Episode 489: Not a Monkey Man
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4.7 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 4 August 2020
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
DISCUSSED: the joys of a movie that reveals itself over multiple viewings; good storytelling is difficult but so rewarding; as you know, Bob, a lot of movies have that Walk Hard problem; Merlin has questions about Dan's day-to-day in Travis County; people are cooking the books; why do so many people have the Extremis virus these days?; we could still make a big dent; and, finally, wow, the demands for performance sure can be exhausting.
Links for this episode:
- Fair Play Mystery (Concept) - Comic Vine
- Edgar Wright - How to Do Visual Comedy - YouTube
- Amazon.com: 2 PCS Men Women Safety Face Shields with Protective Clear Film, Reusable plastics Elastic Band and Comfort Sponge. Eye Protection: Home Improvement
- Why the Pandemic Is So Bad in America - The Atlantic
- (49) AXIOS on HBO: President Trump Exclusive Interview (Full Episode) | HBO - YouTube
- Lampshade Hanging - TV Tropes
- Chekhov's gun
"If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off."
- As You Know, Bob…
- You Are Not So Smart #185 - Masks
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| 0:00.0 | Hello. |
| 0:02.0 | Oh, hi, Merlin. How are you? |
| 0:04.0 | Good morning, Dan. |
| 0:05.0 | Good morning. How are you? |
| 0:06.0 | I'm doing good. Pretty good. |
| 0:08.0 | Pretty good. |
| 0:09.0 | It is as good as could be hoped for. |
| 0:11.0 | Mm-hmm. |
| 0:12.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:13.0 | Just that good. |
| 0:14.0 | No more nor less. |
| 0:16.0 | Wow. So you really, you feel like you kind of nailed it like a |
| 0:19.0 | like a back shot. You really got it in. |
| 0:21.0 | I mean, I'm trying to be perfect. |
| 0:23.0 | I'm trying to be the perfect person. |
| 0:25.0 | I'm pretty much there. |
| 0:26.0 | But, you know, I've got a little worklapse couple. |
| 0:29.0 | It's a right. Okay. |
| 0:30.0 | I love to talk to you more. |
| 0:31.0 | I love to talk to you about that because I imagine as you increasingly approach perfection, |
| 0:38.0 | I don't know if that's like a Zeno's paradox thing or if you just take one decisive straight |
| 0:43.0 | line. |
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