Blondes With Glasses!

This episode has been weeks in the making. Your hosts tackle the aftermath of The 100's complete storytelling 180 and the equally terrible and fantastic fallout that has followed. Becca took three pages of notes and she still texted Shannon after they wrapped recording to say she still had more to talk about. Something tells me this might have to be a recurring segment... And, as always, we finish with recommendations for each other.

Listeners, your faithful hosts are basically mindless zombies at the moment. Between the still present heartbreak from 'The 100' being fresh in our minds to Shannon's slow decline into madness from binge watching over 70 episodes of Big Brother Canada, we are A COLLECTIVE MESS. Without any brain power this week, we did what we do best - chat aimlessly and ask each other conversation starter questions. You'll hear Becca take a surprisingly militant stance on multitasking and Shannon harp on about how technology inevitably dates every TV show. And, to further prove we were not in our right minds, we even forgot recommendations this week. Yeesh!

This week is all about the seemingly sudden influx of reboots headed to audiences in 2016. Is it a new phenomenon or has it always been this way? Becca takes a surprising stance on Fuller House and Shannon takes a not-so-surprising one on Degrassi: Next Class. We discuss what it takes for a reboot to succeed and why so many seem to be on shaky ground. And, as always, we finish with recommendations for each other.

SPOILER ALERT! This week's episode is a direct response to 'The 100' S3 Ep 7. Please don't read or listen any further if you aren't ready to hear 45 minutes on this topic. We had a rough week, listeners. And if you are a fan of 'The 100' then we're pretty sure you are feeling the same. So, we gathered our wits and sat down to discuss our emotions and the aftermath. We try to parse out why this episode is particularly damaging for the LGBTQ community and how to deal with harmful tropes in your favorite shows. We also discover what it's like to be on The Bachelor and how it feels to have your hopes truly dashed by a careless choice. So, if you are reeling, please join us for some catharsis.

Your hosts take on a tough topic today: Celebrity Responsibility. Do the people we love and admire in the entertainment industry have a duty to be role models? Or to be activists? Or to use their platforms to declare themselves as feminists? It's a complicated question and we try to unpack it as best we can - especially in light of Kesha's trial, and Kendrick Lamar and Beyonce's recent performances on national TV. Where is the line between public service and privacy for those in the spotlight? And, as always, we finish with recommendations for each other.

This week's episode takes on one of the classic films from our childhood - Miss Congeniality. You've been clamoring for it. And now we finally deliver. We insert Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson into the pageant circuit - complete with swimsuits, tap dance, and a tiny yet aggressive Ellen Page. Needless to say, Dwayne ends up being Mr. Congeniality. Obviously. And, as always, we finish with recommendations for each other.

In a surprising turn that no one saw coming, we return to a discussion about sports this week! We focus on the aftermath of the Super Bowl, enjoyment of sports in the face of concussions, and where fans go from here. We could warn you about spoilers for the film Concussion, but let's be honest, this is real life and you should really know what's going on. And, as always, we finish with recommendations for each other.

In this episode, your hosts talk about Grease: Live, the newest live TV musical to air on US television. Shannon spends a lot of time reveling in the new age of theatre that we're heading towards, obviously taking a moment to reference the wonder that is Hamilton. Becca spends time questioning the moral of Grease and digressing into a discussion about the Shrek franchise. Oh listeners, if only we had the rights to music from Grease! We would be singing "Hopelessly Devoted to You" because we love you all so much. And, as always, we finish with recommendations for each other.

This week's episode is centered around our pick for Best Picture this year - Spotlight. After seeing the film, Becca had a million questions. Shannon, the resident Catholic, talked her through them all. From there, we talked about how to cope when you have a crisis of faith - both in real life and in pop culture. And, as always, we finished with recommendations for each other.

Listeners, we'll be honest. This Oscars discussion was only intended to be a short review at the start of our new episode, but it morphed into a full-on debate. We talk about: all the Best Picture nominees, lament the worst snubs of the year, throw The Revenant under the bus, try to figure out what makes a picture "best" and wonder why more people don't take the Critics' Choice Awards seriously. And, as always, we finish with recommendations for each other.

