So it's a show?: keeping up with the Gilmore Girls

What: Come join us on June 30th for a hang out via Remarkist and discuss Gilmore Girls pop culture refs with John Cabrera (aka Brian, our favorite bassist from Hep Alien!) When: June 30th, 2022 at 5 p.m. PSTWhere: The Remarkist Clubhouse Club on the Clubhouse mobile app (see more details about joining below)Not a member of Remarkist yet? Here’s how to get started:Join the Remarkist Clubhouse Club...

What: Come join us on June 30th for a hang out via Remarkist and discuss Gilmore Girls pop culture refs! When: June 30th, 2022 at 5 p.m. PTWhere: The Remarkist Clubhouse Club on the Clubhouse mobile app (see more details about joining here (https://soitsashowpodcast.tumblr.com/))And now, details on this episode...Who’s our friend? Oh, that’s Paris Geller, but today we’re calling her Angela. In thi...

We’re coming back with The Comeback! We’re checking out Lisa Kudrow’s other sitcom—if you can call it a comedy—along with its cast connections to Gilmore Girls. What real life lawsuit may have inspired a storyline on the HBO show? Is it possible for a show to be cringier than April Nardini? (Spoiler alert: Yes.) And what on Earth is the “that” no one wants to see? Get the documentary crew ready to...

Um, nope, Jess—Rory did the opposite of graduating. But you know who DID graduate and then some? Doogie Howser, M.D. We check out the Neil Patrick Harris teen doctor dramedy that was not at all what we were expecting. How did every episode of this show feel like a Very Special Episode? What does NPH think of the show now? And does Doogie have anything in common with Rory? Other pop culture we ref:...

We feel the need...the need for beach volleyball! We’re going back to the ‘80s again for a closer look at Top Gun, the fighter jet blockbuster that launched Tom Cruise to stardom. How does this movie compare with the real Top Gun in the Navy? What other pop culture has used this same pop culture ref? Why does all beach volleyball attire seem so uncomfortable? And why doesn’t Paris feel the need fo...

Grab your union pins, cardboard, and markers—we have a movie you need to get behind! In this Gilmore girls episode, Lorelai is sticking it to the man just like Norma Rae (or should we say Crystal Lee Sutton?), so we're sticking Sally Field, a tiny North Carolina town, and a union movement to your podcast feed. Other pop culture we ref: Rocky, Jane Fonda, Friends, Forrest Gump, The Parent Trap, The...

Paris has joined the Proletariat, and she's learning the lingo with the help of an '80s rom-com and a '90s sitcom. Would the work-place banter in these productions really help Paris be a better server at Rory's DAR event? We discuss if an average TV show is better or worse than a movie with some icky undertones and an award-winning theme song. Other pop culture we ref: The Graduate; Murder, She Wr...

Well, we’re here again with another episode about an ‘00s CW show about an exceptionally bright teen with a very close parental relationship and in a relationship with a rich boy named Logan. Plot twist: It’s Veronica Mars! In Kyla’s latest rewatch of our other fave CW series, she realized this teen detective show loves pop culture refs almost as much as the Gilmores, so we had to do some compare...

Button up your uniform and step into your dancing shoes—the Hollywood Canteen is open for business! Rory is inspired by a '40s nightclub when planning a DAR event, and we're watching the star-studded movie that promoted it. We also look into the other movie we mixed it up with, how Hollywood A-listers supported the war effort during World War II, and whether Rory's idea was a hit. Spoiler: When th...

STOP then Rewind! We're being kind and rewinding to take a closer look at Lorelai's VHS collection, which includes one of the longest-running prime time dramas in history (Knot's Landing), a family sitcom (Please Don't Eat the Daisies), an '80s show that was turned into a movie franchise (21 Jump Street), a Hallmark movie that would never be made today (Riding the Bus With My Sister), and some Sup...

It's another secret mission, and this time Emily Gilmore is giving us our assignment. As she and Rory investigate DAR drama, we investigate the Valerie Plame Affair. Who was Valerie Plame? If she was undercover in the CIA, why do we know who she is? And should Rory use her as an inspiration for her snooping? Listen to our coded message to find out! Other pop culture we ref: The Bourne Identity, Th...

Lorelai and Luke are arguing about the flaws of Star Wars and Bewitched, and we're comparing and contrasting the Bewitched series and movie. We're also trying to keep up with Samantha's many hijinks and her many relatives, plus the weird premise of the 2005 Nora Ephron movie. And we answer the important question: Did they screw up Bewitched? Other pop culture we ref: I Dream of Jeannie; Xanadu; Ci...

