C (7:50)

Hey, Paul, longtime listener. Love the show. I was calling about Shoot Em up episode. Just wanted to let you all know with the recurring carrot gag, the fact that carrots improve your eyesight is actually just a myth. It comes from World War II. British pilots were shooting down German aircraft bombers in the middle of the night, and it was because of radar, and it was a technology that the British wanted to keep a secret from the Nazis. So they spread the word through propaganda that their pilots were just really good at seeing in the dark because of all the carrots that they were eating. Anyways, just thought that that would be a fun fact to share. Keep up the good work. Bye.

A (8:35)

Oh, my God, Ryan, I love this story. This is why history is just fascinating. What a beautiful and crazy lie. Really? Really. I just. You know what? I'm impressed that you knew it. Now I feel like I can share that at a dinner party and not give you any credit for it. Ryan, I'm sorry. Thank you, Ryan, for that. But Scott, our producer, does want to note that while carrots don't improve eyesight, they are rich in beta carotene, which helps people maintain good eyesight as they age. Now it sounds to me like Scott's just watched too many, you know, Centrum commercials. But, Scott, I don't know if you are over correcting Ryan, but I, I, I feel like we're working together. I'm gonna say that Scott and Ryan work together to give us some more information about carrots. Okay. When I saw this next person on the list, I was excited. And you know what? It was worth it. Jafar, what do you got?

D (9:33)

Hey, Paul, it's Jafar. At the risk of attracting even more freaks on Discord, I just wanted to call in with a few notes on lactation kinks. First of all, we don't kink. Shame. We kink. Wonder why it did skew a little towards kink shaming, it felt like. So what's depicted in the movie is more of like an age play thing with a lactation dynamic. You have the guy wearing a diaper, you have the big crib, you have the bottles. And that fetish can kind of exist with or without the lactation element. It really just kind of mostly depends on if lactation is happening with the woman. You guys were also, like, wondering how the lactation occurs. A lot of times it is a woman who's had a baby recently or who, like, maintains lactation by regularly expressing or having the milk expressed. You can also induce lactation just kind of by using pumps and or other Types of suction to kind of maintain a regular schedule with that until milk comes in with or without hormonal supplements. Yeah.

E (10:48)

So like on the other end of

D (10:50)

the spectrum, without the age play element, there are adult nursing relationships, which is kind of more of a like bonding sort of thing that doesn't have as much of like a maternal child element to it. And it's more of just kind of like setting aside time for like bonding one on one, that sort of thing. Why? I know this isn't important. Also, not for nothing, I'm the one who nominated the Core and the movie recommendation thread because someone made me watch it on the second date a few months ago and I still think you guys should do it.

A (11:23)

Okay, take care.

E (11:24)

Bye.

A (11:24)

First of all, great to hear your voice, Jafar. Second of all, I am fascinated with your dating life. And weren't we engaged at a certain point? Now we're on a date. I don't know, maybe I'm messing up the timeline here. You might not have been engaged. Maybe you were. I don't remember. I know we left you off at one point, but no one should ever make you watch the Core. I say that, you know, if you are out there on hinge tinder, you know, whatever you're doing, plenty of fish. Is that Christian Mingle Only farmers put. Don't make me watch the Core ever. First of all, I want to get out in front of this and say, yes, I am sorry if we yucked anyone's yum. Not about that. We're not about that. And I think that what we were saying was the way it was depicted in the film was borderlining on grotesque. So that, you know, it wasn't the base level idea of it as much as it was the way that it was is being portrayed. But maybe, honestly, again, maybe that is yucking someone's yum. So, Jafar, you've given me way more information than I ever needed. But honestly, now I think I did need it. I did. So I appreciate you chiming in with that and I appreciate you leading the charge with the core. And one time when we watch a two hour movie might be it. All right, next, from Indianapolis, we have Lindsay.

E (12:54)

Hi, Paul. I am a pediatric oncologist and I was calling. I'm just listening to the shoot em up episode. So funny. But I wanted to offer some insights about bone marrow transplant in pediatrics. So you are correct that a newborn baby would not be a viable bone marrow donor. I have seen children donate. Actually not uncommonly matched. Sibling donation is often the best Possible option for a kiddo with cancer. And so I think probably the youngest donor I personally have known was maybe around 6. The procedure is somewhat painful. Kids are put to sleep for it with some sedation or anesthesia. But typically you go home the same day and only leave something like acetaminophen for pain management. But the other thing that I think is interesting from the perspective of shudemup is that umbilical cord blood can be used as a donation for a patient who needs a bone marrow transplant. There are cord blood transplants, so maybe five. Owen shouldn't have shot that cord. Anyway, those are my insights. Love the show.

D (14:06)

Love you all.

E (14:07)

And thanks for making my road trip more fun this time. Take care.

A (14:11)

Oh my gosh, Lindsay, Pediatric oncologist, thank you for all the work that you did do. And whenever I now hear pediatric oncologist, I think of that hilarious episode in the studio, which if you've not seen watch that episode, I believe it is called Pediatric Oncologist, one of my favorite ones from season one. Okay, first of all, thank you for. This is crazy. And you know, this is another reason to maybe store cord blood. We did that with our kids. We have a. We had a cord blood thing. So great. And you know what? I'm glad, Lindsay, you brought some attention to Clive Owen wasting that cord blood. Oh man, he should have kept it in his pocket and chewed on that all movie beef jerky. Anyway, this has been a wildly lovely bunch of people. Let's see if Jay continues the trend.

