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237 - Land of the Lost (2009)
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“You ever get tired of being wrong?”
Nobody wrote any show notes this week, so hi, it's Tucker. This movie is really lame and we barely talk about it. I worked really hard on the last 6 minutes of this episode, so hopefully that bit works for everyone. According to Stephen’s bullet points, we talked about Burger King and Jurassic Park, but I don't remember talking about any of that, so who knows. Ok, I love you. Goodbye.
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Transcript
Introduction and Podcast Setup
00:00:22
Speaker
God, I hope I get it. I hope I get it. I hope I get the disenfranchised podcast. That podcast all about those franchises of one, those films that fancy themselves full-fledged franchises before falling flat on their face after the first film.
00:00:36
Speaker
I'm your host, Stephen Foxworthy. Joining me, as always, ah the man who never trusts another man in a tunic, it's Tucker. Hey, Tucker. Hello, Stephen. How are you doing, man?
00:00:48
Speaker
I'm doing well. How are you? i'm doing I'm doing all right. I watched this movie, but nonetheless, I'm doing all right. It's been hours. so I watched it this morning in in prime. Well, it's early afternoon, so it was prime nap time.
00:01:05
Speaker
I watched this immediately after work, which feels like insult to injury, but... Yeah, that sucks. I did it before I did anything today. like I was like, I'm going to look for jobs, but I should probably watch this movie first and just kind of chill.
00:01:18
Speaker
And so I did, and after about 15 minutes, I just treated it as a good excuse to have a nap. Yeah, I don't blame you. and So I watched about as much of this movie as Brett did, but I was in and out instead of cutting it off.
00:01:35
Speaker
And speaking of Brett, do my ears deceive me? Or is this the man we all know from his breakdown on on but with Matt Lauer? it's It's our good friend
Unexpected Podcast Preparation
00:01:45
Speaker
Brett Wright. Back for more. Hey, Brett.
00:01:47
Speaker
Hello, Stephen. Well, two in a row. Don't let's, I mean. I did di into and i've done two in a row. I know, but dare we hope. Hey, look, I almost bailed.
00:02:00
Speaker
ah This movie's bad. Understandable. I get it. Let me tell this that i would tell the listeners the story I told you. About an hour and a half from our recording time.
00:02:12
Speaker
I got the email, the invite to come to our recording. that That is when I realized we had a recording. Classic Brett.
00:02:23
Speaker
quickly scrambled. um so look the was ADHD. As it is wont to do. um And so I quickly scrambled to try to watch the film because I had just enough time.
00:02:38
Speaker
I could have potentially finished it. if ah If I'd started it right then and there. At what cost, Brett? At what cost? I mean, I didn't know at the time. How could you? So I throw it on.
Fast Food and Film Experiences
00:02:51
Speaker
I'm watching it. i'm like I'm not really digging it because I have grown out of Will Ferrell's humor long ago. Oh, we'll get into the Will Ferrell of it all. um And then I get about a half hour in.
00:03:04
Speaker
ah He makes the Polish joke about the dumb Tyrannosaurus Rex. And I tap out and we and good what then had a craving for cheeseburgers, so I went to Burger King. I was like, you know what? I'm going to go get some BK.
00:03:17
Speaker
Got yourself a flame broiled Whopper. No, I just got a couple flame broiled double cheeseburgers. I don't like that Whopper shit. right what if he Would it be safe to say that at BK you had it your way?
00:03:31
Speaker
oh I did. rule. Because not only did I get the two double cheeseburgers, I got the fiery spicy mozzarella sticks in the cute How to Train Your Dragon box.
00:03:44
Speaker
Which is the first thing we saw Brett do when he joined the recording was flap the little toothless wings at us. It's fucking adorable. It is fucking adorable. And I was about to say it is fucking adorable.
00:03:55
Speaker
Outside of the fact that they there was no reason to remake that film in live action. Nope. but
00:04:04
Speaker
Not at all. But, you know, hey, we got cute mozzarella steak boxes out of it, I guess. Oh, and a Whopper with a red bun. We got that too.
00:04:15
Speaker
And it's spicy. It's spicy. That's the whole thing is dragons are fire. So the how to train your dragon menu at a BK, where you can have it your way, you rule, um is all about things being spicy.
00:04:28
Speaker
Except, for from what I'm given to understand, the the Whopper just has a red bun. It's not spicy. Are you sure it's not spicy? No, they've they've known to do this. um Halloween, a couple years. black buns. They're the purple ones for Adam's family. And they did a green one. They did a green bun, too, one year for Halloween.
00:04:47
Speaker
And they made people poop green. Yeah. That's what they look. They changed the color of of poops. PSA, because people freak out. I see it all the time on the internet. Like, why why why why is my poop a different color? Dyes.
00:05:03
Speaker
Food dies. but Yeah, dyes. Yeah. I was going to say, Frankenberry was doing it to kids for years. Oh, yeah. Spinach does it to me, and that's all natural. yeah ever eat You guys yeah ever eat cooked spinach and then like a couple hours later you poop and it just looks the exact same as it did when you ate it?
00:05:25
Speaker
Ever happened to you?
Humorous Personal Anecdotes
00:05:27
Speaker
Well, there's a thing. I don't... Poop? Understandable. No, it's nothing. It's just it' closed up down there. um i i don't I don't inspect my poop. Should I be doing that?
00:05:41
Speaker
like Okay, now, look this is where this stems from. you guys, look, I don't give a fuck about No Land of the Motherfucking Lost, first of all. So let's hit it with right now. This is going to be tangent-heavy episode front. Right now.
00:05:54
Speaker
i good and i would like to... it We have not even been announced what fucking movie we're covering. Nobody gives a shit, Stephen. I guarantee you no one gives a fuck. 2009 Land of the Lost is Will Ferrell. There we've done it. Tangent. Let's go. Yeehaw.
00:06:07
Speaker
Anyway, um you guys, and this is weird because i've I've noticed I'm in the minority here, but I'm a stand-up wiper. I stand up to wipe my butt, you guys. That's fucking weird.
00:06:19
Speaker
That's not weird because then I can get to look at my business and see if I'm healthy. Look, I had to do that when I broke my foot because I couldn't situate it properly, so I had to stand up. to what like it It sucks.
00:06:29
Speaker
It's terrible. How do you how do you do it? This is probably our most personal episode of Disenfranchised ever. I don't think we've ever gotten this personal on this podcast. This is insane. Let us know in the comments. Are you one of the fabled stand-up wipers?
00:06:45
Speaker
Let us know. We'll talk about it. Patreon.com slash FrenchPod. and bret I feel like we're recording a podcast with a unicorn. ah With a unicorn? Is that what you Yes.
Film Critiques and Discussions
00:07:00
Speaker
Maybe. It wouldn't be the first time someone called me a unicorn, but I do appreciate it. Here is what Matt Singer at Screen Crush has to say about the stand-up wiping.
00:07:12
Speaker
No, about the fucking ah how to train your dragon Whopper. It does feel like this Whopper was a missed opportunity flavor-wise. They can call it dragon flame grilled all they want.
00:07:23
Speaker
We know they don't have toothless shackle to a flat top breathing on ground beef back in the kitchen. Sure, you could say the bacon adds a smoky element to the burger, and where there is smoke, there are often dragons. Still, given that theme, a spicy Whopper of some sort would make a lot more sense.
00:07:40
Speaker
Blank Chat co-host Griffin Newman, who joined me for the meal, ahtuly noted that i do they're burger astutely noted that Burger King recently offered an angry Whopper with, quote, spicy angry sauce.
00:07:52
Speaker
They could have trotted that back out, slapped on a marbled bun on top and called it a day. so Yeah, and I'm really surprised. is not spicy. I'm really surprised they didn't because the... I mean, they the mozzarella sticks are spicy.
00:08:06
Speaker
And they do that for promotion. So, like, if it's, like, Dragon and Fire and the mozzarella sticks are spicy, which I had those once and they were good one time. I don't plan on ever having them again because the flavor is... The spicy flavor... It's not too spicy.
00:08:21
Speaker
It's just the spicy flavor is too much. It's too much of it. They need to dial it down just a tiny bit. It tastes like you're eating a... A hot Cheeto. I was going to say it tastes more like a potato chip flavor that was overdone. It's definitely, it's definitely. It did like, you could tell me that these were breaded in hot Cheeto dust and I would believe you.
00:08:42
Speaker
Ooh, spicy nacho Doritos. What? No, that's where it's at. You guys, man. Bring back the volcano menu, Taco Bell, you cowards.
