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: For which character would you like to see a “Where are they now?" episode?

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Tuesdays with Tish (and Juliana): Friendiversary

March 23, 2016

This Week in the Movies: Nina, Gilmore Girls, Lilly Wachowski

March 18, 2016 in Rated F

Welcome to our first episode of 'This Week In the Movies'! We've extracted our recently watched/trailers/news segment from the beginning of each podcast and given it its own episodes! Between our regular (and irregular) episodes, you can keep up to date on what we've been watching, what we're looking forward to, and what's actually going on

in the movies

lately. That means our episodes will get straight into their topic with no small talk, just movie talk!

This first episode is a littler longer than we hope they will be, since we had quite a few things saved up we wanted to mention, future episodes should be under 20mins. (I say that, but, clearly, we can

talk

...)

Recently Watched

Into the Woods

The Zero Theorum

Saving Face

Deadpool

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot [Our spoiler-free review on

]

Bee & Puppycat [

]

Con Man [

Vimeo

]

Oscar's Hotel [

Vimeo

]

The Guild [

]

Inception

Tonight You're Mine

Trailers

Me Before You

Get a Job

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates Mr. Right

Huntsman

Mother’s Day

Knight of Cups (Sexism in plot description,

Indiewire

)

Pete’s Dragon

Rio, I Love You

Nina (Blackface controversy,

)

Ghostbusters (Paul Feig on the controversy,

)

Captain America: Civil War

News

The Coen Brothers: ‘The Oscars Are Not That Important’ - The Daily Beast [

Tumblr

]

15 things we know for sure about the "Gilmore Girls" revival [

Hello Giggles]

Second Wachowski Sibling Comes Out as Transgender [

Variety

]

IMDB’s rating system is “completely and irrevocably rigged” [

AV Club

]

National Film Board of Canada Commits 50% of Production Budget to Films by Women [

Variety

]

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The Doctor's Companions Ep. 26: Molto Bene! Allons-y!

March 16, 2016 in Rated F

Allons-y to one of my favorite episodes! It's molto bene! I love the suspense, mystery, fear, creepiness, and show of human nature in Midnight. I think it's a brilliant episode with everything that's great about Doctor Who (except the spectacular visuals, I mean they're on a bus the whole time). Linda and Juliana are not so enthusiastic about its brilliance, but we all had a great time discussing it. And then we were glad to see plenty of Donna in the next episode, but found it so depressing! What a rough world it would be without The Doctor! What a great episode to show how incredible Donna Noble is, even without The Doctor. She's so smart and brave! This was a great podcast episode, so have a listen and let us know what you think about these episodes! And how sad are you already thinking about what comes next?!

Who News

Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill at

Ottawa ComicCon

We asked you:

Which DC or Marvel superhero would you like to see team up with The Doctor?

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In the Movies Ep. 20: 2016 Awards Season

March 11, 2016 in Rated F

You'll know from listen to our podcast that Juliana and I don't put much weight to film awards. We're more of the thinking that movies are art and art is too subjective and personal to be label "good" or "bad" or ranked or rated. Not that we don't acknowledge the vast amounts and variety of technical work that goes into making films. Like in the case of

Carol

, we could see that the movie was very well made in nearly every aspect, but we just weren't drawn into the story and the characters. "Technically good" does not mean everyone will enjoy it.

Despite our history of seeing very few Oscar-winning movies and refusing to give movies a quantitative rating, we felt we couldn't let this year's awards season go by unmentioned. We wanted to focus mostly on the Oscars, since it is the biggest deal in both the industry and the public's eyes. And because of that, its problems like #OscarsSoWhite (for the second year in a row) and lack of women and LGBT recognition are also big deals.

So, listen up as we discuss the Oscars past & present, who's voting for the Oscars, and how people of color, women, and the LGBT community fair at the awards, and in the industry.

