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Movie Master: Deciphering the mad filmography of Eric Roberts
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It's another special episode, pitting Tom against Secret Third Member once again as they attempt to prove who is the master when it comes to Eric Roberts, the most prolific actor of all time (but most importantly The Master in the TV Movie of all time).
Which of these terrible Eric Roberts movies is the fake? How come all of these terrible Eric Roberts movies sound real? Has Dr Albert Beck crossed the line? If Earth get hot do people get mad? Minotaur Highway Collision, yes or no? Did Tom direct Jaws? Did they try to cast everyone in the TV movie? Answers to all these questions on this episode of Always Foolish.
Sorry for the slightly poor audio, this was from our first experiment with in person recording. We're clearly still trying to get it right.
Always Foolish is a positive Doctor Who podcast, about finding things we like in episodes we don't. We pick out our favourite bits for these stories, and suggest quick fixes to some common critiques.
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