Jordan McNaughton joins us to talk about Sidney Lumet's Oscar laden 1976 television maybe-satire, Network. We dig into Paddy Chayefsky's fiery, tv-demeaning screenplay, Faye Dunaway's savvy producer, and William Holden's would-be tragic hero. We also stump for why awards DO matter, which is a bit relevant in these winter months.
Before that, though, we have to talk about some comic book media and Netflix's continued success. Most importantly, a guest finally lends Tyler a hand in the fight to loosen Chris Evans' iron grip on this podcast.
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0:29 Intro
2:53 10 Things I Hate About You
6:21 Gotham... and the OC? And Tron.
12:30 Side-stepping the Chris Evans corner
14:32 Dark City, and CGI taking us to Pirates of the Caribbean
20:10 Anime trash of the week: Psycho-pass
23:56 The Flash - he runs SO FAST
28:45 Master of None and Netflix success.
29:32 Batman vs. Superman trailer and another close Chris call
35:03 THE NEW CHRIS CORNER
37:31 Network discussion - trailer, ratings, box office, awards
44:10 Lumet and framing, Chayefsky and quoatability
47:08 Chayefsky's positions and Network's themes
50:41 Would you like some shark with your ending?
55:36 Diana Christensen
59:40 Network v. Rocky, the 49th Academy Awards, and why awards shows matter
1:10:40 Relevance to today
1:14:50 Capitalist hellscape
1:16:50 Max Schumaker: white knight or hypocrite?
1:21:19 Network - the actual prequel to Hunger Games and 500 Days of Summer
1:25:29 Recommendations, trivia, stat of the week, and outro
