Tag[]
- "In this episode we discuss Whiteout—the film invented by Mike Nesmith's mother."
RSS Feed Description[]
- Tomorrow, celebrate cinematic excellence at The Oscars, but today, celebrate cinematic feculence with our discussion of Whiteout. Meanwhile, Dan gets a strong hook contender, Elliott demonstrates his punning prowess, and Amanda tells the world's best talking doll story.
Movie Summary[]
Premise[]
- Diamonds! Murder! Antarctica!
Story[]
The only U.S. Marshal assigned to Antarctica, Carrie Stetko will soon leave the harsh environment behind for good; in three days, the sun will set and the Amundsen-Scott Research Station will shut down for the long winter. When a body is discovered out on the open ice, Carrie's investigation into the continent's first homicide plunges her deep into a mystery that may cost her her own life.
- “I think they really thought people were excited about snow.”
—Elliott @12:05
Worse Than[]
Final Judgments[]
- Bad-Bad Movie (Amanda) @39:35
- Bad-Bad Movie (Elliott) @40:20
- Bad-Bad Movie (Dan) @40:35
Episode Highlights[]
Tangents[]
- Elliott imagined a set of Flop House talking dolls:
- His would say "R-O-C-K in the U-S-A!"
- Dan's would give a mournful sigh.
- When you pulled the Stuart doll's string, you would realize it was his penis.
- Guest host Amanda then told a story about a temp job she once had at the Discovery Channel's toy division, where she had to go into a closet filled with Steve Irwin dolls (this was before he died), and figure what all of them said. And fortunately, not once did she pull the string on one of them and find that it was Steve Irwin's penis.
Movie Pitches[]
Quotes[]
- “This was, for me, I think the most boring movie we've watched–more than 10,000 BC or Seven Pounds, which I actually had less trouble watching than you guys did.”
—Elliott @40:20
Listener Mail[]
Mailbag Song[]
- @Time
Letters[]
- "Mail Title" from Listener Lastnamewithheld @Time
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- "Mail Title" from Listener Lastnamewithheld @Time
Recommendations[]
- In the Loop (2009) by Armando Iannucci by Dan @Time
- Bakjwi (2009) by Chan-wook Park by Stuart @Time
- Coco avant Chanel (2009) by Anne Fontaine by Amanda @Time