1260 – Bring It On – Watchalong – Part 2
Yes, this has already been broughten to your bedtime, but this time we get to the end and have some sleepy fun. NOTE Scooter only learned this week that the quote is not even in this movie, but it is from a parody of Bring It On.
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Episode 1260 – Bring It On – Watchalong – Part 2
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SCOOTER: Friends beyond the binary, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it’s time for the podcaster who’s here to take your mind off of stuff, keep you company…here to be your bore-friend. I sound a bit like an announcer for the most dull monorail ever, or a train. Please board to be bored. But if you’re new, welcome. Hard for me to get outta that voice now, but this…welcome to Sleep With Me. It’s a podcast to put you to sleep and keep you company so that you can fall asleep. It’s here to be your companion in the deep, dark night. So, just see how it goes. The show is very different. It’s usually sillier. I wanted to say something about pom-poms, and then I said, well, pom-pom is just a nice…pom-pom; does just fine on its own.
Doesn't need me to go…pom-pom; that’s P-O-M P-O-M, I think, not palm-palm. Though…well, I guess it’s probably someplace that’s…you could…what’s clapping? Palm-palm, palm-to-palm contact. So, I don't know, that just petered out, too. That’s why I guess I should…I’ve never talked about pom-poms before. Another good name for…I mean, how many poodles do you think are named Pom-Pom, or Pom for short? You say, I go by…my name’s Pom-Pom and being a poodle’s my game, but you could call me Pom. Okay. Could…? Why don’t you pet me with the palm of your hand? Yeah, get to it already. Poodle’s my name…Pom-Pom’s my name, poodle…what does ‘poodling around’ even mean? Actually, I’m supposed to start a sleep podcast. I’m sorry, Pom-Pom, though that is a great name for you.
I’d actually prefer calling you Pom-Pom, though I guess if you were my dog, I’d…eventually we’d go into the casual relationship where I could call you Pom, and then maybe Pommy-pooh, you know? Pommy-pooh, come on, time for supper-sup. I guess probably not, though. Anyway, welcome to Sleep With Me. It’s a podcast that puts you to sleep, keep you company, and take your mind off of stuff. This is just the scant beginning of the show, though it’s already longer than a scant. After this we’ll have sponsor support so you could listen to the show for free or paying for it’s optional, then a long, meandering intro meant to ease you into bedtime, and then after that we’ll cover Bring…the second half of our discussion of Bring It On, watching the film in real time. So, that’s exciting stuff. So, welcome to Sleep With Me. I think that’s it, the podcast that puts you to sleep. Thanks for making it possible, my bore-friends.
INTRO: [INTRO MUSIC] Hey, are you up all night tossing, turning, mind racing? Trouble getting to sleep? Trouble staying asleep? Well, welcome. This is Sleep With Me, the podcast that puts you to sleep. We do it with a bedtime story. Alls you need to do is get in bed, turn out the lights, and press Play. I’m gonna do the rest. What I’m going to attempt to do is create a safe place where you could set aside whatever’s keeping you awake. It could be things on your mind, thoughts about the past, the present, the future, so, thinking stuff…yeah, thoughts, it could be feelings, anything coming…anything coming up for you like emotions related to those thoughts. So, feelings about the thoughts or feelings that are just there or feelings that have been there or feelings that are coming up.
It could be physical sensations, it could be changes in time, temperature, routine, clocks. Okay, I guess I’m not changing mechanical time. Talk about a very human thing to do, particularly here where I live. I think we’ve talked about this before; anytime…I’m recording this right on the verge of a time change, and it’s like, oh boy, yeah, I gotta…we gotta show our dominance. Let’s mess with that clock. We’re gonna…mother nature laughs. We’re gonna show you, mother nature. There you go, planetary whatever you call that. What is that called when we’re circling around the sun and stuff? Is that what happens? There’s a word for that, but somehow my brain doesn't have it handy. What, are we in orbit? Yeah, there you go; orbits, planets spinning, all that stuff. Nah, nah, nah, we got it.
We’re gonna change the clock by an hour. Well, which way shall we change it? How does that reflect…? Oh no, no, no, let’s not get complicated. Well, we’ll come up…don't worry; we’ll come up with a perfectly logical reason for it. Well, what if we come up with logical reasons, clearly science-backed logical reasons, not to do it? Nah, no, no. The point is to do it so we show we can do it. If we stop doing it, what would they need us for, right? Aren’t you supposed to be explaining what the sleep podcast is? Yeah, but I’m just realizing…is this how you stay in charge? ‘Cause I mean, at some point I know the dates changed. Pretty sure in California we voted on this one and we said, let’s just get rid of this whole thing. Any other time that happens, something seemed to happen. But I think we only…it was weird.
How come with other…? We voted, I think, but it was to apply to ask the people to look into possibly…create a committee about possibly changing it. Yeah, we heard from your committee and we’ve decided to think…we’re gonna think on it for a few years. We’ve established a board to…we’re looking into it. Trust us; this is good for everybody. This is what…believe it or not, this is the fabric. So, just don’t look here. What, are you…do you have anything to do with the Wizard of Oz? Nothing at all, so move on. Please, please, I think it’s really important that you get back to your…introducing your sleep podcast. It is important, but I don't know how I got you on the podcast. Are you the time…? What, are you the…? It doesn't matter who I am. I’m merely an imaginary representative in your mind, of time change.
But I mean, I guess time does change, but it doesn't, really. I don't know, I guess, yeah, you’re right, I’m just…I’m pre…you know what I’m doing? I’m pre-grouching. I’ll be grouchy tomorrow. So, I had to go get my…I guess I got my grouch on early. So, I apologize. You’re right, I should have never contemplated how ridiculous this whole thing is. You’re right, you’re right. We can agree on that. Okay, so, I’ll get back to it. So, whatever’s keeping you awake…it could be time change or the results of it, but it could be anything. The only reason I list some stuff…whatever it is that’s keeping you awake or related to your…whatever’s going on with you, right, whether it’s situational, temporary, long, you’ve been dealing with it, you’re not sure.
Whatever it is, I’m here to try to help just by keeping you company and taking your mind off of stuff. But the reason I’m here to help is 'cause I know what it’s like. I’ve been there tossing, turning, mind racing, trouble getting to sleep, trouble staying asleep. Welcome. That’s why I go through all that stuff, because I’m…I don't know, I know how it feels and for me, there’s a lot of different feelings related to not being able to sleep, depending on what the stage is and what time it is. But none of them are…it’s not like I’m like, oh boy, this is great. I mean, occasionally there’s been situations where I’ve wanted to stay up, and actually in those situations, I get really tired, right? Even for big events. They say, oh boy, you got something with the moon and the stars going on. You gonna be up for that?
Well, on paper I would love to do that kind of stuff, but I don't know. If I’m already asleep, I don't really want to mess with it. So, probably…I’m tired, anyway. But, I don't know, other times when I can't sleep, even if I’m…I feel lonely and alone even when I’m not, or even when I grew up in a house full of kids…and it just wasn’t pleasant. So, if I can help with that and let you know you’re not alone…and you say, Scoots, you don’t know what it’s like to be me. I’d say, you’re right. I don't know. Maybe I know how it feels. Maybe I can relate to how you feel, but even if I can't, someone who’s listening right now somewhere in the world, which I believe we are on…what is that called? Are we in orbit? Or, whatever, revolving around the sun, and our planet is revolving on its own axis, apparently.
