#my soul just got vacuumed out of me like he’s one of the ghostbusters

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My thoughts on The Muppets Haunted Mansion (in no particular order):

- I love Gonzo, and maybe it’s because I had just watched the original Muppets movie, but I didn’t really enjoy his arch? I feel like we set up too late that Gonzo isn’t afraid of anything. And why didn’t he get a song?? I’m Going to Go Back There is one of my favorite Muppets songs and it’s about a Gonzo arch

- I don’t like when humans in Muppets specials sing without the Muppets. I’m here for puppets!!

- This is my first time seeing Matt Vogel perform in a longer thing as Kermit and honestly I got used to the voice. He’s still a little demonic for me but. I liked his singing voice. Maybe Kermit should just sing all his lines from now on.

- That being said, Kermit in that Piggy outfit will haunt me forever

- I didn’t like all the ghost Muppets being CGI. It felt less authentic to me. Put them in spooky lil robes or something

- The Bunsen and Beaker cameo!! It made me smile so wide. Why weren’t they in it more? I love Bunsen and Beaker! I would have watched an 8 hour movie of them just fucking around this place. Bunsen makes a ghostbusters style monster vacuum and vacuums Beaker’s head. Classic.

- They gave my autistic king Walter 1 line! You spent all this time making me fall in love with Walter in the Muppets (2011) and for what?? I will not STAND for this Walter slander. (Can you tell I love Walter?)

- I loved Pepe’s whole storyline. Being seduced by a witch who wanted to eat him? Classic. Finding out John Stamos is a demon? Hilarious. Everyone calling him Pepper?? 10/10

- Why did the dead magician want Gonzo to face his fears? Just for the audience? Did the magician die because he wasn’t afraid? I have so many lingering questions.

- Why wasn’t Piggy in it more?? Give me more Piggy :((

Overall I would give it a 5/10. Production was really nice, acting was great (we’ll give Matt a pass), but it lacked the soul of a Muppets production. And Walter. And Bunsen and Beaker and Piggy.

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the rupture

SPOILERS BELOW

okay so going into this i already know that rowena dies because the very next day my google feed was full of "OH NO! [SPOILER] DIES!" and then "Ruth Connell interviewed about dramatic episode!" so like okay, hard to get motivated now

new homestuck also happened and that was highly distracting but here I am now finally on saturday night ready to watch

still can't hear "ardat" without thinking of homestuck either

the "gadget that vacuums up souls" is just the thing from ghostbusters

I hope these two new hunters don't immediately die

I like rowena's outfit

the book props are always a delight to see

I have also missed seeing them pour salt around perimeters in general

i like this spell in italian, i like "turn gossamer into concrete"

i'm drinking expensive bourbon with cheesy sun chip sun puffs and no one can stop me

i went to look up who wrote this one (berens) and google really wanted it to be "the rapture" and i'm like yeah no it's definitely "the rupture"

"It would be like tossing mousetraps at the Great Plague!" is a hell of a line

I am sad seeing castiel follow after jack's reanimated corpse

I like these two shots, of cas and belphegor, and then rowena on the stairs

sam is a good person trying to check on everyone

calling chuck/god a glorified fanboy is wild

this page in the book is cool? I guess this has something to do with how she samifers herself into the ghost hole or whatever that I got spoiled on

"That's the longest you've ever looked me in the eyes." "You don't have eyes!" "True."

wow fuck you dean

"Yeah, Cas'll go. You've been to hell before." everyone in this fucking room has been to hell before! "Well, it sounds like I don't have a choice." "Good. Great. Go team." fuck you dean so much

:( that poor nurse didn't deserve to go like that

and here's ardat

so ardat is going to burn belphegor and that's how we see jack's fucked up body later? idk

I guess ketch is dead now too, that was extremely gruesome

so are they going to give this new hunter a name

dean's calling belphegor "bel" in text messages

I still refuse to acknowledge "cass"

"Sam and Dean are just using you. Don't mistake that for them caring about you, because I can assure you, they don't." bet cas is feeling similarly right now :(

"Wow, you learn that the hard way?" spot on belphegor, fucking ouch

I feel kinda bad for belphegor's friend but not that bad really

the actor was pretty fun for a bit part with a few lines

"dude is that the haxon ring?" "yeah pretty sweet right?" lmao

I love when cas reads other languages

I wanted to hear castiel singing

I like that rowena noted that sam was the closest they had to another witch, I miss sam having powers honestly

sounds like ardat had a point

castiel knows what it's like to have a kajillion souls in you, it's rough being overclocked

