I mean he’s neurotic by definition but when Obama was on Marc Maron’s cast, Maron said he had two backup recordings running.It’s remarkably incompetent to biff any portion of an interview with a world leader.
I mean he’s neurotic by definition but when Obama was on Marc Maron’s cast, Maron said he had two backup recordings running.It’s remarkably incompetent to biff any portion of an interview with a world leader.
Well, I’m a lot more like Maron but I wish I was a lot more like Bill.I mean he’s neurotic by definition but when Obama was on Marc Maron’s cast, Maron said he had two backup recordings running.
Interesting thought experiment!Well, I’m a lot more like Maron but I wish I was a lot more like Bill.
Is his "producer" still Nephew Kyle? Because that would explain a lot.Like you can put a post-it on your computer "TURN SOUND ON!!" or yell at your producer to remind you of it before every episode.
Is his "producer" still Nephew Kyle? Because that would explain a lot.
I will say, Kyle had a hilarious line on Russillo's podcast this week. Ryen was giving advice on HOAs and Kyle had no concept of what they are, asking if it was something similar to the illuminati or a nationwide brand of some sort.Yes, yes it is. "These are myreadersproducers!"
< insert obligatory “dummy” joke here >I enjoyed the Obama podcast, but that might have been just because I appreciated listening to a president who sounds like a normal person and has an IQ over 80.
I was just going back through this week's podcasts and wow, that was funny. I will say if there was some nationwide HOA, that board would definitely have more power than the President.I will say, Kyle had a hilarious line on Russillo's podcast this week. Ryen was giving advice on HOAs and Kyle had no concept of what they are, asking if it was something similar to the illuminati or a nationwide brand of some sort.
I mean, it basically is. There can't be too many movies at this point that he's on where he doesn't do it.Chris Ryan doing a Pacino impression with lines from whatever movie they happen to be covering should be a category for every movie
Dobbins is rough. Everything she says is either insulting, dismissive, or off putting. She's haughty but unconvincingly self deprecating. But it's the dismissiveness that really drags down the show. She mocks or insults everything but rom coms or period pieces. (as you noted above.) It's a *movie* podcast, for christ's sakes.Random snarky comments.
Been listening to some "Big Picture" (just watched Tenet and trying to hear some takes) and jeepers creepers Dobbins is awful. I don't find her funny (jokes putting yourself down for being self-obsessed are hard to pull off,particularly if your'e self obsessed) she seems to not be able to follow the plots in movies well, if she doesn't like Fincher/Nolan/sci-fi/superhero/animation -including Pixar and Studio ghibli because she doesn't like kid's movies) that's fine I guess "I don't care about this type of movie" is not particularly interesting criticism. Especially when she's a fan of genre films just the genre of rom-coms.
Sean F. is pretty pretentious but we end up having similar tastes and he's pretty well informed so I can handle it. But Dobbins, man. this middle aged dude is not her target audience.
Not just a movie podcast. A ringer movie podcast. We listen because we like dude bro movies. I didn’t sign up for a podcast called hagganndaaz, a box of tissues, and a good cry with Leo. Also for someone with middling tastes her arrogance is unreal; even when she discusses her favorite films it’s middlebrow stuff and not exactly a dialogue with Richard Brody about l’enfant sauvage.Yeah I don’t listen much unless I’m interested in the movie or topic but I wish it was the Fennessey show with guests based on the movie they’re covering. The conversations are boring if it’s just those 2 and she’s not interested. It’s crazy she’s a host of a movie podcast
Ha. I caught that, too.I can’t let this pass... Why does Bill totally mangle the pronunciation of a common word in nearly every episode of The Rewatchables? I’m listening to The Program episode, and not once, but twice, he says “subseeequent” with emphasis on the “seee”. He must be reading, because no human being would say the word that way naturally. It’s happened a few times recently, but this was the one that made me comment. It’s hysterical that no one calls him out on it.
