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I’ve already gotten two compliments on this week’s Frotcast, and it’s only been up for a few hours, so it must be good. First things first: there are no Dark Knight Rises spoilers in this week’s Frotcast. Repeat, THERE ARE NO DARK KNIGHT RISES SPOILERS IN THIS WEEK’S FROTCAST. I promise.
Anyway, this week we bring on everyone’s favorite Dark Knight Rises review troll, Film.com’s Eric D. Snider, who talks about kicked off the Tomatometer, the irony of him getting kicked off and me being allowed in on the same day, and reads us his most hilarious death threats. We don’t have Newsroom clips this week, so instead we play some clips from HBO Real Sports, the last, greatest bastion of the oldest, whitest sports journalism that used to rule the land. Specifically, Bernie Goldberg and is hilarious Devil’s Advocate interview style. Other topics include Brendan’s new dog, cutting a turd from your dog’s butt, your emails, and a return of our old segment, Vince’s Comedy Journal Roulette.
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More detailed notes courtesy of Adam/AMB.
- 00:01:55 – Bret gets some love for his misanthropic ways via listener emails. A listener shares a dating site experience where he unknowingly became a research subject. The guys talk Newsroom and its defining of characters through hair styles and clothing.
- 00:12:12 – Old-school, smarmy sports journalists, with their lack of subtlety, get discussed as Vince plays some clips from HBO’s Real Sports.
- 00:25:08 – Film critic Eric Snider joins the Frotcast to talk about this week’s incident that led to him being kicked off Rotten Tomatoes for baiting its commenters. He talks about his time at the Daily Herald in Provo, Utah, and how he got fired from there. Eric was kind enough to read one of the death threats he got for his Dark Knight Rises prank. Vince has finally made the big time: he has been recently approved by Rotten Tomatoes. Brendan reveals a dark secret.
- 01:09:30 – Vince plays a video of vintage trolling. Brendan and Vince share dog pooping stories. The Frotcast puts a call out for a Gathering of the Juggalos correspondent.
- 01:22:57 – It’s time for Vince’s Comedy Notebook Roulette. The guys finish up by talking about Jews and motorcycles.
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the irony of him getting kicked off and me being allowed in on the same day
HUMBLEBRAG. I don’t think it’s ironic so much as it’s proof of the Law of Conservation of Sass.
Real Sports led by the whitest man in the room Bryant Gumbel.
Congratulations, Vince. You’re almost a real boy now.
Somewhere along the line this became my favorite podcast. Ever since my car stereo shit out I listen to a lot of podcasts and this is the only one I truly look forward to anymore. Thanks for the laughs, guys. Ok, that’s enough fartbox tongue punching for one day. Frot on motherfuckers.
To borrow a popular phrase around here, “Take This Waltz” is Twilight for Women’s Studies majors. It’s another entry in the “if he were ugly this would be stalking” genre of romanticizing obsessive, singularly focused fake men. 5% insight and 95% quirky contrivance, there isn’t an actual human anywhere in this movie. Since it looks like Bret Easton Ellis is trying to f*ck Sarah Polley, I recommend he invest in a rickshaw, stare at her through her window from his front lawn all night and follow her around town from a short distance. The ladies love it.
Oh, juggalos. I was in a band with a Juggalo. But Faygo soda (being from Michigan) is fucking outstanding.
Bernie Goldberg: You have no legs.
Girl: That’s right.
Bernie Goldberg: So, do run on your elbows? That must be quite a sight.
Girl: Uh, no. I run on my hands.
Bernie Goldberg: Because you have no legs?
I listened to this when I was at the gym. People look at you VERY strangely when you are curling and laughing extremely hard. Especially at the death threats. Vince’s giggle is going to by my ringtone.
Batman dies.
Vince on Rotten Tomatoes is a dream come true for all of us. Plus his eyes are so pretty.
I haven’t listened to the Frotcast yet, but I really enjoyed the segment about the girl with no legs. That story was pretty incredible.
I agree with the crew. If there was a movie where Michelle Williams fainted at farts, I would watch it forever.
I misremembered the joke. I mean, sure, her bursting out crying at farts would be great as well. But her fainting at farts would be perfect.
hey i accidentally deleted your fartcast can you post when you’re going to be doing live comedy bullshit
thanks,
fart balls
So Vince’s weird southern accent is South Park’s Towely mixed with Will Ferrell’s Harry Carey. Just sayin’
I love when Bret gets political about banning free speech. Yaaaaaaaaaaawn.
Damn, but 4Loko makes me belligerent. Good show this week, guys. :]