by Darth Poop @ 10/23/2005 10:35 AM EDT

What the frick is the R-rated "Urban Legend" doing on ABC Family? That’s too funny.

Ghosted by Monte @ 10/23/2005 12:57 PM EDT

I admit it, I’ve been watching Christmas specials and listening to Christmas music and everything. I just can’t help myself. However, I have held off on watching A Muppet Family Christmas because that special MUST be watched closer to Christmastime.

Then today I noticed that more and more Halloween-themed TV is coming on and that I still haven’t got my Evil Dead & Creepshow 2 DVDs back yet. I must get them and watch them and make with the Halloween love, before I totally dedicate myself to the Red & Green, Silver & Gold, ETC & ETC.

Ghosted by Matt(#2?) @ 10/23/2005 1:05 PM EDT

Did anyone else think that Bad Apple looked like Jerry Only from the Misfits on the front of the Apple Jacks box?

Ghosted by Quammy @ 10/23/2005 1:27 PM EDT

Oh that reminds me, did anybody hear about the Creepshow remake?

Ghosted by squee4242 @ 10/23/2005 1:53 PM EDT

Quammy, I think you’re right. And speaking of which, it’s time to break out All Hallow’s EP with quite possibly the best Misfit’s cover of them all.

In related news, My Chemical Romance give a nice bit of panache to Astro Zombies on that Tony Hawk video game soundtrack thingee. I still prefer The Ataris’ version, but hey this one makes me want to do jazz hand movements, so I give it a thumbs up.

I was playing around with learning Astro Zombies, but then I thought, eh the bassline to Dance, Dance is cooler.

Ghosted by Knegative @ 10/23/2005 3:30 PM EDT

I’m actually excited about the Creepshow remake. The guy who wrote the article Squee linked was bitching for no reason. I’m sure there will be plenty of reasons to bitch, but we haven’t really heard anything aside from the fact that they’re remaking Creepshow. Let’s enjoy it while it lasts.

Ghosted by Matt @ 10/23/2005 3:43 PM EDT

Friday the 13th celebrates 25 years.

Also, the enchanced version is on AMC tonight.

Ghosted by JLAJRC @ 10/23/2005 3:57 PM EDT

Is the AMC enhanced F13 edited for TV? I saw the commercial for it and my impression was enhanced = DVD bonus features NOT unedited sex and gore. The enchanced version showing at 8pm is rated R while the regular version showing at 6pm is rated PG13.

Ghosted by Carri @ 10/23/2005 4:26 PM EDT

I think it just means they do their "Pop-Up Video"-type thing. It also means the movie is shown in widescreen, while the "regular" showing is in pan-and-scan (I think). As far as I know, they always edit for offensive content.

Ghosted by Monte @ 10/23/2005 5:47 PM EDT

I just picked a random Google result to link without even factoring in the fact that the author was grinding the "every remake sux" axe. Here’s the nuetral version.
My local UPN was just showing Ghoulies, but I only caught the last few seconds

Ghosted by squee4242 @ 10/23/2005 5:59 PM EDT

Monte- They don’t always edit for offensive content. On veterans day a certain channel (I can’t remember which one) plays Saving Private Ryan unedited. Though last year they didn’t play it. You wouldn’t want to upset those people who think that the holocaust was a Jewish lie and those who can’t change the chanel if something inapropriate comes on but don’t want their children exposed to that kind of stuff. And the PETA people! Isn’t there a dead cow in the background of one scene? Maybe that was Band of Brothers but you X-E’s get my point. Galloping Gotals

Ghosted by Darth Poop @ 10/23/2005 6:08 PM EDT

They should remake Creepshow 2 so i can hear the lines "We’re going to take my friend’s Trans-Am and we’re going to fucking Hollywood, man!" and also "This hair is gonna get me laid and paid!" . That would be awesome. Also the story with the thing in the water was cool too.

Ghosted by Swan @ 10/23/2005 6:41 PM EDT

A Muppet Family Christmas

Holy crap, I actually remembered that I taped that so many years ago!

