The Commercial Break – TCB TV (-) : The Rally LA! Part 1
Podcast Date: August 10, 2025
Hosts: Bryan Green & Krissy Hoadley

Episode Overview

Part improv roast, part pop culture deep-dive, this special “TCB Minus” episode finds Bryan and Krissy attempting to review and react to the low-budget, faith-based crime movie “The Rally LA: Breaking the Curse.” After a series of chaotic technical issues and personal disasters torpedo their planned livestream, the duo decides to record their running commentary as a bonus podcast episode. Along the way, they lampoon the film’s bizarre plot, inconsistent acting, and questionable production values, veering into wild tangents and meta humor about the struggle to get anything “right.”

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Chaotic Beginnings: A Smiting from the Streaming Gods

[03:39] Bryan Green:

“We must have smited God because He did not allow us to stream this... It’s just about par for the course.”

• Multiple failed attempts to livestream the episode, foiled by “landscapers, pool men, evil Yorkies, and a staph infection.”
• Bryan jokes that not even Kenneth Copeland can pray this stream to life.
• The duo admits they’ve “lost money” trying to make this bonus episode happen, with Bryan lamenting:
  • “We are $600 in the hole on this episode and there is zero chance we’re gonna make that back no matter how much merch we sell.” [08:28]
• Bryan and Krissy embrace the chaos and claim this is “just fine,” on-brand for their podcast vibe.

2. Setting the Scene: B-Movie Madness

[09:12] Bryan Green:

“Let’s watch this movie. This is Rally LA. Starting from the beginning, kids.”

• They give a rundown of “The Rally LA,” starring televangelist Kenneth Copeland (as a reformed drug kingpin), Eric Roberts (his not-so-reformed brother), and Rick Reyna (director/star).
• Bryan describes the movie’s production:
  • “They have no prop budget. They paid Eric Roberts all the money.” [10:25]
  • They repeatedly note the scenes are filmed in “model homes” with “awkwardly small, churchy doors” and “Haverty’s furniture.”
  • Running gag: Every character (no matter their stated ethnicity) sports “impossible,” inconsistent accents (Slavic, Mexican, Italian).
  • Krissy and Bryan roast the film’s “atrocious directing and miserable story.”

3. Scene-by-Scene: Running Commentary & Roast

• Early Plot:
  • Kenneth Copeland, outside “Louisiana State Penitentiary” (which is obviously not Angola), performs a jailhouse conversion ritual with his “son.”
  • [11:05] Krissy: “I still don’t get this part. Is that his real dad or just a godfather?”
  • [11:26] Bryan: “They look nothing alike. Copeland is not a Spanish name. I’m just throwing that out there.”
• Drug Cartel Meeting:
  • Bryan and Krissy pick apart a crime meeting with a confusing layout and “non-descript bottles”:
    • [18:13] Krissy: “Is he the mayor now?”
    • [19:01] Krissy: “This is definitely a model home.”
  • Geography error:
    • [18:44] Bryan: “He points to one [part of the map] and he says, Las Vegas. Then two inches up, Chicago. Because Chicago and Vegas are right next to each other.”
  • Eric Roberts’ acting:
    • [20:52] Krissy: “Eric’s really going Stanislavski method or whatever.”
    • [21:04] Bryan: “He’s method acting here... He’s done a lot of blow, which I think is true.”
• Domestic Drama (The Daughter & Mom):
  • They highlight weird, drawn-out exchanges about homework, jobs, and family “loads”:
    • [32:20] Bryan: “What is a Beal?”
    • [33:05] Krissy: “She got it [the mail] when she came in?”
  • Continually lampoon the script’s odd pacing and unnecessary scenes:
    • [35:06] Bryan: “I think we’re watching the director’s cut... seems really unnecessary to the plot.”
• Drug Operation Scenes:
  • The duo laughs at cheap prop drugs (“clearly not drugs, looks like baking soda” [40:15]), mismatched set changes (diner turns into a spa), and incompetent criminals.
    • [43:12] Krissy: “Are you cutting me?”
    • [43:44] Bryan: “As your kids would say, uh-oh.”
  • Missed stakes:
    • [44:11] Chris: “No consequences. He just made him mad.”
• Handyman Redemption & Absurd Generosity:
  • Kenneth Copeland tries to buy his daughter’s love with handyman services, which Krissy mercilessly mocks.
    • [61:02] Krissy: “That’s a huge group of people taking care of lawns and locks!”
    • [65:30] Bryan: “He sends a handyman over to put a screw in the front door, and she’s like, ‘Wow. I guess we can get that coffee now. All better.’”
• Suits, Robes, & Multicultural Accents:
  • Bryan and Krissy comment on “checked suits,” “polka dot robes,” and the actors’ shifting nationalities, blending Greek, Mexican, and Italian identities at will.
    • [73:00] Bryan: “He’s going in and out of accents—and I don’t even know what they are. Italian, Greek, Mexican…”
    • [75:16] Eric Roberts (as villain): “You kept enough until you die to be with Jesus.”