Someone else is out there that can relate to how you feel, and they’re nodding their head because they know it’s important and they believe you deserve a good night's sleep, a place where you could get some rest and the rest you need so your life is more manageable. If you get that rest you need on a regular basis, your life’s gonna be better, and that’s important to all of us. It may not seem that way. It may come across…but it’s true and it means that if your life is better, our world’s a better place to be in. So, it’s important and it’s important to me, and that’s why I make the show, really. The way I do it is I send my voice across the deep, dark night. I’m gonna use lulling, soothing, creaky, dulcet tones, pointless meanders, and superfluous…superfluous pleasures, I almost said.
Super…pointless meanders and pleasurable…superfluous, pleasurable tangents. Tangents may or may not be pleasurable. And lulling…oh, creaky, dulcet tones. So, what that means is kinda what you’ve already seen. I’m gonna get mixed up, I’m gonna forget what I was talking about, I’ll get distracted, I’ll talk about something else — that won't make any sense — then I’ll try to return to the structure of the podcast, then I’ll get distracted again, and all that in a voice that’s not traditionally soothing or what you’d associate with sleep audio. That’s the whole reason I made the show. I had tried out a bunch of different stuff over the…I’ve try…if you’re like me and you tell somebody you can't sleep, they give you this advice. They always say, well, I sleep just great, and that’s not helpful.
Just in case anybody’s listening, just say, okay. Don’t say, you know what? I sleep great. I mean, I get it, but I mean, you’re not listening to this podcast, anyway. This is more of a aspirational conversation. Then they say, but my Aunt Bertha, she tried doing this. Have you tried holding marbles in your hands? I don't know, it worked for my aunt. Wait, holding marbles in my hands to fall asleep? Oh yeah, yeah, it worked for my Aunt Martha. You do that…and then she would listen to this tape where the person…I don't know. It’s some sort of audio and it’s very serious. Wait, so she’s holding marbles in her hands in a serious way or the audio…? I don't know. It just…it worked great for her. I mean, apparently. Did you ever ask her? No, that’s what she did. Wait, so she held children’s…?
I mean, this one could be one I…I said, wait a second, that idea is terrible and interesting at the same time. It’d be funny. It’d be entertaining if you say, I’ve lost my marbles yet again. Another night where I lost my marbles. That would be the goal, so that could add some levity. I can imagine you could only hold onto them for so long. That’s kinda like the podcast, is trying to hold onto marbles while you’re asleep, because obviously at some point they’re gonna…your hands…your grip’s gonna loosen. But the other thing…I’m thinking about marbles is they…if they got warm, that wouldn’t be half-bad. I guess I’d have…I mean, one, it’d be very…talk about a pratfall. Okay, so this is the main thing, is when I got up to see the WC or whatever, get up in the morning, then the…would be like a getaway movie where…whatever, Home Alone or whatever other movies.
You put a bunch of marbles on the floor. Then they’d say, okay, tell me what happened again. Well, I couldn't sleep. Okay, and then what happened? Oh, somebody that I work with told me their Aunt Martha or Bertha…no, no, tell me what happened this morning. Oh no, I’m getting to it, I’m getting to it. Their Aunt Bertha would hold onto marbles to fall asleep and listen to some audio, but the audio was way too serious for me, so I couldn't listen to that 'cause it wanted me to pretend I was a cricket and then talk about sunshine…making a cricket smile. I don't know, it was very…just not…and then, yeah, I don't know, it just didn’t work. But I tried the holding the marbles part. Children’s marbles? Well, here’s the thing; are there professional…are there adult marbles? Aren’t marbles…?
Is there a professional…? I guess maybe there is. If there isn’t, can we hold that as…can we retain ownership of that, professional…? Professional marble…PML? Professional…PLM, Professional League of Marbles? Yeah, that would be pretty cool. What do you do for a living? Professional marbler. Like, you put marble in homes, like in the…? No, no, no, I play marbles. I’m pro. Here’s the thing; with collectibles, this probably could be a thing. You say, oh, well…yeah, he won all his…he’s a professional marble marbler. Like, there’s a league of professional marblers? No, he’s kind of like a…he’s a marble vagabond. He goes around the world playing marbles. I guess…I thought this podcast was gonna be about…this is the second time I’ve tried to record a podcast opening for Bring It On 2, Bring It On Part 2.
Now I gotta talk…now tonight’s episode’s gonna have to be about marble vagabonds, so I guess we’ll figure that out after. But for me, no, I just spilled them on the floor. They were in my hands, so, yeah. Okay. So, tomorrow…tonight you’re gonna talk about the marble vagabond instead of Bring It On 2? Yeah, but at some point Bring It On 2 will come out as well. Okay. So anyway, what was I saying? I went so far off topic. Podcast…I don't know. Well…but so, I’m here to keep you company and take your mind off of stuff so you could fall asleep, to distract you from whatever’s keeping you awake, to be your bore-friend, your bore-sib, your bore-bae, your bore-bud, your bore-bor. There’s no pressure to fall asleep for…with this show. It’s gonna be here…I’m gonna be here over an hour. I guess we’ll do this…how about this?
We’ll make this one for Bring It On 2, and then another episode will be for the marble vagabond. I think that’s more fun. But so, this is a podcast that you don’t really listen to, kinda like having those marbles in your hands. It’s just something you’re holding onto loosely, like a TV on in the other room, and then I don’t put you to sleep, either. I’m here to keep you company while you fall asleep, like I just said, to be your bore-bae, your bore-sib, your bore-bud, your bore-bestie, your neigh-bore, your Borbie, your bore-bor, to be your friend in the deep, dark night and keep you company. That way if you can't fall asleep, I’ll be here. If you do fall asleep and you’re not listening, I’m here, which is strange, a strange idea, but that’s just how the show works.
So, it’s a podcast that doesn't really put you to sleep, you don’t listen to it, you kinda barely listen to it, it could involve marbles but more figurative marbles and pom-pom…and a poodle named Pom-Pom. But what else do you need to know here? A podcast that doesn't put you…oh, so most people don’t like this podcast when they first get here. They’re skeptical, doubtful, they don’t buy it. What are you even talking about? So, that’s normal. If you’re skeptical or doubtful, give this show a few tries. That’s what most regular listeners who support the show directly said; I didn’t like the show when I first listened to it. It didn’t make any sense. What was going on? So, give it a few tries and see how it goes.
If the podcast never works for you, we have a website, sleepwithmepodcast.com/nothankyou, that has other sleepy stuff on there you could check out. So, check that out. What else? A podcast you don’t really listen to, it doesn't…won't like it…oh, structure also throws people off. The show is very adjustable, but this is just how most people listen, and since it’s a podcast, it comes out linearly, but you can adjust it. So, the show starts off with a greeting; friends beyond the binary, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, so you can say, okay, I could check that podcast out. Then there’s sponsor support so the show could be free, paying for it’s optional. That’s just what works for the majority of listeners.