00:08:54
Speaker
Cowards. Fucking cowards. and The fucking volcano cheesy gordita crunch was. I it was ah would ascend every time I ate it.
00:09:06
Speaker
yeah I'm just pissed they removed the Meximil from the menu, quite frankly. I never had that. it's it's They still have it in some places. It is still it the Taco Bell by me carries it.
00:09:17
Speaker
Did I ever tell you guys, have we ever discussed The fabled Mexican cheesesteak. We ever talked about this? Yes. No, we we have. I don't think you were on that episode, but yes, we absolutely fucking lutely have.
00:09:34
Speaker
It's real. Oh, yeah, because I sent you guys like a picture. This was very recently. watch last over that yeah yeah Last recording. You told us all about it. So weird.
00:09:45
Speaker
Test market. Best thing they ever had. Pregnancy food. That was the notes to what I said last time. Anyway. ah same time Real quick. Sorry. Real quick. No, please go on. that please Sorry.
00:09:59
Speaker
I just. No, you know what? Nevermind. we'll We'll come back. Oh, come on. That's fine. I don't want to derail this anymore than we already have. We're 10 minutes in and we barely, we barely scratched the surface. and I'll derail it again later. Let's you know look.
00:10:15
Speaker
Of that. I have no doubt. bred Put a pin in it. It'll be fine. Between the three of us, we'll figure out tangents. Don't even fucking worry about it. You know, you guys, speaking of this movie, I'm trying to get it back on track here, but a wise man once said, and that wise man was Fred Durst, um who could be the boss?
00:10:35
Speaker
Look up at the cross, stranded. in the land of the lost. Do you think he's talking about this movie? No, because it hadn't come out yet. He was talking about a TV show, which was huge in the zeitgeist and pop culture of its time.
00:10:49
Speaker
Right. Absolutely. there So, ah we're by the way, we're covering this because it's a new fucking Jurassic. world movie. in On both accounts, this movie and that. You haven't even seen it, Tucker. Fuck off. I've seen the previous three Jurassic Worlds, and let me tell you, I wasn't impressed. and But my tucker mc Tucker! But Tucker!
00:11:12
Speaker
There's no Chris Pratt in this one. No! Yeah, that's the thing. That's why you can't judge this one yet, because it's A, not part of those last three movies. B, doesn't have Chris Pratt in it. And C, those movies are...
00:11:24
Speaker
Tucker, we're not Raptors. The Chris Pratt hand thing doesn't work on us. And look, you can't can't judge because those three movies get progressively worse.
00:11:35
Speaker
no You guys, the the when I watched the third one, because I did watch all three of them because I was invested because the first one was all right. It was fine.
00:11:46
Speaker
the The third one, the the first of the Jurassic World movies is the third best Jurassic Park
00:11:55
Speaker
Yeah, I mean... i i I could maybe make an argument that Jurassic Park 3 is better, but I'm not going to... Jurassic Park 3 is the second best Jurassic Park movie.
00:12:06
Speaker
Oh. I do not like The Lost Worlds. I do not like The Lost Worlds. Oh, well, then you you can be an R-Rom. I'm sorry. Thank you Jack Black. So should we, you know what we should do?
00:12:18
Speaker
We should just kibosh Land of the Lost right now. We can all chime in and say, hey, it fucking sucked. There's no reason to watch it. Even if you're a fan of Danny McBride, even if you're a fan of Will Ferrell, which the man has his moments. It just has to be the right context.
00:12:33
Speaker
Even if you're a fan of Yorma, even if you're a fan of Yorma Takom, which we all are. Yorma, who is completely unrecognizable in this movie. I had to check that the the cast list three times to remember that he was playing Chaka in this movie.
00:12:49
Speaker
I say instead of talking about this movie, maybe since we watched this movie because there's a new Jurassic World movie, maybe we do a top five. What do we call that on the Patreon?
00:13:01
Speaker
Diss in five chized? Diss in five chized Jurassic movies. Top five. Everybody's top five. I've only seen four so I'm out.
00:13:13
Speaker
oh I did not watch the last two Jurassic World movies. I mean, fair. That was such a good move. That was such a good idea, though. It was a good idea. it was a great idea.
00:13:25
Speaker
sorry. We really could have brought this home, man. Like, made this something. Look, I don't blame you, because for the longest time, I didn't watch any of them. Because, like, I'd heard they're bad. Yeah. And Chris Pratt is bad.
00:13:36
Speaker
And I just didn't want to bother. And like, but I saw a Jurassic World in the theater on my honeymoon. Goddamn. No, well, all right. but so And that was the last Jurassic movie I saw. So well, Stephen, you didn't, you didn't miss much because can I tell you one of the posters for the third one was just, um, Chris Pratt, Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum all doing this.
00:14:03
Speaker
God. Yeah. I'm so upset. I'm so fucking upset. like lo Let me tell you. It's like my partner is Jurassic Park is probably to her what Ghostbusters is to me.
00:14:18
Speaker
but nine But not to that extent. She's not like it's it's maybe her favorite franchise. But she also hates all the Jurassic World movies.
00:14:29
Speaker
I mean, I think a lot of Jurassic Park fans do. um but she but But she was like, you should at least watch them. um So, I mean, and we sat down and watched them like three nights in a row, watched all three.
00:14:44
Speaker
I couldn't make it through the third one, honestly. i couldn't. i I like the third one. The third one is a lot of fun. The third Jurassic World. Oh, third Jurassic World. Fuck that. yeah I like Jurassic Park 3, yes. It's a good no, but I like it, yes. Did you watch the extended cut of Dominion?
00:15:01
Speaker
i just I watched whatever was on Prime when it was on Prime. don't know if it was the extended cut. They're both on Prime. This was my land of the lost, Brett. I got about a half hour into it and I was like, no, this ain't for me, man.
00:15:17
Speaker
Is, I mean, as, as. Not even Sam Neill could save that motherfucker. Well, see, that's thing. As someone who knows how deeply ingrained nostalgia is for me in the very core of my being, what got me through that movie was the three legacy characters. I would, yeah, that, that is the least surprising thing you could possibly said.
00:15:36
Speaker
And also the conceit, like here's, so here's, the let me drop some Jurassic Park lore on you. Dominion actually... And again, Brett is the lore-meister, so of course... Dominion actually lo guy canonizes... there was So, Tucker is probably familiar with the Telltale games, like Walking Dead and Wolf Among Us and Borderlands.
00:15:57
Speaker
They did a Jurassic Park game that hardly anybody remembers, um but that's the thing. I'm in the end now that you mention it. Yeah. So the story centered around the main character getting sent back...
00:16:12
Speaker
to Hylianublar to try and retrieve the canister that Nedry dropped. e which Which was Spielberg's idea for the sequel. like Spielberg wanted to use that. That it was his sequel hook.
00:16:25
Speaker
And apparently Crichton was like, fuck you, I have other ideas. Well, it's more that Crichton was, fuck you, I don't want to do it at all. Yeah. really did Well, yes. He's like, you mean I got to write a book too?
00:16:39
Speaker
you can't just give me credit for the characters. I'll take residuals. Fuck. Man. Come on, man. He was a man of integrity. I'll give it to him. That's right.
00:16:50
Speaker
um like One of my top five favorite authors. Oh. Yeah. Crichton's great. Also a director in his own right. He's directed some stuff. Yeah. Sphere.
00:17:01
Speaker
The book, not the movie. My my favorite Crichton book. Congo. Brett loves Congo. That's Michael Crichton. 13th Warrior. Brett loves that one. Yeah, I do love Congo. 13th Warrior, which is Beowulf with Antonio Banderas.
00:17:17
Speaker
What's the um the Paul Walker one Richard Donner directed? Timeline. Timeline? its called Timeline? Holy shit. You pulled Timeline. Good God. That's Michael Crichton.
00:17:29
Speaker
That's Michael Crichton. Westworld? Futureworld? Which has ah straight up fucking... Yul Brynner. Well, Westworld. Well, in the dream sequence in Future World, he comes back. I was going say, he's in both.
00:17:44
Speaker
who Who's the main guy? Not
Actor Career Highlights
00:17:46
Speaker
Paul Newman. I'm thinking of Redford. Robert Redford is the main guy in Future World. m We love Bobby R. We do. We straight up do. I don't know why I get those two mixed up. I think kind of the same era, sort I think Paul Newman's older than Robert Redford, but I kind of... They kind of exist in the same space for me. They were Butch and Sundance. That's true, yes. That's probably what it is. They did... In The Sting, they did a lot of movies together. I much prefer Paul Newman, but I do love Robert Redford.
