So what are Beavis and Butt-Head watching in the new series, and is it funny? That, then, is probably the most important thing to mention or discuss in a review of what Paramount+ is formally calling Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head, as if there were motley random Beavises and Butt-Heads traversing the digital realm finding mirth in mentions of wood. It was a straight-ahead story that left no room for the ageless chums to kibitz about the latest music videos (as the original series did), MTV reality shows (as the 2011 reboot did) or whatever it is the kids watch today. One thing the movie didn’t do, however, was delve into Beavis and Butt-Head’s 2022 viewing diet. This summer’s Paramount+ feature Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe was a more effective positioning of the characters within our modern context, as they had to learn about white privilege and carceral injustice and did so in their own inimitable fashion. Their 2011 MTV revival was solid if unremarkable, more a toe’s dip in the new millennium’s cultural waters than a full immersion. I’m not critiquing it.So it isn’t the least bit surprising that these characters, birthed in a 1992 short film and then popularized in a 1993-1997 TV series, would be fully adaptable to new generations of media literacy with almost no alterations at all. I’m really just looking for anything that would be funny for them to talk about.
It was pretty fun to imitate that guy as Beavis and Butt-Head. It’s pretty fun when you find something and there’s an angle on it, like the TikTok on creating prison ink tattoo. In an interview with IndieWire, creator Mike Judge said of diving into this new, modern media landscape, and reflecting it in Beavis And Butt-Head: “I’m just as much of a sucker as anyone when it comes to watching dumb stuff on YouTube, although the stuff that was selected for this show might not have crossed paths with me as often as it does for the younger people who work for me. Having roasted plenty of music videos in their time, it has been revealed which artists Beavis and Butt-Head will be setting their sights on in the new reboot of the show (which arrives tomorrow, August 4).Īccording to Pitchfork, the duo will be taking a look at promos by Post Malone, Olivia Rodrigo, Tyler, The Creator, Camila Cabello, Cale Dodds, CNCO, and BTS in their upcoming Paramount+ comeback – and they’ll be adjusting with the times, too, also looking at YouTube videos and even TikToks.
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