If you don’t like listening to the support stuff, you could either support the show directly on Sleep With Me+ or join our referral program, and then you could get ad-free episodes just by spreading the word about the show. But for most people, they’d rather just listen passively and not have to pay for the show. It just works for most people. Then after the support…this is an important thing. This…'cause I’ve been talking for twenty minutes now plus…as a part of the intro which is separate from the support. The intro goes on and on and on. You never know what’s gonna happen. It is a show within a show. I never thought we’d cover the ground we did, and we came up with a new idea that probably wouldn’t work for falling asleep, but I may try it at some point.
I’ll just have to have some way of letting me know the floor could be covered in marbles. ‘Cause, I don't know, waking up in a warm…with warm marbles might be nice, if their body…oh, these are…that could be another service I do for rich people, like the ultra-wealthy. Yeah, these are hand-warmed marbles. I don't know what I’d…what do you want me to do with them? You could lay on them, I guess, but they’ve warmed in the palm of my hand. Oh, well, I prefer marbles warmed in somebody…okay, well, yeah, we can do that for a fee. That was the idea I pitched a long time ago; human-warmed bathtubs. You say, oh no, no, I warmed your…without any water in it.
No, no, I lay in there, I warm it up for you, clean it…no, don't worry, there’s…I have a Tyvek suit on, but a specially-designed one that’s for ultimate heat transfer and that’ll warm up your bathtub for you even though you’re gonna fill it…you know, it’s just…yeah…oh no, it’s incredibly extravagant because I know you’re gonna fill it with warm water anyway. It’s just something we offer at this imaginary hotel, a warm…human-warmed bathtub. Scoots, warm it up. Warming Up Bathtubs by Scoots. That’s originally what it was gonna get called…I call…was gonna call the business when it was…I thought it would be a more mainstream business. Turns out the demand for human-warmed bathtubs is almost nil, almost all imaginary demand. Okay, so, what else? I gotta get…so…okay, structure of the show.
The reason the intro goes on and on and on is to ease you into bedtime. The intro is not designed to put you to sleep. It could put you to sleep, but for most people, it’s part of their getting-ready-for-bed, getting-in-bed-getting-comfortable or doing-a-chill-activity time, because that’s just what’s been shown to work and what works for me, is having a wind down to give you some distance from the day and so you have no pressure to fall asleep. The intro is easing you towards sleep. A small percentage of people do fall asleep during the intro — we’re very happy for them — and there’s people that skip the intro. I guess I feel a little ambivalent for them, 'cause they missed out on this ridiculous stuff which you don’t even need to remember.
You say, that was…I don't even remember what you were talking about other than it was ridiculous. I say, you’ll always remember the marble bagabond. I say, no, no, the marble vagabond. Maybe I’ll do an episode about that hopefully one day. So, that’s the intro. It eases you into bedtime. Then again there’s sponsor support after the intro. If you don’t like that, just support the show directly, and then there’s our bedtime story, which tonight I’ll be covering the second half of the movie Bring It On. So, we’ll finally find out if it’s…what’s been broughten. This was part of our…we had Bring It On Week a little while ago where we had two different Bring It On-related episodes, and then there’s thank-yous at the end. So, that’s the structure of the show. That’s why I make the show. I’m really glad you’re here.
I don't know, I love it when things go off the rails like this. This is really where some of the ideas from Sleep With Me get generated. So, yeah, just see how it goes if you’re new, though. But I’m really glad you’re here. I work really hard. A team of people work really hard. We’re all so glad you’re here, really. I hope this show can really help you out. Those of you regular listeners, thank you again for coming by so many times, all your kindness and support. I really appreciate it. I mean, really, these kind of journeys would never happen. The show would have stopped years and years ago, and it’ll only continue based on your support. So, it’s a honor for me to do it. So, I’m glad you’re here. We all work really hard and strive, and thanks again for coming by, and here’s a couple ways we’re able to do it for you for free twice a week.
Alright, this is Scoots here with the second half of Bring It On. We’re watching this…what do you call it? This is kind of a live watchalong of Bring It On. When we last left off, it was a turning point in the movie. It seemed to be for the positive, but if we know anything, it’s that probably not, though, right? Because they had hired a…what do you call that? A choreographer, and the choreographer was seemingly too…turned things around. They had started the practice sequence, but…what’s the characters names? Oh, Missy was not sure, and then Torrance and Cliff’s blossoming romance had begun in what looks like the actual Hollywood Hills or the hills in some…in the Los Angeles…Greater Los Angeles Area, as Antonio Banderas would say.
Oh, Cliff’s very athletic. He just did a full gymnast move on the swing set. Missy’s in a swing. Cliff begins to push her in the swing. I can’t think of what neighborhood this is. I’m pretty sure I can remember passing it, but I don't know. I can’t think of the name of it right this second. So, Cliff’s talking about school stuff? I don't know, and he’s doing some close talking. I think he’s saying I believe in you, Missy, or Torrance; I’m sorry. Oh, and then they almost have their first kiss, but Missy comes out and says, state regionals, here we come. She does some pretty good dancing. Universal Cheer Association Regionals, Cal State Dominguez Hills. Oh, this is where Aaron goes to school. Interesting, right? Is that the boyfriend’s name? Alright, so, we see the team come in, RCH. Missy’s looking around…whoa, this is not what I expected.
High school cheerleading championship…welcome to the world of competitive cheerleading. So, I wonder what year Pitch Perfect came out. I’m guessing 2006, 2007, maybe? Maybe even the tens…and how much of a influence this was on the creation of Pitch Perfect being a college next-generation…more of a comedy, where this is a little bit more of a teen rom-com. Actually, it’s not a rom-com. I mean a teen film with romantic…Missy’s really unsure, so I guess she’s in some sense our proxy, 'cause she says, this is not…this is unfamiliar. I’ve entered a new world. We’re watching people…oh, two of the cheerleaders disagreeing. Who’s this? I don't know the names of these cheerleaders. I already forgot. Darcy and somebody. Courtney. Alright, then we see the first team cheering.
We see the judges, we see some parental cheer parent, a cheer parent saying, pay better attention while you’re judging. A cheer mom, I guess. Dance moms, meet cheer moms. Okay, they’re doing…extra points for a clarity and an effulgence? I don't know what that means. Did we bring those? Clovers are here. They slow-walk in. Very…they are so impressive that the two team members from RCH are speechless. Oh boy, we’re not gonna win. Okay, UCA California regionals…the East Compton Clovers…yeah, Clovers. They start their routine; back flips right away, dancing, whatever those are where you toss…high jump. We don’t…the closed captioning does not give me any idea of the cheering, but…Xs and Os, kind of. Judges are into it. Clearly the judges are very into it. Oh wow, another big toss.
People are cheering. Crowd is up. Some of the RCH people are dancing along. Rolling another big one in the air…judges are like, whoa. Trust moving or trust…you know what I’m saying? A lot of teamwork, too, not just cheering, but catching and dancing. Torrance’s face is…oh, no. Then they’re getting interviewed. Rancho Carne Toros…five-time champs, this year led by senior Torrance Shipman. What’s it like being the head of the Toros? What can we expect this year? Well, everyone goes out there the same way. Just be prepared and hope for the best. We’re just glad to be back here and eager to see what the other squads have. Then they hear Sparky. Prepare for Sparky. Mighty Muskrats of Mesa Kukumanga. We see the cheer hands or whatever. Spirit fingers; thank you.
