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This episode we’re going on an outrageous scavenger hunt to find the subliminal messages hidden in two adaptations of old cartoons about bands with only female members: Josie & The Pussycats from 2001 and Jem & The Holograms from 2015.
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Topic 1: Josie & The Pussycats
available on HBO
Overall evaluations
2001 in film:
Burton’s Planet of the Apes
Moulin Rouge, Save The Last Dance, Ghost World, Hedwig & the Angry Itch, Rock Star, Glitter, Not Another Teen Movie
Memento, Amelie, Sexy Beast, Bridget Jones's Diary, Legally Blonde, Mulholland Drive, Ocean’s 11
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Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josie_and_the_Pussycats_(film)
based on Archie comics characters, 70s? cartoon series, since rebooted comic book
W&D by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan (Can’t Hardly Wait)
cast
Rachael Leigh Cook as Josie McCoy
Kay Hanley of Letters To Cleo is her singing voice, but RLC added some of the backup vocals, along with the other cast and Bif Naked
Tara Reid as Melody Valentine
https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/dumb-blonde-stereotype
Rosario Dawson as Valerie Brown
Derek Finley case https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/rosario-dawson-her-family-sued-over-alleged-transphobic-assault-n1069756
Gabriel Mann as Alan M. Mayberry, Josie's romantic interest
Paulo Costanzo as Alexander Cabot (Shed in The Expanse S1)
Missi Pyle as Alexandra Cabot
Alan Cumming as Wyatt Frame
Parker Posey as Fiona
Serena Altschul as herself (MTV VJ)
Carson Daly as himself
Aries Spears as “the other Carson Daly”
Eugene Levy as himself
0:30:15
music
Babyface, Adam Duritz, Adam Schlesinger, Jane Wiedlin (Go Gos)
https://www.thefader.com/2017/09/25/josie-and-the-pussycats-soundtrack-2001-oral-history
0:31:45
recap
0:42:30
final thoughts
0:45:10
Sharp Objects: recent or relevant cultural artifacts we want to recommend or discuss
Happiest Season https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8522006/
0:46:48
J1: Dicktown (Hulu)
0:48:40
M1: Yes, God, Yes (VOD)
Karen Maine (writer of Obvious Child)
Stars: Natalia Dyer, Francesca Reale (Stranger Things) , Alisha Boe (13 Reasons Why), Timothy Simons (Looking for Alaska)
J2: Homecoming Season 2 (Prime)
stars Janelle Monae
Melissa’s other show: Still Great, Bob? http://stillgreatpod.com/ a Mad Men rewatch podcast
The Daily Knightly http://thedailyknightley.com/
0:57:50
Topic 2: Jem & The Holograms (2015)
available on Netflix
2015 films: Green Room, The Invitation, Room, TFA, Fury Road, Ex Machina, The Final Girls, Into The Forest, Straight Outta Compton, Mockingjay Part 2, Creed, Point Break
The Witch episode: https://wildprettythings.podbean.com/e/witches-present-haxan-and-the-witch-october-4-2018/
The Blackcoat’s Daughter episode: https://wildprettythings.podbean.com/e/the-blackcoats-daughter-plus-disney-kristen-stewart-mackenzie-davis-honey-boy-fargo-season-1/
Spotlight episode of Scene-It Cast with Melissa: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/sceneit-cast/e/76831062
info
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jem_and_the_Holograms_(film)
Blum production, greenlit after the success of Transformers and GI Joe
director John Chu (Crazy Rich Asians)
80s cartoon created by Christy Marx for Hasbro/Marvel/Sunbow after working on GI Joe and some Marvel cartoons (wrote an issue of Birds Of Prey.)
Soundtrack also includes other artists, such as Hallee Steinfeld, Hillary Duff, and Maria Hill.
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cast
Aubrey Peeples as Jerrica "Jem" Benton
Nashville
Stefanie Scott as Kimber Benton
Beautiful Boy
Hayley Kiyoko as Aja
Aurora Perrineau as Shana
Juliette Lewis as Erica Raymond
Ryan Guzman as Rio Raymond (Erica’s son)
Step Up: Revolution, Notorious
Molly Ringwald as Aunt Bailey
Nathan Moore as Zipper (one of the villain henchmen in the original)
Barnaby Carpenter as Emmet Benton, Jem’s late father
Ryan Hansen as Stephen the Guard
Nicholas Braun (Succession) as Brad the valet of death
Cameo appearances from the original TV series cast include: Samantha Newark, the voice of the original Jem, as a hairstylist; Britta Phillips as a stage manager; and Jem's creator Christy Marx as Lindsey Pierce.
Kesha, Katie Findlay (the Killing), Eiza Gonzalez (Baby Driver, Alita), Hana Mae Lee (Pitch Perfect) as the Misfits setting up a sequel that didn’t happen
recap begins 1:18:10
Kate Erbland story https://www.indiewire.com/2015/10/how-the-jem-and-the-holograms-movie-manipulates-its-biggest-fans-56325/
1:55:20
Contrasting both movies
various things mentioned
Riverdale (Netflix)
The OC (HBO Max)
The Neon Demon (Prime)
Thirteen (2003)
Daria (Hulu)
Mean Girls (2004)
Hocus Pocus (Hulu)
Her Smell (HBO)
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (Netflix)
Eighth Grade (Prime)
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songs:
Jem - Like A Dream
Josie and the Pussycats - Shapeshifter, Three Small Words
L7 - American Society https://megamart.subpop.com/releases/l7/smell_the_magic_remastered
Hayley Kiyoko - Girls Like Girls https://store.hayleykiyokoofficial.com/
Juliette Lewis & The Licks - Hot Kiss
Jem & the Holograms - I’m Still Here, The Way I Was
Kesha - My Own Dance http://smarturl.it/kHighRoad?iqid=site
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