431: Overture and Apes

The Incomparable Mothership

Jason Snell

Arts, Tv & Film, Leisure

4.8 • 694 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2018

⏱️ 117 minutes

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Summary

Pick up a femur, order a moon sandwich, and always remember to bring your space helmet with you! On its 50th anniversary, we’re discussing Stanley Kubrick’s classic “2001: A Space Odyssey.” What is the Monolith’s purpose? When and why does HAL become murderous? And why is there so much solarized stock footage of landscapes? Watch out for cheetahs!

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0:00.0	The Incomparable, number 431, November 2018.
0:11.3	Welcome back, everybody, to The Incomparable.
0:13.6	I am your host, Jason Snell.
0:15.0	In this episode, we're talking about a classic film released 50 years ago, which is why we're going to talk about it now, why we
0:23.1	haven't talked about it until now is because I remember watching this a few years ago
0:28.5	and not enjoying it and deciding I wasn't going to watch it again for a long time.
0:34.6	And so I watched it for this podcast. And guess what? I did enjoy it. So that's good news.
0:39.3	It's 2001, a space Odyssey, directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on a screenplay and novel
0:47.5	pair by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clark. And you may have seen it. You may know it. It's famous for so many different reasons that we'll probably get into. And on its 50th anniversary, I thought it was worth talking about it. At last, joining me to talk about this old movie, or perhaps middle-aged movie, are the following wonderful people who are joining me now. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Rang is here. Hello. It's a movie from the 60s, and I would expect Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Rang to be here.
1:12.9	Hello, Jason.
1:13.7	I enjoy working with people.
1:17.6	I don't trust you already.
1:19.4	Philip Michaels is here.
1:20.4	Hello.
1:20.6	Hello.
1:21.2	What a thrill it is to be here to discuss Stanley Kubrick's fourth best movie.
1:25.4	Wow.
1:25.9	It's still a good movie. I know, I know.
1:28.5	He's an accomplished director.
1:30.1	He is.
1:30.7	He is.
1:32.7	Affirmative, Jason.
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