Clearing The Queue

Only a sexy midnight encounter with Steve Martin can stop this week’s power couple, the hilarious Randi and Drew, who join the guys to tackle their comforting-yet-mammoth shared queue of 80’s Action and Comedy. The duo discusses their mutual obsession with Cheers (the Kirstie Alley years), doing tag-team impressions of Madonna from “A League Of Their Own” at the local bar, and the freakishly fowl “Curby Curse.”

Queue Contenders: “The Burbs” (1989), “Notting Hill” (1999), “Chocolat” (2000), “Liberal Arts” (2012)

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The CTQ guys are put to the test when faced with the biggest variety of Queue classics they’ve ever encountered. They welcome in Bryan Burgan, a card-carrying comic book geek who treats the movie theater experience with church-like reverence but has major holes in his movie-viewing past. Burgan talks about nerd culture finally being “cool,” doing the “Pee-Wee Herman Dance” on his parents table as kid, and not quite remembering if he’s seen “Half Baked” (which results in an actual CTQ Half Baked popquiz) PLUS: Alex floats out an insidious conspiracy theory about Eddie Murphy’s voice-over work on “Shrek.”

Queue Contenders: “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), “Battle Royale” (2000), “Best in Show”(2000), “In Bruges” (2008), “Fruitvale Station” (2013), “Half-Baked” (1998), “The Warriors” (1979)

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In a twist of Hollywood proportions, the gang is blindsided as the movie recommended by Jon and Molly‘s trusted friend Barb turns out to be what Alex calls “arguably the worst movie I have ever seen.” As the gang picks up the pieces, breaking down what they just saw in major “How Did This Get Made?” fashion, the plot thickens as they get a passionate email defense from the friend who originally recommended it.

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Clearing The Queue is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://ctqpodcast.wordpress.com/

Attention spans are tested this week as the CTQ guys welcome their friend “Other Alex.” In this episode “Other Alex” turns his nose up at the “goofball comedies” starring Jim Carrey and details his love for 6-second Vines and apocalyptic movies. Grab some ritalin and a cup of room temperature water to wash it down, it’s gonna be good one!

ALEX‘S QUEUE FINALISTS:

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The royal queue gets cleaned as Co-host Matty gets put in the hot seat. In this episode Matty balks at the notion of “guilty pleasures” (although Alex still pulls one out of him), gets a lesson on Red Band Trailers and gets way too excited about Louie Anderson. ALSO: The “All Time 80’s Douche Bag” list is born!

MATTY’S QUEUE FINALISTS:

“Coming To America” (1988), “Hellboy” (2004), “Casa De Mi Padre” (2012)

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