I like sam and rowena chanting together and I'm happy for the people out there who ship this

oh cas sweetheart i'm so fucking sorry you had to do this i'm so fucking sorry

god, misha's face though. this is gutting me

"death is an infinite vessel"

rowena digging that knife into her shoulder is fucked

don't appreciate dean yelling at cas before letting him explain

jared and ruth really knocked it out of the park on this, damn

they definitely gave her a sam winchester swan's song style death

idk how i feel about the maternal imagery of all the spirits of hell being sucked into her gut from a stabbing injury

i like this shot of sam

this one of dean in the hall is good too

is stevie the hunter who was helping? okay yeah i checked imdb that's her

oh cas :(

castiel's totally right, i'm glad he finally got to say all this? and i'm glad he asked how sam was doing

fuck you dean

I liked the music in this episode though

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BGO Staff Picks 2016

The fine folks who put in the work behind the counters at Beat Goes On stores all over the world have humbly submitted for you their lists of their most favourite albums, movies, tv shows, games, concerts and other miscellany for you approval.  Enjoy responsibly.

Brantford

Chris

Albums

David Bowie - Blackstar

Claypool/Lennon Delerium - Monolith of Phobos

Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression

Leonard Cohen - You Want it Darker

Mudcrutch - 2

Films

Hail Caesar!

Concerts

Jeff Martin @ Welland Canal Days

Grady @ Kitchener Blues Fest

Cedric Burnside @ Kitchener Blues Fest

Ronnie Baker Brooks @ Kitchener Blues Fest

Justin

Albums

Dinosaur Jr - Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not

John Frusciante - Foregrow

Mike Watt - Ring Spiel Tour '95

Jimi Hendrix - Machine Gun

Jeff Beck - Loud Hailer

Concerts

Red Hot Chili Peppers @ Ottawa Blues Fest

Radiohead @ Osheaga

Hayden @ Dundas Montessori School

Karen

Albums

Massive Attack - Ritual Spirit

Tricky - Skilled Mechanics

Jim James - Eternally Even

Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Getaway

Steven Wilson - Transcience

Nathan

Albums

With Confidence - Better Weather

Water Parks - Cluster

Pretty Reckless - Who you Selling For

Sixx AM - Prayers for the Blessed/Damned

Good Charlotte - Youth Authority

Films

Hacksaw Rodge

Sully

Suicide Squad

Deadpool

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Concerts

Statechamps

Sum 41

Gob

Monster Truck

Billy Talent

Rob

Albums

The Radio Dept. - Running Out of Love

Yeasayer - Amen & Goodbye

Nothing - Tired of Tomorrow

Plants & Animals - Waltzed in from the Rumbling

Avalanches - Wildflower

Films

Closet Monster

Sing Street

Green Room

The Accountant

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Concerts

Mother Mother

Bif Naked And Jordan Alexander

Burlington

Nick

Into it. Over it. - Standards

Jeff Rosenstock - Worry

Pup - The Dream is Over

Modern Baseball - Holy Ghost

Chris Farren - Can't Die 

Cambridge

Alex

Albums

Katatonia - The Fall Of Hearts

The Dillinger Escape Plan - Dissociation

Dream Theater - The Astonishing

Meshuggah - The Violent Sleep Of Reason

Every Time I Die - Low Teens

Films

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (obviously)

Doctor Strange

Captain America: Civil War

Zootopia

Triple 9 

Jake

Albums

PUP - The Dream is Over

Jeff Rosenstock - Worry

Pkew Pkew Pkew - Self Titled

Belvedere - Revenge of the Fifth

Against Me! - Shape Shift With Me

Films

Swiss Army Man

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Cloverfield Lane

Green Room

Midnight Special

Kayla

Albums

Megadeth - Dystopia 

July Talk - Touch

Explosions in the Sky - The Wilderness

Meshuggah - Violent Sleep of Reason

Blink-182 - California

Films

Warcraft (For the Horde!!)

