Edgar Wright, Vol. II, & Sparks, "Hacks"

Happy Sad Confused

Josh Horowitz

Tv & Film

4.5 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Whether you're a fan of Sparks or a newbie like Josh, you'll love Edgar Wright's new documentary, "The Sparks Brothers". Edgar and Sparks themselves join Josh on this episode to chat about the flick, their mutual love of "Ishtar", and how Edgar might be responsible for Anya Taylor-Joy landing the role of Furiosa. Plus, Josh catches up with Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello for a quick chat about their new HBO Max series, "Hacks"! Don't forget to check out the Happy Sad Confused patreon here! We've got exclusive episodes of GAME NIGHT, video versions of the podcast, and more! For all of your media headlines remember to subscribe to The Wakeup newsletter here! And listen to THE WAKEUP podcast here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Prepare your ears, humans. Happy, sad, confused, begins now.
0:09.0	Today on Happy, Sad Confused, Edgar Wright and the Sparks Brothers on their new documentary,
0:15.0	plus the creators of the new show Hacks.
0:18.0	Hey guys, I'm Josh Harrow. Let's welcome to another edition of Happy, Sad, Confused.
0:22.0	Yep, we got a lot of show for you guys today.
0:24.0	Sometimes there is just an embarrassment of riches,
0:27.0	and I had to squeeze into conversations into this episode.
0:30.0	So first up, I want to mention the Sparks Brothers.
0:34.0	The Sparks Brothers is the new documentary from the great Edgar Wright,
0:37.0	who of course you know from Shalom of the Dead and Hot Fuzz and World's End
0:41.0	and Baby Driver and all sorts of amazing work.
0:44.0	And this, I am pleased to say, is his first venture into the world of documentaries.
0:50.0	It is, as you would expect from Edgar, who has, as much love from music as he does,
0:55.0	film an exploration of the band Sparks.
0:58.0	Now, I went into this, not knowing basically anything about Sparks,
1:02.0	and it more than worked on me.
1:05.0	I've heard from a lot of people who have seen this doc called the Sparks Brothers,
1:08.0	who like me, yeah, just were totally ignorant about their work.
1:12.0	They are a rock and pop kind of duo who have influenced folks for decades.
1:18.0	In fact, they're brothers.
1:19.0	Their real names are Ron and Russell Mail,
1:21.0	and they are fascinating characters.
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