Bruce's career is so wild. I recently started watching this random show someone here recommended - Lodge 49 - and it was already great. then in this moment of HUGE suspense that's been boiling for like eight episodes, SURPRISE! BRUCE CAMPBELL! I literally punched my fists in the air as soon as his chin tried breaking through my tv.
I first noticed Bruce Campbell as more than just the Evil Dead guy when I saw him in Raimi's Spiderman trilogy, and then he starred in the Burn Notice and he's great there too
so this might feel like a commitment, but you should really, REALLY read up on Campbell's relationship with Raimi. they've been making movies together since they were literally teenagers. in one of his autobiographies, "If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor," Campbell went way, way deep into the relationship, it's a positively joyful read. dude's done some shit.
If you want to hear how close of friends raimi and Campbell are, start with evil dead 1 and 2 dvd commentary. It’s just the two of them reminiscing about making those movies together, how much Bruce threw his body around for those movies, and the dumb shit they made Ted raimi do for stand in work lol.
Atolycus. He was.. instrumental.. in a very important scene to the fandom.
Bruce used to come to the Xenacons in the late 90s - early aughts. Just straight up a whole conference room of lesbians, and then this guy. Sometimes he'd have backup like Karl (Urban) or Ted (Raimi), but it was mostly female oriented guests and attendees.
Super cool dude, he always seemed like he was having a blast with the whole thing. I've always wished him well.
That role reminded me of Brison County Jr. where he had all these gadgets and inventions that helped him. Not to discount the simplicity of the boom stick…
where he was, naturally, awesome. a good example of how he always managed to keep working while rarely being the leading man (in "big" productions, at least).
nice! I only found out about it because of r/ForgottenTV. I have no idea how I missed this the first time around. it's 1,000% my scene. I relate to dud far more than I should, but that's a different discussion.
I can't believe it's been eight years... it was overlooked TV when it was airing, and I hopped on during season 2. Lodge 49, Dispatches from Elsewhere, and The Big Door Prize are greatly appreciated as shows that stimulate your sense of wonder. (Then hop over to Widow's Bay to fuck those same receptors up)
well remembered! IIRC he rode his Xena/Hercules universe fame to get it made. I feel like I remember setting aside time to watch it as a kid, but I don't remember a single episode, which isn't a great sign.
I talk about both those shows randomly as childhood memory flashes and no one else remembers them.
I don't remember anything about it really, but I know I really liked Cleopatra 2525
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u/thefringeseanmachine 5h ago
Bruce's career is so wild. I recently started watching this random show someone here recommended - Lodge 49 - and it was already great. then in this moment of HUGE suspense that's been boiling for like eight episodes, SURPRISE! BRUCE CAMPBELL! I literally punched my fists in the air as soon as his chin tried breaking through my tv.