This is a routine, the same routine, but they’re doing it first. It’s not livening the crowd. Cliff…we see Cliff in the crowd. He’s unimpressed. We see Aaron in the crowd. He’s wearing a sweater, a mock turtleneck sweater, but there’s…Torrance blows a kiss and Cliff is confused and says, did Torrance just blow me a kiss? Missy goes and says, uh-oh, this is 'cause I dropped the Spirit Stick. She goes, no, it’s not. Look around. This is not good. Rancho Carne is up next. Now what do we do? We broke the rules in two different ways, unknowingly and then knowingly we hired a choreographer, who of course gave us a…and then they say, I bet this is gonna be good. But they’re gonna do the exact same routine.
They get their spirit fingers ready, and they begin the same routine that was just done, and the judges say, wait a second…okay. It doesn't matter if it’s better or worse, right? The Clovers are laughing. They’re doing another routine that’s not original, basically. How hilarious. Big Red is stunned because she can't believe it. The crowd is silent even though they’re doing a good job at the routine, but it’s more of a presentation than the Clovers. I don't know, the Clovers were doing more where they were relying on one another. This is much more of a dance routine. Then they become mannequins or something. It keeps getting worse and worse, basically. Everybody’s stunned. The crowd is silent. Cheerers are doing their best. Big Red is not happy. Total silence, throat-clearing silence.
Rancho Carne Toros, ladies and gentlemen. Oh boy, that’s a mistake. The Clovers say, that was interesting. This is Isis; you should have just stuck with our routine. But don't worry; we’ll be at nationals. We’ll send you a postcard. Torrance goes off on her own, and then the head of the Cheer Association says, yeah, what’s…we got a issue here. Jerry Lee Lewis…Cliff has a Jerry Lee Lewis shirt on. Torrance is talking…yeah, we saw…official cheer business. We saw your routine. Cliff thinks Torrance was blowing him the kiss. Missy’s saying, please don’t embarrass me. They say…the judge is like, you were the only one with this routine. Sparky Polastri, any idea who that is, Torrance? Sparky Polastri? Yeah, he’s been using the routine from up…in six total squads, and we’re gonna have a discretionary panel.
We’ve never had a situation like this before. We could disqualify you. She goes, I…it was my bad judgement. I’ll take the blame. The judge says, there’s no precedent for it. Hiring a choreographer is frowned-upon but not against the rules. You’re the defending champs so you’re gonna go to the finals anyway, but you better not bring that routine. She shakes her head, then Red is mad at Missy with Aaron. They’re both side-by-side. Red says, I gave you a perfect routine. Missy says, it was a stolen routine. She goes, don’t be naive, Torrance. I was a leader. I did what I had to do. Typical leaders. I ran my squad. I made a mistake choosing you. My mistake wasn’t borrowing cheers, so Missy…or Aaron says, not cool. Torrance runs off. Aaron runs behind her, catches up. Hey, don't worry about Big Red.
Torrance says, I don't even know what to do, Aaron. He goes, listen, I know I haven’t always been there, but…yeah, I care about you. You know that, right? She goes, yeah, of course. But I hate to see you this stressed out…not good for you. You’re a great cheerleader, and maybe…and then he gives her a big hug. Maybe you’re not a captain. Aaron’s…it seems a little warm for a sweater, but…my opinion. Maybe captains have to be like Big Red and do the…do that. You gotta do…you’re a cheerer, not a leader. He thinks he’s trying to inspire her to just cheer. I just want to see you happy. Just cheer. She’s like, I can't believe this. Then we see Aaron’s Suzuki Samurai. It may not be a Suzuki Samurai, but it’s like that…like a Jeep Wrangler. She kisses him goodnight, but he’s a little strange with his kissing. Says, bye.
Then she kinda just frowns, then waves again. He speeds out, blasts his music. She’s down, walks up her driveway. Missy lives in a cul-de-sac, at the end of a cul-de-sac. Cliff’s at her door with flowers. Who’s that? That was my boyfriend. Cliff’s like, huh, okay, well…Cliff’s got a lot of lip balm on right now. Here’s…I made you…here’s some flowers, and I made you a mixed tape. He pulls it out of his pocket. He doesn't give it to her, though, I think, or he pulls something out of his pocket. Missy’s…or Torrance is crying. Cliff gets in his car. She looks at the flowers. Oh no, the mixed tape is there. To Torrance, from Cliff. It looks like it’s on metal…it looks like a good quality cassette tape, though. She’s got a double-deck boom box. She hits Play. Oh, he’s got audio. Hey Torrance, here’s something I wrote for you. So, he made a song.
She’s got Wizard of Oz stuffed animals, a whole collection of them. A matter of fact, she’s got doubles. So, she has more than one set of Wizard of Oz stuffed animals. He’s singing a song about bon-bons, and she’s listening to it laughing. She also has a radio separate…what a CD player looks like. Butterflies in my tummy…and she’s laughing. She likes the song. I’d bring you flowers every day. She’s rocking out. I guess it’s getting more energy, 'cause now she’s head-banging, now she’s jumping on her bed in front of the Nancy Kerrigan poster. Now she’s got her cheerleaders…now she’s cheering while she’s dancing and really giving it her all. It’s kinda silly, so…really… if you was a actress, you’d…or a actor, you’d have to really let loose to do this. Okay, back at high school, Torrance and…who are the other two?
Courtney and Whitney…they say, Aaron said you’re gonna let us be captain, huh? Don't worry, we won't be hard on you. We’ll treat you great, maybe. She says, everyone, let’s not worry about Torrance. We’ve already decided on a course of action. We’re gonna skip nationals. Whitney says…is that Whitney? Is that how I say…? No, not Whitney. I don't know. They say, we’re having a coup of your leadership. Oh, Missy…Missy. She goes, we’re gonna come up with a routine and be original. We have a chance or we could not do anything. I’m not resigning as captain, so you’re out of luck. But it looks like the team kinda believes in Torrance. I believe in this squad. We can bounce back. It won't be easy. It’s gonna be hard work.
We’ll need a new routine, amazing, fresh…three weeks to get to nationals, but we can do it. We can pull it off. Then we can really call ourselves original. Who’s with me? Most of the squad. How about it, girls? It’s gonna be hard without you two. Do you want to join? Fine. That’s, what, Courtney and Whitney? Yeah. Let’s do this. I think this is a big error for Courtney’s…okay, then…now we got a little school…yeah, a training montage; multiple locations and getting into shape and stretching…and a high school game. Oh, they’re even…more training, then dance training, working out training, swing dancing, interpretive dancing. So, getting all the quadrants. Mime…they’re getting trained by a mime, martial arts, musicals…yeah, they know we got the talent. I wonder what musical that is.
Cliff’s watching the training sequence. He’s down. Whitney’s strutting through. Oh, she goes to Aaron’s dorm. So, this must be the final breakaway. Torrance, what are you doing here? Just come…surprise visit, babe. Bad time? Yeah, I’m working on a project. You were too busy to believe in me, anyway. Oh no, wait…you sold me out to Courtney and Whitney, didn’t you? Now I’m confused. Well, I hope you’re not too busy to hear this; it’s over, Aaron. Kiss my rear. She pushes open the door, realizes Aaron’s had a date already. You’re not a great cheer…you’re a great cheerleader but you’re not a good boyfriend. Bye-bye. Ain’t no lie, Aaron. Bye, bye, bye. Aaron looks lost. Oh, boy. Then we go to the gym, a gym training sequence. UCA National says East Compton couldn't raise their money, so they can't go to the thing.
