12.17: The 2023 Soupy Bowl!
This year, like some magical, multidimensional kismet, the Soupie Awards took place on Superb Owl Day. Naturally, we turned the occasion into the 2023 Soupy Bowl—an awards show with musical halftime extravaganza!
12.16 William Hung on American Idol and Asian Representation in Film
Kelly was at Podfest a few weeks ago and met William Hung, who was famously on “American Idol” in January 2004. William chats with Kelly about his experience there, post-AI fame, Asian representation in film, and the rise of ChatGPT.
12.15: Personal Care Tips from Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Exactly what parts is Lume for? How often should you change out your hair-care products? Does sleeping on a silk pillowcase really help? The Geek Girls answer all these questions and more with a little help from Marcel the Shell with Shoes On!
GGS 12.14 The Pale Blue Eye
Christian Bale (“I’m Batman”)! Harry Melling (yes, cousin Dudley)! Toby Jones (character actor in, like, everything)! Timothy Spall (yes, Wormtail)! We had great expectations for this film. It is a good mystery, and two of us enjoyed it. It just didn’t get all the stars we had hoped to give it.
GGS 12.13 The 2023 Golden Globe Awards
A bit late, but the Geek Girls are chatting about this year’s Golden Globe Awards!
GGS 12.12 Something Something Holiday Extravaganza II
It’s Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s etc… We watched a few traditional and non-traditional films and shows to celebrate!
GGS 12.11 Something Something Holiday Extravaganza I
It’s Christmastime! We know, lots of other holidays too, but this podcast is focused on Christmas in Norway, Italy, South Africa, Poland, the UK, Brazil, & Holland.
GGS 12.10 The Walking Dead Wrap Up
Can you believe that after 12 long years “The Walking Dead” has finally ended? Well, the original series has. We’ve got spinoffs coming for Daryl, Michonne, and Rick, of course. And there’s the rest of the TWD Universe. So, what’s dead may never die. (Wrong show!)
GGS 12.09 One & Done: Kings
Our One-and-Done show this month is the 2009 NBC series “Kings,” starring “Deadwood’s” Ian McShane and Marvel’s Sebastian Stan.
GGS 12.08 Throwback Romcom Week with Barrymore and Sandler
Who doesn’t love a good romcom?! Throw in some 80s music, Billy Idol, a pineapple, and a walrus, and the Geek Girls are all in! We are talking about Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler in “50 First Dates” and “The Wedding Singer.”
GGS 12.07 The Thanksgiving Pitch: This or That
This Thanksgiving, Geek Girl Soup is debating This and That. “What’s that?” you ask. How about Neo vs John Wick, for example! Or LOST vs Game of Thrones. Or turkey vs tofurkey.
GGS 12.06 Susan’s Picks Bring Timey-Wimey Shenanigans and Yachties
This week, we’re celebrating another trip around the sun for Susan. Joining us to discuss a few of Susan’s favorite things are Chris and Dave from “The VHS Strikes Back” and “ComicsinMotion”. Amelia is back with us too this week as we talk all things Reality TV and Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes.
GGS 12.05: 50 Years of HBO
November 8th was a momentous day this year. That’s right; Geek Girl Soup’s favorite cable station/streaming service turned 50!
GGS 12.04: Cort’s Spooktacular Picks
For her birthday, Cort got to pick this week’s homework. Given her love of all-things-spooky, you can’t be surprised that we got a horror film (“Barbarian” on HBO Max) and a supernatural series (“The Girl in the Mirror” on Netflix).
GGS 12.03 One and Done: Now and Again
Why would a show with a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score get canceled? Because then-CBS-head Les Moonves wanted a bionic-man, spy-style, police-procedural drama. And that’s not what he got with “Now and Again,” starring John Goodman, Dennis Haysbert, Margaret Colin, Heather Matarazzo, and Eric Close.
GGS 12.02 A Lion, A Werewolf, A Mom… Oh, My!
If a movie mom is “scary,” does that count as a monster flick? In the case of “Lou,” with Allison Janney and Jurnee Smollett, it does not. But that’s what we watched, along with “Beast” and “Werewolf at Night.”
GGS 12.01 The Leftovers 5th Annual Rewatch
It’s the Geek Girls’ favorite episode of the year… the annual rewatch of HBO’s “The Leftovers”! This is our 5th time doing it—not our 5th time watching, mind you. We’ve lost count of that. This year, we’re focusing on faith and lies, specifically with Keven and Nora.
GGS BONUS: What We Do In the Shadows
We’ve got a special bonus episode for you! We all finished watching “What We Do In the Shadows” (Hulu). So, we’re chatting about seasons 3 and 4.
GGS 11.48: 7 Deadly Sins: Pride
We are finishing off our 7 Deadly Sins theme with one hell of a movie: “The Devil’s Advocate.” For us, this movie represents pride. For Al Pacino’s John Milton/The Devil, it’s vanity. Cort looked it up, and, technically, vanity is an excess of pride. So, we’re cool.
GGS 11.47 That’s My Jam
What is your favorite movie soundtrack or score? That’s what we’re chatting about this week. Guess what. We didn’t pick a single thing you might expect.