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deangirl
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I'm actually ok with the end of Supernatural, I have been ok with it for 10 years now! But I appreciate the concern. I absolutely agree with Sarah about Jared's hair, just know that the current hairst

TheOtherLibrarian
TheOtherLibrarian

For the flatulent robot child, I would have gone with Small Winder.

Fukui San
Fukui San

Guys, it occurs to me that Game Time is now the world's foremost currently running sporting competition. Either that or the guy on YouTube who films marble races. Thank you for shouldering this a

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John Potts

John Potts

Knowing nothing about Frontier, I pictured Jason Mamoa's character causing a disruption by biting out somebody's tongue while screaming gibberish. If that's the case - I guess Dave won't hate it.

Just when I think my Game Times are too hard, I hear nightmare ones like this - I was VERY pleased when I got ONE question from Round One!

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jima

jima

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Another good choice for an important dance: David Brent's hideous dance from the UK Office. An appropriate description from the BFI's companion book about the series is worth quoting here:

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While Brent's routine is funny in itself, it takes on its car-crash compulsion because of the gulf between the ferocious conviction of brilliance burning in his eyes and the befuddlement and slight fear creeping over the faces of his spectators -- spectators whose attention he demands by wagging a finger around the room as he powers up, upper teeth firmly clamped over his lower lip as he grunts the opening bars of 'Disco Inferno' -- a song whose hellish title has surely never found more apt application. Then, legs bowed and arms spinning at the elbow, he squats and jives like some kind of disco hobgoblin, either possessed or constipated. Pointing at the camera as he concludes confirms the horrible group responsibility into which we viewers have been coerced along with those in the room.

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gpgurl50

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I have to say that Psych is definitely one of my go to comfort shows. While it was still airing, I would frequently forget it existed until I happened to see it while looking through stations but I was always happy when I found it. And at a time I was really down, I would just turn on an episode everyday on Netflix. I would definitely recommended it for a comfort show canon.

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OceanicFlight818

OceanicFlight818

Another chapter in my never ending quest to be the most annoying person on the planet:

This Game Time never should have gone to the tiebreaker.

Before the first "last question" (the one that turned out NOT to be the last question), Sarah has 25 points. She answers that question correctly without a hint (Addams Family Feud), so she should now have 27 points. However, when Dave asks for the scores again after he realizes his mistake, Tara says Sarah has 26 points. So, going into the REAL last question, Sarah should have had a 2 point lead, not 1.

And, of course, it didn't really matter because Sarah won anyway. And it didn't really MATTER, because it's just a game on a podcast, And, really, does anything really MATTER anymore anyway, in the grand scheme of things?

I'm going back to bed.

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Lisin

Lisin

10 hours ago, Sarah D. Bunting said:

My esteemed colleague John Ramos was SHOCKED that my pick was not this...

 

 

...and in retrospect so am I?

My favorite part is the clapping. It never fails to crack me up!

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Lisin

Lisin

I got an Amazon Echo for my mom for Christmas. It understands her (born in UK lived in the US since she was 5) and my grandfather (Irish, lived in the US for 60 years) but not my step-dad (German, has lived in the US for 30 years). Conclusion? Amazon hates zee Germans (see Man in the High Castle). 

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Tara Ariano

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On 1/13/2017 at 2:58 AM, OceanicFlight818 said:

Before the first "last question" (the one that turned out NOT to be the last question), Sarah has 25 points. She answers that question correctly without a hint (Addams Family Feud), so she should now have 27 points. However, when Dave asks for the scores again after he realizes his mistake, Tara says Sarah has 26 points. So, going into the REAL last question, Sarah should have had a 2 point lead, not 1.

EEEEEEEEK. So sorry! Frankly the game should have ended when Dave told us it was over, but I'm relieved that my fuckup didn't change history.

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EAG46

EAG46

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I had never heard of that Mr. Belvedere rumor and it's not listed in the Wikipedia entry for the show. Nor is it in the entry for the actor that played him, Christopher Hewett, who was also Roger DeBris in the original Producers movie.

 

EDIT:  Ouch!  I can believe that would hurt for a week.

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From: http://mentalfloss.com/article/78309/11-dignified-facts-about-mr-belvedere

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TAPING WAS HALTED WHEN HEWETT INJURED HIS TESTICLES.

Stein told Maclean's that an urban legend about Hewett injuring his own testicles by sitting on them—necessitating that the production shut down for an entire week—happens to be true. “He fell backwards riding in a convertible in the Hollywood Christmas Parade,” Stein said, causing trauma to his genitalia. Another version of the story told by Adam Sandler, who guest-starred on an episode, involved Hewett coming in for a table read and accidentally sitting on his testicles.

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John Potts

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Definitely on Sarah & Dave's side of the argument when it comes to Sherlock. But because I AM that guy (and proud of it!), I have to correct one thing you said: The Disney snake that hypnotised was in Jungle Book (Kaa). One of Prince John's minions in Robin Hood was also a snake (Sir Hiss), but I don't think he had hypnotic abilities.

