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**Overthinking It Podcast**

Overthinking It subjects the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn’t deserve.

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Episode 38: Der Haifisch in Venedig Mar 23, 2009

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Matthew Wrather hosts a panel including Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, and Jordan Stokes to Overthink:

Series Finales (real and imagined)
Battlestar Galactaca. Spoiler Alert: There will be no more episodes.
The Blunders and Successes of SyFy
Allegories of the Book of Mormon
The Twilight Movie: The nuance of pornography, the subtlety of horror, the sexiness of melodrama.

Links Mentioned in the Podcast:

Sandglass: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CNSAXO?ie=UTF8&tag=overtit-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000CNSAXO
SyFy’s original Films: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sci_Fi_Pictures_original_films
Battlestar Galactica and Mormonism: http://www.millennialstar.org/2006/02/12/battlestar-galactica-and-mormonism/
Turbo Boost: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arL04K3HLMw

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Episode 38: Der Haifisch in Venedig 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 37: Fair and Balanced Mar 16, 2009

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Mark Lee hosts as he, Matt Belinkie, and Josh McNeil overthink the Watchmen movie one last time (at least on the podcast), the Jim Cramer vs. John Jon Stewart showdown, and our Google Reader habits. Plus, Lee reveals a deep, dark secret from his past for the first time. (Feel free to flame him in the comments.)

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Episode 37: Fair and Balanced 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 36: Watchmen Internal Affairs Mar 09, 2009

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Matthew Wrather hosts a panel including Peter Fenzel, Joshua McNeil, David Shechner, and (drumroll) new OTI staff writer John Perich to overthink the Watchmen movie, which several of us have seen and all of us pontificate about, with minor digressions into Leonard Cohen and (of course) The Wire.

Tell us what you think! Email podcast AT overthinkingit DOT com or call 20-EAT-LOG-01… that’s (203) 285-6401. And do us a favor and take the very short survey!

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Episode 36: Watchmen Internal Affairs 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 35: Who [Verb]s the [Verb]ers? Mar 02, 2009

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By popular demand, Shana Mlawski makes her Overthinking It Podcast debut in this episode. She is joined by Mark Lee, Matthew Belinkie, and Peter Fenzel who overthink the Jonas Brothers concert movie, Watchmen, and other unfilmable things.

Warning: Watchmen (graphic novel) spoilers contained. We tried our best predict how the movie would end, so it’s possible (though highly unlikely) that we managed to spoil the ending of the movie as well.

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Episode 35: Who [Verb]s the [Verb]ers? 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 34: NSFW Feb 24, 2009

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Estragon: Well, shall we talk about the Oscars®?
Vladimir: Yes, let’s talk about the Oscars®.
(They do not talk about the Oscars®.)

The Overthinkers troll Wikipedia for dirty pictures, discuss the nature of the umlaut, and eventually get around to talking about the Oscars®. Almost.

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Episode 34: NSFW 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)]

Maybe I'll call in sick . . . — **Twittered Out by Oscar** Feb 23, 2009
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Maybe I’ll call in sick . . .

Your loyal OTIers stayed up and livetwittered the Oscars last night. You know we love movies a heckuva lot, and it was a pretty special night. With musical numbers and stuff.

And a bunch of us also helped move one of our key contributors to a new apartment. [*N.B. We didn’t actually help him, Pete. He hired moviers. But we were totes with him in spirit. —Ed.*]

So, while we usually upload a fresh podcast on Monday morning for you all to enjoy at the top of a fresh week, it’s going to have to wait a day.

Because if we’re ever going to pull down that coveted Best Actress Oscar, we’re going to need our beauty sleep.

Here’s what we twittered. Is this self-indulgent? Maybe. But it was pretty entertaining—at least for us—and we hope you enjoy it too.

Twittered Out by Oscar 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 33: Oscar Predictions Across Alternate Universes Feb 16, 2009

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Mark Lee hosts a panel consisting of Peter Fenzel and Jordan Stokes who, before they get to Oscar® predictions, overthink Joaquin Phoenix’s b izarre Letterman interview, Monster Ballads, Confessions of a Shopaholic, and the new Friday the 13th movie. Comments? Rants? Raves? Call 20-EAT-LOG-01 (that’s (203) 285-6401).

