Gossip Guys

Spotted! The pilot episode for Andy Greene’s new series, The Naked Man Podcast. Andy begins his next conversational journey with father, husband, writer and friend, Kyle Dickinson (@kmdickinson). We open the door to explore the confusing and overwhelming issues surrounding Identity. We begin where our friendship began, in Munich, Germany on a lonely Christmas, and from there, travel across the clarifying and terrifying landscapes wrought by the various identities we share and don't share. Kyle and I investigate the BS "Nice Guy" mythos we inhabited in our adolescence, our traumatic origins as "Drawers," and why we can't look away from the Big Bad Wolf. We introduce the Wolf/Dog concept with a hat tip to Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself (streaming on Hulu). We read poems about parenthood, struggle with our masculinity, with being the nerd or the chubby kid on the baseball team. We try to be better together.

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In the final Season of Serena... Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing for the last time, about Blake Lively in The Age of Adaline. This week A+A get back to basics. Is this Blake's best performance? Is Age of Adaline just a Lifetime movie with A-Listers? Is Adaline a Manic Pixie Femme Fatale? Is this the last of good Harrison Ford? Is movie love just a fantasy? Are we only to believe in this romance because of "the look"? Is Ellis the right guy for Adaline? Is Adaline finally ready to let go? Is this the most San Francisco movie? Do people always get the same breed of dog? Can you like a romance movie if you hate the romance? Is this the last of the Gossip Guys? Will A+A come back for the next generation of the UES? 

Time will tell. xoxo.

In the finale of Tracking Trachtenberg: Spotted, Andy and Aaron gushing over the 2005 classic, Ice Princess (streaming on Disney+). This week A+A welcome old friend of the pod, blogger, and social media influencer, Neely, just Neely, (@neelykins) to discuss the magic of Michelle on ice. Is this the best of Michelle? Why isn't Ice Princess more renowned? Can you be smart and athletic in movies? Why don't parents in movies listen? Does Joan Cusack play a mother in every movie? Is the pond safe? Is the pond strong enough for the zamboni? What if Michelle falls through the ice? Are we able to look at Buffy the same? Why are men awful? Does the cycle just continue? All these unanswered questions and more on this week's all new episode! And come back next week when the Guys wake up to another Season of Serena. xoxo

In the final On Tour w/ Taylor: Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over Taylor Momsen in the movie Disney+ didn't want, Underdog (streaming on HBO Max). This week, A+A welcome Sophie and Maddie from Single Best Scene Podcast (@singlebestscene) to talk about the live action adaptation of Underdog. Is Underdog well cast? Does Taylor have enough screen time? What is Taylor's role, exactly? Cats or CGI Dogs? Underdog or Inspector Gadget? Who doesn't love Jim Belushi? Is Patrick Warburton everywhere? Does Underdog have a classic soundtrack? What is on Andy's Spotify Playlist? All this and more... xoxo. Next week: get into your skates and stream Ice Princess on Disney Plus as we finish Tracking Trachtenberg.

In Part III of On Tour w/ Taylor: Spotted Andy and Aaron arguing over the new album from The Pretty Reckless, Death By Rock and Roll. Does Taylor want to die from the Rock and Roll? Or does she just love the idea of Rock and Roll? Is Taylor Rock and Roll? Has Taylor finally accepted who she is? Is Taylor accepting of death? Is Taylor living the Rock and Roll life? Is there more to this new album? Has The Pretty Reckless finally figured out who they are selling for? Is 25 a Bond song that wasn't approved? Does Taylor want to just ride away on her Harley? What are Aaron and Andy's top three songs? All these questions will be answered and more! Don't forget to tune in next week for our final stop On Tour w/ Taylor as we discuss Disney's Underdog now streaming on HBO Max. xoxo

Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over Cobble Hill: A Novel by Cecily von Ziegesar, the author of the Gossip Girl books. This week A+A leave the UES and go over the bridge to meet writer Maya Kosoff (@mekosoff) at her local bookstore and do edibles. Is this the worst book ever written? Or just for 2020 and 2021? Did anyone read this book before it went to print? Has Cecily ever taken edibles? Is this a Millennial Mid-Life Crisis? Who names their child Peaches? Are all men looking for a Manic Pixie MILF? Does Cecily have an obsession with character's body parts? Have the edibles hit Andy and Maya yet? What is Aaron's Weed PSA? When will the HBO Max Limited Series adaptation be released and who are we casting? All this and more in this week's insane all new episode! Tune in next week when A+A go back on Tour w/ Taylor... xoxo.

