The film Being There and its star Peter Sellers was a big deal in 1980 when the film was released. Based on a novella by Jerzy Kosinski (who won an Academy Award and Golden Globe for the screenplay) the story of “Chance”, a simple gardener who grew up on an estate and never experienced the outside world in an engaging way except for television for his whole life.

In 1969, author and screenwriter Erich Segal pitched a film to his literary agent Lois Wallace at the William Morris Agency called ‘Love Story.’ She wisely advised him to write it as a book and then sell the rights to a movie studio. The book was a smash hit and sold millions of copies in time for the December movie release starring Ryan O’Neal and Ali MacGraw. 

The film earned over $100 million at the box office and would later be the highest-rated TV Movie of 1972.

The Margos launch their first episode with the Frolic Podcast Network with a discussion about the 1949 novel "Father of the Bride" and compare it to the 1950 & 1991 remakes. Which did we like better? Grab some confetti, throw it in the air and listen!

The Margos talk about the Walter Tevis novel from 1963 which is about an alien from the planet Anthea who arrives on earth and seeks to save his family at home. The 1976 film is a cult classic directed by Nicolas Roeg and features an incredible performance by David Bowie. Which did we like better?

In 1936, the Clare Booth Luce play The Women debuted on Broadway to rave reviews and packed audiences which featured 45 speaking parts for women, while no man is either seen or heard. (Though all of the husbands are spoken about constantly!)The 1939 film directed by Book Vs Movie alum George Cukor has over 130 speaking parts for women (even the animals were females!) Led by Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, and Paulette Goddard.

The Margos talk about all things related to the musical "Cabaret" starting with the Christopher Isherwood short stories to the 1951 play and the Bob Fosse 1972 film which won 8 Academy Awards. Plus, we discuss the real person that inspired the character of Sally Bowles and the brilliant women who played her. Life is a cabaret!

The Margos get their fingers snappin' as they talk about "West Side Story" (not literally, we're just talking--promise!) We match the Shakespeare story with the 1961 film in this episode. So much to discuss here!

The Margos get all "Jellicle" in this episode devoted to the poetry of T.S. Eliot and the music of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber with "Cats." We talk about the various stage productions, the 1998 film and the acid trip inducing 2019 movie directed by Tom Hooper. Stars Taylor Swift, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Judi Dench, Rebel Wilson & Sir Ian McKellen.

The Margos are working heavy on our diction to prepare for this ep. We love the original 1964 film musical "My Fair Lady" with Audrey Hepburn & Rex Harrison.

The original story of Pygmalion is based in Greek mythology where an artist falls in love with their own sculpture and is then rejected by them.  Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw took the material and in 1913 created the original play.

Cassius Clay, Malcolm X, singer Sam Cooke, and NFL superstar Jim Brown met for one night in Miami in February 1964.

In 2013, writer Kemp Powers created a fictional account of the famous evening where these famous men talked about religion, politics, racism, women, and how they can make their mark on the world. He adapted the screenplay that is directed by Regina King.