The Twilight/Arbys Playcast

We're going to discuss movies that are adapted from books and get into a sublist of Rolling Stone Magazine's 30 best Stephen King stories that were turned into movies.    - Why 3 out of 5 isn't that bad of a rating - Should movies based on books lists be ranked on how good the movie was, how good the book was, or how good the adaptation was? - What Stephen King film contributed to my delinquency a...

No episode this week, just checking in. Got a lot on my plate and on my mind. Love your people and we'll be back with a full episode next week. 

Happy New Year. Today we recap the crazy 2020, but don't worry, we're not doing a recap of 2020, just what we covered on the improbably run of the first 27ish episodes of the worlds worst podcast, The Silver Linings Playcast.    -What were the best episodes so far? -We had several guests, and what was going on in the hosts life -Did the break make us better or worse? -Where is the SLPlaycast heade...

Happy New Year everyone, episode 27. Today we talk about what makes a good background movie/tv show to have on while you zone out and is there a difference between background movies and fall asleep movies.   -Do holiday movies make better choices to fall asleep to? -The top 41 movies to fall asleep to...according to Christopher Rosa and no one else -What is a genre of movie I think is never good t...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. This week we're not getting deep into any philosophy, unless you consider what constitutes a Christmas movie philosophy.  -Three different definitions of what a Christmas Movie is -Entertainment Weekly's Top 10 Christmas Movies -Kris Kristofferson and Bradley Cooper share these two things -SLP is a Christmas movie The Silverlinings Playcast is available on all m...

After watching The Good Place and talking about the concept of soulmates, several questions arose, including the where the concept of a soulmate comes from and what it actually means.  -There are 7 different words for love in Greek, and 1 in English -Philosophy of self - Body vs Memory -Is clay the same as a statue? -Why Platonic love is not just about no sex -Pat and Tiffany have the best love. F...

It's been awhile since I've watched SLP or read TSLP, so I've decided that it needs a fresh viewing before I can do too deep a dive into the intricate world of Pat Solitano/Peeples. In lieu of silver playtalk I discuss some of the other things I've been enjoying when I'm not focused on number one best Matthew Quick work of all time.  -Find out what language I think sounds ridiculous  -What are the...

Due to an overwhelming work schedule, the SLPlaycast is taking a week off. This isn't depression based or laziness, the host just needs some sleep. We'll be back next week with a full high quality episode...or if I get my act together we might slip a full one in mid week before next thursday. #KissKissFingerGun

Today we discuss the top 10 +/- fictional or fictitious depictions of couples in movies and TV based on my arbitrary standards of relatability, realism, and aww factor. We then decide where Pat and Tiff would fall on such a list.  - The philosophy of self-identity - What makes a good story couple?  - Who are the best pairings in Film and TV? - Team Dean (whose name I couldn't remember) Jess, or Lo...

Back for the first full episode in a while. I discuss, is SLP a good movie to watch when you're (I'm) depressed?  -Different types of sad -What do you like to listen to/watch when you're sad? -Why is Malcolm Gladwell's 10K hours theory right and so wrong? -What does Shinji Ikari and Godzilla have to do with a Danish Philosopher and David O Russell? All the social media handles below are valid, but...

Not a complete episode and not really about Silver Linings Playbook, but highly inspired, and related to a previous episode. I'm not fully back yet, but we're getting there. 

Welcome back. We're almost back on track. Today I discuss in a mini-episode, some of my favorite other podcasts to check out while you wait for a full episode of The Silver Linings Playcast which will be back next week with a more SLP centric episode. 

Last week that I can't quite do it, but I'm a lot better, getting myself together. Check back next week and hopefully we'll be back on track. Thanks for all the support and checking in. I really do love you all. Sorry, I'm the worst. 

One more week, not ready to record a new podcast, but here is another podcast I was one. My best friend, who I'm sorry I haven't talked to or responded to, but he had me on his podcast a year ago. Hope it's more fun than I'm being right now. 

Sorry

Still can't get myself together to do the full podcast. I'm sorry to my friends. You deserve better friendship than I'm able to give. Fuck me.

It just wasn't the week for this, but for continuity sake, this is an episode. Hopefully, I'll get my shit together and be back next week with a quality episode. 

I discuss actress Jennifer Lawrence and how her performance stacks up against Bradley Coopers in SLP and find out how many acting awards she has won out of the 189 she's been nominated for, including some of the craziest movie awards I've ever heard of.  -Find out why JLAW's entry into the acting field was like a fairytale story. -What famous comedian gave her, her big break? -Why does she need a...

I discuss actor Bradley Cooper, and everything about how the lead of SLP got into acting, and many other easter eggs linking SLP and a bunch of other stops along Mr. Cooper's career to date.  -What big career accomplishment do I think Bradley Cooper will achieve in the next 15 years? -What famously creepy director is responsible for BC's acting career? -It's possible to win awards for the worst wo...

Last week I was a special guest on The Yeah Come On show with Southside Steve. It was a fun interview, so we are going to have a special edition of the Silver Linings Playcast where we broadcast the audio from episode 68 of The Yeah Come On show. There are links to the video if you want to watch the zoom video feed. You'll get to know the host of Silver Linings Playcast more than you ever wanted t...

So this week is a little bit of a cop out. I recorded this episode as a back up, and all it is is me watching the movie and talking along with what I'm thinking. I'm a little distracted, I'm running out in to the street to deliver my own letter that I may have written a week ago. #KissKissFingerGun Hopefully I'll be back with a far more information packed episode next week.    Follow us on social...

I discuss the book The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. I wanted to discuss why TBJ is such a great companion novel to The Silver Linings Playbook and how it might have influenced its writing, but we get a little sidetracked.  -What are the different narrative points of view (POVs) -The top 10 unreliable narrators from fiction -Are Pat Peeples and Esther Greenwood the same people -We have a new antagonis...

I pick up where I left off last week breaking down the second half of a less than stellar 2012 film review that was featured in The New Yorker.  https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/the-book-on-silver-linings-playbook -Why author Richard Brody is wrong about Silver Linings Playbook -Not willing mental health solutions -Why the film isn't faith based, but could be -SLP is the anti-French...

In this episode I break down the first half of a less than stellar 2012 film review that was featured in The New Yorker.  https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/the-book-on-silver-linings-playbook -Why author Richard Brody is wrong about Silver Linings Playbook -Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald & Sylvia Plath -No one is trying to "will" a happy ending -Pat Peeples should be a WWE gim...

I have one of my best friends and co-tv writers on to talk about writing and discuss a film series that like Silver Linings Playbook was based on a book(s). -Where writers get inspiration -Our writing processes -How our writing grows, and how our enjoyment of comedy has grown with our increased writing knowledge -What we want our writing to do -Why Twilight isn't as bad as you think it is Check ou...