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After the jump: The list of Oscar® pics that the panel chose during the podcast. All of the author’s predictions are of course correct for the alternate universe for which they infallibly see the future, but check back next week to see if any of these lined up with reality as we purportedly perceive it (Note: before you rip Lee’s predictions to shreds, either listen to the podcast to determine his criteria, or just look for the pattern). Best Picture Lee: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Fenzel: Frost/Nixon Stokes: Slumdog Millionaire Milk The Reader Best Director Lee, Fenzel, Stokes: Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire Stephen Daldry – The Reader David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon Gus Van Sant – Milk
Best Actor Lee: Richard Jenkins – The Visitor Fenzel: Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon Stokes: * Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler Sean Penn – Milk Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Best Actress Lee: Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married Stokes: Meryl Streep – Doubt Fenzel: Kate Winslet – The Reader Angelina Jolie – Changeling Melissa Leo – Frozen River
Best Supporting Actor Lee: Josh Brolin – Milk Fenzel Stokes: Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight Robert Downey, Jr. – Tropic Thunder Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt Michael Shannon – Revolutionary Road Best Supporting Actress Lee: Amy Adams – Doubt Fenzel, Stokes: Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona Viola Davis – Doubt Taraji P. Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Original Screenplay Fenzel: Milk Lee: Frozen River Stokes: WALL-E Happy-Go-Lucky In Bruges Best Adapted Screenplay Lee: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Fenzel: Frost/Nixon Stokes: Slumdog Millionaire The Reader Doubt Best Animated Feature Lee: Bolt Fenzel: Kung Fu Panda Stokes: WALL-E Best Foreign Language Film Fenzel: Waltz with Bashir (Israel) Stokes: The Class (France) Lee: The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany) Departures (Japan) Revanche (Austria) Best Animated Short Lee: La Maison En Petits Cubes Stokes, Fenzel: Oktapodi Lavatory – Lovestory Presto This Way Up Best Art Direction Lee: Changeling Fenzel: Revolutionary Road Stokes: The Dark Knight The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Duchess
Best Cinematography Fenzel: Slumdog Millionaire Lee: Changeling Stokes: The Dark Knight The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Reader Best Costume Design Lee: Australia Stokes, Fenzel: The Duchess The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Milk Revolutionary Road
Best Documentary Feature Lee, Stokes: Encounters at the End of the World Fenzel: Man on Wire Nerakhoon (The Betrayal) The Garden Trouble the Water Best Documentary Short Lee, Fenzel: The Conscience of Nhem En Stokes: Smile Pinki The Final Inch The Witness Best Film Editing Lee: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Stokes: The Dark Knight Fenzel: Frost/Nixon Milk Slumdog Millionaire Best Live Action Short Lee, Stokes: Manon On the Asphalt Fenzel: The Pig On the Line New Boy Toyland Best Makeup Lee: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Fenzel, Stokes: Hellboy II: The Golden Army The Dark Knight Best Original Score Lee: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Fenzel: Milk Stokes: Slumdog Millionaire Defiance WALL-E Best Original Song Lee: “Down to Earth” from WALL-E Stokes: “Jai Ho” from Slumdog Millionaire Fenzel: “O Saya” from Slumdog Millionaire Best Sound Editing Lee:The Dark Knight Fenzel, Stokes: Wanted Iron Man Slumdog Millionaire WALL-E Best Sound Mixing Lee: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Stokes: WALL-E Fenzel: Wanted The Dark Knight Slumdog Millionaire Best Visual Effects Lee, Stokes, Fenzel: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight Iron Man

Episode 33: Oscar Predictions Across Alternate Universes 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 32: Music You Will Never Hear Feb 09, 2009

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Matthew Wrather hosts a panel including Mark Lee, Peter Fenzel, and Ryan Sheely (with special guest John Levin) to overthink the moderate suck-fest that is the Grammys and our recent visit to New York Comic-Con.

Comments? Rants? Raves? Email podcast at overthinkingit dot com or call 20-EAT-LOG-01 (that’s (203) 285-6401).

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Episode 32: Music You Will Never Hear 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 31: Superbowl Minus Football Feb 02, 2009

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The Overthinkers tackle everything about the superbowl except, um, football. Matthew Wrather hosts a panel including Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, and Mark Lee to overthink Superbowl commercials, the Bruce Springsteen halftime show, and why nobody ever made a Star Trek about a cargo ship.

Comments? Rants? Raves? Email podcast at overthinkingit dot com or call 20-EAT-LOG-01 (that’s (203) 285-6401).

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Episode 31: Superbowl Minus Football 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 30: The New Episode 20 Jan 26, 2009

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The Overthinkers (well, some of them) gather in New York’s East Village. Matthew Wrather hosts a panel including Matthew Belinkie, Mark Lee, Jordan Stokes, and Ryan Sheely (live), and Peter Fenzel and Dave Shechner (remotely) to Overthink listener questions, the inauguration, Barack Obama’s cult of personality, and the Oscars.

As always, call 20-EAT-LOG-01 (that’s (203) 285-6401) to leave a voicemail. (Email is still down.)

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Episode 30: The New Episode 20 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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