Podcasts by So its a show?: keeping up with the Gilmore Girls

ep 136: Did you see "The Turning Point?" from 2023-03-24T08:00

Pull on your tights and lace up your ballet slippers—it’s a Turning Point!  Why is Miss Patty obsessed with this ‘70s movie? Is Mikhail Baryshnikov a secret superstar we somehow missed the memo on?...

ep 135: Marcus Welby was handsome—and George Clooney (Marcus Welby, M.D. // ER) from 2023-02-24T16:19

Hot or not: Emily’s latest pop culture ref! As she’s prepping for eye surgery, she’s ranking handsome TV doctors, specifically the ones from Marcus Welby, M.D. and ER. Why did audiences love these ...

Hey, good timing, Squiggy (Laverne & Shirley) (Replay!) from 2023-02-10T09:00

Enjoy this replay of our Laverne & Shirley episode, in memoriam of the passing of Cindy Williams.We invited our moms back to ask them about their memories of the ‘70s sitcom Laverne & Shirley, why ...

ep 134: She insisted on wearing my Chico and the Man t-shirt from 2023-01-27T09:00

Before Elsa Klensch was Rory’s fashion icon, she looked to...1970s sitcoms? In this ep, Taylor and the Woman (Kyla) take on hard-to-find Chico and the Man. How has the show aged? What is its legacy...

ep 133: The real Paul Anka from 2023-01-13T09:00

No need to wake up from a dream—the real Paul Anka is here in our episode—er, at least our tribute to his Dog counterpart is here. We dig into the namesake of Lorelai’s first surviving pet: What ar...

We got us a Pippi virgin! (Pippi Longstocking) (replay!) from 2022-12-16T09:00

Cue up your favorite cute little ditty and pack your bags for a trip to the bizarre world of Pippi Longstocking...aka Sweden? We research the country's favorite child superheroine, who was inspired...

ep 132: Get out before I go Bonaduce on you (The Partridge Family) from 2022-12-02T09:00

No one knows how to hurl an insult like Paris Geller—maybe it’s because her inspiration is Danny Bonaduce! In this short and sweet episode, we trade the la la-filled soundtrack of Stars Hollow for ...

I Netflixed all three A Star is Borns (Replay!) from 2022-11-18T09:00

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 ...

ep. 131: You went with Faye Dunaway in Network // Maureen Dowd "come hither" pumps from 2022-11-04T08:00

This episode is going to make our ratings bigger than Watergate! Rory is taking her fashion inspiration from another 1976 movie and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. What is the legacy of the cl...

ep 130: Solaris? // Good night, and good luck (George Clooney double feature!) from 2022-10-21T08:00

It’s a George Clooney double feature! In honor of his new rom-com with Julia Roberts releasing today (Ticket to Paradise), we’re watching two movies he starred in (and one he directed) that are ref...

If I could only find a man like Aragorn (The Lord of the Rings Replay!) from 2022-10-07T08:00

Lorelai is looking for a man like Aragon (um, Luke much?), and we’re looking for an excuse to talk about some of our favorite movies. We love The Lord of the Rings almost as much Dean does, and we ...

ep 129: They are the Bridges of Madison County, and you are Meryl Streep (with Maddie Brophy!) from 2022-09-23T08:00

We welcome back our Meryl Streep Correspondent Maddie Brophy to chat about the ‘90s romantic drama The Bridges of Madison County. We discuss another instance of Streep and her whole accent thing, m...

ep 128: Review of the Gilmore Girls Official Cookbook! from 2022-09-09T08:00

Gilmore Girls: The Official Cookbookuse coupon code INSIGHT25 to get 25% off through 9/16/22 at www.insighteditions.com (https://publish.blubrry.com/s-427066/episodes/e-89317112/edit/www.insightedi...

ep 127: Hep Alien (with John Cabrera!) from 2022-08-26T08:00

This ep is Gilmore Girls meets music meets Hep Alien meets John Cabrera! In a very special episode, we chat with John Cabrera about his time playing our favorite bassist, Brian Fuller, on Gilmore G...

ep 126: Buffy the Gilmore Slayer (with Stacey Kulow & Bryan Morris!) from 2022-08-12T08:00

Gilmore Girls and Buffy the Vampire Slayer go together...perfectly, it turns out! Taylor is on vacation, so Kyla is joined by the hosts of the Buffy the Gilmore Slayer podcast Stacey Kulow and Brya...

ep 125: Did you ever see The Wizard of Oz? from 2022-07-29T08:00

Toto, I don’t think we’re in Stars Hollow anymore! We’re taking a look at The Wizard of Oz, one of the movies Lorelai and Rory love to reference most. Who in their lives are like the Witches of Oz?...

ep 124: We're seriously considering Howell Raines-ing her (A Fragile Trust) from 2022-07-15T08:00

Stop the presses—we’ve got a scandal! We’re trying to figure out what “Howell Raines-ing” Paris means for the Yale Daily News Staff, which means we’re doing some investigative journalism about Rain...

ep 123: It's Angela's Ashes. It's Sanford and Son! from 2022-07-01T08:00

Welcome to our biweekly round up of sadness and misery! Lorelai is comparing Rory’s new apartment to an Irish memoir and a ‘70s sitcom—you know, like you do all the time. How were we introduced to ...

