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Will Felicity and Noel get back together once more???!!!!This week on FELICITY FRIDAYS we welcome ARROW Showrunner Beth Schwartz on the podcast to talk about PORTRAITS, a dramatic approaching mid-season episode of FELICITY Season 2.We, of course, get to talk about the Felicity(Keri Russell)/Noel(Scott Foley) dynamic following their dramatic kiss in the previous episode, Julie (Amy Smart) getting stuck in the middle of this potential rekindling, Julie maybe getting a record contract???, and we get to talk to Beth about her career in dramatic television and J.J. Abrams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have a message for you and that message is that maybe Luc Besson wasn't the right person to tell the story of Joan of Arc.This week we welcome Joe Reid of This Had Oscar Buzz to talk about the big prestige follow-up to The Fifth Element in THE MESSENGER: THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC. We get into all the nitty gritty about its development process (including Katheryn Bigelow being the original director attached), Milla Jovovich's wild and interesting career, and get to talk 1999 Oscar Buzz with one of the biggest experts around.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bust out the gravy and the carving knife cause we are talking Thanksgiving a little early this week as Sarah Pitre and Meredith Borders (Creators of the Blog "Forever Young Adult") join us this week to talk about "Family Affairs" the eighth episode of season 2 of FELICITY.We talk about the joys of seasonal episodes, Felicity's (Keri Russell) parents meeting David(Charlie Sherwood), Noel(Scott Foley) and Felicity kissing and how much fun the supporting cast gets to have in this episode.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tell him we're podding! We hop on a flight from London to LA this week with Blank Check Host and Atlantic Film Critic David Sims to talk about Steven Soderbergh's THE LIMEY.We talk about Soderbergh's insane Hot Streak in the late 90s/early 00s between this Out of Sight and Ocean's Eleven, the contentious relationship between screenwriter Lem Dobbs and Soderbergh, Terrence Stamp's importance in britain and how this movie plays with his legacy.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Friday we talk to Micheal Tedder (Entertainment Reporter for Esquire) about GETTING LUCKY the 7th episode of FELICITY season 2. We talk about his relationship with the show, picking up stray dogs/other forms of too much responsibility one tries to take on as a college kid, and as always get his take on the Ben v Noel situation. And speaking of "Getting Lucky" we are grateful to have Greg Grunberg as a guest this week to talk to us all about what it was like working on Felicity, his favorite moments from the show, his relationship with JJ and what it's like to look back on FELICITY 20 years later. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we welcome writer Matthew D’Ambrosio (Umbrella Academy, Vampire Diaries) to the pod and honor the legacy of the late Joel Schumacher by talking about FLAWLESS, his queer dramady pairing an ex-cop (Robert De Niro) and drag queen (Phillip Seymour Hoffman) as neighbors who learn a little something from one another. We talk about where Bobby De Niro’s career was in 1999, Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s breakout year in 99 with this and Talented Mr. Ripley and discuss Joel Schumacher legacy as a controversial camp filmmaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've all been bit by that pesky little insect once or twice. This Felicity Friday, we welcome Meg Masters (Netflix Publicity) on the podcast to talk about THE LOVE BUG the sixth episode of FELICITY Season 2. We talk to her about that nervous space at the beginning of relationships like Felicity (Keri Russell) and David (Henri Lubatti) are in this episode, Noel (Scott Foley) trying to have an awkward conversation with Ruby (Amy Smart) about how he used to date Felicity and the appeal of YA Television. Also we are glad to get to talk to actress Amanda Foreman who played Meghan on Felicity about her role on the show, her process, TV in that era and the second season of Felicity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gimme a 1 Gimme a 9 Gimme another 9 One More 9 1999! This week we welcome actress and filmmaker Lola Kelly (The Fosters, Cassidy Red) to talk about James Babbit's seminal queer satirical comedy BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER. We talk about how the MPAA treated the movie unfairly, the movie's place in the queer/feminist filmmaking canon, Natasha Lyonne's career, the film's low key stacked cast and give our ratings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sometimes you just need to open up your heart again and craaaash into this week's FELICITY FRIDAY. We welcome back actress Danielle Savre (Station 19) onto the podcast to talk about CRASH, the fifth episode of FELICITY season 2. We talk about getting over past relationships and Julie's (Amy Jo Johnson) advice to Felicity (Keri Russell) on the matter, where we and more importantly Danielle are standing in the Ben v Noel debate at this point, and bad dates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're ready to go to the polls and make our voices heard cause this week, writer and podcaster Dana Schwartz joins us to mount whatever the opposite of a smear campaign against Alexander Payne's ELECTION. We talk about its relevance in today's political landscape, how Payne's feels about Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) and the rest of its great cast of characters, the way that the movie both catapulted Reese Witherspoon to new heights and at the same time made her struggle with typecasting and dissect its crackling screenplay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Your next stop is ... THE DEPTHS. This week we welcome author and producer Rebecca Serle( Famous in Love, In Five Years) to talk about The Depths, the 4th episode of the second season of FELICITY. We get to talk to her about finding the story potential in a single location, the chaos of getting picked apart by strangers and how Felicity and Julie's friendship may or may not remind us of relationships they've been a part of. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time to play the music, It's time to light the mics It's time to talk Muppets in Space on Podcast Like it's 1999. We welcome back Podcast Authority on the Muppets, Griffin Newman (actor The Tick, Search Party, Host of Blank Check with Griffin and David) to get the low down on one of the few under discussed adventures of Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie and the gang, MUPPET IN SPACE. A strap in cause we go DEEP! We talk about where the Muppets were in this period after Jim Henson's death and how that contributed to the weirdness of Muppets in Space, talk about Kenny and Phil's relationship to the Muppets and Muppets in Space, and try to figure out if this movie is an Intergalactic Diamond in the Rough or messy lump of Mars Clay it's generally regarded as. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we put on our archeologists hats and make sudden life choices as we welcome TV critic Danette Chavez(AV Club) to talk about some ANCIENT HISTORY, the 3rd episode of the 2nd Season of FELICITY. We talk about Felicity changing her major to art, Noel being there for her/still being broken up about her and try to understand Felicity's jealousy at seeing Noel hang out with other girls like Brigid and Ruby. Speaking of Ruby, we also got to interview the woman behind the jewel, Amy Smart, about what it was like to work on the episode, what it was like to join a hit show in the second season and slot into a popular romantic dynamic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the Summer. The weather is warm and it's time to ... stay inside and listen to a podcast within the safety of your own home. But don't worry we have you covered cause this week we talk about a hot "Summer" movie. What captures the spirit of the summer better than ... a famous serial killer? This week we talk about Spike Lee's Summer of Sam, starring John Leguizamo and Adrien Brody with very special guest author and movie podcast host extraordinaire Karina Longworth. We talk about John Leguizamo's interesting path through movie stardom, the movie's approach to history and journalism and Spike Lee's career. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Snip Snip. This week on Felicity Fridays we have Carina MacKenzie (Creator/Showrunner- Roswell, NM) on the podcast to talk about that dreaded haircut. That's right this week we are talking about THE LIST, episode 2 of season 2 of FELICITY, where Felicity's iconic hair gets chopped down and changes the history of the show. Carina and Phil go deep and get all the details on what led to this, how it changed their feelings on Felicity and talk about the rest of the episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WE'RE BACK! We were gone for a while so we have decided to return to the realm of regular podcasting with a big one. Screenwriter extraordinaire Liz Hannah (The Post, Long Shot, Mindhunter) joins us to talk about Michael Mann's extraordinary whistleblower drama THE INSIDER. There is so much to dig in with this one from Pacino bringing the Heat(get it), Russel Crowe's status a movie star, its seven Academy Awards nominations, and an absolutely cracking screenplay based on true events which we were more than excited to get to talk to Liz about. It was such a blast having Kenny back and Liz as a guest so we went long on this one cause there are no corporate lackeys to edit us. We hope you enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are glad to have writer Rina Minoun (Dawson's Creek, Gilmore Girls, Everwood) to lend us her Young Adult television expertise and talk to us about the Season 2 premiere of FELICITY, SOPHOMORIC. We talk about Felicity and Ben's cross-country summer, how Noel and Julie must have felt during all that, Michael Peña's introduction as a new freshman, Brian. Also, recurring Felicity director/the director of this episode, Lawrence Trilling re-joins us to talk about how it was directing the first episode of a new season of a hot series, his collaboration with JJ Abrams and other stories from the set. