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“Bob’s Burgers” Spoofed ‘Aliens’ with a Stage Play!
The “American Dad” episode “Blood Crieth Unto Heaven” is one of my all-time favorite cartoon episodes. Patrick Stewart plays himself as he introduces a “lost” play. This past Sunday’s episode of “Bob’s Burgers” did something similar.
It’s Mother’s Day and Linda is sick on the night of the children’s play, so Bob is tasked with recording it for her. When Bob has issues, the kids reenact their plays at home for their mother. They’re all complete fabrications, but the mom isn’t the wiser. Tina’s story is the episode’s grand finale, spoofing James Cameron’s Aliens and mixing it with Freak Friday – as Gene exclaims, “It’s Freaky Friday Aliens!”
Tina plays Ripley, singing about her mission and crew, before confronting the Queen Alien. The two are jealous of each other and wish they could switch bodies. They do. That’s when Tina learns how hard it is to be a mother (of a dozen face huggers) and has to trick the Alien Queen to return to her body. It’s surprisingly the perfect Mother’s Day story that is brilliantly a secret marketing ploy by Fox to promote Alien: Covenant. If you missed the episode, it should be on Hulu today.
It's a classic body swapping story. #BobsBurgers pic.twitter.com/5c3pIHeByw
— Bob's Burgers (@BobsBurgersFOX) May 7, 2017
Welcome to motherhood, Tina. 🍼 #BobsBurgers pic.twitter.com/6bFQ0h7ppu
— Bob's Burgers (@BobsBurgersFOX) May 8, 2017
Epic’s Fortnite is heading for another crossover, this time with Universal Orlando and Halloween Horror Nights. The title’s annual Fortnitemares Halloween event will be coming to Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort in a new scare zone, kicking off on August 28.
For those not in the know, Scare zones are themed, open-air areas where guests and actors roam around freely.
This is the first time Fortnite will be featured during the after-hours event, which will run from August 28 until November 1. Tickets and packages are on sale now at the official site.
Per the press release, guests will enter Freaky Fields, a Halloween-inspired living battleground that’s been “overcome with a threatening force.” From there, fans will meet up with the Battle Bus, featuring familiar Fortnitemares characters, including “a few new additions exclusive to Halloween Horror Nights.”
And of course, there will be Fortnitemares merchandise available for fans, including a graphic t-shirt, decal set, and an acrylic collectible piece.
Fortnitemares won’t be the only featured property at this year’s Halloween Horror Nights. Killer Klowns from Outer Space will also be getting its own scare zone. Sinners, Stranger Things, Hellraiser, and Evil Dead Burn will also be part of the event, though they will be relegated to their own specific houses.
And while it’s early yet, gamers can probably expect Fortnitemares to return to Fortnite this October.
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