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Episode 46: Institutionalized May 18, 2009

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Matthew Wrather hosts a panel including Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and John Perich, overthinking enduring instutions—college and the Catholic church—in honor of graduation season and Angels and Demons.

Tell us what you think! Email us or call 20-EAT-LOG-01—that’s (203) 285-6401. If you haven’t yet, take the very short survey! And… spread the overthinking by forwarding this episode to a friend.

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Episode 45: Abrams and Nimoy at Tanagra May 11, 2009

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Matthew Wrather hosts a panel including Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, and Mark Lee to overthink Star Trek, the (spoiler alert) awesome franchise reboot, and look at the future from a variety of perspectives–political, ethnic, pop cultural, technological.

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Episode 44: Where’s The Beef? May 04, 2009

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Mark Lee hosts as he, Peter Fenzel, John Perich, Ryan Sheely, and Matthew Wrather (what what?!) go through some listener feedback, pick on the host, talk racial normativity, and engage in an epic rap battle on the merits of Kanye.

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Episode 44: Where’s The Beef? originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Episode 43: Just So Movies Apr 27, 2009

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Matthew Wrather hosts as he, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Jon Perich overthink 2009’s Summer Movies through June. (Considering that last week they spent a lot of time talking about art, this probably qualifies as going from the sublime to the ridiculous.) Covering:

Pre-Season: Watchmen, Fast and Furious, The Hannah Montana Movie
May: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Star Trek, Angels & Demons, Terminator Salvation, Night At The Museum 2: Battle of The Smithsonian, Pixar’s Up
June: Land of the Lost, The Taking of Pelham 123, Year One, Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen

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Episode 43: Just So Movies originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Episode 42: What Art Ain’t Apr 20, 2009

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Matthew Wrather hosts as the panel (Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, and Mark Lee) overthink:

Crank truancy
Rage (the rage of Achilles, son of Peleus)
Pretending to be pretentious
Our Sean Connery impersonations
Dragonball
What Art Ain’t

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As promised: Hitler is mad about things.

Ottawa Public Transit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU5X7m9kUio

The Dragonball Movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYltu4usfXk

Episode 42: What Art Ain’t originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Episode 41: A Show About Nothing Apr 13, 2009

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Matthew Wrather hosts with panelists Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and John Perich to overthink:

Pointless deaths on television
Television suicide: Don’t do it! You’ve got so much to live for!
Easter: The least telegenic of holidays
Crank 2: The type of all narrative
Two kinds of high schools
Shows that may not rise from the dead
Joss Whedon: A critical assessment

Overthink This
our pop cultural picks for this week

Wrather: Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life
Lee: Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles – The Complete First Season on DVD (Or on Blu-Ray)
And don’t miss Bear McCreary’s work on the Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Soundtrack Album
Perich: The Long Good Friday
Fenzel: DarkSyde Phil’s YouTube Channel

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Episode 41: A Show About Nothing originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles Supplement 2 Apr 11, 2009

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Mark Lee, Jordan Stokes, and Matthew Wrather consider the season (and series?) finale of Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles.

Is this really the end? Is there no fate but what we make? Find out what you can do to bring T:SCC back for year three.

Tell us what you think! Email podcast AT overthinkingit DOT com or call 20-EAT-LOG-01—that’s (203) 285-6401. If you haven’t yet, take the very short survey! And… spread the overthinking by forwarding this episode to a friend.

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Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles Supplement 1 Apr 09, 2009

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In a special supplement to the podcast, Mark Lee and Matthew Wrather overthink Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles Season 2, missed opportunities in plotting, the difference between movie and TV storytelling, and predictions for the season (series?) finale.

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Episode 40: Broadcasting from A North Korean Satellite Apr 06, 2009

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Mark Lee, Pete Fenzel, and John Perich speculate on what a North Korean communications satellite would broadcast, bid farewell to ER, complain about hospital shows, and reflect on their memories of The Matrix. This episode was recorded in bullet time.

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Episode 40: Broadcasting from A North Korean Satellite originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Episode 39: Chips Are Free. Dinner Extra. Mar 30, 2009

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Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Ryan Sheely, and Matthew Wrather overthink guilty pop cultural pleasures, Dante’s Inferno (the movie based on the video game), the Jack Bauer cowboy/superhero myth, sexting, the Home Alone Syndrome, improbable sequels, and movie songs that tell you the plot of the movie.

Listeners from North Dakota: Please visit Paradiso restaurant and send us some pictures.

Tell us what you think! Email podcast AT overthinkingit DOT com or call 20-EAT-LOG-01—that’s (203) 285-6401.

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Episode 39: Chips Are Free. Dinner Extra. originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

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