C (15:04)

Hey Paul, maybe Jason, this is just something for the shoot em up episode you guys just did. I actually work for a certain federal agency that regulates firearms and had been doing that for a better part of a decade. Obviously this movie wasn't interested in making a ton of sense, obviously, which is part of its charm. But I can tell you that Jason was absolutely correct about there not being ammunition president at a firearms manufacturer. While many do actually make ammunition addition, these factories actually as well as many distributors are very strict about an anti ammunition policy on the presence of firearms, obviously with good reason, as you can imagine. And again, considering they're a dirty manufacturer, I guess they don't care. So I guess that's when we're, you know, just something to notice. Anyway, thanks. Thanks for everything. Your podcast always cheers me up and makes me laugh. Thanks you guys.

D (15:47)

Bye.

A (15:48)

Ah, Jay, I love it. Yes, you all have brought so much to the table. Actually more than I've ever expected. And this maybe is why the discord is great. Because when you select A movie, you bring in the facts. Jay, thank you for your work. And yeah, I think we, we feel like we've now got all of our questions answered by the nicest group of people. So thank you, Ryan, Jafar, Lindsay and Jay. Now back to the discord. Jennon, ABQ writes Tall John must have been mistaken about Paul Giamatti accepting an Oscar for Sideways with his shoot em up characters, disheveled hair and goatee. He did not win an Oscar for Sideways and wasn't even nominated for that role. He's never won an Oscar, but was nominated for Cinderella man and the Holdovers. He has won Golden Globes, SAG Awards, Critics Choice Awards and an Emmy. Okay, so look, I'm only as good as the notes in front of me when we're doing the show, as we found out with Hard Target. But Scott clarifies. I did some digging and Shoot Em up was filming during the 2006 Oscars where Giamatti was nominated for Cinderella man and his hair at the ceremony matches. So the gist of the story is true, but the details are wrong. But it's the same story. He went to the Oscars dressed as his character and there's pictures of him. He didn't win, but he was on stage. He got pictures. I'm going to say sheer your story checks out. Thank you, Paul. Repo Man. Ish. Rights omission. Perhaps it's worth noting that the cinematographer this film was Hong Kong veteran Peter Paul, who lends John Woo's classic the Killer, Ronnie Yu's cult favorite Bride of Chucky, and and then rightly won best cinematography Oscar for his breakthrough work on Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and according to Wikipedia, there's even an asteroid named after him. Wow. Repo Man Ash. You know what? I'm going to say this. Every single one of you came to play. You didn't pick weird details. You found the real stuff. And you know what, Discord? You picked this movie. And this week there isn't going to be one winner. It is going to be all of you. Because the power of you all is great. That's right. So Repo, Manish, Jen and abq. Jay, Lindsay, Jafar, Scott, Unevolved Panda, Grayish Hound. Fun facts. You are all winners. And for that, you get this song by John Wenzel. Hit it. You win, you win, you win. Nothing at all.

B (18:31)

But you're still cool.

A (18:32)

Thank you, John, for that song. And remember, if you want to chime in with your own thoughts about the latest episode, hit up our discord or call us at 619p a u l a s k. Stick around because after the break, Jason will pop in for a chat. And just a warning, things are going to get raunchy. Yeah, actually, it's surprisingly so. Today's podcast is brought to you by Squarespace. Whether you're just starting out or scaling up your business, Squarespace is the all in one website platform designed to help your business stand out and succeed online. Now, I love Squarespace because it gives me everything I need. You can offer services and get paid all in one place, from consultations to events and experiences. Showcase your offerings with a customizable website designed to attract clients and grow your business. Get paid on time with professional on brand invoices and online payments. You can streamline your workflow. Keep it all in one spot. That's right. Built in appointment scheduling? Check. Email marketing tools? Check. I have been using Squarespace forever. You can see each one of my websites, whether it's the Dark web, Paul Shear unspooled or how did this get Made? Is completely a unique experience and I love building there because it makes me feel free and creative to offer the things that I want to offer. Now head to squarespace.combonkers for a free trial. And when you're ready to launch, use the offer code Bonkers. That's B O N K E R s to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain on ebay. Every find has a story. Like if you're looking for a vintage band tee, the one you wore everywhere until you lost it. Now you're on ebay. And there it is. The things you love have a way of finding their way back to you, especially on ebay. From rare collectibles and vintage cars to designer fashion, it's all there. Shop ebay for millions of finds, each with a story. EBay Things People Love Audible's sci fi thriller the Space within is back with a new season. Academy Award winner Jessica Chastain returns as Dr. Madeline Weil, a renowned psychiatrist whose investigation into mysterious alien abductions and inexplicable DNA alterations launches her into a cosmic mystery that blurs the line between science and the unexplainable. As more and more people disappear and return with profound changes, Dr. Maddie must investigate whether these experiences are psychiatric or evidence of something beyond our world. Listen to both seasons of the Audible original series the Space within now@audible.com the space within. Welcome back, everybody. As you know, every week we go into the Vault to pull out a classic episode. This past Week we pulled out John Carpenter's Escape From LA with Darcy Carden and Dan Levy. If you've not listened, it's a great one. And coming up next week, it will be the Avengers. That's 1998's Avengers with Uma and Rafe. And we have a special guest, Tom Sharplin. We did that live at the New York Comedy Festival. I think I love Tom. Love the Best Show. If you've not heard of the best show, look it up. You will enjoy it. If you're a fan of comedy, Bang Bang, you will love Tom Sharply's the Best Show. All right, without any further ado, it is now time to welcome Jason to Last Looks for little Just Chat. All right, John Cohen, play us in. What's up, Jerks? It's time for Just Chat with Paul Scheer and Jason Mantzoukas. Jason, how are you?

