The Worst Idea Of All Time - Friendzone Fifty Three
Episode Date: August 13, 2017Timbly is socilating for knife advice and the masses are happy to olbige. We got kiwi fans in Slovakia, we got short films starring Guy Montgomery, we got it all baby! Also, if you're in Christchurch... or Wellington - please see us live this week! blazepizza.co.nz for tickets! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Today.
You ready?
Okay, let's go.
The hunt for the wildest movie of the summer.
Everybody run!
Ends here.
This is your super friendly and not aggressive reminder to buy tickets immediately.
Borderlands, now playing.
Well, it's the friend zone.
With Tim and Guy, come to the friend zone.
And have a good time, yes, it's the friend zone. Tim and Guy, cause making friend zone And have a good time, yes it's the friend zone
Tim and Guy, cause making friends is the best idea of all time correct anyone can say they're an Esquire you don't even have to be a lawyer we had a 10 minute
conversation that didn't record properly so we started again and we had a uh moderate length
chat about the title Esquire and it turns out I can't use it if I'm not a lawyer well according
to Guy I didn't actually check that anywhere yeah I made it up and now I don't even have the
conviction to support my lie 10 minutes later hey look the friendzone is a place for all of our friends
to get together and hang out.
I love it.
You love it.
And, Tim, I've got a visitor's post on our Facebook page
for the worst idea of all time here.
Fuck yeah.
From a guy called, and I can say his name
because that's just on the record, that's public,
Eli Mulvey.
And he's written, Boys, you're good boys.
Not at all stabby boys.
Pissed.
Hey, anybody want to be enabled?
And he's sent a link to a website called theawesomer.com.
And on theawesomer.com, there's an article called 20 Great Flipper Knives.
Wait.
Okay, I'm going to bring this up now.
Choosing a pocket knife can be a daunting task.
There are so many designs and quality is all over the map.
Fortunately, our pals at Everyday Carry have sifted through the crowd
to pick out 20 of their favorite flipper blades you can buy, no matter your budget.
One thing holding me back with that is I think, unfortunately, they're illegal in New Zealand.
Yeah.
Which, I mean, as a level...
Budget's one thing, but the law of the land is another, isn't it?
Well, I think, yeah, also just you don't need another knife, so that doesn't strike me as necessary.
But rest assured, we appreciate the sentiment.
I will say this, easy on the recommendations of places to buy knives
would be my main note.
As in don't do more of it?
No, I don't think our knife quota is good right now.
I don't think we need to do anything to change it
Let me actually just cut in if I may
Guy, I completely disagree
with you
Please, if anyone's got some little nooks and crannies
online or maybe knows about some shops
around central
Auckland
Let us know, drop us a line
Always looking for
this knife outlet.
Really no need.
No, it's a good thing.
Well, it's a good thing until it isn't, you know?
Exactly.
That's how that works.
Why do you want to own multiple knives?
Self-defense?
No, certainly not.
Not to use on people.
Gross.
Well, except maybe to freak him out.
But just you, when I'm saying people.
I just mean you.
They're still using it on a person.
I guess it is, in a way.
I'm a person.
No, no.
Knives are for whittling.
I've never seen you whittle anything.
Yeah, but it's the intention of whittling.
It's nice to have the option.
Hey, are you going to read that wonderful message again from Comrade Claudia?
She didn't describe herself
as Comrade Claudia. That's something. That's the title
that I attach to her. Yeah, I'll read
it. It's a good time.
Hey, boys.
Hey, Claudia. Here's a
cheeky message. I just heard from you before, but you
know I will know that because it's on a
lost recording. Here's a cheeky message
for the friends on XA.
Dear Tim and he snicket and Guy Mogo,
I'm writing to say a quick thanks, bros, for the hours of entertainment.
You sound tired, Guy. Are you tired?
Yeah.
Why are you so tired?
I went to a reggae gig last night called Lion Rockers Hi-Fi.
I actually drove past you in an Uber, but I think you had headphones in.
We were screaming at the top of our lungs at about one in the morning.