00:18:16
Speaker
I mean, we love Newman. Like, if i had to pick... If I had to pick... But if I didn't have to pick, I'll just have them both. Paul Newman was in a movie that filmed in my partner's hometown of Moments, i Illinois. Oh, word. ah Was it?
00:18:30
Speaker
A little movie called Road to Perdition. Is it Cars? Okay. Fucking Road to Perdition, bitch. Hey, I saw that. I saw it once.
00:18:40
Speaker
And then I read the graphic novel. I got it from the straight-up library. The graphic novel's pretty good. Yeah, the graphic novel's pretty good. think they're both good. I think the graphic novel's better than the movie, but I was not a huge fan the movie. need to rewatch the movie.
00:18:54
Speaker
Yeah, you should, because I don't think it's bad. I think it's at least worth your time. I mean, yeah, that was Sam Mendes' follow-up to American Beauty, if I'm not mistaken.
00:19:05
Speaker
Yeah, and what a follow-up it was. And what a follow-up it was. At least Road to Perdition holds up, Steven. And I will say um a lot of other, my ah my partner's mom lets me know whenever there's a new movie or television show filming in moments. And apparently a lot of period ah films and television shows film there, ah including I think car Fargo season four and the upcoming season of the Ryan Murphy show Monsters, ah which the new season is about Ed Gein. And apparently quite a bit of it films in moments.
00:19:37
Speaker
So, or filmed, I should say in moments. now you guys i can't wait to cover disturb speaking of ed gein and i know i mentioned that recently on the pod as well but uh i cannot wait to cover that speaking of things we can't wait to cover this week we're talking about land of the loss from 2009 uh directed by anyway and mean andize no video game i get to finish my ah yeah yeah um but more about non-land loss stuff go on brett
00:20:09
Speaker
i mean look if we're like I'm trying, listener. enginengs on look but Okay, fine. Just fuck me, I guess. this Forget what I was talking about completely. let That's okay. Let's get back to the movie. about Let him finish!
00:20:23
Speaker
No, it's fine. no brett Nobody wants to hear about Jurassic Park lore. I do. i I don't want to give the Jurassic Park lore fans blue balls, Brent, so please finish. Because I'm sure there's tons of them.
00:20:36
Speaker
ah dozens of us um
00:20:40
Speaker
a yeah man um but anyway yeah so that that movie canonizes that video game because you can see the canister in the background all dirty and shit and if you just watch jurassic park and then watch dominion you're like how the fuck did that happen It's very clear that it gets covered in mud. How would anybody have been able to find it again?
00:21:04
Speaker
So they canonized the video game. Is that game good, though? Have you played it, Brett? No. No, but it's a Telltale game. They're hit or miss for me. It really depends. like Even with the Walking Dead games, like like I really liked the first game.
00:21:21
Speaker
one, I guess first game episode season, whatever. i really like the first one, the second they lost me in the second one and I played the Batman one and like I got about halfway through the Batman one is actively bad. Yeah, I didn't like what they did with Two Face there. The back to the future. I'm sorry, my mic just went quiet.
00:21:42
Speaker
the The Back to the Future one sucked so hard. The Back to the Future one was fun. you get You got the entire cast back. It was cringe as fuck. It was like like a real every night for the future every second.
00:21:58
Speaker
was was not there were no good ideas in this movie there was just what's the thing that we can do that's going to be the most fan service and it was cringe as hell i hated that i love that you loved it brett i do love that you loved it and i love you we're friends but i fucking hated that i was like the worst that was like a slap in the motherfucking face to to bobby z and bobby g And everybody else involved. Even though they they had to sign off on it and approve it.
00:22:28
Speaker
Yeah, well, you know, dumb cuts and money and all that. That's mostly Bob Gale's thing, though. Bob Gale is pretty much the guy in charge of the the legacy of Back to the Future these days. Boy, I tell ya.
00:22:39
Speaker
Bobby ze doesn't have much to do with it. So that's why I'm like, fuck that Telltale Back to the Future game. Alright. I mean, look, that's your opinion. That's just like your opinion, man.
00:22:52
Speaker
That's what I've heard. Yeah. Nice. absolutely Good job, you guys. We've been here the whole time.
00:23:01
Speaker
Look, I got an hour before this edible kicks in. Let's do this thing. um Oh, I don't want to be here for that long, Steven. Talk about this movie. Unless we get some really good tangents, I am not planning on being here for more than like another an hour, Steven. Look, I could get a nap in Sounds about good right about now. Hey, that's what I did while I was watching this movie.
00:23:22
Speaker
Because I just, i number one, I didn't care. Number two, I was really comfy. ah So let me ask this. Let me ask this. like just right in me just Just so we can put on some kind of pretense for this episode.
00:23:37
Speaker
yeah Just so that the five people who are clicking on this episode because they love the 2009 Will Ferrell Land of the Lost film yes have something to hold on to. oh we going talk about the cast and the director and shit? Let's do that.
00:23:51
Speaker
Well, it was directed, as I tried to mention earlier, by Brad Silberling. We got there. so And it it stars Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride, Jorma Ticcone, John Boylan, Matt Lauer, Ben Best. And is that the voice of, yes, it is, Leonard Nimoy?
00:24:08
Speaker
In this movie, for like 10 minutes, 10 seconds, not even 10 minutes, 10 seconds. Also, I look deep in the credits and there's like ah like a a young Kiernan Shipka from like Mad Men and Sabrina is like one of the kids in the classroom, uncredited. There's someone else in this, who is who's the other person in this movie is like someone who is is actually so... Paul Adelstein is the voice of the astronaut at the beginning of the movie.
00:24:37
Speaker
um from a number of things. That might have been the best part of this movie was that cold open. like Everything after that just sucked. And the cold open wasn't good.
00:24:48
Speaker
It just didn't suck. It was just there and you were like, okay, we could go somewhere from here. Cool. That's the bar we're setting for this movie, folks. yeah Yeah. The dialogue is immediately bad. like right He's like, I'm in some kind of rift in time and space. How the fuck do you know that?
00:25:05
Speaker
they That's the most ridiculous beat line of dialogue. Also, Bobby J. Thompson, the kid from Role Models, is in this movie as the kid asking if dinosaurs have boobs.
00:25:16
Speaker
I am. So that's cool. Yeah. If you like the David Wayne film role models, there's someone for you. and also sex pest, Matt Lauer. Um, but again, in the interest of pretense, what ah are you guys at all familiar with the land of the loss as a property?
00:25:33
Speaker
and if so, what is your familiarity with that property? I will start by saying that I was aware of the original show. i had never seen it.
00:25:45
Speaker
There was a reboot slash remake series in the early nineties. I believe it was on USA. I could be wrong. At least they showed reruns on USA.
00:25:55
Speaker
i was going to say, i think it was original run on ABC, but then went to like syndication on USA or something. I did see a little bit of that. Um,
00:26:07
Speaker
Outside of that, I always thought the concept was cool, but it just didn't interest me enough to watch it. And even though when this movie came out, I was a fan of at least three people in it because I don't always like what wheel Will Ferrell does.
00:26:27
Speaker
Notorious elf hater here. Who fucking likes that movie? well What's the big draw in that movie? I don't fucking get it. I don't get it. Listen to our previous episode on Elf where Brett and espouse our praise for that film.
00:26:42
Speaker
But I'm saying I'm not above hating a Will Ferrell movie, but I do at my core enjoy Will Ferrell in the right context. I think he's a very talented dude.
00:26:53
Speaker
He does some good shit. He knows what he's doing sometimes. I feel like he has to be he has to be sort of led to the water, the best water to drink from, i guess. um his work on snl was really good and i really think that's the kind of stuff he shines in stuff like talladega nights i thought was really good the first anchor man i think he's really good in that um but when this came out even with him and danny mcbride and yorm from lonely island i was just like yeah i think this is gonna suck and i don't want to waste my time on it it can and does suck
00:27:32
Speaker
Brett, what's your what what do you got? Well, I was going to say, because you probably listen to the Lonely Island and Seth Meyers podcast. I do. I am up to date currently. Yeah, they they did briefly. They have gotten to that point in the SNL timeline where they were giving your shit about working on Land of the Lost.
00:27:51
Speaker
Yes, but like which is the correct which is the correct thing. Yeah. Yes. Agreed. Yes. um But my familiarity is non-existent, really. I think because like I don't know if my dad watched it. Usually my dad is like this feels like it might have been a show he watched, but he was not as into it.
00:28:13
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I was going to say, i I feel like your dad is kind of the arbiter of of cultural tastes for you in a lot of ways. Very much. Yeah. I mean, in so much that he yeah showed me a lot of things that he liked, not necessarily things that he was like super into.
