About this episode

The episode discusses the mixed opinions on the comedy 'The A-List' filmed in Lake Oswego High School.

We're a lot more split on our opinions of this mid 2010's comedy filmed almost entirely in Lake Oswego High School. It's sort of a weird hybrid of Disney Channel movie and Ryan Murphy project -- which, if you're familiar with the old 2000s television show "Popular," makes sense -- but is it able to pull off such a weird tone mixed with a preposterous plot conceit? Find out this month.

Topics covered

• comedy
• film analysis
• Disney Channel
• Ryan Murphy
• mid 2010s
• Lake Oswego

Keywords

• The A-List
• Lake Oswego High School
• comedy
• Disney Channel
• Ryan Murphy
• Popular
• film analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The A-List, Popular

Places: Lake Oswego High School

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