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This Week, Kenny and Phil break out their glasses and calculators to take a look at the Box Office Numbers of 1999. And to be able to get in depth and know what we are talking about we brought on not just a Box Office Guru but THE founder of the website Box Office Guru, Gitesh Pandya. They talk about the flops, bombs, surprise hits and record breaking successes and everything in between because in a year with this many wonderful movies there are sure to be winners and losers at the Box Office. They say numbers don’t lie so we figure out what movies they tell harsh truths about, what movies they sing the praises of and what movies we as audiences just plain let down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are double dipping on the Hunter Convington (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and Stacy Traub (Black-ish)of it all as we bring them back to get morbid over DEAD DOGS AND GYM TEACHERS THE 14th episode of Freaks and Geeks. This 14th Freaky Friday we talk to them about their relationship with the show, our favorite moments from the episode and how we feel about the show this late in its run. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are rejoined by writer/producers Hunter Covington (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Community) and Stacy Traub (Black-ish, The Real O'Neals) to talk about one of the best comedies of 1999, the Eddie Murphy/Steve Martin film making farce, BOWFINGER. We talk about the careers and our fandom of two of the biggest stars of the 80s pushing their stardom into the Late 90s, the film's randomly impressive supporting cast and run through some of our favorite bits from the movie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are flying high as we talk about CHOKIN' AND TOKIN', on the 13th FREAKY FRIDAY. We puff, puff, pass the mic and welcome TV writer Lauren Signorino (Fear the Walking Dead, Flight 462) to talk allergies, doin' drugs (hypothetically, if you are listening cops), Lauren's history with watching Freaks and Geeks and our favorite moments from the episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We begin to celebrate the holidays by bringing on writer Jeff Greenstein (Friends, Desperate Housewives) to talk about our favorite depressed icon Charlie Brown and his classic seasonal specials. If you are a fan of Christmas, Great Pumpkins, the holidays or even just the comic strip then this is the episode for you. So bang on the piano, do your little dancing and enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Week we open up THE GARAGE DOOR to talk some Freaks and Geeks with writer Emei Willis. It's not quite a Pink Floyd Laser Light Show but we do have some colorful discussion about our favorite moments from the episode, Emei's thoughts on Freaks and Geeks in general and understanding our parents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are giving you some special mid-week TV talk, as we are joined by writer Bryan Cogman(Game of Thrones), to talk about one of the most exciting events of 1999, The ER 2 Parter THE STORM. We talk all about this exciting event in the era of must see TV, our ER fandom and sexy, sexy Clooney. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we steal our dad's car and go for a ride with Alison Eakle and talk about LOOKS AND BOOKS, the eleventh episode of Freaks and Geeks. We talk about messing up as a kid, changing your style up to impress people, reconnecting with friends and after we finish talking about our week we get into the stuff that happened in the episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ah don't you love looking back at the year. This week we bring you are 2nd Annual 52 in Review. We reminisce about the podcast before giving out awards for Best: Picture Actor Actress Director Screenplay ...of the movies we have covered in the last 52 weeks of the podcast. PLUS: We give you our top ten movies of 1999 (that we have covered so far, no spoilers from us) AND we bring you our top 20 movies of the 2010's just cause it's the season and above all, we love movies! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dear Diary, This week on the podcast we were joined by writers Manuel Figueroa and Jordan Heimer (Stumptown, Step Up:High Water) to talk about the THE DIARY. We all had a very fun time as we discussed some of our favorite moments from the episode and also our personal history diaries and our parents. They'll never know about this one I hope. Anyway it was a fun time had by all and Linda Cardelini is just the cutest. :) PLI1999 The 10th Freakiest of Fridays Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Picture this. A College Dorm Room, the early 00s, weed smell pouring out of the bunk beds, not a book in its place. You look up on the wall and what do you see, A poster with no frame in sight, of a film starring a couple of cool dudes for a couple of "cool" dudes who just won't shut up about it. No, not Fight Club, not The Matrix either, this week on Podcast Like its 1999, we are talking The Boondocks Saints. Comedian, Head Writer and Dad Podcaster Sean O'Connor (A Little Late with Lily Singh) joins us to talk about one of the centerpieces of Bro Acclaimed Cinema. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Barbara Friend comes back to the podcast to discuss some of our favorite Freaks and Geeks moments, including a very awkward break up, a very problematic fight scene and a very terrifying Norseman head. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phil and Kenny are joined by actor/writer/producer Lola Kelly to discuss “Oscar Bait: The Movie” to break down the ultimate question: Can a movie, made entirely out of Oscar Bait-y elements - like beloved, Pulitzer prize- winning source material, a cast made up entirely of people with accents and a heavy helping of PPP (Period Poverty Porn) - actually win an Oscar or 12? The answer to this, and many more questions, can be found within this week’s podcast (or on Wikipedia, but still listen to the podcast ‘cause Lola is a killer guest)! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Kenny and Phil get confessional about young love with Emily VanDerWerff (Critic at Large at Vox) as they dive into Freaks and Geeks "Boyfriends and Girlfriends". They talk boyfriends, girlfriends, virginity and...well...farting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spooky Season is here and with Halloween being this week we decided to bust out a good old fashioned movie about the devil. Kenny and Phil sit down and talk about End of Days. Despite its title it’s not a movie about 2019(Am I Right?!), but instead it’s due to its apocalyptic plot and general lack of quality it’s the scariest thing Arnold Schwarzenegger has made outside of his Pumping Iron interviews and his career in politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s Freaky Friday, we make friends with the new girl, comedy writer extraordinaire Toby Herman, and talk to her about Carded and Discarded, the seventh episode of Freaks and Geeks. We talk about friendship and abandonment and all that good stuff so listen in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week we hit our magic number and this week we hit the big 100. It’s the second half of our episode on Man on the Moon with Tig Notaro and we continue discussing the film and Jim Carrey in 1999. Thank you all so much for listening to our first 100 and we hope you rate, review and subscribe on iTunes so we can continue growing for the next 100. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kenny Neibart on Drums, Phil Iscove on Bass, Special Guest Libby HIll (TV Editor at Indiewire) on Guitar, and finally a Brand New Episode of Freaky Fridays on I’M WITH THE BAND, the sixth episode of Freaks and Geeks, on vocals. Get ready to jam with us as we talk about our favorite moments from the show and our history with bands. ROCK ON! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Would you believe, we got Tig Notaro to join us for 99th episode to talk about Man on the Moon (Man on the Moooon)? Phil, Kenny and the best standup in the world, Tig Notaro, breakdown the taxi drivin’, mighty-mouse-lip-syncin’, woman-rasslin’ performance artist Andy Kaufman, the equally eclectic performance artist who played him, Jim Carrey, and their influence on Tig’s life and career. Thank you for being a part of our first 99! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pencils Down! Phil, Kenny and guest Bart Nickerson (The Originals, Narcos) talk childhood Test and Sex Ed stress on this weeks Freaky Friday, about TESTS AND BREASTS, the fifth episode of Freaks and Geeks. So, make sure to double check you answers and read the instructions cause tough questions will be asked. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Lord what fools these mortals be!” Shakespeare wrote this in A Midsummer Night's Dream but he might as well have written it about Phil and Kenny, so luckily we brought in Joanna Robinson, of Vanity Fair, Little Gold Men and The Storm: A Lost Rewatch Podcast, to help us foolish mortals talk about all the late 90’s goodness of this adaptation of one of the Bard’s most famous comedies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kim Kelly is My Friend, just like Phil Iscove is My Friend, Kenny Neibart is My Friend, TV Writer Ashley Lyle(Narcos: Mexico, The Originals) is My Friend. But KIM KELLY IS MY FRIEND is also the fourth episode of Freaks and Geeks and the subject of this episode of Freaky Fridays. Listen as we deep into the episode and that pesky thing we call friendship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Don't worry this is still podcast about 1999, but back in early September Warner Brothers released a trailer for their upcoming Joker movie starring Joaquin Phoenix and directed by Todd Phillips and that film is being released this Friday. Kenny had thoughts on the trailer. Phil had thoughts on the trailer. This is their story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Week we take a trip to Cuba and back with Gideon Yago (MTV News, HBO’s The Newsroom, Quantico and Narcos) to talk about BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB, Wim Wenders' seminal