00:28:30
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and He was he was, you know, because I don't think he was super into Ghostbusters, but he was like, this is a good movie. You should watch it. um Same with the Romero films.
00:28:43
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and Because as as we've gotten older, he doesn't... i've I've given him shit for years now that like, you got me into zombie movies, my guy. Why do you not like them anymore?
00:28:56
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Like, it doesn't and track. If I could argue for your father, Brett, it's because out of every 100 zombie movies...
00:29:07
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that come out nowadays, none of them are good. um i I present Train to Busan for your consideration. no I agree. Every once in while, there's a good one, but the oversaturation doesn't make it any easier.
00:29:22
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Ever since 28 Days Later hit, ever since the Dawn of the Dead remake hit, it's just been oversaturation for the last 25 fucking years, dude. 20 years. do twenty years And it's the over saturation is kind of died down. and There's good stuff there, but it's hard for me to care because like everything's fucking zombies, like way to like take something I love and run it into the fucking ground. Everybody.
00:29:51
Speaker
Thank you. For ruining that for me. can blame The Walking Dead on that. it's Right. a Look, but no hardly anybody cares anymore because a lot of people agree with you.
00:30:03
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The oversaturation got too real. Right. So that's why it's not oversaturated anymore. Outside of 28 years later, like when's the last zombie movie you know that just came out?
00:30:16
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what would I can't remember the last one that came out before this. Lisa Frankenstein? That counts, right? That's a Frankenstein movie. You guys, I like that movie so much. It was fun! do people like it?
00:30:30
Speaker
It was fun! The most praise it's it gets is mediocre. And no, dude, I want a 4K. I'm probably gonna get her little hand lightning bolt tattoo because it looked so cool.
00:30:44
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that Again, a very Tucker thing. Golly, that was such a good movie, you guys. wow I want to watch it again.
00:30:55
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I actually did not know there was a 70s show called Land of the Lost. I grew up on the early 90s one starring ah star of the star of the film The Last Picture Show, Timothy Bottoms, the 1991 Land of the law um there's a tunnel we found deep underground living in the land of the lost, which this movie has nothing to do with the 90s one.
00:31:24
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It has, in fact, everything has anything to do with the original either. I mean, the characters have the same names and they they make a lot of references to it. Like the, uh, Like he's the the routine expedition, the fact that he starts singing, the song that he's writing on the banjo is the theme song from the 70s version of the show.
00:31:45
Speaker
Like it it has more to do with the 70s version than the version. Oh, yeah. Marshall Will and Holly from Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. will Will Ferrell's character's name in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back was a joke.
00:31:59
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based on the original land of the lost. And then he starts in the film version of land of the lost. Uh, coincidence. Absolutely. Which to call back how bad this dialogue is, I wasn't, I'm not, like I just said, I wasn't familiar with the seventies version.
00:32:14
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Sure. Um, but they shoehorned in the term routine expedition so hard and so many times yeah like that must be a reference. yeahp I agree. I felt the same way, Brett. And may I add another Will Ferrell role that I enjoy is Marshall, Will, and in James Holland, Bob Strike Back.
00:32:34
Speaker
It's almost too much. It tap dances on that line. No, it tap dances few times. No, it's too much for me. There are two Will Ferrell movies I enjoy. Two that I enjoy. Elf, which we've covered on this podcast, and Anchorman, movie we will never cover on this podcast. No.
00:32:53
Speaker
Because it got a sequel. It got a sequel before it got a sequel. And it was bad. It actually it it did have that direct-to-DVD movie, good morning staff or Good Morning San Diego, which was basically just... Wake Up Ron Burgundy, is what it's called. That's what it was. And it was it was just literally just full of cut scenes from the original movie because they filmed so much.
00:33:16
Speaker
It's Anchorman, The Missing Pieces. It is. That's even yeah's what it is. That's exactly what it is.
00:33:25
Speaker
A joke for all the Twin Peaks fans out there. It's okay. like it's I'll watch it both. They're both about as good as one another. um Kind of an alternate version. Like alternate universe version of the movie.
00:33:35
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Is it better than Anchorman 2 The Legend Continues? feel like it would almost have to be. Yes. And I'll add three movies to your list, Stephen. Or one movie to your list. Make it three.
00:33:46
Speaker
Tattletoe Nights, I thought. Which I'm not a fan of. I thought you didn't Stranger Than Fiction? Come on. I did see that in theaters. I didn't like it. didn't like it. didn't like it.
00:33:58
Speaker
It's not my thing. good. also saw Melinda in Melinda. What is that? The fucking Woody Allen movie he was in. ah Yeah, I don't watch that shit.
00:34:09
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Yeah, I don't blame I don't fuck with Woody Allen. It is one of the few Woody Allen movies I have seen. I'm sorry, Brett. Can we not talk over Brett for a second? That sounded very interesting. What did you say, Brett?
00:34:22
Speaker
You said what now? you go with that again? i could isolate the audio. We could find out whether you tell us or not. Like, I'm just saying. No, I'm fine saying it. I'm happy I slipped it in and neither one of you heard it.
00:34:35
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No, I heard it. That's why we're talking about it, dude. That's why we're talking about it. yeah didn't watch the porn version. Melinda in Melinda? That sounds like a fantastic porn show.
00:34:45
Speaker
Melinda in Melinda? I see where your head's at and I like it Quite frankly, i like it Yeah. That's what I'm saying.
00:34:55
Speaker
What a blue episode, you guys. It's a disenfranchised podcast. Nights. Talking about ass wiping and porn versions of Woody Allen movies. like This is a late night version, you guys. Good God. I'm amazed. Look, this is this is the episode we get fucking canceled.
00:35:15
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um But no, I'm just, I guess i this is this movie is indicative of everything I don't like about Will Ferrell's sense of humor. Agreed. Like it's, it's, it's leaning into the super awkward and it's, it's so miscalibrated. Like it's not, there's no, there's no consistent wavelength to his comedic tone in this movie. And it's really fucking annoying to me.
00:35:40
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The worst part about it is that he's not even trying to play a character. No, he's not. There's no character there.
00:35:51
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no it's It's just a guy trying to do jokes. and you thing is I don't believe any of it. I don't believe one second of his performance. And even in a comedy, that's fucking important.
00:36:05
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Yes. Tucker, this is not the... i here's here's ah Here's a confession for you This is a real Stephen confession right now. Yes, Usher. this These are my confessions. This is not the first time I've seen this fucking movie.
00:36:20
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Because Tucker, for seven years, for seven years of my life, I was married to a woman who owned this movie on DVD. My God.
00:36:33
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Steven. It's true. It's true. ah She was a Will Ferrell fan, and which is why we saw Anger Man 2 in theaters. Yeah. I did too. Yeah, I mean, I liked the first one. i think i thought the first one might be good. That's why I saw in the theater, because I was like, how could how do you fuck up Anchorman, was my question.
00:36:55
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I saw the first Anchorman in theaters too, and you know what? I had a great time. into yes Second Anchorman? No. Did not have a good time.
00:37:05
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And it's so disappointing because you see all that money up there and they have some what should have been fantastic fucking cameos. And you're just like, how do you fucking how do you just whiff it? Like, you're not even close to the ball when you're swinging. and No one's even pitched the motherfucker. You're just swinging it there.
00:37:23
Speaker
I was going to say, there's like no effort put in whatsoever. It's just like, we did the thing, right? You guys like that we did the thing. Like no effort. None. None whatsoever. It was just like, we're coasting on the goodwill from the first movie.
00:37:37
Speaker
Like people have been asking for a sequel. So we'll give you one and you'll like it. Right? Not if you fucking don't try motherfucker. Like good God. Speaking of Adam McKay was originally slated to direct this movie and he apparently was a producer on it wisely backed out. He did stay on as a producer, but yeah, he did not end up directing it, which may be one of the smarter career moves you ever he's ever made. and Who did direct it, Stephen? Tell us about their career up to and after this point.
00:38:06
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Yes, his name is Brad Silberling, and he is probably he's directed about seven movies in his career, the first of which was a little movie from 1995 that you may have heard of called Casper.
Director Brad Silberling's Work
00:38:20
Speaker
People love that movie. Devin Sawa. You've got Ray Stantz in there. Brett. Brett. Brett. Casper's Ghostbusters. Brett. Brett.
00:38:32
Speaker
Fucking Brett. Brett! Bill Palman, Christina Ricci. Come on, that CGI looks pretty good for a kids movie. Somebody else. You got five fucking Father Guido Sarducci in there. You got Clint Eastwood. You got Rodney Dangerfield in that movie.
