This week, beautiful tropical fish/Cats enthusiast  Barrie Meisner (@barriejoyyy) joins us via Google Hangouts to break down the 2019 major motion picture experience that is Tom Hooper's Cats. We discuss our personal history with the musical as well as the filmmakers' inconsistent spatial awareness, fundamental misunderstanding of what cats are, and absolutely incomprehensible casting choices. We also talk opposable thumbs, Jason Derulo putting in the time, the use of actual magic, fat shaming, and the Jellicle Choice.

 

Tangents include Lin-Manuel Miranda, A Clockwork Orange, our useless college degrees, Alfred Hitchcock, the show Friends, and several other, better musicals including Jesus Christ Superstar, Tommy, Side Show, Tarzan, and School of Rock.

 

Strain smoked this episode: White #2 by Elevation

 

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