In Part IV of Tracking Trachtenberg: Spotted, Aaron and Andy arguing over the one the funniest movies of all time and one of Aaron's personal favorites, the 2004 Classic, EuroTrip. This week A+A welcome back social media maven and EuroTrip connoisseur Kristin Craik (@thecraiken) to discuss the worst twins ever! Is this a new Track for Michelle? Is this Michelle growing up? Is this a Trademark Trachtenberg performance? What happened to the rest of the cast? Who is your favorite cameo? Would EuroTrip get made today? Does EuroTrip go too far? Can women get out of the friend zone? Are Robot mimes creepy? Was Andy old enough to see EuroTrip in theaters? Who had "Scotty Doesn't Know" as their ringtone? Who doesn't want crazy European sex? These questions and more will be answered, all you have to do is listen. Join us next week as we discuss Cecily von Ziegesar's new book, Cobble Hill. xoxo

In Part III of Tracking Trachtenberg: Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over the 1999 Summer Blockbuster, Disney's Inspector Gadget. (Now Streaming on Disney+) This week, A+A welcome improviser and Inspector Gadget Expert of the Los Angeles Region, Matt Chamberlin (@mrchamberlin) to discuss the problems, the potential, and the great cast of the live action film adaptation of the classic 80's cartoon. Was the Director the problem? Did the studio intervene? Is Rupert Everett miscast? Why didn't the filmmakers take more from the source material? Why didn't the 90s produce good origin stories? Why wasn't Michelle allowed to freak out? Who would you cast as Gadget today? Where are today's physical comedians? What Gadget would you want? What was the most 90s part of the movie? All this and more in another installment of Tracking Trachtenberg. Next week we stay on Track with Disney's Ice Princess (streaming on Disney+). Until then... xoxo.

In Part II of Tracking Trachtenberg: Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over the Nickelodeon and Trachtenberg classic, Harriet The Spy. This week A+A welcome writer, podcaster, and Spy sympathizer, Kaitlin Reilly (@reillytweets) to discuss her love of journalism, burn books, and Gossip Girl. Where are Harriet's parents? Will Harriet grow up to be an awful human being? Is Harriet really a spy or just nosy? Is Harriet a criminal in the making? Do adults intervene soon enough? Would you rather watch a kid spy movie or 12 yr old slice of life movie? Is Harriet The Spy just like Lady Bird? Is marriage just a power struggle? Is Dan Humphrey the ultimate genius? Is Serena fine being manipulated if it's all about her? Do you love a good comeuppance? Who doesn't! Will all these questions be answered? You'll just have to listen to find out. Next week we stay on Track with Trachtenberg in Inspector Gadget on Disney Plus. xoxo

Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over the Zac Efron classic, 17 Again, now streaming on Netflix. In this week's episode, A+A begin Tracking Trachtenberg, Michelle Trachtenberg.  Where is 17 Again in the Trachtenberg Canon?  Why did Aaron forget he already watched 17 Again? Would we rather see a Matthew Perry mid-life crisis movie? Does everyone fall in love with Zac Efron? Did we know how talented Zac Efron is? Can Leslie Mann play anything else? What makes 17 Again different from other body switch films? Do we still relate to high school movies as we get older? All this and more as we continue Tracking Trachtenberg and back track to Harriet the Spy next week. xoxo

Spotted, Andy and Aaron catching up with Nicole Fiscella AKA Isabel Coates, one of Blair's OG minions from Gossip Girl. A+A talk with Actor, Model, Mother, Nutritionist and Lifestyle Blogger Nicole Fiscella (@iamnicolefiscella, nicolefiscella.com) about life, nutrition, and Gossip Girl. What is Nicole's Gossip Girl origin story? How did Isabel break her arm in the jacuzzi? Did Isabel have McDonald's with her Godfather Warren Buffet? Where would Isabel be in the sequel series? What was Nicole's favorite outfit? Did she take anything from the set? How did she feel about Dan being Gossip Girl? How does she get her kids to eat broccoli? Does she miss New York? What supplements should we be taking? What is bone broth? All this and more on this week's Gossip Guys... xoxo. Happy New Year!

In Part II of On Tour w/ Taylor: Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over Ron Howard's classic Christmas tale introducing Taylor Momsen, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, starring Jim Carrey. Where are you, Christmas? Is this a good version of The Grinch? Which is the best version of The Grinch? Does Christmas change as you rearrange? Do we all have Yuletide doubts? Should we add "Introducing" to our credits? What is Christmas all about? What are A+A's favorite Christmas songs? What are A+A's Christmas movies? Home Alone 1 or 2? What are A+A's Gossip Girl universe Mount Rushmore? Have we forgotten the meaning of Christmas? Have we lost the spirit of Christmas? All this and more in this week's episode! Stay tuned for our next episode with a very special guest! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! xoxo.