00:38:49
Speaker
It's so good. The voice of up. I've read books about it. I've watched videos. I've seen people do it. ah piece of cakeg A piece of cruome cake. cake.
00:39:02
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um He also directed the Nicolas Cage Meg Ryan film called City of Angels. ah The movie that gave us the Goo Goo Dolls song Iris. I would give up forever to touch you, as it were.
00:39:16
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he directed a little movie called The mirror the Moonlight Mile, ah which I know nothing about. Apparently it's got Dustin Hoffman in it. Shrug. yeah And then he directed future episode of this podcast, A Series of Unfortunate Events with Jim Carrey. Oh, people liked that.
00:39:33
Speaker
Apparently. um But there was no sequel. That's why we're covering it. That's why it's on the list. Holy shit. remake TV series on Netflix. That's true. With MPH. I heard that's pretty good, but I just have no interest in it. i Again, yeah, no interest whatsoever.
00:39:49
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um ah The cast looks great. I don't care, though. You cannot make MPH. i He directed a movie called 10 Items or Less, which apparently has um people like Morgan Freeman and Paz Vega, Jonah Hill.
00:40:08
Speaker
that a movie about the checkout lanes at the grocery store? it Apparently the plot synopsis is an actor prepping for an upcoming role meets a quirky grocery clerk and together they hit the road to show each other their respective worlds.
00:40:22
Speaker
Sounds like shit. Yeah. Yeah. Sounds like leftovers from like the nineties indie movie boom, but the ones we were getting towards the end of it. That sucked. Yeah.
00:40:35
Speaker
And then in a few years after that, he does this movie land of the lost. He follows that up ah with a lot of TV show directing appearances. And then ah in 2017, he does a little movie called an ordinary man.
00:40:49
Speaker
And to date, that is the last theatrically released film that he has made. Cool. What shows did he work on? ah He worked a bunch. He worked on um but What shows did I like that he worked on?
00:41:04
Speaker
ah None. Okay. No, he worked on... Let me see. He's he's done ah Jane the Virgin. i yeah What else has he got? Judging Amy, Felicity, NYPD LA Law, Doogie Howser, MD. Nice.
00:41:24
Speaker
there Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Did he ever direct an episode of Homicide Life on the Street, Stephen? No, he did not. Okay, well then I'm not interested. He did Charmed, something called Dash and Lily. He even directed an episode of the new Matlock series starring the great Kathy Bates.
00:41:42
Speaker
Wow, all things that I either am not familiar with or don't give a fuck about. Though my ex-roommate ah really enjoys that new Matlock. I've heard, look, Kathy Bates. She keeps telling me, look at that new Matlock, that I need to look at it.
00:41:58
Speaker
So I might have to look it. It's on my list. Can we go wrong with Kathy Bates? That's that's what I'm asking. like Bad Santa 2.
00:42:07
Speaker
Bad Santa 2. So yes, yes, you can, but it's very difficult to. She's a fantastic actor. It's just you asked, can we go, and yes, we can. Because I've seen Bad Santa 2, even though I refuse to acknowledge its existence.
00:42:21
Speaker
I was going to say, I'm kind of surprised that you're the one bringing that up because I feel like you've advocated to have Bad Santa as an episode of the podcast, and I've told you repeatedly we can't.
00:42:33
Speaker
That and Undercover Brother are things we cannot cover on this podcast because they got sequels that you refuse to acknowledge. Yes, but that's just me being silly. i like ah i can't not mention it if you say you can't go wrong with Kathy Bates.
00:42:48
Speaker
but Fair. ah Hey, Tucker. Hey, what? Let's talk about our boy Danny McBride. Let me look at my list here, Stephen. Are we transitioning to a what are we watching episode?
00:43:00
Speaker
Nope. We're talking about our boy Danny McBride. creator Creator of one of my favorite television shows for the last five years, The Righteous Gemstones. Yes, indeed.
Danny McBride's TV Success
00:43:12
Speaker
A stone cold fucking masterpiece from beginning to end. Cannot recommend that show enough. First scene in the film, The Foot Fist Way. um So,
00:43:26
Speaker
leading up to this movie, he's had a couple of really great years. 2007, he has Hot Rod, Superbad, and The Heartbreak Kid. Pretty great run. 2008... two thousand eight He has Drillbit Taylor, the ah Pineapple Express. Okay. Yes. Future episode of this podcast, Pineapple Express. I can't wait. It's coming.
00:43:48
Speaker
That's such a sweet movie. And then Tropic Thunder, my one of my yeah favorite, if not my favorite Ben Stiller movie. He's underused in that film, but when he is there, he's he's he's to the level that everybody else is.
00:44:02
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He's kind of playing a similar character in this movie that he is in Tropic Thunder. Honestly, dude, like if you told me his character in this movie and his character in Tropic Thunder were brothers, I would believe you.
00:44:15
Speaker
And ah Rico from Hot Rod was like their little cousin. Yeah. Like a little nephew, you know, see your previous episode on Hot Rod with our buddy Noah East, who is coming back later this month. If if we can get the schedule to work out.
00:44:30
Speaker
Oh, really? Yeah, for for the straight up coming at the end of this month. Well, I'll allow it. But, Brett, you also have to be there because this movie is important.
00:44:40
Speaker
It means something. No. and I make no promises, Tucker. Do re or do not. There is no trouble. That's not good enough, Brett. That's not good enough. If you don't – hold let me type this down because I'm to say the name of the word.
00:44:53
Speaker
Or the word of the name of the word. The name of the movie. Yeah. Look, i think i mean um just have um if you don't want if you don't watch with us and then subsequently talk about it You're fucking fired.
00:45:10
Speaker
And that's just, that's all there is You can't fire me, Tucker. I quit. Oh, no! Here's the thing, Tucker. as As much as you've been a staple here for the last few years, Brett is an OG.
00:45:22
Speaker
You don't have the authority to fire Brett. I'm grabbing all of The only person who has the authority to fire Brett is me, and I'm never going to so. bread himself And the Lord God. And while we're here, and while you've got your editing equipment open, Tucker, may I just say, for the record, don't say you motherfucker.
00:45:44
Speaker
And, and.
00:45:49
Speaker
Oh, oh, bring it back. I like that, Stephen. I do appreciate that. I will be happy to edit that out for sure. And you know what? That could have been so much worse. And I'll tell you how it could have been worse after the recording because I don't want to give you ideas on how to fuck me on the edit.
00:46:08
Speaker
Well, don't worry. We'll fuck you on the next one. 2009, the year this movie comes out. Honestly, another great year for Danny McBride. Fanboys as an uncredited appearance.
00:46:20
Speaker
Observe and Report. This movie, not so great. But then the Oscar-nominated film Up in the Air. So like Danny McBride, kind of a great build to this moment. But then this is kind of the era where like no one knows what to do with him because the next year he's got voice role in Despicable Me and then a movie in the Todd Phillips movie Due Date, which is the Todd Phillips movie No One Remembers.
00:46:45
Speaker
I don't even know what the fuck that is. That's the one where Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis are like, you know, Oh, and they have the baby in their road tripping. And yeah, I saw that. And I remember like it not being a waste of time. Like it was funny, but I don't remember anything about it. And I have no desire to ever watch it again.
00:47:04
Speaker
In 2011, it's your highness that like very misbegotten like need that he did. and that was like the spiritual sequel to pineapple express. So we were all very fucking disappointed.
00:47:18
Speaker
We all, we all were very disappointed. Then we have Kung Fu Panda the same year and 30 minutes or less. um in 2013 as i lay dying this is the end which i think he is very funny and that is one of my partner's favorite movies and that is he is very funny in that i call him channing tate yum yeah yeah yeah i forgot what i was gonna oh yeah um so i just wanted to mention really quickly um while you said it 30 minutes or less
00:47:51
Speaker
I used to really, really like that movie until I found out the story behind it. And it's kind of fucked up. And I recommend you at least check out the Wikipedia page on that because that it's kind of based on a true story and the true story is really fucked up and they kind of, they're kind of fucked up for making the movie.
00:48:13
Speaker
Fair enough. Yeah. It was real good till I learned that though. So if you really like that movie, don't look into it. in But I think like Eastbound and Down from 2009 to 2013. Fuck yes.
00:48:29
Speaker
Like Danny McBride kind of starts to find his footing on television. And then I feel like his big... Like he's in Alien Covenant, which again is a thing I find really wild. He co-wrote that. He co-wrote it.
00:48:43
Speaker
he And that's another thing he does. Like he co-writes a lot of movies with David Gordon Green. Like he co-wrote the Halloween. that The first two, I believe. Yeah, the David Gordon Green did.
