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Twinsies
Hosted by Andy Wood and TJ Chambers · EN
Every two weeks, or sometimes every two years, comedians TJ Chambers and Andy Wood get together to take a look at what happens when Hollywood has the same idea twice.
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Episode 013 - Dante's Peak and Volcano
Feb 3, 202101:30:46Tap to summarizeTJ (@tjchambersLA) and Andy (@andytwood) return after a twin-year hiatus to spew forth a molten-hot dissection of one of the most iconic twin film pairings of all time: 1997's Dante's Peak and Volcano.
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Episode 012 - Fyre Fight with Daniel Van Kirk
Jan 19, 201901:53:59Tap to summarizeTJ (@tjchambersLA) and Andy (@andytwood) are joined by Dumb People Town, Pen Pals and Hindsight host Daniel Van Kirk (@danielvankirk) for a timely look at dueling 2019 documentaries that dropped on competing streaming platforms mere days apart telling the story of an influencer-era huckster and his would-be Woodstock on a not-so-private island that turned into a disaster befitting its stupid, stupid name: Fyre Fraud and Fyre.
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Episode 011 - Olympus Has Fallen and White House Down
Jan 3, 201901:51:33Tap to summarizeTJ (@tjchambersLA) and Andy (@andytwood) see trouble a-brewing over at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in a pair of movies about hunky young presidents besieged by traitors and terrorists, and the equally hunky off-duty security professionals with something to prove who rise to the occasion: Olympus Has Fallen and White House Down.
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Episode 010 - Paul Blart: Mall Cop and Observe and Report
Oct 1, 201800:53:44Tap to summarizeTJ (@tjchambersLA) and Andy (@andytwood) get alternately slapstick-y and slightly icky watching a pair of 2009 movies about overzealous retail security employees: Paul Blart: Mall Cop and Observe and Report.
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Episode 009 - No Strings Attached and Friends With Benefits
Aug 4, 201801:24:12Tap to summarizeTJ (@tjchambersLA) and Andy (@andytwood) spend an afternoon Netflix-And-Chilling with a pair of barely distinguishable 2011 "relationship" "comedies" about scantily clad, good-looking young people trying to keep it casual: No Strings Attached and Friends With Benefits.
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Episode 008 - Top Gun and Iron Eagle
Jul 3, 201801:25:31Tap to summarizeTJ (@tjchambersLA) and Andy (@andytwood) feel the need for speed (and for settling international airspace disputes), so they ride into the danger zone that is two 1986 movies about young hot shot flyboys who play by their own rules: Top Gun and Iron Eagle.
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Episode 007 - Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell
May 3, 201801:25:54Tap to summarizeTJ (@tjchambersLA) and Andy (@andytwood) set their sights on a pair of 1973 musicals that took on the daunting task of putting a new spin on the story of a dude who may have been more popular than the Beatles: Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell.
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Episode 006 - Jobs and Steve Jobs
Mar 8, 201801:33:06Tap to summarizeTJ (@tjchambersLA) and Andy (@andytwood) compare two cinematic biographies of a recently deceased tech icon, one of which prides itself on accurate hairstyles and boardroom drama, with the other playing fast and loose with historical details and accents in favor of emotional heft and backstage walk-and-talks: Jobs and Steve Jobs.
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Episode 005 - Renee Colvert on K-9 and Turner & Hooch
Feb 15, 201801:42:03Tap to summarizeTJ (@tjchambersLA) and Andy (@andytwood) are joined by Can I Pet Your Dog? host Renee Colvert (@ReneeColvert) and a couple of pups named Tugboat and Roo to dig into two 1989 comedies that pair human police officers with canine partners that are sometimes difficult, often messy and surprisingly horny, but are willing to take bullets for their cop buddies when things get ruff: K-9 and Turner & Hooch.
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Episode 004 - The Illusionist and The Prestige
Feb 1, 201801:44:25Tap to summarizeTJ (@tjchambersLA) and Andy (@andytwood) take on a pair of Victorian-era magician movies from 2006 that featured stacked casts, garnered remarkably similar critical responses, and included contributions from magician/record-setting playing card-thrower Ricky Jay: The Illusionist and The Prestige.
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