---
title: "Episode #92 \u2013 Country Strong"
url: "https:\/\/www.flophousepodcast.com\/2011\/12\/episode-92-country-strong\/"
date: "2011-12-04T23:01:00+00:00"
episode_number: 92
movie: "Country Strong"
guests: "Dan McCoy, Elliott Kalan, Stuart Wellington"
---

# Episode #92 – Country Strong

Just because [Country Strong](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1555064/) is working from a showbiz story template as old as showbiz itself, doesn’t mean they don’t have ample opportunity to fuck it up.  Meanwhile, Elliott explains the movie’s sassy original ending, Dan gives the show’s demographic breakdown, and Stuart poses some metaphysical duck questions.

 0:00 – 0:33 – Introduction and theme.
 0:34 – 4:03 – A little discussion of Stuart’s wedding and related matters.
 4:04 – 34:24 – BECAUSE I’M COOOOOUNTRY STROOONG. COUNTRY STRONG.
 34:25 – 36:45 – Final judgments
 36:46 – 41:46 –  Business matters, discussion of the [Flop House Wiki](http://flophousepodcast.wikia.com/wiki/The_Flop_House_Wiki), and the wedding of Elliott’s REAL best friend.
 41:47 – 55:09 – Flop House Movie Mailbag
 55:10 – 1:00:31 – [The](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1625346/)[sad](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1623757/)[bas](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025746/)[tards](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033740/) [recommend](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084945/)
 1:00:32 – 1:02:00 – Goodbyes, theme, and outtakes.

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 [Wikipedia synopsis of Country Strong](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Strong#Plot)

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