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Andy Greenwald

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Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ Too Good? Plus ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ and ‘Top Chef’

What both have done though, I would say, is remind people why we engage with these mediums in the first place in a collective celebratory way.

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Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ Too Good? Plus ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ and ‘Top Chef’

Meaning The Pit has both reminded multiple generations and taught a new generation that this little box used to give us a story every week.

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Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ Too Good? Plus ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ and ‘Top Chef’

And it used to give us stories that we were excited about, surprised by, compelled by, and it built over time.

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Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ Too Good? Plus ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ and ‘Top Chef’

And we would talk about it.

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Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ Too Good? Plus ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ and ‘Top Chef’

I think it is safe to say that like in terms of water cooler chat, if people even, for those of you who aren't working from home, like the pit dominates.

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Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ Too Good? Plus ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ and ‘Top Chef’

People were talking about it in a way that we used to talk about television shows.

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Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ Too Good? Plus ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ and ‘Top Chef’

So I think that in terms of putting things back in the center of culture in a way that felt both affirming for those of us who work in those spaces, but also giving a sense of optimism that maybe a new generation might begin to speak that language.

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Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ Too Good? Plus ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ and ‘Top Chef’

That would be the comparison.

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Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ Too Good? Plus ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ and ‘Top Chef’

Well, I think the comparison, though, I think Cape Fear's the margin for Cape Fear isn't going to convince anyone.

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Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ Too Good? Plus ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ and ‘Top Chef’

I think when we talked about it before that at whatever level these conversations exist at Apple, I don't think they are actively saying or at least they're not even addressing the idea of like reinventing Cape Fear for a new generation.

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Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ Too Good? Plus ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ and ‘Top Chef’

This is comfort prestige food for a generation that doesn't go to the movies anymore.

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Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ Too Good? Plus ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ and ‘Top Chef’

The comparison I think that Craig was right to point out would be there's a fucking He-Man movie opening this weekend.

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Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ Too Good? Plus ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ and ‘Top Chef’

But, okay.

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Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ Too Good? Plus ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ and ‘Top Chef’

Those toys were 40 years old.

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Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ Too Good? Plus ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ and ‘Top Chef’

Wake me when Tony Gilroy does the Orko spinoff.

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Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ Too Good? Plus ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ and ‘Top Chef’

Okay?

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Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ Too Good? Plus ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ and ‘Top Chef’

Just let me know when that's on the docket.

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Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ Too Good? Plus ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ and ‘Top Chef’

okay, you're too afraid of my dangerous ideas.

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Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ Too Good? Plus ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ and ‘Top Chef’

That's why I'm in here.

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Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ Too Good? Plus ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ and ‘Top Chef’

To be clear, Orko was the floating magician who didn't have a body and was just like a shirt.