Episode 112 - Lethal Weapon

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03/08/22 • 169 min

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Over one hundred episodes in and we're not too old for anything, especially not THE 1980s buddy cop archetype in Lethal Weapon. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ethan, and Georiga as we're heading to Los Angeles in search of a roof to jump off. We're noticing Christmas trees everywhere in our 112th episode as we discuss:

Whether Lethal Weapon is a Christmas movie
Some of the literal stunt work that was done in this
We discuss when a murder isn't really a murder
Liam shares stories of a mis-spent youth
Ethan shares a brave story
The trifecta of beverages that were Canadian Mist, Clearly Canadian, and Orbitz
How important is intent alone when discussing a crime
We discuss the difference between UK & US fire hydrants
Liam's not allowed honourable mentions ever again
We find out who the Fledgling Fandom thought had the best Batman voice
We share how you can be involved in our 2nd birthday celebration
Whether or not Lethal Weapon is the Best Film Ever

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Rev Bruce
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Ensign Ian Davies
Chris Pedersen
Katie McRae
Duane Smith (Duane Smith!)
Randal Silva
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Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog. Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song. You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

0:00 - Opening Banter
16:00 - Shoutouts
32:10 - Deep Dive
2:08:25 - Endgame

Whether Lethal Weapon is a Christmas movie
Some of the literal stunt work that was done in this
We discuss when a murder isn't really a murder
Liam shares stories of a mis-spent youth
Ethan shares a brave story
The trifecta of beverages that were Canadian Mist, Clearly Canadian, and Orbitz
How important is intent alone when discussing a crime
We discuss the difference between UK & US fire hydrants
Liam's not allowed honourable mentions ever again
We find out who the Fledgling Fandom thought had the best Batman voice
We share how you can be involved in our 2nd birthday celebration
Whether or not Lethal Weapon is the Best Film Ever

Become a Patron of this podcast and support the BFE at https://www.patreon.com/BFE

We are extremely thankful to our following Patrons for their most generous support:

Rev Bruce
Juleen from It Goes Down In The PM
Hermes from The Scuttlebutt Podcast
Lina Oberholzer
Ensign Ian Davies
Chris Pedersen
Katie McRae
Duane Smith (Duane Smith!)
Randal Silva
The Yeetmeister

Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog. Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song. You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

0:00 - Opening Banter
16:00 - Shoutouts
32:10 - Deep Dive
2:08:25 - Endgame

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