B (21:52)

Paul boy? So thrilled to be talking to you from the confines of my closet. Once again, my cozy closet.

A (21:59)

Yes, you are back in an undisclosed location. Happy to have you.

B (22:06)

Thrilled to be here.

A (22:07)

How was the end of your Broadway run?

B (22:10)

Oh, boy. You know what it was? I was really sad at the end because I had a blast.

A (22:16)

Seems such a fun time.

B (22:18)

I had so much fun. There were some. How did this get made? Fans absolutely came out. Somebody yelled geostorm at one of the shows.

A (22:28)

Okay, so how do you react to that?

B (22:30)

I could hear it.

A (22:31)

Okay.

B (22:31)

I could hear it. I react a little bit, but not, you know, it wasn't overwhelming. I will say. No, it's not like somebody was trying to do it in the middle of the show or something. It was. It was at an appropriate time, and I just let it be.

A (22:43)

I told you. I think about the time I went to go see Glengarry Glen Ross, and it was the last version of it, whether it was All Stars, not the one that just happened with Kiernan Culkin, but this is one with, like, Alan Alda was in it.

B (22:57)

Yes, yes.

A (22:58)

And, you know, a handful of other people. And in the middle of that, in a moment of silence, someone yells out, hawkeye. What? Wow. Like, someone yelled at a MASH reference in the middle.

B (23:17)

Incredible. That's it. Nobody did that. Thank God. Nobody did that. It was at, like, the. So I heard it when. When I was introduced and, like, at the end, the times when it would be appropriate.

A (23:29)

I. I like that.

B (23:30)

But it was a blast. The show was so fun. I will say the event of doing it every night of the week made me want us to do, like, a residency somewhere, you know? Like, I wanted to. That's what seems so fun. It made me want to do our show night after night after night without having to travel. Like, we go on tour and do the show night after night, but it's. There's always a tremendous amount of travel and packing and unpacking and repacking and new hotels. I was like, wow, I'd love to be walking into this theater and doing. How did this get made every night for a week.

A (24:04)

Oh, well, you know what? I actually had a similar experience of doing a show night after night, which was I was in Telluride. We often go together to Telluride to do these shows. And I gotta tell you, this Telluride Comedy Festival is a blast. It is a group of us. We're all friends. Jason's normally there, and we do different kind of shows every single night. To this town, that is just a fun ski town on President's Day weekend. But the problem with Telluride this year was there was no snow, so people were getting antsy. It's like the entire town is an alcoholic waiting for that. Like, when is it? 5 o' clock, so I can actually have my drink. No.

B (24:48)

That is so true. We have been going to the. We've been doing this festival. Our friend Jeb Barrier shouts to. Jeb Barrier, a real legend, started this festival, you know, in the early 2000s. We've been going for the better part of 20 plus years.

A (25:02)

Yeah.

B (25:02)

Every President's Day weekend, we do it. And when there is not snow, the town is cranky. And that means the audience is not psyched.

A (25:14)

And you would think the opposite, because it's like, well, we are giving you something to actually do. Like, no, no, no.

B (25:21)

They are. Their whole life is snow dependent.

A (25:24)

And I don't know if I told you this, but we got lucky. Snow hit, and it was a nice snow. And then everyone got extremely happy.

B (25:34)

Yes.

A (25:34)

And then that became the other half of these nights there because we're doing so jealous. And the. The last night we were there, I was talking to the audience. It was like, we're doing like a. Essentially what we do for dinosaur. And, you know, what's new? What's this? And before I could even get out, like, what's something exciting that happened to you? Someone yells out, I got my ass eaten on Valentine's Day. And when I tell you, Jason, I looked at this young woman, I was like, if she was 22, I would have been shocked.

B (26:07)

Sure.

A (26:08)

And I was like, okay, let's hear about it. Let's get in Then I heard so much about Hinge, and then the town started. Everyone in this theater, and this is like. Like is a Sunday night show, an earlier show. Everyone weighed in on getting their ass eaten. It was the funniest thing to me that this one guy I spoke to in the very beginning, I said, what do you do, sir? He's like, I'm a fireman. And I was like, okay, great. You see, I would ask that kind of question. And then. And then this woman's talking about getting her ass eaten, and. And then the fireman's like, I do it.

