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This Is the End

year 2013decade 10sdirector Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberggenre Comedy
host Bill Simmonshost Chris Ryanhost Craig Horlbeckproducer Craig Horlbeck
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The film

This Is the End (2013)

Directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg · Comedy

107 minutes

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Cast

Selected cast credits · Film reference

James Franco James Franco
Jonah Hill Jonah Hill
Seth Rogen Seth Rogen
Jay Baruchel Jay Baruchel
Danny McBride Danny McBride
Craig Robinson Craig Robinson
Michael Cera Michael Cera
Emma Watson Emma Watson
Mindy Kaling Mindy Kaling
David Krumholtz David Krumholtz
Christopher Mintz-Plasse Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Rihanna Rihanna
Martin Starr Martin Starr
Paul Rudd Paul Rudd
Channing Tatum Channing Tatum
Kevin Hart Kevin Hart
Aziz Ansari Aziz Ansari
Nick Carter Nick Carter
Howie Dorough Howie Dorough
Brian Littrell Brian Littrell
AJ McLean AJ McLean
Kevin Richardson Kevin Richardson
Brian Huskey Survivor
Ricky Mabe Cannibal dressed as Santa Claus
Carol Sutton Convenience-store cashier

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48:55

Casting What-Ifs

Mila Kunis or Kristen Stewart for Emma Watson; several lost cameos

Mila Kunis or Kristen Stewart for Emma Watson; several lost cameos

In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 00:48:55Read transcript
  • Mila Kunis was reportedly the original Emma Watson-role choice and is favored by one participant for her comic history with the cast.
  • Others defend Emma Watson because Hermione’s presence and her perceived innocence make the scene stranger and funnier.
  • Kristen Stewart is proposed as a Twilight-based alternate. — Bill Simmons
  • Cameron Diaz was reportedly lost when production moved from Los Angeles to New Orleans. — Bill Simmons
  • Daniel Radcliffe reportedly declined a role. — Bill Simmons
  • An alternate ending with Morgan Freeman pretending to be God is described and rejected in favor of the Backstreet Boys ending. — Bill Simmons
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52:12

Recasting Couch

Jason Segel for James Franco; a modern cohort remake

Jason Segel for James Franco; a modern cohort remake

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 00:52:12Read transcript
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54:13

Half-Assed Internet Research

Rihanna slap, reused duffel, ratings, deleted material, music, and geography

Rihanna slap, reused duffel, ratings, deleted material, music, and geography

In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 00:54:13Read transcript
  • Michael Cera reportedly asked Rihanna to slap him for real after he slapped her, leading to repeated hard takes. — Bill Simmons
  • Emma Watson’s water duffel is identified as the same prop used in Pineapple Express. — Bill Simmons
  • The filmmakers expected an NC-17 and were surprised that extreme material survived with an R rating. — Bill Simmons
  • Test audiences rejected a cannibal sequence in which McBride drinks from Franco’s severed foot. — Bill Simmons
  • A marijuana scene with Hitler was nearly filmed and then rejected. — Bill Simmons
  • Step Into a World at Franco’s house samples Rapture.
  • The opening directions name several canyon routes, prompting questions about the fictional house location. — Bill Simmons
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59:53

Picking Nits

Impossible Los Angeles geography and celebrity behavior

Impossible Los Angeles geography and celebrity behavior

In the discussion (6)
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  • Franco’s supposed hill house cannot plausibly sit three blocks from Melrose and appears to combine several neighborhoods. — Bill Simmons
  • Six men being frightened away by Emma Watson with an axe is questioned, then defended because the characters are helpless actors. — Bill Simmons
  • Seth Rogen personally meeting Jay at the airport is considered implausible at his 2013 fame level. — Craig Horlbeck
  • Sending a driver is proposed as the plausible alternative.
  • Michael Cera and Mindy Kaling are considered an implausible sexual pairing, though that mismatch is defended as the joke. — Bill Simmons
  • Waiting at the airport gate after 9/11 is identified as a separate implausibility. — Bill Simmons
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1:03:17

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Bodily functions, Aja, Michael Cera, and Jay Baruchel

Bodily functions, Aja, Michael Cera, and Jay Baruchel

In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:03:17Read transcript
  • The panel settles on two bowel movements per day rather than six. — Bill Simmons
  • Aja the spaniel is initially presumed dead, then identified as the dog Seth holds in heaven. — Bill Simmons
  • A crude question about Michael Cera’s body is answered affirmatively as part of the film’s persona joke. — Bill Simmons
  • Whether Jay Baruchel is genuinely difficult is debated using his dislike of Los Angeles and real resentment of Seth’s newer friends. — Bill Simmons
  • Jay is defended as better company in Canada and as skillfully playing his own type.
  • His pleasure at Mindy Kaling’s compliment is cited as a revealing moment within the caricature.
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1:05:27

Best Double Feature

Pineapple Express or Project X

Pineapple Express or Project X

In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:05:27Read transcript
  • Pineapple Express is selected by one participant and Project X by another.
  • The discussion expands into why the group avoided sequels and which comedy sequels have worked. — Bill Simmons
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