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we break up with Season 1 of FELICITY as we welcome TVLine Founder and President Michael Ausiello to talk about FELICITY WAS HERE, the season 1 finale of FELICITY. We talk about ending a first season and the struggles in maintaining relationship drama through seasons, Keri Russell's performance as Felicity is as torn between Ben and Noel as she has ever been and how we would respond to a surprise invite to Berlin. PLUS: We got to interview AMY JO JOHNSON (who plays Julie on the show). We talked about what it was like to star on such a beloved show as FELICITY, what it was like working with Keri Russell, Scott Speedman, JJ Abrams and the rest of the cast and finally what it was like to play Julie, whose relationship with Ben goes south in this episode. As we mentioned last week, please consider donating to ActBlue here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ab_mn?refcode=tweet to help address issues of racial injustice and police brutality in America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we welcome journalist Whitney Friedlander (LA Times, Variety, Vulture) to talk about a long time ago (1999) in a galaxy far, far away (New York) as we discuss the J.J Abrams written, penultimate episode of Felicity Season 1, THE FORCE. (Thankfully this title is in reference to both Star Wars and a Witch's Curse given the news). We talk witch's curses, having streaks of bad luck when you least need them, Noel's grand gestures, dissect J.J. takes on Star Wars/Star Wars Fandom in 1999, how they may or may not have manifested themselves and the beauty of a title card. Please consider donating to ActBlue here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ab_mn?refcode=tweet to help address issues of racial injustice and police brutality in America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Week we reconnect with Alison Eakle (Executive Vice President of Development at Shondaland, guest on our The Virgin Suicides episode) to talk about Connections, the 20th episode of the first season of FELICITY. We talk about the increasing Uncut Gems-ification of Ben's gambling addiction fueled spiral, Felicity trying her hardest (as she is want to do) to climb the corporate ladder at Dean and Deluca, dealing with the difficulties of management and her attempted friendship with Noel becomes increasingly frustrating. College life, am I right? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we welcome the Senior Vice President of Programming at AMC, Carrie Gillogly to lend her executive expertiseon DOCUVENTARY, the nineteenth episode of FELICITY Season 1. We talk about Sean's (Greg Grunberg) foray into documentary film making and how its used to reveal details about the characters and the setting, Felicity's (Keri Russell) boy troubles getting in the ways of her academics, and Carrie's relationship with the show in 1999 and now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Friday we welcome back Stacy Traub (EP/Writer on Black-ish and EP/Showrunner of The Real O’Neals, Daisy Jones and the Six for Amazon) to talk about HAPPY BIRTHDAY, the eighteenth episode of FELICITY season 1. We talk Julie, Birthdays, College and Stacy's experience and history with FELICITY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Friday, we talk to writer and returning guest Alanna Bennett (Roswell, NM) about ASSASSINS, the seventeenth episode of the first season of FELICITY. We talk Felicity and Noel, Julie, Sean, Lynn and some of our favorite side characters of the early stages of FELICITY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Friday we are more than excited to have two spectacular guests to talk about THE FUGUE, the 16th episode of the first season of FELICITY. First up we have TV Writer, Showrunner and Creator of THE BOLD TYPE and Author of the brand new YA Novel MOST LIKELY, Sarah Watson on the podcast to talk all things Felicity, Noel and Ben. And as a bonus we are glad to have EP and Director Lawrence Trilling(ALIAS, Parenthood, Pushing Daises) who directed this very episode to talk about the process of making FELICITY and working with the cast and crew of the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Friday, creator of our theme song and friend of the podcast Jaan Kittask return to talk Love and Marriage, the 15th episode of the 1st Season of FELICITY. They talk about their relationship to the show, Felicity’s relationship drama and reminisce on old times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When the podcast hits your phone and contains Vanity Fair's Richard Lawson who loves Fiona Apple and enjoys talking about WHEN THE PAWN... her 1999 album with Phil who is the host with the most who also loves Fiona who was important to him as a teen and a crush on