B (26:42)

What? Amazing. Was the handsome cop there?

A (26:46)

The handsome cop was not there. He was talked about. He was. Yeah, he was referenced. He was referenced. But it was.

B (26:51)

It was one of the funniest things,

A (26:53)

because it felt like we went from this town that was angry and, like, a little on edge to all of a sudden this entire audience all celebrating getting laid.

B (27:04)

The catharsis of the snow brought about people getting laid, and it was wonderful.

A (27:10)

And when I tell you, when I looked at that fire, the last thing, if you were to give me a list of all the things he could have chimed in on, getting. Eating ass was not going to be in the top 100.

B (27:21)

It's such a. I think this is a real. Like, there is some sort of age demarcation line for eating ass, because I feel like the younger generation is all about eating ass, and the older generation is like, I don't know what you're talking about. It has the. It has re. And I'm saying this because recently it has been a very big topic of conversation on the Howard Stern Show.

A (27:45)

Yes.

B (27:46)

Because a bunch of the younger staffers, the writers and the producers and so forth are saying, no, no, this is normal. This is a normal thing. And all of the older people are like, are you kidding? That is not at all a. One of the normal components of hooking up. What are you talking about? And they have been talking about it in this same kind of hilarious way.

A (28:11)

Well, this is, like, it. It was amazing to watch. Everybody chime in. And again, this is not the show where you come to hear Jason and I talk about, like, the ass eating culture. But I was. It was just one of those things that just like it. Like. And hearing that on Stern was just making me laugh. I was like, wow. It's a. It's a different.

B (28:30)

It's. It is the. This is the conversation that people want to be having about modern sexual mores. And what are the. I think, like, when you talk about, like, what are the bases. You know, like, when we were kids, first base was like, kiss. French kissing.

A (28:45)

Yeah.

B (28:45)

I think first base is, like, like, full penetrative sex now. You know, like, I think. I mean, I remember second base.

A (28:53)

I remember, like, a time when you would say you hooked up with somebody that just meant that you, like. Yeah. Fooled around. Yeah. Like, now it's like.

B (29:01)

And fooled around just meant, like, first and second base 100, which was all, like, kissing and over the shirt stuff.

A (29:07)

I mean, this is. This is. We've lived through a lot, and that's why I do want to announce to our audience that how did this Get Made? Is changing its title to how did this Ass Get Eaten?

B (29:16)

Yeah.

A (29:17)

And we.

B (29:19)

And every episode, we're going to seek to get to the bottom of it. Sadly, the only episode we can only do that one episode of Girls.

A (29:29)

Now, I. I want to apologize to Jason. I know that you've been working really hard to buy Warner Brothers, and I know that that fell through for you.

B (29:37)

Such a bummer.

A (29:39)

Yeah.

B (29:39)

I'm so bummed. I've been really working hard to buy Warner Brothers on the cheap. You know, Zoox and Zaz, you know, we go back. We go way back.

A (29:47)

You guys are great.

B (29:48)

We. We're. We're the best together, you know, And I'm so. I'm super bummed. I was wanting to get that Warner Brothers purchase. I'm wanting to grab it up, but, you know, I get it. You know, Netflix was in the mix for a while, and then the Ellisons, they swooped right in, and, I mean,

A (30:03)

people were saying, your offer was very low. I mean, you were saying my offer was very low. Yeah, you were. Yeah, it was like a couple thousand bucks, you were saying. Yeah.

B (30:11)

And quite a bit of it was. Was funny money.

A (30:14)

Yeah.

B (30:16)

Was old funny money from strip clubs that have long closed.

A (30:20)

All those scores dollars.

B (30:22)

I've got so many scores. Funny monies.

A (30:26)

I used to work next to Scores.

B (30:28)

Really?

A (30:28)

And. Oh, yeah, I worked next to Scores, which was a very famed and popular

B (30:35)

Howard Stern show Reference.

A (30:36)

Yes. But in. But in New York City at that time, it was like the creme de la creme of strip. It was like a. Yeah. Quote unquote classy strip club, and I was working at a comedy theater right around the corner. But the common denominator was, you know, 25ft from where I was working and 25ft from where Scores was. Was a pizza place on the corner. And we would. And so I love it. And because we were all just working, like, you would see all the People in there, for sure. And I remember one time, one of the bouncers was trying to pay for his pizza and did accidentally give funny money.

B (31:11)

Oh, I love it. I love it.

A (31:14)

And they're like, oh, what's this? He's like, oh, I'm so sorry, buddy. I gotta take that back.

B (31:19)

Amazing.

A (31:20)

Because you could only spend funny money inside, of course. Scores. That was the. That was the. That was the. That was the rear. The. The thing. Well, well, well, there has been.

B (31:31)

Well, well, well, What. What has been happening with you, Paul?

A (31:34)

Oh, my gosh. You know.

B (31:36)

Well, I have been on the road. What has been happening?

A (31:39)

Oh, my. You know, there. I will tell you this much. I got to see Project Hail Mary. Oh, I've seen it once. I've seen it twice now. I saw it.

B (31:49)

Did you read the book?

A (31:50)

I did not read the book.

B (31:51)

Okay, great.

