Pop Culture References https://popculturereferences.com/ Brian Cronin takes a look at interesting pieces of pop culture history from the worlds of TV, film, music and more. Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:00:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://popculturereferences.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-thumbnail-1-32x32.png Pop Culture References https://popculturereferences.com/ 32 32 Killing Eve Showcased Its Excellent Lead Actors and Its Wonderful Script Right From the Start https://popculturereferences.com/killing-eve-showcased-its-excellent-lead-actors-and-its-wonderful-script-right-from-the-start/ https://popculturereferences.com/killing-eve-showcased-its-excellent-lead-actors-and-its-wonderful-script-right-from-the-start/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2026 03:59:34 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=7940 Brian looks at how Killing Eve showed how special its story and its lead characters were right from the start.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/killing-eve-showcased-its-excellent-lead-actors-and-its-wonderful-script-right-from-the-start/feed/ 0 The Best Reviewed Movie of the Year Winning Best Picture Isn’t a Big Deal https://popculturereferences.com/the-best-reviewed-movie-of-the-year-winning-best-picture-isnt-a-big-deal/ https://popculturereferences.com/the-best-reviewed-movie-of-the-year-winning-best-picture-isnt-a-big-deal/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2026 03:58:51 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=7937 Brian notes that the best reviewed movie of the year winning the Academy Award for the Best Picture of the year isn't a big deal.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/the-best-reviewed-movie-of-the-year-winning-best-picture-isnt-a-big-deal/feed/ 0 A Powerful Joan of Arcadia Episode Saw Joan Trying to Save Her Friend Adam https://popculturereferences.com/a-powerful-joan-of-arcadia-episode-saw-joan-trying-to-save-her-friend-adam/ https://popculturereferences.com/a-powerful-joan-of-arcadia-episode-saw-joan-trying-to-save-her-friend-adam/#respond Sun, 15 Mar 2026 03:58:21 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=7932 Today, we look at how a powerful Joan of Arcadia episode saw Joan trying to save her friend Adam. This is a delayed Year of Great TV Episodes, where every day from March 2nd on

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/a-powerful-joan-of-arcadia-episode-saw-joan-trying-to-save-her-friend-adam/feed/ 0 Getting Ashley Padilla to Break Might be a New Saturday Night Live Tradition https://popculturereferences.com/getting-ashley-padilla-to-break-might-be-a-new-saturday-night-live-tradition/ https://popculturereferences.com/getting-ashley-padilla-to-break-might-be-a-new-saturday-night-live-tradition/#respond Sun, 15 Mar 2026 03:56:02 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=7921 Brian looks at how making Ashley Padilla break might be a new Saturday Night Live tradition.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/getting-ashley-padilla-to-break-might-be-a-new-saturday-night-live-tradition/feed/ 0 In a Classic I’ll Fly Away, Lilly Won’t Be Deprived Of Her Dream of Voting https://popculturereferences.com/in-a-classic-ill-fly-away-lilly-wont-be-deprived-of-her-dream-of-voting/ https://popculturereferences.com/in-a-classic-ill-fly-away-lilly-wont-be-deprived-of-her-dream-of-voting/#respond Sat, 14 Mar 2026 03:56:41 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=7918 Brian looks at a classic episode of I'll Fly Away where Lilly refuses to be deprived of her dream of voting.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/in-a-classic-ill-fly-away-lilly-wont-be-deprived-of-her-dream-of-voting/feed/ 0 Jack Antonoff Nicely Shows Off His Trans Support in the Bleachers’ New Song, “Dirty Wedding Dress” https://popculturereferences.com/jack-antonoff-nicely-shows-off-his-trans-support-in-the-bleachers-new-song-dirty-wedding-dress/ https://popculturereferences.com/jack-antonoff-nicely-shows-off-his-trans-support-in-the-bleachers-new-song-dirty-wedding-dress/#respond Sat, 14 Mar 2026 03:36:08 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=7914 Brian looks at how Jack Antonoff nicely showed off his support for trans women over the shit they go through in the new Bleachers song, “Dirty Wedding Dress.”

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/jack-antonoff-nicely-shows-off-his-trans-support-in-the-bleachers-new-song-dirty-wedding-dress/feed/ 0 The Murphy Brown Pilot Was So Good That It Resolved Its Central Tension in One Episode https://popculturereferences.com/the-murphy-brown-pilot-was-so-good-that-it-resolved-its-central-tension-in-one-episode/ https://popculturereferences.com/the-murphy-brown-pilot-was-so-good-that-it-resolved-its-central-tension-in-one-episode/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2026 03:55:13 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=7910 Brian looks at how Murphy Brown's pilot episode, "Respect," was so strong that it essentially resolved its central tension in just one episode.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/the-murphy-brown-pilot-was-so-good-that-it-resolved-its-central-tension-in-one-episode/feed/ 1 Jeff Kober and John Wells Have a Reunion 35 Years Later on The Pitt https://popculturereferences.com/jeff-kober-and-john-wells-have-a-reunion-35-years-later-on-the-pitt/ https://popculturereferences.com/jeff-kober-and-john-wells-have-a-reunion-35-years-later-on-the-pitt/#respond Fri, 13 Mar 2026 03:34:44 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=7906 Brian looks at John Wells and Jeff Kober having a China Beach reunion 35 years later on The Pitt.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/jeff-kober-and-john-wells-have-a-reunion-35-years-later-on-the-pitt/feed/ 0 Mary and Rhoda Get Into an Impromptu Love Triangle in “Bob and Rhoda and Teddy and Mary” https://popculturereferences.com/mary-and-rhoda-get-into-an-impromptu-love-triangle-in-bob-and-rhoda-and-teddy-and-mary/ https://popculturereferences.com/mary-and-rhoda-get-into-an-impromptu-love-triangle-in-bob-and-rhoda-and-teddy-and-mary/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2026 03:59:32 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=7902 Brian look at how an impromptu love triangle leads to trouble with Rhoda and Mary at a local television awards ceremony.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/mary-and-rhoda-get-into-an-impromptu-love-triangle-in-bob-and-rhoda-and-teddy-and-mary/feed/ 0 What’s the Most Explicit Unofficial Callback by an Actor for a Commercial? https://popculturereferences.com/whats-the-most-explicit-unofficial-callback-by-an-actor-for-a-commercial/ https://popculturereferences.com/whats-the-most-explicit-unofficial-callback-by-an-actor-for-a-commercial/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2026 03:55:24 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=7897 Brian wants to know what you think is the most explicit UNOFFICIAL callback by an actor for a national commercial.

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