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Podcast: Old Roommates
Episode: Ep 115: "Sleepless in Seattle" Revisited
Description: Two minutes. That’s all the Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks get to share in the 1993 movie, “Sleepless in Seattle.” Yes, the Nora Ephron film put its audiences through some very non-rom-com experiments, including a rather morbid beginning (“Mommy got sick...”), a sorta-selfish leading lady, and a soundtrack filled with old-people music. And yet, it worked. The box office blockbuster remains in the hearts of many. Now, almost 30 years later, were Sam and Annie really “MFEO”? Should we still be rooting for these cross-country cuties (one of whom is engaged)? And does Rosie O’Donnell’s self-confessed Bette Midler impression stand the test of...