Amy is definitely not a crackpot!

Before hearing the questions, I thought Game Time sounded impossibly hard, but it was actually loads of fun. But surely the Hannibal answer should have been "Game (time) pie" (each season was a different cuisine, so maybe that Season was British)?

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David T. Cole

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Definitely on Sarah & Dave's side of the argument when it comes to Sherlock. But because I AM that guy (and proud of it!), I have to correct one thing you said: The Disney snake that hypnotised was in Jungle Book (Kaa). One of Prince John's minions in Robin Hood was also a snake (Sir Hiss), but I don't think he had hypnotic abilities.

Amy is definitely not a crackpot!

Before hearing the questions, I thought Game Time sounded impossibly hard, but it was actually loads of fun. But surely the Hannibal answer should have been "Game (time) pie" (each season was a different cuisine, so maybe that Season was British)?

Re snake: doh.

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OceanicFlight818

OceanicFlight818

4 hours ago, John Potts said:

Definitely on Sarah & Dave's side of the argument when it comes to Sherlock. But because I AM that guy (and proud of it!), I have to correct one thing you said: The Disney snake that hypnotised was in Jungle Book (Kaa). One of Prince John's minions in Robin Hood was also a snake (Sir Hiss), but I don't think he had hypnotic abilities.

 

Au contraire....

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TeeVee329

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Was fun hearing the "Happy Endings" submission for The Canon.  That one's my second favorite episode of the series, just behind the one where they try and go to dinner for Penny's birthday and one disasters befalls them after another.

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April Bloodgate

April Bloodgate

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I agree with pretty much everything Sarah and Dave said about Sherlock. Such a let down after those first two seasons.

Tara, thank you for not shying away from politics on the podcast. There are other crazy socialists among the listeners. :)

I, too, am extremely frustrated at not being able to see any episodes of Atlanta beyond the pilot. Not cool.

Regarding Seeso, Take My Wife is worth checking out, and it's only 6 episodes.

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Fukui San

Fukui San

In the interest of time, a few Game Time entries were left on the cutting room floor. The only ones worth mentioning were these clues:

  • In this season 1 episode, the clone club discovers a new member, a Canadian born TV writer by the name of Tara Ariano.
  • Scott Aukerman's guest is Werner Herzog, played by Paul F. Tompkins, whose latest documentary is about the savage nature of TV quizzes.
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NUguy514

NUguy514

Two things:

1. The seemingly infinite number of crossovers on the four CW superhero shows was a large reason why I gave up on Arrow and The Flash at the beginning of this season (I had decided not to watch either Supergirl or Legends of Tomorrow after the end of last season); I resent feeling like I HAVE to watch all four goddamn shows in order to follow what's going on. I am not a crackpot.

2. I live in LA and have been to Café Gratitude exactly once, in July 2012. It was at the end of a long day spent at Magic Mountain during which time I had eaten nothing but a funnel cake, and I was STARVING. I was with my two sisters, and the youngest (who was visiting my middle sister and me) was going through a vegetarian phase; my middle sister suggested Café Gratitude for that reason. I am, like, the antithesis of a vegan (the middle sister isn't a vegetarian either) and really just wanted a goddamn cheeseburger or something, but I went along with it since it would please my youngest sister. I should also mention that I had basically devolved into a complete low-blood-sugar, bitchy mess by the time we arrived at the restaurant. As such, it was NOT pretty when we sat down and all I could see on the menu was a shit-ton of completely unappetizing dishes with the most insultingly twee names ever put to print on a menu. I ordered the one and only thing that had neither fake meat nor kale in it; I did not do the "I Am __" bullshit for reasons of hanger and self-respect. However, the server would not take my order unless I said The Thing; I somehow managed to prevent myself from Hulk-ing out completely and told her through a clenched, WASP-y smile of a million teeth that I wanted that bowl thing, PLEASE. Finally sensing the very real danger, she left without trying again to make me say The Thing so that she could say The Thing back to me, which would have likely caused Mount St. NUguy to erupt completely. To my utter lack of surprise, the bowl thing was rather bland and unfulfilling, and my stomach was still crying out for a fucking burger. Nooooope. To this day, there are still people who are unironically shocked that I hated that place, and I'm like, "It's The Actual Worst and literally EVERYTHING people hate about LA. What is so difficult to understand about that??"

This is all to say that I enjoyed Nick's mention of and derision towards that godforsaken place.

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J0nas3

J0nas3

I am not a crackpot, but I wish the CW hadn't cut a deal with Netflix. Yes, it will be great to get the Flash etc. on Netflix a week after their respective finales, but for right now the only way I have to see a show I may miss is the CW app, and I haaaate it. I pay Hulu so I don't have to see commercials, darn it! It's making me watch the CW live!!

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