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Dan: On this episode we discuss Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Elliott: Not to be confused with: valerian root, the cure for a thousand ailments. Available at your drugstore!
Official Show Notes[]
- "We watch one we were all honestly pretty excited about: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Were we all as excited once we were done? Meanwhile Dan introduces a new Jeff Foxworthy routine, Elliott explains Nicolas Cage's pursuit of Bernadette Peters, and 'allo 'allo? Oo's back again, then, Stuart?"
Movie Summary[]
Premise[]
A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operatives Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.
Story[]
In the 28th century, special operatives Valerian and Laureline work together to maintain order throughout the human territories. Under assignment from the minister of defense, the duo embarks on a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where diverse species gather to share knowledge and culture. When a dark force threatens the peaceful city, Valerian and Laureline must race against time to identify the menace that also jeopardizes the future of the universe.
Final Judgments[]
- Movie he kinda liked (Elliott) @1:00:50
- Between a movie he kinda liked and a bad-bad movie (Stuart) @1:02:05
- A movie he kinda liked (Dan) @1:03:30
Episode Highlights[]
Tangents[]
- Billy Zane @01:35
- Victor Garber @02:35
- Bernadette Peters @02:50
- Nicolas Cage @03:00
- Isabella Rossellini @17:30
- Draculas @17:35
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) by John Hughes @31:30
- Jeff Foxworthy @32:55
- Cultural Touchstones @34:00
- Ishtar @34:55
- RoboCop (1987) by Paul Verhoeven @39:40
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Listener Mail[]
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Letters[]
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Recommendations[]
- Mom and Dad (2017) by Brian Taylor (Dan) @Time
- Raw (2016) by Julia Ducournau (Stuart) @Time
- Now, Voyager (1942) by Irving Rapper (Elliott) @Time