Killing Your Darlings

On July 16th, 2021, Warner Bros. released the LONG anticipated sequel to their 1996 masterpiece, Space Jam.  And for just a moment, the world stood still.  Just kidding, it was released in theaters and on HBOMax and people seemed to be pretty "meh" about it.  Your beloved hosts were part of this "meh" group.  So they figured they would go back and watch the original and see what all of the fuss had been about back in the 90s and what could possibly prompt a sequel over 20 years later. Michael Jordan (played by himself) is at the peak of his fame and success as a basketball player and decides that he is going to retire and become a baseball player.  Makes sense!  Meanwhile, up in space, evil amusement park owner Swackhammer (voiced by Danny DeVito) kidnaps the Looney Tunes to use them as the new attraction at his theme park.  The Looney Tunes challenge their kidnappers to a game of basketball and recruit none other than Michael Jordan to help them win.  But the kidnappers have also stolen the talents of some o