Join Us to Talk Gilmore-isms with John Cabrera! from 2022-06-30T08:00

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 ...

Exciting announcement, here! + Who’s your friend? Angela Lansbury (replay!) from 2022-06-17T08:00

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 mobil...

ep 122: You’re giving me a Valerie Cherish (The Comeback) from 2022-06-03T08:00

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 insp...

ep 121: You graduate already, Doogie? (Doogie Howser, M.D.) from 2022-05-20T08:00

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 wha...

There's a band of Huns re-enacting Top Gun (Replay!) from 2022-05-06T08:00

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 mov...

ep 120: I stand up on the bench, totally Norma Rae from 2022-04-22T08:00

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 L...

ep 119: I rented Working Girl and the first season of Just Shoot Me! from 2022-04-08T04:00

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 ...

Veronica Mars + Gilmore Girls Crossover (Replay!) + NEW Fan Mail! from 2022-03-25T04:00

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. Pl...

ep 118: The Hollywood Canteen from 2022-03-11T04:00

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-st...

ep 117: Lorelai's VHS Collection (21 Jump Street, Super Bowl Commercials, and more!) from 2022-02-25T11:03:08

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 fam...

ep 116: My own little Valerie Plame from 2022-02-11T04:00

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 sh...

ep 115: They screwed up Bewitched from 2022-01-28T04:00

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 hij...

ep 114: When I'm not busy answering doors like Benson from 2022-01-14T11:07

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. ...

ep 113: Maxwell Smart finally found his Ninety-Nine (Get Smart) from 2021-12-10T11:20

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 ...

If it was good enough for Ricky Ricardo and Dick Van Dyke (Replay!) from 2021-11-26T04:00

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....

ep 112: They think I’m Paper Mooning them from 2021-11-12T04:00

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 b...

ep 111: It was very House of Flying Daggers from 2021-10-29T04:00

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 magica...

ep 110: To Live and Let Die-orama (Live and Let Die) from 2021-10-15T04:00

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...

ep 109: I Netflixed all three A Star is Borns from 2021-10-01T04:00

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 St...

Dawn Powell? She made the jokes Dorothy Parker got credit for (Replay!) from 2021-09-17T04:00

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...

ep 108: You love the Marx Brothers. Duck Soup! from 2021-09-03T04:00

ep 107: I'm not calling Loveline from 2021-08-20T04:00

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? S...

This isn't the Beatles at Shea Stadium (Replay!) from 2021-08-06T04:00

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, Rin...

ep 106: It's very Bugsy Malone from 2021-07-23T04:00

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 dre...

ep 105: I used to love Dark Shadows from 2021-07-09T04:00

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 th...

ep 104: I've seen Oxford Blues from 2021-06-25T04:00

Christopher has seen Oxford Blues, but...has anyone else? We are now 2 of the approximately 12 people that have seen it not named Rob Lowe or Christopher Hayden, and we are HERE FOR IT. We try t...

ep 103: Eve Harrington has arrived (All About Eve) from 2021-06-11T04:00

Eve Harrington has arrived in your earbuds...and at Yale? Rory is hosting a Chilton student Paris is sure we need to watch out for—here's hoping there's less drama than in the epic #GirlSquad fe...

A great Norma Desmond style breakfast (rebroadcast) from 2021-05-28T04:00

So it's a...rebroadcast? That's right! We're bringing a favorite episode back to the top of your podcast feed because who doesn't need more Norma Desmond in their life?...

ep 102: Good thing we ditched that Audi in Marseilles (The Bourne Trilogy) from 2021-05-14T04:00

Lorelai may have ditched the Audi in Marseilles, but Jackson has yet to ditch some needy Stars Hollow residents...and we've yet...

ep 101: Like Jake LaMotta and I was that blonde chick he was married to (Raging Bull) from 2021-04-30T04:00

TJ is fighting like crazy with Liz, and Jake LaMotta is fighting like crazy with anyone in the same room. We're going back to the top of the AFI Top 100 Films list to check out one of Martin Sco...