Dust off your ballots, people! It's Awards Season. Your hosts discuss the baffling Golden Globes ceremony, the sad reappearance of #Oscarssowhite, and raise a bunch of questions that the Academy needs to answer. Also, we make an arbitrary decision on who deserves an Oscar but has never gotten one, thus becoming the Academy -the thing we hate most. And, as always, we finish with recommendations for each other. Follow us on Twitter - @BWGPodcast

This week's episode is a discussion about when TV gets too real. It seems like everyone has hopped on board the true crime train recently, either by binging Making A Murderer or delving deep into Serial and The Jinx. We debate the ethics of this "entertainment" as well as question the industry's response to real life tragedies over the years. Are we too sensitive or is our media reinforcing that myth? Also, we talk about The Bachelor, obviously. And, as always, we finish with recommendations for each other. Follow us on Twitter @BWGPodcast

Happy New Year listeners! We're back with Season 2 of Blondes With Glasses. Once again separated by an ocean, your bespectacled hosts discuss the newest addition to the Star Wars franchise. Highlights include: Becca revealing her secret love of the prequels, Shannon challenging J.J. Abrams to a fight, lots of great opinion pieces from The Mary Sue and our deep deep deep love of Rey. And, as always, we finish with recommendations for each other. Follow us on Twitter: @BWGPodcast

In this year's final episode, we tackle the upcoming sequel to the 2000 masterpiece Life Size, starring the precocious Lindsay Lohan and the inimitable Tyra Banks. Of course, we pull out all the stops for the sequel: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, orphans, a reprise of the unbelievably catchy song "Be A Star," and a dash of gender norm reversal. And, as always, we finish with recommendations for each other. Follow us on Twitter - @BWGPodcast

This episode is all about what it means to be an "it girl" and why that label is basically garbage. From Brie Larson and JLaw to the original woman to hold this unnecessary title - Clara Bow, we cover why being the "it girl" or the "cool girl" often does more harm than good. And, as always, we finish with recommendations for each other. Follow us on Twitter! - @BWGPodcast

For our 50th episode, we focus on the whole reason we record this podcast - friendship! We discuss shows that portray great friendships for women of all ages (from Girl Meets World to Beaches), shows that bring us closer to our friends (Gilmore Girls and Call The Midwife), and shows that are better to watch with people (ahem, The Bachelor...). So, grab your person, like Meredith and Christina, and sit down to relive all your favorite lady friendships. Bonus! We also take a detour to discuss what works in Supergirl and Jessica Jones and why we need them both. And, as always, we finish with recommendations for each other.

How many films are there about the President's daughter trying to go out on a date like a normal person? Clearly, not enough! We resurrect Chasing Liberty for a reboot - this time with Allison Janney, Australian lesbians, a secret service team for the ages, and a shoehorned cameo from Mandy Moore. And, as always, we finish with recommendations for each other.

This week, your hosts break down what made kid targeted media from the 90s and early 00s so good. We revel in nostalgia for the classics: Lizzie McGuire, Arthur, Bill Nye, Bring It On, All That, Boy Meets World and so many more. What makes good kids media? Do life lessons taught through TV stick with us? Basically, we get lost in a spiral of nostalgia and you probably will too. And, as always, we finish with recommendations for each other.

Your bespectacled hosts take TV to task this week and put forth some tropes that simply need to go. We run down our list of tropes that make us groan every time - from dumb dads to big reset buttons and cowboy cops to people not understanding technology - everything you hate is all here! So, Hollywood, let's get all this junk out of our system and do better from now on! And, as always, we finish with recommendations for each other.

For the first time ever, we went into an episode with no idea of what we wanted to talk about. The end result is a average conversation between us. You'll hear bad puns, a childhood rip-off of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, why Doctor Who is like Wishbone (and why we're both disappointed about that), Shannon's review of Hannibal, Becca's review of The Walking Dead's most recent death, and a mini-accidental review of Supergirl. And, as always, we finish with recommendations for each other.