How The Odyssey Won The Culture War
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
The rest is entertainment is presented by Octopus Energy.
Now, we're going to be talking about an expression which I hadn't heard till seven seconds ago, which is someone getting their flowers. Can you tell me what that means?
Well, it means like you've been around a long time, but people suddenly think, hang on a second, you're amazing and you should be recognised.
So you're finally getting your due. You're getting your flowers.
And you're being garlanded. Now, I would say someone like this is someone like Jean Smart, who plays the lead in Hacks. She plays Deborah Vance. OK, Jean Smart is extraordinary. She did a huge amount of TV and stage work. And there was a sense that she was sort of always brilliant. But then this one role came along, Deborah Vance in Hacks. They literally just give her the Emmy every year now. She gets her flowers every year. She gets her Emmy every year. As we always talk about Octopus's customer service, your account's run by about 10 or 12 people. You've got a small team.
They know who you are.
Yes, and they are permitted to send flowers every week to a customer who might just be going through something, whatever it is. So they can recognise it's not an apology. It's just because someone was going through something and you get your flowers.
Another example of they seem to do business in a very interesting and customer-focused way. Imagine if Jean Smart is an octopus customer. She might get her flowers twice.
Yeah, every week.
Hello, and welcome to this episode of The Rest Is Entertainment with me, Marina Hyde.
And me, Richard Osman. Hello, everybody. Hello, Marina.
Hello, Richard. How are you?
I'm all right. How's your week been? You've been recording your audiobook, I think.
I have, on two of the days, been recording my audiobook, and I will be recording it on some days this week and some days next week. It's quite a business, yes.
Yes, but you have, because it's a book of your columns, so you do have to do it. So I've got Nicola Walker doing We Chase Shadows, so my audiobook is easier. But you can't have someone else reading out your columns. You can have Alan Carr reading them.
I would love it if Alan Carr read my columns, but in this case, it's me reading them. And I hope I've, you know, really sold it.
Excellent. And Elissa, we wake this morning after the greatest World Cup final of all time. Everyone's enjoyed that. But we are here to talk about entertainment. And we've got a few big stories this week.
We are obviously going to talk about the Odyssey, which has had a massive opening. And we can talk about everything around that.
We're also going to talk about Netflix and Netflix's earnings came out. We're going to explain why a company can grow its subscriber numbers, grow its revenue and lose 10% of its share price.
On Friday alone. And we're also going to talk about a much beloved piece of IP, the Mickey Mouse Club, which is being rebooted. Again, there's a pilot is going to be made rebooting the Mickey Mouse Club. And we're going to talk a bit about the Mickey Mouse Club.
But also about all the careers that it launched and how occasionally you get a show where everyone involved becomes incredibly famous. I have another good example of it.
Oh, very good. Okay.
Shall we start with The Odyssey?
Let's start with The Odyssey.
Which you have seen. Absolute full disclosure, I have not seen it. I could not get an IMAX ticket for Love, Not Money, which tells its own story.
It does. I saw it. I... Absolutely and completely loved it. I told you I felt massively emotional throughout it. It's an absolute masterpiece of storytelling, just beyond. I mean, I feel very sorry for anyone who's in the best director category, but, you know, don't bother getting a special suit for Oscars night. It's absolutely, Christopher Nolan makes films that no one else would make. No one else could or would make it. I mean, no one else could or would get this cast. And the numbers are extraordinary. Remember, we weren't, you know, people weren't sure. They were like, will anyone really want to go and see a sort of swords and sandals thing?
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–6:19
2
What made Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey such a box-office phenomenon?
6:19–11:11
3
Why did The Odyssey’s IMAX strategy and star‑studded cast drive ticket demand?
11:11–16:40
4
Did pre-release culture‑war attacks (including Elon Musk’s) hurt or help The Odyssey’s success?
16:40–51:12