Meeting Cute

After Along Came Polly made one of us too sick to do a normal episode, we took a break from our usual programming to do an episode about our controversial favorite sitcom couple: Monica and Chandler. No, they didn't ruin Friends. Yes, they're much better than Ross and Rachel.

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Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Brendan and Shiran watch Along Came Polly and get into an uncomfortable discussion about Alec Baldwin's bathroom habits. Naturally.

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“Monkeys Spinning Monkeys”

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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We're covering our oldest movie yet, from the far gone age of 1988! Follow along as Brendan and Shiran discuss Working Girl, spanning questions like "Is this even a rom com, technically?" and "Is it OK that Harrison Ford doesn't wash his hands?" Listen up!

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“Monkeys Spinning Monkeys”

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Brendan and Shiran watch Notting Hill — the best reviewed romantic comedy on the podcast so far — for the first time. Is the combination of Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts enough to sustain a movie? Does a heavy dose of quirky Richard Curtis comedy help? Let’s just say our opinions weren’t as glowing as we might have expected.

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“Monkeys Spinning Monkeys”

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Shiran and Brendan revisit one of the most successful rom-coms of all time, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, on the eve of its sequel. Does it hold up? What's Joey Fatone doing here? All of your burning questions about this 14-year-old movie, answered.

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“Monkeys Spinning Monkeys”

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day, guys! Celebrate in possibly the worst way possible by joining us as we discuss Leap Year, that romantic comedy you forgot about starring Amy Adams and Matthew Goode. Does this movie respect Irish heritage? Does it respect women? Spoiler alert: The answer to both of those is no, but listen to us rant about it anyway.

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“Monkeys Spinning Monkeys”

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Brendan and Shiran are back to watch “Maid in Manhattan” starring Jennifer Lopez and Ralph Fiennes. Yes, Voldemort. The plot sounds like your basic cinderella story, but is there more to it than that? Listen and find out.

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"Monkeys Spinning Monkeys"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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In this first ever episode of Meeting Cute, a real life rom-com couple -- genre superfan Shiran Lugashi and romantic comedy rookie Brendan Hodgdon -- take a critical look at While You Were Sleeping, starring Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman. Does it still hold up for Shiran -- and will Brendan like it more than he expected? Let's find out.

Intro music credit:

"Monkeys Spinning Monkeys"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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