Deep Thoughts on Shallow Subjects

Drafting Brad Pitt Roles

On the heels of last week's show we talk through the highs, a few of the lows, and even some of the weird that has been the career of Brad Pitt. And just like most of the fantasy sports drafts that we do, there were some reaches, at least one fall, and some instant buyer's remorse (at least for Byers) at how high a role was taken. So we hope you enjoy hearing about all the cast of characters that Brad Pitt has played as much as we enjoyed watching them.

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Late Nights at Blockbuster

Our latest Late Nights at Blockbuster is on the 20th anniversary of Troy. Brad Pitt doesn't say great things about this movie and sometimes we don't either. We talk plenty about the nonsense that Priam participated in to further the plot of this movie. Sorry if you are an Eric Bana apologist, we don't go in on him but we gift him one of our awards that you don't want. We have the same Orlando Bloom conversation that we have every time he shows up in a movie. We're sorry, we realized it as we were finishing it, we're moving on and we'll do better next time.

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Corner Booth at Rex’s

The Fall Guy

Well Troy has finally done it….he got Byers to watch a Ryan Gosling movie, as this week we are discussing The

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Corner Booth at Rex's

Byers and Troy together strong. Come join us as we climb to the high nest and get our eagle egg. We were both positive on the movie by Troy more than Byers. Spoiler warning, we talk a lot about the Caesar Planet of the Apes trilogy in both our non-spoiler and spoiler filled thoughts.

Our newest Corner Booth at Rex’s is on Civil War. Alex Garland’s movie about a dystopian America at war with itself is a very pretty movie but one that deals with very ugly realities. We talk a lot about the ambiguity of the film and Garland’s career while Byers convinces Troy to increase his score for once.

Late Nights at Blockbuster 

Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace 

Every generation has a legend.

Every journey has a first step.

Every saga has a beginning.

And every time we talk about a Star Wars movie we add Calvin to the mix.

So build your own Pod and race on over, or stay in that cockpit and fly your Naboo star fighter to join us as we travel through the planet core and back into a galaxy far, far away to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first Star Wars prequel.

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Corner Booth at Rex’s

Ghostbusters : Frozen Empire

Well strap on your proton pack and get ready to hop back into the Ectomobile as we discuss the newest installment

Spoiler free until the 14:37 mark

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Deep Thoughts on Shallow Subjects

Our newest Deep Thoughts on Shallow Subjects is a draft of Old Time Baseball Nicknames. This is a topic that may seem superfluous but it is very near and dear to our hearts. Way too much research was done in the name of making each other laugh while also having something interesting to say about the player and how they got their nickname. Since we went far back in time for some of these we derail a lot on our favorite random team names that we never knew existed. Some of the players that we mentioned are pioneers of the sport and not just there for funny names.

Goofs: Troy was wrong on the date of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. It was published in 1897, a good 20 years after Count Sensenderfer played. According to Wikipedia, he got the nickname Count from his moustache and aristocratic air.

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Late Nights at Blockbuster

Field of Dreams

If you record it…they will listen….or do we have to be in a cornfield? This week we’re digging into an absolute classic of a sports movie – although as we discuss – it’s the least sporty sports movie ever. But we’re talking about Field of Dreams starring Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones and Ray Liotta. So Go the Distance and Ease our Pain by

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Late Nights at Blockbuster

Opening day for MLB was a few weeks ago, but that won’t stop us from celebrating the beginning of baseball season by discussing Major League. This was a cable classic for both of us growing up and we discuss how that impacts us especially forgetting how much language is in the version that wasn’t aired on cable. If you loved Bob Eucker in this movie, then you are not alone! Troy peer pressures Byers into doing his best Lou Brown. Troy completely whiffs on the easiest “Before They Were Stars” that we have had in some time.

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