01x03 : Shudder-Worthy Robot Woman

What do Tony Starch, prehistoric piranhas, and a wizard with six boobs have in common? They're all mentioned in The Square Peg Show, Episode 3, with Dave, Jesse, D., and Mike. Join us for the conclusion of the big summer 2010 movie preview as we discuss films coming out in August. Also, at 23:00, we begin another big feature: discussing the top movies at the box office from the 1980s, onwards. Part One has 1980 to 1985, with a little bit on the latter half of the decade.

If you want to follow along with the charts being discussed, here's the first one at Box Office Mojo (we only looked at the Top 20 for each year). Also, if you want to download this episode and listen to it on your mobile device, don't forget about the +iTunes link on the left side of this website. We hope you enjoy the show!

Intro artist: Joe Esposito

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The Line - Lightning-Struck Toads

Movie: X-Men
Character: Storm
Line: "Do you know what happens to a toad when it's struck by lightning? Same thing that happens to everything else."

"Don't you people ever die?" That's a good, solid villain cliche. But poor, dumb Toad decides to walk towards the woman who can control wind while lightning bolts shoot out of her body. What was he thinking? "Wait. I've got a long tongue and I can jump really far. I've got this." Eventually the fight winds up outside, Toad uses his tongue as a grappling hook so he doesn't fall to his death, and Storm does her best cardboard cutout impersonation and says... The Line.

Two things wrong with this: (1) Since when did X-Men not named Wolverine start trying to kill people? (2) The question is set up like it's the beginning of a joke. It never seemed like a good joke. What would be a satisfying response? This is a superhero movie -- maybe a toad struck by lightning becomes a thunder god or some shit. Now, X-Men probably isn't a good film to begin with -- Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen make it good, and the first sequel is without a doubt Good. (Still trying to erase X-Men 3 from my memory.) But man was it a rocky start with scenes like this. -- Mike

Fail-O-Meter: 4/5 Deep-Fried Frog Legs

The Line - "Da Gangsta?"

Movie: Clerks
Character: Randal
Line: "Babyface Bambino; da gangsta?"




Oh man, This one really gets me. Now, before people get up in arms about me bashing this film I have to say first that I really love this movie. I know it was Kevin Smith's first movie, I know it was done on a very small budget, and I know that none of the cast would have considered themselves "professionals" at the time of filming. That being said, I believe this is one of the most inspirational films a future film maker could ever see, and that is what I love about it. But this line takes me right out of the movie.

I think of it as sitting in my chair to watch a good flick, and as I watch it, I'm no longer in my living room. I become so sucked into the movie, that I exist in the fictional would laid out in front of me, which says a lot for the film's creators. Then this line happens, and I'm right back in my chair again.

It goes against everything I've ever read about screen writing. "Show the story, don't tell it" is always the golden rule, and it was epicly ignored for this line. The delivery is also a co-culprit here. Now this being the film that it is, there are plenty of poorly delivered lines throughout, but that is what gives it its charm. It just sticks out like a sore thumb.

Fail-O-Meter: 3/5 Salsa Sharks

01x02 : Stan Lee Will Kick Your Ass

Episode 2 of The Square Peg Show has D., Mike, Jesse, and Josh continuing the discussion of the summer movie season, looking back at what's been released so far and talking more about June and July flicks. For reviews, we've got Iron Man 2 at 27:45, Big Fan at 35:45, and Moon at 42:40.

SPOILER ALERT! While the Iron Man 2 review has no big spoilers in it, we talk about the endings of Big Fan at 38:40 and Moon at 47:35. You might want to skip around; we don't want to ruin your movie-watching. Hit play below for streaming audio. We hope you enjoy the show!

Intro artist: Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros

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The Line - Introduction

When bad dialogue happens to good movies, you get... The Line! This will be a collection of movie and TV show lines that just have a way of sending chills down our spines. These lines have the unique ability of taking you completely out of the story's realm and really make you see through the veil of movie-magic. It becomes painfully obvious that these are Actors, filmed by a Camera and on a sound stage or wherever. Eventually there will be video and audio clips of these show-stoppers in action, so you can feel that same rush of reality smacking you in the face as we do. Send us your questions or comments concerning these lines, suggest your own, and talk to us about any other content on the site or the show. We love that stuff. And we will have our epic-failure Lines posted here sometime next week.

01x01.5 : Scary Womb Egyptians

Spoiler Alert! This special 37-minute episode with Jesse, Mike, and D. is all about the television series Lost. If you have not seen the series finale (and don't want us to ruin the ending for you), DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS YET! However, if you have not seen the finale and would love us to spoil it for you... or perhaps have never seen the show, and would like to hear us ramble on about some really confusing stuff... pfft, PRESS PLAY!

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