The Trope Report
Two Girls on a Quest to Find the Greatest Romantic Comedy of All Time
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The Trope Report is a movie podcast dedicated to finding the best of the best. Season 1, Tara and Ashley found the greatest romantic comedy. This Season, they’re watching 32 Disney Channel Original Movies. The movies will duke it out in a bracket style competition to find the greatest DCOM!
DCOM Bracket
High School Musical 2
Halloweentown
High School Musical 2
Cadet Kelly
Get A Clue
Cheetah Girls
Brink!
Cheetah Girls
The Even Stevens Movie
Cheetah Girls 2
High School Musical
Minute Men
Gotta Kick It Up
Gotta Kick It Up
The 13th Year
Stuck in the Suburbs
Pixel Perfect
Princess Protection Program
Twitches
Lemonade Mouth
Motorcrossed
Wizards Movie
Camp Rock
Don’t Look Under the Bed
Starstruck
The Luck of the Irish
Mom’s Got a Date with a Vampire
Jump In
Zenon
Wendy Wu
Smart House
Johnny Tsunami
Cow Belles
Read It and Weep
Go Figure
Episodes
Tara and Ashley introduce Season 2 of The Trope Report! This season they’re watching Disney Channel Original Movies! What makes DCOMs so special? And what constitutes a good one?
Tara and Ashley start Season 2 with a bang watching the critically acclaimed sequel to High School Musical.
This week, Tara and Ashley discuss the lowest scored DCOM of the bracket, Lindsay Lohan’s farewell to Disney Channel: Get A Clue.
A movie that defined a generation. Girl Power! We have special guest Apoorva who is a Galleria. Can you guess what Cheetah Girl Tara and Ash are?
Tara and Ashley plan their dream Spain vacation while talking Cheetah Girls 2. Could the sequel be even better than the original?!
Blackholes, betrayal, bullies and beer. Disney channel turns the maturity level up a notch in Minutemen.
This week, Tara talk Gotta Kick It Up and pin it up against Minute Men. Which DCOM will reign supreme?!
Scoring
High School Musical 2
Star Power: 9
Quality: 8
Tropes: 7
Nostalgia: 10
Message: 8.5
TOTAL: 42.5
Matchup 1
VS
Get A Clue
Star Power: 7
Quality: 3
Tropes: 8.5
Nostalgia: 2
Message: 4
TOTAL: 24.5
Cheetah Girls
Star Power: 6
Quality: 9.5
Tropes: 6
Nostalgia: 10
Message: 10
TOTAL: 41.5
Matchup 2
VS
Cheetah Girls 2
Star Power: 6
Quality: 8
Tropes: 5
Nostalgia: 7
Message: 7
TOTAL: 33
Minutemen
Star Power: 4
Quality: 5
Tropes: 6
Nostalgia: 5.5
Message: 8.5
TOTAL: 29
Matchup 3
VS
Gotta Kick It Up
Star Power: 5
Quality: 6
Tropes: 6.5
Nostalgia: 6.5
Message: 9
TOTAL: 33
Season 1 Episodes
Tara and Ashley discuss what constitutes a romantic comedy and the criteria to judge them
Tara and Ashley battle it out over Say Anything and The Wedding Date. Who will come out on top?
This week, Tara and Ashley discuss two Netflix original rom-coms: Set It Up and The Kissing Booth. Which movie will reign supreme?
Tara and Ashley review the scores for Say Anything and Set It Up and determine which movie should move forward in the bracket.
Tara, Ashley, and Tara's brother Brian discuss Always Be My Maybe and Failure to Launch.
This week, Tara and Ashley talk about Trainwreck vs The Prince and Me. Will the oldie or the modern classic move forward?
Tara and Ashley review the scores for Always Be My Maybe, Trainwreck, and Set It Up to decide which movies will continue in the bracket.
She’s the Man is a comedic masterpiece. Map of Tiny Perfect Things made us introspective. Which one will come out on top?
16 Candles is an absolutely insane product of its time. 27 Dresses hits hard in every category. This week, Tara’s childhood friend, Claire joins the pod to discuss these two classics.
PSA: Ashley T-Pained herself this week and accidentally left autotune on. We will have to "Buy U A Drank" for listening to this episode.
Should Ryan Reynold's character in Definitely Maybe be locked up? And should all NBA players also be actors? Find out this week on The Trope Report.
Tara, Ashley, and special guest Gaby are shocked by the theme of pedophilia in Never Been Kissed. Gaby explains why Friends with Benefits speaks to her.
Boobies in this...
