Episode Eight: I Know Who Killed Me

Just in time for that long Christmas/ (late) Hanukkah/ or Kwanzaa trip, here's our holiday present to you -- the longest Flop House ever! Just download it to your iPod or off-brand MP3 player (perhaps a gift from the very same cheap relatives you're going to visit), slip the headphones in, and let those long travel hours* slip by in a haze of bad-movie-induced laughter.

*actual time of podcast: 48minutes, 13 seconds.

In this episode, Daily Show segment producer and Metro columnist Elliott Kalan joins us, to discuss Lindsay Lohan's tour de force dual performance as a girl and another, slightly sluttier girl, in I Know Who Killed Me. Meanwhile, Stuart discusses decorating plans for his evidence dungeon, Dan mentions a lost Neil Simon play that should stay lost, and Elliott fills us in on the life and works of Art Bell.

0:00 – 0:32 Introduction and theme.
0:33 – 36:54 I Know Who Killed Me - just as lurid as the title suggests? Or lurid-er?
36:55 – 40:15 Final judgments.
40:16 – 45:13 The sad bastards recommend.
45:14 – 48:13 Podcasty business, goodbyes, theme, and outtakes.

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A note: we've eliminated the movie synopsis at the beginning of the episode, as we've heard people say that they'd rather just get into the fun stuff right away. However, if you want a little context for the discussion, we'll still post links to the Wikipedia pages for these films, which tend to have fairly thorough plot summaries.




















Photo courtesy Sarah Hampton.

Episode Seven: Mr. Brooks

In our first episode sans Simon, we welcome friend-of-the-show Jeanette Lahr to the guest host seat, to discuss the Kevin Costner split-personality serial killer film Mr. Brooks. Meanwhile, Stuart makes a movie pitch, Dan reveals an embarrassing secret about Charlie’s Angels, and Jeanette teaches us how to kill a man. Also Dan's cat Lulu adds her two cents, in the form of an occasional meow.

Download it here, or paste theflophouse.libsyn.com/rss into iTunes (or your favorite podcatching software) to have new episodes delivered to you directly, as they're released.

0:00 – 0:36 Introduction and theme.
0:37 – 2:50 Partial synopsis of Mr. Brooks, courtesy of Wikipedia.
2:51 – 28:02 Something’s happening here and you don’t know what it is, do you, Mr. Brooks?
28:03 – 31:16 Final judgments.
31:17 – 36:55 The sad bastards recommend.
36:56 – Podcasty business, goodbyes, theme, and outtakes.

*A small apology for the audio quality of some of this episode. I have no idea why my voice sounds so booming, while Stuart and Jeanette sound like they are in the next room... other than the obvious explanation that I am 40 feet tall.

Delays

Hello friends -- we realize that the most recent Flop House is a little late. It was supposed to come out in late November, but the holidays (and a cold) prevented me from finishing it on time. Last night I was about to post it, when I discovered that a chunk of audio was missing. So, the gods of bad movies willing, I hope to have that problem fixed by tonight. Look for the new episode then. And rest assured that Christmas/ Hanukkah/ Kwanzaa will not prevent us from posting two shows in December (the second one is already in the can!).

In the meantime, please accept this small small token -- a photo of me high-fiving my cat -- as an apology.