00:00 - 39:20 - House by the River

39:20 - 1:00:46 - Malcolm in the Middle

for today's episode, everyone's favorite internal miniseries, The Extended Clip Executive Decision is back. thanks to Cameron Fairchild for producing this episode.

we're talking about Fritz Lang's 1950 low budget hothouse dramatic thriller for Republic Pictures, House by the River. we get into writing what you know, making the most out of trash, our Lang inventory, and more.

then, on MiTM, Malcolm gives Domo his flowers and talks about Eileen. JT leads the charge on Damon Packard's AI short, The Man Who Couldn't Miss Screenings. finally, Eddie previews the best-of-'23 discussion by getting into the newest from Christian Petzold, Afire.