Welcome to this Watch live. Hi, I'm Lydia Winters.
And I'm Vu Bui. How does it feel?
We are two days away from 100 episodes.
It feels wild. What?
I can't believe it actually. I'm very.
I'm very shocked. You like 100 day projects?
I do. It will be a episode 101 that
I'm like, Oh no, no, I'm just kidding.
'Cause it's been something that both you and I have done over
the years, these different versions of daily projects, but
this one doesn't have an ending. Yeah, that's true.
That's the difference. It's not 100 day project, it's a
I don't know, we go for the rest of our.
Lives. Yeah.
And it's too early in the morning to figure that answer
out. But I do think it's nice to mark
100 because that feels like something special.
And also for all of these listeners who've been listening
to us. Yeah, that many times.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I I think it's the the thing
about doing it daily though is we got to 100 kind of faster
than it feels right, you know, and also faster than you could
prepare for. Yes, that's that's a bit true.
There like there are other podcasts, like when they get to
100 they do something huge like we could do like, I don't know,
a watch collab or something. But we're like, we're going to
get to another hundred this year.
So, well, yeah, two more hundred this year.
So no, we're not doing big things.
No, no, it's too too quick. Someone said, oh, is your AP
Royal Oak to celebrate 100 episodes?
And I was like, absolutely not. I cannot celebrate the hundreds
that way. No, no, no.
We can't go through two big celebrations like that a year.
No, but well, 3. Oh yeah.
Yeah, it's like. Well, it's like 240 episodes a
year. OK.
It's 240. Yeah, I was thinking of every
day. I was thinking of 365, but you
all know I don't math, so there we go.
Or work. On the weekends, which is nice.
So we went to the movies last weekend.
Yes. And this was prompted by me,
which I would say in our relationship I would maybe
there's been like, I don't know, 5 movies I can think of that I
was like, I want to go see this in the in in the theater.
Two of them were the new Star Wars after seeing the first one
in Theater Knives out. Oh yeah, knives out.
Barbie. That was your well, but The
thing is knives. Out and this.
One Barbie and this one. It was like both of us really
wanted to see, so it wasn't only you driving it.
No, but I was like, I want to go to the theater to see this,
which doesn't happen. Foo always wishes it to happen,
and it has happened five times in 12 years.
So you're welcome. Wow, you are really, really
doing well. So OK, we went and watched the
fall guy. Yes, it's starring Ryan Gosling
and Emily Blunt. It is just very, very fun movie
about like a kind of love letter to the stunt community.
Yes. Which is really fun I.
Thought it was really cool. It's directed by David Leach.
He directed recently the the movie I really like that he
directed was Bullet Train. He also did Deadpool 2, which
was super fun. So he was a former stunt person,
like stunt guy, grew up doing stunts, became a stunt
coordinator. Like has been really involved in
the stunt community. So it totally makes sense that
he would do this movie that is essentially all about stunts.
Yeah, I thought that that context really helped me.
They actually had a little clip before the movie of him and Ryan
Gosling chatting about the fact that he that that David did
stunts before and that felt really nice because it it did,
it felt more insider. I think that's like in any
community and watches you're like, but do they love the
watch? Do they know the watch?
Do they leave? And like watches, you know you
want to feel that someone who knows did the thing.
So I immediately was more open to everything in the movie stunt
wise because I was like he knows and I think that's it's very,
very similar to watches. Yeah, and I what I liked about
that little scene that came before the movie, which was kind
of one of those fun, like turn off your phones type of of
scenes, but but it provided context that you don't always
get when you're going to see a movie.
Yeah, and maybe sometimes you don't want that context, right,
because sometimes you're just wanna be immersed in the story.
But I do think it can be valuable to also understand why
that story is being told at all. Yeah, that's what was fun about
this. But it also gave us context to A
tag Hoyer Carrera ad that we had seen called the Chase for
Carrera. I think the Chase for Carrera,
where David was the director in it and Ryan was doing a lot of
stunts and like trying to steal a Carrera.
Yeah, So a year ago, right, This ad comes out.
We watched it when it came out and did not realize that it was
kind of in partnership with the making of this movie.
Like it. It, it is its own thing, stands
alone. But then when you see both
pieces, you realize, oh, this all kind of exists in the same
world. Kind of.
Because in the ad, Ryan Gosling's playing himself,
Vanessa Bayer is playing this prop master and it I think there
are just times when you see an ad where you just love it.
I remember there was a chewing gum ad that came like during the
pandemic, that every time I'd watch, I'd cry where they just
nailed that ad. I I don't.
