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Following on from last week's episode on Versatility, this week finds Ed and Emily discussing versatility's opposite: Typecasting. There's also, unsurprisingly, a lot of Coronavirus talk, as the entertainment industry starts to grind to a halt and Ed embraces the work from home lifestyle.

Here is the Tokimonsta interview that Emily mentions in SRS Recommends

00:00:00 - 00:19:39 - Intro & News

00:19:40 - 00:54:54 - Emily & Ed discuss Typecasting

00:54:55 - 00:58:00 - SRS Recommends & Outro

This week, Emily and Ed celebrate The Range, and Those Who Have It: actors who display tremendous versatility from role to role, and the relationship between the artistic fulfillment provided by variety and the brutal economic reality of being cast in as many different kinds of roles as possible. They also discuss the possible downsides of being versatile, or failed attempts to diversify, and the complicated interplay between versatility and stardom.

00:00:00 - 00:13:45 - Intro & News

00:13:46 - 00:51:35 - Emily & Ed discuss Versatility

00:51:36 - 00:58:30 - SRS Recommends & Intro

There's no full episode this week, but Emily and Ed still found time to have a quick chat about the Safdie Brothers' Uncut Gems, with spoilers aplenty.

This week's episode finds Emily and Ed talking about physical, non-verbal performances. Those moments when an actor is allowed to convey a lot to the audience without saying anything at all, whether it's in La Strada or a reaction gif.

00:00:00 - 00:16:59 - Intro & News

00:17:00 - 00:57:58 - Ed & Emily discuss physical performances

00:57:59 - 01:01:48 - SRS Recommends & Outro

After taking a few minutes to revel in the shock success of Parasite at the Academy Awards (and some chat about Uncut Gems just because), Ed and Emily delve into their pasts to discuss the film and TV that scared them as kids, whether intentionally (as in the case of The Lost World: Jurassic Park and the work of Tim Burton) or inadvertently (as in Fried Green Tomatoes and The Ice Storm).

00:00:00 - 00:16:09 - Intro & News

00:16:10 - 00:50:02 - Ed & Emily discuss their Childhood Terrors

00:50:03 - 00:53:02 - SRS Recommends & Outro

Here is Holly Stoppit's Ted Talk "How Clowning Can Lead Us Into Connection", as recommended by Emily

Here is the Safdie Brothers' Goldman v Silverman, as recommended by Ed

With Netflix's animated comedy Bojack Horseman coming to an end, Emily and Ed sit down to discuss the show's unique mix of visual gags, wordplay, and broad showbiz satire, which was often in service of a story that explored addiction, depression, trauma, and the brutal machinations of Hollywood. Spoilers abound!

00:00:00 - 00:24:58 - Intro & News

00:24:59 - 01:15:12 - Emily & Ed discuss Bojack Horseman

01:15:13 - 01:20:12 - SRS Recommends & Outro

After covering the recent casting news for a pair of long-running franchises (#JusticeForHan #SureWhyNotBringBackKittridge) and the six-year anniversary of Philip Seymour Hoffman's death, Emily and Ed get discuss the series finale of NBC's The Good Place, and try to assess its impact as a sitcom and as a work of philosophy. They also cry a bunch because there's a lot going on right now, folks.

00:00:00 - 00:11:12 - Intro & News

00:11:13 - 00:51:32 - Ed & Emily discuss the end of The Good Place

00:51:33 - 00:57:28 - SRS Recommends & Outro

Here is Hbomberguy's video on Pathologic, as recommended by Emily

Here is Tyler, The Creator's Grammys performance, as recommended by Ed

After a few weeks away, Emily and Ed catch up to talk about the Oscar nominations and pay tribute to Terry Jones, before celebrating Emily's recent birthday by discussing a top of her choice: the relationship between Saturday Night Live and movies. Get ready for lots of talk about how different actors took the experience of being in Studio 8H into their careers, and about how exceptional Wayne's World is.

00:00:00 - 00:11:35 - Intro & News

00:11:36 - 01:31:57 - Emily & Ed discuss SNL and the movies

01:31:58 - 01:37:01 - SRS Recommends & Outro

Greta Gerwig's adaptation of Little Women is currently riding a wave of critical acclaim and commercial success, but Ed and Emily are both a little cool on the latest adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel. They discuss their issues with the film's non-linear structure, as well as the many things they do like about the film, on this minisode.

It's a new year and a new decade, so Ed and Emily meet it head on by trying to find some films to look forward to in 2020. They also talk about their distinct disinterest in the Golden Globes, Universal no longer even pretending to push Cats for awards, and the blame game between the members of The Rise of Skywalker's creative team.

00:00:00 - 00:16:44 - Intro & News

00:16:45 - 01:22:16 - Ed & Emily preview the films of 2020

01:22:17 - 01:26:28 - SRS Recommends & Outro