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the Movie’s Absurd Racelessness:
  • [51:25] Bryan: “The Spanglish is so horrifically racist. I mean, it’s just so terrible.”
• Bizarre Domestic Advice:
  • [14:44] Bryan: “He said, don’t lose your children. That’s what he said.”
  • [14:47] Krissy: “Good advice. That IS good advice, Bryan.”
• Krissy on Set Design:
  • [16:25] Krissy: “They’re in my parent’s house back in the '90s,”
  • [26:20] Bryan: “He’s got a TV guide…he’s like, ‘what time does Wheel come on?’”
• Bryan on the Movie’s Morality:
  • [60:01] Bryan: “Kenny’s not afraid to have a movie where people shoot each other in the head to get a point across that the Lord loves you.”
• Watching Technical Meltdowns:
  • [05:39] Krissy: “We apologize to everyone—all 20...all seven of you—who actually tried to log on.”
  • [07:53] Bryan: “I actually had to buy an external drive to play this DVD… then try and stream it through a television broadcasting software that just did not play nice from the beginning.”
• Bryan on Merchandise:
  • [08:28] “If everyone who was supposed to stream bought merch, we would have just done better…”

Highlighted Segments and Timestamps

• Opening Chaos and Failed Livestream – [00:00–09:11]
  • Introductions, musical bits, full explanation of the technical chaos.
• Setting up ‘The Rally LA’ and Movie Roast Begins – [09:12–13:07]
  • Bryan explains plot, pokes fun at casting, props, and opening prison scenes.
• Cartel Meeting / Map Geography Roast – [15:46–19:01]
  • Hilarious commentary on the film’s approach to geography and mob meetings.
• Household Scenes / Soap-Opera Subplot – [25:15–35:37]
  • Banter about mail, carrots, school, and Brian and Krissy lampooning the slow pacing and strange details.
• Drug Den Hijinks & “Production Value” – [40:15–44:11]
  • Running jokes on fake drugs, stolen goods, “CVS headbeats,” and a plastic fork stuck in a container.
• Handyman Redemption Arc – [60:59–65:54]
  • Over-the-top gratitude for basic handyman services, with Krissy’s relentless mockery.
• Accents, Sibling Rivalry, and Softcore Morality – [69:17–75:01]
  • Eric Roberts and Kenneth Copeland as brothers debating the meaning of life, wealth, and religion, frequently losing their accents in the process.
• Part One Finale & Sign-Off – [81:39–84:48]
  • Promises of a forthcoming Part Two, more merch pitches, and shout-outs to listeners.

Signature TCB Moments & In-Jokes

• Meta References: Tongue-in-cheek reminders that “things only go wrong when we try to do something special,” poking fun at their own podcast's self-described “just fine” quality.
• Script & Acting Roasts: Mocking the “Stanislavski method” applied by Eric Roberts, recurring jokes about “model homes,” “fake bibles,” and “drug kingpins” who apparently launder money through tile business.
• Absurd Character Decisions: Observing the mom who’s “three hours late to work,” and yet always ready for coffee with estranged family.
• Breaking Down Fourth Wall: “Everything you’re hearing now, we’ve already watched three times...”
• Inconsistent Accents & Props: From costumes to geography, nothing escapes the duo’s pointed and silly asides.

Overall Tone and Style

• Irreverent, self-aware, and gleefully unpolished.
• Heavy on observational humor, inside jokes, and callbacks to running themes (e.g., bad accents, broken livestreams, merch drops).
• Direct engagement and comical affection for their fanbase, with frequent teasing of each other and themselves.

For Next Episode

• This is “Part 1” of The Rally LA breakdown—listeners are teased that “Part 2 will come out next weekend.”
• Listeners can expect “more fun at the expense of the terrible acting, atrocious directing, and miserable story.”

For Listeners

You don’t need to have seen “The Rally LA” to enjoy this episode—Bryan and Krissy’s comedy turns a low-rent faith-based crime flick into a playground for their chaotic, affectionate, and relentless banter. If you enjoy unscripted, roast-driven comedy shows where the medium regularly becomes the message, TCB TV delivers.

Notable quote to sum it up—

“We must have smited God because He did not allow us to stream this... It’s just about par for the course.”
(Bryan Green, 03:39)