Tom's Top 3: March 3, 2026
Three Good Things Come In Twos
Hi everyone! Welcome to this week’s installment of Tom’s Top 3 Tuesdays, where I highlight three pieces of content (Podcasts/Shows/Songs/Articles/etc.) that I found interesting or noteworthy from the prior week.
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This week is a little different.
I realized that there were through-lines between stuff I watched this week, so I figured I would just share it all with you.
This is still Tom’s Top 3, but there are three ~themes~ this week, with two things per theme.
Make sense? Probably not. But it will become clear what I mean as you read.
1A. [Movie] Warner Bros. - Waiting for Guffman
I don’t know how it’s possible that I have never seen this movie until now. It is truly right up my alley, and I practically laughed all of the way through.
The cast is incredible. Look at these names. Christopher Guest. Eugene Levy. Fred Willard. Parker Posey. Bob Balaban.
Smaller, yet still amazing, performances by Lewis Arquette, Larry Miller, Michael Hitchcock, and David Cross.
And of course… the wonderful Catherine O’Hara.
It was especially sad watching this movie after two recent headlines: the passing of O’Hara and the sale of Warner Bros.
I think Waiting for Guffman just recently landed on Netflix, so it’s easy to check out if you want a quick, feel-good comedy.
1B. [YouTube] Netflix - Seth Rogen gives a tribute to Catherine O’Hara after she wins for Best Actress in a Comedy Series
There were a few memorable moments from the Actor Awards on Sunday. None more memorable than this heartfelt speech from Seth Rogen, who accepted the award on behalf of Catherine O’Hara for her role in The Studio.
2A. [TV Show] Disney+ - Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time
I adored watching Jeopardy! as a family every night. It was something my sister and I could always agree on, and Alex Trebek was truly a fixture in my childhood because of it.
My fiancé was recently bit by the Jeopardy! bug, so we have been speeding through all of the old episodes on Disney+. Once she became familiar with the show’s history and greatest players, it was especially rewarding to watch the GOAT Tournament, with Ken Jennings (longest streak), Brad Rutter (most money won), and James Holzhauer (most records) going head-to-head.
Maybe you will catch the bug too.
2B. [Podcast] People I (Mostly) Admire - Ken Jennings: “Don’t Neglect the Thing That Makes You Weird”
It just so happened that this podcast episode was recently re-aired last week, right when we have been on this Jeopardy! kick.
It’s a very interesting interview—there’s no doubt Ken Jennings is smart—but I was most surprising part was Ken’s advice for raising children:
“You realize really what you have to do is just let them be themselves and incorporate that into the culture of the family so that nobody feels like the outsider.”
3A. [YouTube] Prime Video AU & NZ - Official Trailer | Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat
I need to know if they can pull it off a second time!
Jury Duty was such an unexpected treasure, and I am so excited that they are running it back with a slightly different approach.
Coming to Prime Video on March 20.
3B. [YouTube] Variety - How the ‘Jury Duty’ Crew Pulled Off Filming at Margaritaville
You know I love behind-the-scenes features, and this is one of my favorite scenes from Jury Duty. I honestly can’t believe that they were able to balance this high-wire act for a full season. James Marsden summed it up when he said that the most difficult aspect was having to be locked-in and acting for hours at a time.
They reveal all of the intense planning and secret tricks that made it possible to weave a narrative throughout a scene/episode/season. It’s chaotic and stressful and amazing and I love it.
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