00:48:55
Speaker
But then he does Vice Principles, which ah is a show that Tucker, you and I both love. The Goat of Danny McBride shows. The Goat. All of them are fantastic.
00:49:05
Speaker
He doesn't really find his his footing on in film so much as he really gets it into TV. like between vice principle He's found in Down Vice Principles and Righteous Gemstone. he did That's just a one, two, three punch that really just propels him.
00:49:22
Speaker
and I feel like that man could just make TV forever and be but golden. HBO and Danny McBride, like... They are a match made in fucking heaven, dude.
00:49:34
Speaker
Like, they they just... They work well together. So, Danny McBride, just keep making shows for HBO. Or, you know what? If you want to make a movie in between a show, I'd see a movie.
00:49:48
Speaker
Make a Righteous Gemstones movie, Danny McBride. It's too soon. We need to let it simmer for a bit. And so that it feels like it's coming back. I know you were watching Righteous Gemstones. Have you finished Righteous Gemstones? Righteous Gemstones.
00:50:00
Speaker
I have not yet, no. Okay. Wow. I look forward to your thoughts when you finish that show. Wow. put there Because Tucker and I both finished it and had pretty deep conversation about it on What Are We Watching a couple weeks ago.
00:50:14
Speaker
That's true. That I still have not edited or released because I lost the editing notes on it so I'm going to have to listen to the whole the whole thing. um And the thing is is I said something and I remember when I was saying it I was like, oh fuck, that sounds racist.
00:50:31
Speaker
And I don't remember when it was. and it wasn't It wasn't meant to be, but just like the words that I chose were the wrong words. And I instantly, as I was saying it, I was like, nope, nope, nope. Fuck, it's too late.
00:50:43
Speaker
I said it wrong. Shit. So I have to listen to the whole episode, and it's like two hours and 15 minutes. So I just haven't had time to do it. But it's coming. Patrons, patreon.com slash disenfranchepod.
00:50:55
Speaker
Like, patrons. It's coming. it It'll get there. It's just I have to have the time. i have to, like, crawl out of my job hunting anxiety and do some podcast work.
00:51:08
Speaker
That's all. Now, big what Tucker, you're a big fan of Yorma Ticcone, and he is in this movie. Yes. Again, had to check the cast list multiple times to recognize that he is the guy playing Chaka in this movie.
00:51:24
Speaker
another great uh great character and performance from hot rod not unlike um danny mcbride who we were just talking about both these mfs in hot rod i but uh the shock chocolate character in this i get what he was going for but there was just there was yeah Nobody else was being funny.
00:51:50
Speaker
And what he was doing was would have only been funny if there was humor surrounding it to support it. It needed a foundation of humor.
00:52:01
Speaker
His entire character even come close to working. was just aggressive horniness, really. Yes. When you get right down to it, it was just an aggressively horny character.
00:52:12
Speaker
And in isolation, that's not great. I feel like this is one of the last sexual assault is funny movies, really. I mean, I wish that were true. I don't think it is.
00:52:26
Speaker
But like, yeah, there's a whole like gag surrounding the fact that he's, you know, grabbing Holly's tits and calling her Holly and then waking up like like sleeping with his hand resting on Holly's tits.
00:52:41
Speaker
Like Anna Friel is sexualized to just an inordinate inordinate degree in this movie. Indeed.
00:52:50
Speaker
Indeed. Indeed. I was just thinking about how the only reason I know the names of these characters is because of Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back. It's the only reason I know any of the names of these characters.
00:53:03
Speaker
Because when you were saying that, I was like, oh, you're talking about Holly?
00:53:10
Speaker
Marshall, Will, and Holly, yes. don't know that because I watched this movie because without the knowledge i already had, I would have not known what anybody's name was in this movie except for Chaka.
00:53:21
Speaker
I feel like they just start calling Will, Will, without him ever introducing himself to them. There's a lot of things in this movie, which is something I thought was kind of dumb, that you're just it you're expected to know, or like you're supposed to it's supposed to be implied, but like like none of the characters, I don't know who any of them are.
00:53:47
Speaker
I couldn't tell you, like I said, without Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back, I don't know any of the names of any of the characters in this movie. I could barely tell you their motivations and none of them have personalities beyond stereotypes and buffoons.
00:54:04
Speaker
No. And there's a place for that in moderation, but you're you can't have your whole movie be that. It's aggressively disappointing. Just aggressively disappointing.
00:54:16
Speaker
Agreed. Anna Friel, a British actress. ah her Her first two known for is on IMDb are this movie, Land of the Lost, and the aforementioned in this episode, Paul Walker, Richard Donard film, Timeline. Timeline. Written by Crichton.
00:54:37
Speaker
It all comes together. Are we going to do Timeline? Is Timeline on our list? Was Timeline supposed to get a sequel? I don't know. carrie do Can we do a Michael Crichton month?
00:54:49
Speaker
That's why we should do a Michael Crichton month. so like no i'll begin to it he notoriously hated sequels, which means none of them ever were intended to have them. Right, yeah. Even Future World and the Westworld TV series.
00:55:05
Speaker
But not the HBO one, the one from the 80s.
00:55:10
Speaker
Yeah. Yeah. And you guys, was it just me or is Westworld another one of those amazing first seasons and then who gives a fuck?
00:55:22
Speaker
Weren't we talking about that last week? I feel like we were talking about that last week. With the following, because Steven mentioned the following. Oh yeah, the following. Fantastic first season and then oh my god. Not even first season, fantastic first two episodes and then who the fuck cares. Yeah. Who cares? Yeah. Who the fuck cares?
00:55:39
Speaker
And I was, that's, um what's his nuts, his brother. um Christopher Nolan's brother. Jonathan Nolan, yeah. Yes, yes. Who co-wrote um a lot of his movies, including Memento and The Dark Knight.
00:55:54
Speaker
And for that first season to just be so good. It kind of almost reminded me of, it was such a U-turn in quality. The only shows that I know that have taken that big of a U-turn would be something like um Wayward Pines.
00:56:10
Speaker
Oh, I didn't even bother with the second season of Wayward Pines. They lost me about halfway through the first season on Wayward Pines. man And the other one I forget. But yeah, bad. Like such a like, oh, Made for Love.
00:56:27
Speaker
That one was the first season was a perfect season of television. And it was interesting and it was high concept and everything was fantastic about it. And the second season just immediately shit the bed from the first episode.
00:56:41
Speaker
And then they canceled it. I can't believe it. Can't fucking believe it. Don't even know what the fuck that is. You should watch it. so on h Watch the first season on HBO and then ah pretend the second season doesn't exist.
00:56:54
Speaker
It's really good. Ray Romano, ah Kristen Milani, and um the guy from that other movie I like where he also plays an asshole.
00:57:07
Speaker
The guy who plays the the the handsome so in the first Purge movie, he's the handsome, blonde, rich kid that was in all of the advertisements for the first Purge movie.
00:57:19
Speaker
Nobody, nobody was. I mean, I, i know. i've seen the first Purge movie. yeah I know who you're talking about. I was on the, the, um, I was on the pod and the pendulum episode for that movie.
00:57:33
Speaker
Well, I never make sure to link that in the description, Steven. That was a, uh, that was one of those where I, posited an alternate ending that a friend of the show, passive future guest, Devon Taylor thought was, uh, incredible.
00:57:48
Speaker
Which is that after they survive the Purge, they eat the cookies that the neighbors brought over at the beginning of the movie, and they all die because the cookies were poisoned. that was my That was my pitch for an alternate ending for the Purge.
00:58:00
Speaker
That's fantastic, and I'm way into it But I have to say, as much as I love that franchise, I'm kind of glad they stopped with the last one, because that last one was like...
00:58:15
Speaker
really upsetting and like i think it was upsetting three it was upsetting a few years ago and what's going on now because it has to do a lot with um people from mexico and illegal immigrants and white supremacists um being against ah immigration and all this and it was fucking terrifying when it came out however many years ago it's got to be even scarier now That movie, it's not a great movie. It's a good movie, but it's very upsetting just because it's like this is this is I know this a silly, scary movie and it is still, you know, the violence is very comic booky and everything like it's not disturbing, but it's upsetting because you're like, this is a silly movie, but this is also this is kind of real.
00:59:07
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Like this is yeah people. There are people who would do this, who have done this. Like this is fucked up. So watch that last final destination. don't know what it's called, but the most recent one.
00:59:20
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Speaking of like the way people behave in real life, um Land of the Lost.
