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Welcome to C2E2, Emilio Estèvez!

For the first and only time ever, the full main cast of The Breakfast Club is reuniting in Chicago this April to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the film. [source]

How did they land Emilio when MegaCon, which draws twice as many attendees, couldn't?

[Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Anthony Michael Hall, and Judd Nelson reunited at MegaCon in February.]

Shit, MTV when it was still relevant only managed to reunite three of them.

Those who can, podcast; those who can't, appear at conventions.

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Previous Fan Expos have booked Dean Cain, Gina Carano, and Randy Quaid, so Fan Expo HQ either doesn't give a fuck or knows its audience.

Heh, it's a Lethal Weapon reunion with Danny Glover to reduce spiciness.

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13. You cannot outrun Blaine (David Blaine: Do Not Attempt, S01E02)

Honourable Mention

  • Reacher vs. Paulie fight (Reacher, S03E08)
  • Shauna goes feral on Melissa (Yellowjackets, S03E08)

Stray Observations

  • "Many young people come here from your country. I think, because, maybe, spiritual malaise. Lost connection with nature, with the family. Lost connection with the spirit. What is left? The self. Identity. Chasing money, pleasure. Yeah? Everyone run from pain towards the pleasure. But when they get there, only to find more pain. You cannot outrun pain." (The White Lotus, S03E06)
  • "One person's fake is another person's, you know, good manners." (The White Lotus, S03E06)
  • "I don't want her thinking she'll be just fine if she's poor. She needs to fear poverty, Tim, like everyone else we know. That way, she'll make good decisions." (The White Lotus, S03E06)
  • "I just don't think…at this age, I'm meant to live an uncomfortable life. I don't have the will. I just don't have it in me. I don't think I ever did. I like my scents. Mmm. I like my velvet. Grass. Tuberose." (The White Lotus, S03E06)
  • "I didn't force him to jerk you off." (The White Lotus, S03E06)
  • "Your hot sorcery piss can't hurt us in here." (The Righteous Gemstones, S04E03)
  • "Are those two acting weird, or is it just me?"
    "Weird? Weird how?"
    "I mean, I did notice they were taking pisses at the same exact time, but I just kind of wrote that off to just typical old people shit." (The Righteous Gemstones, S04E03)
  • "Eye of the tiger, dick of a horse, take no prisoners, show no remorse." (The Righteous Gemstones, S04E03)
  • "You are trying to drink his facial fashions. Trying to fucking guzzle him." (The Righteous Gemstones, S04E03)
  • "I'm, uh, sorry that I called you a slut, Daddy." (The Righteous Gemstones, S04E03)
  • ♫: SebastiAn – "Better Now [Edit]" (Common Side Effects, S01E09)
  • "AT&T's the worst." (Daredevil: Born Again, S01E05)
  • </Mythic Quest, S04>
  • "You want Wes Anderson to direct a fucking Kool-Aid movie? He's gonna think I'm fucking crazy, man. He's gonna fire me over Zoom from Liechtenstein or wherever the fuck he is." (The Studio, S01E01)
  • "Ain't nobody trying to fuck the Kool-Aid Man, dude. Okay? He's doesn't even have an asshole. Pretty sure there's no way to fuck the Kool-Aid Man. Am I wrong?"
    "How would you fuck him?" (The Studio, S01E01)
  • "No, it's Buscemi like 'bruschetta.'" (The Studio, S01E01)
  • "Who the fuck's car is ruining the shot?"
    "Old convertible. Custom plate. 'STD HEAD.'"
    "It's 'studio head,' not STD!" (The Studio, S01E02)
  • "Edamame arms." (Abbott Elementary, S04E19)
  • "Manny, get down! They all read Sun Tzu!" (Dope Thief, S01E04)
  • "Freaky little four-eyed mushroom." (Yellowjackets, S03E08)

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Sketch Idea: Severance Family Feud. Innies vs. Outies.

Robert Pattison plays clones in Mickey 17.

Robert De Niro plays rivals in The Alto Knights.

Michael B. Jordan plays twins in Sinners.

Warner Bros. releasing three dual role films in 42 days.

Add Dylan O'Brien playing twins in Twinless, and Theo James playing twins in The Monkey, and that's five dual role films this year.

Rory: Six. Elle Fanning plays twins in Predator: Badlands.

2025 dual role Family Feud.

The Penguin Lessons: The life of disillusioned teacher in Argentina is turned upside-down after he rescues a penguin from an oil-slicked beach.

My Penguin Friend: The life of a heartbroken Brazilian fisherman is transformed after he rescues a penguin from an oil spill.

Family Feud: Actors who worked with penguins vs. Actors who played or voiced The Penguin.

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  • Bruno Mars Found a Way to Get Even Bigger
    The most surprising aspect of Mars's latest career boost is how counterintuitive his approach has been. On "Die With a Smile" and "APT.," we hear less of him than ever.

Idea: Uncut Gems, but it's a pop star desperately trying to pay off gambling debt.

As bridges in pop songs decline, is the future of pop concerts, like, 30-minute-or-less shows?

