Episodes

  • Best Pick with Tom Salinsky and special guest Joy Wilkinson

    Episode 310. Star Trek: The City on the Edge of Forever

    Released 17 April 2024

    Today we watched “The City on the Edge of Forever”, the 28th episode of the original Star Trek’s first season. The script is credited to science fiction author Harlan Ellison, and the director was Joseph Pevney. It was first broadcast on 6 April 1967, and – yes, it’s the one with Joan Collins in.

    Lola https://youtu.be/8uSa8XkogRE

    Continuing our short season of episodes looking at Star Trek, to promote Tom’s new book Star Trek Discovering the TV Series, which is out now from all the usual places, including…

    From the publisher https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Star-Trek-Discovering-the-TV-Series-Hardback/p/49373 UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3IG5N9L US Amazon https://a.co/d/27aO9tZ UK bookstore https://www.waterstones.com/book/star-trek-discovering-the-tv-series/tom-salinsky/9781399035040 US bookstore https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/star-trek-tom-salinsky/1144095002?ean=9781399035040

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  • Best Pick with Tom Salinsky and special guest Dan Starkey

    Episode 309. Star Trek: The Devil in the Dark

    Released 10 April 2024

    “The Devil in the Dark” is the 25th episode of the original Star Trek, from its first season. It was written by producer Gene L Coon and directed by Joseph Pevney, and it was first shown on NBC on 9 March 1967.

    Thanks to special guest Dan Starkey who can shortly be seen on the London stage in The Government Inspector. https://www.marylebonetheatre.com/productions/the-government-inspector

    This continues our short season of episodes looking at Star Trek, to promote Tom’s new book Star Trek Discovering the TV Series, which is out now from all the usual places, including…

    From the publisher https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Star-Trek-Discovering-the-TV-Series-Hardback/p/49373 UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3IG5N9L US Amazon https://a.co/d/27aO9tZ UK bookstore https://www.waterstones.com/book/star-trek-discovering-the-tv-series/tom-salinsky/9781399035040 US bookstore https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/star-trek-tom-salinsky/1144095002?ean=9781399035040

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  • Best Pick with Tom Salinsky and special guest Andy Stanton

    Episode 308. Star Trek The Next Generation: Tapestry

    Released 3 April 2024

    “Tapestry” is the 15th episode in TNG’s excellent sixth season, featuring recurring character Q, first introduced in the pilot episode. It was written by Ronald Moore, directed by Les Landau and first shown on 15 February 1993.

    Continuing our short season of episodes looking at Star Trek, to promote Tom’s new book Star Trek Discovering the TV Series, which is out now from all the usual places, including…

    From the publisher https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Star-Trek-Discovering-the-TV-Series-Hardback/p/49373 UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3IG5N9L US Amazon https://a.co/d/27aO9tZ UK bookstore https://www.waterstones.com/book/star-trek-discovering-the-tv-series/tom-salinsky/9781399035040 US bookstore https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/star-trek-tom-salinsky/1144095002?ean=9781399035040

    To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on [email protected]. You can also Tweet us individually, @TomSalinsky or @AndyStanton15.

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  • Best Pick with Tom Salinsky and special guest Natalie Bochenski

    Episode 307. Star Trek (TOS): The Enemy Within

    Released 27 March 2024

    “The Enemy Within” is the fifth episode of the first season of Star Trek, first shown on 6 October 1966. It was written by Richard Matheson and directed by Leo Penn.

    This begins a short season of episodes looking at Star Trek, to promote Tom’s new book Star Trek Discovering the TV Series, which is out now from all the usual places, including…

    From the publisher https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Star-Trek-Discovering-the-TV-Series-Hardback/p/49373 UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3IG5N9L US Amazon https://a.co/d/27aO9tZ UK bookstore https://www.waterstones.com/book/star-trek-discovering-the-tv-series/tom-salinsky/9781399035040 US bookstore https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/star-trek-tom-salinsky/1144095002?ean=9781399035040

    To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on [email protected]. You can also Tweet us individually, @TomSalinsky or @girlclumsy.

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  • Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky

    The Oscars 2024

    Released 12 March 2024

    Following an unsuccessful attempt to record an episode immediately following the transmission of the 96th Academy Awards on ITV, we reconvened a couple of days later with hopefully more coherent thoughts.

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    To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on [email protected]. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky.

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  • Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky

    Episode 95.1: Oscar Nominations 2024

    Released 23 January 2024

    For this episode, we briefly discuss the nominations for the 96th Academy Awards, which were announced today by Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

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    To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on [email protected]. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky.