Spotted, Aaron and Andy On Tour w/ Taylor. This week A+A argue over the The Pretty Reckless. Is this the real Taylor? Has Taylor finally shed Jenny Humphrey for good? Does Taylor hate clothes or just pants? Has she always been a rockstar? Are The Pretty Reckless "Goth Rock"? Who is mixing Taylor's medicine? Is Andy more like Aaron than he cares to admit? Would Little J have ruled in the Upper East Side Battle of The Bands? What is the Rock and Roll life? Who is lighting you up? Who is the "Pretty" in The Pretty Reckless? All this and more... and stay tuned for next week as the Guys stay On Tour w/ Taylor and discuss How The Grinch Stole Christmas. XOXO

In the Dark Winter of Serena... Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over Oliver Stone's not so classic, Savages, now streaming on @hbomax. This week A+A welcome co-host of Dawson Black, Keith Dorsey (@launchpad1412) to answer the ultimate questions. Is it concerning that Aaron considers this a "popcorn film"? Where do we rank Savages in Oliver Stone films? Does Oliver Stone have anything to say anymore? Was Blake Lively too tan? Can you be a drug dealer and be a good person? Where do we rank Gossip Girl in Teen Dramas? Do we need John Travolta? Is this a prequel to The Shallows? Do all Blake Lively movies connect? Can Aaron win the Stoner Throne of The Internet? Is it bad to want a message in a bad movie? Is this the most guy movie we have watched on the podcast?

All This and more. Until next week. xoxo.

Spotted, Andy and Aaron coming together (virtually) at the dinner table for A Gossip Guys Thanksgiving Special! That's right, for this difficult holiday season, A+A rewatch all five classic Gossip Girl Thanksgiving episodes and RANK THEM! Aaron's #2 will shock you! Along our journey, we get an accurate and illuminating slice of the Gossip Girl pie: how the parents ruin the children, and how these rich kids can't help but become their awful rich parents. A+A witness The Decline of Rufus, The Rise of Daniel, and track Serena's self-esteem. Which family's Thanksgiving would you most want to go to? Are Dan and Rufus the Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader of Brooklyn? Who is the worst of the worst love interests (Sage, Steven, Tripp, Aaron Rose)? Should everybody be in the Ostroff center for the revival? Who do we want on our pickup football team? Can we stop blaming mothers for divorce already? Why does anyone on the UES even like Thanksgiving at this point? Is Nate a puppy that everyone loves to abuse? Will Blair shut up and go to Paris already? Why isn't Chuck treated like an alcoholic? What happened to TV we could learn from? Are we able to prevent ourselves from becoming our parents? The hungry duo answer all these questions and so much more-- but if you want more discussion of these classic episodes, check out our original recaps. It's time for new traditions, and there's a lot of meat on this turkey. Have a happy and safe holiday everyone. XOXO.

Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over The Magnificent Archibalds and the Toy Story Quadrilogy now streaming on Netflix and Disney +, respectively. This week A+A welcome back an old friend, writer and podcaster Elvis Kunesh (@elviskaboom) (@tomhankspod), to the Upper East Side to find out Where's Wallace? Part 3! We also have some SPOTTED!! How did we feel going back to the UES after all this time? Have we changed? Have they aged? Are we taking a bite out of the pie too early? Are we ready for Thanksgiving? Is it ever NOT ENOUGH? When is it enough? What role would Tom Hanks play on Gossip Girl? What Toy would Blake Lively voice in Toy Story? What Tom Hanksmovie do you pair with Gossip Girl? All this and more! Join us next week for more Gossip Girl Thanksgiving! xoxo

Spotted, Andy and Aaron surviving Green Lantern, the latest installment of Seasons of Serena. If you dare follow along, Green Lantern's streaming on HBO Max. This week, A+A follow up their GL live-tweeting performance by wondering what went wrong with this dumpster fire of a blockbuster moving starring Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. Could this movie have been saved? Did they use CGI on Blake Lively's hair/face? Did they use CGI on everything? Is there someone to blame? Can Andy find meaning in this movie? How can a movie be boring and confusing at the same time? Was this the rock bottom for everyone involved? Will Ryan and Blake's kids force their parents to watch this movie when they're being naughty? All these answers and this inspirational nugget: If Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds can find love in this disaster, it gives us hope for the future. XOXO. 