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Doctor Strange

Captain America: Civil War

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 

Kevin

Albums

Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool

Stranger Things - Original Soundtrack

David Bowie - Blackstar

Tycho - Epoch

Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker 

Films

The Nice Guys

Captain America: Civil War

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Batman v Superman: Ultimate Edition

Doctor Strange

Shane

Albums

David Bowie - Blackstar

Drive By Truckers - American Band

Lennon Claypool Delirium - Monolith of Phobos

Brian Fallon - Painkillers

Crystal Castles - Amnesty

Films

Ghostbusters

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Doctor Strange

Kubo 

Guelph

Dan

Best

Slow Cookers

Vintage Canadian Guitar Amps

Swiffer Wet (not jet, just wet)

Not Getting the Flu This Year

Vacuum Tubes

Worst

Anime

Alt Right

Butt Rock

The Holiday Season

2016

Jake

Albums

Maxo Kream - The Persona Tape

Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition 

DJ Esco - Project ET Esco Terrestrial 

Kanye West - The Life Of Pablo 

Migos - YRN 2 

Concerts

Blood Orange 

Skepta 

Boris 

Jazz Cartier 

Tory Lanez

Joel

Albums

Ian William Craig - Centres

Aidan Knight - Each Other

Nick Cave - Skeleton Tree

Civilian - You Wouldn't Believe What Privilege Costs

David Bazan - Blanco

Films

One More Time With Feeling

Hell Or High Water

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

The Nice Guys

Loving

Steve

Albums

Suuns - Hold/Still

David Toop - Entities Inertias Faint Beings

Botany - Deepak Verbera

SIANspheric - Sominum (reissue)

Dreamboat - Dreamboat

Hamilton

Dylan

Albums (Alphabetical)

Anohni - Hopelessness 

Black Star - David Bowie - Blackstar

Case/Lang/Veirs - Case/Lang/Veirs

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds -  Skeleton Tree

Leonard Cohen -  You Want it Darker

Deerhoof -  The Magic

Hannah Georgas -  For Evelyn

PJ Harvey -  The Hope Six Demolition Project

Radiohead -  A Moon Shaped Pool

Regina Spektor -  Remember Us to Life

Violent Femmes -  We Can Do Anything

Josh

Albums

Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool

The Dear Hunter - Hymns With the Devil in Confessional

Yndi Halda - Under Summer

Explosions in the Sky - The Wilderness

Original Broadway Cast - Hamilton

Games

Overwatch

Stardew Valley

Battlefield 1

World of Final Fantasy

Mafia III

Sonja

Albums

Beyonce - Lemonade

Beyonce - Lemonade 

Arkells - Morning Report

Alicia Keys - Here

Beyonce - Lemonade 

Kitchener (Fairway Road)

Brady

Albums

Claypool/Lennon Delirium - Monolith of Phobos

Nels Cline - Lovers

Snarky Puppy - Culcha Vulcha

Wilco - Schmilco

Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker

Films

Pete's Dragon

Jungle Book

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Kubo and the Two Strings

Shin Godzilla

Films (Old)

City Lights (1931)

The Artist (2011)

Phantom of the Opera w/ Lon Chaney (1925)

The Time Machine w/ H.G. Wells (1960)

Strings (2004)

Grace

Albums

Jeff Rosenstock - Worry

Angel Olsen - My Woman

White Lung - Paradise

Beach Slang - A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings

Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial 

Oliver

Films

Hacksaw Ridge

Neon Demon

Shin Gojira

The Nice Guys

Hail Caesar!

So Bad It’s Good Honourable Mention

God's of Egypt

Games

Dark Souls III (PS4)

Pokemon Sun (3DS)

Titanfall 2 (‎PS4)

DOOM (PS4)

Pokken Tournament (Wii U)

Mike

Albums

Common - Black America Again

Royce Da 5'9" - Layers

Game - Streets of Compton/Block Wars/1992

De La Soul - And the Anonymous Nobody

KXNG Crooked - Statik KXNG/Good Vs Evil

E-40 - D-Boy Diaries 1 & 2

Snoop Dogg - Coolaid/Cuzznz (w/ Daz Dillinger)

Atmosphere - Fishing Blues

A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here

Smoke DZA - He Has Risen/Don't Smoke Rock (w/ Pete Rock)

Honorable Mentions

Jeezy - Trap Or Die 3

Banks & Steelz - Anything But Words

Ras Kass - Intellectual Property: S012

Planet Asia & DJ Concept - Seventy Nine-Havoc & The Alchemist

Havoc & The Alchemist - The Silent Partner

J. Cole - 4 Your Eyez Only

DJ Quik & Problem - Rosecrans

Freeway - Free Will

CZARFACE - A Fistful of Peril

Tech N9ne - The Storm 

Kitchener (Highland Road)

