Framerate Alpha 2

Alpha 2
Number	Alpha 2
Broadcast Date	June 22, 2010
Episode Length	52:48
Hosts	Tom Merritt, Brian Brushwood

Tom Merritt and Brian Brushwood explore the possibilities of a new show on TWiT.

Contents

Opening Discussion

• Tom and Brian discuss their expectations for The Social Network
  • Brian rates 12 fps
  • Tom rates 14 fps
• Futurama returns
  • Brian rates 23 fps
  • Tom rates 24 fps
• Other podcasts and media consumed on phones and tablets

Movies

• Brian has taken the lead of the movie draft, although Timmy Allen is close behind.

Confession Time

Brian has never seen

• The Graduate
• Raging Bull
• Mallrats
• Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

(most of Kevin Smith's movies)

• The Wild Bunch
• Serpico
• Scarface

Tom has never seen

• City Lights
• Raging Bull
• To Have and Have Not
• The Book of Eli
• Soldier of Orange
• I, Claudius
• The Final Countdown
• The Goonies
• A Boy and His Dog
• Serpico

Great Quotes

• "A mime is a terrible thing to waste." -Tom
• "You can have me as long as you want me, Tom. I think that this has merit." -Brian

Fun Facts

• Brian hosted his part of this episode from the AnimeCons.com Podcast studio shortly before that night's NSFW episode, "The Most Annoying Person in the World" Cup.
• A scoring system that would not transfer over to the actual show is loosely tested.
• They mention independently funded content that would later arise from the movement catalyzed by Kickstarter.

Links

• Episode Archive

Preceded by: "Framerate Alpha 1"

Framerate Alpha 2

Followed by: "Framerate Alpha 3"