In Part VI of Chaceing Summer: Spotted, Andy and Aaron sadly leave Summer behind and argue over the end of Amazon's The Boys Season 2, now streaming. Plus: an ALL NEW Spotted! A+ A come with Reboot news and a new cast alert! Sound the Alarm!!! Will Tony Hawk show up on the UES? Will Serena be the first female President? Did Dan grow up to be a disgruntled journalist? Will we see any reality in the fantasy of Gossip Girl? Are the writers listening to the podcast? Are we sad we are done Chaceing Summer? And why did it take so long? Are the Guys ready for Fall? What's Andy's Halloween costume? What's your Halloween Costume? Where does the Deep go from here? Where do we go from here? Back to the Upper East Side! This is the end of Chaceing Summer... For now. XOXO

Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over My Dinner with Andre in Part 2 of their Where's Wallace? series. To follow along, stream My Dinner with Andre on HBO Max or Criterion Channel. This week, Yandruj (Andy) and Aaron follow the faun into the forest and get philosophical over the certified classic Wallace Shawn-Andre Gregory film, while throwing in a random reading from The Little Prince. What do you order at dinner with Andre? What are our dream classes? Do we have trouble living in our art or our life? Why does Andy ask so many questions? Can Andy and Aaron stay in California? How does one turn all these questions and all this talk into action? Will Andy and Aaron ever be completely honest and direct with each other? Why does Aaron want to hit rock bottom? How annoying can Andy be? The answers to all these questions await any brave listener, along with an Aaron hosted pit stop in the Pop Culture Corner with Fox's Filthy Rich and Kim Cattrall's Southern Lily Van der Woodsen. Sponsored by Anchor.fm and Aaron's new Samsung 4K TV. Next week: we finish season 2 of Amazon Studios' The Boys and finally reach the end of Chaceing Summer. XOXO. 

Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over the classic Wallace Shawn film, The Princess Bride now streaming on Disney+. This week, A+A debut their new segment SPOTTED!, your one and only source for all things Gossip Girl Reboot, only on Gossip Guys Max! The guys also debut their new series, Where's Wallace? In the first installment we find Wally (that's what we called him on set) in The Princess Bride. Will Buttercup find true love? Did Pacey steal his boat's name from The Princess Bride? Is Mandy Patinkin the best actor in the movie? Can Wally and Michael J. Fox play father and son? Are you excited for the GG reboot? Did we get all the news and rumors right? Will any OG (Original Gossip) characters make an appearance? Can we all be a little nicer to each other? Can a symbol last forever? Did we check off everything on our list for the week? Find out all this and more this week. Next week we're asking WHERE'S WALLACE? again, and we're finding Wally in My Dinner with Andre, now streaming on HBO Max.

In Part V of Chaceing Summer: Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over the Gossip Girl reunion of Chace Crawford and Kevin Zegers in the film, Nighthawks, now streaming on Showtime. This week, A+A bring in writer and podcaster Elliot Campos (@elliotscampos) to discuss not only one Nighthawks but two, as we discover the 1981 film starring Sylvester Stallone also titled Nighthawks, streaming on Showtime and the Stallone Stable debuts in the Pop Culture Corner.  Which Nighthawks film is better? Do we believe Chace as a writer? Is this the film we want from Chace? Will Chace make better choices? Are these the last of Chace's chances? Is The Boys the beginning of Chace's changes? What age do you stop ordering vodka soda? Do you need to live life to write about it? Can we choose are own opening sequences? How many more parts of Chace are left? All this and more as the Guys Chace a little more Summer. XOXO

In Part IV of Chaceing Summer: Spotted, in the Gossip Guys Max Season 2 Premiere, Andy and Aaron arguing over the first four episodes of The Boys Season 2, now streaming on Amazon Prime. This week A+A listen to their gills and start accepting who they are, it's a process. Are we shipping Hughie and Starlight? Can The Deep come back? Would the world be a better place if everyone had a little Pacey in them? What's the science behind it? Would you take the Compound P (Compound Pacey)? Can The Church of The Collective help? How long do you stay inside the whale? How long do you keep the whale guts on you? What is your top 3 candies? Does your candy choice tell you which serial killer you are? Will the girls get it done? Are we in this together? Is our guard down enough? How do we know when we've gone too far? Who is your canary? Next: the Guys Chace more Summer w/ "Nighthawks" now streaming on Showtime. XOXO

In Part III of Chaceing Summer: Spotted in the Gossip Guys Max Season 1 finale, Andy and Aaron arguing over The Boys Season 1, now streaming on Amazon Prime. This week, A+A get deep with The Deep. Birdwatching or Alcoholism? Is everything better with Whiskey? Do you take a flask on your walks? Do The Boys finally weaponize Chace's charm? Will we see Chace in a Turner and Hooch reboot? Is Chace the next animal whisperer? Is Chace moving up in Gossip Girl Fantasy? Are Blake and Penn still in the lead? Is this Chace's finest role to date? Is The Deep in a rebirth? Is there still more Summer to Chace? Find out next week in the Gossip Guys Max Season 2 Premiere, when we watch The Boys Season 2, now streaming on Amazon Prime. And please don't nick the gills when you're shaving. XOXO

