Before he was fascinating and terrifying as Deadwood's Al Swearengen, actor Ian McShane played rakish antiques dealer Meredith Lovejoy on the long-running English series Lovejoy. This is that. More precisely, this is a discussion amongst the hoopleheads of the Lovejoy episode "Who is the Fairest of Them All?" which finds a haughty-if slightly zaftig-ballet dancer freaking the fuck out about a mirror. (Seriously. This episode is about the buying and selling of mirrors. The climax is a high-stakes operation involving the switching of price tags. Clearly, Lovejoy is nothing like the actual world of antiquing, which is violent and cutthroat.) Sincere thanks to guest and temporary host Shane Poole of In The Village: An Introcast for The Prisoner for his fact finding and good humo(u)r, as well as saving the podcast with his backup recording. Smashing job, Shane! You are indeed quite tickety-boo. (Also, I tried to do as little editing as possible for this bonus episode.) | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded July 19, 2015. Released July 20, 2015. [Warning: Explicit Language.]