her he had and a fan of her knew critically acclaimed album, a perfect Pitchfork 10 which has been years in the making and on this episode we will be taking to your hopeful pleasure, cause you know that we're right. Translated into English This week Phil talks to Vanity Fair's Richard Lawson about Fiona Apple's 1999 album When the Pawn... . They will talk about where they first listened to it, their thoughts on Fiona Apple in 1999, her relationship with Paul Thomas Anderson and the press surrounding her. Plus, talk about her knew critically acclaimed album Fetch The Bolt Cutters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phil talks to writer Celine Geiger (The Vampire Diaries, Nancy Drew) about Todd Mulcahy Part 1 & 2, the thirteenth and fourteenth episodes of FELICITY Season 1. They get into the wild mess that is Felicity's love life, more college talk and dumb love mistakes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This FELICITY FRIDAY, Phil welcomes UTA's Alexandra Amin to talk with us about "Friends" Episode 12 of the First Season of Felicity. They talk about their experiences with the show at this point, dating in college, and friendship Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to FELICITY FRIDAY! Every Friday we will be talking about the episodes of the seminal J.J. Abrams series FELICITY that aired in 1999. This week though we will cover the 1998 Pilot as background and then move onto the First Season's Midseason Premiere and first episode aired in 1999 GIMME AN O! To get it started off right we bring in Fan Favorite, TV Critic extraordinaire Emily VanDerWerff to talk about FELICITY and its place in Television Canon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Set phasers to fun! (I'm sorry) This week on the Podcast, Phil talks to writers Emei Willis (on the forthcoming STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS) and Sean Bennett (ELEMENTARY) about the documentary TREKKIES. They talk about their own relationships with the Star Trek franchise and the late 90s documentary take on fandom then versus now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oi Bruv! This week Phil hosts the pod solo and talks to Jaan Kittask, the man behind our lovely cover art and more importantly our theme song! He is here to talk to Blur's 1999 album 13 and The Death of Britpop in general. Its a great conversation about a fascinating topic, innit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

That's right this week we aren't talking A Bachelor but THE Bachelor... well no, not that The Bachelor. The original The Bachelor, you know with Chris O'Donnel and Renee Zellweger, about a guy who can you believe this just Does Not Want to be TIED DOWN. Anyway Kenny, Phil and Special Guest Writer/Producer Toby Herman talk about it and give their thoughts on Chris O'Donnel in the 90s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Kenny and Phil and special guest Norm Wilner, (senior film writer @ Now Toronto, Host of Someone Else's Movie Podcast) take a twisted trip to talk Neil Jordan's 1999 psychological horror movie IN DREAMS, starring Annette Benning, Robert Downey Jr., Aidan Quinn among others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Kenny and Phil talk about the barely remembered and barely existent LA high school comedy, TRIPPIN, starring Deon Richmond, Donald Faison and Maia Campbell. This episode was previously slated for a Friday Dump but due to scheduling issues is now our regular Wednesday drop, hope you enjoy us being baffled and daydreaming of a world where this movie was better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Kenny and Phil talk THE BIG KAHUNA, the (tragically) Kevin Spacey starring adaptation of a recent (at the time) award winning play, The Hospitality Suite. Come listen to these two men talk and shout in a room about a movie that’s mostly three men talking and shouting in a room. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did you know that Steve Martin had multiple comedies in 1999, do you know that it was a remake of a moderately successful Neil Simon movie, do you know that its was not only a flop critically but also a massive flop financially? Well if you did than you might have already realized that this week Kenny and Phil are talking about The Out-of-Towners on our Friday Dump. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Phil and Kenny talk about Three to Tango, a rom-com with the deliciously late 90's cast of Neve Cambell, Dylan McDermott and Matthew Perry. And in an effort to bring in a third dance partner and out de facto FRIENDS cast expert, writer and producer Tia Napolitano (Station 19, Grey's Anatomy). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are taking the Dump Truck for a second ride as this Friday, Kenny and Phil talk about VIRUS, a film which can be best described by its star Jamie Lee Curtis once saying "That would be the all time piece of shit...It's just dreadful... That's the only good reason to be in bad movies. Then when your friends have [bad] movies you can say 'Ahhhh, I've got the best one.' I'm bringing Virus." Hope you enjoy!