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Episode #237

Ishtar

It’s an emotional moment. This is the last regular episode where all three peaches will be in Dan’s apartment recording together, in the same space. It’s also the ten year anniversary of this dumb podcast’s existence. So how did we celebrate it? By taking a look at what was supposedly the worst movie back when we were growing up, Ishtar. Elliott vastly improves “Meet Dave,” Dan somehow misses some nudity, and Stuart talks about a “tug in his butt,” whatever that means. We’re gonna miss this, guys.

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Wikipedia synopsis for Ishtar

Movies recommended in this episode:

Robin Hood
John Wick: Chapter 2
Winter Kills

LIVE SHOWS

Sept. 9 – No Elliott, but with (hopefully) Ronny Chieng in New York at the Now Hear This Festival

Oct. 8 – The whole gang in Los Angeles, at the Regent Theater

Dec. 9 – The whole gang in San Francisco, at the Marines Memorial Theater

About This Episode

16 responses

  1. Other Chris
    Other Chris

    More empty-headed prequel griping from folks who think stuff like Guardians of the Galaxy and Logan are masterpieces, right on cue.

    1. C
      C

      They are shitty movies that do as bad a job of telling their ostensible story as possible. Marvel aims low but at least hits.

    2. The Most Popular Commenter
      The Most Popular Commenter

      Nobody, not on this podcast anyway, claimed those movies were masterpieces. They liked them, and recommended them, but never did they say “this is a masterpiece.”

      “Logan,” being a sequel in name only, is at least a quality stand-alone movie. “Guardians of the Galaxy,” being an expansion of a series of interconnected films is at least a quality stand-alone movie. The “Star Wars” prequels build and conflict with an already existing, beloved series of films, and tells a story that cheapens one of cinema’s greatest villains. So how you came to use ‘Logan’ and ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ as your cannon fodder to complain about people offering their opinions on films on a comedy podcast is petty.

  2. Nina
    Nina

    I got into you guys when AV Club mentioned your (then new) Oogieloves episode in a post and never looked back. I wish that your Toronto show wasn’t sold out. Make sure to make another trip up here, soon! Cheers to 10 years!

    1. House Cat's flea collar
      House Cat's flea collar

      Hello ThisOneHere!

      “Speaking of Stealth, whatever happened to that first episode?”

      Yes, oddly it’s not included in the episodes here.

      You can however get it here:

      http://theflophouse.libsyn.com/rss

      It’s at the very bottom of the page.

      Hope this helps!

  3. SnarkySkunk
    SnarkySkunk

    Congrats on a decade of flopping! LeBron James would be proud…

    Seeing as this has come up in multiple episodes now, I figure with the recommendation of Robin Hood it’s a good time to speak up: You guys are aware furries are a fandom and not necessarily a fetish, right? A fursuit isn’t a sex toy people walk around with out in public. Regardless, I appreciate the attempted awareness and look forward to another 10 years (because that future themesong remix is sweet).

  4. C
    C

    Remember the hype about how the Aki model from The Spirits Within was supposed to be reused in other CGI features as a “virtual actress”? What a time that was.

  5. Christoph
    Christoph

    Pretty cool. I didn’t even realize the podcast anniversary is also my birthday. Fitting for the last standard episode for a while too.

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