When we're not answering doors like Benson, we're recording podcasts about Benson. It's our first Michel reference, and we're trying to figure out why he thinks he's the star of an '80s sitcom. How did this show subvert stereotypes in TV? Where does this show fit in the career of star Robert Guillaume? And is Michel really as, um, helpful and successful as the butler-turned-gubernatorial candidate...

Would you believe it? In our season 5 finale, we cover our first Colin and Finn reference, and we are smarter for it! That's because we're talking the 1960s sitcom Get Smart, a James Bond spoof that is still making us laugh today. So put down your shoe phone—unless that's how you listen to podcasts—and join us for a discussion of spies, robots, KAOS, brainwashed dogs, switched briefcases, lots of...

We love Lucy, and we…kinda like Dick Van Dyke? Jackson wants to be just like Rick(y Ricardo) and Dick, and we’re wondering what on Earth those classic sitcoms have to do with Sookie’s pregnancy. Turns out both I Love Lucy and The Dick Van Dyke Show were subversive for their time, and both of their birth episodes made headlines. We talk famous TV births, why people thought it was risky to say “preg...

You can now listen to our episodes for the low, low price of $24.99—just don't ask where the money is going and if you'll ever get it back! We're conning you into listening to the story of and behind Paper Moon, the '70s drama starring Ryan and Tatum O'Neal. What Oscar record does this movie still hold? What sad behind-the-scenes stories change how we saw it? And what the heck does it have to do w...

This episode is a swift kick to your podcast feed! In our first non-English language pop culture ref, we're covering the 2004 Oscar nominee The House of Flying Daggers. We talk the plot's magical realism, a (very high level) history of martial arts films, and we share some of our faves, including the recent Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Most importantly, we talk what the heck all this...

It's Show, So it's a Show returning with another ep all about the one and only Bond, James Bond! With the release of No Time to Die this month, we've got 007 fever, and it's time for us to flash back to the 1973 installment starring Roger Moore, To Live and Let Die. We talk about the stunts, the crocodiles, and the stuff that hasn't aged so well in this movie. Then we try to figure out what the he...

Lorelai is hanging with the Holy Trinity of A Star Is Born—that is, Janet, Judy, and Babs—and we're adding Lady Gaga and Dorothy Parker to the party, too! We're talking all four versions of A Star Is Born (plus, another almost-version), ranking our favorites, and comparing and contrasting each story. How did true stories from early Hollywood influence the story? How are Lorelai and Luke like the s...

Dawn Powell? Dorothy Parker? Never heard of ‘em. We’re a few steps behind Rory and Lane on this double reference, which is why we gotta dig deep to get to the bottom of the controversy about who really wrote some funny jokes—and the original version of A Star Is Born—in the 1920s and ‘30s. Then we gotta figure out why Amy Sherman-Palladino named her production company after one of these ladies, al...

Do you love the Marx Brothers? There's a good chance you'll be signing up for Marty's fan club after watching Duck Soup! Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo were all about the puns, the gags, and the jokes, though they were definitely not about fascism. We investigate where their nicknames came from, how their comedy style is similar to Gilmore Girls, and whether Marty was right about Lucille Ball. P...

Rory and Paris have boy problems, and we've got some problems with our latest pop culture ref. Should our favorite Yale students give up dating OR call into the syndicated radio show Loveline? Should Dr. Drew Pinsky and Adam Carolla give strangers advice OR make fun of them? Oh, and Germany OR Florida? (Just a heads up: While our discussion never gets graphic, we do touch on some of the adult cont...

In honor of the new Beatles Documentary The Beatles: Get Back, we're replaying a favorite episode about this band that caused its own disease—well, kind of. John, George, Paul, Ringo, and…Paris? We celebrate our half-centenarian episode with a serious case of Beatlemania. We all know the Fab Four, but what’s the deal with their concert at Shea Stadium? Where does this show fit into the history of...

Happy 100th episode to our favorite TV show! The cast celebrated the big ONE OH OH with a giant cake, and Emily and Richard are celebrating by renewing their vows...which means Rory needs to dress up like a character in a '70s musical? We take a closer look at this early Jodie Foster/Scott Baio movie, get the songs stuck in our heads, and muse on whipped cream, hot dogs, and giant cakes along the...

It's another spooOOooky episode from your favorite Italian vampires(?)! We're biting into a classic soap opera all about vampires, time travel, and how soap operas haven't changed a bit since the '60s. Join us as we look into how this show changed the trajectory of vampire pop culture, compare it to some of the other refs we've covered, and maybe get tricked by the WB's marketing team once again....