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Along Came Polly

What’s Aged the Worst?

Racquetball; communal bar snacks; E!True Hollywood Story; Stiller running

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 00:41:36Read transcript
  • Racquetball is an aged-worst candidate potentially replaced by pickleball, though it is defended as fun when both players are good; others emphasize injury and fighting risks.
  • Communal bar snacks have given way to individually served trays at many bars.
  • E!True Hollywood Story is dated yet nostalgically valued, and the joke that Sandy hired the crew remains excellent. Stiller's running is another aged-worst candidate.
  • Hamburg reportedly recalled Hoffman being frustrated that strangers recognized the basketball/shart role after his more prestigious achievements; the discussion distinguishes enjoying broad comedy from disliking public attention.
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:04:01Read transcript
  • Lost Cause by Beck is the principal needle-drop choice; Black Eyed Peas, salsa and the Staple Singers' Let's Do It Again are additional mentions.
  • The Moroccan dinner is initially selected for food and drink, but pizza grease replaces it as the agreed final answer.
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The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Mike Myers as lead; Messing’s appeal over Aniston

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Approx. transcript time · 01:11:53Read transcript
  • A hottest take prefers another lead: Rudd is considered too handsome or insufficiently anxious, Bateman more plausible, and Mike Myers the final preference in the vein of So I Married an Axe Murderer rather than his disguised characters.
  • A second hot take prefers Messing's appeal to Aniston's in this film, especially the wedding and return scenes; swapping their roles is considered but doubted.
  • No casting what-ifs were found by the host.
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Recasting Couch

Michelle Williams as Polly; alternatives considered

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Approx. transcript time · 01:16:47Read transcript
  • For Polly, recasting considers Paltrow too polished, Ryder plausible, and a younger Meg Ryan or Geena Davis a natural fit. Holmes is floated but rejected while her missing romantic-comedy career is lamented.
  • Heather Graham is considered almost too striking; Michelle Williams is the final preferred replacement and a chance to give her happier material. Julia Louis-Dreyfus is plausible but possibly too old, Courteney Cox rejected, and Kudrow plausible but also too old.
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