In this episode, Trent and Mark talk about Watchmen, the English Premiere League, and Baby Driver. Trent's one cool thing is the English Premiere League. We talk about the resurgence of soccer in the U.S. (2:30), how Trent chose Chelsea as his team (3:15), why Arsenal reminds Mark of UGA football (6:00), relegation in the EPL (7:00), tournaments vs. regular season champs (10:00), and why baseball should have a regular season champ (11:00). Mark's one cool thing is the film 'Baby Driver' (12:00). We talk about it why it's a more family-friendly version of 'Drive' (13:00), why it's the perfect summer action film, (13:30), and why Trent thinks 'Drive' took itself way too seriously (14:00).
Next, we talk about all things Watchmen (18:30): the graphic novel, the motion graphic, and the film. First, Trent gives a summary of the story (21:00). Then, we discuss our first exposure to Watchmen (23:00), highlights of the graphic novel (29:30), the characters, the symbolism, and how crazy Alan Moore looks. Next, we discuss things we didn't like about the graphic novel (32:30): the cynical nature of the story (34:00), the two ending of the book vs. the ending of the movie (35:00), as well as the movie.