The Amazing Screw-On Head
28/07/06 10:46
It's crazy just how great the pilot was... I've
watched it three times now. Twice on SciFi.com, and
once last night when it aired on television for the
first time. The show is based on a one-shot comic
book created by the creator of Hellboy, Mike Mignola.
It details some of America's most secret of
histories: The strange adventures of President
Lincon's top spy, The Amazing Screw-on Head. Screw-On
Head, or Screw-On, or Head for short, is apparently
some kind of mechanized... robot or something.
Apparently everything that gives Screw-On life is
contained within the head, as he is often seen
without body at all. As you might guess, his ability
is to be screwed into and thus control a variety of
different bodies. What makes that situation even more
bizarre is that he is also apparently several hundred
years old! And thats by Lincoln's Day!
And of course its all done with that guy who played Dr. Niles Crane on Frasier as the voice of Eporor Zombie
The Pilot was hilarious, and its the dark style of the show that seems to make that all the funnier. It may seem strange at first, but by the time it's over I promise you'll have fallen in love with it.
I realy think you should go ahead and find online and watch it. (over at scifi.com/pulse) just to wet your apetite here are a few quotes:
Screw-On Head: It's as I always say, all really intelligent people should be cremated for reasons of public safety.
Abe Lincoln: The nature of this investigation has become much too personal. We're dealing with undead perversions of the only woman you ever loved and your most trusted manservant who vowed to do away with all subsequent menservant in cruelest means imaginable!
Emperor Zombie: Here it is! Bangang Pagro-Esh. The left eye of Nog. The jewel worshipped by the wizards of Mu and the black priests of Atlantis, finally passed down to Gung the Magnificent who was chosen by the gods to conquer the world with it! And now, it's my... Ew!
[the artifact turns out to be a turnip]
Emperor Zombie: It's not a jewel! It's a dirty old piece of crap!
Emperor Zombie: I'm merely expressing gratitude!
Screw-On Head: Perhaps you might express in apology?
Emperor Zombie: [laughing] Oh no, he didn't! Apologize to you? Pardon me if I say poppycock!
Screw-On Head: Then say it!
Emperor Zombie: Poppycock.
Emperor Zombie: You went on and on about how sweet the candy was, then told me not to put it in my mouth and got mad at me when I did!
Screw-On Head: If by 'candy' you mean 'ancient forbidden evil', then yes, I told you to not put it in your mouth!
Gung: Stop! You'll release the demi-god!
Screw-On Head: You mean that big, magical thing you used to conquer the world thousands of years ago? Then I believe introductions are in order.
The Demigod: Free at last from my vegetable prison!
The Demigod: Your poor, sad, insignificant brains cannot conceive of the horror that is coming now!
[short pause]
The Demigod: Right now.
[longer pause]
The Demigod: Right this very instant!
Emperor Zombie: Mr. Groin?
Mr. Groin: Mr. Zombie.
Emperor Zombie: This is the best day ever! It marks the end of Amazing Screw-on Head and brings closure to my petty vengeance fetish with his manservants!
And of course its all done with that guy who played Dr. Niles Crane on Frasier as the voice of Eporor Zombie
The Pilot was hilarious, and its the dark style of the show that seems to make that all the funnier. It may seem strange at first, but by the time it's over I promise you'll have fallen in love with it.
I realy think you should go ahead and find online and watch it. (over at scifi.com/pulse) just to wet your apetite here are a few quotes:
Screw-On Head: It's as I always say, all really intelligent people should be cremated for reasons of public safety.
Abe Lincoln: The nature of this investigation has become much too personal. We're dealing with undead perversions of the only woman you ever loved and your most trusted manservant who vowed to do away with all subsequent menservant in cruelest means imaginable!
Emperor Zombie: Here it is! Bangang Pagro-Esh. The left eye of Nog. The jewel worshipped by the wizards of Mu and the black priests of Atlantis, finally passed down to Gung the Magnificent who was chosen by the gods to conquer the world with it! And now, it's my... Ew!
[the artifact turns out to be a turnip]
Emperor Zombie: It's not a jewel! It's a dirty old piece of crap!
Emperor Zombie: I'm merely expressing gratitude!
Screw-On Head: Perhaps you might express in apology?
Emperor Zombie: [laughing] Oh no, he didn't! Apologize to you? Pardon me if I say poppycock!
Screw-On Head: Then say it!
Emperor Zombie: Poppycock.
Emperor Zombie: You went on and on about how sweet the candy was, then told me not to put it in my mouth and got mad at me when I did!
Screw-On Head: If by 'candy' you mean 'ancient forbidden evil', then yes, I told you to not put it in your mouth!
Gung: Stop! You'll release the demi-god!
Screw-On Head: You mean that big, magical thing you used to conquer the world thousands of years ago? Then I believe introductions are in order.
The Demigod: Free at last from my vegetable prison!
The Demigod: Your poor, sad, insignificant brains cannot conceive of the horror that is coming now!
[short pause]
The Demigod: Right now.
[longer pause]
The Demigod: Right this very instant!
Emperor Zombie: Mr. Groin?
Mr. Groin: Mr. Zombie.
Emperor Zombie: This is the best day ever! It marks the end of Amazing Screw-on Head and brings closure to my petty vengeance fetish with his manservants!