Midnight Pals: The Thing

Stephen King: wow, john, i just heard that you're going to be in the The Thing Expanded documentary!
John Carpenter: [playing Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy on Playstation 2]
King:
Carpenter:
King: i said
Carpenter: i heard you

King: i'm just really excited cuz that's my favorite movie!
Poe: mine too!
Koontz: oh wow! me too!
Barker: everyone loves that movie
Lovecraft: great film!
Carpenter:
Carpenter: yeah well
Carpenter: that's not what you were saying in 1982

King: yeah ok that's true
King: but we all like it now
Carpenter:
Carpenter: son of a bitch

King: john can you tell us about the making of The Thing
Carpenter: i'd rather talk about Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Carpenter: this game rules
Carpenter: check it out
Carpenter: reactive controls, great gameplay, just a total package

King: can you tell us where you got the idea for The Thing?
Carpenter: now in jak and daxter 2: Renegade, see, you have to collect all 8 power crystals before you can escape the wizard's dungeon
King:
Carpenter: if you press X & Y at the same time, you can skip to the molten core

Koontz: i have a question about the thing!
King: ok dean ask your question
Koontz: mr carpenter is it true that the dog in the thing was a really good actor?
King: oh gosh dean now i'm sure john is very busy
Carpenter: actually that's a really good question

Carpenter: let me tell you
Carpenter: that Jed? a consummate professional
Carpenter: always on time, hit his mark, knew his lines. took direction well. a real class act Carpenter: made kurt russell look like a giant pile of shit!

Lovecraft: i have a question too
Lovecraft: when are you gonna do a mouth of madness sequel?
Lovecraft: that's my favorite adaptation of my work!
Carpenter:
Carpenter:
Carpenter:

Carpenter: you didn't write that
Lovecraft: sure I did! it has all my hallmarks
Lovecraft: cosmic horror, unknowable monsters from beyond, creepy new england hamlets
Lovecraft: it's even got "madness" in the title!
Lovecraft: i think i did a pretty good job if i do say so myself!

Lovecraft: i think it's the best lovecraft movie ever made, in fact!
Carpenter: you didn't say that in 1994
Lovecraft: ok but i like it now
Carpenter: son of a bitch!!