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Liv H's avatar

I am new to “the conversation” as it’s fondly called on the podcasts, and have thoroughly enjoyed this saga. I just recently listened to the Anne episodes and am happy to see it in the final four, even though it’s definitely just nostalgia talking😄

Also, random, and maybe not the place for it, but I would love the close readers’ opinion on the movie Arrival. I just rewatched it and have been really moved each time I’ve seen it, and the themes of language and choice and suffering, or duty and desire I suppose, make for an interesting discussion.

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Allison Crowder's avatar

Looks like a lot of women are the voters! Looks NOTHING like David, Sean, and Tim’s ideal final choices! 😂💃🏻

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Samantha Marugg's avatar

Sentimental voting at its finest!!

These 4 are the worst to pick from... they are all so good!

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Rachel Newton's avatar

This has been so much fun. Thank you for sparking great conversations with my kids. We agonized over the choices today and defended our favorites. :)

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Morgan's avatar

The Muppet Christmas Carol is so underrated!! Definitely voted for it over FOTR, which is great as a movie but only decent as an adaptation imo

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Christy Isinger's avatar

David sounds defeated.

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Angela Flowers's avatar

This has been so much fun. Thanks for putting it all together David!

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Audra Churchill's avatar

This has been nail biting fun. So many times I wanted to vote both movies in a category

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Jennifer Degani's avatar

The final round is going to be tough.

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Jessie's avatar

I love all of these movies, really I do, but I greatly underestimated how strong nostalgia pulls. This is going to come down to which movie has the greater fan-base.

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Lisa Looney's avatar

It’s David’s fault for not establishing strict criteria.

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David Kern's avatar

Eh, no one actually wants strict criteria (in my experience).

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Lisa Looney's avatar

You’re right, but this is what happens.

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David Kern's avatar

I do think the final four is defensible

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Lauren McClain's avatar

So sad about To Kill A mockingbird. 😩😩😩

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Lisa Looney's avatar

Well I think I’m glad that’s over. Haha. All four of those are great so I’m happy. Honestly though, I was kinda hoping the Muppets would just sweep.

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