The Amelia Project - Prelude 11 - Jumbo Pepsi

Episode Date: May 30, 2018

“I bet you a spring roll they'll be calling us.” Prologue to Episode 11, Season 1. With: Alan Burgon and Julia C. Thorne as Alvina. Written by Philip Thorne. Directed by Alan Burgon. Music and sound design by Fredrik Baden. For full credits see our website. The Amelia Project is an audio fiction series. We recommend starting at the beginning. Congratulations. You’ve reached the content warning. The Amelia Project is about death, mishaps, mayhem and misfortune. And cocoa. If you’re not comfortable with this, stop listening. Now. The Amelia Project is part of the Fable & Folly Network. Find and support our sponsors at: fableandfolly.com/partners Website: ameliapodcast.com Twitter: @amelia_podcast Patreon: patreon.com/ameliapodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What did you think? Well, it wasn't the Maltese Falcon. They just don't make them like that anymore, do they? Is there any popcorn left? No, but there are some fruity tooties in the glove compartment. And you'd better finish off that jumbo Pepsi. that jumbo Pepsi. These modern so-called celebrities,

well, they're just like, they're just like class. They're imposters. Even their names sound made up. Charlize Teflon, Holly Berry, Ryan Gosling. Ridiculous. I'm surprised you even know that much about contemporary culture.

Joey briefed me. Ah, that explains the names. Obviously you got lost in translation. Cary Grant. Audrey Hepburn. Grace Kelly. Humphrey Bogart. Those were real stars. I know all your favourite actors are dead and gone, but... Humphrey isn't dead. I called him yesterday. By the way, he needs a new... I don't want to talk about work. Not now. This is my evening off. I want to talk about the film.

What did you think, Joey? Salvatore? Salvatore? I don't know. I just thought it was, you know, a bit silly. Well, I liked the way it embraced its inherent absurdity and thought the straight-faced delivery gave it a potent resonance, both in subverting the tropes of slapstick cinema and in laying bare clichéd beliefs about the gulf between the sexes.

Having said that, I did think the supernatural suggestion of shared dreams and the melodramatic reunion between the two main characters at the end was a bit cheesy, but I loved the lavish labyrinth of suburban Americana and paganistic paraphernalia. The austere framing kind of made me think of Albanian communist era cinema. Oh, and the interest in Old Testament emotions and regal medievalism really reminded me of Orson Welles. You saw all that in Pitch Perfect 3. Ugh! Next time I'm going on my own. No, you can't do that. I like the popcorn. And the Pepsi.

It's against the code! D'argh, it's useless trying to talk cinema with you. I quite like that last one. Thelma and Louise? Yes. But that was ages ago. I bet you don't remember the first thing about it. Yes, I do.

Okay, so who directed it? Ridley Snot. No, Richard Spock. No, Ridiculous Scott. No, it's... What? I want to hear this. The women who broke into Buckingham Palace earlier today

had been identified as Tara Brooke and Lily Abbott from Bexley Heath. The two women posed as guards and entered the palace without detection, but were caught in a tourist's photograph as they left the grounds via the palace's outer perimeter wall. Police are asking anyone with information on Tara Brooke and Lily Abbott to step forward. A spokesman from the palace has confirmed that it still remains unclear what has been stolen.

A break-in at Buckingham Palace. My, my. We'd better get back to the office. What? Why? I thought we were going to the Laughing Buddha. We'll get a takeaway. We have to be ready. Ready? Prepare. I thought this was supposed to be your evening off. I bet you a spring roll they'll be calling us.

Who? Tara and Lily. Slow down, Alvina. You're going to get us killed. It's been a while since we've had a decent criminal. They do sound fun. And they sound like they can pay. Tara and Lily. Episode 11 of The Amelia Project.

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