Ep 016 Ready Player One

This week Jim & Ted try to escape from the real world a bit with three films that discuss the limits of human thought.  

Fahrenheit 451 is based on Ray Bradbury's classic novel. In a future where the media is an opiate, history is rewritten and "firemen" burn books, Jordan plays Guy Montag, a young fireman who struggles with his role as law enforcer and with his "mentor", played by Shannon. Premieres Spring 2018 on HBO.

First up an HBO remake of the Ray Bradbury's 1953 novel, Fahrenheit 451. The two most popular Michaels are pitted against each other in this dystopian allegory about burning books. This is not the first film adaptation (in 1966 Truffaut adapted this) but Jim and Ted are excited to see HBO's take on this subject.

Watch the teaser trailer for Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2. See the film in theatres this Thanksgiving. "Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2" leaves Litwak's video arcade behind, venturing into the uncharted, expansive and thrilling world of the internet-which may or may not survive Ralph's wrecking.

On the lighter side Ralph Breaks the Internet and Ted challenges Disney's colon use and Jim and Ted are hopeful that Disney can get this right after the Emoji Movie got it so wrong.

Ted's son tries to glean the definition of "Gringo" strictly from the movie posters he sees around Burbank.

Bryce, 8 years old, saw this Joel Edgerton poster and surmised that Gringo had something to do with money.

Ted pointed out that the other posters do not have money so that context is misleading. Luckily, we have more than movie posters to teach our children the meanings of words in the English language (and, in this case, Spanish).

http://readyplayeronemovie.com http://facebook.com/readyplayerone http://twitter.com/readyplayerone http://instagram.com/readyplayerone -- From filmmaker Steven Spielberg comes the science fiction action adventure "Ready Player One," based on Ernest Cline's bestseller of the same name, which has become a worldwide phenomenon. The film is set in 2045, with the world on the brink of chaos and collapse.

To round out the Dystopian Episode another novel, this time Steven Spielberg tackles Ernest Cline's 2011 Ready Player One. Jim and Ted talk about how far we are from the OASIS and Ted compares the search for Halliday's Easter Egg to mining for Bitcoin in the future. If you want an experience closer to the VR in Ready Player One the Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire is open in Anahiem and London.

A galaxy far, far away needs your help. In teams of four, be transported with family and friends in a brand new hyper-reality experience from Lucasfilm, ILMxLAB and The VOID. Under the orders of the budding rebellion, your team will travel to the molten planet of Mustafar.