Anglo-Filles

Welcome to episode 54, in which we discuss CW’s newest teen drama: Riverdale. As an adaptation of the Archie comics, it may be a little… strange. But it has everything we’ve learned to expect from and love in a CW teen drama. We’ll also discuss our experiences and memories of the essential viewing entries in the TV teen drama canon. Let us know yours in the comments.

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Gossip Girl is, of course, the quintessential example of the Teen Drama genre. It stands on the shoulders of Beverly Hills 90210 and Dawson’s Creek. Canada offers the Degrassi franchise while in the UK there was Grange Hill and Skins. Reign is a historical (well, “historical”) twist on the formula, while Misfits, The 100, and Vampire Diaries add a speculative fiction layer.

A time-stamp guide to the episode: the first 40 minutes are on Riverdale, the next 40 are on the other teen dramas, and the last 20 are an “epilogue” to last month’s, discussing our reactions to the big Oscars kerfuffle and strongly praising Logan.

As promised, the scene from Being Human.

There is no orchestra that will play us off when we linger too long on a topic or stray too far on a tangent, and so we present to you our annual (almost)-2-hour-long Oscars extravaganza. It’s as obligatory as a Meryl Streep nomination.

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Kayleigh is now writing for Screenrant. Click here to see her articles, including her latest, “Why The Oscars Need a Best Stunt Work Category”.

Redheadedgirl’s review of Lion, including gifs of Dev Patel.

Can you see the happiness on Brie Larson’s face when Casey Affleck won his Golden Globe?

Winona Ryder provided Tumblr with a wide array of gifs after Stranger Things won at the SAG awards.

Jackie Chan and his stunt team during the presentation of his honorary Oscar.

Les Filles kick off the year with a long one. We start with reviews of some recent media, including La La Land and Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. This is followed by a somewhat comprehensive list of this year’s upcoming films and our level of anticipation for them. We wrap up with some books we’re looking forward to reading this year.

Since this is a long one, if you’re looking for a natural place to take a break: we switch from the “things we recently watched” to “upcoming movies” at the 50-minute mark.

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Kayleigh’s review of La La Land

Ricky Whittle on Strictly Come Dancing:

The Mummy trailer improved by lack of sound effects:

Why there’s no more Ghost Rider on Agents of SHIELD

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Below are Amazon links to the books we mention:

Tessa Dare’s upcoming book