ep 100: We just had a very All the President's Men moment (Journalism Super Ep!) from 2021-04-16T04:00

Welcome to our 100th episode! In honor of this huge milestone, we're learning about Rory's journalism heroes. Who learned about boxing by hopping in the ring? Who joined the Hell's Angels? Who f...

ep 99: Did you see Mothman Prophecies? from 2021-04-02T04:00

It's time for another spooOOooky edition of SO IT'S A SHOW, and this time the spook is a...bird...creature...moth...something? Like Luke and Lorelai, we have now seen The Mothman Prophecies, the...

ep 98: We got us a Pippi virgin! (Pippi Longstocking) from 2021-03-19T04:30

Cue up your favorite cute little ditty and pack your bags for a trip to the bizarre world of Pippi Longstocking...aka Sweden? We research the country's favorite child superheroine, who was inspi...

ep 97: It's Swept Away kind of humiliating from 2021-03-05T04:00

Is this the worst movie we've ever watched for the podcast? Is this the worst movie we've ever watched in our lives? We dive into the shallow waters of Swept Away, the 2002 bad-movie-award-winni...

ep 96: I’m your Ava Gardner (Frank Sinatra) from 2021-02-19T04:00

Have you been pining for someone for a long time? Then you might be Frank Sinatra, and you might have found your Ava Gardner! We dig into the drama-filled marriage between the famous crooner and...

ep 95: Daisy Miller // A Room With a View from 2021-02-05T04:00

Welcome to episode 2 of season 5, in which we talk about 2 episodes of Gilmore Girls and 2 movies we didn’t really like! Rory is going to Europe with Emily, and when she reaches Italy, th...

ep 94: Hey, good timing, Squiggy (Laverne&Shirley) (with our moms!) from 2021-01-22T04:00

Season 5, baby! And the only way to celebrate this big milestone is by inviting our moms back to celebrate with us! We ask them about their memories of the ‘70s sitcom Laverne & Shirley, why...

ep 93: Veronica Mars + Gilmore Girls Crossover from 2020-12-11T04:30

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. Pl...

I screwed up their big Citizen Kane plans (rebroadcast) from 2020-11-27T04:00

We're rebroadcasting a favorite episode because a new movie Mank is coming out soon all about the making of the pop culture we discuss in this previous episode. We'll be back with a new episode ...

ep 92: If I could only find a man like Aragorn (The Lord of the Rings) from 2020-11-13T04:00

Lorelai is looking for a man like Aragon (um, Luke much?), and we’re looking for an excuse to talk about some of our favorite movies. We love The Lord of the Rings almost as much Dean does, and ...

ep 91: Today we share our references...(Blossom Dearie, Leslie Van Houten, and more!) from 2020-10-30T04:00

As kids we shared our toys with all the girls and boys, but today we share our pop culture references. We’re nearing the end of season 4 with a mish mash of refs from an episode full of lots of ...

ep 90: You left me hanging with the Lords of Flatbush from 2020-10-16T04:00

Laps are an illusion, and so may be the plot of the Lords of Flatbush. But the career boost this movie was and the impact these characters had on future tv show and film characters is no ...

ep 89: I had no idea we were dealing with the Carringtons (Dynasty) from 2020-10-02T04:00

Put on your ball gowns and grab your...pool floaties? Lorelai is comparing a family catfight to Dynasty, and we’re not sure what that has to do with formalwear or swimming pools. We talk the ‘80...

ep 88: Annette and Frankie really found each other from 2020-09-18T04:00

Surf’s up, beach partiers! If beach volleyball wasn’t enough for you, great! We’re going back to the beach with Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon. Summer may be wrapping up for us, but it was...

ep 87: There's a band of Huns re-enacting Top Gun from 2020-09-04T04:00

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 ...

ep 86: The brothers Grimm were over in the corner, yelling,"No way!" from 2020-08-21T04:00

Who wrote The Frog Prince, Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Little Red Riding Hood? The Brothers Grimm! And who wrote a terrible letter telling Richard not to marry Emily? Perhaps someone even more ter...

ep 85: It’s so Hogan’s Heroes! from 2020-08-07T04:00

If you liked World War II, you’ll love this episode! And if you love Lane’s cousin Christine, you’ll love her reference to Hogan’s Heroes, the ‘60s sitcom that was set in...a German prison camp?...

ep 84: Not that Brobdingnagian twit (Gulliver’s Travels) from 2020-07-24T04:00

Who wrote about giant wasps, talking horses, and eating babies? Paris Geller knows the answer! In this ep we’re trying to figure out what the hey “brobdingnagian” means—and how to say it. We cov...

