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Today's ep with Stephen Toblowsky was maybe the best episode of anything I've ever heard, like in a really low key way. Just an immensely enjoyable listen. Great stories and fun trivia, and they were so funny as a threesome. Generally I can't handle people talking about music, but this show has become one of the high points of my podcast week. The way they try to keep up their dumb bits throughout interviews with cultural icons who are completely unaware, and you can tell Scott and Adam are kind of nervous about offending them but the drive to be stupid always overwhelms. It really adds stakes and extra dimension to the interviews. I don't go a day without smiling about yoda dropping his cane and saying fuck. That being said, I have to say: Guys, Stephen dropped one of the biggest, fattest MY WIFE's i've ever heard in my life. Just DRIPPING with butter. And I know you guys heard it because there was like 2 seconds of silence afterwards, and we all know Scotty don't miss a my wife. NEVER. Now, I'm not mad, but I feel like I gotta ask: Are you boys ok?

I was actually having trouble keeping up with movie watching for a while. What helped me was when Season 2 of Unspooled began, I stopped trying to watch the movies. It was feeling like too much to keep up with (especially when there were other movies I wanted to see), and the new season didn’t feel as essential as the AFI list. So, while I was bummed they didn’t stick with watching great films lists, it freed up a lot of my own time.

Yeah, I think I was talking to Cinco about this once. I think seeing what people pick is interesting and I don't want people to feel limited in what they'll pick. I skip weeks sometimes and it's not necessarily a reflection on the choice. I just didn't get around to it for whatever reason.

I have seen most of mine before picking it but it's normally been many years. I don't necessarily mind picking a bad movie but I don't want to pick something that is a chore to sit through. There is one I happened to watch the day before my turn to pick and thought, "well, that's sorted." I definitely don't watch before the watch party. Some of those I happened to have seen before but not in preparation (unless we're counting testing our equipment when hosting. Then I'll watch a few minutes).

As the person who was your Guest watch partner, I didn’t mind that you hadn’t seen it because I hadn’t watched it in a couple years, so I was happy to comment occasionally but also just watch it. If the movie is goofy enough, comments will come and that’s fine.if the movie is terrible and I hadn’t seen it before, I doubt that I would want to watch it again, so watching on Kast could be fun in that way,,too.

Ya I wouldn't go out of my way to prepare for a watch party. I skipped this week's MM because I hit play and I was like pretty immediately 'I don't think this is my thing' -- I'm not sure if that was in general or just my mood that night. Also skipped this week's HDGTM because I was watching Shakespeare films at my own schedule, and didn't feel like breaking from it. Though it's been a minute, I should get back to it. But generally I'm glad for anything. If I don't watch something, it's not because of the choice of film. So feel free to go wide and far (or even popular and classics) to make picks!

Some I have and some I haven’t, but I never go out of my way to watch them first.

That’s the amazing @JammerLea

It looks like JammerLea or someone else is maintaining the Google spreadsheet if people want to see past picks.

Looks like I've done about 70% already-seen to 30% first-time. I like the idea of only picking ones I haven't seen and will do that from now on. Then how about the second question: If a watch party is scheduled do you watch the movie beforehand?

Yeah, I looked at it the other day to see if I could mine it for anything to discuss in the thread. It was basically all the same stuff. Now, if HDTGM would do Rockula, then I would be happy.

Found it.

I love that we "beat" the podcast to LLL. It seems like we had a decent amount to discuss. I'll have to find the thread.

The only movie I've picked that I've seen before was Rockula - but that was a special circumstance. Like @AlmostAGhost said, I'm mostly interested in watching new things, and I enjoy discovering them all with you. I don't really think you can have a "bad" pick. The only weeks that I find to be disappointing are the ones where there's not much to talk about (See: Pippin or this week's HDTGM). I like to be surprised by what generates conversation (Like The Guest). But again, I'm not so deliberate about choosing a movie for that purpose either. Sometimes we get an amazing movie, sometimes it's a bad movie that's worth discussing, and sometimes there's just not that much to talk about. It's all a part of why I enjoy doing this with you all.

Actually that's not true, I did pick a movie I had seen on one of my picks. But I think that was my first one, and since then I'm more interested in finding new things than I am in a rewatch of something.

I only pick stuff I haven't seen. We like bad movies, so I don't think quality is a concern! (Though I do think MM has more freedom to try to find good things)

While we wait I would like to take a mini-poll. If you haven't seen the movie you're considering do you try to watch it first or just go ahead and pick it? I have several titles on my list that I want to see but am "nervous" about them being really bad. Since I still have a couple months I was thinking of trying to start watching my top possibles.

He touched her breast, tenderly. "Oi!" She shouted. "Get your own KFC bucket!"

taylorannephoto bowed out for this week so CakeBug Tranch is on the clock!

and yes, i already messaged that to Paul

while we wait

I’m gonna pitch this again for Xmas holiday movie. Such a bizarre movie I think it’s a cannon film too.

It’s Doctor McWhizbubbles. I didn’t go to Clown School for eight years to be called Mister McWhizbubbles.