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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 1h

EP credit?

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Red eye

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It’s not too late!

Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 2h

Getting a lot of questions about the new game show I’m pitching titled “Hey, Remember That?” To answer one big one: you don’t need to offer up any details or answer further questions. They show you a picture of something, and if you remember it, you win a prize.

Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 2h

There should be a game show called “Hey, Remember That?” where they show you pictures of things, and if you remember them you win prizes.

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I've made this scale to help people out during this holiday season

a scale of Dracula to Not Dracula going from right to left: Dracula (Dracula), Count Orlok (Legally Distinct Dracula), Drake from Blade Trinity (Might Be Dracula), Vlad the Poker (Probably Not Dracula, and Morbius (Not Dracula)

Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 2h

That's it for the panel! Here's the full recap: comicbookclublive.com/2025/10/11/f...

FX’s 'The Beauty' Stun New York Comic Con With Sneak-Peek And Q&A And Revenge Bod | Comic Book Club

FX and Hulu's The Beauty from Ryan Murphy made its debut at New York Comic Con, with a star-studded panel and first look at footage for the Image Comics adaptation.

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 2h

The Beauty will be released in the third week of January.

Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 3h

They're going to show us a Christopher Cross musical number, with Ramos singing along to "Sailing"

Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 3h

Kutcher and Murphy are discussing how the stigma against elective cosmetic procedures is disappearing by the day, and wonder why you can get braces but not your face improved.

...okay

Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 3h

When you take The Beauty, you don't know when it's going to hit, but then you collapse into a pile of goo.

"We called it the flesh sacks," said Murphy, adding this is followed by a "rebirth."

Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 3h

Murphy: "When I talk about this show I feel like Stefon from Saturday Night Live because this... show... has.. it... all."

Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 3h

Murphy on shooting in Venice, said he was disappointed because he thought he was going to eat at delicious restaurants every night, but everyone was holding off eating because they had intimate scenes.

"I don't know what you were talking about, I was eating my ass off," Ramos quipped.

Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 3h

Ramos on the other hand is an assassin who wears a silver eye-patch and Tom Ford, "which also goes against expectation," Murphy said.

Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 3h

"I wanted Evan to play this part because he gets to be Steve McQueen, he gets the girl, he saves the day," Murphy explained on why he cast Peters in the role, "so I think this will be exciting for people because you will not be villainous in any way."

Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 3h

Murphy then explained that one of the side effects of The Beauty is that you don't know what age you will be reduced to. You could be 25, you could go back to age 8.

Is this in the comic? No, it's not. I am a broken record.

Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 3h

"I ain't taking this pill, I love myself." - Anthony Ramos

Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 3h

"When you're 25 and you wake up in the morning NOTHING HURTS." - Ashton Kutcher

Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 3h

The first three episodes of the show will premiere at once, and Murphy teases you need four episodes to figure out who has The Beauty, and who doesn't.

Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 3h

I can't emphasize enough this is not the plot of the comic.

Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 3h

Murphy on the plot of The Beauty: "What would happen if incredibly powerful billionaires get together to create a fountain of youth drug that only they can use... Of course, since it's a sci-fi show, you only last 855 days or so, and then you explode and it's all over."

Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 3h

Huge cheers for the cast, but the biggest was Evan Peters, who notes he was here before for Tron Ares. "It's, I believe the number one movie in the country," Murphy says, which is technically true.

Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 3h

Seems like they've changed the concept from the comic? Ashton Kutcher is a tech billionaire selling an STD that makes people beautiful, versus an out of control STD. Alas.

Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 3h

One of my fave things at NYCC is when the over the top MCs introduce the businesspeople at the top of the panel, like "please welcome, vice president in charge of business affairs, melissa saaaaaaaaaantooooooooooos"

Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 3h

Now seated for The Beauty panel at NYCC, adapting the excellent Image Comics book, from Ryan Murphy, and featuring Evan Peters, Anthony Ramos, Jeremy Pope, Rebecca Hall and Ashton Kutcher.