Headliners performing their entire discography…

Death Becomes Her, based on the classic 1992 film, is a drop-dead hilarious new musical comedy.

George Clooney makes his Broadway debut in Good Night, and Good Luck, an electrifying stage adaptation of the critically acclaimed film.

Smash, inspired by the hit TV show, is finally coming to Broadway!

We don't talk enough about how theatre nowadays mines IP just as much as Hollywood.

The Queen of Versailles reunites celebrated Stephen Schwartz with Kristin Chenoweth as Jackie Siegel.

A musical stage adaptation of a CNBC documentary?

Rory: Been a number of doc adaptions.

Based on the 1997 documentary film of the same name, Hands on a Hardbody garnered three Tony nominations and features a brilliant score from Trey Anastasio.

Based on the award-winning HBO documentary, How to Dance in Ohio is a heart-filled new musical.

Idea: Where Are They Now? for early podcast sponsors: Blue Apron. MeUndies. Stamps.com. That company that sells flowers grown on the side of a volcano.

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12. Yellow Fever (The White Lotus, S03E05)

Honourable Mention

  • Heel John Cena (WWE Raw, 17 Mar 2025)
  • Matt and Frank (Daredevil: Born Again, S01E04)

Stray Observations

  • "Fuck my handsome white ass." (The Righteous Gemstones, S04E02)
  • "That's for tits." (The Righteous Gemstones, S04E02)
  • "Luckily all of Daddy's loin desires have disappeared." (The Righteous Gemstones, S04E02)
  • "Yeah, boy, smell like mіnge for the rest of yo' days." (The Righteous Gemstones, S04E02)
  • "I'm just, like, looking around at all these fit slits and I'm feeling like, what the fuck?" (The Righteous Gemstones, S04E02)
  • "You know what? Go be butt buddies with your granddaddy. See if I care."
    "Hey, baby, butt buddies is…is sodomy."
    "I didn't mean it like that, all right? I'm not trying to say he's trying to fuck my daddy in the ass." (The Righteous Gemstones, S04E02)
  • ♫: Starship – "We Built This City" (Daredevil: Born Again, S01E04)
  • "I stole it from the film Office Space, which stole it from the Superman III. Both movies I stole from the internet. It is a…theft onion." (Mythic Quest, S04E09)


(AEW Dynamite, 19 Mar 2025)

  • "Why, you came. Which is more than I can say for the last time we shared files." (Harley Quinn, S05E10)
  • </Harley Quinn, S05>
  • ♫: The Alan Parsons Project – "Sirius" (Severance, S02E10)


(Severance, S02E10)

  • </Severance, S02>
  • "I spy, with my little eye, something that begins with 'K.'
    "Krispy Kreme?"
    "No."
    "It's not a knife, is it?"
    "What kind of sociopath plays a silent letter in I Spy?" (Yellowjackets, S03E07)
  • "I am not family, but we have a very intense trauma bond." (Yellowjackets, S03E07)


(Gangs of London, S03E01)

  • </Gangs of London, S03>

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11. Reality Bites (Yellowjackets, S03E06)

Stray Observations

  • "Sawatdee, never." (The White Lotus, S03E04)
  • </Invincible, S03>
  • "Nothing can break us up, hon. I mean, can you imagine the meltdown on the internet if we did?" (Harley Quinn, S05E09)
  • "And I know, right now, I wish that guy 24, was real, because 24 can do anything."
    "Immediately unhelpful again."
    "You're talking about Kiefer Sutherland?"
    "Yeah, yeah. That's who I said. 24! A real freak, who always knows how to get out of a jam." (Harley Quinn, S05E09)
  • "Uh, let me call you back, Bruce. I have to, uh…pee. Don't wanna get a UTI."
    […]
    "You said you'd call back."
    "Sorry. Turns out I also had to…shit." (Harley Quinn, S05E09)
  • ♫: Aurora – "Through the Eyes of a Child" (Adolescence, S01E04)
  • </Adolescence, S01>

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Super Fire Pro Wrestling Special follows Smith Morio — named after British rock band The Smiths and their lead singer, Morrissey — as he progresses from pro wrestling hopeful to superstar and eventually champion. The game was originally envisioned as having multiple endings, but late in development, Suda instead decided to take agency away from the player and settle on just one ending in which Morio, distraught over having given up everything for success, dies by suicide. Human Entertainment apparently received a ton of hate mail over this ending following the game's release. [source]

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February 2025

Surprise Scoop, NYC's first roulette ice cream shop, has opened in the East Village.

Every scoop is randomly selected on your behalf. There are no refunds or exchanges. There are only disembodied hands, opening the pick-up window and silently passing through the order that you placed via kiosk in the otherwise empty storefront 10 minutes ago. [source]

March 2025

Privy Privy is an immersive, participatory experience.

Simulating an alternate-universe queer nightclub featuring glory holes, through which come actual human hands holding ice cream cones. Those who choose to get on their knees and indulge receive a totally unique moment of sweetness. [source]

April 2025

Ice cream confessional.

A "friest" crafts a frozen penance for your sin.