Oh, really?
Yeah, along K Road.
Oh, no way.
Yeah, man.
We would have tried to get you in the car, but it was pretty full.
I was having a pretty good walk, actually.
Yeah, it looked like it.
Was I eating onion rings?
Not that I could see, but you were not wearing a lot of clothes.
You just had a T-shirt on in the middle of the night. Yeah. I was worried about you. Was I eating onion rings? Not that I could see, but you were not wearing a lot of clothes.
You just had a T-shirt on in the middle of the night.
I was worried about you.
No, it's because I've been skanking so hard.
Good shit.
It was mean.
I was skanking the whole night through, and I'm tired now.
I've been listening since I heard Guy talk about the worst idea of all time on the Edge radio station. And I would like to say this.
I don't know how many people we would have won over
through that specific, you know, like,
I don't know how many people who listen to
very popular commercial radio station
here in New Zealand, the Edge,
and would have heard my sort of pathetic three-minute interview
to try and plug some tickets to a comedy show
and a fleeting mention of the podcast.
It's great to have...
It seems an insane proposition that anyone start listening to the podcast
off the back of that.
Yeah, but here we are with Claudia.
It goes to show you, doesn't it, the system works.
Yeah, the system does work, and things are how they are for a reason,
so don't ask too many questions.
On the Edge Radio station sometime during season one, that's right,
you read correctly.
I'm one of the fabled listeners from the land
of the long white cloud.
And to all of our fabled listeners
in the land of the long white cloud, we are
performing live shows very soon
next week on Thursday the 17th
and Friday the 18th of August
in Wellington and Christchurch
respectively. It's a live
podcast and a split bill
stand-up show tickets are 20 find the
link on the internet probably the facebook page i think because you put on the poster in fact i
should try this now if you go to blaze pizza blaze pizza.co.nz uh let me just check that this works
while i've while i've got you oh that computer's taken longer than I thought it was. I'll just keep reading.
Yeah, it sounds like a good plan.
I fell behind the potty mid-season three,
but I've recently gotten back on the bandwagon.
I've had you in my ears as I travel solo around Europe,
currently writing this in Slovakia,
yet somehow in English, not Slovak,
which I guess is the name of their native language,
or Slovakian.
I feared I had missed out on the opportunity for a friend's own shout-out,
but have been saved by the incredibly poor decision-making of one Mr. Timbant.
That's me.
Who added in extra aid watches for some insane reason.
Also me.
As I am but a poor nomad,
I haven't been able to contribute to pay the boys movement,
and I left NZ just before the comedy fest.
I thought the least I could do before you wrap up this hot mess
is say a heartfelt thank you for subjecting yourself to such horrors
to continue to entertain the fans.
I look forward to your future endeavors and hope that they are not so harrowing.
Thank you, you brave, silly boys from Claudia.
And then in parenthesis, say it with sort of a smug face like, yeah, go on.
And then P.S.
I once saw Tim at Kiss Kiss on Dominion Road.
I approached him to say hi,
but he was the rudest asshole I've met in my life.
I'm yet to see Guy in the Flesh.
Hold on now.
I think you've changed that since last we read it.
What do you mean?
Well, the first time you read this message,
at that point in the letter, Claudia
had said that she was too intimidated
to come and say hello to me because I was with a big group
of people at Kiss Kiss. I misread that.
Did you? Yeah, yeah.
Well, isn't it fortuitous that you got a second
go around to correct your mistake? I know, that is good luck. Otherwise
you know, here we would have been not
knowing what a terrible guy you are.
I'm yet to see Guy in the Flesh, but
I did see a short film about shrooms
at the Film Fest in Auckland once,
and it was great.
And to that I said, and will say again,
I haven't actually publicly shared that video anyway.
It's a very good short movie I made with my friend Ryan,
and I'm going to post it on the Worst Idea of All Time Facebook page.