That was the special where Fozzie visits his mom for christmas at his childhood farmhouse and all of the other muppets (from Muppet Show, Sesame St AND Fraggle Rock) apparantly stalked him going there. I vaguely remember it, as I haven’t watched it in years, but I do remember this:

On the tape, the movie had an ad for Croonchy Stars on it.

All this time I’ve been trying to figure out what the title of that xmas special was, thank you Matt(#2?)!

Ghosted by Invader Norbert @ 10/23/2005 7:04 PM EDT

Muppets Family Christmas is one of the all-time greats, second only to Emmett Otter’s Jugband Christmas.

But I can’t think about that now…it’ll undermine the spirit of the current season!

Brotherrrrrrrrrrs

Ghosted by mtrox @ 10/23/2005 7:06 PM EDT

It makes me sad that I don’t have any reason to dress up for Halloween this year I had a good costume idea too, one that I actually remembered from 8 months ago when I thought it up. Damn it. Better save it for next year.

Ghosted by Mara @ 10/23/2005 8:09 PM EDT

So you finally took note of Apple Jacks’ new advertising campaign, eh, Matt? Y’know, I myself freakin’ hate that stupid CinnaMon character. Not only does he convince kids that cinnamon’s better for them than apples by always winning against "Bad" Apple (who probably isn’t really as bad as his name suggests), he is an advocate for bad vocabulary. The rhyme "The sweet taste of cinnamon/Is the winna, mon," really translates as "…Is the winner, man," which doesn’t rhyme. Bad Apple should be the one winning those races; he’s the one in the cereal’s name, anyway!

Ghosted by Kacy @ 10/23/2005 9:04 PM EDT

Ouch, I’ve been looking forward to new Rome all weekend because I totally forgot they’re doing reruns. Rushed home and everything, and now I’m just depressed.

Ghosted by squee4242 @ 10/23/2005 9:16 PM EDT

OH GOD ME TOO.

Ghosted by Matt @ 10/23/2005 9:17 PM EDT

Matt #2, Invader Norbert, whomever else,
Before you pick up the MUPPET FAMILY CHRISTMAS DVD, be aware that it is an edited version. Click my name for more details. I taped it off NICKELODEON (unedited) about 8 years ago. It is a personal favorite.
On another topic, we can’t lose focus right before the big day. Everybody is getting into Christmas mode while Halloween has already been forgotten!! Wait until AT LEAST November 1st THEN put up your green and red, man.

I am taping the AMC F13 DVD-TV.

Ghosted by The Manimal @ 10/23/2005 9:32 PM EDT

I knew from the Horror Convention article that "young Jason" had gone on to muscial interests, but only after viewing the F13 DVD_TV did I realize that he’s a Jewish Reggae singer.

Amazing.

Ghosted by The Wukong Effect @ 10/23/2005 9:58 PM EDT

My mom has a truly unhealthy preoccupation with Christmas and Christmas decorations. It got to the point where we basically had to stage an intervention. Result: a strictly-enforced law against Santa figurines, Christmas music, brightly-colored lights, and ANY form of tinsel until after Thanksgiving dinner. Therefore, all pre-November Christmas shenanigans strike me as even worse than they probably are.
That said: "A Muppet Family Christmas" is a shining high point of human achievement.
Watch out for that icy patch.

Ghosted by Jedoc @ 10/23/2005 10:18 PM EDT

I have an un opened cassete of muppet family christmas. My ex left it at my house when she decided to stop going out with me. I want to watch it, but that requires opening it. and opening it is SO much work.

Ghosted by Neo Anderson @ 10/24/2005 3:10 AM EDT

Bitches who dump lose their sealed Muppet movies. Everybody knows that. Go ahead and open it.

Ghosted by Matt @ 10/24/2005 9:27 AM EDT

What are the odds of you soaking the next holiday-oriented cereal in bourbon?

Ghosted by Mel. @ 10/24/2005 3:02 PM EDT

No problem, Norbert. Glad to see I got the Muppet Family Christmas conversation going. I love that movie. And yes, I have the unedited version. Stupid cuts.

Ghosted by Matt(#2?) @ 10/26/2005 1:15 AM EDT

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