Geek Girl Soup Susan, Kelly, and Cort

Happy Thanksgiving! Instead of fighting with your M*GA family members, reminding your aunt the safe temperature at which the turkey is done, or turning down your sister-in-law’s ambrosia salad, maybe you can chat about some quality Thanksgiving movies and shows! And we’ve got you covered.
Let’s make this quick so you can get back to the green beans, gravy, and dressing. 

A few highlights of what we discuss:
The new “Thanksgiving” horror film by Eli RothCatfish in Black Bean SauceGarfield’s ThanksgivingA Charlie Brown ThanksgivingPilgrimFriendsgiving FriendsSister, SisterThe LeagueFresh Prince of Bel-AirBernie Mac ShowBrooklyn Nine-NineHouseLiving SingleFresh Off the Boat

PSA: Instead of giving thanks for what you’ve got, let’s all text a few people to let them know we’re truly grateful for them on this day of gratitude!

Next week: The season 2 finales of AppleTV+’s Invasion and Foundation.

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Remember the summer of 1998? Wolf-Biederman vs a rock the size of Texas? That’s right. We were blessed with not one but two asteroid disaster movies: “Deep Impact” and “Armageddon”!
If you’re into more “serious” apocalyptic fare, then you probably prefer “Deep Impact.” If you’re into summer tentpole blockbuster explosion-based apocalyptic flicks, then it’s “Armageddon” for you. Both have star-studded casts with Morgan Freeman, Téa Leoni, Robert Duvall, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave, and Maximillian Schell in “Deep Impact” and Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Isaacs, Ben Affleck, Will Patton, William Fichtner, Peter Stormare, Steve Buscemi, and Keith David in “Armageddon.”

“Deep Impact” address some of the societal impacts (ahem) of the impending doom of the planet. We hear about and see a bit of the government plan to preserve our “way of life” by saving a million Americans in some caves in Missouri. 

“Armageddon” discusses no such plan. Of course, there’s no time since they discover the asteroid with only 18 to hire Bruce Willis’ offshore drilling team to slingshot around the moon like the Coyote (of Roadrunner fame) and destroy the thing.

We call “Armageddon” an apocalyptic comedaction film. It is doom-tastic, tear-jerkingly hilarious, and full of action and explosions.

Which one is your favorite? 

Listen in to hear our favorite moments and quotes, why we love these films, and whether we think they still hold up 25 years later.

Next week: Choose Your Own Thanksgiving Adventure!

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It’s Susan’s birthday week (happy birthday, Susan!). She chose “Grey Gardens,” an episode of Documentary Now! (s1 e1 “Sandy Passage”), and “The Night of the Hunter.”
“Grey Gardens” is a documentary from 1975 about eccentric (to say the least!) mother and daughter (the Beales) reclusive cousins of Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis. They live in a ramshackle mansion with a dozen cats, raccoons, and opossums.

“Sandy Passage” is a mockumentary short based on “Grey Gardens” featuring Bill Hader and Fred Armisen. This episode of the comedic series “Documentary Now!” goes deeper into the Beale story with “found footage,” reminiscent of “The Blair Witch Project.” 

“The Night of the Hunter” stars Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, and Lillian Gish. It is a murderous tale of a self-proclaimed “preacher” who preys on widows for their money. 

Next week: We’re celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Summer of the Asteroids with “Deep Impact” and “Armageddon.” 

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It’s Cort’s birthday this week (happy birthday, Cort!). So, she chose Mike Flanagan’s “Fall of the House of Usher” (Netflix) for our homework. Yay!!
Cort is a huge Edgar Allen Poe fan, so she nerded out big time on this limited series. Listen in to catch a few Easter eggs, find out who we thought “deserved” what they got, who didn’t, whom we “proud of,” and whom we can’t wait to get their comeuppance in the real world!

We also chat about River Phoenix since October 31st was his 30th deathiversary.

And we pay homage to Matthew Perry who passed away on on October 28th at the too-young age of 54.

Next week: We celebrate Susan’s bday with her choices of: “Grey Gardens” (max/TCM) and “The Night of the Hunter” (tubi).

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Can you believe it’s been 10 years since “Breaking Bad” (Netflix) ended? September 29, 2013, to be precise. And it was 15 years ago this year that the pilot aired: January 20, 2008. So, going on 16 years, actually.
For this anniversary episode, we watched “Pilot” and “Felina.” Susan watched all of part 2 of season 5. And Cort watched a series recap on YouTube.

Highlights:
The “mama” fire station scene (“Ozymandias”)The Skyler kitchen scene (“Felina”)The Gretchen and Elliott scene (“Felina”)The big Jane and Walt scene (“Phoenix”)The final Neo-Nazi/Jesse and Walt scene (“Felina”)

We also talk a bit about the ending of “Better Call Saul.” We take a tangent into AI.

And we ponder what the “mama” baby Holly actor is doing now. We finally looked it up. Elanor Anne Wenrich has a blank page on IMDb, not even listing her BrBa credit. We dug around more online and didn’t find anything on IG or FB either (except for an Emmy nomination page on FB). Just like Walt in s5, this girl is living off the grid!

Next week: “The Fall of the House of Usher” (Netflix)!

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Happy National Alaska Day—on October 18th! We celebrated Alaska by watching a few movies and a tv show that take place in Alaska. Sadly, we learned later, they weren’t actually filmed in The Last Frontier.
For a trek into the wild, we skipped that one and rewatched “The Grey” (max) instead. We decided that we would definitely want Liam Neeson with us if we were ever in a plane crash. Actually, we’d want Liam Neeson with us in any emergency situation. The film takes not just a few liberties with wolf behavior. I mean, wolves are friends, not fiends. But, hey, this is Hollywood, and ya gotta have a villain. I guess a plane crashing in the middle-of-nowhere, Alaska, wasn’t enough. 

If you missed the 3-second post-credits scene, you can watch it on this episode’s post on our website. 

Alaska has got to have killers, so we rewatched Christopher Nolan’s “Insomnia” (rent) with Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hillary Swank, and Maura Tierney. Hillary Swank’s character quotes Al Pacino’s character back to him and says, “A good cop can't sleep because he's missing a piece of the puzzle. And a bad cop can't sleep because his conscience won't let him.” True, and maybe also because it’s freakin’ summertime and the sun never sets! Get the dude some blackout curtains! 

After our summer escapade, we jumped to wintertime when vampires would naturally take advantage of “30 Days of Night” (AMC+). Do vampires get cold? Vampire Eric didn’t seem to get cold in that one scene in “True Blood”! Forget sparkling vamps, Viking vamps, or sexy vamps. These are monstrous, ugly vamps. Though we do discuss Josh Hartnett a bit. 

Finally, we dipped into a little bit of small-town doctor life with “Northern Exposure” (tubi).Yes, Alaska must have some normalcy. Hmm. 

So, no biopics or documentaries. No, we didn’t actually learn anything true about Alaska. And, as mentioned earlier, the films were mostly shot in British Columbia, while “Northern Exposure” was filmed in Washington state. Dude. 

Next week: We’re celebrating the 15th anniversary of the “Breaking Bad” pilot and the 10th anniversary of the finale (“Felina”). 

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