A (31:51)

But the Audible book is fantastic, and they're a great sponsor for us.

B (31:55)

Okay, I'll do the audiobook then. Great.

A (31:57)

But I saw the movie in a rougher state. No special effects done. The music wasn't perfect, and it was running a little bit longer than it was. And I went into that theater going, oh, I gotta pee. You know what? I'll just hold it. I can always get up in the middle of the movie. And I had to pee a lot. The movie, when I saw it, was like, almost three hours.

B (32:19)

Yeah.

A (32:20)

And I watched that movie and I forgot that I had to pee.

B (32:23)

That's incredible. There is no way at 53 now that I could go three hours. If I went in knowing I had to pee, I don't know if that I could make a 15 minutes.

A (32:34)

I was having a freak out. Because then all of a sudden, Lord Miller, I love those guys. They came down and they were talking. I was like, I should pee now. But I worked myself too far into a row to casually get up. And I was like. And then I was like. And then the movie started and I forgot. So that's. That is my highest level of. And that was the rough cut.

B (32:53)

Yeah.

A (32:53)

And I brought my sons to go see at IMAX for another little special screening. And I will tell you this without. I don't want to spoil anything about the movie. I want everyone to enjoy it and make their own opinions of it. I, Gus, my oldest son, looked over to me at one point and said, this is my favorite movie ever. And I was like, whoa. And then as we were leaving, Sam said, that was the funniest movie I've ever seen. And it made me cry five times. Wow.

B (33:24)

And I was like, I will say they have not yet seen Infinite. So. Right.

A (33:29)

So, yes. And I was waiting. I didn't want to gild the lily and show it to them first so they'd have a letdown.

B (33:37)

But I love that. I love this.

A (33:39)

And on the way home. And on the way home, they said, what was your like, who's your favorite person? Yeah. And they go, well, Glenn Powell. And then they list off two other characters and I won't tell you because it'll be spoilers. And I go, well, Glenn Powell's not in it. And they're like, what? I was like, that's Ryan Gosling. And they're like, oh, I thought that was Glenn Powell now.

B (33:59)

Old time. Oh, my God.

A (34:01)

Now, the funnier part of that is throughout the whole summer, whenever we saw a poster for Running man, they're like, I want to see that Ryan Gosling movie.

B (34:09)

Oh, weird. They've got. They flipped them.

A (34:11)

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B (37:35)

No. Yes. But I don't know this story.

A (37:37)

All right, so basically there was a thing when I was a kid that you could see a ghost in the reflection of a window in Three Men and a Baby. And this is the time before the Internet. And you know, you couldn't like screen grab. And it was, you know, so this rumor of there's a baby and there was, and then you would see it. Oh my gosh. I see it, I see it, I see it. Now the conventional wisdom is it is a standee of Ted Danson that was put behind a set, but the window was an exterior window. So the standee was misplaced. The light hits it, it's Ted Danson.

B (38:11)

But yeah, there is Something there, but it's not a ghost. It is just this piece of, like, a marketing material that inadvertently gets reflected. Right.

A (38:21)

So. Yes. So Dan has written this script about Three Men and a Baby, where the leads are Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson, and Tom Selleck on top of a hellmouth in Hollywood. Great. And this baby is real, and this story is real. It is a very, very funny script. And so last night we did a read, and I got to play Leonard Nimoy, the director of Three Men and a Baby. And Randall park played Ted Danson, Kumail played Tom Selleck, and Steve Guttenberg played Steve Guttenberg. Steve Gutenberg came in to reprise his role. Not even reprise his role to play Steve Gutenberg. And it was truly one of the most bananas, funny things I have ever, because it's like. It's like one of those scripts that you write to be like, oh, yeah, Dan's great. He's funny, and he can write a horror and he could do whatever. And to have Steve Guttenberg reading the most. I mean, it's heightened characters, and it was. It was a. It was a real, real, real treat. It's a crazy movie. I think you could probably even find it out online, because I. I don't know even how this got out.

B (39:31)

The live read?

A (39:33)

No, the. The actual script. You want to find the script?

B (39:35)

Okay, cool.

A (39:36)

Yeah. Because it was not taped. It was a benefit, but it was. It's public, so, like, I could. I could talk about it in that way. I don't think anyone's making sure. I would hope they would, but I think a lot of issues would come in.

B (39:48)

I think that's. Well, it reminds me of the Fast 9 read we did. And that script, you know, that. That taking a funny, weird, lateral thinking idea and treating it like a real thing and then doing it. I love that.

A (40:05)

It's really. It was really fun. And I was enamored to see him. One of the best moments of it was, you know, Steve was so nice and so funny, and he played the part, so the part's really written perfectly for him. And he's like, you guys really captured our voices. And I was laughing because I think he really just thought the script was really funny. And it felt like it was this thing. But in the. In the script, Tom Selleck is just snorting cocaine all the time and fucking anything that moves. And it's like, I love it. And then I was like. Then part of me was like, did it? Are they. Because maybe they are. No, but I think he was just. It was Just being so appreciative of. Of everybody. Take the time out to do this thing. Oh, maybe I was like. But I thought of you because it's so few people that. I mean, that movie Burn is burned in my brain in a way where it's like, oh, yeah, that was the biggest hit. It was like a number one movie.

