Clearing The Queue

Pack your bags, it’s time to head home for the holidays! Matty and Alex give each other recommendations for which movies to watch while doing puzzles, which to enjoy during earthquakes, which to wait until they can see together, and which to remove from their queues without viewing at all. Along the way, they coin the phrase “Sub-optimus Prime” and decide that Daniel Day-Lewis should really be called “Michael.”

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We are definitely on a break! Thanksgiving break, that is. CTQ welcomes back Chris “don’t call me Chris Ly” Li and first time guest Andrea “my last name was Falk before I married Alex” Popkin for this special episode. The gang sifts through all 10 Friendsgiving episodes in search of the Spirit of Thanksgiving, but will they find it before Matty’s “P.C. Police” show up to ruin the fun? Tune in to find out!

PLUS: The Return of the Dirty Paintbrush

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It’s a family affair when Alex’s cousin Sarah shows up to teach him about Italian vowel pronunciation and journalistic integrity. The gang then debates the morality of Netflix’s new “Skip Intro” button over a piping hot cup of sad chicken soup for the soul. Later, Matty ponders the utility of human toes.

QUEUE CONTENDERS: “Finders Keepers” (2015), “Nobody Speak” (2017), “World’s Greatest Dad” (2009)

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In this special Halloween episode, we tackle the ultimate “trick or treat” – Nicolas Cage movies. Fan favorite Dan Riley returns to help us figure out which recent Cage film to watch, using the patented CTQ Caginess Quotient. Will we end up with a peanut butter cup, or a razor blade filled apple? Tune in to find out!

QUEUE CONTENDERS: “Outcast” (2014), “Next” (2007), “Stolen” (2012)

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Grab a baseball bat and have a seat on the regal toilet, it’s time for CTQ: The Queuelywed Game! Old friends Varun Sriram and Mike Hill bring their lionlike ferocity onto the show, where Alex warns them, “Don’t be a menace to this ratings system while drinking your whiskey in our studio.” Later, Varun consoles Matty that while we couldn’t get a female president, we WILL get a female “Junior.”

QUEUE CONTENDERS: “Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood” (1996), “Super High Me” (2008), “Mac and Devin Go To High School” (2012)

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