01:29 CAROL Introduction – CAUTION, SPOILERS!

04:51 What makes CAROL brilliant as art

15:45 The lesbian content of CAROL contrasted with LGBTQ content of other movies

Essential importance of living your own truth & how the characters do that

30:34 critical reception of CAROL and the ridiculous charge that the movie is “cold”

34:15 Why CAROL was better than FREEHELD, which also had lesbian subject matter

The controversy ignited when Ron Nyswander, who wrote FREEHELD, criticized his own movie

The other 2015 lesbian movie, JENNY'S WEDDING

The struggle to show female & LGBTQ sexuality on screen

42:45 Todd Haynes' FAR FROM HEAVEN & his commentary on the concept of “women's movies” & the repression of the 1950s.

45:15 MASSIVE FAR FROM HEAVEN SPOILERS!!

46:45 FAR FROM HEAVEN & CAROL Oscar snubs demonstrate how “women's movies” and novels are undervalued

48:15 CAROL snubbed. WTF happened??

The LGBTQ connection with ROOM.

56:00 Retrospective on Academy Awards since 1977

56:00 to 1:19:00 From STAR WARS in 1977 to SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE in 1998

1:20:00 to 1:40:00 Starting with AMERICAN BEAUTY in 1999 and ending with 2015 with Oscar's middle finger to CAROL

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What the Fangirl # 8 – Goodbye Summer of 2015: Wayward Pines, Bojack Horseman, Another Period, Spy, Prez and More!

September is here and so is our summer wrap-up! Discussing our summer TV guilty pleasures, including Wayward Pines, The Astronaut Wives Club, Bojack Horseman, Another Period and Lifetime's A Deadly Adoption. In movies, we review Melissa McCarthey's Spy, discuss the offbeat career choices of Kristen Wiig and chat about the Ghostbusters reboot. And we review TV Land's newest show, Impastor, which we hated.

We also recommend DC's Prez (comic), Meg Wollitzer's The Interestings, The Madman's Daughter, No Mercy (comic) and Invasion of the Tearling, and share our opinions about all the upcoming Live Action Disney movies.

All this and a special welcome from Once Upon a Time's Ursula, Merrin Dungey, as we bring on the fall!

In this episode we are talking about Lois Lane and Kimmy Schmidt. We talk with Gwenda Bond, author of Lois Lane Fallout, about her new young adult novel, Lois Lane: Fallout. (Only mild spoilers!) We discuss the book, CBS' Supergirl, and what Gwenda is reading and watching. And we talk with Rebecca Johnson about the modern heroine that is Kimmy Schmidt and what makes the Netflix show funny. (Many spoilers!) Rebecca is also one of the hosts of the podcast Supergirl Radio,which explores the mythos behind Supergirl on the page, big screen and TV.

Time Stamps

01:46 Interview With Gwenda Bond about Lois Lane: Fallout

29:52 Interview with Rebecca Johnson about The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

1:17:00 Emmy discussion

Notes:

We discussed the following great books on this episode. Buy them today through our affiliate links and help support this podcast!

By Gwenda Bond

By Margaret Stohl

By Laura Ruby

By Martha Brockenbrough

By Nova Ren Suma

This week we are talking about remakes, reboots and sequels in TV and film. We debate the reasons behind the trend and discuss whether there is any hope for the movie industry. (Alex says no, Bri thinks there might be!)

Then we turn our attention to television, where we briefly discuss Glee's series finale and spot some new trends in series-enders. We revisit the ending of How I Met Your Mother and examine how we feel about it one year later. Finally, Bri updates us on the state of Young Adult fiction and Alex talks about what she is reading. See topics and specifics below!

Time Stamps

30s-2:39 NBC's reboot of Coach

2:40-3:40 X-Files

3:40-4:58 Twin Peaks

4:58–5:20 What We Want Revived

5:30-8:30 Fast and Furious: why are there 7 sequels and plans for 4 more (caution, Alex has lots of opinions!)

8:30 -10:35 Bri explains movie marketing in the 21st century to Alex, using Furious 7 and Paul Blart Part 2

10:35-12:50 How franchises transfer power from movie stars and back to studios and producers

12:50-17:00 Biopics and indies like American Sniper and Foxcatcher still exist but...

17:00-20:00 Do not remake classic movies ever!

20:00-22:35 Disney live-action adaptations of their animated features

22:35-24:00 NBC's The Wiz

24:00-25:35 Jurassic Park 5

25:35-33:30 Ghostbusters, The Last Unicorn, Star Wars

33:00-34:45 “I want my soaps revived!”

34:45-36:45 Do indie movies have a future?

36:45-38:20 Vacation

38:20-47:00 Following Up on Glee's Demise and Wish Fulfillment Finales

(Also includes discussion of Parks & Rec, Sopranos, Parks & Recreation, St. Elsewhere, Seinfeld, Friends and more)

47:00-:11:00:44 Revisiting the end of How I Met Your Mother

1:00:45s -1:16:00 Books! Including Rival (Sarah Bennett Whealer), Fangirl (Rainbow Rowell), American Wife (Curtis Sittenfeld) and trends in Young Adult lit.

1:16:00 to End - We recommend Hulu's Mascots and the movie Camp Takota, now streaming on Netflix.