documentary about a legendary group of Cuban Musicians and the seminal self titled album they put out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Novelist and Screenwriter David Iserson (His novel Firecracker,The Spy Who Dumped Me) joins us again on this Freakiest of Fridays for the discussion of TRICKS AND TREATS, the third episode of FREAKS AND GEEKS. We talk the ups and downs of Freaks and Geeks as it settles into its run and our beautifully awkward Halloween memories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TV Shows in 1999. What were the people watching? What Were We Watching? What Was a Hit? What Was a Flop? We sit down with Joe Adalian, West Coast editor for Vulture(New York Magazine), to answer all these questions (or not) and many more. We try to figure out what was up with what people were watching in 1999 and what deserved those views. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Weeks Freaky Friday, Phil and Kenny sit down with Novelist and Screenwriter David Iserson (Mr. Robot, Firecracker) to geek and freak about BEERS AND WEIRS the second episode of Freaks and Geeks. They talk about watching David's experience having watched the pilot early, the relate-ability and specificity that made Freaks and Geeks great and how the show bumped up against the expectations of TV in the era. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aaron Thomas(Co-Creator/Showrunner of CBS’ SWAT) joins Kenny and Phil to talk about The Best Man. Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chesnut, Saniaa Latham, Regina King, Terrence Howard, Harold Perrineu . A generation of African American stars collected in one beloved romantic comedy/drama. Taye Diggs may be the titular THE BEST MAN. But this week we hope that Phil, Kenny and guest Aaron Thomas will be your Best Men to talk about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Freaky Fridays! Every week for the next 18 weeks we'll be diving into a new episode of the 1999 television masterpiece that is Freaks & Geeks. This week we discuss the pilot with Rolling Stone's Chief TV Critic Alan Sepinwall! We talk about the casting, the direction, the writing as well as the launch of the series, its development and its many timeslots. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Literary adaptation Awards Bait is a clear part of any year in films legacy, so this week Phil and Kenny discuss Snow Falling on Cedars, the Ethan Hawke vehicle about a town wrestling with a racially charged murder, information I assume you are all learning now because it effectively doesn’t exist. “ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1999, one artist released an Album and Music Video so popular and influential that its aesthetics and attitude dominated pop culture throughout the the earlier parts of the next decade. A meteoric rise of popularity was the consequence for its star who thrived as one of the biggest stars on the planet off the back of this record. She's had her ups and downs but now 20 years later we have begun to re appreciate her music and her stardom. The album and music video is ...Baby One More Time and the artist, well, its Britney bitch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get ready to get taken for a ride cause this episode Phil, Kenny, along with guests Ashley Lyle(Narcos) and Melissa Lora talk DRIVE ME CRAZY, Melissa Joan Hart/Adrian Grenier high school comedy. The boys and guests take a trip down memory lane and have a lively conversation about what DMC gets right about the High School experience, digging themselves in a deeper hole with the 10 Things I Hate About You fans, talk about the boys and how cute they may or may not be and GASP! at Phil’s lack of familiarity with Clarissa Explains It All. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A hard boiled crime movie taken away from its director. A star whose then future, now past makes it hard to watch. This Week, Phil, Kenny and guest Ben Acker (Thrilling Adventure Hour, Supernatural) talk about Payback, a film that would be up all their alleys if not for a good amount of tonal confusion, it having two cuts that neither of which completely fix it and some sexism disguised as genre trappings. Oh, and its star is also an abusive anti-Semite. We dig deep on Mel Gibson’s Controversial career, Lucy Liu’s treatment by Hollywood, Ben Acker’s love of the Parker books (inspired by the movie), Director’s Cut v Theatrical Cut shenanigans, the biggest gap in 99 in ratings for a movie we’ve ever had. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

