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Halloween II The Rewatchables
Halloween II

Who Won the Movie?

Michael Myers

In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:42:16Read transcript
  • Two choices go to “Big Mikey” for relentless presence and survival.
  • The dissent chooses Pleasence because Loomis dominates the movie, commits to every warning, and survives an arc nearly as indestructible as Michael’s.
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Donald Pleasence / Dr. Loomis
Quiz Show The Rewatchables
Quiz Show

Most Rewatchable Scene

No consensus: Van Doren–Stempel game/montage; Goodwin–Van Doren friendship/Connecticut

In the discussion (16)
Approx. transcript time · 00:35:38Read transcript
  • The Chrysler opener was praised, though its Sputnik button was criticized as overly obvious. — Brian Koppelman
  • Stempel’s first appearance inside the 1950s quiz-show set was nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Van Doren’s interview and the producers’ uncertainty about whether he took the bait were nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • The Paymer–Azaria comedy-team exchanges were nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Stempel learning he must lose, including the $70,000 humiliation line, was nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Van Doren beating Stempel after recognizing the audition question was nominated for its “what would you do” tension. — Bill Simmons
  • The “things are looking up for Charles Van Doren” montage was nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • The fake shoe-tie used to delay the limousine was nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • The chocolate-cake confrontation between Charles and his father was nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Stempel’s testimony was nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • The network president lobbying Van Doren and warning that speculation becomes fact was nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Charles confessing to his father and Schofield’s reaction were nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Van Doren’s statement about borrowed wings and an unbuilt foundation was nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • The ending was included among the candidates. — Bill Simmons
  • One preference was the stretch from Van Doren beating Stempel through the montage and shoe-tie. — Brian Koppelman
  • A competing preference was the Goodwin–Van Doren near-friendship from the club through the Connecticut visit. — Brian Koppelman
Quiz Show The Rewatchables
Quiz Show

What’s Aged the Best?

The class world, father–son relationship, rigged-reality prescience, character actors, and enduring craft all drew praise.

In the discussion (11)
Approx. transcript time · 00:46:36Read transcript
  • The 1950s upper-class circles and outsider seduction were praised. — Bill Simmons
  • The father–son dynamic was praised for communicating weight and deference with little screen time. — Bill Simmons
  • The film’s treatment of rigged reality shows was seen as newly resonant. — Bill Simmons
  • Children wanting to grow up to be Joe DiMaggio was enjoyed as authentic period texture. — Brian Koppelman
  • Barry Levinson’s performance aged well. — Bill Simmons
  • Martin Scorsese’s performance aged well. — Bill Simmons
  • The surviving footage of Stempel intentionally missing the answer was praised as revealing source material. — Bill Simmons
  • Paul Attanasio’s decision to make the fixed loss the dramatic climax was praised as screenwriting craft. — Bill Simmons
  • Geritol’s once-ubiquitous brand presence was enjoyed as vanished commercial history. — Bill Simmons
  • Mark Van Doren’s poker-table sucker maxim was praised and recognized as an unconscious precursor to Rounders. — Brian Koppelman
  • Goodwin’s line about not knowing which end of an ace is up was praised. — Brian Koppelman
Quiz Show The Rewatchables
Quiz Show

What’s Aged the Worst?

Morrow’s accent, Geritol’s claims, damage to quiz shows, and altered history

In the discussion (10)
Approx. transcript time · 00:55:39Read transcript
  • Rob Morrow’s Boston accent was the first cited problem. — Bill Simmons
  • Geritol’s fatigue claims were effective only for people with anemia, according to the cited FTC history. — Bill Simmons
  • Geritol’s “my wife, I think I’ll keep her” comeback campaign was recalled as controversial. — Bill Simmons
  • The scandal caused stricter quiz-show laws and a long genre slump. — Bill Simmons
  • The film compressed roughly three years of scandal into one. — Bill Simmons
  • The film made Van Doren choose his wrong answer when NBC actually made that choice. — Bill Simmons
  • The film simplified the tied-game sequence and implied it ended sooner than it did. — Bill Simmons
  • Goodwin’s investigative importance was enlarged over the people who had already done much of the legwork. — Bill Simmons
  • Van Doren objected that the closing text erased his continued teaching after the scandal. — Brian Koppelman
  • Van Doren’s 2008 New Yorker defense was read as evidence that ego, fame, and money still shaped his account. — Brian Koppelman
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Quiz Show

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Rob Morrow should have become a movie star; releasing a year later might have won Best Picture and Director

In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 00:59:52Read transcript
  • Rob Morrow should have become one of the world’s biggest movie stars after this performance. — Bill Simmons
  • Had the film opened in 1995, it could have beaten Braveheart for Picture and Director. — Bill Simmons
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