Great to finally see this episode released. In honor of the occasion, I'm going to liveblog it:
1:30 - Wait, who is this 3rd guy that is talking? Maybe they introduced him and I just wasn't paying attention. Oh well, no point in rewinding to find out...
2:00 - Doug's wife is named Janet. I wonder.....does he ever tell her, "Dammit, Janet I love you!" ? If so, how long before it started to annoy the hell out of her?
2:30 - Way to give your wife the crappy mike, Doug. That'll show her who's boss!
6:38 - Doug really hates Mr. Bean? Is he serious or just slightly contrarian? I don't think it's the pinnacle of comedy or anything, but it's certainly not some subpar abomination.
12:48 - Wow, someone else remembers Not Necessarily the News? Weird! Wasn't that kinda like a Kilborn-era Daily Show?
17:00 - Much love for Coupling, and much hate for the US version. Maybe my memory is just rose-tinted, but I thought the US version was pretty good. At least I liked the episodes that had original scripts, not the ones that adapted the UK scripts.
37:40 - Britcom segment ending and I'm sorry that Red Dwarf wasn't mentioned, though maybe it was too obvious a choice (though you could say the same about AbFab).
42:15 - I really don't think Stephen King gives a shit about Stephanie Meyers/Twilight. When you've had the sort of longevity that he has, I don't think a dimestore romance involving "vampires" can even be seen as encroaching on your territory. When asked about her stuff he was pretty dismissive, but that's probably because she really isn't even a horror writer. It's like asking Tom Wolfe ("I Am Charlotte Simmons") what he thinks of the Sweet Valley High novels.
51:00 - Kinda interesting hearing Janet talk about Jacob in Twilight. If Edward is the irresistible bad-boy, what is Jacob (the werewolf)? The pathetic "Just a friend" guy that listens to your troubles but never even gets romantic consideration? If he's ultimately rejected, what is the message here? The primary discussion around Twilight seems to be its role as abstinence propaganda, and that was not really adressed either.
1:06:00 - Sorry to hear that Bloodwake hates the entirety of the indie horror scene. Has he seen "All the Boys Love Mandy Lane"? While it doesn't really stray too far from the formula he complains about (which was a Hollywood convention rather than an indie convention), it's got some interesting twists and nuances. Behind The Mask is cool, though if you've done any academic reading on horror (particularly some of the feminist dissections about "Survivor Girls") it just feels like a more highbrow version of Scream.
1:30:00 - Wyoming was a pretty good topic for "Indefensible". Kevin's read on the situation ("This was sorta like watching my dad stagger around drunk") made it all worthwhile. Doug's challenge is enticing -- I hope to hear him defend Alabama in the near future.
1:34:30 - Closing music is 70's jazz fusion. None of jazz's rhythm, none of the 70's funk - the worst of all worlds. God help us all.
