This week on Every Rom Com we enter the grunge era, as we revisit Seattle with Cameron Crowe’s “Singles.” It was a much different time for dating, and Sophia and Jen wax nostalgic on the old tech they did use (landlines and answering machines) and marvel at the wacky tech they never got a chance to use (video dating!!!) We contemplate whether one lead character would have been better off dating their plastic surgeon, and disagree on whether Campbell Scott seems creepy. Finally, we give you a slew of double features, and some more Seattle locations to add to the previous list we made for “10 Things I Hate About You”! Join us for this trip down memory lane to a time when the music was rocking and the shirts were flannel!
0:00-7:00 Intro, What Music Were You Listening To In The Grunge Era?
7:00-14:26 TRAILER, Basic Info, Interesting Facts
14:26-20:44 Cast & Crew In-Depth
20:44-26:50 General Opinion, “Singles” As A Gen-X Movie
More on the concept of the “Gen-X Rom Com”: https://www.everyromcom.com/post/what-makes-a-gen-x-rom-com
26:50-40:26 Opening Scenes, Linda And Steve, How Couples Met in 1995 vs. 2017
How Couples Met In 1995 vs. 2017: https://www.statista.com/chart/20822/way-of-meeting-partner-heterosexual-us-couples/
40:26-59:37 Janet And Cliff, Supporting Characters, Seattle In The 90’s: Grunge Music, Grunge Fashion And Lifestyle
59:37-1:16:31 Steve And Linda Get Together, Little Things People Do To Show They’re A Good Partner, Answering Machines And Landlines, To Play Games Or Not To Play Games
More Info on Le Baiser de l’Hôtel de Ville (The Kiss by the Hôtel de Ville) by Robert Doisneau, 1950:
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20170213-the-iconic-photo-that-symbolises-love
1:16:31-1:24:08 Video Dating!!!
More On Video Dating:
https://daily.jstor.org/tinder-video-dating/
https://www.vox.com/22262353/great-expectations-history-video-dating-vcr-apps
https://www.thelist.com/62575/dating-changed-last-100-years/
1:24:08 SPOILERS BEGIN
1:24:08-1:37:50 Janet Considers Breast Implants, Janet Breaks Up With Cliff, Steve And Linda’s Pregnancy Scare, Steve And Linda Break Up, Supertrain
More on Breast Implants: https://www.allure.com/story/breast-implant-history
Seattle may not have a Supertrain, but it has this: https://www.soundtransit.org/ride-with-us/stations/sounder-train-stations
1:37:50-1:43:46 Steve Breaks Down, Steve’s Answering Machine Message, Steve And Linda Back Together, Cliff Tries To Win Back Janet, End Of The Movie
1:43:46-1:47:58 Seattle Locations In The Movie
More on Seattle Locations:
https://www.theuncool.com/films/singles/singles-filming-locations-then-and-now/
https://martinselig.com/about/art-collection/he-and-she/
For EVEN MORE Seattle Travel Ideas, Check out our episode on “10 Things I Hate About You”: https://www.everyromcom.com/podcast-1/episode/97ec1021/every-rom-com-7-10-things-i-hate-about-you
The Time Someone Tried to Screen “Singles” at the “Singles” Apartment Building https://www.knkx.org/other-news/2015-11-26/watching-the-movie-singles-at-the-singles-apartments-or-not
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