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Media Bites – September 2019

Here’s the wrap up for all of the movies, TV, music and other media I consumed in September that I thought was worth sharing.

Movies

Between Two Ferns: The Movie – What a ridiculous movie, but so funny. The plot isn’t anything deep or interesting, but like with the Internet show, it’s all about the interviews. Definitely check it out for a lot of laughs, including the blooper reel. There are also extended cuts of interviews on YouTube from David Letterman, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Paul Rudd that you should also check out.

Ad Astra – This was a strange movie. It was like someone was trying to cross Apocalypse Now with 2001: A Space Odyssey and didn’t really hit either mark. I mean, I enjoyed it, but it’s not something I’d probably ever watch again.

TV

The Office – I’ve been wanting to rewatch this show before it left Netflix forever, and what a treat it was to revisit the Dunder Mifflin crew and these characters again. Some of the (few) gripes I had about the show are still there but they have lessened over the years. This is definitely one of my all-time favorite shows

Fleabag (S1-2) – This Amazon show has been on our list for a while, but we decided to pick it up after it won a ton of Emmys earlier this month. It’s really funny and very easy to watch (both seasons combined clock in under 6 hours). I love the fourth wall breaks that this show does. It’s a little more obvious and direct than when Jim does it in The Office and is meant to play more for laughs and for Phoebe Waller-Bridge to give her internal monologue to the viewers.

Music

Like I did for 2018, I’ve been keeping both an Apple Music playlist and Spotify playlist updated that includes all of my favorite new songs from 2019.

Here is the 2018 playlist: Apple Music / Spotify.

Podcasts

Somehow I Manage – While we rewatched The Office I read an article that said that Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey were going to start a podcast about The Office, and I was excited. So excited that it made me go see if there were any other podcasts about the show, and I found one and have been listening through the episodes. I mostly like it, but I think it’s because of my love for The Office and it’s so fresh in my mind after the rewatch. I think as soon as I catch up to their current show I’ll like it a little more once I’m only listening to it once a week.