The Incomparable Superfeed

The hair bone’s connected to the leg bone. - Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm.

What do you get when you blend historical fiction, pirates and Taika Waititi? You get “Our Flag Means Death,” an ensemble romantic comedy featuring both ship battles and biting insults. - Cicero Holmes with Annette Wierstra, Moisés Chiullan, Joe Rosensteel and David J. Loehr.

As a special treat for Incomparable membership month, Deb and Erika bring you a taste of the fun members get — by sharing their very first members-only special from 2017! Deb and Erika are joined by Lisa Schmeiser as they discuss “Goon”, the 2011 sports comedy about bros, fighting, and what it means to be part of a team. Loosely based on the life of enforcer Doug Smith, the Beginner’s Puck crew breaks down the hockey stereotypes, hockey truths, and how this bro-iest of bro movies is weirdly enlightened. - Erika Ensign and Deborah Stanish with Lisa Schmeiser.

By the late 1950s, big-budget musicals were in color and wide screen, and MGM made several really great ones. Late-period Cole Porter wrote the songs, and Fred Astaire is paired with a much younger partner (surprise!), Cyd Charisse in this remake of 1939’s Ninotchka - Garbo’s last great film. For extra credit, watch both. Enjoy the comedy stylings of Peter Lorre and his commissars, and the delightful Janice Paige, too. - Shelly Brisbin with Philip Michaels and David J. Loehr.

With Pike and Spock trapped on a planet hiding from ghosts(!), Number One has to deal with a crisis aboard the Enterprise that will lead her to reveal some very personal information about herself. We discuss it all, including other things you might want to hide in a transporter buffer. - Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.

We get detecting on this episode, discussing the recent Dark Knight outing The Batman. Is it too dark? Or is there an arc? Too many riddles? Not enough…fiddles? To get your question discussed on the show, email us at [email protected] or find us on Twitter. - Dan Moren, John Moltz and Guy English.

Stephen and Tiff, powered by a trendy new energy drink, work hard to give the carpet in the studio a good mopping. The two get the job done, then still have time to discuss “Free Family Portrait Studio”. This episode of “The Office” originally aired on May 20, 2012. - Tiff Arment and Stephen Hackett.

Audrey Lazaro discusses Mellville’s 1853 story, “Bartleby the Scrivener,” one of the top three bits of scrivener fiction ever. - John McCoy with Audrey Lazaro.

Special delivery! Whatever could be in this “box”? - Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Dan Moren, Erika Ensign, Jane Ritt and Mikah Sargent.

A bunch of baseball writers drafted pastas. John has thoughts. - John Siracusa and Jason Snell.