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  • Best Pick with John Dorney, Tom Salinsky and special guest Natalie Bochenski

    Doctor Who Specials #4: The Church on Ruby Road

    Released 30 December 2023

    For this episode, we open our Christmas presents only to discover that a goblin has sabotaged our stocking by wiring it up to the mains. Luckily, Natalie Bochenski from the Raven On Podcast is coming to our rescue.

    https://soundcloud.com/girlclumsy/raven-on-podcast Star Trek: Discovering the TV Series https://www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Trek-Discovering-Original-Generation/dp/1399035045/ https://www.actreact.com.au/

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    To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on [email protected]. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @GirlClumsy or @TomSalinsky.

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  • Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky

    Episode 95: Everything Everywhere All At Once

    Released 20 December 2023

    For this episode, we watched the 2022 Best Picture winner Everything Everywhere All At Once, written and directed by Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert). It won a very impressive seven awards including the trifecta of Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay and Best Director, and three of its cast walked away with awards too: Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis, with Stephanie Hsu also nominated.

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  • Best Pick with John Dorney, Tom Salinsky and special guest Natalie Bochenski

    Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials #3: The Giggle

    Released 12 December 2023

    For this episode, we fracture into two different incarnations, one right here on Best Pick, and the other over on Natalie Bochenski’s Raven On podcast. Which of us would you like to imagine is dressed only in boxers and a shirt?

    Solitaire by John Dorney https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-companion-chronicles-solitaire-488 Jon Pertwee in the shower. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8tUf1zYgPA Phoebe sings the truth. https://youtu.be/zl4vS9cZzV8?si=KYMiwW5uL39dhd9d&t=98s

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    To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on [email protected]. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky.

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    If you enjoy this podcast and you’d like to help us to continue to make it, you can now support us on Patreon for as little as £2.50 per month, but please be aware that future releases will continue to be sporadic.

  • Best Pick with John Dorney, Tom Salinsky and special guest Natalie Bochenski

    Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials #2: Wild Blue Yonder

    Released 4 December 2023

    For this episode, we once again were joined by Natalie Bochenski’s who provides all sorts of jokes, insights and perspectives, even while we continue to be cruelly denied the same from Stuart Layt.

    https://podfollow.com/992414777 https://www.patreon.com/girlclumsy League of Gentlemen sketch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1SHi8ZvzmM

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    To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on [email protected]. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky.

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    If you enjoy this podcast and you’d like to help us to continue to make it, you can now support us on Patreon for as little as £2.50 per month, but please be aware that future releases will continue to be sporadic.

  • Best Pick with John Dorney, Tom Salinsky and special guest Natalie Bochenski

    Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials #1: The Star Beast

    Released 28 November 2023

    For this episode, Best Pick joined forces with Natalie Bochenski’s Raven On podcast, not least in part because the irreplaceable Stuart Layt can no longer recap Doctor Who with her.

    https://podfollow.com/992414777 https://www.patreon.com/girlclumsy

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    From the publisher https://tinyurl.com/best-pick-book-rowman UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3zFNATI US Amazon https://www.amzn.com/1538163101 UK bookstore https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781538163108 US bookstore https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/best-pick-john-dorney/1139956434 Audio book https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Best-Pick-Audiobook/B09SBMX1V4

    To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on [email protected]. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky.

    You can also visit our website at https://bestpickpod.com and sign up to our mailing list to get notified as soon as a new episode is released. Just follow this link: http://eepurl.com/dbHO3n.

    If you enjoy this podcast and you’d like to help us to continue to make it, you can now support us on Patreon for as little as £2.50 per month, but please be aware that future releases will continue to be sporadic.

  • Best Pick with Tom Salinsky and special guests Pamela Ribon and Sara Gunnarsdóttir

    My Year of Dicks: Road to the Oscars

    Released 5 April 2023

    For this episode, Tom spoke to screenwriter Pamela Ribon and director Sara Gunnarsdóttir whose short animated film My Year of Dicks made it all the way to the Dolby Theatre.

    Mind Game trailer https://youtu.be/2fmmCsyK1dY The Night is Short Walk on Girl trailer https://youtu.be/RGHXqjCbyEQ https://twitter.com/myyearofdicks https://myyearofdicks.com https://www.instagram.com/myyearofdicks https://www.instagram.com/pamelaribon https://www.instagram.com/jeanettejeanenne https://www.instagram.com/sara_gunnarsdottir https://twitter.com/pamelaribon

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    To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on [email protected]. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky.

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    If you enjoy this podcast and you’d like to help us to continue to make it, you can now support us on Patreon for as little as £2.50 per month. Thanks go to all of the following lovely people who have already done that.

