What Happened to DOOM's "The Missing Notebook Rhymes"?

This past week, fans of both famous rapper DOOM and Adult Swim received the unfortunate news that the remaining eight tracks from The Missing Notebook Rhymes would remain.... missing. The Missing Notebook Rhymes was a collaborative project between DOOM and Adult Swim to release 15 previously unheard tracks on Adult Swims website.

The collection of music included 15 tracks with Adult Swim releasing one track each week. The compilation began August 7th but after seven solid tracks were released, the project has been mysteriously canceled.

News of the cancellation came as a shocker to fans of both DOOM and Adult Swim. The two have always seemingly had a good relationship with each other, as shown in their famous 2005 collaborative song titled The Mouse and the Mask. The song featured samples from famous Adult Swim characters, including Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Space Ghost Coast to Coast.

I personally was deeply saddened to hear the news of the project's cancellation. The abrupt end to the compilation makes me question exactly what went wrong here and where the two entities (DOOM and Adult Swim) relationship stands moving forward. One thing is for sure, I along with the many fans alike, can only hope that these last remaining tracks do not remain missing for much longer.

"Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories" Episode 5 Review: Squat

Season two of "Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories" is about halfway through and its most recent episode titled "Squat" may just be the best yet. The episode parodies cult classic "Forrest Gump" in which Forest Gumb (Tim Heidecker) is invited to join a fully automatic gym. The episode starts with a shot of Forrest eating a salad on a park bench. A seemingly friendly jogger engages in a light conversation with Forrest before handing him a piece of paper with the words "You are a fat piece of shit". Forrest visits the gym advertised on the back which seems to be a very complex scam. After forcing him to swipe his credit card and piss in a tube, Forrest is forced to hold a squat for four hours, with a large spike underneath his ass if he sits down, and a laser above his head if he stands up.

Squat happens to be the first episode of the season to successfully achieve the perfect Tim and Eric balance of unsettling, disturbing plots presented in a highly comical, and humorous way. Tim Heidecker provides an excellent performance as the incredibly awkward, gullible loser that is his character "Forest". Guest star Kris Lofton presents a well done, yet short performance including a bizarre yet hilarious hip-hop song about pierogis. Squat represents the best episode of the season yet and an all-time high for the show.

Score
4.5/5

Rick and Morty Season 3 Ep. 8 Review: Morty's Mind Blowers

The much-anticipated episode of the Adult Swim hit "Rick and Morty" has arrived, yet sadly disappoints. Titled "Morty's Mind Blowers", the episode exposes us to Ricks questionable behavior of deleting memories from Morty's mind that he wants Morty to forget. The episode gained quite a bit of anticipation in the Rick and Morty fan community after it was announced this would follow the improv comedy style formerly reserved for the highly acclaimed interdimensional cable collection of episodes.

Interdimensional cable used show creators "Dan Harmon" and "Justin Roiland's" whacky improv to its advantage by satirically making fun of American television shows/commercials. The whacky characters and premises introduced in those episodes worked well with their style of improv. Unfortunately, this did not transfer as well in "Morty's Mindblowers" and ended up feeling more like a lazy attempt to cram as many rejected potential plot premises into one episode. Their attempt to transfer their well known improvised humor into a new episode template is admired; However, this episode did not turn out funny and seemed like a rushed collection of sub-par episode premises.

Score
1/5

"Tim and Eric Bedtime Stories" Season 2 Premiere Gets us Hungry for Baklava

The much anticipated season 2 of "Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories" premiered Sunday, September 10th with two new episodes back to back. Our favorite Adult Swim actors/comedians, Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, made sure to kick the season off by keeping adult swim viewers up all night after witnessing two of the most disturbing episodes of the bizarre series yet. The first episode titled "Baklava" involved a struggling piano salesman named Barry, trying to make bonus while his boss Mr. Crown develops a physical addiction to Baklava. Barry, played by Eric Wareheim, spends the episode struggling to sell enough pianos due to his boss's (Tim Heidecker) frequent suicide attempts after he is told he can no longer eat the Turkish desert. It truly is one of the most bizarre and dark episodes of the series yet, with perfect creepy uniforms and an incredibly ominous soundtrack.

 The second episode titled "The Duke" took a much more light-hearted, funny approach, still with a creepy plot to ponder. Unlike Baklava where Tim and Eric stole the show as the main actors, this episode focuses on a different character named "The Duke" played by Ray Wise. The episode consists of a husband and wife in a marriage dispute at a scratch off ticket casino. Insert The Duke who seduces the wife, Maureen (Rhea Perlman), and ends up hypnotizing the husband, Bryan (Jorge Garcia), with his lucky scratch off coin convincing Bryan that he is now the son of Maureen and The Duke. It truly is a mind-boggling premise but incredible acting by Ray Wise pays off making this episode the better of the two.