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524.7 – Mr. Scorsese, The Brady Bunch, Tron: Ares

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The documentary pushes Scorsese’s private life, cocaine use, and post-Raging Bull slump into the foreground.

1. Fighting In The War Room #524.7 centers on Mr. Scorsese, The Brady Bunch, and Tron: Ares. 2. Katie Rich, Matt Patches, and David Ehrlich host the episode, with David missing part of the week’s recording and the others filling in around the usual roundtable format. 3. The episode asks what a listener should know about three very different media objects: a five-part Scorsese documentary, a family rerun staple, and a new Tron sequel. 4. Katie Rich says she has only watched three of the five episodes of Mr. Scorsese because Apple TV screeners broke. 5. The documentary is described as Rebecca Miller-directed and built around interviews with Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Isabella Rossellini, Robert De Niro, and Thelma Schoonmaker. 6. The hosts note that the series covers Scorsese’s childhood in Little Italy, his asthma, and the way Mean Streets grew out of his friends. 7. They also bring up his multiple marriages, his children, and the sense that nobody should have married Martin Scorsese. 8. The conversation returns several times to Scorsese’s cocaine use during the 1970s and the pressure of making films through that period. 9. They discuss the post-Raging Bull slump, the making of The King of Comedy, and the reaction to John Hinckley Jr.’s attempt to kill Reagan after Taxi Driver. 10. Spielberg comes up as part of the rise of Jaws and Star Wars, which the hosts frame as part of the same career pressure. 11. Isabella Rossellini’s description of Scorsese as “such a tiny man” becomes one of the episode’s most quoted moments. 12. Thelma Schoonmaker is singled out for her steady demeanor while editing long nights that ran until the birds started tweeting. 13. The hosts say the documentary punctures Scorsese’s myth while still keeping affection, humor, and admiration in the frame. 14. The Brady Bunch segment starts from Katie Rich’s question about why anyone should still watch the sitcom with kids. 15. They talk about the show’s gendered first-season episodes, Anne B. Davis as Alice, Florence Henderson’s warmth, and the cast’s appeal to children. 16. The discussion expands to The Brady Bunch Movie, Very Brady Sequel, I Love Lucy, Gilligan’s Island, Bewitched, Looney Tunes, and Weird Al. 17. The episode’s tone shifts between affectionate nostalgia and practical media-parenting advice, especially when they talk about what children can learn from reruns. 18. The Tron: Ares section is sharper and more technical, with David Ehrlich focusing on Greta Lee, Jared Leto, the 29-minute reset clock, and the permanence code. 19. Listeners who like film history, old TV reruns, and blockbusters with production gossip should listen. 20. Listeners who want only spoiler-free, plot-light chatter about current releases might skip it.

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