Episode #53 - Hannah Montana: The Movie

Is this the only time three grown men watched Hannah Montana: The Movie and it wasn't creepy? (Answer: with Stuart involved, it's always a little bit creepy.) We spend more time discussing it than the writers spent writing it. Meanwhile, Dan questions the whole premise of teen-by-day/ pop-starlet-by-night, Stuart redefines topical humor, and Elliott re-imagines the movie as a taut psychological thriller.

0:00 - 0:34 - Introductions and Theme
0:35 - 3:00 - We welcome Elliott back and, for some reason, Stuart wastes time quizzing him and Dan about current events.
3:01 - 37:24 - We discuss Hannah Montana: The Movie, because surely the audience for that picture was white males in their late twenties to early thirties.
37:25 - 40:27 - Final Judgments (Elliott, Stu, and Dan agree - bad, but inoffensive)
40:28 - 53:49- Our longest letters segment yet, resulting in one of our patented vague Flop House contests.
53:50 - 56:49 - A very short sad bastards recommend.
56:50 - 58:14 - Goodbyes, theme, and outtakes.

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Elliott Interviewed on Marvel.com

Jet-setting man of mystery, professional raconteur, and amateur gadabout Elliott Kalan is a busy man, and he's just added another notch to his belt of cultural achievements (we tried to tell Elliott that belts are there to keep your pants up, not to measure your socio-artistic relevancy, but he was too busy tripping over his trousers to pay us any heed).

Namely, he has been interviewed by Marvel.com, the Internet wing of Marvel Comics (purveyor of fine power fantasies for teenagers both young and old) about his famous fanboyism*, meeting our president, and the super-secret story he wrote TO BE FOUND IN AN UPCOMING MARVEL COMIC!

He was also kind enough to take a break from his big-time lifestyle to mention a certain podcast in his bio. What a swell guy. Why not go read his interview?

*According to the link list of previous famous fanboys, Elliott is now a notable personality on par with Kristen Bell. Perhaps. Although if that's the yardstick, he's severely lagging behind in the area of pixieish adorability.

I Love Bad Movies Release Party

It's not the Flop House meet-up we promised, but podcast superfans Matt and Kseniya are having a release party at Stuart's favorite watering hole, Sharlene's, for issue two of their old-fashioned-printed-on-actual-paper zine "I Love Bad Movies," featuring writings from some of the Flop House crew. There's a 90% chance that the whole team will be there hanging out, so why not stop on by, have a drink, chat, and maybe buy a copy of the new issue?

The Flop House: Episode #52 - Dragonball: Evolution

If this is Dragonball: Evolution, we'd hate to see Dragonball: Neanderthal (this joke contributed by Milton Berle's secret joke file). Meanwhile, Dan tries to fill Elliott's tiny shoes, Stuart discusses the career of Ernie Hudson, and Nigel sounds 10% smarter than either of them.

0:00 - 0:36 - Introductions and Theme
0:37 - 3:47 - We introduce our guest co-host, Nigel Wood.
3:48 - 29:50 - We discuss 90 minutes of bright colors, loud noises, and disconnected action, in a DVD mislabeled "Dragonball: Evolution."
29:51 - 33:23 - Final Judgments Stu - bad-bad, Nigel bad-bad, Dan - actually kind of enjoyed it
33:24 - 34:30 - Station identification
34:31 - 41:46 - The sad bastards recommend.
45:47 - 45:02 - Goodbyes, theme, and outtakes.

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And a Floppy New Year!

Yes, we're still on holiday break. Why not use this time to catch up on all those Gossip Girls on your DVR, or empty your toaster crumb tray, or something? But fret not: we will be back with a full episode next week. In the meantime, listen to The Zombies as they sing wistfully about what we all hope lies ahead.