B (40:55)

Such a big movie. Such a big movie. To have it spawn sequels for something that was not like an action adventure. Like a. It didn't. It was like such a small steak, slice of life type of movie that was such a massive hit, you know?

A (41:13)

And. And also just like, really based on, like. Like, just like, here's three cute guys.

B (41:20)

Yeah.

A (41:21)

Like, what if they were taking care of baby. What if they had to take care

B (41:24)

of a baby and they're men? That's, like, impossible.

A (41:30)

I mean, they. They're not gonna figure that out.

B (41:33)

No way. The baby will die, Right?

A (41:37)

Oh, my God.

B (41:39)

It's really funny. I love that as an idea. I think that's great.

A (41:42)

And now I know that you've been doing some shooting a little bit away. Doing some shooting. I don't know if you talk about it, but were you able to be catching up on anything, watching?

B (41:51)

Yeah, I've caught up on some stuff, but I'm behind on some stuff as well. I was doing. I was doing the play, and then I was doing Percy Jackson finishing up season three of Percy Jackson, which I think is going to be gangbusters stuff. But. But it's interesting, while I was away, I think I talked about this actually when we last spoke. I've gotten, like, deep. I got a Crunchyroll subscription, and I've gotten deep into anime. So like I was saying, I think the last time. The Apothecary Diaries is a show that I like very much became obsessed with Free Ren. Season two is happening right now, week to week, and is easily immediately the best season of television. This year will be number one on my list. It's incredible. But then I've also been watching a couple of other shows that I think are fantastic, one of which is also happening week to week right now. And it's called Sentenced to Being a Hero, which is. This falls into the category of this is like action adventure. This isn't like fantasy character building. This is action adventure. Like, fighting, like, a demon horde. And like, being a hero is like the lowest of the low.

A (43:06)

Like.

B (43:07)

Like, it's a criminal. Sentence is to be. Is to be told you're a hero. And the heroes are being sent into. It's almost Like Suicide Squad.

A (43:15)

Okay, got it.

B (43:16)

You know what I mean? Like, the heroes are oftentimes bad guys or people who did bad things, but they have to then go and be. Do acts of heroism, and it's fantastic, and it's visually very cool and beautiful.

A (43:31)

I am. I am psyched. I. I have to get into this, and maybe I have to find my kids way into. Because I may have talked about this before, but my kids are very much into Jackass right now. So we are watching so much Jackass videos still have not, like, crossed over to thinking that things are. That are not animated. Are like. They're like. It's animated. It's for kids. We're not kids. We watch adult stuff. But they understand. Like, my youngest son wanted, like, a Naruto sweatshirt, but he's never watched an episode. And Gus loves wearing his, like, One Piece T shirt, but is no clue.

B (44:09)

No interest in One Piece. That's so cute. But I under. I do understand because I remember feeling this way too. Like, like, oh, cartoons are for kids. I don't do that anymore. Yeah, I watch. I watch MASH now. You know what I mean?

A (44:21)

Okay.

B (44:22)

Speaking of Hawkeye, you know, I don't watch cartoons anymore.

A (44:26)

Well, yeah, and that's. And, like, I feel like that was like, for me, when I was a kid, the cartoons weren't even on the table as, like, it was like, Saturday morning cartoons. That was it. You're not really.

B (44:35)

Yeah, there was no such thing. Even I will say I remember very vividly in college having a reaction to the Simpsons and being like, well, I don't understand. Why would I be watching a cartoon in, like, prime time? Like, that, even for me, was like, what's going on? And then I was like, oh, wait, this is incredible. But my first instinct was to be like, why is Fox, this new channel, trying to push cartoons on us in. In prime time?

A (45:00)

Right.

B (45:00)

That felt strange, you know, and then

A (45:02)

I would argue that we were the beginning of that, like, new cartoon generation that has just grown and grown and grown. Yeah.

B (45:08)

Built off of the Simpsons and then, you know, Family Guy and all the. And. And all the way through.

A (45:14)

Family Guy now has become another. We are watching, really at random, any Family Guy episode, which I've really not sat down and watched that many of. And I've been enjoying those. And the Office, which I may have talked about last time. We were watching a lot of the Office, which.

B (45:32)

That's a good one.

A (45:33)

Great. And as I said to huge Rob Huebel about it, I was like, it's a pretty Funny show I. I didn't like. And, you know, like, I. Again, I think the Office came out at a time where I just wasn't watching 22 episodes of television same a season. So I've watched a. I know all the dynamics. I know where the show goes, but I guess. I don't know. I. There's so many holes in my office knowledge.

B (45:58)

I'm. There are dozens and dozens of episodes of the Office that I've never seen. For sure. It is not. It is not a show that I at all was completionist on.

A (46:08)

No. And it's been.

B (46:09)

I think maybe I watched the first three seasons and then stopped.

A (46:13)

Well, and. And people say that season four is the best season.

B (46:17)

Okay, so maybe I watched the four

A (46:18)

seasons, but you may not like that.

B (46:20)

I don't even know.

