Our fourth season opens with us mixing it up a little bit - instead of enduring every one of the off-season movies even Hallmark doesn't care about, we're widening the net by choosing a theme for the month and torturing each other with surprise choices. This month's theme is, loosely, "makeovers" and this is Paige's choice. It was indeed torture for some of us.

If you want to prep for our next "makeover" viewing, Beth's choices are both The Brady Bunch:

Season 2 episode 9 – Not So Ugly Duckling

Season 5 Episode 22 The Hair-Brained Scheme

BTW, Demi Moore's memoir is excellent. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/inside-out-demi-moore/1131282066?ean=9780062049544

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Find books by Beth Harbison everywhere books are sold, and definitely look for Paige’s book The Other Side of Now in Spring 2025 and find her hilarious one minute Hallmark, etc. videos on TikTok and Instagram, where she’s known as Pharbeaux.

Jack’s music is at Thalo.music and it’s great so go stream some today!

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This is part two of two.

Once upon a time, Beth Harbison wrote a book called Shoe Addicts Anonymous and it became a New York Times Bestseller, which was followed by Secrets of a Shoe Addict, and then her publisher asked her to write a Christmas story to follow up and that was the novella A Shoe Addict's Christmas. That's right, the exact same name as this movie! And there are other similarities too, which isn't surprising since the movie was based on Beth's book. Sort of.

And Jean Smart is in it!!!

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Once upon a time, Beth Harbison wrote a book called Shoe Addicts Anonymous and it became a New York Times Bestseller, which was followed by Secrets of a Shoe Addict, and then her publisher asked her to write a Christmas story to follow up and that was the novella A Shoe Addict's Christmas. That's right, the exact same name as this movie! And there are other similarities too, which isn't surprising since the movie was based on Beth's book. Sort of.

And Jean Smart is in it!!!

If you hate commercials but love a sassy movie breakdown with a lot of pithy life observations strewn in, look for us on Patreon for an ad-free experience and bonuses!

Find books by Beth Harbison everywhere books are sold, and definitely look for Paige’s book The Other Side of Now in Spring 2025 and find her hilarious one minute Hallmark, etc. videos on TikTok and Instagram, where she’s known as @pharbeaux!

Jack’s music is at Thalo.music and it’s great so go stream some today! To hear Fools Gold with Jack and Cole specifically, you can look there or go directly HERE on Spotify or HERE on Apple Music!

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Or...."Fa-La-La-La-La-La-La-La-Hat" -- PART TWO!"

Man, oh, man. If you know this movie, you know it. If you don't, you are in for QUITE a film. For one thing, absolutely watch it. They truly do not make them like this anymore. They just don't. This quality is unmatched. It's so bad in the best way. It has it all. It has Lizzie McGuire's sister in 2013 dressed like she's in 2004 playing a 26 year old former teen mom who acts like a middle aged woman, it has a wheelchair-bound child whose father died in a car wreck who wants nothing more than to drive fast in cars who miraculously walks by the end because his paralysis was psychosomatic, it's got patient zero, it's got zero chemistry, and most of all, it has a year round hat shop that gets saved by the brilliant business decision of opening MORE hat shops. Also this is a halloween movie and a Christmas movie but thanksgiving is completely omitted.

It is insane.

And we were so lucky to have on the brilliant Jen Lancaster!!! You've probably read her work, but if you haven't, you've read someone inspired by her. She's fabulous and she was REAL fired up. Get your wine ready for this one.

Find Jen at Jennsylvania.com or on Instagram and pick up her new book, House Moms! You can also find her personal Hallmark bingo cards here.

Also she mentioned the podcast Hello From the Magic Tavern, and Paige mentioned the episode of MST3K about the movie just called Santa Claus. It's perfect. Also love Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. MST3K is on Tubi for anyone who wants to give them a watch!

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Or...."Fa-La-La-La-La-La-La-La-Hat -- PART ONE!"

