309: ‘Pinkies on the Semicolon’, With John Siracusa

The Talk Show With John Gruber

John Gruber

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3.6 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2021

⏱️ 174 minutes

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The state of the Mac, with special guest John Siracusa.

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0:00.0	A US Appranos fan?
0:03.3	Yeah, I love it.
0:04.2	I can't help but think that you were.
0:06.5	So Amy and I, we'd never rewatched it.
0:09.2	We watched it live when it was on,
0:12.7	which I think was circa like 1999 to 2006.
0:19.9	Everybody knows that it started before 9-11
0:22.3	because like two or three seasons
0:24.3	it had between towers and the opening credits.
0:27.5	And then of course didn't.
0:30.0	I have to say we just got done two nights ago.
0:34.7	And I have to say, I was one of those things
0:39.5	where we didn't rewatch it not because we didn't want to
0:42.1	but because I insisted on putting it off as long as possible
0:45.1	to delay the gratification.
0:48.9	And I have to say it was so much better than I remember.
0:52.0	It was I always thought it might be my favorite show of all time.
0:55.3	And almost certainly would have been my answer
0:57.1	to what's the best show of all time.
0:59.4	But it's so much better and so much more enjoyable
1:02.7	than I remembered.
1:03.6	It's stunning.
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