A (46:20)

I remember such a good point being mad at the first season of the Office because I love the British Office so much, and they copied the. The British Office for the first six episodes. And I was like, this is not the same. And I went back and watched it. I was like, holy. I can't believe they got this on network television. Like, because Michael Scott changes drastically between season one and season two. But, wow. I was like, they're like, they. And they still push in different places. I think it just kind of makes you realize, like, how safe television has gotten in a weird way. And I know a lot of people complain about that, but it's like, oh, I was like, oh, but you. This was done really, really well and really funny, and it really holds up as well.

B (47:01)

Remember, like, there was a period there where, like, they were really loosening things up a little bit, and you could even like, going back to showing butts and calling people assholes on NYPD Blue in the late 90s, like, yeah, early 2000s, like, there was a certain sense of, like, pushing things and things evolving and not being so safe and puritanical. And we have really rebounded the other way now, and everything feels much safer and much, much more bland and not interesting. Shows without conflict. Shows without, you know, that. That really don't at all come close to representing the world we live in. Right. You know?

A (47:45)

Yeah. You know, I thought to myself, I was like, oh, my kids aren't gonna like this show because they've never worked in an office. And then I realized, oh, it's characters. And I know it's so silly to say, but it's like, oh. And that's something that we always are missing. It's like what we like, what we respond to are Just characters. It doesn't make. Like, at one point, Gus turned to me and was like, what do they do? I was like, they sell paper. Like, what do you mean? Who cares? Doesn't make a difference.

B (48:08)

And that's it. Yeah, you know, like, that's it. It really is. Even if we were to say, like, oh, what are, like, the paper specific storylines of the Office, Almost none of, like, that's genuinely not what it's about, which is great.

A (48:22)

I know. It's such an interesting thing. It's like. And I. And I held off showing it to him for that reason alone. And. Yeah. So it's like, it's fun. It's fun to watch this stuff through their eyes and what they are like. I just like, it gives it a different life. But it also is like, like, I told you, I've made that promise. So we couldn't watch anything before 2000 with them, which. But last night they broke their promises. They watched Ferris Bueller's Day off and they injured.

B (48:47)

Great.

A (48:47)

Yeah. So every now and then we can sneak one. Sneak one down.

B (48:50)

Oh, that's a great one. I'll throw in a couple of more just because I'm wondering if you guys watched. One of my favorite things for the year is going to end up being the new Muppet Show. Did we talk about this?

A (49:04)

We. I don't think that we have. I think we used it.

B (49:07)

The new Muppet show that our friend Seth Rogen did that Alex Timbers directed, who I. Who just directed the play that I was in in New York, My.

A (49:15)

My cousin Muppeteer on.

B (49:17)

Whoa. Incredible.

A (49:19)

Yes.

B (49:19)

And it is in every way, shape and form, the old 70s, 80s era Muppet show of our childhood. It is a straight variety show. Muppet Show. That is terrific.

A (49:32)

It's so good. And what I love about it is I think they didn't change anything. And there's nothing dated about it. The Muppet show was snl. Like, for all intents and purposes, it was SNL with a backstage component.

B (49:45)

Yes.

A (49:45)

And. And the writing is really funny. It's not a kid thing. And that's the thing. It wasn't a kid show. And it's the first time my kids actually liked the Muppets because it felt like it was not a kids show.

B (49:59)

Yeah, it's. It's great. Sabrina Carpenter is the guest. There's one episode of it up, and I'm genuinely. I'm hoping this is a regular thing that they do more of these, because it's absolutely fantastic.

A (50:10)

I mean, it's built. Ready to Go.

B (50:12)

Oh, yeah. There's a new season of Gendy Tarkovsky's show Primal, that is, I think, a visual masterpiece that is absolutely incredible and goes absolutely crazy places. Shorzy Season 4 is up and out. The whole season is incredible. Did we talk about it came out this week? We haven't talked about it, I don't think, because it only has just come out well.

A (50:34)

But I heard that you were at the hockey game.

B (50:37)

I went to the hockey game, yes. I went to the hockey game, which was absolutely insane.

A (50:44)

So, yeah, tell everybody about this.

B (50:45)

Cause this is so the Shoresy show, which I absolutely adore, I think is one of. You've heard Paul and I talk about it. You've heard Paul and I talk about Letterkenny, which is the show that Shorzy grew out of. Shorzy is the hockey. The Canadian hockey sitcom with a heart of gold. So funny joke machine, but also a heartwarming story of like. Like a. A grown men's hockey league, recreational hockey league. And there did. They did a tour around promoting the new season that was just them playing a hockey game. And so I went and watched them play a hockey game against the LA Kings. Like seniors or whatever they're called. Just an exhibition game. And that was. The show was just a hock. An afternoon hockey game. It was crazy. An absolute blast. Nobody talked. There was no performance element of it. It was just a hockey game.

A (51:37)

I was blown away that that happened. And then people were asking me about it because we saw Jason there. We saw Jason there. I was like, I. I. And I was like. And that. I was like. And that, to me, solidified everything I needed to know about you and your fandom of this. Because I was like.

B (51:50)

That I would go to a sporting event.

A (51:52)

Yes.