So if you want to watch something and criticise it,
which I imagine everyone
would do because
that's what I'd do if someone who made a podcast
about watching a movie over and over and over
again did, if they released a movie
I would uphold that
to an unreasonable level of scrutiny
You know that book So You've Been Publicly Shamed
John Ronson, fantastic
read.
We should release a book about our stratospheric rise to the internet top called So You've Been Shared.
So You've Been Publicly Cheered.
Shared.
So You've Been Publicly Shared.
You know, like a viral.
Yeah.
You know, like a share, like a retweet.
But who's been publicly shared we have how through the podcast yeah
you know we should write a book about how some people know us because of this podcast yeah
that sounds terrible doesn't that sound like the best book never written no no no not at all that is putting me even chapter one yeah
humble beginnings i know it will describe our respective individual upbringings in christchurch
new zealand oh my god jewel of the south island jewel of the south pacific this is already the
most boring book i've ever heard have you got any messages tim it was a a frosty august the 19th okay um shut her down tim writes dear akira
uh timisawa and kazoo kazoo mayogawa i'd written to you some time ago and was happy to hear that you find folks react to my letter with genuine joy despite its PayPal-induced jumbledness.
Due to a...
I'm going to increase the size of this text.
Due to a collision of my own need to send you a fixed version of your, quote, no previous screening policy,
you then had another go at it, much more exhausted angry tone you are good boys you are brave boys but sometimes you are
tired and irritable boys and i feel almost blessed seeing the same material recanted through both
sides of the janice mask jonas mask is that familiar you know what that's in reference to?
It's got a capital J
Janus Mask
It must be something
Yeah, some smart thing we don't know about
Sorry, we're dum-dums
To make your final viewings a bit less dire
I've managed to dig up the sad truth behind We Are Your Friends franchise
Maximum Joseph had planned a whole fuckboys hexology
Set up as six episodes where every important character gets their perspective told
What we see in We Are Your Friends is just Zuccoli's perspective Yes, I've read that right.
Zuccoli does not realise that he sucks at what he does,
so he hates himself and everyone around it.
He wants to make music, damn it,
but no one wants to show any real respect for his work.
Sadly, the first film was never successful
enough to secure funding for five
sequels. They would have been.
We Are Your Story.
Somaly is elevated from a flat love interest
to a fully fleshed out character with friends,
family and aspirations. There was
actually a whole lot going on in her life.
Huh, who would have thought?
We Are Your Parents. Jarhead reconnects
with Jar Dad and Jar Mom. It's a very sweet film, thought? We Are Your Parents Jarhead reconnects with Jar Dad and Jar Mom
It's a very sweet film, really
We Are Your Thoughts
Slowed down footage of all scenes with James Reid from The Feelers
From the first film, overdubbed with two and a half hours of Wes Bentley montage
We would have finally found out what his emotions were
When he purchased the MacBook Pro box for Zicoli
Alas, we'll never find out
It's just so, it's the word I think is monologue, not montage.
Oh, sorry.
I beg your pardon.
It's Wes Bentley narrating the character's feelings
over footage of his character.
That makes more sense.
We are your stars.
Black and white short film that tastefully pitches page
having intercourse with a wheelbarrow full of diamonds.
We are your life.
Quote, what really happened to Squirrel
in that fateful pool party?
I hear you ask.
Well, he never really died.
This final film delves into the fact
that everyone around Squirrel assumes he is dead.
It follows him even deeper
into the underbelly of Los Angeles
as he unravels a conspiracy
that will shake you to the core.
There is no film for Johnny Depp
because he is and will always remain a character
without perspective.
Sorry for the high word count.
Yours in suffering, Tim.
What is he, attempted to write out his own last name
and then got bored halfway through?
Wolfenstein.
Because we did that last time.
We fucked up the pronunciation of his sentence.
Today.
You ready?
Okay, let's go.
The hunt for the wildest movie of the summer.
Everybody run!
Ends here.
This is your super friendly and not aggressive reminder to buy tickets immediately.
Borderlands.
Now playing.
Last time.
I think we just ran with Wolfenstein.
PS, oh yeah, say my name of course again.
Cool, done.
Tim, amazing work.