What do you mean they’re not going? Torrance, that’s not good news. What do you mean? They don’t go. We could just use their thing. But we have to beat the best, and they’re the best. So, they have to go so we can be there. So, then Torrance is talking to her parents, her brother; hey, we gotta help this other squad. Let’s try to help. She’s try…I don't know, she says to her dad, hey…something. I don't know. The other team deserves to go to the finals…do the right thing…and they’re all impressed. They say, our daughter is changed somehow. I believe so. Then we have the Clovers. They’re working on writing something. Oh, they’re gonna do a presentation on the talk show. They say, stop being counterproductive. Let’s not joke around. Isis says, come on. So, she has to take her leadership role on her team.
We’ve been practicing, even late nights. Yeah, this is what we gotta talk about. Then the door opens. Torrance comes in, slow walks. Isis gets up, walks towards her. The other girls get up behind Isis. Torrance says, you got a sponsor. She goes, yeah, but because…you’re guilty because you took our thing. Your whole world was based on this distruth. You know what? We don’t want it. She rips up the check, throws it in Torrance’s face. We don’t need you. Torrance is like, I’m trying to do the right thing. She goes, yeah, but I’m trying to be a leader of my squad. That’s what a captain does. Well, I’m a captain, too, you know. I’m trying to make right the mistake my captain made. Okay, you want to make it right?
When you go to nationals, you better win, and don’t feel sorry for us, 'cause we’re gonna beat you anyway because we’re better. She says, I’ll bring it. Okay, here’s a ‘bring it on’ moment. I mean, not the ‘already been broughten’, 'cause this was just between the two of them. But she says, bring it on. She says, I’ll bring it. Then they’re…got some kind of flyers. Then we see Cliff listening to CDs, walking. Torrance walks up to him, takes his things off. I loved your tape. Cliff says, great. She goes, listen, sorry about the other night. I was just kissing my boyfriend goodnight, but then I broke up with him, so…Cliff says, congratulations. She goes, well, he didn’t believe in me and you did. Cliff…she says, you believed in me. That’s important to me. She yells at…the whole school stops, but Cliff has headphones on and walks off.
Now we got a Missy training montage. She’s in her living room. Holy cow, the house…looks like a view of the pool and the hills, man. Holy mackerel. Great natural light, too. So, then Cliff’s not being nice to his sister. Wow, what a view. She goes, listen, Torrance likes you, Cliff. Don’t be silly. She broke up with her boyfriend. Maybe she does like you. Get over yourself. If you like her, tell her. Cliff goes, I thought I had. Then she goes, well, try again. I’m gonna give you a little tip; be direct. Be direct. Then we have Pauletta, and this is the show the Clovers are gonna be on. It’s a live feed to their gym. The team’s there. Dear Pauletta, where we come from, ‘cheer’ is not a word you hear very often. That’s what we are, cheerleaders of East Compton High School. But we’re inspiration leaders, 'cause that’s what we do.
We inspire people from our neighborhood to believe that our team can win, and that’s why we’re asking you to fulfill our wish. Send us to the National Cheerleading Competition for the first time. Well, Clovers, you got your wish. Audience, the East Compton Clovers. Then they go to the feed. The team’s cheering. Isis says, hi, Pauletta. I just want to say how thankful we are for your help. Other kids are cheering; hey, hey, we love you, Pauletta. We love you just the way you are. We’re gonna win. Thanks so much. They have a cheering outfit for Pauletta. She goes, oh, I can't wait to put this on. Then we go to the Daytona Tiki Adventure Suites, where they’re welcoming the cheerleaders for the cheer nationals.
We have…everybody’s…there’s a pool; okay, people carrying bags…it looks like they’re standing condos, 'cause Torrance is in a condo. She’s on the phone. We have lost our main…message after the beep. Oh, she was calling Cliff. I think she found out that Cliff actually…says, hey, maybe…okay, Daytona…we see cheerleaders jogging. Also, the competition is outdoors. I think I read another book with a cheerleading competition, because this is suddenly becoming very familiar with me. Or was there another movie with a beachside stadium? Okay, they have the announcer. Fifty squads, fifty high schools across the nation, and we kinda get the tents and the behind-the-scenes, stretching, walking, talking. We see the Clovers, we see the Toros.
Torrance walks away from the Toros, slow walks, taps Isis on the shoulder, and said, why are you talking? Hey…so, our closed-captionings we lost, so I’m kinda relying on some other closed captions, but…oh, she says make sure to stay…something about staying in the boundaries? I guess if you go outside the boundaries, then…something. I don't know. Maybe…I don't know, I guess they have boundaries. If you go out, you get DQ’d. Bring it on. Was that the ‘it’s already been broughten’? I don't know. I think Isis also gave Torrance a free tip from one of her team members. Okay, this is the preliminaries, prelims, as they call it. RL High…we see some cheering…or PL High. Slow-mos, WOB High or something…and this is slow mos, then the Clovers and then CHS. They did a move, then RCH, Rancho Carne High.
I wonder if they do the same routine for each one, like the prelims, or they have a different routine. I don't know. Champion High, a high school just in blue, RL or PL…oh, is that…did we already do RL or PL? They’re doing a little Saturday Night Fever. The judges are not impressed. Okay, now we’re back at Rancho Carne. They’re doing some…whoa boy, that was a big move. They got applause, some green team. Oh, they had a little mistake, same with RL or PL. So, the teams are slowly getting eliminated. Clovers…three tumbles and flips. The crowd jumps up. UOD or something…they’re doing some waves. Oh, what are those called? Roxette kicks. They’re a little bit out of…okay, the field has been narrowed. Tomorrow’s final, defending champs, the Toros. They didn’t do good at regionals, but they’re back.
Cinderella story, the Clovers…and maybe those are the only two teams? I don't know. Then we’re back at the Tiki Hotel. Everybody’s…this is the night before, you know. We’re getting…I think somebody’s drinking a diet soda, like a Coke, though. It’s Missy and Torrance talking about their blossoming friendship. Couldn't do it without you. Couldn't do it without you. They hear something at the door…or, Missy’s yelling. Maybe they’re just trying to sleep. Another shot of the beach and the thing. Okay, so, yeah, there’s a blue square or rectangle, so you have to stay in there. This is the finals. Okay, we got the makeup prep sequence. People are looking for their lucky stuff. What’s…Torrance’s little brother…and she says, hit the road. He’s trying to be…kinda like a Gen Xer, I guess. They say, okay…okay, this is another team.
I think they’re doing comedy. Someone has a runny nose or…getting ready. Okay, two of the cheerleaders, they…they’re complimenting each other. Great lift. Good luck out there. Tim, Les, nice to meet you. Hey, I’ll see you around. Tim took his…got on the radar of the other…of Tim or Les. Then we have more comedy of people…random sequences; SJH, people not being ready for the pressure, you know? Okay, then we go to the Clovers. They’re trying to steel their nerves. Isis says, don't worry, we’ve done this a million times. Just relax. She’s very Emma Otter. It’ll be okay. Let’s just imagine we’re back at our gym. All will be well. And we’re up. Let’s do this, Clovers. So, the Clovers have to go first? So, they go out. They’re already picking it up. The crowd is picking it up. The Clovers are…they’re cheering, pre-cheering.