Her dismissive coolness is very off putting.Not just a movie podcast. A ringer movie podcast. We listen because we like dude bro movies. I didn’t sign up for a podcast called hagganndaaz, a box of tissues, and a good cry with Leo. Also for someone with middling tastes her arrogance is unreal; even when she discusses her favorite films it’s middlebrow stuff and not exactly a dialogue with Richard Brody about l’enfant sauvage.
yes that’s exactly what I was saying. Thanks for that bro *fist bump*Not just a movie podcast. A ringer movie podcast. We listen because we like dude bro movies. I didn’t sign up for a podcast called hagganndaaz, a box of tissues, and a good cry with Leo. Also for someone with middling tastes her arrogance is unreal; even when she discusses her favorite films it’s middlebrow stuff and not exactly a dialogue with Richard Brody about l’enfant sauvage.
I could be wrong but I think you totally misread the tone of his post. He’s saying she’s miscast and her haughty attitude is unwarranted, besides.yes that’s exactly what I was saying. Thanks for that bro *fist bump*
Have you ever actually listened to the show? As others have said she’s condescending not just to movies she doesn’t like but to entire genres, which also make up most of the movies released. Not just dumb action movies but also animated movies (which she calls cartoons), any sports movie, horror, fantasy, etc.
But hopefully you feel better about yourself
I’m glad there’s a woman co-host, and she and Fennessy seem to have a genuine friendship and chemistry that elevates the podcast at times.Dobbins is rough. Everything she says is either insulting, dismissive, or off putting. She's haughty but unconvincingly self deprecating. But it's the dismissiveness that really drags down the show. She mocks or insults everything but rom coms or period pieces. (as you noted above.) It's a *movie* podcast, for christ's sakes.
It sucks because I really like Fennessy and when Ryan is on with Dobbins and Fenn, the podcast is so much better because CR's presence is a modulating influence. The Ringer has an incredible staff of talented female podcasters. Littman, Rubin,(historically great) Halliwell, Kelly, Lindsay, and Princiotti(who is amazing) are all excellent.
So I don't think it's a target audience thing, because I like everyone else. Dobbins just sucks.
I've got no problem with Dobbins being a woman. I have a problem with Dobbins' dismissiveness and faux coolness and closed view of the movie realm. The Ringer has a lot of very talented female podcasters. Halliwell, Littman, or Princiotti(although she's sports), would make the Big Picture so much better. I'm pretty sure Liz Kelly would, too. Rubin, of course, but I can't imagine she would ever do The Big Picture.I’m glad there’s a woman co-host, and she and Fennessy seem to have a genuine friendship and chemistry that elevates the podcast at times.
It's minor, and a common one, and a pet peeve of mine, but he also says "eck cetera."Her dismissive coolness is very off putting.
And Simmons' pronouncing subSEEquent is amazing. That's just bad. His Robit is funny to me. But you can't fuck up subsequent. But it seems like words are flexible. I've been saying in-ta-gral for years when saying integral. But I've noticed on multiple podcasts, people are saying in-TEG-gral. I have no idea.
He has to be reading notes when he butchers these words. There’s no other explanation, since he does it so often to so many words.It's minor, and a common one, and a pet peeve of mine, but he also says "eck cetera."
EDIT: He just pronounced troika as "Troy-oh-ka."
AGH! I forgot about that one!It's minor, and a common one, and a pet peeve of mine, but he also says "eck cetera."
EDIT: He just pronounced troika as "Troy-oh-ka."
Conversely, one of my favorite college football podcasters uses the correct Roman pronunciation (with a hard C) which I appreciate. I’d adopt it myself, but people already think I’m pretentious.It's minor, and a common one, and a pet peeve of mine, but he also says "eck cetera."
EDIT: He just pronounced troika as "Troy-oh-ka."
Amy Nicholson is great. I'm sure The Ringer could pay her more than Ear Wolf. But, she knows her shit and doesn't half-ass things, so I'm not sure she'd fit The Rewatchables brand.Hire Amy Nicholson.
