Probably Unanswerable Questions
Was Stanley Tucci's character gay?; Who should have played Adrian Grenier's role?; Was this Meryl Streep's greatest role?; Who else could have played Miranda?
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- Was Stanley Tucci's character gay? Called unanswerable even after googling; one online claim that he looks at male models an extra second is dismissed.
- One panelist cannot remember that character in the book.
- Adrian Grenier's role: they should not have gone white male in 2006; John Cho or young Dave Chang are suggested, making a Korean dish instead of mac and cheese.
- Was this Streep's greatest role? One says yes; another says Sophie's Choice, and Julia Child is also mentioned.
- Nobody else would have made the panel even 70% as happy as Streep; in the spirit of the podcast Candice Bergen is offered, but she was too old in 2006.
- Julia Roberts with aged hair is where it could have gone most wrong; Sandra Bullock could do it now or later, with doubts about whether she is mean enough.
- Kate Blanchett (as transcribed) and, now, Kate Winslet are also suggested.