Filmdrunk 109: Dark Knight Review Troll Eric D. Snider



This week we talk to current internet troller Eric D. Snider, who got kicked off of Rotten Tomatoes for not liking The Dark Knight Rises, even though he hadn’t seen it. We also read emails, listen to voicemails, play clips from Real Sports with Old Journalists, and hear about Brendan cutting a Turd Lock from his new dog’s butt. Drunk On!

    00:01:55 – Bret gets some love for his misanthropic ways via listener emails. A listener shares a dating site experience where he unknowingly became a research subject. The guys talk Newsroom and its defining of characters through hair styles and clothing.
    00:12:12 – Old-school, smarmy sports journalists, with their lack of subtlety, get discussed as Vince plays some clips from HBO’s Real Sports.
    00:25:08 – Film critic Eric Snyder joins the Frotcast to talk about this week’s incident that led to him being kicked off Rotten Tomatoes for baiting its commenters. He talks about his time at the Daily Herald in Provo, Utah, and how he got fired from there. Eric was kind enough to read one of the death threats he got for his Dark Knight Rises prank. Vince has finally made the big time: he has been recently approved by Rotten Tomatoes. Brendan reveals a dark secret.
    01:09:30 – Vince plays a video of vintage trolling. Brendan and Vince share dog pooping stories. The Frotcast puts a call out for a Gathering of the Juggalos correspondent.
    01:22:57 – It’s time for Vince’s Comedy Notebook Roulette. The guys finish up by talking about Jews and motorcycles.

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