Hips, Lips, and Fingertips

Baywatch Pilot: Panic at Malibu Pier. The first mega-sized
episode! We watch the pilot movie and talk about sweaters in
summer, unlit cigarettes, bad depictions of mental health,
explosions in the sea, and just generally bullshit. Note: the
pilot does not need to be watched to start the show! We'll see
you for episode one of the show proper next time, as we truly
start our journey on the beaches of Malibu.


Also, we recorded in the same room for this one, so don't worry
the audio quality gets better next episode (Michael gets a better
mic soon too).


Episode discussion starts @08:49. Post-episode discussion starts
@01:57:32.


Assorted Show Notes:


@02:53 Mädchen Amick, who plays Laurie in this episode, plays
Shelly Johnson in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.

@05:58 To learn more about David Hasslehoff's role in America's
fight over TV propaganda in Baltic countries, check out the
documentary "Disco and Atomic War" by Jaak Kilmi from 2009. This
is also the source for information on Baltic countries and their
obsession with softcore porn films.


@08:23 The L.A. Noire face we frequently reference.


@11:46 The Baywatch wrestling episode is specifically about the
actual WCW Bash at the Beach 1995 event. This episode (Season 6
Episode 15) aired the year after the event even though it was
meant to promote the event. Whoops!


@17:10 If you want to torture yourself with The Gobbledy Gooker,
the whole segment from 1990 is available on WWE's YouTube
channel. This is the same pay-per-view where one of the most
famous wrestlers of all time, The Undertaker, debuted. Also of
note, is this segment where the Gobbledy Gooker hangs out with
other wrestlers in the most campy fashion possible.


@41:15 For more information on "The Thin Blue Line" feel free to
browse this Wikipedia entry that you can get the point of in 10
seconds of reading.


@45:55 Michael is referencing Krzysztof Kieślowski, famous for
his Three Colours trilogy about the values that each color of the
French flag represent. Across the three films he does fade outs
that cut back to the actor in the same spot as if no time has
passed. These are meant to imply deep thought or a subtlety to
the scene in question.



@01:09:57 More detailed description of the Moabites and the
Midianites (Ammonites).


@01:32:50 The Chris R scene from The Room.


@01:51:35 The Wikipedia entry for the movie Big Fish.


Art by Katie Rose @kilogramrose.