Pokémon

It gets good around year 4. And then it's like stepping into a pop culture time machine. Plus, it's the same Santa every time!

In a world where international copyright infringement isn't really enforced, you can get away with a lot of weird crap.

C'mon 90's kids, get your fix of some of that sweet, sweet nostalgia. Back when things were simple. If you wanted to rent a movie you had to go to a store. The ketchup was blue, and the charizards were holographic.

What we're basically saying is that Pokémon are real, guys...

These are bound to fill you with some kind of existential dread and/or anxiety. Proceed at your own risk...

When we heard that Ryan Reynolds would be the voice of Detective Pikachu in the live-action Pokémon movie we never knew the world needed, we were at a loss for words. Was it some sick joke perpetuated by Ryan Reynolds and the Twitterverse to get our hopes up only to bring them crashing on down at the end? General rationality and reason would suggest such a thing. 

BUT no, not this time. We now have the first trailer for Detective Pikachu, and it is pleasantly absurd. I mean, I'm not so sure I'll be able to get over Reynolds and his iconic snarky voice as Pikachu, but rest assured that I will damn well try. Just enjoy the trailer for what it is: you get the experience of eating a magical edible with Pikachu and Ryan Reynolds in the room with you, without actually eating the edible. A free trip, if you will, so buckle up and enjoy the ride. 

A lot of these are just two pieces of our childhoods slapped together into some kind of bootleg superhero-cartoon-fastfood monstrosity. Pretty cool.