Love what you've done with the place.
A hexology is not a term of art that I hear very often or ever.
It's what you've described as essentially a Netflix series.
You know.
What else is a hexology?
What is there six of?
Star Wars?
There's enough of them.
There's a lot of James Bonds.
There's more than six.
Yeah, that's true.
That's a multiplicity.
I will say this, though.
It's interesting.
In a lot of the correspondence we have about Squirrel,
the character and what his true backstory might be,
most of it is suggesting that he survives,
that in some way he's faked his death
or is capable somehow of outliving his experience
on that mortal coil.
The whole notion of the sequel where Squirrel is alive again,
he says the last words of the film.
It's interesting that that's a recurring motif.
Makes me believe in it, I suppose
you could say. I think people really
like to latch on to the idea that no one dies
in the film because it doesn't really have a tone
that suggests a character's going to be killed off.
You think you're there for a
good, low-drama time
with some fuckboys and some drugs and some
dance music, and then all of a sudden
just like life,
sometimes it gets a little dark.
Yeah, life is a cruel mistress.
But in the words of, what's his name from Jurassic Park?
Jeff Goldblum.
In the words of Jeff Goldblum,
Look at that dinosaur.
Finds a way.
Both great quotes.
Hey boys, with only a short amount of time
till the end of this merry jaunt
I thought I would drop your line
and say thanks
do a voice for me guy
I love your voices
you're so good at them
okay I don't know
where this guy's from
hold on
say he's from Ireland
he's from Limerick
hey boys
with only a short amount of time
till the end of this merry jaunt
I thought I would drop your line
and say thanks,
wherever that's from.
Fucking hell.
I stumbled onto you
through Thrilling Adventure Hour
and your rewrite of Grown Ups 2
and have been hooked ever since.
Uh-huh.
I even managed to see
Guy Guy at the Perth Fringe this year.
Oh, cool.
I was visiting from Limerick
and had a blast.
Where was he actually visiting from?
I think he might actually be from Perth.
Oh, right.
Still, no luck catching Timbo, though.
Why are you laughing at that?
Because of my...
Oh, you're angry.
I'm not.
I can't.
I don't have the energy.
I'm sorry.
I'm going to just go regular style.
Oh, guy.
I had a thought the other...
Guy, I'm not going.
I had a thought the other day whilst listening to a friend's
on and heard Tim mention rolling onto 60
watches of the fuckboys and I'd like to
share it with you as follows.
Well, I surely would love
to hear it.
Don't go to 60.
There's nothing there for you but the potential
lost of your last shreds of sanity.
You don't know that, man from Limerick.
Instead, I offer a different end to your journey of years.
Why don't I have an epic session?
A day of disaster.
And round out the whole thing by going back to your roots.
Begin early with a watch and review of Where Are Your Friends?
Then watch Sex and the City 2.
And then hit an ultimate climax with Grown Ups 2.
Thus you get back to the origins of the potty
and I get to hear the dulcet strains of Patty Schwartz Party Time once more.
Or hit 52, Shut Up Shop,
and leave me to rely on your websites to find out when you will grace West Australia with your presence
and I can come and watch your shows.
I would love to pay the boys, but I'm currently saving for a wedding.
Tim, you may be able to sympathize here.
And things are a little tight right now,
but I'd like to say thank you for so many years of awesome,
and this potty will be greatly missed,
though I will keep an eye on what you end up doing.
Thanks for everything, lads.
Best of luck in the future.
Luke from WA.
I will say this, Luke.
There is something that is very appealing to me
about what you proposed. Revis say this, Luke. There is something that is very appealing to me about what you proposed.
Revisiting those other films.
Yeah, I guess so.
There is something attractive about that.
What I had envisaged for post-podcast,
just because he brought it up,
is, so say we lob it off at 52,
and from then on,
I construct a contraption that points 60 GoPros both on me and outward.
So 30 are on me and 30 are facing outward.
And henceforth, for all of my waking hours of the day,
I'm in this suit.
