The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 137: That Thing You Do! (1996)
Added 2025-05-26 22:21:50 +0000 UTCFor our final music movie for the month of May, we visit with our good bud Tom Hanks as he takes us through the whirlwind music industry adventure of The Wonders, and at the end of today's episode, Alex finally unveils his giant ordered list of every movie we've done on the Watchcast so far.
Alex's full list can be found on our Letterboxd page now!
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 137: That Thing You Do! (1996)
(00:00:08) - Intro.
(00:05:44) - We watched the extended cut. Here's why we did that.
(00:09:04) - How did Hanks get inspired to make this thing? How did the big song come together?
(00:18:44) - Our cast of young squires.
(00:26:59) - Break!
(00:27:21) - We're back, and it's time to take a trip to Erie, PA.
(00:33:21) - Let's get Guy into this band, and let's make that song faster.
(00:40:51) - Doing the Italian restaurant circuit, and cutting the first record.
(00:44:28) - Time to get a manager for about 15 minutes, then crash out in front of 2000 people.
(00:52:23) - Play Tone comes calling.
(00:59:12) - That high flying county fair life.
(01:04:19) - To the coast! Stardom awaits!
(01:08:22) - Weekend at Party Pier.
(01:12:58) - An awful label executive? Will wonders never cease.
(01:16:51) - The first cracks begin to show, and Guy has himself a night.
(01:24:42) - The Hollywood Television Showcase.
(01:31:36) - This is the thing we're breaking up the band over?
(01:39:24) - The slight difference in endings between the two cuts.
(01:46:57) - Vinny puts it on the list, and Alex finally unveils his.
(01:54:43) - Outro.
Comments
I feel I've seen this movie on HBO when it first made it there in '97, and I just watched it again (on Hulu) prior to this Watchcast being made available to the lower level this week. Not sure where to find the extended cut streaming. Uncle Bob has dialogue in the theatrical cut, bringing up his church gig and giving the band a Bible verse about patience when asked about when the record will be ready, before just saying Wednesday. What was the quick scene of the band running with the horse all about? Was it a reference to something?
Brian Streleckis
2025-06-03 13:59:17 +0000 UTCThe reason I haven't posted a full schedule is because I don't have the specific dates all locked in for every episode upcoming. There is likely to be a break or two somewhere in there that I cannot currently account for. I did say on at least a couple of our podcasts recently that we were tackling two episodes at a time for the duration of our Star Trek watch, but there is also the possibility that we might add more to certain episodes, which we would message ahead of time on the Watchcast itself. But right now the plan is to go two episodes at a time for the duration. I understand that sometimes the schedules don't get posted quickly, and I do apologize for that. I try my best to get those together in a timely manner, but sometimes we're still working out things behind the scenes and I try not to post until I have the schedule locked down.
nextlander
2025-06-02 22:42:53 +0000 UTCI would really appreciate it if the schedule for a new theme could be posted a few hours or something after the last podcast of a theme. I am now quickly approaching having no time to watch TOS S2 before the podcast because I have no idea how many episodes to watch. Love the work you do, and I think it's my favorite podcast of yours, but not having the schedule up in a timely manner makes it really hard for folks like me who live in another part of the world where getting the movies and such isn't always straightforward. Hell, I'd only need a super fast list of which movie in what order. Or in this case, how many episodes to watch.
Mads Dahl Olavsbråten
2025-05-31 07:51:04 +0000 UTC
