the groundhog day project

the timing is all wrong with phils arrival at gobbler's knob in #groundhogday minute 77, but phil knows about a version of the prognostication that is not in the movie... and he's also taking an interest in larry as a person. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

the time loop is watching, the clock offers infinity, baby steps, and phil's morning timing, with reference to happy death day and the map of tiny perfect things as well as a big old continuity problem in #groundhogday minute 76. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

phil continues talking... to rita, to the time loop, in #groundhogday minute 75. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

while rita sleeps, phil is genuine in #groundhogday minute 74. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

rita falls asleep as phil has been reading poetry (but we only hear one line of a poem that isn't even in this book) in #groundhogday minute 73. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

ego-death, infodumping, what you get, why the time loop is not 10,000 years long, and what i'd do with a time loop... #groundhogday minute 72. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

in phil's room in #groundhogday minute 71, rita tries her hand at throwing cards in a hat and phil proclaims himself a jerk. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

phil convinces rita with a note and i coin an alternative to a 'plot hole' - the 'background character hole' - in #groundhogday minute 70. plus, does rita know who larry is? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

phil knows about nancy, knows a tray will fall, and knows that rita likes the thighs of perfectly roasted chicken* in #groundhogday minute 69. * that's a reference from the stage musical, not the movie. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

phil knows stuff about strangers, i (apparently) can't even remember some friends' names, fred is freaking out, and rita still isn't buying the god thing in #groundhogday minute 68. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

the god phil recounts the ways he has died, doris doesn't get to say her best line, and phil is still not on the path to self-improvement in #groundhogday minute 67. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

i explain electrocution badly and discuss the unselfishness banner in the dining room as phil tries death by toaster, by truck, and by swan dive before rita identifies his corpse in #groundhogday minute 66. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

phil and phil fly to their fiery deaths, there's no engine, there's clearly fake lighting, and rita's hair moves... and phil wakes up in need of some toast in #groundhogday minute 65. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

phil reaches a dead end at the quarry, local cop is prepared to shoot him, and larry is already shooting (with his camera) in #groundhogday minute 64. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

phil lets phil drive, scooter bites bill, and i still don't know where they filmed some of this chase sequence in #groundhogday minute 63. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

despite goober's questions, phil steals phil (and a truck) and takes off in #groundhogday minute 62, and of course, i get briefly sidetracked by my phil connors doll and an imdb goof about a railway overpass. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

phil's depression, the necessity of the adolescent phase in personal growth, a rant about the state of american politics, and phil still connects with rita in #groundhogday minute 61. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

phil takes a turn into the darkness and smashes some radios... or rather smashes one radio multiple times in #groundhogday minute 60. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

phil knows all the jeopardy answers but that doesn't mean that he's doing okay in #groundhogday minute 59. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

phil arrives at gobbler's knob exhausted, depressed, and the next day can't even get out of bed in #groundhogday minute 58. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

rita slaps phil, rita slaps phil, rita slaps phil, rita slaps phil, rita slaps phil, rita slaps phil, rita slaps phil, and phil walks past some ice sculptures in #groundhogday minute 57. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

phil pushes too hard, rita slaps him, ice cream is conveniently on hand, and phil is losing himself by trying to stick to a script in #groundhogday minute 56. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

phil pushes too far and a little rocky road can definitely not keep rita from leaving in #groundhogday minute 55. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

phil and rita move to the couch and i get sidetracked by the incorrect internal geography of this part of the cherry street inn before nitpicking phil's approach to seduction in #groundhogday minute 54. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

phil and rita arrive at the cherry street inn, rita most definitely is not easily amazed, but phil's room is lovely... even if he is problematic in #groundhogday minute 53. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★