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Back Seat Producers Season 09 Shows

BSP Episode 333: Robot and Frank

Join the gang as they discuss the 2012 film Robot and Frank.

  • Directed by Jake Schreier
  • Written by Christopher D. Ford
  • Starring Frank Langella, James Marsden, Liv Tyler, Peter Sarsgaard, Susan Sarandon

Robot and Frank continues the near-future sci-fi tradition and adds the extra cool element of Frank Langella who has a tendency to pop up in movies and take things over. Langella plays the titular Frank, a retired burgler whose son gives him a domestic robot to help him around the house since he’s suffering from Dementia. Frank learns, though, that this robot can help him steal things again.

Worth noting:

  • This season of Dr. Who may be super racists. Let’s investigate the clues.
  • Accidental Racist insurance. Let’s talk about how we need this.
  • David already has an organge jumpsuit and nobody is surprised.
  • When littler girls say dirty words, it’s really funny. We’ve verified this.
  • Uncanny cat parallels to movies discussed. Because cats.

Featured in this episode:

  • Tony
  • Darrell
  • David

Featured videos:

Racism insurance

Little Girls Dropping F-Bombs for Equality

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Back Seat Box Office Shows

Back Seat Box Office #209

And we’re back for another episode of Back Seat Box Office. If you are looking for the results from last week, you want to go here.

Help Support Lilly’s Pediatric Cancer Treatment

Lilly and her family need your help (Brittney’s video)

The Hosts’ Picks for This Week:

Jeff
1. Ouija
2. Fury
3. Gone Girl
4. John Wick
5. The Book of Life

Art
1. Ouija
2. John Wick
3. Fury
4. Gone Girl
5. The Book of Life

Art’s House
Jeff: Laggies
Art: Force Majeure

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Back Seat Producers Season 09 Shows

BSP Episode 332: Pit Stop

Join the gang as they discuss the 2013 film Pit Stop.

  • Directed by Yen Tan
  • Written by David Lowery, Yen Tan
  • Starring Bill Heck, Bailey Bass, Marcus DeAnda, Yesenia Garcia

A long-time listener suggested the BSP crew take a gander at this small, gay romance movie. It’s short and was described as belonging on the Lifetime network. It’s a short, small feature where nobody dies of AIDS (refreshing), and tells the story of Gabe and Ernesto, two men in a gay romance in a small Texas town.

Worth noting:

  • Archon was nice and debaucherous, just the way we like it.
  • Room parties at Archon this year were out of control. Still, we raised upwards of $1500 for breast cancer.
  • There’s still time to donate to Sausagefest. Lots of lovely gifts available.
  • Also, come out to Sasuagefest next year. We had people travel in from as far away as Seattle (hey, that’s me! –writer) and Tampa. It’s guaranteed to be a good time.
  • Vampire’s Codex RPG

Featured in this episode:

  • Tony
  • Darrell

Our lil Stingray… Awww

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Back Seat Box Office Shows

Back Seat Box Office #208

Enjoy Art and myself while we experience the effects of sleep deprivation.

Help Support Lilly’s Pediatric Cancer Treatment

Lilly and her family need your help (Brittney’s video)

Last Week’s Results

Cougron – 21
1. Gone Girl
2. Alexander .. Day (-1)
3. Annabelle (-1)
4. Dracula Untold (-2)
5. The Judge

Jeff – 19
1. Gone Girl
2. The Judge (-3)
3. Alexander .. Day
4. Dracula Untold (-2)
5. Annabelle (-1)

Art – 15
1. Dracula Untold (-2)
2. Alexander .. Day (-1)
3. The Judge (-2)
4. Gone Girl (-3)
5. Addicted (-2)

Tad – 11
1. The Judge (-8)
2. Alexander .. Day (-1)
3. Dracula Untold (-1)
4. Gone Girl (-3)
5. Annabelle (-1)

Art’s House
Jeff: St. Vincent – $27,470 (Win)
Art: $0
Father Beast: $0

See BSBO Scoring

Art’s House Standings:
Art 1
Jeff 1
Father Beast 0

The Hosts’ Picks for This Week:

Jeff
1. Fury
2. The Book of Life
3. Gone Girl
4. Alexander … Day
5. The Best of Me

Art
1. The Book of Life
2. Fury
3. Best of Me
4. Gone Girl
5. Dracula Untold

Art’s House
Jeff: Camp X-Ray
Art: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

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Announcement

Back Seat Box Office #207

Here comes the 2nd episode of Season 10. Come hear this guy become Chatty McChatterson. Enjoy!

Help Support Lilly’s Pediatric Cancer Treatment

Lilly and her family need your help (Brittney’s video)

Pixtronics

Jeff
1. Gone Girl
2. The Judge
3. Alexander … Day
4. Dracula Untold
5. Annabelle

Art
1. Dracula Untold
2. Alexander .. Day
3. The Judge
4. Gone Girl
5. Addicted

Art’s House
Jeff: St. Vincent
Art: Automata

 

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Back Seat Book Club Shows

Back Seat Book Club – Book Twenty-Five: Seconds

Author: Brian Lee O’Malley

Published: 2014

Ballantine Books

Plot Summary – Katie’s got it pretty good. She’s a talented young chef, she runs a successful restaurant, and she has big plans to open an even better one. Then, all at once, progress on the new location bogs down, her charming ex-boyfriend pops up, her fling with another chef goes sour, and her best waitress gets badly hurt. And just like that, Katie’s life goes from pretty good to not so much. What she needs is a second chance. Everybody deserves one, after all—but they don’t come easy. Luckily for Katie, a mysterious girl appears in the middle of the night with simple instructions for a do-it-yourself do-over:

1. Write your mistake
2. Ingest one mushroom
3. Go to sleep
4. Wake anew

And just like that, all the bad stuff never happened, and Katie is given another chance to get things right. She’s also got a dresser drawer full of magical mushrooms—and an irresistible urge to make her life not just good, but perfect. Too bad it’s against the rules. But Katie doesn’t care about the rules—and she’s about to discover the unintended consequences of the best intentions.

From the mind and pen behind the acclaimed Scott Pilgrim series comes a madcap new tale of existential angst, everyday obstacles, young love, and ancient spirits that’s sharp-witted and tenderhearted, whimsical and wise.

Quick Thoughts:

  • Extra Life
  • Sam stomps on a beautiful segue, ruins Christmas
  • Quasi-autobiographical
  • Groundhog Day stuff
  • Regret monsters
  • Recurring Themes
  • how unsympathetic is Katie?
  • Jungian stuff

Recorded: 09/7/14

“Adult life is terrible, Hazel. Never grow up. 

Everything’s complicated, and there are too many rules …” 

Next Time: Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King

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Back Seat Box Office

Back Seat Box Office #206

Closing the door on Season #9, and we make our first picks for Season 10. Enjoy the episode.

Donate to Sausagefest! (Last Chance!)

Help Support Lilly’s Pediatric Cancer Treatment

Lilly and her family need your help (Brittney’s video)
Pix

Jeff
1. Gone Girl
2. Annabelle
3. =izer
4. The Box Trolls
5. Left Behind

Art
1. Gone Girl
2. Annabelle
3. =izer
4. The Box Trolls
5. The Maze Runner

Art’s House
Jeff: Men, Women and Children
Art: Blue Room