Kiss

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as composer, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they scored, which the two lists below run through too: Beautiful Girls (1996).

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

The Big Chill (1983): 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through Beautiful Girls (1996), which they scored: The Big Chill ⇒ Beautiful Girls (the host's read). Named among the later films that tried and failed to be the Big Chill for a new generation, along with About Alex.
“I remember beautiful girls tried in the mid 90s and there's a movie called About Alex and the mid 2010s.”
The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:04:50 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Music (1) everyone in music

song 'Beth' (rights obtained two years later), Beautiful Girls (The Rewatchables, ‘Reality Bites’ 25th Anniversary With Bill Simmons, Chuck Klosterman, and Chris Ryan)

Other (1) everyone in other

song 'Beth' wanted for the Frampton-scene slot; Stiller could not secure the rights, Reality Bites (The Rewatchables, ‘Reality Bites’ 25th Anniversary With Bill Simmons, Chuck Klosterman, and Chris Ryan)

What was said about them, by kind

theme (1)

theme (analogy): The Fast and the Furious (franchise) → Kiss. Griffin's thesis that Fast and Furious is the Kiss of film.
“the Fast and Furious movies are the kiss of film.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Spartacus with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 1:12:02 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.