Randy requested "courtroom drama." Joe selected Dominick Dunne's retelling of the O.J. Simpson trial
Another City, Not My Own. Amy chose
The Lincoln Lawyer starring Matthew McConnaughey.
Show notes
What We're Into Lately:
Randy - U2's new tour. And Mad Max: Fury Road
Amy - Still more of The X-Files
- The incomparable Joe Bob Briggs (aka John Bloom)
- Clearing up some of O. J. Simpson's criminal record: He was convicted in 2008 on multiple felony counts and sentenced to 33 years in prison with the possibility of parole. He was granted parole from some of the convictions in 2013, but is continuing to be held for other charges. It is possible he could be released in 2017.
- Court TV launched on July 2, 1991. On January 1, 2008, it was renamed TruTV.
- The novel The Lincoln Lawyer was published in 2005.
- The AV Club's "Random Roles" with Bob Gunton.
- The beginning of the McConnaissance is hard to pinpoint... Was it with his excellent comedic cameo in Tropic Thunder (2008)? But that was followed by Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) - which Amy will happily defend but was critically drubbed and a commercial flop. The Lincoln Lawyer comes out in March 2011, followed later that year by Bernie and Killer Joe. So was Lincoln Lawyer the very tiniest beginning of the McConnaissance? Maybe.
Music
Intro: "The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)" - U2
Outro: "Hot Rod Lincoln" - Charlie Ryan and the Livinsgton Bros.
Next Episode
Joe's chosen the theme "Let's get the band back together." Amy and Randy both went with metaphorical bands rather than actual ones. Randy's giving us all the chance to rewatch
Galaxy Quest and Amy's reaching back for Donald E. Westlake's
Hot Rock.