And so people can just tune in and follow my
life in this suit
from there on in. And that's it?
That's the whole thing. There's no effort
beyond just broadcasting constantly.
It's called Tim 360.
It's called The Truman Show
but you know so it's different.
Yeah. And there's
more cameras.
I think.
I'm not sure how many they had in the Truman Show.
They must have had a lot.
I actually really want to re-watch that movie.
I didn't see it when it came out.
I watched it quite recently, like four or five years ago,
and fuck, it's good.
I'm not sure if I've ever actually seen it.
It's really good.
I'll be sure to check it out.
Hey, Matthew writes,
Matthew, first of all, got a small dump truck of money and shouted it on us, guy.
Do you want to know how much?
Yeah, well, I...
7,500 cents, US.
Oh, that is so generous.
Fucking tremendous.
Matthew writes,
Hey, boys, I'm going to email you a fuller message.
But this is money to say thank you for a hilarious show over the last three years.
And as a gift to treat yourselves for a night at the pictures,
seeing a film you actively want to watch.
Enjoy from Matthew.
And now I'm going to find Matthew's.
Oh, why are you touching me?
I'm not touching you.
God, it's the rat.
Jesus Christ.
A rat from Elsie.
Well, you wouldn't get this in the audio version of the podcast,
which is the only way it exists but guy just picked up a uh hand crafted material rat and just gently gingerly
while i was looking the opposite nuzzled your neck nuzzled my neck it freaked me right out
matthew writes hi there tim battle cat and flash flush flesh i've been listening to you good boys
since the mElroy brother started
raving about you.
I've been consumed all your shows since then.
Many are the,
uh,
many other times I've laughed out loud whilst on a train tube or walking
through London because of your shenanigans.
Watching movies is one of my favorite things to do.
I love going to the cinema and seeing something great.
Then discussing it with friends.
In fact,
this year,
uh,
a friend and I started a podcast to catch her up in all the classic films. She's it with friends. In fact, this year, a friend and I started a podcast
to catch her up on all the classic films she's never seen.
Parentheses.
And we're talking major classics like Die Hard, Ghostbusters, Jaws,
and When Harry Met Sally.
I've referenced the worst idea a couple of times
because whilst we're watching a movie every week
and we're getting to see a different great movie...
Wait. Whilst we're watching a movie every week and we're getting to see a different great movie. Wait.
Whilst we're watching a movie every week.
Is that thunder?
Yeah, that's thunder, dude.
Jesus Christ.
You've not heard thunder before?
It would just seem very close.
And it's not that cloudy.
Do you know what causes thunder?
Wait a minute.
Is that North Korea?
Nah, nah.
Oh, God.
I hope not.
It's when clouds crash into each other.
Oh, really?
Yeah, there are no road rules up there.
They're not following the giveaway rules correctly.
Well, they don't have giveaway rules.
They don't have giveaway signs.
Far out.
So why would they have rules for something which doesn't exist?
I've got to have another run at this sentence.
Where was I?
Good luck, Tim.
You can do it, buddy. I've referenced
Worst Idea a couple of times because whilst
we're watching a movie every week, we're
getting to see a different movie, a different
great movie every week. What you
two have done has been an amazing
insight into improvisation,
obstinate
commitment, and movie analysis. I've loved
it all, and you have earned much
gratitude for the gift of the show. When you
wrap up this season, I would like, as
a thank you, to treat you two gents for a night
at the movies. I've transferred what should equate to
$100 to your PayPal.
This should cover tickets for you both along with two
guests of your choosing, hopefully with
something left for a snack or beer to enjoy.
I've supported the production of shows through
the Patreon campaign, so this is very much
intended to treat yourselves
This man
Is very generous
Yeah there's no denying that
You don't have to talk to anyone about the films afterwards
You only have to watch it once
Please enjoy yourselves
Thanks a lot
All the best
Say my name
Matthew Voss
P.S. I'd rather you didn't take the walkout
You didn't take the walkout boys
Because those heathens Do not know how to appreciate the cinema-going experience.
I see.
PPS.
