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The Incomparable Mothership is the flagship of the Incomparable podcast network. It’s all about geeky media we love, including movies, books, TV, and more, featuring a rotating panel of guests and hosted by Jason Snell and friends.

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    • Arts
    • 4.9 • 7 Ratings

The Incomparable Mothership is the flagship of the Incomparable podcast network. It’s all about geeky media we love, including movies, books, TV, and more, featuring a rotating panel of guests and hosted by Jason Snell and friends.

    Weird Guy in the Meat Locker

    Weird Guy in the Meat Locker

    Why does discussing the overlooked 1991 classic “Dead Again” feel like we’re living a past life? Maybe it’s the shock of seeing young Sir Kenneth Branagh (attempting a weird American accent) and Dame Emma Thompson. Maybe it’s Sir Derek Jacobi making us wonder if that stutter is an “I, Claudius” reference. Maybe it’s the whole romantic fantasy thing, with a Hitchcockian past intruding on a 1990s present....

    • 1 hr 19 min
    Arguably the Saddest Record

    Arguably the Saddest Record

    It’s time to celebrate the music of the first decade of this century via our 2000s album draft! From opera to show tunes, we’ve got several musical styles covered—and those are just Andy’s picks! Why do James’s picks leave us cold? What is Erika’s favorite Beat Saber band? Why does Kelly use karaoke as therapy? How does Shelly tactically use remixes? And why did Brian insist on editing this episode?...

    • 1 hr 52 min
    Creepy Bone Owl

    Creepy Bone Owl

    Our book club reconvenes to discuss the “Shades of Magic” series by V.E. Schwab, as well as the start of a second trilogy, “The Fragile Threads of Power.” Before the spoilers begin, we’ll explain the parallel fantasy world structure and explain why it’s such a great series. Then we’ll discuss the newest book in the series. Plus: What are we reading?...

    • 1 hr 16 min
    Average Night at the Sicilian Opera

    Average Night at the Sicilian Opera

    Just when we thought we were out, they pulled us back in! Long after we recorded our first episodes about “The Godfather,” our panelists get back together to talk about the late-sequel “The Godfather Part III,” or is it “The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone” now? Only Francis knows for sure....

    • 1 hr 58 min
    Worms All the Way Down

    Worms All the Way Down

    Get on your sandworm and head south! It’s time to discuss “Dune Part 2,” a sequel with more sand, more Fremen, and more time spent at the super weird planet of the villainous Harkonnen family. Is Paul the hero, or… something else? Dust off the family atomics and join us, won’t you?...

    • 1 hr 33 min
    Wet Hot Mutagenic Summer

    Wet Hot Mutagenic Summer

    It’s the first-ever Reboot a Bad Movie draft! In which our stalwart panelists grab an intellectual-property loser off the shelf, dust it off, and re-envision it in a new way that could maybe, possibly be a hit with modern audiences....

    • 1 hr 33 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
7 Ratings

7 Ratings

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Are you a writer or creator of tv, film or literature? Had fairly positive reviews in the past? Maybe even been considered something if a genius in your genre? Do you have laurels you may rested on? Or maybe your just a fan with a selection of inspirational and favorite art you hold dear and sacred.

Meet John Siracusa.

If you listen hard you can just about hear the quiet shattering of illusions as the rest of the team learn just why they where so misguided to happen to like something.

Fortunately it's all quite entertaining and fan based discussions as fan based discussions should be.

However, if the show gets any more popular there will be that awkward meta moment when Siracusa will have to begin a 20 minute rant on why Siracusa is a debasing cliché and not a convincing one at that.

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