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Welcome to episode 2 of Oeuvre Busters! In the first part of the episode, George and Liam discuss the ridiculously awesome (at least according to George; Liam is a bit more agnostic) Johnny Staccato, a TV show Cassavetes starred in and occasionally directed from 1959-1960 in order to pay the bills. Listen to Liam ruin George’s Blade Runner “joke.” Listen to George clearly having a road-to-Damascus moment as he discusses his love for this terrible show. Liam and George then discuss 1961’s Too Late Blues, Cassavetes’s first studio film starring the immortal Bobby Darin. Topics covered: Greek-American stereotypes, baseball-playing musicians, and bar fights. Also, Rupert’s back! Topics not covered: the intense epistolary bromance between German philosophers Theodor Adorno and Walter Benjamin. Have a listen! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.