ep 83: Nothing wouldn't wear a leather jacket and pull off a convincing"Adrian!” would it? (Rocky) from 2020-07-10T04:00

Yo, Adrian! We’ve got on our leather jackets and filled our glasses full of raw eggs to talk about another Best Picture winner. We want to know why Lorelai thinks Jess Mariano is like Rocky Balb...

ep 82: Didn't that Tolstoy guy say something about families? (Anna Karenina) from 2020-06-26T09:37

Stay in school and read a book, kids! Or...do what we did and watch the movie instead of reading the 800+ page novel. We may not know if the book is better than the movie, but we do know we love...

ep 81: All those years of watching Hart to Hart are about to pay off from 2020-06-12T00:00

When the bells start to chime, you know it’s Hart to Hart time! But who knew this ‘80s TV drama could be so educational? We sure didn’t, which is why we needed to watch a few episodes to figure ...

ep 80: The house was built in 1906 by Stanford White (Ragtime) from 2020-05-29T04:00

It was the beginning of an incredible time—bad time, good time...Ragtime! Richard and Emily are having a not-so-incredible time because of their visitors while we’re having a bad time watching a...

ep 79: You're gonna have to Kill Bill me to get me into that from 2020-05-15T04:00

Swish swish! We’re back with the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad to talk all the Tarantino, samurai swords, and complicated plot of the Kill Bill saga. Since Lorelai is comparing Emily to Uma T...

ep 78: It’s 8 Mile meets Fame (with Heather Farver!) from 2020-05-01T04:00

It’s Gilmore Girls meets Eminem! Rory is trying to sell a rewrite of an article to Doyle, and B-Rabbit is trying to sell his music in Detroit. We take on one of the Gilmores’ most recent ...

This is where you start paying—in sweat. (Fame rebroadcast!) from 2020-04-24T04:00

We're rebroadcasting this episode (originally our episode 64) in preparation for next week when we tackle a two-in-one reference, involving Fame. Enjoy!

We’re gonna live forever, just lik...

ep 77: Bada bing! All over his nice Ivy League suit. (The Godfather) from 2020-04-17T04:00

Bada bing! Is this the most-referenced piece of pop culture on Gilmore Girls? While we’re focusing on one reference in the only Emmy-winning episode of our favorite show, we can’t ignore how man...

ep 76: I was doing my Jon Cryer from Pretty in Pink impression (with Lindsay Pugh!) from 2020-04-03T04:00

Welcome to another episode of SO IT’S A SHOW?...hopefully you’re emotionally ready for it! We return to the age-old (or at least, 1980s-old) question: Duckie or Blane? Kirk is referencing Pretty...

ep 75: National Velvet, you have to move this stuff out of here from 2020-03-20T04:00

Listen, National Velvet, you have to listen to this episode. The Kyla and The Taylor are talking THE Elizabeth Taylor in National Velvet. This movie has a lot of animal-obsessed ki...

ep 74: Jim Morrison is not hanging out with Elvis, the Kennedys did not kill Marilyn from 2020-03-06T04:00

Pull out your magnifying glass and take another look at those declassified FBI files—we’re looking for conspiracies today! Luke’s not convinced Jim Morrison and Elvis are alive or that not-sex-s...

ep 73: I'm Mommie Dearest! from 2020-02-21T04:30

“NO. WIRE. HAAAANGGEERRS! EVER!” —Joan Crawford, not Sookie St. James

Sookie is having a motherhood crisis, but spoiler alert: It’s not nearly as traumatic as the pop culture she’s refere...

ep 72: I look like Keith Richards at Altamont (with Under the Radar!) from 2020-02-07T04:00

Sounds like a very specific look, Rory—so specific we needed some special guests to help us figure out what look she’s talking about. Christian Bonner and Tim Lindsay, co-hosts of the Rolling St...

ep 71: If it was good enough for Ricky Ricardo and Dick Van Dyke from 2020-01-24T04:00

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....

ep 70: Road Trip to Stars Hollow from 2020-01-10T04:00

We think the title says it all…we went to Stars Hollow! As a special episode before we kick off our dive into the fourth season of Gilmore Girls, we’re recapping all the magic of of our v...

So it's a trailer? from 2019-12-13T04:30

Hope we didn't spook you with this trailer on this Friday the 13th, but we're just too excited to announce our fourth season! We're launching on January 10th with a special episode, then we'll c...

ep 69: The Graduate from 2019-11-29T04:00

And here’s to you, Miss Gilmore—Jess loves you more than you will know. We’re breaking out of our usual mold with this episode just like Ben Braddock broke out of society’s expectations in Th...