HEAT VISION AND JACK, an experimental comedy pilot which was exposed to inappropriate levels of irony which made it the world’s most ahead of its time 30 minute TV episode. PODCAST LIKE ITS 1999, the podcast with the brains of two TV writers. Together (this week) try to analyze, joke about and appreciate Heat Vision and Jack’s place in the comedy landscape of the time and its influence on 20 years of comedy since. THE PILOT is viewable on Youtube here https://youtu.be/6lWgXDOAJ5s, watch it quick before the deadly ABC and NBC corporations attempt to stop you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 1999 movie SIMON SEZ features a brief scene where Dane Cook sports Dennis Rodman cosplay, and it is not even among the top 10 most painfully dated, over the top and out of place moments in this glorious vanity project for sadly, the person keeping US and North Korean relations afloat. Listen as Kenny, Phil and returning Guest Teddy Bressman dissect the arc of Dennis Rodman’s career as an actor, the rise and fall of Dane Cook’s star and get behind the scenes info from one of the screenwriters on the experience of taking 5 months in France having to write a movie where an Interpol agent is friends with two hacker monks one of which refers to himself as Free Willy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So, Podcast Like It's 1999 wasn't 'spose to be this way We did Analyze This, The Matrix, and a Bride who Ran Away! The movies of 9-9 are great, that's clear But so many other things went down each week and month of that year, so... We'll do TV, too! Like Friends Season 5 We'll do TV, too! Soon West Wing, Sopranos and more We'll do TV, too! 'Cause we're running out of mooooo... vies... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you’re a fan of set design, boy do we have a movie for you! Jarett Weiselman (Netflix social media) comes back to the podcast to discuss Jan de Bont’s “The Haunting.” Now, if you’re a fan of logic, dramatic tension, character development, believable motivation, legitimate scares, special effects, utilizing the strengths of your actors or proper villains, look elsewhere. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1999, there were three distinct takes on the modern American mafia. One, The Sopranos, was wildly successful both commercially and creatively and remade both American's understanding of the Italian Mafia, as well as the entire television industry. A second, Analyze This, performed respectfully at the box office and among critics, providing audiences with both unexpected laughs and pathos. A third, Mickey Blue Eyes, had Hugh Grant trying to talk like an American gangster, which sounded like a man choking as he attempted to gurgle marbles. Join Phil and Kenny as they discuss the least successful, but silliest (!), entry in the late 20th Century mafia canon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Podcast Like it's 1999 takes a pass at it's stated goal of expanding its field of coverage beyond their home turf of movies and TV to include the beautiful game and one of its most legendary teams, the 1999 Women's Soccer Team. Barbara Friend (Station 19) teams up with Phil and Kenny to kick around topics such as feminism, equal pay, progress in sports in America, representation, the similarities and differences between the 1999 and 2019 World Cup Champs, and the use of soccer puns when blurbing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tea with Mussolini is Franco Zeffirilli's 1999, semi-autobiographical film about his upbringing in WW2 Italy by a group of British ex-pats of a certain age (played by the Dames Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Joan Plowright) and a couple of American women (played by the Goddesses Lily Tomlin and Cher). It is also no better than the 10th date Phil, Kenny and guest Barrett Doss (Station 19, Broadway's Groundhog Day) would like to share with historic, brutal tyrants, following: - Irish Coffee with Muammar Gaddafi - Hot Cocoa with Nicolas Maduro - Egg Creme with Idi Amin - Chardonnay with Pinochet - Pabst Blue Ribbon with Kim Jong-Un - Cosmopolitans with Genghis Khan - Red Dot with Pol Pot - Bee Pollen with Joseph Stalin And - Champagne with Saddam Hussein Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Check out the thrilling conclusion of Podcast Like it’s 1999s two-podcast series on a The Matrix! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do you blurb a movie like “The Matrix?” How do you write a blurb that doesn’t suck? How do you blurb a movie like “The Matrix?” By mentioning that it’s now beloved by cucks? Many a-things you’d want to blurb about it. Many a-things you still don’t understand! But how can start to say The film deserves all the A’s Without sounding like a goober or a Stan?! How do you blurb a movie like “The Matrix?” How do you stop a bullet with your hand? Emily VanDerWerff (Vox Media) joins Phil and Kenny to analyze and break down the revolutionary, uber-successful and impossibly influential film “The Matrix.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did you know that in 1999 there was a machine invented called the “Random Sundance Movie Generator?” That’s right! For a fraction of what a screenwriter cost, this machine spit out a complete Sundance movie script in seconds. Take, for instance, “Happy, Texas.” No human could have come up with this seemingly unrelated combination of elements: Unlikely Lead Actors: Jeremy Northam, Steve Zahn Genre: Low-Stakes Heist Flyover Country Setting: Rural, Texas Town, Present Day (But make it feel like 1983) Quirky Complication: Children’s beauty pageant Far-fetched Cover Story: Characters pose as a gay couple Expected Price Tag at Sundance: $500k (or $10 million if you can get Harvey Weinstein to a screening). So join Phil and Kenny as they discuss the Random Sundance Movie Generator’s magnum opus, “Happy, Texas” and the film festival it was created for. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're breaking the mold this week on Podcast Like It's 1999 -- which be prepared we'll be doing more as we explore TV shows, award shows and much much more in the coming months -- but this week Phil sat down with Jaan Kittask (the man behind our wonderful theme song and logo) to do a deep dive into the soundtracks of 1999. We talk about the soundtracks to Magnolia, Cruel Intentions, Rushmore (which was released in 1999) and Go not to mention Dawson's Creek and Ally McBeal as well as some of our favorite albums of the year. Jaan and I also discuss the creative process behind making our awesome theme song! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ron Shelton made some of the best and most beloved sports movies of all-time in Bull Durham, White Men Can’t and Tin Cup. Boxing has long been considered the sport that lost naturally lends itself to dramatic storytelling, as evidenced by such classics as Raging Bull, Rocky and Million Dollar Baby. So, when Ron Shelton came out with his boxing movie in 1999, audiences were expecting a knockout! And what they got was... an extended gay panic joke? Christian Lander (black-ish, The Mick) joins Phil and Kenny to dissect just how this seemingly perfect marriage of artist and subject was apparently derailed by the marriage of a director and his star. And then they talk about WWE for 30 minutes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PHILLIP ISCOVE (co-host, “Podcast Like it’s 1999): It was really just supposed to be another episode, not unlike the 75 or so we had previously done. KENNY NEIBART (co-host, “Podcast Like it’s 1999”): But something was different that day. Something in the air. ERNIE HURTADO (producer, “Podcast Like It’s 1999”): That was the just the airplanes. NEIBART: Aside from the airplanes. Something else. A certain je ne se quois. WHITNEY FRIEDLANDER (entertainment journalist, guest “Podcast Like it’s 1999”): I think what Kenny is referring to is squeezing a non-problematic podcast from this very problematic movie. ISCOVE: Yes! We somehow avoided being problematic while talking about Woody Allen. NEIBART: I don’t know if I’d say we were completely without controversy. What about the part where you defended Woody’s behavior? ISCOVE: I never defended Woody’s behavior! FRIEDLANDER: I don’t think any of us defended him. NEIBART (smirking): Phil did. ISCOVE (steam rising): I did no such thing! NEIBART: Ernie? HURTADO: I don’t know. He may have when one of those 15 planes flew over. NEIBART: Yup. ISCOVE: I never defended him! Stop putting that out there! NEIBART: I guess our listeners will have to listen to the entire episode to find out. FRIEDLANDER: This got real weird, real fast. (Pause) ISCOVE: I didn’t defend him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Special Double Episode! Fantasia 2000 with Karen Han and Julien Donkey-Boy with Ben Hosley Podcast like it’s 1999 is proud to bring to you a double bill that goes together like yogurt and sand. First, Karen Han (Polygon) joins the guys for a deep dive into 1999s second most experimental film, Disney’s Fantasia 2000. And then Karen stays on as Ben “Monster Man” Hosley (Blank Check) chimes in to talk a little Harmony Korine and the first most experimental film of 1999, Julien Donkey-Boy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Before The Avengers. Before the Guardians of the Galaxy. Before the Justice League. Before the X-Men. Before the Agents of Shield. Before the Fantastic Four. Before the Suicide Squad. Before the Eternals. Before Birds of Prey. Before The Legends of Tomorrow. Before a The Defenders. Before the Teen Titans. Before the Umbrella Academy. Before Supermansion. But after Josie and the Pussycats. There were the Mystery Men with classic heroes like Mr. Furious! Blue Raja! The Bowler! The Shoveler! The Invisible Boy! And everyone’s favorite, The Spleen who’s secret power is super farts. Join Phil and Kenny as they welcome David Sims (The Atlantic, Blank Check), a superhero of film criticism and podcasting, to discuss this groundbreaking(-ish) superhero comedy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The year was 1999. Woodstock. Free Love. The Moon Landing. Any one of them could make for a good movie. But Walk on the Moon defies that half-assed bullshit and just throws it all into a blender and somehow churns out a single, spectacular film. Writer/Producer Toby Herman joins the Pod to discuss this hidden little gem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On a cool and spooky night Phil, Kenny and Ira Madison III (Daybreak, Keep It podcast) we’re mysteriously invited to discuss “House on Haunted Hill” and should any of them survivor the podcast, he would receive $1,000,000. Unfortunately, they all died. But the podcast lives on! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.