They’re cheering to pre-cheer. Okay, they get in their ready stance. Wind is blowing, but not too hard. They start, and a lot of…what do they call that? Perpetual motion? Kinetic motion. Oh, boy. Oh, those are people checking to make sure they stay in bounds. Okay, they’re going good. They have three people, spotters, I guess you call them, and they’re having fun. Most importantly, the Clovers are having fun. Their faces clearly show joy, cheerful joy. I mean, intensity and joy. Okay, they got a couple tumble routines, another big tumble routine, another one, another one. Oh boy, wow. Now they do more of the cheer dancing, then more up-in-the-air stuff. I don't know what any of it’s called. We only covered this for two episodes, but…okay, then some sort of domino-style upward-dominoes move. Okay, more coming together.
This must be a build towards…okay, everybody’s up. Another tumble, another toss…okay, more moves. The judges are loving it. The crowd is loving it. And a final tumble, and then…oh no, not…okay, no…yeah, and then they go into the…where everybody’s standing, and the crowd goes wild. Everybody’s happy. The judges are writing furiously, and Clovers are feeding off the audience’s energy. They exit and the Toros are watching. Cliff is in the crowd. Cliff waves at Torrance and his sister. Okay, Toros are up. Let’s do it. Hands in. Trust to…trust call. The Toros run out. They’re also showing a lot of energy. They’re more of a frantic energy. Torrance’s parents are there, and her brother. He’s not…he has a not-cheerleading shirt on. Okay, so they start with their thing, a lot of arm movement, tosses in the air.
Very…oh wow, some…especially when you’re watching it from a higher angle…moves. Okay, and then a tumble across, some spinning stuff. The judges are smiling. Clovers are watching. Okay, some more tumbling, some jumping, some cheer…up-in-the-arms stuff, and a circle. The crowd’s into it, the crowd’s into it. Some dance…swing dance type moves, swinging-around type moves with jumping in the background. Whoa, the judges say, wow, holy cow, I haven't seen that one. A couple of the Clovers are into it. Cliff is really into it. So, I don't know if it’s more of like some classic rock music or early punk? I don't know what the song is. Crowd’s cheering and doing more…okay, and they go into their final move. Oh no, not their final move…okay.
Then a roll-out…whoa, some sort of…what do you call that, a horizontal spin? Then they’re doing their build to the tower type thing. Isis says, okay, pretty good. Crowd’s cheering, the audience is cheering, and Toros are feeding the audience, feeding off the audience. Her brother’s cheering. Or, Cliff was cheering, but also Torrance’s brother. Get some cheers from the crowd…the judges say, okay…but they weren’t furiously writing, either. Let’s hear it for the defending champs. High-fives…okay, we fade…another crowd cheering. Our five finalist teams have taken the stage. Please give them a warm welcome to our MCs. Cheer Fashion Magazine, Brandi Tattersol, and USCA president, Johnny Garrison. The moment you’ve all been waiting for, the award ceremony. So, all the teams are holding hands.
Five final squads; only one will get the grand prize trophy, a check for 20,000 Gs. Third place, New Pope High School, the Cavaliers, Mississippi. Okay, everybody claps. Well done. Then they say, Brandi or something do the honors. Second place…this was a tough decision as there was two outstanding performances this year. In second place, from San Diego California, Rancho Carne Toros. First they’re stunned but then they say, okay, yeah, yeah, we got second place. They start cheering. Now they’re really happy. Everybody’s cheering. They get the trophy. They’re going wild. Seems genuine. The winners of this National High School Cheerleading Championship, please come…oh, it’s the Clovers. The Clovers are cheering.
They’re holding up the trophy. Number one…grab everything…they’re take…jumping around, getting the photos taken. They’re happy. Let’s hear it. Then the audience starts to stand and cheer everybody, all five teams. Now we got more photos afterwards. Isis walks away…walks up to Torrance. Or, is that Torrance…right? Says, okay, great captain. I respect you guys. You respect us. Okay, great. Good…we’re both leaders, eh? Yeah, we were better than you, but…yeah. No, we were better than you. Then the Spirit Stick makes its…I made my own Spirit Stick. That’s Whitney? I can't remember the names. Cliff’s sister…and she’s holding it out, and she’s saying, god, Torrance…and she drops it to show Torrance you can drop the Spirit Stick and it’ll be okay. So, she grabs it. She goes, okay, maybe I should get rid of this thing.
You’re right. They hug. Cliff hugs his sister. Oh, you remember Torrance? Oh, Torrance, huh? I think so. She heads off. Torrance and Cliff say, okay, second place. How does it feel? Feels like first. She smiles. Whoa boy, and she kisses Cliff. Somebody’s taking a photograph of it? No. Okay, good. There’s a lot of streamers, balloons, and…oh, then we have…is this a cast sequence? Oh yeah, so…oh, and this is like silly…everybody’s cheering. Oh, this is outtakes or…? I don't know, this is very fun. Even though I don't have it…now we’re having outtakes. But yeah, this is kinda like a…what do you call that where you…? Yeah, so we have outtakes combined with everybody from the cast cheering together and having fun. Then we start to see the credits roll.
I think these are probably other mistakes, which is cool, especially as part of a teen comedy, teen film. A lot of Kirsten Dunst mistakes having…but all of them where they’re having fun. Now more over-the-top, I think. I don't know, 'cause I don't know what’s…what the music is. Yeah, people dancing, having fun. I just don’t know…I wish I knew what the music was. But yeah, over-the-top dancing. This is all on the stage in San…or wherever it was supposed to be, Daytona Beach. A lot…yeah, a lot of just kinda teen, early-twenty people shooting a movie and enjoying…really being in the characters. I don't know, they seem to be singing along with whatever the song is, 'cause Isis is dancing right now, singing along. Okay, then we’re seeing more cuts and outtakes.
More outtakes than mistakes, and then more singing along, more Clovers. They’re singing along to the song, so I don't know what the song is…and people laughing. There’s Sparky dancing with the cheer squads, and we’re seeing all the stars of the movie. Yeah, and then…oh whoa, this one’s in high speed. They’re doing Roxette-style dancing kicks. That’s pretty fun. I like how it’s still going though, 'cause…even into the end of the movie. I always appreciate having fun stuff like this with the credits. More outtakes, the Macarena, then along with whatever music is playing underneath, and them…I think these are some…just cut scenes that were funny.
Then still dancing along to the song and singing it, people being silly with the camera and thumbs-upping the camera. So, yeah, more outtakes, and that’s everything. So, that’s the movie, and I hope you enjoyed it. Torrance…Missy is whose name I keep getting mixed up. Sorry, Missy. Pantone or Pantone…get Pantone on the phone. Remember that from an intro? Well, goodnight everybody. As Isis would say, all is gonna be well. Just do your best. Imagine you’re at home, and all will be fine. Thanks, and goodnight.