No obligation but a selfie on Twitter when you get to see the movie would make my little heart happy.
PPPPS.
A podcast co-host works in the town of Raleigh, North Carolina.
I can't say it properly, though.
Really?
We have a UK bicycle company By the same name
With a different pronunciation
PPPPS
I'd love to have you each
On the podcast
Talk about your favourite
Classical movies
Classic movies sometimes
I'll drop you a note
When you finish the show
Hopefully you've got time
To do guest appearances
What is your favourite
Classic movie?
Kind of depends how you define
Classic in a way
Oh it's a good question Do you know It kind of depends how you define classic in a way.
Oh, it's a good question.
Do you know, it does depend how you define classic.
I mean, Ferris Bueller's Day Off will always have a special place in my heart.
That does hold a real bloody special place for you, doesn't it? It's a very well-made film, I think.
It's got more in there than you first think.
That scene where they're trick the They're trekking around Chicago
And they go to the MoMA or something
And they're just looking at all this fine art
And it's just this wonderful little scene
That they popped in there
Set to music
I don't think there's any dialogue
And Cameron has a bit of introspection
Looking at a painting called
I think the name of it is
Saturday in the Park.
Yeah.
Yeah.
This whole musical.
Saturday in the Park.
You're not sure you're just thinking of the video clip for Saturday
in the Park by Chicago?
No.
I think you might be.
Maybe I am.
No, you're probably not, dude.
My favorite?
Fuck, I don't even know.
Dude, I think you might need to go to bed or have a coffee or something.
You sound low energy to me.
You're low energy Jeb all of a sudden.
And you used to be high energy Don.
I've never been either of those guys.
But I will say this.
You're not wrong.
Maybe I have a coffee.
I want to have a coffee.
Should we go get a coffee
before you go
for your dinner?
It's 10 to 6.
Yeah,
what's the problem?
Who serves coffee
at 10 to 6?
We'll find it.
It's Auckland.
Hey,
I'd like to thank everyone
for tuning in.
I would like to
especially thank everyone
who's thrown us some money
because by gum,
I can't imagine we deserve it, but boy, do we appreciate it. Yeah, yeah. And I would like to especially thank everyone Who's thrown us some money Because by gum I can't imagine we deserve it But boy do we appreciate it
Yeah yeah
And I would also like to just remind everyone
That we will be doing shows
Lickety Split in Christchurch
And Wellington
This week
Snap the tickets up fast
Tell friends
If you know anyone who's in the surrounding areas
Shoot them a text message
An email
Or facsimile
Don't send a fax We don't want those fucking surrounding areas, shoot them a text message, an email, or facsimile.
Don't send a fax.
We don't want those fucking Luddites at our shows.
Just quickly, someone's posted on our wall called Danny Drew.
Danny Drew. Boys, this is big.
New York City rat trainer and apparent religious leader,
I suspect ties to Brady.
It's a link to a page for this person called zardaloo
and if you go to the page there's an image of someone in a mask and sort of robes looking at
a rat how many uh likes or whatever has it got how do you tell i don't know has it got has it
got like a about bit on there or something it It's got an about. It typically replies within days.
An artist.
About.
Nah, this is a secretive.
Oh, I like that.
Oh, I'm intrigued.
You got me on the baited hook now.
Nah, this guy doesn't know shit about rats.
His photos are all kinds of stuff.
It's just some artist with a photo of a rat.
We've been played.
We had a great clean out
Reminding everyone that we're doing shows in Christchurch and Wellington
You can go to blazepizza.co.nz to get the tickets
And then you win and ruin
Yeah, hey Tim
That's just it man
Fuck you
Well it's the friend zone
With Tim and Guy
Come to the friend zone
And have a good time
Yes it's the friend zone
With Tim and Guy the friend zone and have a good time yes it's the friend zone with tim and guy
cause making friends is the best idea of all time
today you ready okay let's go the hunt for the wildest movie of the summer
ends here this is your super friendly and not aggressive reminder to buy tickets immediately
borderlands now playing