    Alison Sandy, Amanda Grey, Andrew Straw, Anna Coombs, Anna Elizabeth Rawles, Anna Joerschke, Anthea Murray, Ben Squires, Cathal McGuire, Catherine Jewkes, Charlotte, Craig Boutlis, Daina Aspin, Dave Kloc, Drew Milloy, Elizabeth McClees, Esther de Lange, Flora, frieMo, Helen Cousins, Helle Rasmussen, Henry Bushell, Jonquil Coy, Josh Morel, Judi Cox, Kate Butler, Kath, Katy Treanor, Kurt Scillitoe, Lawson Howling, Lewis Owen, Linda Lengle, Lisa Gillespie, Matt Price, Michael Walker, Peter, Richard Ewart, Robert Heath, Robert Orzalli, Sam Elliott, Sharon Colley, Tim Gowen, Tom Stockton, Wayne Wilcox.

  • Best Pick with John Dorney and Tom Salinsky

    Oscars 2023

    Released 14 March 2023

    For this episode, we quickly reviewed the 95th Oscars which took place at the Dolby Theatre on 13 March 2023.

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    To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on [email protected]. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky.

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    If you enjoy this podcast and you’d like to help us to continue to make it, you can now support us on Patreon for as little as £2.50 per month. Thanks go to all of the following lovely people who have already done that.

    Alison Sandy, Amanda Grey, Andrew Straw, Anna Coombs, Anna Elizabeth Rawles, Anna Joerschke, Anthea Murray, Ben Squires, Cathal McGuire, Catherine Jewkes, Charlotte, Craig Boutlis, Daina Aspin, Dave Kloc, Drew Milloy, Elizabeth McClees, Esther de Lange, Flora, frieMo, Helen Cousins, Helle Rasmussen, Henry Bushell, Jonquil Coy, Josh Morel, Judi Cox, Kate Butler, Kath, Katy Treanor, Kurt Scillitoe, Lawson Howling, Lewis Owen, Linda Lengle, Lisa Gillespie, Matt Price, Michael Walker, Peter, Richard Ewart, Robert Heath, Robert Orzalli, Sam Elliott, Sharon Colley, Tim Gowen, Tom Stockton, Wayne Wilcox.

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    Episode 235.5: Oscar nominations 2023

    Released 25 January 2023

    For this episode, we quickly reviewed the Oscar nominations which were announced on 24 January 2023 by Allison Williams and Riz Ahmed.

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    To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on [email protected]. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky.

    You should also visit our website at https://bestpickpod.com and sign up to our mailing list to get notified as soon as a new episode is released. Just follow this link: http://eepurl.com/dbHO3n.

    If you enjoy this podcast and you’d like to help us to continue to make it, you can now support us on Patreon for as little as £2.50 per month. Thanks go to all of the following lovely people who have already done that.

    Alison Sandy, Amanda Grey, Andrew Straw, Anna Coombs, Anna Elizabeth Rawles, Anna Joerschke, Anthea Murray, Ben Squires, Cathal McGuire, Catherine Jewkes, Charlotte, Craig Boutlis, Daina Aspin, Dave Kloc, Drew Milloy, Elizabeth McClees, Esther de Lange, Flora, frieMo, Helen Cousins, Helle Rasmussen, Henry Bushell, Jonquil Coy, Josh Morel, Judi Cox, Kate Butler, Kath, Katy Treanor, Kurt Scillitoe, Lawson Howling, Lewis Owen, Linda Lengle, Lisa Gillespie, Matt Price, Michael Walker, Peter, Richard Ewart, Robert Heath, Robert Orzalli, Sam Elliott, Sharon Colley, Tim Gowen, Tom Stockton, Wayne Wilcox.

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    Episode 94: CODA (2021)

    Released 28 December 2022

    For this episode, we watched the 2021 Best Picture winner CODA, written and directed by Sian Heder. It’s a remake of the French film La Famille Belier and the stars are Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Daniel Durant and Troy Kotsur who won Best Supporting Actor and Heder also won for the screenplay. With this film, we’re going to press pause on the podcast, but we do have a few ideas about other things we might want to do, so watch this space…

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Life-Hanya-Yanagihara/dp/1447294815

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    To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on [email protected]. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky.

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    If you enjoy this podcast and you’d like to help us to continue to make it, you can now support us on Patreon for as little as £2.50 per month. Thanks go to all of the following lovely people who have already done that.