ANTHONY

Albums

Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker

David Bowie - Blackstar

Nick Cave - Skeleton Tree

Tindersticks - The Waiting Room

Angel Olsen - My Woman

Honourable Mention

Tim Hecker - Love Streams

GREG

Albums

Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker

David Bowie - Blackstar 

Tove Lo - Lady Wood

Sing Street Soundtrack

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree

Films

Moonlight

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Hell or High Water

Arrival

The Lobster

Sing Street

Star Trek Beyond

The Nice Guys

Captain Fantastic

Imperium 

Maddie

Albums

Jeff Buckley -  You And I

David Bowie -  Blackstar

Gord Downie -  Sectret Path

Beyonce -  Lemonade

Films

Deadpool

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Ghostbusters

Matt

Albums

Pup - The Dream is Over

Kendrick Lamar - Untitled Unmastered

Dinosaur Jr - Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not

Weekend Nachos - Apology

Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book

Descendents - Hypercaffium Spazzinate

Every Time I Die - Low Teens

Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition

Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love!

NxWorries - Yes Lawd!

Films

The Nice Guys

Hell or High Water

The Lobster

Hail, Caesar!

Midnight Special

Everybody Wants Some!!

Neon Demon

Deadpool

War Dogs

Sausage Party

Nikki

Albums

Panic! At the Disco - Death of a Bachelor

Bruno Mars - 24k Magic

BIGBANG - Made

Weezer - White Album

Blink 182 – California

Films

Zootopia

Moana

Ghostbusters

Ryan

Albums

Jadea Kelly - Love & Lust

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree

July Talk - Touch

PUP - The Dream is Over

Beyonce - Lemonade

The 1975 - I like it when you sleep, for when you sleep, you are so beautiful & so unaware of it

David Bowie - Blackstar

Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love!

Jeff Rosenstock - Worry

Kanye West - The Life of Pablo

Honourable Mentions

Protest the Hero - Pacific Myth (only here because half of it was released last year)

Mandroid Echostar - Coral Throne

Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book

Dinosaur Jr - Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not

Watsky - x Infinity

Films

Arrival

Ghostbusters

Deadpool

Nice Guys

10 Cloverfield Lane

Hail, Caesar!

London

Hank

Albums

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree

David Bowie - Blackstar

Drive By Truckers - American Band

P.J. Harvey - Hope Six Demolition Project

Rolling Stones - Blue & Lonesome

Brant Bjork - Tao Of the Devi

Neurosis - Fires within Fires

Charles Bradley - Changes

Thee Oh Sees - A Weird Exits

Dinosaur Jr. - Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not

Films

Arrival

Hell or High Water

Knight of Cups

Green Room

Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice

Handmaiden

The Witch

Neon Demon

Loving

* Although have not seen the following movies, the author notes that they could very well be entered throughout the top ten list in varying places...

Silence

La La Land

Manchester By the Sea

Julieta

Nocturnal Animals

Waterloo

Dalton

Albums

Green Day-Revolution Radio

Billy Talent-Afraid of Heights

The Pretty Reckless-Who You Selling For

SIXX:AM-Prayers for the Damned

Jeff Beck-Loud Hailer

Films

Deadpool

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Ultimate Edition)

Suicide Squad 

Derek

Albums

David Bowie - Blackstar

Ray Lamontagne - Ouroboros

Bon Iver - 22, A Million

BadBadNotGood - IV

Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression

Films

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

The Nice Guys

Sausage Party

Green Room

Doctor Strange

Emily

Albums

Ty Segall - Emotional Mugger

The Kills - Ash & Ice 

Kyle

Albums

Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Getaway

Ween - God Ween Satan Live

Basia Bulat - Good Advice

Colvin & Earle - Colvin & Earle

David Bowie - Blackstar

Ryan Bassett - Ryan Sings Bone Jovi 

Scott

Albums

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree

Badbadnotgood - IV

Avalanches - Wildflower

Jack White - Acoustic Recordings

Kendrick Lamar - Untitled, Unmastered 

Tom

Albums

David Bowie - Blackstar

Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker

Badbadnotgood - IV

Rolling Stones - Blue & Lonesome

Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression 

Head Office/Distribution Centre

David

Albums

Beyonce - Lemonade

Kanye West - The Life of Pablo

Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool

Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial

Charles Bradley - Changes

Television

The Americans

The Night Of

Stranger Things

Westworld

The People Vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story

Meredith

Albums

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - A Little Something More From…

Strumbellas - Hope

Ray Lamontange - Ouroboros

Billy Bragg & Joe Henry - Shine A Light

Sia - This Is Acting

Wilco - Schmilco

Roan

Albums

Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition

DMX KREW - You Exist

Thee Oh Sees - A Weird Exits

Animal Collective - Painting With

The Pattern Forms - Peel Away the Ivy