I wish I had looked it up before this, but I'll I'll put a link
to the ad. Do you remember anything about
the ad? Yeah, yeah, yeah.
OK Yeah. No 'cause I remember that part.
It was like the feelings. Yeah.
Yeah, it was people coming out for, you know, essentially the
ad was like the end of the pandemic and it was there's a
song that plays that's very iconic, but I don't want to give
away. Too much?
No. But it was kind of like, hey,
after you chew this gum, you're free and, you know, run free.
I, I, I I love that. I will put we'll link to it on
the website. But this ad, I think is another
one where it's self aware enough and it's funny enough and
everyone who's in it just looks like they're having a great
time. So it makes the ad really
enjoyable. Like it doesn't feel like you're
just being sold to. It actually feels like you're in
on the joke. There's also, I think there is
this wish fulfillment as again, watch collectors for all of us.
We're like, I wish I was famous so people would give me watches
all the time that I get to keep, you know, like.
That's what you took away from it.
Well, no. OK.
So kind of, yeah. That that there's like this
feeling that Ryan Gosling wants to keep this, you know, the
prop, which is the Carrera that he was wearing for the ad and
he's like running away with it. I don't know.
There's something that to me felt like, yeah, you're like, I
want to keep this. It's so cool.
It's so special. I got to wear it.
And also seeing a watch in all of these, you know, car chase
scenes, jumping, you know, like it they because everyone was
wearing A tag Hoyer too and they were doing lots of stunts.
So then it just all feels very cool.
Yeah, Vanessa Bayer is wearing that pink dial Carrera, which
was really cool. I just felt it.
It especially the way it it, it kind of unfolded for us having
seen that ad, being interested in it because specifically tag,
you know like and like in watches and then going to see
the movie and then being like, oh, these two things are
completely linked to each other and exist sort of in the same
universe, which I thought was really cool.
Yeah. So in the movie you have Emily
Blunt and Ryan Gosling. They are, they have great
chemistry. I don't want to give too much
away because I actually wish I hadn't watched as many trailers
because I knew a little too much or had seen some of the core
scenes. I know Vu is always like, I'm
not going to watch it. And I'm like, I like to read the
ending before the beginning. So I'm a spoiler.
I'm a spoiler. I.
Feel like you've been better about not reading the ending of
movies before? We watch them now.
Depends on the movie. Oh, do you just not tell me that
you're doing it? Yeah.
If it's suspenseful, I just read the ending so I don't feel so
stressed. Yeah, it's something for people
to learn about me. It's a different approach.
It is a different for different. Reasons.
I'm like the one who's like looking around, like I know
what's coming. That seems evil.
No, I don't know. For me it just like De, stresses
me a lot. That's fair.
But no, I I felt like the whole
vibe of this movie makes the movie work better, right?
Because sometimes you have a movie where the premise is so
far fetched and the things that happened as it unfolds, it's
just so ridiculous. And it annoys me because the
tone of the movie is like, Oh no, this is this is all real.
Whereas in this movie, the tone of the movie was you should
suspend your disbelief and go along for the ride.
It's going to be super fun, full of stunts, which.
It was, which was really cool. Really, really fun.
And it's funny. Yes, like, the humor was great.
And there's an amazing watch throughout, you know, Obviously
we're always looking at the wrists and it.
It's funny how that played out though, because you're even
you're way better than me at this at at spotting the wrist.
Yes. And I would say actually, as I'm
thinking about it now, I don't know that anyone else was
wearing watches, so was Ryan The only one wearing?
Was it like this is A tag? Carrera said.
Please take off your watches and put them in the locked box.
Interesting. Because unlike the the tag ad
where you clearly see that everyone is wearing different
models of tag Hoyer, in this one it really is his character is
wearing a watch and you see it a lot.
Yeah, and but OK, so it's the tag Hoyer Carrera chronograph,
the 39mm, the glass box. That's what he's wearing for the
whole film. And what I thought was
interesting because I feel like they did a good job with this.
Sometimes product placement feels so in your face and it
just doesn't feel. We know it's not authentic, but
you want to feel like it's authentic.
And I felt like for the first half of the movie, The watch was
out of focus in every shot where you'd think they'd just focus on
the watch for just a moment. It was out of focus.
And I'm like, oh, maybe this wasn't like, maybe there was no
tie in. Maybe Tag didn't pay for this
movie for their watch to be shown in the movie.
And so Ryan Gosling's wearing it because he's an ambassador.
But they're like, Nope, we're going to keep it blurry So you
don't even know what it is. And then?
