S20.E08: Tom Hanks, Gemma Arterton, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mo Farah, Olly Murs

[Athena]

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Graham is joined by Tom Hanks, starring in Sully as the pilot who crash-landed his airliner in the Hudson river with no loss of life, British star Gemma Arterton, who plays Joan of Arc in the classic play Saint Joan, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who plays the NSA whistleblower in Snowden, and athlete Mo Farah. With music from Olly Murs, who performs Grow Up.

[attica]

I have wishes: 

• I wish Gemma had more to do.
• I wish Olly had gotten more time; he's always good on the couch.
• I wish Tom Hanks would do a good comedy movie again.
• I wish JGL was just a touch less thirsty
• I wish I had JGL's shoes, tho.

[dubbel zout]

We got the Big Red Chair, but that guy hogged all the time. I was with JGL the first time.

I liked Olly's song, but the choir seemed wasted.

Edited December 4, 2016 by dubbel zout

[TexasGal]

I loved that Tom Hanks recognized the guy.  If anyone knows that he's secretly an ass, please don't tell me.  I love him.

[kat165]

I wasn't familiar with Gemma, the Olympic guy or the musical guest. The Olympic guy was sort of adorable. But Gemma and the musical guest were duds for me. Is Gemma shy or just boring? Or did Graham not give her much opportunity to shine? I enjoyed Hanks. I've seen him on other shows and he always seems to be a good, entertaining guest. So, Tex, I'm not gonna be the one to burst your bubble. :)

Was glad to have a red chair but that sort of sucked.

[Bruinsfan]

Well, it was nice for the confirmation that Tom Hanks is the sort of person who'll recognize some random extra he spoke to once two decades ago, but aside from that the guy was meandering and uninteresting.

[attica]

14 hours ago, kat165 said:

Is Gemma shy or just boring? Or did Graham not give her much opportunity to shine?

She's been on before and been less retiring, so I think the latter. She's awful pretty.

[dubbel zout]

Tom got the lion's share of attention, and that was Graham's fault. He (Graham) is usually better about spreading the spotlight around.

[sugarbaker design]

I think, when it comes to the two Toms, Hanks and Cruise, Graham just gets besotted.

[attica]

I for one think TH was telling the truth when he described POTUS as the coolest guy in the room. 

[meep.meep]

Pretty much everyone describes current POTUS as the coolest guy in the room.

I was surprised at how short Mo Farrah is.  Next to Hanks on the couch, he looked elfin.  And Hanks is 6ft but he's not a giant (not like Vince Vaughn or Dwayne Johnson), for example).

[dubbel zout]

Long-distance runners tend to be on the smaller side, I've found. Less to carry for those 26 miles!

Edited December 5, 2016 by dubbel zout

[MissLucas]

Hanks is such a smooth pro on the couch it's hard not to like him. And I think he tried to get the others more involved. It worked with Joseph Gordon-Levitt (great entry - great socks!) but not with Gemma Arterton. I've never seen her before so I can't say what kept her back.