Academy Vs Audience

1952: The Greatest Show Sarcastic Air Quotes


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It's our first joint champion of the 1950s! Good news, no bible stories. Less good news, Cecil B. DeMille really wanted people to know how neat he thinks the circus is. There are love triangles that make a Hellraiser puzzle box look simple, criminals lurking in the shadows, many plot-relevant elephants, and yet all of it is somehow drowned out by monotonous circus montages and severe overacting. Claire, Erin, and Dan dig into 1952's The Greatest Show on Earth, and question the veracity of the title. Sometimes via a musical number.

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Academy Vs AudienceBy Claire Bolton, Dan Gibbins, and Erin Weir