There was like a perfect hero shot you.
Could just hear Vu like and people are probably like, oh,
why is he so excited about that scene.
And he's like, I like that watch looks really good.
You've been talking a lot about the glass box since.
Yeah, I have I I think it really worked on me this this product
placement really got. Me.
Oh no, Ryan. Gosling looks so cool.
I mean, he kind of always does, but in this movie?
He just looked cool in every field.
Yeah, he just looked. And he's not being a cool guy.
No. He's actually like this kind of
fun, like a little bit. He's a little derpy in this and.
But he cool, yeah. So cool all the time.
He's really nailed this type of character.
Like he he, he he did so well. And seeing that watch on him did
it. It made me, yeah.
It made me like to watch more. But it is interesting because
there was also that other was it Netflix movie The Gray Man that
Ryan Gosling was in. Lots of hero shots of the watch
too. And then you have other movies
like Knives Out like The Glass Onion and and Daniel Craig is
wearing The Omega. But I do think Tag is like, we
have this ambassador Ryan Gosling.
We've put all of our money into it.
Barbie, you get 3 watches. You need to talk about time.
You know, Gray man, lots of hero shots.
This movie, the the main, like one of the main images, he's
kind of like underneath a train or car and it's just all watch.
And so it's very interesting to think of that.
I also find it like to me when we looked at some of the Morgan
Stanley numbers and I know there's like a lot of debate
about whether or not those are very accurate.
But you don't see tag like moving up in status like in how
amount sold it seems like and I think that's kind of in
opposition to this feeling that they're kind of everywhere.
Yeah. I mean, but that's the thing
about marketing, yeah. If you do it well, it makes you
feel like everyone has A tag Carrera glass box.
At least everyone who looks incredibly cool doing stunts in
a movie. Well, yes, we know that one guy
he likes to drive. It is.
So we went and saw this watch and it was when the green dial
came out. I didn't really love the green
Intrusive bummer. No, it's a little too emeraldy
for both of us. I do think this more like Gray.
Black is super beautiful, very classy.
I mean, it did also make me want one.
I think whenever you see a watch, I'm not going to get one.
But you know, yeah. Yeah, I'm not getting one
either. I just.
But there is a feeling when you see it, you're like this very
fun again, fun. He's not like the cool guy
versus like in Gray Man. He was more of the aloof.
You know, in this one, he's fully open.
He's, you know, like he's just he's.
Emotionally vulnerable. And so you're like, I wanna be
that adventurous, emotionally intelligent sweetheart named
Ryan Gosling. And I obviously am gonna wear A
tag. Yeah.
What what I think is interesting is it seems like these past
couple of years you've seen a lot more that when films are
bringing in an actor, they're also bringing in the products
that that actors. Yeah, that's true.
That's very true. So, like, Ryan Reynolds has a
gin company and basically it looks like if you put Ryan
Reynolds in a movie now, you're gonna see his gin.
Yeah. Like that's that sounded really
gross. You're gonna see his his gin
product drink. Being drunk on screen is what I
meant. I don't know why you read weird
things into that, but like, I think that's an interesting next
phase. And if you look at this with Tag
Hoyer, where not only did you know so Ryan, Ryan Gosling is in
this movie, and so you get A tag Hoyer on his wrist for the
movie, but also then Tag pays for this ad with much of the
same people who are involved in making the movie director or the
actor right. It.
It's a very interesting thing and it feels like maybe this
next phase of how they're going to do advertising just in
general. Yeah, You're like I am the
product and the product placement is on me, which is
essentially like the Ryan Gosling method, which is then
then you are placed as the product into the movie and the
placement is the watch that you like you.
It's a package deal, yeah. But so then does that start
dictating the roles that these people?
Yeah, I mean, it could be. You know, and they're like, what
if they're doing a period piece? Someone probably saw a drive
years ago with Ryan Gosling and they were like he needed a, you
know, a cool chronograph that was sponsored, that was
sponsored and paid for. Maybe that's how this this all
came. About I would love to see more
of this with, you know, female stars, because I do think we're
naming a lot of men wearing cool watches.
In movies. And then you see, OK, they're an
ambassador. There's a clear link.
And I just can't think of many women that that is happening to.
So that's my that's my wish. More product placement, but put
it on a woman. You're asking for more product
I. Like to see a watch.
I like to, if I'm watching a movie anyway, throw some
beautiful watches in there and make it even better because I'm
like they're an ambassador. I don't.
I'm happy with that. It doesn't bother me at all.
I completely agree. Hey, if you have been enjoying
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Bye, bye.