Half-assed (internet) research

The hosts share fun facts, trivia, behind-the-scenes tidbits, and other interesting information about the movie – all gathered through what they freely admit is half-assed internet research. Sources typically include Wikipedia, IMDb trivia pages, oral histories, and whatever else Google serves up.

Despite the self-deprecating name, this category often surfaces genuinely fascinating production stories: how the movie almost didn't get made, which scenes were improvised, what the budget was, how much it made at the box office, and behind-the-scenes drama. The "half-assed" qualifier is part of the charm – the hosts own the fact that they're not doing deep investigative journalism, just having fun digging around online.

One of the original categories, first appearing in the initial Departed episode (December 2017).