Podcast Like It's 1999

Ally McBeal, Big Little Lies, Boston Legal. We all know David E. Kelley is a TV Legend but did you know that in 1999 he wrote and produced a horror movie about a 30 foot killer crocodile starring Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda and features Betty White. Wait what?We welcome writer Delondra Mesa (Step Up: High Water, Z Nation) to give us some of her Camp Sci-Fi expertise to talk about LAKE PLACID, and all of its twists, turns, laughs, groans and moans. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It is the middle ground between Ben and Noel, and it lies after the 1999 run of episodes but before the end. This is a special bonus episode. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone episode of FELICITY.This week Meg Masters (Netflix Publicity) returns to FELICITY FRIDAYS to talk about Help for the Lovelorn, a special episode of Felicity season 2, as one of our bonus episodes cause we just can't quit this fantastic series. And as a bonus on a bonus we also have an interview with actor Robert Benedict who plays Richard Coad on Felicity. We talk about his time on the show, how he feels about that period of his career, how it was like to work with the cast and much more.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Get ready cause this is going to be a messy one. Phil, Kenny and special guest Brianna Zigler (Film Critic, Slashfilm, Little White Lies, etc) talk about Takashi Miike's bloody and intense horror film AUDITION.We get to talk about our experiences first being exposed to the twists and turns of Audition, Japanese horror movies like Audition and The Ring making their way to America in the late 90s early 00s, and finally get to start to rate the movie out of 99 if such a thing is even possible for a movie like this.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.