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Watchalong
Marbles
https://www.terraxplorations.com/post/a-brief-history-of-marbles
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/29486/brief-history-marbles-including-all-marble-slang
https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/16941
Kirsten Dunst Appreciation
https://filmschoolrejects.com/kirsten-dunst/
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/kirsten-dunst-underrated-overlooked-hollywood
Busby Berkeley
https://filmschoolrejects.com/beginners-guide-to-busby-berkeley/
Best Cheer Routines
https://cheertheory.com/ten-cheerleading-worlds-routines-that-made-the-crowd-go-insane/
https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/best-cheer-routines-ever-47118831
DOWN TO BUSINESS
I wanted to say something about pom poms
There’s nothing I can say to improve on pom poms
Pom Pom / Palm Palm
How many poodles are named Pom Pom?
Deep Dark Night United
Karl W Links
PLUGS
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INTRO
It could be feelings
Feelings that have been there or feelings that are coming up
Changing Mechanical Time
I’m recording this right on the verge of a time change
Asserting our dominance through clock changes
Take that, Mother Nature!
I feel like California voted to petition a board to get rid of Daylight Savings, no?
A representative of time change in my brain
I’m Pre-Grouchin’
It could be time change…or the results of it
Of course I get tired every time I want to stay up
For any moon or starts events
You’re right, I don’t know what it’s like to be you
Superfluous Pleasures
Tangents may or not be pleasurable
This is more like aspirational conversation
Aunt Martha’s Sleep Method: Hold Marbles in Your Hand
Wait a second, that idea is terrible and interesting at the same time
Another night where I lost my marbles
If marbles got warm, that wouldn’t be half bad
Are there adult marbles?
The Professional League of Marbles
Oh me, I’m a pro
The Marble Vagabond
I guess this episode will be about the Marble Vagabond
It’s normal to be skeptical
I’ll have to try Aunt Martha’s Marble Method sometime
Maybe I could offer hand-warmed marbles to rich people
Human-Warmed Bathtubs (don’t worry there’s no water in there)
We’re gonna figure out what’s been broughten tonight with Bring It On
I love when things go off the rails
STORY
A live watchalong of Bring It On, part 2
They hired a choreographer
Torrance and Cliff’s blossoming romance has begun
A full gymnast move off of that swingset
This must be the Hollywood Hills
Cliff believes in Torrance
An almost first kiss
Universal Cheer Association Regionals at Cal State Dominguez Hills
Isn’t that where BF Aaron goes to school?
Welcome to the world of competitive cheerleading?
What year did Pitch Perfect come out?
This surely influenced Pitch Perfect
Missy is really unsure of this new world
Dance Moms, meet Cheer Moms
Extra points for clarity and effulgence
The Clovers stroll in
East Compton Clovers – a very impressive routine
Backflips right away
The judges are into it
Interviewing Torrance
Prepare for Sparky
The Might Muskrats of Mesa Cucamonga
They’re doing Sparky’s routine first!
Torrance blows a kiss to Aaron, but Cliff misinterprets
Now what will Rancho Carne do?
Oh no, they’re about to do the exact same routine!
The Clovers are laughing
Another routine that’s not original
Big Red is stunned
They’re doing a good job, but that’s beside the point
This is more dance
The Clover routine was more team-oriented
A totally silent response
This is a serious issue
Sparky Polestri has used this routine with 6 different squads!
Torrance owns up to this bad judgment
They’re the defending champs so they’ll go to the finals no matter what
But they can’t do that routine again
Big Red is mad they didn’t do her routine, even though that was also stolen
Aaron is mad that Big Red stole a routine
Aaron and Torrance talk
Aaron says maybe Torrance isn’t captain material
Isn’t it a little warm for a sweater, Aaron?
Torrance is livid
Is Aaron’s car a Suzuki Samurai?
The kiss between Aaron and Torrance is awkward
Cliff is confused that Aaron is Torrance’s BF
He gives flowers and a mixtape for Torrance
She’s got a double set of Wizard of Oz plushies
He wrote a song for her??
She’s laughing at Cliff’s love song
Now she’s cheering while she dances to this song
I admire Kirsten Dunst for letting loose here
Back at high school
Courtney and Whitney take over – they’re gonna skip Nationals
They’re staging a coup
Torrance won’t resign as Captain
Torrance believes they will bounce back with a fresh routine
3 weeks until Nationals
Everyone joins with Torrance
A training montage at multiple locations
Getting trained in so many different arts
What musical are they practicing?
Torrance comes to visit Aaron
Torrance breaks up with Aaron and then she sees that he was with someone else
East Compton couldn’t raise the money to go to Nationals
If EC can’t go, they can use their copied routine
Torrance wants to help EC get to Nationals
Torrance’s parents notice a change in their daughter
Torrance enters to meet Isis and the Clovers
Torrance is going to sponsor EC
Isis doesn’t want their help
Isis is trying to be a Captain
They’re both trying to be captains
They’ll both bring it at Nationals
No feeling sorry for each other
Torrance loved Cliff’s tape
Cliff believed in Torrance, Aaron didn’t
Cliff doesn’t understand and is mad
Missy training montage
Wow, what a view from that house
Cliff, get over yourself!
Cut to Pauletta and EC Clovers
The cheerleaders are Inspiration Believers
Pauletta is like an Oprah proxy?
Pauletta is sponsoring the EC Clovers
Daytona Tiki Adventure Suites
Welcome to Nationals
It looks like they’re staying in Condos
Torrance and Cliff are playing phone tag
Oh, the competition is outdoors?
Why is this familiar to me?
Stay inside the boundaries or your’e DQ-ed
Isis and Torrance talk
The Preliminary Round
Do they do the same routine in each round?
The judges aren’t impressed by this Saturday Night Fever routine?
In the Final: RCH and the Cloves
Back to the Tiki Hotel
Missy and Torrance are celebrating their friendship
You have to stay within the Blue Square
People are looking for their lucky stuff
More comedy of cheerleaders not ready for the pressure
Isis is very Emma Otter with her team
The Clovers have to go first
Cheering the Pre-Cheer
A lot of kinetic motion
Most importantly, the Clovers are having fun
Intensity and Joy
A lot of tumbling and throws
An upward domino move
The crowd goes wild
The Toros are up
Cliff is in the crowd
A more frantic energy
The judges are interested
Swing Dance type Moves
I’m not sure what music this is to
People are into it
Whoa, is that a horizontal spin?
Feeding off the audience
Cliff and Torrance’s brother are cheering
Cheer Fashion Magazine
First Place wins $20,000
Rancho Carne Toros get 2nd place
They happily accept it
East Compton Clovers win!!
Isis walks up to Torrance
Some Respect Between Captains
Missy made her own Spirit Stick
It’s ok to drop the Spirit Stick, Torrance
Cliff and Torrance have a moment
She kisses Cliff!
A lot of balloons and celebration
Oh boy, there’s a silly cast sequence for the credits
Is this outtakes??
Everyone from the cast is cheering together and having fun
It’s nice to see bloopers
They’re having so much fun
Some young people really enjoying themselves
More outtakes than mistakes
I don’t know the song they’re singing along to
Oh, the Macarena!
