The King and I (1999)
from Here's Looking at Yul, Kid
What could have been! Many months ago, Phil and Drake attempted to convene on Zoom to record the second episode of this very podcast but were THWARTED by technical difficulties. Refusing to give up, they pivoted to watching the 1999 animated film which killed the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment distribution banner. For months we held on to this recording, promising to release it on April 17th, 2023. Listeners, we prepared to do just that at the beginning of April, but wouldn't you know it, Drake plain forgot to upload it. So here it is, two days later than promised and five months after it was recorded. In this special episode of Here's Looking at Yul, Kid two friends who have NEVER seen a movie starring Yul Brynner before try to watch (but ONLY watch) his most famous film, The King and I, but instead watch (but ONLY watch) the 1999 animated The King and I, which does not star Yul, instead. They will not be LISTENING to this movie not starring Yul. They will not be READING subtitles conveying what animated characters who were not voiced by Yul said. They will ONLY be LOOKING at drawings (not Yul) (kid). And they will record an entire commentary track for the film as they do so. This time the guys discuss topics such as the filmography of Rankin and Bass, discuss previous podcast attempts, try to figure out if this film is even more problematic than the live-action movie, and the ABC Family/Freeform holiday tradition of the 25 Days of Christmas, and just how much of that is taken up by Harry Potter and Family Guy. It (isn't) Here's Lookin' at Yul, Kid!
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