B (51:53)

Like. Like, I am so uninterested in sports. But I was like, this. This is. I'm just so curious what it is they're doing. Cause I was like, oh, are they gonna have microphones on? So. And there'll be trash talking. Nope, none of that. It was just a hockey game.

A (52:07)

Okay, well, then let me ask you this, because this blew my mind as well. And I'm a little behind.

B (52:12)

Yeah.

A (52:12)

On a few things, but I did not realize that one of the writer directors of Letterkenny created Heated Rivalry.

B (52:23)

Oh, yeah. Jacob Tierney, who is also Glenn on Letterkenny.

A (52:28)

Right.

B (52:28)

The. The. The priest, the pastor. He. That is Jacob Tierney, who writes and directs Letterkenny, writes and directs SH and then created Heated Rivalry. So Heated Rivalry and SH Are coming out of the same hockey, which, like, yeah, Pressure cooker.

A (52:46)

Blew my fucking mind. I was. Wait a second. And it was. I guess I just wasn't looking at any because he's not on Heated. I haven't seen heated. Like, that's the other part of it. I haven't seen heated.

B (52:58)

Rivalry.

A (52:59)

So I was talking to a friend who went to the Olympics and he was like, oh, yeah, I was with Jacob Turney and I was like, oh, I love Letterkenny. I love Shorty. He's like, oh. I go, well, why was he there, though? He did rivalry. I was like, what? Wait, my jaw. I was like, on a hike. And I had to like, oh, no.

B (53:18)

When I found that out too, I was like, oh, whoa, that's wild.

A (53:21)

And of course. And it's somebody like the story that I heard. I hope I'm not talking out of school, because I think it's a fine enough story. Is there. Did you know that this is going to be successful? He's like, oh, my gay hockey show.

B (53:34)

No, well, that, that. And like, especially the gay hockey show. That barely had, like, an American profile, right? It was like a Canadian show. It was. It's so funny. It's so great.

A (53:47)

It really, really wild now that I went to an exhibition of that.

B (53:53)

Different.

A (53:54)

It was very different. No talking to the audience either. A lot of action. And it was beautiful. It was beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. I mean, who would have guessed? People are going to hockey games now. It's. It's a thing. It's good.

B (54:06)

I love that hockey's taken off. Let's do it.

A (54:08)

Let's.

B (54:09)

Let's. Let's make hockey our. Our new national sport.

A (54:11)

I'm in. I'm all on board. Well. Well, then we have the issue with the men's hockey team. There's some issues there.

B (54:16)

Oh, yeah, that's right. Get rid of it. Hockey's out.

A (54:20)

All right, Jason, so good talking to you. We'll talk to you soon. That is a wrap on this week's Just Chat. And if you want more recommendations, don't worry, Jason will be back next Last Looks. And we will run through a whole new slew of TV shows, movies and books that we are currently loving. But enough about the Last looks, because right now we need to get first looks, right? We're getting a brand new movie next week, and it is time to announce what that movie is. That's right. Next week we are going from kidnap moms to Jerry Butler bombs. That's right. We'll be watching the 2009 action thriller Law Abiding Citizen, starring Friend of the Pod, Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx, Leslie Bibb, and Viola Davis. Here's a short breakdown of the plot. After a plea bargain sets free one of the men who killed his family, a man unleashes vengeance on the killers and the legal team responsible for the deal, manipulating events from his jail cell to expose the system's flaws. This was a fun episode. And I gotta say, Rotten Tomatoes may have its head up its ass a little bit because they gave this film a 26% score on the tomatometer. And Robbie Collin from News of the World says if you want a crazy mix of Saw and Shawshank where a lot of people get killed in nasty ways and Gerard Butler gets his bum out, then this is a decent bet. You know what, Robbie Collin? I agree with you. It is a decent bet. Let's take a listen to the trailer.

B (55:38)

The Shelton case. Where are we?

A (55:40)

Let's make the deal. They killed a little girl, Nick. Some justice is better. No justice at all.

B (55:44)

You need to tell the husband.

A (55:46)

I don't understand. With Darby's testimony, Ames will go to death row.

B (55:50)

What?

A (55:50)

The jury's gonna believe me? This is just how the justice system works. He killed my wife and child.

F (55:57)

What was supposed to be a painless execution has turned into something out of a horror film.

A (56:02)

The machine was corrupted. Who could have done this? I killed your friend Ames in prison. But I wanted to keep. Keep you all for myself. You can stream Law Abiding Citizen on AMC plus and Philo, or you can rent it. Really? This is the way it works now? Everywhere. You could just rent it. I don't have to list it out anymore. We're like. We're not in the old days of, like, where do I find it? Everywhere. All right, people, that's it for last looks. If you listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, please rate and review us. Make sure that you are following us and have automatic downloads turned on. It helps the show and we appreciate it. Visit us on social media at hdtgm. And a big thank you to our producers, Scott Sonny, Molly Reynolds, our engineer, Casey Holford, our social media manager, Zoe Applebaum, our intern, Quinn Jennings. And of course, we will forever be thankful to the one and only Avril Halley. We will see you next week for Law Abiding Citizen. Bye for now.

F (56:56)

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