00:59:27
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what What was that transition? I don't know. Just throwing throwing shit against the wall. See what sticks. We've touched on all the major points, really, haven't we? Like, directors, investors, not much else.
00:59:40
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Let's talk about the sequel hook in the mid-credits film of this movie. Oh, that was a mid-credits thing? I didn't see it. The sleigh stack egg hatching in the coffee cup on the set of the Today Show. I did see that. I did see that, yeah. Yeah, that is clearly our sequel hook for the movie.
00:59:58
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Um... But again, who fucking gives a shit? Did this movie deserve a sequel? No. um And I think, I feel like the, um I feel like the the box office bore that
Film's Box Office and Reception
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out.
01:00:12
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In fact, speaking of the box office, let's just fucking get into it. Yes, please. um this movie This movie opens at number three on ah Friday, June 5th, 2009 on budget of...
01:00:24
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on a budget of On a budget of $100 million, dollars it makes a total forty nine point for domestic an additional 20 international for a total of $69.5 million dollars worldwide.
01:00:47
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Not really enough to warrant any kind of sequel. It it lost hemorrhage money. In fact, ah the universe the the head of Universal Studios called this movie basically a piece of crap and said, I don't know what happened there Um, see what's shocking to me is the fact that like they seem to shoot most of it.
01:01:12
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on a soundstage and do CG for a lot of the background. Oh yeah. It's, it's obvious. Like, why could you like, wouldn't it have been cheaper theoretically to like just shoot on location and like a desert somewhere.
01:01:24
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And you can tell them there are some scenes where they did that. Like the, the scene where they're driving down the road to get to the amusement park that Danny McBride owns at the beginning of the movie. That is clearly the desert from seven.
01:01:36
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See our previous episode on the movie seven. It actually is though. It is. It really, really is. It absolutely is. In real life. It is the same road, right? No, it is a hundred percent. The same exact road.
01:01:49
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um And there are scenes in the desert where you can tell they're filming in the Mojave desert. um But it's again, there are also so many scenes where you can obviously tell that it's a green screen and they're reacting to nothing.
01:02:02
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So, and I mean, the sleigh stacks are actually suits, so I give them a lot of credit for that. um But they have CGI mouths. How does the two mouths work? Explain that to me.
01:02:14
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You can't. the visual effects are shit. ah Speaking of Todd Phillips, the number one movie in America the weekend this movie comes out is a little film called The Hangover.
01:02:26
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um which opens to $44.9 million. dollars in second place in its second weekend is a little movie I saw in theaters, Pixar's Up.
01:02:38
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ah Not a great movie for someone who's afraid of heights. I should just say that. i haven't seen it. Still haven't seen it. The first 10 minutes are devastating. They will wreck your shit, Tucker.
01:02:49
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And if they don't wreck your shit, I doubt you're human. I am into heights. This movie opens at number three. The Land Lost comes in at number three. In fourth place, down from number two the week before, and it's third weekend, um Night at the Museum 2, or I'm sorry, no, Night at the Museum 3. Or four. Battle of the, battle of no, it's the second one. Sorry, Battle of the Smithsonian. The Louvre is the third one.
01:03:14
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I guess. Night of 2, Battle the Smithsonian. My ex was a huge fan of the franchise. I saw all three. um Poor bastard. How could you have ever married someone with such poor film taste?
01:03:27
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It was a constant struggle. um In fifth place, holding steady at number five for its fifth week, ah is the J.J. Abrams Star Trek a film called Star Trek.
01:03:39
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I liked that one. it It's good. It's good. It's not as good as Star Trek Beyond, and it's better than Star Trek Into Darkness. And I think it's clever. I really thought at the time, of course, it's been outdone since then, but I thought it was really clever how they worked it into the original timeline where it was kind of like a and they had OG Spock there.
Star Trek Reboot Discussion
01:04:00
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I thought that was really clever. You mean they worked it into the original timeline in that they completely circumvented the original timeline? Yes. Yeah. Yeah. By making it like an alternate thingy. And with old Spock there, he's like, yeah, in my universe, it's a little bit different. So I guess that's the kind of thing we're doing in these movies now.
01:04:18
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In sixth place, future episode of this podcast, Terminator Salvation. but That's the one I like. I like that one a lot. Yes. And speaking of Star Trek, the kid what played Chekhov that that he got squished by his car in his own driveway. That poor kid. Anton, Anton Yelchin. Yes.
01:04:37
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I liked him. He was good in Fright Night as well. Yes. And the, he's one of the very few good parts of one of the last Joe Dante movies, burying the ex. Oh, we talking about Joe Dante again, Steven?
01:04:50
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I love Joe Dante. You know, I love Joe Dante. We love him. ah In seventh place, a great film, ah Sam Raimi's drag me to hell. Yeah, I like that one. I wouldn't say it's great, but I like it.
01:05:02
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It's pretty good. It's fucking fun, is what it is. In eighth place, ah Angels and Demons. Less good. ah In ninth place, something called My Life in Ruins.
01:05:14
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a movie with Richard Dreyfuss, Rachel Dratch, Rita Wilson, and Nia Vardalos. I'm actually kind of interested in that because of that cast. I don't know what the fuck that is. Richard Dreyfuss and Rachel Dratch? Yes?
01:05:28
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Yes. It's like peanut butter miracle whip. like That doesn't sound good, but I'll bet it slaps. In 10th place, something called Dance Flick, which is it looks like Damien Wayans film ah starring Shoshana Bush and Damon Wayans. There you yeah.
01:05:48
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Oh, it's probably a um parody film. Yeah. dance movies it It is. It is written by Keenan Ivory, Sean Marlon, Craig and Damian Wayans.
01:06:00
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yeah And yes, i did that works. Sometimes it doesn't. Yes. And in this case, I imagine it doesn't. And in 11th place, I'm just throwing this out there because we've covered it before. few past episodes of this podcast, X-Men Origins, colon Wolverine.
01:06:14
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Well, you guys, maybe when we watch that, it like we're all like, man, we want to like this so bad, but fuck. It's bad. ah And also, in at thirteen and number 13, Tucker, I'm throwing this out here because it's one of your your guys and mine, The Brothers Bloom, directed by Rian Johnson.
01:06:29
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Yes, yes. My least watched Rian Johnson movie, but always because I always forget about it because it's like it's like the least high concept. like Yeah. it's It's kind of... It's still really great, but it's just not, there isn't as much going on as there usually is in a Rian Johnson movie.
01:06:46
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Right. Understood. Still real fucking good, though. I still have it on Blu-ray. It's not like I don't own it, Steve. And on Voodoo.
01:06:55
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ah The tomatometer score for this film is 26%. The critics only loosely based on the original TV series Land of the Lost is decidedly less kid friendly and feels more like a series of inconsistent sketches than a cohesive adventure comedy.
01:07:14
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It's a vehicle, baby. It's a vehicle. That's all it is. Yeah, 100%. The MetaScore is a 32 based on generally unfavorable reviews from 32 critics.
01:07:24
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Tucker, would you care to take a stab at what the current Letterboxd rating of Land of the Lost is? It's between 2.5 and 2.9, Steven. You nailed it right at the get-go. 2.5 is where it sits right now.
01:07:39
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I was confident in that. Brett, you were very confident and right to be so. Brett, out of the five stars, where are you putting Land of the Lost from 2009? DNF. Yeah. df
01:07:52
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yeah Did not finish. No. I was like, Steven, do you not know what DNF stands for? Sorry. Apparently not. Look, i the edibles starting to kick in and I've had. yeah code So,
01:08:05
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yeah Sorry. My bad, gentlemen. Did not finish. Yes. That's my. Thank you.
01:08:13
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Okay. Tucker, what about you? hi it's me, Tucker. um And I'm giving this movie zero stars. I'm giving it one and a half. Explain.
01:08:25
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ah No, he doesn't have to. No, it's not the worst movie we've ever covered on this podcast. The thing is, is like here's the thing. I gave it zero stars, and there's not one redeemable part about this movie, but you could put it on in the background, and it wouldn't annoy you if you're not paying attention to it.
01:08:46
Speaker
Because it's a movie. Like, it's a movie. The people making this movie have made movies before, and they make a movie. Right. The elements that I like about this movie are the things that, like, it it's, like, the design of the sleigh stacks and the execution of those characters,
01:09:02
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Um, like the, like it's, it's, it's mostly character designs and execution more than it is plot and character. So I can't really give it like negative points or zero stars.
01:09:14
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Cause again, it's not, it's not like it's fucking food fight. It's not like it's fucking Electra or Catwoman. not like therapy There's something here. um But it's not there's not a lot here.