    Alex Frith, Alex Wilson, Alison Sandy, Amanda Grey, Andrew Jex, Andrew Straw, Ann Blake, Anna Barker, Anna Coombs, Anna Elizabeth Rawles, Anna Joerschke, Annmarie Gray, Anthea Murray, Ben Squires, Carlos Cajilig, Caroline Moyes Matheou, Cathal McGuire, Catherine Jewkes, Charlotte, Charlotte M, Craig Boutlis, Daina Aspin, Dave Kloc, David Gillespie, Della, Drew Milloy, Drogo Danderfluff, Elis Bebb, Elizabeth McClees, Esther de Lange, Evelyne Oechslin, Fiona, Flora, frieMo, Gavin Brown, Helen Cousins, Helle Rasmussen, Henry Bushell, Jane Coulson, Joel Aarons, Jonquil Coy, Joy Wilkinson, Judi Cox, Julie Dirksen, Kate Butler, Kath, Katy Espie, Kurt Scillitoe, Lawson Howling, Lewis Owen, Linda Lengle, Lisa Gillespie, Lucinda Baron von Parker, Mary Traynor, Matheus Mocelin Carvalho, Matt Price, Michael Walker, Mike Evans, Pat O'Shea, Peter, Rebecca O'Dwyer, Richard Ewart, Robert Heath, Robert Orzalli, Sally Grant, Sam Elliott, Sharon Colley, Simon Ash, Sladjana Ivanis, Tim Gowen, Tom Stockton, Wayne Wilcox, Zarah Daniel.

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    Episode 235: Gas Food Lodging

    Released 14 December 2022

    For this episode, we watched 1991 American indie Gas Food Lodging, written and directed by Allison Anders (based on the book by Richard Peck). She assembled an amazing cast, led by Brooke Adams, Ione Skye, Fairuza Balk and James Brolin. Despite only costing just over $1 million to make, it struggled to make its money back. It has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 81%.

    Arizona Deam https://youtu.be/OQ6bcPoCDF4

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    To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on [email protected]. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky.

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    Episode 234: The Pirates! In An Adventure with Scientists!

    Released 30 November 2022

    For this episode, we watched the 2012 stop-motion animated film The Pirates! In An Adventure with Scientists! adapted from his book by Gideon Defoe, directed by Peter Lord and starring the voices of Hugh Grant, David Tennant, Imelda Staunton, Martin Freeman and Russell Tovey. It cost $55 million to make and made $120 million at the box office. It has an 86% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

    https://flixwatcher.tv/pisode-237-my-neighbor-totoro-with-carrie-morrion-and-jessica-regan-from-the-best-pick-movie-podcast https://www.rsc.org.uk/my-neighbour-totoro Hugh Grant on Jay Leno https://youtu.be/PqCbgHM5MqU Hugh Grant on Graham Norton https://youtu.be/GhC-byAFsjU https://pancreaticcanceraction.org Flight of the Conchords https://youtu.be/-pVT_mvvZLo Marcel the Shell with Shoes On https://youtu.be/VF9-sEbqDvU

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    Episode 233: The Iron Giant

    Released 16 November 2022

    For this episode, we watched 1999’s The Iron Giant based on Ted Hughes’s book The Iron Man. The screenplay was by Tim McCanlies and Brad Bird, who also directed. The voice cast includes Eli Marienthal, Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr, Vin Diesel and John Mahoney. The film combines a hand-drawn look with computer animation for the Iron Giant himself and it cost $50 million to make, taking only around $30 million at the box office. It has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 96%.

    Pete Townsend’s The Iron Man https://petetownshend.net/musicals/iron-man-musical Leaked copy reviewed http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/3793 Del Toro on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80209229 https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dragon-s-lair-returns https://www.filmstories.co.uk

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    Episode 232: Toy Story 3

    Released 2 November 2022

    For this episode we watched the 2010 Pixar sequel Toy Story 3, one of a handful of animated movies to be nominated for Best Picture. The screenplay is by Michael Arndt, from a story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich, who also directed. Returning to their familiar characters are voice actors Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack and John Morris and the guest cast includes Ned Beatty, Michael Keaton and Timothy Dalton. The film cost $200 million to make and took over five times that at the box office. It has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 98%.

    Thom Tuck Goes Straight to DVD https://www.gofasterstripe.com/cgi-bin/w.cgi?showfull=36670 https://www.thedisneyclassics.com/blog/toy-story-real-toys

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    Episode 231: Mulholland Drive

    Released 19 October 2022

    For this episode, we watched the 2001 David Lynch film Mulholland Drive, starring Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Robert Forster and Ann Miller. This film began life as a TV pilot and was eventually repurposed by Lynch as a one-off feature film. It was suggested by Patreon supporter Joel Aarons, made it on to our shortlist and came top of our Patreon poll, by a narrow margin.

    https://crooked.com/podcast/bros-dont-prefer-blonde-w-isabella-rossellini/ Brand New Cherry Flavor https://youtu.be/wOzM3c33TVg Mel Gibson interview https://youtu.be/PdYjnIDfi9Q David Lynch’s sitcom https://youtu.be/YdfTQ29sca8 Mulholland Drive explained https://youtu.be/VvgRLTP3U5Y

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