And that’s it
Thanks for listening
Sorry I kept messing up Missy’s name
All Will Be Well, as Isis would say
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SUMMARY:
Episode: 1260
Title: Bring It On – Watchalong – Part 2
Deep Dark Night United: Karl W Links
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Notable Language:
- Pom Pom / Palm Palm
- Changing Mechanical Time
- Pre-Grouchin’
- Professional League of Marbles (PLM)
- The Marble Vagabond
- Hand-Warmed Marbles
- Human-Warmed Bathtubs
- Swing Dance Type Moves
Notable Culture:
- Bring It On
- The Wizard of Oz
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- Daylight Savings Time
- Cal State Dominguez Hills
- Pitch Perfect
- Suzuki Samurai
- “Bye Bye Bye” – NSYNC
- Saturday Night Fever
- Emma Otter
- Cheer Fashion Magazine
- Rockettes
- The Macarena
Notable Talking Points:
- It could be feelings
- Feelings that have been there or feelings that are coming up
- Changing Mechanical Time
- I’m recording this right on the verge of a time change
- Asserting our dominance through clock changes
- Take that, Mother Nature!
- I feel like California voted to petition a board to get rid of Daylight Savings, no?
- A representative of time change in my brain
- I’m Pre-Grouchin’
- It could be time change…or the results of it
- Of course I get tired every time I want to stay up
- For any moon or starts events
- You’re right, I don’t know what it’s like to be you
- Superfluous Pleasures
- Tangents may or not be pleasurable
- This is more like aspirational conversation
- Aunt Martha’s Sleep Method: Hold Marbles in Your Hand
- Wait a second, that idea is terrible and interesting at the same time
- Another night where I lost my marbles
- If marbles got warm, that wouldn’t be half bad
- Are there adult marbles?
- The Professional League of Marbles
- Oh me, I’m a pro
- The Marble Vagabond
- I guess this episode will be about the Marble Vagabond
- It’s normal to be skeptical
- I’ll have to try Aunt Martha’s Marble Method sometime
- Maybe I could offer hand-warmed marbles to rich people
- Human-Warmed Bathtubs (don’t worry there’s no water in there)
- We’re gonna figure out what’s been broughten tonight with Bring It On
- I love when things go off the rails
- A live watchalong of Bring It On, part 2
- They hired a choreographer
- Torrance and Cliff’s blossoming romance has begun
- A full gymnast move off of that swingset
- This must be the Hollywood Hills
- Cliff believes in Torrance
- An almost first kiss
- Universal Cheer Association Regionals at Cal State Dominguez Hills
- Isn’t that where BF Aaron goes to school?
- Welcome to the world of competitive cheerleading?
- What year did Pitch Perfect come out?
- This surely influenced Pitch Perfect
- Missy is really unsure of this new world
- Dance Moms, meet Cheer Moms
- Extra points for clarity and effulgence
- The Clovers stroll in
- East Compton Clovers – a very impressive routine
- Backflips right away
- The judges are into it
- Interviewing Torrance
- Prepare for Sparky
- The Might Muskrats of Mesa Cucamonga
- They’re doing Sparky’s routine first!
- Torrance blows a kiss to Aaron, but Cliff misinterprets
- Now what will Rancho Carne do?
- Oh no, they’re about to do the exact same routine!
- The Clovers are laughing
- Another routine that’s not original
- Big Red is stunned
- They’re doing a good job, but that’s beside the point
- This is more dance
- The Clover routine was more team-oriented
- A totally silent response
- This is a serious issue
- Sparky Polestri has used this routine with 6 different squads!
- Torrance owns up to this bad judgment
- They’re the defending champs so they’ll go to the finals no matter what
- But they can’t do that routine again
- Big Red is mad they didn’t do her routine, even though that was also stolen
- Aaron is mad that Big Red stole a routine
- Aaron and Torrance talk
- Aaron says maybe Torrance isn’t captain material
- Isn’t it a little warm for a sweater, Aaron?
- Torrance is livid
- Is Aaron’s car a Suzuki Samurai?
- The kiss between Aaron and Torrance is awkward
- Cliff is confused that Aaron is Torrance’s BF
- He gives flowers and a mixtape for Torrance
- She’s got a double set of Wizard of Oz plushies
- He wrote a song for her??
- She’s laughing at Cliff’s love song
- Now she’s cheering while she dances to this song
- I admire Kirsten Dunst for letting loose here
- Back at high school
- Courtney and Whitney take over – they’re gonna skip Nationals
- They’re staging a coup
- Torrance won’t resign as Captain
- Torrance believes they will bounce back with a fresh routine
- 3 weeks until Nationals
- Everyone joins with Torrance
- A training montage at multiple locations
- Getting trained in so many different arts
- What musical are they practicing?
- Torrance comes to visit Aaron
- Torrance breaks up with Aaron and then she sees that he was with someone else
- East Compton couldn’t raise the money to go to Nationals
- If EC can’t go, they can use their copied routine
- Torrance wants to help EC get to Nationals
- Torrance’s parents notice a change in their daughter
- Torrance enters to meet Isis and the Clovers
- Torrance is going to sponsor EC
- Isis doesn’t want their help
- Isis is trying to be a Captain
- They’re both trying to be captains
- They’ll both bring it at Nationals
- No feeling sorry for each other
- Torrance loved Cliff’s tape
- Cliff believed in Torrance, Aaron didn’t
- Cliff doesn’t understand and is mad
- Missy training montage
- Wow, what a view from that house
- Cliff, get over yourself!
- Cut to Pauletta and EC Clovers
- The cheerleaders are Inspiration Believers
- Pauletta is like an Oprah proxy?
- Pauletta is sponsoring the EC Clovers
- Daytona Tiki Adventure Suites
- Welcome to Nationals
- It looks like they’re staying in Condos
- Torrance and Cliff are playing phone tag
- Oh, the competition is outdoors?
- Why is this familiar to me?
- Stay inside the boundaries or your’e DQ-ed
- Isis and Torrance talk
- The Preliminary Round
- Do they do the same routine in each round?
- The judges aren’t impressed by this Saturday Night Fever routine?
- In the Final: RCH and the Cloves
- Back to the Tiki Hotel
- Missy and Torrance are celebrating their friendship
- You have to stay within the Blue Square
- People are looking for their lucky stuff
- More comedy of cheerleaders not ready for the pressure
- Isis is very Emma Otter with her team
- The Clovers have to go first
- Cheering the Pre-Cheer
- A lot of kinetic motion
- Most importantly, the Clovers are having fun
- Intensity and Joy
- A lot of tumbling and throws
- An upward domino move
- The crowd goes wild
- The Toros are up
- Cliff is in the crowd
- A more frantic energy
- The judges are interested
- Swing Dance type Moves
- I’m not sure what music this is to
- People are into it
- Whoa, is that a horizontal spin?
- Feeding off the audience
- Cliff and Torrance’s brother are cheering
- Cheer Fashion Magazine
- First Place wins $20,000
- Rancho Carne Toros get 2nd place
- They happily accept it
- East Compton Clovers win!!
- Isis walks up to Torrance
- Some Respect Between Captains
- Missy made her own Spirit Stick
- It’s ok to drop the Spirit Stick, Torrance
- Cliff and Torrance have a moment
- She kisses Cliff!
- A lot of balloons and celebration
- Oh boy, there’s a silly cast sequence for the credits
- Is this outtakes??
- Everyone from the cast is cheering together and having fun
- It’s nice to see bloopers
- They’re having so much fun
- Some young people really enjoying themselves
- More outtakes than mistakes
- I don’t know the song they’re singing along to
- Oh, the Macarena!
- And that’s it
- Thanks for listening
- Sorry I kept messing up Missy’s name
- All Will Be Well, as Isis would say
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