Sources

Academy Awards [

Wikipedia

]

Academy Awards Statistics [

Awards Database

]

88th Academy Awards [

Wikipedia

]

It's Time for Oscar Voting: Here's How It Works [

The Wrap

]

Who Votes for the Oscars? [

Digital Spy

]

Academy President Issues Lengthy Statement on Lack of Oscars Diversity [

Hollywood Reporter

]

How Racial Skewed are the Oscars? [T

he Economist

]

2016 was the best year for women at the Oscars in ages. But that’s not saying much. [

Vox

]

5 Shocking Statistics about Gender Inequity and Academy Awards [

Indiewire

]

Oscar Best Picture Nominees: Where are the Women Behind the Scenes? [

Refinery 29

]

Oscars: Women Receive Less Than 1 in 5 Nominations in Non-Acting Categories [

Variety

]

12 Openly Gay Oscar Winners [

Buzzfeed Video

]

Ian McKellen: 'Why has no openly gay man ever won the best actor Oscar?' [

The Guardian

]

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The Doctor's Companions Ep. 25: Count the Shadows

March 03, 2016 in Rated F

No technical difficulties for this episode! And good, thing, too, because Juliana loves this two-parter so much there's no way she'd let the podcast episode go. Although, maybe she wouldn't have minded having to do this one again since she loves it so much. I love it, too! It's a great Moffat story about scary things in the dark and, most excitedly, the first appearance of my beloved River Song!

Aside from just loving the fun and danger of the story, we talk about River's and The Doctor's timeline(s), and wonder what River's cyber afterlife would really be like. I also have a slightly inappropriate guess at what the "only time [The Doctor] could" tell River his name. What do you think it is?

At the top of the episode, we answer the question of which Doctor we'd like to see have more adventures with River. Juliana and I are pretty sold on Ten, Linda's not sure, but we all agree that River and Nine would probably just hate each other! And our question for you to answer when we talk about the season finale with the Daleks and their creator, Davros, is; Who do you think is The Doctor's greatest enemy? Ooooh.....

Join in the fun by sending us your answers to this episode's question via

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Periscope

to join us when we record! Listen on

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In the Movies Ep. 19: #50ShadesofDrunk

February 26, 2016 in Rated F

I think the drinking game speaks for itself. Do not attempt to watch this movie sober. Happy Belated Valentine's Day!

Drink Every Time...

Anastasia bites her lips.

Someone says “Laters, baby.”

Christian says, “That’s not what I do” or “I don’t make love” or “I don’t do romance” or any variation thereof

Christian is wearing tight jeans without a shirt, while Anastasia is fully naked

Anastasia’s eyes are covered by a hand, mask or improvised blindfold

Cunnilingus is implied but not explicitly performed

Female orgasm is implied but not explicitly denoted

You find yourself depressingly unaroused during an S&M sex scene.

A spank is administered

There's a weird closeup of hands

Christian appears out of thin air

Christian could be confused for a serial killer

Christian says a line that’s meant to be serious or sexy but actually just makes you burst out laughing

You see pubic hair

Ana and Christian refer to each other “Mr. Grey” and “Ms. Steele”

Christian tells her to eat, etc.

We added...

Ana speaks above a whisper

It reminds you of Twilight

For every movie...

An obvious cliché/overdone trope/lazy storytelling

(ie. She trips to show she's a mess, emotional moment in the rain)

You can predict what they're about to say

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What's Your Renegade Time Lord Name?

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@TishChambers

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The Doctor's Companions Ep. 24: No Actual Unicorn :(

February 25, 2016 in Rated F

This episode was our first time broadcasting live on Periscope while we recorded and the first time we

needed

Periscope when we were done recording! That's right, we actually needed the saved recording of our Periscope because some dummy (me) didn't make sure Garageband had the right mic selected (after having some issues with that while recording the #50ShadesofDrunk podcast last weekend) so when we were done, we found that there was nothing recorded! After about 30 seconds of considering our options- record the episode again with much less enthusiasm or just skip the episode- I looked to my left, at my iPhone in its little tripod currently sending us through cyberspace via Periscope, and realized I could save the Periscope recording and take the audio from that! Even better- it doesn't sound too bad! So, that's the story of how Periscope saved the day!

