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Gone Girl’s ‘Cool Girl’ Speech Remains One of the More Open-Ended Cool Movie Quotes Amy Dunne in Gone Girl

Gone Girl’s ‘Cool Girl’ Speech Remains One of the More Open-Ended Cool Movie Quotes

In a feature spotlighting notable pop culture quotes, Brian looks at how the "Cool Girl" speech in Gone Girl has had such an interesting reaction from fans
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My Three Sons Manipulated Spacetime to Make Ernie the Third Son Ernie Douglas on My Three Sons

My Three Sons Manipulated Spacetime to Make Ernie the Third Son

In a spotlight on pop culture retcons that 'overturn' past stories, see how My Three Sons manipulated spacetime to make Ernie Douglas the new third son
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Sara Bareilles Had a Fascinating Response to the Chaos of the Trump Years Sara Bareilles being all emo

Sara Bareilles Had a Fascinating Response to the Chaos of the Trump Years

In a feature spotlighting notable pop culture quotes, Brian looks at Sara Bareilles' heartfelt message from amidst the chaos
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How a Supernatural Time-Traveling Matthew Perry Show Became Just a ‘Dudes Hanging Out’ Sitcom Second Chance, with Kiel Martin and Matthew Perry

How a Supernatural Time-Traveling Matthew Perry Show Became Just a ‘Dudes Hanging Out’ Sitcom

In a feature spotlighting TV show drastic revamps, Brian looks at how Matthew Perry's sitcom involving supernatural time-traveling just became a sitcom about dudes hanging out together
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Thomas Magnum Has a Very Important Question to Ask About Sunrises Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum being all emo

Thomas Magnum Has a Very Important Question to Ask About Sunrises

In a feature spotlighting notable pop culture quotes, Brian looks at how Thomas Magnum had a very important question about sunrises.
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Watch the Family Feud Producers Try to Save a John Ritter Joke John Ritter on Family Feud

Watch the Family Feud Producers Try to Save a John Ritter Joke

In a feature spotlighting behind-the-scenes maneuvering on shows and films, see how the producers of Family Feud helped save John Ritter when a joke of his bombed on an All-Star edition of the show
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How Stalag 17 Cleverly Blunted the Sentiment of Its Sentimental Ending

How Stalag 17 Cleverly Blunted the Sentiment of Its Sentimental Ending

In a feature spotlighting notable pop culture quotes, Brian looks at how Billy Wilder cleverly undercuts the sentimentality of the ending of Stalag 17 with the closing lines of the film.
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What Has Been the Best Live Action TV Series Based on a Marvel Comic? Wanda and the Vision in WandaVision

What Has Been the Best Live Action TV Series Based on a Marvel Comic?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I want to know who you think has been the best live action TV series based on a Marvel comic book
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Kid Cudi Does His Best to Explain Depression to People, Even Thought He Knows He Can’t Kid Cudi's "Ghost!"

Kid Cudi Does His Best to Explain Depression to People, Even Thought He Knows He Can’t

In a feature spotlighting notable pop culture quotes, Brian looks at Kid Cudi's "Ghost!," which has some of the rapper's sharpest lyrics about dealing with depression
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See Goldie Hawn Perform “Short People” With…the Harlem Globetrotters?! Goldie Hawn and the Harlem Globetrotters sing "Short People"

See Goldie Hawn Perform “Short People” With…the Harlem Globetrotters?!

In a feature on bizarre, but earnest, covers of famous songs, Brian examines the time Goldie Hawn covered Randy Newman with...the Harlem Globetrotters?!
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