Parallel Quest

Laughing through a Breakup | Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Episode Notes

There is one thing true to all relationships… Breakups are never fun when they occur. Even the most amicable of severed ties can be stressful and depressing for all parties involved. Through the avenue of storytelling breakups can be made a little bit easier when we can laugh at someone else’s misery. That is the main topic of this episode of Parallel Quest through discussing the film Forgetting Sarah Marshall. The guys talk about this 2008 film as well as the challenge of home repairs, smoothies we don’t like, the challenge of trying to sleep, and other interesting things that happened in the year 2008.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Welcome

0:48 Quick Audio Disclaimer

2:56 Home Repair Struggles

10:00 Indian Food and Smoothies

15:00 “Sleeping In” on Weekends

24:00 Hard Copies of Terror Town (Link in Description)

29:00 New Show Coming Soon for Steel Lake Studio

32:30 Main Topic: Forgetting Sarah Marshall

34:00 2008 State of the World

39:45 The Housing Crisis and The Big Short

46:00 Interesting Stats from 2008

49:50 Why Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a Great Breakup Film

51:45 Plot Summary

59:00 Critical Reception

1:02:00 The Impact on the Stars’ Careers

1:06:00 Aldous Snow/Russel Brand

1:12:00 Appreciating the Main Character

1:18:00 A “Fun” Way to Process through a Breakup

1:21:00 Our Two Favorite Quotes

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