So why does the film feel like a missed opportunity in the satire department, even as its eponymous slacker idiots score plenty of familiar laughs? America hasn’t gotten any less spoofable in the 30 years since Beavis and Butt-Head made their ignoble small-screen debut there’s no shortage of contemporary targets for Judge to lock in his comedic crosshairs. The hook of this new feature-length vehicle is that it plucks television’s densest duo out of their natural 90s habitat and deposits them straight into the modern world. Whether the revival series will contain music videos remains to be seen, but at the very least it has the freedom to include some modern references like the ones in Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe.Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe isn’t much of a window or a mirror. Giving Beavis and Butt-Head a way to return as teenagers in 2022 also sets up a Beavis and Butt-Head TV series reboot scheduled to air on Paramount+ later this year. Related: Beavis And Butthead’s Success Is Perfect News For King Of The Hill’s RebootĪllowing the iconic characters to remain the same age keeps their dynamic similar to the popular MTV show during its original run, while also giving Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe the opportunity to include some modern references and Easter eggs. There is also time travel in Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe, which is how the teenagers from the 1990s are brought into modern times without aging.
While Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe lacks the music video segments, several pop culture references are mixed into the storyline, even adopting the multiverse plot device popularized by the MCU and DCEU. The music video portion of Beavis and Butt-Head provided the show an opportunity for diverse pop culture commentary to go with their irreverent hijinks.
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