Don't Forget Meg Ryan

Grab your USB sticks full of mashups and get ready to join an acapella group, we’re heading back to college for all of our thoughts on Pitch Perfect!

Was the music of 2012 the least timeless music ever made? Who made the choice to cast Ben platt & Skylar Astin, two identical white men as friends/roommates? Why are college freshman the absolute worst people on the planet? Is this the weirdest portrayal of college life in a movie? And why the fuck is her dad even here?!

Tangents include: nepotism in Hollywood, BTS, That 70’s Show, Glee’s overall influence on culture, and the concept of 'cool girls' because we can't stop giving our opinions on female friendships depicted in media!

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We are back babes! Ready to chat about one of our all-time favorite reality TV shows: Love Island! We get into the extreme child-like qualities of this particular cast, the importance of charisma over conventional attractiveness, and of course, the finer details of what it means to be a Girl’s Girl.

Is this the best Casa Amor? How much would you have to pay us to be on the Bomb Squad? Why do the Brits seem to love an orange hue when it comes to tanning? Plus, our thoughts on the cast's current Instagram content & who's making the best promos for Hello Fresh.

It’s a long episode, but this was a long season y’all. Bad accents abound!

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Break out your old Fall Out Boy CD and head back to the year 2006 with us as we discuss the seminal gymnastics classic, Stick It.

How does this movie interpret the juvenile justice system? Is this movie secretly union propaganda? Have we come to terms with Ally Sheedy’s unnecessary makeover in The Breakfast Club? Look, the soundtrack & end of this movie may not have held up, but the iconic performance of Hailey certainly has!

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Classic, iconic, if you love (or honestly even if you hate) musical theatre, casting decisions, or *choices* we cannot recommend this movie enough. What's more meta than a documentary about the audition process for a Broadway show about audition processes?

Is there any element of A Chorus Line that we actually enjoy? How does a show even make it to Broadway in the first place? What makes a perfect Oscars acceptance speech? And why oh why does Nastacia wear that wig to the final auditions?!

Look, we may have melted down a bit in this episode but we DID get to finally share our many, many thoughts about Tyce Diorio!

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Thanks to Kate Slauter for our intro! https://slauterdrecords.bandcamp.com/

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This week we’re getting into the reality show with the wildest prize of all time, MTV’s Legally Blonde: The Musical — The Search For Elle Woods. PB Teen is back in a big way this episode as we journey on back to 2007, where necks were constantly covered in Tiffany necklaces and tiny scarves.

What are the ethics of haircuts on television? How many people were drunk during the production? Did the right person win this show? What is the spirit of Elle Woods and why do none of these girls seem to have it! Look, Bailey won’t always have the big hat to make us fall in love with her, but MTV will apparently never learn to test their mics before shooting the big belted numbers.

Honestly, we'd be down for a reboot of this show whenever Broadway is ready to reopen!

Courtney Take Your Break: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cleiHJo2kLI

An incredible Oral History of the show: https://www.playbill.com/article/the-oral-history-of-legally-blonde-the-musical-the-search-for-elle-woods

Watch all the episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfT9O-8oS2o&list=PLUr63EmsNxv5TpKuq5eEm-t_R4t9FqJyh

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Today we’re tackling the immortal question, “who is redhead?” in our romp of a conversation about a movie that is so close to getting it right, Sleepover!

Why does Claire know the make, model, and features of the cellphones featured in this movie off the top of her head? Who determines the coolness factor of a lunch spot? Is straightening your hair the best way to identify your maturation? Are popular girls akin to the Pope?

Take a shot whenever we say “earned” and “generic” and check out the Baby Phat retrospective video essay mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGVTZs9SBsU

Tangents include: Darren Criss’s Vibes, America’s Next Top Model Season 1, the incredible movies of 2004, the rich text that is American Girl’s Care and Keeping Of You, and the disparity between the product and advertising of Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.

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“Here’s my impression of Aaron Sorkin, ‘Actually, that’s Robert Frost.’”

Two (begrudging) Aaron Sorkin fans talk about Molly’s Game for over an hour! Can we go longer than 20 minutes without talking about the West Wing? No! But that’s okay, it’s his superior piece of work.

Is Aaron Sorkin’s favorite word ‘deposition’? Does an increasingly heavy eyeliner indicate a growing addiction to drugs? If you abuse your children, but they’re all hyper-achievers, does that justify the abuse? Overall we would prefer less boring law stuff and more poker, please!

Plus, a story about music sororities at Ithaca college, why Seabiscuit is Lucy’s favorite sick movie, the bops on the Runaway Bride soundtrack, and a weird amount of information about the coffee props in Gilmore Girls.

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Today we’re talking all about some very important women in Lucy’s life! To be clear these moms are *not* family vloggers and their kids are not starring in the videos. That honor instead goes to the 10 gallons of milk and seven loaves of bread they're buying. The wholesomeness of these women cannot be overstated and the importance of women discovering & nurturing their hobbies is truly a delight to see.

How much does Claire hate eating things out of the freezer? How magical is it to grow up in the woods? Why isn’t there a Super Saver near us? When did cereal and snacks get so political?

Plus, secret baptism family drama!

Get to know the moms! www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6…pDLElsMwBj_eIBRPR

Claire’s radiator was having a TIME during the recording of this episode, so sorry about all the random hissing y’all.

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Is this episode basically a fever dream? For sure! This week we’re discussing some of our favorite ways to waste time on the internet and it turns out, we only managed to get to one topic because there’s just *so much* to cover when it comes to the instagram persona of one, Caroline Calloway.

What’s it like to have a subreddit dedicated to your every move? Does Caroline allow us to get to the broader questions about what it means to live your life online? Are white women the last acceptable group to scam? We didn’t even mention the messiness of the lack of respect around other peoples boundaries, the time she taped leaves to a dead tree in her apartment, or her obsession with going to spin, pilates, and saunas. We’re chatting about toxic friendships, the danger of con artists, and how art is priced (special thanks to Dan for walking us through the art world!). For a fun game, take a shot every time Claire says “quote, unquote”.

Reference links!
The viral twitter thread: https://twitter.com/ceilidhann/status/1084843625681440769?lang=en
The Cut article: https://www.thecut.com/2019/09/the-story-of-caroline-calloway-and-her-ghostwriter-natalie.html

We hope you enjoy this...wild ride of an episode. You can follow us on twitter @dontforgetpod, support us on patreon www.patreon.com/dontforgetmegryan or send us an email at [email protected] (we would love to hear from you!)

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We’re talking about three movies in one go today y’all! It’s all about the High School Musical series and they’re kind of a package deal. Don’t worry though, we spend a solid fifteen minutes talking about Bet On It.

Was HSM one of the largest cultural touchstones of our time? Who is Tiara Gold and why is she ruining the third movie? We would love an inspirational speech from Kenny Ortega about taking our talent seriously. Also, Lucy would like to make note of the moment at the end of ‘What Time Is It’ when Zac slides on the floor like a penguin. Plus, some exclusive gossip from the set of Flight 29 Down!

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