So Many Ways We Could All Die (Episode 45)

Today's topics: We talk about disaster movies, why we love them, what makes them great (or terrible) and all the ways the world can kill us.
Guest intro - Tyler (00:00:34)
Our guest today is Tyler who is a host on the Bottom Shelf podcast and Riley's brother!
What we've been up to (00:01:12)
Cuphead (Tyler)
(00:03:49) Your Name (Riley)
(00:05:53) Thimbleweed Park (Pam)
(00:7:55) Yakuza Kiwami (Tyler)
(00:10:42) Big Family Cooking Showdown (Riley)
(00:14:04) Reigns: Her Majesty (Pam)
(00:17:18) The Punisher (Tyler)
(00:20:00) Overwatch League (Riley)
(00:27:02) Divinity Original Sin 2 (Pam)
(00:29:36) Switchblade Sisters (Tyler)
Disaster movies (00:31:00)
What is the appeal of disaster movies?
(00:33:34) Types of disaster - natural, monsters, accidents, epidemic, based on true stories
(00:44:17) Relationships in disaster movies
(00:49:20) Disaster movies that come in pairs
(00:54:42) What is the Die Hard of disaster movies? (if there is such a thing) One that’s grounded in reality & actual science and doesn’t require complete suspension of disbelief to watch. @lowguppy
(00:57:35) What makes the perfect disaster movie? How come so many of them are so god awful? @SerrinneWoW
(01:01:23) What types of disasters fascinate or intrigue you most? I can watch tornado gifs all day. @travplaysgames
(01:05:10) What if suddenly the ground was gone? @dialacina
(01:08:36) What’s worse in a disaster movie - Person A dies and you wanted them to live or - Person B lives and you wanted that sucker to die an unbearable death @alatinolawyer
(01:12:45) Which is the absolute WORST disaster movie you’ve ever watched and will never force yourself to watch again? @Lyssarie
Some more of our favourite disaster movies
Contact information
Tyler (@saucytyrossy)
Riley (@kaleri_)
Pam (@jasyla_)
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