This week we are talking about what's in a name. First it's book talk, as we delve into new books by Harper Lee and Dr. Seuss as well as a new story featuring Sherlock Holmes. Bri analyzes the enduring popularity of the Seuss name. We talk about the issues surrounding publication of Go Set a Watchman and the mysteries and myths about Harper Lee. Finally, we have some fun with a previously unknown “fanfic” from the early 20th century that purports to be written by Arthur Conan Doyle.

In television, we talk about how series names can make or break TV shows. Several networks, particularly ABC, have hurt their shows by using irony or jokes that turn off viewers. We go through some of the worst offenders and talk about how they do or do not live up to their names. We finish by identifying some of the best titles on TV.

Time Stamps

01:15 What Pet Should I Get

06:00 To Kill a Mockingbird

17:00 The Mockingbirds YA Novel

19:30 Shirley Jackson's The Lottery

21:30 Sherlock Holmes

28:00 Bad Name / Fresh Off the Boat

33:30 Trophy Wife

38:00 The Good Wife

40:30 Don't Trust the B

41:20 Cougar Town

42:00 Blackish

46:00 Happy Endings

49:00 Bunheads

52:00 Younger

58:40 Playmakers

01:00:00 Shows with great titles: Orange is the New Black, Once Upon a Time, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Mad Men and Kittens in a Cage

Notes

These books and documentary are recommended during this episode:

To Kill a Mockingbird

What Pet Should I Get

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

Dr. Seuss Goes to War

The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney

Documentary - Hey Boo

What the Fangirl correspondent Hope Mullinax inerviews Liz and Crystal from the popular fan convention 221B Con, a fan convention about ALL things Sherlock Holmes. 

Show Notes:

Visit 221B Con April 10-12, 2015!

http://221bcon.com/

https://twitter.com/221bcon

http://221bcon.tumblr.com

https://www.facebook.com/pages/221B-Con/

Have a Con Report to share? Email us at [email protected]

What the Fangirl # 3 – Interview with the Ladies from Drinks at the Dal

What's to love about Lost Girl? We tell you, courtesy of Stephanie and Chris, two of the hosts of the podcast Drinks at the Dal.

Our topics include how podcastating a show changes the way we engage with the shows we podcast, shippers in the Lost Girl fandom, favorite episodes, and hopes and dreams for the series finale.

Time Stamps

05:40 How approach to show changed or if it did.

14:45 Lost Girl season 5 spoilers!

15:30 Warehouse 13, end of series spoilers!

16:25 Speculating about the end of Lost Girl

18:20 How Bo's character has shifted from the beginning of the series, i.e. redemption-oriented to evolving as a person.

22:00 What's going on with Once Upon a Time?

24:00 Xena and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

25:10 Gateway episodes for Lost Girl.

28:00 Favorite episodes of Lost Girl.

29:22 Future of Drinks at the Dal.

31:30 Other TV shows! Agent Carter, The Good Wife, Empire, Sleepy Hollow, Glee, How to Get Away With Murder, Bob's Burgers, Brooklyn 99, Parks & Recreation and more!

Show Notes:

Thanks to Stephanie, Chris and Annie. Check out their shows at 

www.drinksatthedal.com and www.tatianaiseveryone.com

We welcome Rebecca Johnson from SuperGirlRadio.Com to discuss Saturday Night Live's 40th Anniversary. Listen to her experience of winning the SNL ticket lottery and watching the Andy Saberg-hosted 39th season finale. We dish on our favorite hosts, favorite era, favorite cast members and felings about current cast. If we could have dinner with just three cast members, who would it be? (Who would yours be?) Also discussed are 30 Rock, Parks & Recreation, Brooklyn 99, and the Flash.

TIME STAMPS

00:00 Intro!

 2:00 The Rebecca Report:

 40:00 30 Rock.

 41:00 Parks & Rec.

 50:00 NBC's A to Z.

 52: How to Get Away with Murder.

 53:00 DC, Marvel and The Flash.

 57:30 Brooklyn 99.

 1:03 SuperGirlRadio.Com... gearing up for CBS's Supergirl.

 1:07 Playing House.

SHOW NOTES

 Video about Rebecca's experience at SNL.

 Saturday Night Live App

 Chelsea Perretti Podcast

 SupergirlRadio.com

 DuckMilkProd (YouTube) Panels from Dragon Con, Travel Videos  

On our inaugural podcast we go over some basic ground rules (there will be spoilers!) and then we discuss what's ending and beginning on this season of television. Glee, Parenthood, Parks & Recreation and Lost Girl are ending, and we invite your comments on the demise of these four shows.

We talk about three of our new favorite shows, Jane the Virgin, Empire and the Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore. Also this week: Alex rants about NBC and Bri obsesses over HGTV's Flea Market Flip.

TIME STAMPS

00:00 to 3:00 Ground rules!

3:30 Glee is crazy... but it has a place in history.

9:50 Parenthood.

11:45 Parks & Recreation... Leslie Knope is our superhero.

19:00 Let's rant about NBC!

24:00 Lost Girl.... we invite your feedback.

26:00 Our policy on reality shows and all Bri's feelings about and HGTV's Flee Market Flip.

31:00 Jane the Virgin.

34:00 Empire.

40:00 The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore.

45:00 How to get in touch with us.