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Phil, Kenny and special guest Actress Rachelle Lefevre (Proven Innocent, Under the Dome) go Wilde for AN IDEAL HUSBAND, the witty adaptation of one of Oscar Wilde's most popular plays with starring Cate Blanchett, Minne Driver and Julianne Moore. Is it husband material or will they start writing up divorce papers? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Friday Night Dumps, where we are going to take quick and dirty looks at some of the worst, most Rotten (less than 25% on Rotten Tomatoes) films of 1999. We kick it off by taking a look at INSTINCT, the Cuba Gooding Jr. and Anthony Hopkins thriller directed by Jon Turteltaub, that was a box office bomb and probably best remembered for a video cover you might mistake for Silence of the Lambs at a Blockbuster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kick It! This week we are busting out the CD Cases and cranking up the car stereo as we talk about some of the best jams, hits, songs and singles of 1999! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alan Sepinwall (Rolling Stone) makes his triumphant return to Freaky Friday to discuss Discos and Dragons, the untimely demise and the long, storied legacy of one of the great series of all-time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Phil and Kenny break their furmat to dumpster dive into 2019’s meow-sical, Cats! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are excited to have a dynamic duo of dames to talk about a dynamic duo with Danes. We bring on returning guests and stars of STATION 19, Danielle Savre and Barrett Doss to talk about BROKEDOWN PALACE, the Kate Beckinsale/Claire Danes thriller about a pair of high school grads getting into some trouble. We talk to them about acting, female dynamics on screen and what they thought about the movie then and now.This week we are excited to have a dynamic duo of dames to talk about a dynamic duo with Danes. We bring on returning guests and stars of STATION 19, Danielle Savre and Barrett Doss to talk about BROKEDOWN PALACE, the Kate Beckinsale/Claire Danes thriller about a pair of high school grads getting into some trouble. We talk to them about acting, female dynamics on screen and what they thought about the movie then and now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Melancholy begins to arise as we begin to approach the end of this fun journey we have taken. This week we talk to Deputy TV Editor at Vulture and host of the The Next Picture Show, Genevieve Koski to talk about The Little Things, the penultimate episode of Freaks and Geeks, her relationship with the show, approaching the end of a great thing and our time with these characters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We start to year off right with an incredibly special episode as we take a look back at one of the films we’ve already covered, 200 CIGARETTES, and we talk to some of the people involved in making. First of we have Betsy Beers, a producer on the film and a variety of hit television programs such as Grey's Anatomy and Scandal. And we also have actor Guillermo Diaz(Scandal) to y’all about the non speaking part he has in this film and his career. If any podcast was ever gonna get deep into the making of a 1999 Ben Affleck, Courtney Love, Kate Hudson vehicle you’re know it would be this one! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Freaky Friday, Phil and Kenny are joined by writer, actress and comedian Becky Feldman(Talking Tom and Friends) move out of their parents' house to talk about Smooching and Mooching, the 16th episode of Freaks and Geeks. We get into Becky’s relationship with the show, getting into fights with our parents, the awkwardness of having a crush and having to tell them, the power of smooching, our favorite moments from the episode and our thoughts on the beginning of the end for Freaks and Geeks as the show begins to come to a close for its first and only season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This jolly old, merry old Christmas we are joined once again by one of our absolute favorites returning guests Vox’s Emily VanDerWerff to talk about the Christmas Cinema of 1999. We get into the Cheese, Shmaltz, Corny and maybe even Horny? Stuff that was released for or around Christmas in 1999 and what it says about how we were treating Christmas in ‘99. We also reminisce about our own Christmas’ that year and genuinely have a Merry old time talking to one of our nicest friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Freaky Friday, Kenny and Phil are joined by TV writer Chuck Hayward(Dear White People, Mixed-Ish) and struggle to figure out whether to tell you that they talk about the Noshing and Moshing, the 15th episode of Freaks and Geeks. We get into Chuck’s relationship with the show, going to parties, being attracted to older people, having to keep secrets from someone and our favorite moments from the episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.