So, get over the slightly worse audio quality and listen to us talk about which author we'd want to adventure with, the weird Doctor Who family connection of Peter Davidson, Georgia Moffett, and David Tennant, and one of the best Tennant-Tate scenes ever!

Who News

New show runner [

BBC

]

Matt Smith in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies [

LionsgateFilmsUK

]

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@TishChambers

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Cupcakes & Cocktails: Cold Winter's Night

February 11, 2016

In the Movies Ep. 18: Lost and Delirious & LGBT

February 05, 2016 in Rated F

We discuss how this indie lesbian teen drama is really more of a study of Paulie's mental health and we barely scratch the surface of LGBT representation in media; it's a big issue.

Movie News

The Director of Ex Machina Is Recruiting a Trio of Awesome Lady Scientists for His Next Movie [

io9

]

Justice League First Look [

Nerdist

]

J.J. Abrams is as pissed as we are about the lack of Rey toys [

Hello Giggles

]

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The Doctor's Companions Ep. 23: Sontar-Ha! Potate-Oh!

January 29, 2016 in Rated F

Despite our disappointment in seeing Martha again and wanting to just punch that genius kid in the face, we did have fun with these Sontaran episodes! We continue to be amazed with Donna and how her character is developing. So smart. So funny. So brave. The DoctorDonna have some great moments and one of our favorite characters, Wilf, is back! What a fun, yet annoying, story!

This week's question was quite creative- Since the Sontarans look like potatoes, we wondered what other vegetables or fruits would be good inspiration for a Doctor Who alien. Linda, the artist of our group, drew her creation inspired by an eggplant, Juliana forgot to bring in her drawings of rutabaga and carrot-inspired aliens, and I didn't have an alien creation exactly, just a fruit of inspiration.

Who News Links

Moffat Leaving as Showrunner [

Den of Geek

] [

Nerdist

]

Season 10 Teasers [

Den of Geek

]

Our question for next episode is inspired by The DoctorDonna's adventures with Agatha Christie: If you could experience an adventure with an author in the style of their books, which author would you choose?

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The Doctor's Companions Ep. 22: Pompeii History Lesson

January 14, 2016 in Rated F

What's that you hear? A beautiful new intro for the podcast? Why, yes it is. And then, what's this, we have a Twitter? Why, yes we do! Follow us @DrsCompanions and then join in the podcast fun by answering questions and generally saying what up. You can tweet us your answers to our episodic questions, like this week's question about Peter Capaldi being announced as the Twelfth Doctor. Juliana and I had some issues with the reuse of a Whoniverse actor. But we move on and enjoy learning all about what really went down at Pompeii (or what I think really went down). And then I get weird again, asking about the Ood's bodily functions...

This week, we asked you: If you could experience an adventure with an author in the style of their books, which author would you choose?

News Links

Peter Jackson will direct an episode next season! [

Facebook

]

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In the Movies Ep. 17: 2015 Recap

January 08, 2016 in Rated F

It's 2016! You know what that means- time for a 2015 recap! We talk about all the movies we watched in 2015 (some new in 2015, some new to us) and give them fun awards like "Most Pleasantly Surprising", "Most Undeserved Soundtrack", and "So Bad It's Good".

