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The Speakeasy Podcast - Drink #005: Summer Gin Punch You are watching a movie and then you notice something. Maybe it’s a machine you use at work that you know does not work that way; maybe it is the incorrect presentation of the rules of a sport you play; or maybe just a piece of dialog that rings untrue. The second you realize something is off  you spend the rest of the movie picking it part. You have been taken out of the movie and cannot get back in. We use the movie Summer Wars as a spring-board to examine this phenomenon and how it shapes our perception of a work. Download This Episode

And now your helpful bartenders at The Speakeasy present your drink:

Summer Gin Punch

2 parts gin
1/2 part maraschino liqueur
1/2 part water
1/4 part Gomme syrup
1/4 part fresh lemon juice
1/2 part fresh orange juice
1 lemon twist
1 orange twist
2 fresh raspberries
2 chunks of diced pineapple
1 part soda

Build all ingredients in a mixing glass over ice, then transfer contents into a punch cup.

Opening song: The Sherlock Hound Opening: Sora Kara Koboreta Story (A Story that Fell from the Sky) by Da Capo.

[00:16] Intro: Just in case you wanted to know who we are and what we are about. We also give all the standard contact info as we introduce ourselves.

Including:

[2:25] News: Hataraki Man and 30% of Kodansha Manga is rejected by Apple.

  • We examine the ramifications of this decision.

[8:10] The Happy Hour Promo Break

[10:20] The Cocktail: Summer Gin Punch, In the flawed old land of OZ.

  • We use the recent backlash toward Summer Wars in the online community to examine how one incongruous feature can make you hypersensitive to the rest of a piece of fiction.

[13:55] The genesis of this month's topic.

  • How we experienced Summer Wars.
  • We examine the backlash.
  • We talk about people sharing too much on the Internet. It's not totally on topic but still an important public service announcement.

[22:02] One flaw can make you hypersensitive.

  • Symptoms: no longer accepting coincidence or suspending disbelief.
  • This is not just a phenomenon in anime.
  • Hisui's childhood trauma.
  • The difference between technological flaws and human flaws.

[33:15] Get a Second Drink Musical Break

  • Ending song to Summer Wars: Bokura no Natsu no Yume (Our Summer Dream) by Tatsuro Yamashita

[38:15] The line where you can no longer suspend belief.

  • Sometimes being extremely over the top is accepted but being just slightly fantastical is not.

[44:50] We examine what takes us out of certain series.

[50:42] How gaining an emotional connection lets you forgive things.

  • Hisui's favorite analogy.

[53:17] Conclusion: Everyone does this. No exceptions to the rule.

  • You can find flaws or write off any flaws if you wish to do so.

[57:11] Ending:

Ending song: Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century

 


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Written on Saturday, 15 May 2010 22:18 by Reverse Thieves

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