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This page has: A) the general lists of things you should watch in order to understand RAP lab jokes  B) person-specific media recommendations. This page contains:
* general lists of things you should watch in order to understand RAP lab jokes
* person-specific media recommendations.
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 * Airplane!
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 * Anchorman
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 * Arrested Development
 * Community
 * Dodgeball
 * Futurama
 * Napoleon Dynamite
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 * Community
* Arrested Development
* Futurama
 * Star Wars: Episodes IV-VII; Rogue One (suggested); Prequels are negative points
 * Simpsons (The Golden Years)
 * Star Wars: Episodes IV-VIII; Rogue One (suggested); Prequels are negative points
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 * Dodgeball
 * Napoleon Dynamite
 * Anchorman
 * Simpsons (The Golden Years)
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 * 30 Rock
 * Back to the Future
 * Better Off Ted (also Better Off Dead...)
 * The Big Lebowski
 * Blazing Saddles
 * Breaking Bad
 * Grosse Pointe Blank
 * It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (similar to The League, only for terrible people)
 * The League (caution: 18+, pervs only)
 * Mr. Robot
 * Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
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 * Back to the Future
 * The League (caution: 18+, pervs only)
 * Breaking Bad
 * The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
 * Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
 * Better Off Ted
 * Mr. Robot
 * Top Secret
 * Spaceballs
 * Talladega Nights
 * Top Secret!
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 * The Big Lebowski
 * Talladega Nights
 * Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
 * Wet Hot American Summer

=== Seventeenth tier maybe-watch-someday to catch occasional random references list ===
 * Pootie Tang

=== Movies that are not needed to catch references per se, but which are still underrated classics that everyone should see ===
 * Defending Your Life
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 * freakin everything I mean good grief there's just a cloud of recommendations in this pic how the fk am I supposed to tell what's what  * freakin everything I mean good grief there's just a swarm of recommendations in this pic
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 * Josh
 * BSc (???)
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 * Noah
=== Noah ===
 * (Mr. Robot -- now on general list)
 * The Game
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 * High-Rise
 * Virtuosity
 * Johnny Mnemonic
 * (Big Lebowski -- now on general list)
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 * Zardoz  * Zardoz
 * High-Rise
 * Virtuosity
 * Johnny Mnemonic
 * Big Trouble in Little China
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=== Ari ===
 * Young Frankenstein
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=== Ari ===
 * Young Frankenstein
=== Lauren ===
 * Gen list
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 * Fight Club

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This page contains:

  • general lists of things you should watch in order to understand RAP lab jokes
  • person-specific media recommendations.

Take this information very seriously. Media slouches will be mercilessly nagged and bombarded with confusing references.


Page Development Note: Ari tried to make this page based on Dr. Matt's word-cloud of recommendations, so it should probably be reviewed by Dr. Matt.


General List of Media that People Need to Watch

Media You, As a Human Being, Must Consume

  • Airplane!
  • Princess Bride
  • I mean come on, if you haven't seen Princess Bride what are you doing with your life

First tier pre-requisites for all RAP lab workers

  • Anchorman
  • Archer
  • Arrested Development
  • Community
  • Dodgeball
  • Futurama
  • Napoleon Dynamite
  • The Other Guys
  • Parks and Recreation
  • Simpsons (The Golden Years)
  • Star Wars: Episodes IV-VIII; Rogue One (suggested); Prequels are negative points
  • Zoolander

Second tier must-watch list

  • 30 Rock
  • Back to the Future
  • Better Off Ted (also Better Off Dead...)
  • The Big Lebowski
  • Blazing Saddles
  • Breaking Bad
  • Grosse Pointe Blank
  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (similar to The League, only for terrible people)
  • The League (caution: 18+, pervs only)
  • Mr. Robot
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
  • Scrubs
  • Spaceballs
  • Talladega Nights
  • Top Secret!
  • UHF
  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
  • Wet Hot American Summer

Seventeenth tier maybe-watch-someday to catch occasional random references list

  • Pootie Tang

Movies that are not needed to catch references per se, but which are still underrated classics that everyone should see

  • Defending Your Life


Person-Specific Recommendations

These do not include things already on the general list

Dr. Cheng

  • freakin everything I mean good grief there's just a swarm of recommendations in this pic
  • A Christmas Story (are you kidding me, Cheng??)
  • Jurassic Park (this one I didn't see til like last year so I can't judge)
  • Office Space
  • The Other Guys
  • [Everything else]
  • Idiocracy
  • Austin Powers

Rayfay

  • Dirty Work
  • Groundhog Day
  • War Games
  • Helvetica
  • Tucker + Dale
  • King of Kong
  • Son of Zorn
  • The Game

Noah

  • (Mr. Robot -- now on general list)
  • The Game

Juan

  • (Big Lebowski -- now on general list)

Dr. Matt

  • Son of Zorn
  • Sherlock
  • Superstore
  • Lady Dynamite
  • Zardoz
  • High-Rise
  • Virtuosity
  • Johnny Mnemonic
  • Big Trouble in Little China

Jo

  • Stuff that's on the general list
  • Good job, you don't have any specific recs

Ari

  • Young Frankenstein

A-a-ron

  • Also only the general list
  • Here, have a second bullet.

Maya

  • Gen list

Lauren

  • Gen list

Zach

  • Fight Club


rapwiki: MediaPeopleNeedToWatch (last edited 2021-01-12 22:31:53 by HannahRoss)