Man, oh, man. If you know this movie, you know it. If you don't, you are in for QUITE a film. For one thing, absolutely watch it. They truly do not make them like this anymore. They just don't. This quality is unmatched. It's so bad in the best way. It has it all. It has Lizzie McGuire's sister in 2013 dressed like she's in 2004 playing a 26 year old former teen mom who acts like a middle aged woman, it has a wheelchair-bound child whose father died in a car wreck who wants nothing more than to drive fast in cars who miraculously walks by the end because his paralysis was psychosomatic, it's got patient zero, it's got zero chemistry, and most of all, it has a year round hat shop that gets saved by the brilliant business decision of opening MORE hat shops. Also this is a halloween movie and a Christmas movie but thanksgiving is completely omitted.

It is insane.

And we were so lucky to have on the brilliant Jen Lancaster!!! You've probably read her work, but if you haven't, you've read someone inspired by her. She's fabulous and she was REAL fired up. Get your wine ready for this one.

Find Jen at Jennsylvania.com or on Instagram and pick up her new book, House Moms! You can also find her personal Hallmark bingo cards here.

Also she mentioned the podcast Hello From the Magic Tavern, and Paige mentioned the episode of MST3K about the movie just called Santa Claus. It's perfect. Also love Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. MST3K is on Tubi for anyone who wants to give them a watch!

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or...Actually Just Love Actually. PART TWO

Our guest for this one is the wonderful, inimitable Sarah Mitchell. You got your celebrities, now it's time for a nameless best friend, because that is the heart of this show! You might remember her from our My Norwegian Holiday episode, and if you don't then go back and listen! The movie, of course, needs no introduction, as it is Love Actually. And it's a two parter! Because MUCH is needed to be said here.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU! We hope it's a good one!

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or...Actually Just Love Actually. Our season finale!!!! PART ONE!

Well, except for the Besties, which we will do after the New Year when we're all a little bored and need something to do.

Our guest for this one is the wonderful, inimitable Sarah Mitchell. You got your celebrities, now it's time for a nameless best friend, because that is the heart of this show! You might remember her from our My Norwegian Holiday episode, and if you don't then go back and listen! The movie, of course, needs no introduction, as it is Love Actually. And it's a two parter! Because MUCH is needed to be said here.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU! We hope it's a good one!

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Wow, what words to even use to describe this...piece. For a hella devout group of people, there's so much ego, so much 'missing the point,' so much car-sitting. The preaching, the sanctimonious monologues, the very very white hip hop flash mob...the CAMERON of it all. Holy god, is all we have to say. We had an amazing time with Jen & Fletch, so the episode is a blast thank GOD.

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Nate from Big Little Lies, aka James Tupper joined us to watch a movie he HAD NOT SEEN, which is The Holiday. Does it hold up? What, in his professional opinion, does he think of this movie after crawling out from the ROCK he lived under in order to miss it for 20 years? Find out in this rerun!

And if you want to see James really do his thing, check him out in his upcoming play The Seagull this January-February! Tickets here!

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We were treated to a visit from actor Ellyn Jameson and producer Kayla Foster today to get their takes on - get this - the first Hallmark movie either of them had ever seen! Don't tell Kayla's mom, though! Anyway, Director and actor Mariah Carey is at her blurry best - if by "best" you mean "worst" - in this Lacey Chabert gem from 2015. Enjoy!

If you hate commercials but love a sassy movie breakdown with a lot of pithy life observations strewn in, look for us on Patreon for an ad-free experience and bonuses!

You can also find us on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nameless-best-friends/id1714011277 and on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/5TL5kAlHI2uQ3NGet2FO0g?si=e16dadfa84684df5

Find books by Beth Harbison everywhere books are sold, and definitely look for Paige’s book The Other Side of Now in Spring 2025 and find her hilarious one minute Hallmark, etc. videos on TikTok and Instagram, where she’s known as Pharbeaux.

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