348: "Motorboating Bebe Neuwirth" - Wild Palms (1993)

Saturday Night Jive Podcast

Do you like Twin Peaks? Then you'll be utterly confused by Wild Palms almost as confused as SNL alum James Belushi who apparently didn't understand the script so just showed up on set and read his lines. Can't blame you, Jim. This is an indecipherable piece of nonsense. So the story is that ABC wanted to have another weird show to replace Twin Peaks after they ruined that show with studio meddling. They came up with this miniseries about a guy who is looking for the lost kid of his ex-lover and also has nightmares about rhinos and Robert Loggia squealing like a pig. There's also virtual reality where a shitty sitcom can beam to your couch. It's produced by Oliver Stone (who makes a cameo), it takes place in the future (watch for subtle hints because they do nothing with the fact that it's in the future), and it's a big old mess. While I doubt we'll watch any other episodes to see how this story pans out, we watched the 90 minute pilot which is available on YouTube and try to make sense of it. Stay tuned for next week to answer the ultimate question, will Ben get a boner from Mary Gross? Enjoy!

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