In Part II of Chaceing Summer: Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over the Chace Crawford film “Charlie Says,” a Charles Manson movie now streaming on Showtime. (Use a 7-Day Free Trial, we won’t tell.) No, Chace Crawford doesn’t play Charlie Manson. Or Tex Winter, the creator of Phil Jackson’s triangle offense. But he does play Tex Watson, one of the gruesome killers in the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders. This week, A+A wonder why Chace always disappears. Where does Chace go? Can we find meaning in Chaceing Summer? Do we believe Matt Smith as Charles Mansion? Are we back in 1969 now? How bad do we feel for the Manson girls? Are we able to see beyond black and white? Does Chace have any range? Is Chace a young Tom Hanks without range? Will The Boys be the Awakening for Chace Crawford?  Is Charles Manson the Joker? Is Nate turning into Rufus? Does Chace need to return to the Upper East Side? Are we career counselors? Is that our next podcast? What are your favorite songs on The White Album? Have you read The White Album by Joan Didion? If Andy gets one person to read Joan Didion’s The White Album book, this episode will have been worth it. Is this the All is Lost moment in Chaceing Summer? Find out next week when we watch season 1 of The Boys, streaming on Amazon Prime. XOXO.

Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over the Chace Crawford film Eloise, now streaming on Amazon Prime. This week for Part 1 of our Chace Crawford-themed Chaceing Summer event, A+A are joined by Sweet Valley Diaries host Marissa Flaxbart (@flaxbart, @sweetvalley) to help really dig into this meaty, juicy, endlessly confusing horror movie. What is this movie? What is it trying to say? What actually happened? Is this a time travel movie? Are there 30 minutes missing? The trio spent an hour talking about it, and didn't come any closer to understanding it. Would you give Chace The Last Word? What makes Chace different as an actor? Is this Chace's fault (no)? Would you buy a haunted asylum for $1? Is there a good movie in Eloise? Is there at least a better title? Who do they rank as the best "Chris" in the Chris Wars featuring Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pine and Chris Pratt? (Andy's answer will piss you off) What are our biggest fears? One of them is for Chace Crawford to actually listen to this episode. The rest of the answers (and more!) can be contained in Part 1 of "Chaceing Summer." Next week: Chace Crawford as Tex Watson in the Charles Manson film, "Charlie Says" (on Showtime). Listen to Marissa's awesome podcast Sweet Valley Diaries in the meantime. XOXO.

Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over the Blake Lively film All I See Is You, now streaming on Amazon Prime. This week, we see Blake as a brunette, and Blake doesn't see how terrible her relationship is until she regains her sight (and realizes she's Blake Lively). It doesn't take much vision to see how this movie doesn't work. But there's a kernel of a good movie here, and a kernel of truth -- which Andy and Aaron explore. A+A discuss codependent relationships, waking up to the flaws in your relationship, and how that's playing out in households across the world right now. Andy steers the conversation to BLM, and how the metaphor in All I See Is You can be extended to our society finally SEEING the injustice in this country. Can we have a Gossip Girl band? Can we get an intern? Are we sure about Marc Forster? How can we help Lively's career? What's missing? What's happening with Andy's wedding? All this and more. Let's make some mistakes and learn from them. XOXO.

Spotted, Andy and Aaron coming together for Penn Badgley's coming-of-age series Do Over. This week, the duo discuss the one season time travel high school teen drama on WB, Do Over.

Given the way the world is, it's hard not to dream about doing this whole America thing over, with equality and togetherness as our guiding light this time around. But we know we can't go back -- we can only go forward, holding each other's hands.

Why didn't this show connect with people in 2002? How great was Penn at 14 years old? Was this Penn's real hair? How would the creators do this over? How would we do it over? Was Do Over ahead of its time? Why isn't Aaron ready for Do Over today? At one point should kids stop fighting for their parents to stay together and wish for a divorce? Was this show just one long coma dream? Or was this purgatory? Is there such a thing as free will? How much of ourselves can we change? Does Joel Larson become Joe Goldberg in You? Without the benefit of time travel, how can we rediscover our childhood self? A+A attempt to answer all these questions and more. 

You can join the Do Over fan club by purchasing the DVD on HardtoFindTV.com. If you Tweet at us, we'll consider shipping you our copy. XOXO.

Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over season 2, episode 11 of The Orville. This week, A+A travel to space, open a time capsule and revel in the best Leighton Meester performance we've ever seen for a special Vanessa-Blair crossover episode. Despite our trepidation, Seth MacFarlane unlocked the best way to utilize Leighton in a post-GG world. We continue to track Meester's musical thru-line and fall in love with her all over again. What can we learn about Leighton's lost dream of singing? How unhealthy is VR? What happens when the world can create simulations? How close are we to this future? How can we prevent the machines from taking over? Is this the most authentic Meester performance? What inspired MacFarlane to bring her to this show? How different would the world be if Andy had gotten to work on The Orville? How do we learn to create and let it go? Answers to these questions and more this week. XOXO. Stay safe.

Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over what may be Leighton Meester's best movie: Life Partners. For perhaps the first time, Andy has already seen it, and Aaron is the newbie for this painfully awkward and realistic rom-com. This week, Andy pays Aaron a compliment. They also ask: Do we have friends like these? Are we on the right track in life? What did Andy have in common with Adam Brody? Do we feel like we need to do better than our friends? Are we with our life partners? Is this a waste of Aaron's boy Mark Feuerstein? What's your Jack in the Box order? Drive Thru's Hella Burger or Jack in the Box? All this and much more. XOXO. 

Spotted, Andy and Aaron argue over the Leighton Meester and Penn Badgley CLASSIC film "Drive-Thru." They've done it. They've finally found the perfect film, this horror-comedy disaster streaming on Amazon Prime. It doesn't get more MAX than this greasy piece. Is there a more offensive beginning to a movie? What did we learn about the Gossip Girl origin story with this movie? Did Penn and Leighton know each other BEFORE their CW audition? Were they friends? Enemies? Lovers? Who would be the archetypal Final Girl in the Upper East Side? Who would be the first to die from the Gossip Girl cast in a slasher movie? Why haven't Taylor Momsen, Penn Badgley and Leighton Meester started a band? What did we learn about the age of consent laws in California? Who did we want to be the killer behind the Horny the Clown mask? Would we buy Hella Burger merch if it existed with our stimulus check? Why did Andy love this movie and Aaron hate it? What movie did Melora Hardin think she was in? How did they get Morgan Spurlock in this? Is it "impossible to do anything cool in SoCal"? Aaron and Andy can't make their own movie, but they can promote Aaron's next podcast venture: Meal and a Movie with Aaron, and our next Penn Badgley MAX installment, The Do Over (available on Hard to Find TV.com). And remember: Fast food kills, fuckers. XOXO. 

Spotted, Andy and Aaron falling in love with Paul Feig's batshit crazy film "A Simple Favor," starring Our Lady of Perpetual Gossip, Blake Lively, and the hilariously neurotic Anna Kendrick. This week, their best quips were delivered online @GossipGuysPod & @thewursst during a live-tweet performance (#ASimpleFavor), but A+A still manage to gush about the BEST Blake Lively movie since Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and the BEST Blake Lively performance ever, while finally admitting that all men are patsies.  XOXO.

Spotted, a quarantined Andy and Aaron arguing over Leighton Meester's "The Roommate," now streaming on Crackle. This week, A+A celebrate an "Easy A" crossover and Andy ruins another movie for Aaron. How stupid is Minka Kelly’s character? How ugly is her hat? When do you move out of the apartment? Should we be doing a Billy Zane podcast? Does Minka Kelly work after high school? Why is Penn Badgley more effective as a killer than Leighton? Who would you want to room with from Gossip Girl? Whose name would you tattoo on your chest? Who named Cam Gigandet's band and can we arrest them? Why does Aaron own this movie on blu-ray? Is the quarantine getting to Andy? Answers to these questions and oh so much more. Be nice to your roommates, everyone. Brought to you (unofficially) by Green Chef. Stay home, stay safe, add us on Frienderz. XOXO: we consider you all our roommates. RIP Cuddles. 

Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over Leighton Meester's musical career with Country Strong (on Netflix!) and her pop country album Heartstrings (on Spotify!). This week, A+A come closer to uncovering the true Leighton Meester while under quarantine. Are we going to be able to come home from this? Should we want to? Maybe we all need more time in rehab like Kelly Canter. Can love and fame exist at the same time? Have we actually even listened to any Meester Music yet? Why Gwyneth Paltrow? Why does Andy dislike Tim McGraw? Can we free Garrett Hedlund? Can Leighton and Adam Brody start their own folk band? Are Aaron and Andy bonding over this ordeal? How can we help? If love is the most important thing, why can't we resist fame? All this and more. XOXO.

Spotted, Andy and Aaron socially distance themselves while coming together with the Sisterhood of Traveling to France for "Monte Carlo." Sign up for your 7-day free trial for Cinemax and join us and Leighton Meester in Monaco for some good old-fashioned 2011 escapism that we need right now. This week, A+A discuss Aaron's "go bags," Andy's addiction/anxiety to learning, their favorite trips, the overwhelming appeal of travel right now when we can't leave the house, revisiting the tragedy of Cory Monteith, the Gossip Girl connections, and how nice it is to see pure joy on Leighton Meester's face. It was also nice talking to a friend, to live a fairy tale, and be with you all, if only for a moment. Let's be alone together. Stay safe, be smart, be healthy. XOXO. 

