Who is the rankest? (Seven Years of Rankings, Analyzed)
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In this episode, Seth did a bunch of homework (not enough as it turned out), to find out which of the trio was more likely to pick a particular medium first in his rankings.
Some assembly required, warranty void if opened, math not valid in Texas.
It's a Veggie Tale! (Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Part One)
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For our first post-100 episode, we dive into Jack Finney’s The Body Snatchers, originally published in Collier’s Weekly and adapted four times. This episode covers the novel and the original 1956 adaptation Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
TMTYR Episode #100: Yeah...We Watched It (Dr. Strangelove & Fail-Safe)
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For episode #100, we discuss Red Alert, by Peter George, and Fail-Safe, by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler, then talk about the adaptation of the former, Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, and the two adaptations of Fail-Safe, the 1964 film and the 2000 live teleplay.
TMTYR Episode #98: You Can't Handle the Who! (The Grinch, feat. Roger Anderson)
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Roger from The Kitchen Counter Podcast joins the guys for a discussion of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas, including the original TV special, the Jim Carrey remake, the 2018 Benedict Cumberbatch movie, and the recent TV musical abomination.
Time Codes:
Grinch book: 13:08 Grinch TV Special: 19:34 Sandwich planning: 24:16 James’s “An Old Fashioned Christmas”: 35:36 Carrey: 38:16 Cumberbatch: 46:42 TV Not Special: 54:19 Rankings: 1:04:35 Roger’s Sandwich taste test: 1:11:39 Taste test at Seth’s house (with geese flying over): 1:14:00 Bloopers: 1:19:08
Rankings!:
Roger: TV special / book / 2018 movie / 2000 movie / TV musical Colin: TV special / book / 2000 movie / TV musical / 2018 movie James: TV special / book / 2018 movie / TV musical / 2000 movie Seth: TV special / book / 2018 movie / 2000 movie / TV musical
TMTYR Episode #97: A Nation of Stagnation (Harrison Bergeron, feat. Michael Simshauser)
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The guys are joined by their good buddy Michael Simshauser to discuss Kurt Vonnegut’s 1961 short story “Harrison Bergeron,” and the 1995 movie of the same name, as well as the short film, 2018 from 2009. Colin still doesn’t like Vonnegut.
Rankings!:
Michael: short story / short film / full length movie Colin: short story / short film / full length movie James: full length movie / short film / short story Seth: short film / short story / full length movie
TMTYR Episode #96: There is No Chronology (Slaughterhouse-Five)
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James and Seth are joined by Emmanuel Dubois to discuss Kurt Vonnegut’s 1969 novel Slaughterhouse-Five and the 1972 film adapted from it. Colin sat this one out as he didn’t have anything nice to say about either.
The guys are joined by Colin’s son, Peter Kuskie, to discuss Max Brooks’s excellent 2006 novel World War Z, and the movie of the same name from 2013.