2015 Movies Lists

24 Great Movies You Likely Missed This Year, But Should Totally See [

]

22 Wonderful Movies You Probably Missed This Year That You Can Watch Right Now [

]

The Biggest Winners And Losers In Movies In 2015 [

]

Movies that deserve Oscars but won’t get any 2k15 [

Tumblr

]

The 19 Best Movies Of 2015 [

]

16 Times 2015 Proved We Shouldn’t Trust Men To Make Movies [

]

2016 Movies Lists

The 6 Movies You Can’t Miss This Month [

]

Everything You Need To Know About TV And Movies In 2016 [

]

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In the Movies Ep. 16: Christmas Party By Proxy

December 19, 2015 in Rated F

It ain't a holiday without a Drunk Disney episode from your favorite podcasters/drunks! This time, we're watching 90's teen heart throb, Jonathan Taylor Thomas (not his real name, as we discover) in a delightfully terrible Christmas movie. Also starring the ageless beauty Jessica Biel as our new feminist hero.

As usual, when we get drunk and try to talk about a movie, we end up talking about so many other topics that have nothing to do with the movie. This time, we talk a lot about how annoying it is that we had to record while my landlords are having their Christmas party upstairs. Apologies if the crappy electric guitar sounds make it impossible to listen to the podcast at all, but we weren't going to cancel a date to get drunk. Oh no, we have a responsibility to our listener(s?) to provide you with a festive, drunk podcast before Christmas, so here it is. Upstairs Christmas party and all.

Here are the drinking game rules that we used for the movie, including the ones we made up as we watched.

Drink every time...

Your heart is warmed.

Someone says "Merry Christmas!"

You sing along with a Christmas carol

Someone says "The spirit of Christmas" (or similar)

You see a mall Santa and/or a Santa costume

You see an angel or a guardian angel-type character

Christmas decorations being used incorrectly

There's a disaster!

Someone calls Jake (JTT) "Santa"

Jake is in a new state

One of the college dudes refers to himself as "-man" (ie Ed-Man)

And don't forget the classic Santa hat on the corner of the TV. Drink every time it looks like someone is wearing it.

The next podcast will be our 2015 Year in Review, so stay tuned! And check out our latest (spoiler-free) movie review video for Carol!

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Buddy the Elf is Just Like Us!

December 14, 2015 in Rated F

Oh, hello. You’re probably here about the story...

It's the story of a grown-up who loves Christmas a little too much. Like we all do, right? Elf is the most relatable Christmas movie because we (just me?) have so much in common with Buddy...

In the Movies Ep. 15: The Family Stone & Ensemble Casts

December 11, 2015 in Rated F

We're getting Christmassy on the podcast! We have fun talking in depth about one of our favorite Christmas movies, The Family Stone. We break it down how characters are introduced, what characters tell us about themselves and other characters, and how creepy Everett actually is. We talk way too long about the movie until we briefly talk about other types of ensemble movies. We agree the separate-but-connected type never really works, and how movies like The Avengers use an ensemble cast in an entirely different way.

Movie News

Reese Witherspoon producing a Barbie movie [

Fortune

]

Trainspotting sequel [

Nerdist

]

As we mention in the podcast, I can't stop winning those advance screening passes! We went to see Brooklyn this week, so watch our spoiler-free review!

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Doctor's Companions Ep. 21: Christmas BFFs

December 10, 2015 in Rated F

It's Christmas time at the podcaaaaast! We choose our favorite Christmas specials and then talk about how much Linda loves Kylie and Juliana and I love Russell Tovey. There's a lot to talk about in this Christmas special, even though we don't think it's that great.

And then it's The DoctorDonna! I think we can all agree that The Doctor and Donna miming/mouthing/signing at each other across the room is one of the best scenes in television ever, right? And then there's the cute little Adipose! What a great way to lose weight and meet some cute lil aliens! We are so excited for this season with Donna. She's an amazing character and their relationship is just the best!

Our question for episode 23 is a weird one:

What vegetable or fruit would you like to use as inspiration for a Doctor Who alien? Sometimes we struggle with coming up with questions related to the episodes, so the potato-looking Sontarans is the direction we went.

Who News

Michelle Akin's

! (Sunday, December 13th! Join us!)

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