Spotted, this week Aaron and Andy argue over Leighton Meester's best showing since Gossip Girl, ABC's Single Parents. Welcomed by our hero and friend Christine Laskodi of The Shipping Room Podcast and Long Live the Hart podcast, the trio discuss what makes Single Parents so good and reliable (the ensemble!), why Leighton Meester's built for comedy, the overwhelming appeal of Will and Angie, the fantasy of Poppy and Douglas, why everybody loves Brad Garrett, why these are the best child actors on TV, and our never-ending crushes on Adam Brody. XOXO.

Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over Penn Badgley's artistic side, with his comedic role in the "East of Eden" short film and his electro-pop band MOTHXR. Is East of Eden the beginning of weaponizing good guy Penn for evil? Is East of Eden peak Badgley hair? Do Andy and Aaron compete with their siblings for their father's approval and love? How good is MOTHXR? Do we finally know where the name MOTHXR comes from? What are our favorite songs? Why did it take us so long to listen to Penn's art? How sharp is the Penn? How much more ink is in Penn? How angry will the other MOTHXR bandmates be when they listen and realize we don't mention them by name? The answers to these questions and more this week. XOXO.

Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over Blake Lively's newest movie, Reed Morano's "The Rhythm Section." This week in a new installment of the "Seasons of Serena," A+A marvel over Lively's performance and wish her better movies to showcase her talents in the future. Is this her best performance ever? But why doesn't the movie work? What's Jude Law's workout regimen? Can we get breathing coaches? Would anyone watch Andy's Rewrite version? What's next for Blake Lively? All this and more, as we travel with Lively through London, Scotland, Spain and Tangier. XOXO.

Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over season one, episode two of Gossip Guys Max, where we examine Penn Badgely's "good guy" phase in "John Tucker Must Die" and "Easy A," and how it led to his breakout performance in YOU. How much of our lives are performance? How many free trials have you screwed up? Is Easy A feminist? Is Easy A racist? Does Andy somehow like John Tucker Must Die more than Easy A? How great is Emma Stone? Which movie had the better music? What do Aaron and Andy think of The Irishman? Can John Tucker Must Die's sexist scenes be fixed? Can high school be improved? We answer these questions, and more, while revealing Andy's own Easy A high school rumors. This week's moral: we all need people who listen to us; we need true friends. Don't spend your life on the endless highway in a car with people you don't love. XOXO. 

Spotted, Andy and Aaron return with a Gossip Guys revival! Welcome to Gossip Guys Max, your hype train to the Gossip Girl reboot on HBO Max. This week, Aaron and Andy argue over season 2 of Netflix's "You." WARNING: SPOILERS FOR COMPLETE SEASON. Is this Penn Badgley's finest performance? What did we learn about Los Angeles? Who has the best name this season? Have we seen all seven LA totems? Have we done a juice cleanse? Would we do acupuncture? Do we want to murder with our loved ones? What did we learn about love? Each other? What's next for Andy and Aaron? XOXO.

Spotted, Andy and Aaron argue over how to finish their podcast about the scandalous lives of Manhattan's elite exactly three years (!) after it first started. This week, the duo come full circle, revisiting the pilot and discussing season 6 episode 10 of The CW's Gossip Girl, entitled "New York, I Love You XOXO." A+A debate their favorite eps, titles, guests, parties & music moments. How did our path bring us here? What would our reunion show look like? Where do we stand on Dan's Game of Thrones moves? What's next for Andy and Aaron? All this and so much more. XOXO. 

Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over the PENULTIMATE episode of Gossip Girl, entitled "The Revengers." We're circling the wagons to prepare for the end in the "Empire Strikes Back" middle installment of the three-part finish line. We eulogize (AGAIN/FINALLY) Bart Bass, cast the characters as Avengers, rap about Nate and The Captain, check in with our long lost Fantasy teams, and play our last round of "Never Have I Ever." Sniff. It's emotional stuff. We also bring back one of the central arguments of the show: Do people really change? But wait, there's more. Do you have to cross the line to know where the line is? Does a moral compass (Rufus) that no one listens to really exist? What's next for Aaron and Andy? We seek answers to these questions, and so much more. This week, the "Charade" is coming to an end. Or has it just begun? XOXO. Brought to you by TV Time.

