2001: A Space Odyssey · The Rewatchables ·June 1, 2026 2001: A Space Odyssey Casting What-Ifs Alternate casting and music contributors are discussed, with uncertainty preserved around Pink Floyd. In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 01:53:26Read transcript Casting possibilities are reviewed as reported production history. — Steven Spielberg Pink Floyd is said to have been approached for music, but the claim is explicitly doubted. — Bill Simmons
2001: A Space Odyssey · The Rewatchables ·June 1, 2026 2001: A Space Odyssey The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance HAL and Vivian Kubrick’s brief Bush-baby conversation In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 01:56:36Read transcript HAL is the leading short-impact performer choice. — Bill Simmons Vivian Kubrick asking for a Bush baby is another participant’s choice.
2001: A Space Odyssey · The Rewatchables ·June 1, 2026 2001: A Space Odyssey Recasting Couch No added name actors In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 01:57:05Read transcript They would not put any name actors in the movie. — Bill Simmons
2001: A Space Odyssey · The Rewatchables ·June 1, 2026 2001: A Space Odyssey Half-Assed Internet Research Names, effects-shot counts, Kubrick’s writing, tablets, a suffocation hazard, production costs, and Ligeti’s music rights In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 01:57:05Read transcript An astronaut name prompts a Janusz Kaminski anecdote, followed by reports that Kubrick approached other writers. — Bill Simmons The 205 effects shots, tablet-prior-art dispute, endangered stuntman, set cost, and unauthorized Ligeti music are reported. — Steven Spielberg
2001: A Space Odyssey · The Rewatchables ·June 1, 2026 2001: A Space Odyssey Apex Mountain 2001: Kubrick’s public breakthrough and the Big Bang for serious science-fiction cinema In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 02:00:46Read transcript The guest selects this as the point when the public discovered Kubrick. — Bill Simmons The film is described as the Big Bang for serious science-fiction movies. — Steven Spielberg
2001: A Space Odyssey · The Rewatchables ·June 1, 2026 2001: A Space Odyssey Cruise or Hanks? Hanks overall; Cruise as Bowman and Hanks as Floyd; Cruise as the lead ape In the discussion (3) Approx. transcript time · 02:02:37Read transcript Hanks is selected because of his astronaut association with Apollo 13. — Bill Simmons A second answer casts the transcript’s “Cruz” as Bowman and Hanks as Floyd. The transcript’s “Cruz” is proposed as the lead ape for his physical commitment. — Bill Simmons
2001: A Space Odyssey · The Rewatchables ·June 1, 2026 2001: A Space Odyssey Scorsese or Spielberg? Spielberg In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 02:03:30Read transcript The guest’s own presence makes Spielberg the no-brainer choice. — Bill Simmons
2001: A Space Odyssey · The Rewatchables ·June 1, 2026 2001: A Space Odyssey Picking Nits Ape suits in 4K, HAL’s lip-reading, the title year, HAL’s tactical failures, and the G rating In the discussion (3) Approx. transcript time · 02:03:49Read transcript The ape suits, HAL’s lip-reading ability, and whether 2001 denotes a literal year are examined. HAL’s failure to anticipate or prevent Bowman’s shutdown is challenged and then interpreted. — Steven Spielberg The movie’s G rating is questioned and compared with Jaws.
2001: A Space Odyssey · The Rewatchables ·June 1, 2026 2001: A Space Odyssey Just One Oscar Kubrick: Best Picture and Best Director (the panel ignored the one-award premise); Douglas Trumbull: effects In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 02:08:03Read transcript Kubrick is chosen for picture and director, and Trumbull is added for special effects. — Bill Simmons
2001: A Space Odyssey · The Rewatchables ·June 1, 2026 2001: A Space Odyssey Probably Unanswerable Questions HAL’s breakdown, the monoliths’ origin, the moon-landing resemblance, and the disappearance of the name Hal In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 02:08:29Read transcript The group offers competing explanations for HAL’s breakdown and asks who delivered the monoliths. The moon-landing resemblance and whether the movie ruined the name Hal are raised.
2001: A Space Odyssey · The Rewatchables ·June 1, 2026 2001: A Space Odyssey What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie? Bowman’s spacesuit; HAL’s eye; the lost monolith In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 02:11:14Read transcript The guest says he bought Bowman’s spacesuit and donated it to the Academy Museum. Peter Jackson is said to own HAL’s eye, while stories about destroyed props are questioned.
2001: A Space Odyssey · The Rewatchables ·June 1, 2026 2001: A Space Odyssey The Coach Finstock Award for Best Life Lesson Never close your mind to an impossible possibility. In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 02:13:06Read transcript The agreed lesson is to remain open to impossible possibilities. — Bill Simmons
