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Recorded on the eve of our first live show since 2020, we're joined by Nina Matsumoto (check out her Sparks! Future Purrfect graphic novel) for this month's community podcast! We're recovering from the new year celebrations with some reactions to Simpsons news, deep dives into all the movies and TV we watched over the holidays, and we respond to some of our favorite Patreon comments. So listen here as we carefully read from a teleprompter!

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Thad Komorowski

Re: talking in the movies. Unfortunately, this long predated COVID. Witness a circa 2011 Cornell screening of REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE I was at where the local students were laughing at *everything*. We are reaping the reward of a generation fed a diet of MST3K/Rifftrax that thinks old movies only exist to be made fun of and feel superior to and that not every venue is their couch or gamer chair. [I know not *EVERY* fan is like that and sometimes that stuff fueled more historic interest, but get with the program, most people in general are idiots.] It's also a combination of the social media age - everyone's glued to a screen in isolation and has forgotten basic patron etiquette, so you do get idiots carrying on irrelevant conversations constantly. It's not really that the movie theater experience is dying, it's already dead.

Frank Grimes

One of the few times a theater was dead silent was when I saw BP 2. The Marvel Studios montage of Chadwick was dead silent you could hear a pin drop...and it was opening night in a full theater.

Anonymous

That parody song of “We Didn’t Start the Fire” drove me crazy lol

Anonymous

First of all, Nina. Regardless of your marital status to one of the hosts, I really like you on the show. You are knowledgable and very fun guest to hear on the show. Also, if you liked Napoleon Dynamite I always recommend a movie I feel is unsung in "Nacho Libre". It's got that same sense of humor and sweetness to it and Jack Black really fits in well. Plus as a bonus for Henry it's about Luchadores.

Blake R.

On Puss in Boots - I went in to this one indifferent and even a little turned off by the amount of adoration Twitter has given it for a movie tied to the Shrek universe, but by the end I was indeed won over. Completely removed in tone and style from the 2011 movie that's dropped off everyone's memories and may be one of the best things Dreamworks has put out. Some fun, Spider-verse style animation, surprisingly mature writing while still being kid-friendly, and solid villains line up. Was giggling with delight every time John Mulaney's sociopathic Jack Horner did anything. Don't think it's quite worthy of winning Best Animated compared to GDT Pinocchio or Turning Red, but was pleasantly surprised to see it made the nomination and that the Academy shunned Lightyear and Strange World (they weren't good!). One really solid Pixar/Disney film amidst stiff competition is how it should be in a standard year although ideally animated films would break the mold into other awards beyond just the one made for them.

Riley Hall

Since the two of you will be in the PNW area, it would be really cool if you did a live show up here. I'm sure there are no plans after hosting two shows plus all the traveling you've done. Just maybe something to consider.

Bob Mackey

Not sure if this counts but I just did Retronauts live shows in Portland and Seattle

Scott Scallion

The school assembly reminiscing on this podcast sent me down a rabbit hole of Googling "Smoke Free Class of 2000" content. Unfortunately I couldn't find the song I remember them playing for us in class.

Kat Heagberg

I felt the same way about clip shows as Nina when I was a kid. I loved them because I liked seeing what was considered clip-worthy and my short attention span appreciated the quick changes. I remember when I was really little, maybe 4 or 5, I would always say “I hope they show the one with ALL the episodes,” and my parents were like “what is wrong with our child?” But it totally makes pre-DVD kid-brain sense.

T

I loved the Napoleon Dynamite cartoon!

littleterr0r

They did a live show in Portland a few years ago that I attended. Maybe they'll do one again!

Anonymous

Brigsby Bear is a favourite film of mine, so much so i named my Dog Brigsby, glad to hear it get some love.

Anonymous

so cool having Nina on this episode! I hope she appears again in talk to the audience!!

PurpleComet

Henry, since you're a Drag Race fan you might want to go back and watch the season 30 episode "Werking Mom". In it Marge is mistaken for a drag queen after getting a makeover. RuPaul and Raja guest star. It's a good one IMO.