Spotted, Andy and Aaron argue over season 6, episode 8 of Gossip Girl, entitled "It's Really Complicated." This week, A+A discuss Dan's Machiavellian plan, to win "the game," plot Aaron's growing roots, dish on Georgina as mentor figure and try to tell the truth about Serena. Is Serena an object in the game or running it? Where do Aaron's shipping allegiances lie? Is Dan doing all this for the life or for the girl? Are we witnessing almost good writing? Is it too late for Nate? If "there's no winning without Serena," what does that mean? We seek answers and discover more questions along the way. Brought to you by TV Time. XOXO.

Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over season 6, episode 7 of The CW's Gossip Girl, entitled "Save the Last Chance." This week, Dan writes the Serena chapter, and A+A wonder if Aaron's finally growing up. Is Aaron ready to leave the Upper East Side? Is Dan playing God? Why are all the relationships on GG so much work? Are Chuck and Blair the problem with this show? Can anyone beat Serena? Why does Serena have the kavorka? We seek the answers to these questions, and more. XOXO. Brought to you by TV Time.

Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over season six episode six of The CW's Gossip Girl, entitled "Where the Vile Things Are." This week in honor of Maurice Sendak we begin with a fairy tale authored by Hans Christian Aaronson -- "The Three Queens." From there, it's pure UES shit show, as Andy rewrites the Dan and Serena comeback tour.
But are we ready for Dan and Serena? What can get us there? Can you come back from cooking the books? How unnecessary is Chuck's father storyline? Why doesn't Serena model for B? Can Rufus be ruined AGAIN? Where do YOU hide your oil deals? The Congo or The Roommate? Why are you hiding, Danielle Steel? Is Andy the only one who remembers Bex? All these answers and more come at you this week, as we ride the creepy vespa of love. XOXO. Brought to you by TV Time.

Spotted, Zuzanna Szadkowski (aka Dorota) returning to the Upper East Side to argue with Andy and Aaron over season 6, episode 5 of Gossip Girl. Entitled "Monstrous Ball," the trio discuss Zuzanna's behind the scenes experience on GG. What's her origin story? What were the heaviest items for her to carry? What's it like acting with an accent? Brooklyn or the UES? Should Dorota have been Gossip Girl? When did she learn the truth? How many cotillions is too many (and too sad)? Who's her favorite minion? And yes, there's a round of never have I ever with Zuzanna (@ZuzannaWanda), and a whole lot more. This episode is brought to you by TV Time. XOXO.

Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over season 6, episode 4 of The CW's Gossip Girl, entitled "Portrait of a Lady Alexander." This week, A+A tackle love and the meaning of life, as Andy goes to Brooklyn and Aaron goes to Taylor Swift. Plus: crack open the fire hydrant, because it's a scorcher in the Pop Culture Corner this week. Andy's Quotes ventures into the book from which the episode title comes from, Henry James' The Portrait of a Lady. How gross is this show? Have Lily and Serena had sex with everyone? Is there a better term than horse show? Is Andy the only one left who wants to go camping? Aaron prefers a mansion in the woods. They both prefer mothers not sleeping with their daughter's boyfriends. All this and more, brought to you by TV Time. XOXO.

Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over season 6, episode 3 of The CW's Gossip Girl, entitled "Dirty Rotten Scandals." This week, A+A are joined by super fan Allie to discuss whether or not you can have a scandal that ISN'T dirty and rotten, wonder where all the wasted food goes, discover Aaron's white whale, and tackle the meh of Barry Watson. Meanwhile, Andy's Quotes goes out to sea with a passage from "Life of Pi." After a promising enough start to season 6, this week we're back off the rails. That was meant to refer to the show, but can probably be applied to the podcast as well. Brought to you by TV Time. XOXO.

Spotted, Andy and Aaron arguing over season 6, episode 2 of Gossip Girl, entitled "High Infidelity." While Nelly Yuki wins the entire show, the boys go off-track, off-mic and wander into the unknown. Hey, it beats whatever Blair's doing. As always, this episode is brought to you by TV Time. XOXO.

Spotted, Andy and Aaron argue over season 6, episode 1 of Gossip Girl entitled "Gone Maybe Gone." This week, A+A welcome actress/producer Alexis Boozer Sterling (@alexisboozer) to the Upper East Side to discuss Ben Affleck, Poughkeepsie and Volvos. Is Ben Affleck responsible for the end of Alias? Can we blame Ben Affleck for everything that goes wrong? How stupid is Blair and Chuck's pact? How badly does Andy want the "Earth to Rufus" album? Has Aaron figured out Gossip Girl? Will Alexis marry Blake Lively? All these answers and more await, so long as you join us for a moment of silence for Barry Watson's hair. Check out Alexis in the film "Being Awesome" on Amazon and iTunes, and watch the horror film "Solver" on streaming, which she produced.
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