Of course, we're talking about The Big Picture, where Nicholson would fit in perfectly.Amy Nicholson is great. I'm sure The Ringer could pay her more than Ear Wolf. But, she knows her shit and doesn't half-ass things, so I'm not sure she'd fit The Rewatchables brand.
This is a little late but that's what I was getting at. Her knowledge of film seems pretty limited for a 35 year old film critic, and while I enjoy Oceans 12, Apollo 13, social network, and skyfall they don't rate as kind of the greatest films of all time. And I certainly don't think someone who thinks Clueless is a great film has exactly the stature to say pixar and marvel movies are for kids.I could be wrong but I think you totally misread the tone of his post. He’s saying she’s miscast and her haughty attitude is unwarranted, besides.
Ok, fine, not a film critic. Her knowledge of movies and her sophistication suck for a 35 year oldWell, she's not a film critic. I don't think she'd ever call herself that- she's an editor at a pop culture site. Even Fennessey would never call himself a critic, and he has way more chops than she does. The closest thing to a 'critic' for The Ringer/The Big Picture is Nayman.
The half caf movie?Listening to the 1995 draft on the Big Picture... am I the only Gen Xer who doesn’t have a deep, meaningful relationship to Kicking & Screaming? Fine if I am, but that movie didn’t do it for me, and I’ve been so confused at the reverence for it among the Ringer folks.
I was, and am, a big Chris Eigemann fan from Metropolitan and Barcelona (both of which I think were more impactful among at least my coterie of Gen X), but Kicking and Screaming completely passed me by in the '90s. I eventually saw it ~ 10 years ago and a again more recently after the Rewatchables and I recognize the characters well, but the movie doesn't have any special resonance for me. Maybe if I had seen it in '95...Listening to the 1995 draft on the Big Picture... am I the only Gen Xer who doesn’t have a deep, meaningful relationship to Kicking & Screaming? Fine if I am, but that movie didn’t do it for me, and I’ve been so confused at the reverence for it among the Ringer folks.
You have champagne tastes in movies. Fucking things brown.One thing the Rewatchables and other Ringer nostalgia machine content has reminded me of is that for a lot of this stuff, you had to be there. I saw Beautiful Girls for the first time last year, and man, that is not a good movie. But maybe it would've resonated with me if I saw it when it came out.
I saw it years ago. I guess a little after it came to cable. Other than knowing Natalie Portman was going to be a star, Nothing memorable about it. Plus whoever told Rosie O'Donnell she could act? It's like she's always talking while chewing gum.One thing the Rewatchables and other Ringer nostalgia machine content has reminded me of is that for a lot of this stuff, you had to be there. I saw Beautiful Girls for the first time last year, and man, that is not a good movie. But maybe it would've resonated with me if I saw it when it came out.
Yeah. I saw this during those weird, immediately post-college, years after moving away and there's a tone to it that struck home at that time in my life. That bittersweet but freeing feeling of going back and seeing your home, and old friends, and old neighbors (I guess?) in a different light after crossing the line into adulthood and not being tied there anymore. I could relate very much. But divorced from that time of my life, the movie doesn't seem to be anything special at all.One thing the Rewatchables and other Ringer nostalgia machine content has reminded me of is that for a lot of this stuff, you had to be there. I saw Beautiful Girls for the first time last year, and man, that is not a good movie. But maybe it would've resonated with me if I saw it when it came out.
Well their bias and often perplexing enthusiasm is part of the show; that's basically Bill Simmons' brand. If you share it, it's great! If you don't, you just have to sit back and kind of critically assess his/their commentary with a huge grain of salt and decide (like you do) whether to buy into it or not.Definitely. I can't get into a lot of old movies, even great classics, for varied reasons. It's hard to figure out what you'll like from listenting to he Rewatchables. Bill and Chris being excited about something is just inextricable from their nostalgia for it (or the general need to be excited about something for a podcast like that). I'll listen to a episode and decide I need to see something again, and then I do, and it's a dud as often as a thrill.
When you say it like that it reminds me of this thread.So, she hates broad swaths of film, and hates the audience. Sounds like fun.