This Week in Docs Pilot – TWiST Special #176

0:00-1:00 Welcome everyone, to the pilot episode of This Week in Documentaries.1:00-2:00 Lon introduces the premise for the documentary Tabloid.2:00-4:00 We show the trailer for Tabloid.4:00-5:30 Lon: I saw a Q&A with Morris in which he said the moment he met the star, he knew he had to make a film with him.5:30-6:00 Tyler: She planned to screw a Mormon missionary straight.6:00-6:30 Were charges ever brought against her? If it was rape, it's a serious charge.6:30-7:15 Was she an actress or something?7:15-7:30 Tyler introduces the film, A Crude Awakening.7:30-8:00 Why did you love the film, Tyler?8:00-8:30 Is leaving the viewer wanting to dig deeper the sign of a good doc?8:30-10:30 We show the trailer for A Crude Awakening.10:30-11:30 Tyler: The key to this movie is the credibility of these people who are all coming to the same conclusions.11:30-12:15 Jason: The most powerful part of the film for me was that the US used to be the biggest producer of oil.12:15-14:15 Tyler: The important part is that our world was build on the assumption that we have an endless supply of energy, and we don't.14:15-15:00 Jason introduces Collapse, a film about peak oil and how much of a conspiracy there's been around subjects like 911 and the CIA.15:00-17:00 We show the trailer for Collapse.17:00-18:00 Jason: It's just an awesome film. The guy is clearly a little crazy, but in order to see the future you have to put yourself out there.18:00-19:00 Jason: A Crude Awakening and Collapse would be a great double feature. Is there a film you'd pair with Tabloid, Lon?19:00-21:00 Which one did you like better, Tyler?21:00-23:00 Jason summarizes a review for A Crude Awakening.23:00-25:30 Tyler: The truth of this is that we're fighting wars about oil.25:30-26:30 Lon: How do you instill from the top down that you can live a simpler, fulfilling life?26:30-28:15 Jason: Remember back to what happened when gas hit $5 a gallon here in LA?28:15-30:00 Jason: There doesn't seem to be a willingness to face the fact that we're running out of oil.30:00-31:00 Jason: The Saudi princes who are in power now only care about making as much money for their family in the next five to ten years.31:00-32:30 The problem is that there's not a willingness among Americas to solve this crisis. Why is there not a coordinated global effort to make our oceans safe for fish, for example?32:30-33:00 This has been a great pilot. Thank you to Lon and Tyler.33:00-33:30 If this was compelling, tell us what you think about it at team@thisweekin.com. Thanks for watching.Multilingual? Translate this episode into another language and email the transcript to translate@thisweekin.comFOLLOW ON TWITTERJason: @jasonTyler: @steepdeclineLon: @lonsKeep up with the latest from our sister company LAUNCH:Why Does LinkedIn Make It Impossible to Downgrade Your Subscription?http://launch.is/blog/why-does-linkedin-make-it-impossible-to-downgrade-your-…Start-Up Chile Entrepreneur Tear-Gassed as Students Riot (video)http://launch.is/blog/start-up-chile-entrepreneur-tear-gassed-as-students-rio…Report: Second Life Making $100M a Yearhttp://launch.is/blog/report-second-life-making-100m-a-year.htmlLive Blogging TechStars Boulder Demo Dayhttp://launch.is/blog/live-blogging-techstars-boulder-demo-day.htmlBetter for the Planet than Farmville — SimpleEnergy Makes Saving Energy a Gamehttp://launch.is/blog/better-for-the-planet-than-farmville-simpleenergy-makes…

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