This journey was TOO TREACHEROUS FOR GUESTS. Rob & Brian go guest-less as we discuss the astonishing success of the nature documentary MARCH OF THE PENGUINS.!
We dig into the deep history of documentaries that found themselves as box office successes, we debate the moral and entertainment validity of the format, its strange transition from France to America, the long cultural tail of Morgan Freeman as the "Voice of God" and if it's even feasible for a documentary to have this sort of success in the modern world.
This was so much more fun and engaging than I anticipated, come on and check it out!
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