01:09:27
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So that's why I'm not getting more than like one and a half. There was a crew ah movie, a comparable movie was made.
01:09:38
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An attempt was made. Yeah. We tried. Not that hard. No. But we tried. An attempt was made. We put our second best foot forward. Yes.
01:09:50
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And because because the movie stars Will Ferrell, it's pretty clear that it was our only our second best. Because there's only two feet, you guys. That's the joke. It's funny if you explain it, right?
01:10:02
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yeah Right. but Jokes are notoriously funnier if you explain them. Brett, was that in a Jimmy Carlyle laugh I heard? No, that was more a shy Ronnie laugh. Okay. ah it so It felt very Jimmy Carr to me, but yes. Okay.
01:10:19
Speaker
Fair enough. Boner alert! Friends, I think we did it. i think we finished our episode on the 2009 film Land of the Lost. Yes, we did. Aren't glad we fucking covered this movie? Oh, yeah. And by the way, there's a fucking T-Rex in this movie.
01:10:34
Speaker
And apparently his brain is the size of a very large walnut. That's why we covered it this week. Because the Jurassic World movie comes out and there's T-Rexes in both. Are you happy? i fucking hope so, because we're not.
01:10:47
Speaker
Go watch Jurassic World trilogy over this, please. You know what? I own two of the three Jurassic World movies. They're back on that shelf there. i own them on Blu-ray. I stole them from my father. They have yet to be out of the plastic, but I'll fucking open that box set and watch them.
01:11:05
Speaker
I'm not above that. You you need the does stephen na you should at least watch them. You'll hate them. mother I know you'll hate them. I've seen the first four Jurassic Park movies, or the first three Jurassic Park movies and the first Jurassic World movie, and I'm i'm okay with that.
01:11:20
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I don't feel... a deep abiding need to continue the franchise. wow
01:11:28
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Yeah. and Also, there's much better movies that you can watch. And at our age, Steven, don't got a lot of time left, you know. That's true. That's the reason I didn't finish this movie. Exactly.
Podcast Wrap-Up and Invitations
01:11:39
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brett And I understand that.
01:11:40
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The only reason I finished it, because I said, it was easy to nap during.
01:11:46
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I got Taco Bell to sustain me about 45 minutes into this movie. So that helped a lot. Yeah, but how currently regretting my decision to go get BK instead of watching this movie. I'd have felt better had I watched this movie.
01:11:58
Speaker
Physically, yes. Physically, no. Physically, yes. Speaking of that, let's go ahead and wrap this motherfucker up. This has been the Disenfranchised Podcast. You can find us wherever your podcasts are sold.
01:12:10
Speaker
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01:12:24
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01:12:47
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01:13:02
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01:13:14
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01:13:29
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Ah, your host, Stephen Fox, where they can be found on letterbox, uh, blue sky. And that's it at chewy walrus. Uh, Brett, is there a place we can find you on the socials these days?
01:13:42
Speaker
Just on letterbox. Nah. So nah. andless and and what is And what is your sus underscore warlock? Great. That's fantastic. I love that. Also, there's probably, there's got to be some Land of the Lost video games. I just probably got to mention it. Go look them up. I'm sure they're out there.
01:14:01
Speaker
But not for this movie, probably. Probably like for this movie, but there's probably games based on the show. Yeah, not super relevant. There have been so many missed opportunities for Brett's video game corners across these several episodes that you've not been on. I'm I'm I'm positive.
01:14:17
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um Hey, hey, Tucker, where can we find you on socials, man? Well, Steven, I'm glad you asked just now, immediately before I said those words.
01:14:30
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So glad you asked because you can find me on Instagram and on YouTube at Ice909. That's I-C-E-N-I-N-E, the number zero and the number nine.
01:14:44
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Also, Tuck Mugs, I think Tuck Mugs is coming back. I feel i I have I heard that you recently let your social media manager go and you're taking control of the account yourself.
01:14:57
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I had to and it's not because my social media manager didn't do great work. It's just that I felt like, you know, I could do that.
01:15:10
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And like, I didn't need someone else to do it. You know, Fair enough. And also that you had someone doing it, which is wild to me. But yeah, I only had someone doing it so that I could say I had someone doing it.
01:15:26
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I see. Steven. I see. You get that? Like it's, yeah, I sound like an important person if I have people managing my social media in any capacity.
01:15:36
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Understood. i feel, I mean, I'm sure your social media manager feels very, very important and not at all exploited at this point. No, no, not at all. Because you know what? Me stepping into the role frees him up to do all of the other thing. any Anything that his heart desires, really.
01:15:55
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God knows he's not managing enough social media accounts as it is. And it's not like he's making any less money. correct even Correct. So it's ah it's a lateral move. Less responsibility.
01:16:08
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Same pay. I'm paying him the same amount I was. And he's not doing shit. You sure are. Except now he's earning the amount he's making. Abso-fucking-lutely.
01:16:22
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But yes, tuck mugs, tuck underscore mugs. I have, look, I'm just going to come out and say it. I'm not going to beat around the bush here. I'm not going to try and like hold stuff back. um Brett has sent me two different Ghostbusters mugs, and that's going to be our return post.
01:16:38
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We're coming back with two Ghostbuster mugs. No balloons, unfortunately, for you Ghostbusters 2 fans, but. No balloons for the kids. Two different Ghostbuster mugs. I'm excited to share them.
01:16:52
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ah That's going to happen in the next couple days from this recording. So it might be a few days before this episode drops. Who knows? Just keep an eye out if you following Tuck Mugs on Instagram. Tuck underscore mugs.
01:17:05
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Keep an eye out for that. If you're not following us, please do. Like, meta's horrible. Instagram is a hellscape. But you know what? Tuck Mugs is there. So if you ever need to, you know what?
01:17:17
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When I start looking at reels, which I hardly do anymore unless it's like a friend or someone I respect. I'm like, oh, I want to see what's going on. i I don't know how people do TikTok because when I start going through reels, after about 30 seconds, I just almost start having a panic attack.
01:17:35
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This is probably way too personal for this podcast, but I certainly almost like having a attack. This coming from the guy who talks about being exclusively a stand-up wiper. Like, let's... Let's gauge where we've come from, It's different, though. This is like real shit. like And it scares me. like i start My brain starts feeling weird.
01:17:54
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And like I feel disconnected. And like it's scary. um So much so that I feel like I have to like knock myself out knock knock myself out of some kind of hypnotism. And it's fucked up.
01:18:10
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And ah the fact that at least I can notice it and I'm kind of self-aware about it, that's great for me. But what about people that aren't, though? Like, that's kind of fucked. I don't i don't get it. Anyway, Tuck Mugs is great, you guys. It's all just mugs.
01:18:25
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And they're really pretty pictures of really cool mugs. And every post, whether it it is a self post or a guest post, um... has a photo of the mug ah from multiple angles if that matters.
01:18:39
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um If you're into that sort of thing, I'm not here to kink shame, but there is every angle of the mug. um Also, you get the story behind the mug, the origin, if you will, of the mug.
01:18:50
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And, you know, also what's in it, which is cool. Everybody loves the format. Everybody loves the format. So if you're not following Tuck Mugs on Instagram, if you can still stomach...
01:19:03
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Instagram and meta in general, then ah make sure you're at least spending your time there in a wholesome place. i was going to say it's, it's better than a lot of, a lot of accounts you could be following on instead of these days.
01:19:16
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So underscore mugs and we welcome everyone because we're just talking about bugs. All we're talking about is bugs. Like, if you're some weird person with sketchy political views, as long as you don't bring that into Tuck Mugs, we're good. And maybe it'll inspire you to not be a fucking bigot.
01:19:37
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To be around all that wholesomeness, you know I'm saying? So everybody, get in here, let's find some common ground, you know, and let's all stop being assholes. And we can start at Tuck Mugs.
01:19:47
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Tuck underscore Mugs. let's Let us really all stop. being assholes. that's that's a That's a great mid-year resolution for everybody. Let's stop being assholes.
01:19:58
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I don't know how I got to where I got Steven, but it was kind of impressive. I don't either, but it felt like we should have Battle Hymn of the Republic playing underneath some of that. I felt like Bill Paulman in Independence Day. I'm like, we will not go quietly into the night.
01:20:14
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We will live on! We will survive! Today, we celebrate our Independence Day! dry eye in the house as far as tuck mug subscribers go right now like no dry eye the house that friends whether you like it or not and who why would you like it is our episode on 2009's land of the lost i'm your host steven foxworthy for my co-host tucker and brett right until next time you guessed it matt lauer can suck it
01:21:01
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Thank you.