33: "I Drank What?"

The Incomparable Mothership

Jason Snell

Arts, Tv & Film, Leisure

4.8 • 694 Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2011

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

The lesson learned? Never share anything you love with John Siracusa. Like, for example, “Real Genius.” Or any ’80s movie. Or any ’80s anything. Or from-any-other-time anything. Fear John Siracusa, for he is the destroyer of dreams.

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0:00.0	The Incomparable Podcast, episode 33.
0:08.6	We're back on The Incomparable Podcast.
0:10.8	I am Jason Snell, your host, and I am forcibly dragging members of our panel into this podcast,
0:17.3	which is about one of my very favorite movies of all time.
0:19.8	I love the film Real Genius. I love it
0:23.9	unconditionally. I love it unironically. I love it despite the fact. And now given that I, knowing
0:31.0	who's on this podcast now, given its many flaws, some of which I will list right now up front,
0:36.2	which is it has an extremely weird and
0:38.3	pointless plot involving a military laser. It has some really questionable casting in the name
0:44.6	of Gabe Jared as Mitch Taylor. And it does have three, count them, three 1980s musical montages.
0:51.8	Joining me here to talk about real genius and the weird laser thing and the questionable casting
0:57.0	and the guy who lives in the basement and so much more are some fine and kind people,
1:03.3	including Dan Moran, who you just heard.
1:05.3	Hi, Dan.
1:06.2	Hi, Jason.
1:07.2	Glenn Fleischman, who like me is from the 80s.
1:09.6	I saw this movie and I loved then, and I love it now.
1:13.9	Bless you.
1:15.1	Serenity Caldwell.
1:16.5	Hello, Jason.
1:17.5	Hello.
1:17.8	Thank you for watching Real Genius.
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