Zoom Zoom Zoom: Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century with Kat Brzozowski (Patreon Preview)

Oh, we're really doing this. This month's bonus episode is the one I didn't know I needed until I needed it desperately: a full deep dive into Xenon: Girl of the 21st Century, the DCOM that has genuinely never left my brain, and honestly, why would I want it to? I'm joined by editor extraordinaire and fellow Leo, Kat Brzozowski (of Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can't Quit American Girl fame), and we do not hold back. We talk costumes, we talk Raven-Symoné's criminally underused presence, we talk about Greg and his many, many crimes. We also get into what this movie actually got right about the future, why Protozoa is the only trustworthy man in the film, and what it means that we are — I cannot stress this enough — closer to 2049 than to 1999. Zetus lapetus, indeed.Become a Patreon member → https://www.patreon.com/cw/MaryMahoney Timestamps00:00 — Intro & how Kat and Mary found each other (via Kat’s sister scout, publishing lore, and American Girl) 09:00 — Rewatching Zenon: the opening sequence as a masterclass in show don't tell, Leo energy, and the costume theory 20:00 — Greg's crimes, Aunt Judy's chaos, and the case for Protozoa 36:00 — Technology, surveillance, and what 1999 got eerily right (and wrong) about the future 51:00 — Girl power, Raven-Symoné, and why this movie has aged surprisingly well 1:05:00 — Supernova Girl, the songwriters, and the music that still goes hard 1:20:00 — Final takes, AOL emails, Lance Bass almost going to space, and why Zenon deserved moreTranscriptFull episode transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cSyNza0TE2Ti0bFpDw51l9bW6eRnRKf7GVAu14dy6bQ/edit?usp=sharing Connect with Mary:Website: www.marymmahoney.comInstagram: @mimimahoneyEmail: [email protected] with Kat:Kat’s Substack: https://katbrzozowski.substack.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katbrzozowski/Love the show? Please leave a rating and review! It helps other listeners find Landline.Sponsor Message: Landline is sponsored by Libro.Fm. Listen to your favorite books and support your local bookstores! (Link: https://tidd.ly/40tPrKb )  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.