What ‘Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One’ Says About the State of Action Movies. Plus, Checking in on ‘Hijack’ and ‘Full Circle.’

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🗓️ 17 July 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Chris and Andy talk about SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher’s impassioned speech during the press conference announcing the impending actors strike, as well as the current status of the picket lines (1:04). They discuss what makes ‘Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One’ so impressive, the high-variance state of action movie filmmaking, and whether or not the film’s villain worked (11:35). Then, they talk about why the television series ‘Hijack’ and ‘Full Circle’ are worth your time (44:51). Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald Producer: Kai Grady and Kaya McMullen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.0	And support staff to clear the room.
0:32.0	Stand up and walk now.
0:35.0	Hello and welcome to the watch.
0:36.8	My name is Chris Ryan.
0:37.8	I am an editor at theringer.com and joining me in the studio better known as the Entity.
0:44.3	It's Andy Greenwald.
0:46.3	Do you think of me that way?
0:48.7	No, I think you would be a terrible AI, honestly.
0:51.6	I would be the worst day.
0:52.6	Like if your consciousness was the one that was like inhabiting the AI and we're talking
0:57.2	about Mission Impossible.
0:58.2	Yeah, we are.
0:59.2	We're going to be doing part one today.
1:00.2	We're going to talk a little bit about full circle.
1:01.7	We might talk a little hijack.
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