Why are people watching this?

Canadian Bacon


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We are back baby! Justin, Dave, and Ashley are re-booting Why Are People Watching This? after a short hiatus. And we've got a new format! Instead of watching whatever schlock happens to be #1 on Netflix this week, we are giving each other the opportunity to choose what to watch (on any platform and from any time period) and then justify why we should be watching it! It was Dave's turn to start, and he picked Canadian Bacon, the 1995 "comedy" written/directed by Michael Moore. Dave's reason? Because this film was bizarrely prescient in predicting the ludicrous situation of a US president threatening to invade Canada. The movie wasn't exactly what you might call "good" but there are a few parallels with what's happening politically right now, which is why Dave chose it. In this episode you get to hear three Canadians discuss the silliness of this movie and of the concept of vilifying/invading Canada, but in a polite, Canadian way (of course). And for those of you following along with what we're up to next, Ashley has recommended we watch Severance, which is what we'll be doing in the next episode. It's nice to be back, friends!

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