The girls try to figure out if CGI hair plugs were used on Billy Crystal and why the producers of Just Go With It felt by putting glasses on Jennifer Aniston, she was then ugly.
This episode was sponsored by Blanche's tapioca pudding. A new movement is formed...Bring Back Balls (B.B.B.).
Bonus: Third Quarter
Wait 30 minutes after you eat before swimming...same goes for reviewing movies. Tara and Ashley have to correct some of their previous rankings when they might have been a little too heavy handed. Tune in to wrap up the third quarter of the bracket!
Brian is back. Cargo shorts are back. This week the italians defend Little Italy as the most accurate italian-canadian movie out there. Ashley backs To All the Boys. Peter Kavinsky stans rise up.
One of the worst matchups yet...listen if you dare.
This week, we watch one of Ashley's favorites!
Ash and our special guest Claudia team up to fight against Tara for this matchup. Is Ralph Fiennes from the 1950s? Is Forgetting Sarah Marshall depressing?
Tara and Ashley give fun facts about the winners of this portion of the bracket and decide which of the winners will move forward.
Hugh grant is a green onion! Who wouldn't like a Scooby Doo reunion?! Is Britain 20 years behind? Pubes pizza. All things covered in this weeks episode.
Two VERY DIFFERENT movies duke it out this week. Sandra Bullock vs Meg Ryan, two of our greatest leading ladiessss.
An unexpected sub makes big plays. The girls discuss mean girls and the destiny of a younger sibling. We need to know, are you a younger sibling? Are you also a spy?
In the FINAL matchup of the bracket, Pretty Woman and Serendipity go head to head. Two oldies, but are they goodies?
And the Winner Is...
Tune in to listen to the season finale and the winner of the Romantic Comedy Bracket!
Say Anything
Set It Up
Always Be My Maybe
Train Wreck
Always Be My Maybe
Always Be My Maybe
27 Dresses
She’s the Man
Just Wright
A Cinderella Story
A Cinderella Story
Made of Honor
Leap Year
Leap Year
Leap Year
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Life as We Know It
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
When Harry Met Sally
Sweet Home Alabama
When Harry Met Sally
Crazy Stupid Love
Crazy Stupid Love
10 Things I Hate About You
Crazy Stupid Love
Hitch
Hitch
Music and Lyrics
Drive Me Crazy
Drive Me Crazy
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Little Italy
Bridget Jone’s Diary
Bridget Jone’s Diary
Sleepless in Seattle
Bridget Jone’s Diary
Falling Inn Love
Serendipity
Serendipity
1
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
7
9
11
27 Dresses
27 Dresses
27 Dresses
Friends with Benefits
Friends with Benefits
Moonstruck
When Harry Met Sally
When Harry Met Sally
When Harry Met Sally
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
50 First
Dates
No Strings Attached
13 Going
on 30
13 Going
on 30
Little Italy
Little Italy
Little Italy
The Wedding Planner
21
22
24
27
6
23
8
25
10
26
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
31
16
32
Scoring
Say Anything
Romance: 8
Comedy: 6
Light Heartedness: 6
Quality: 9
Tropiness: 5.5
TOTAL: 34.5
Matchup 1
VS
The Wedding Date
Romance: 6.5
Comedy: 6
Light Heartedness: 7
Quality: 6
Tropiness: 7
TOTAL: 32.5
Set It Up
Romance: 6
Comedy: 8
Light Heartedness: 8.5
Quality: 8
Tropiness: 7.5
TOTAL: 38
Matchup 2
VS
The Kissing Booth
Romance: 7.5
Comedy: 6
Light Heartedness: 7
Quality: 5
Tropiness: 10
TOTAL: 35.5
Always Be My Maybe
Romance: 9
Comedy: 9
Light Heartedness: 5.5
Quality: 9
Tropiness: 6
TOTAL: 38.5
Matchup 3
VS
Failure to Launch
Romance: 5
Comedy: 7
Light Heartedness: 7
Quality: 7
Tropiness: 5.5
TOTAL: 31.5
Trainwreck
Romance: 7.5
Comedy: 10
Light Heartedness: 6
Quality: 8.5
Tropiness: 6
TOTAL: 38
Matchup 4
VS
Prince and Me
Romance: 9
Comedy: 4
Light Heartedness: 7
Quality: 7.5
Tropiness: 9
TOTAL: 36.5
She’s The Man
Romance: 6
Comedy: 10
Light Heartedness: 10
Quality: 8
Tropiness: 4.5
TOTAL: 38.5
Matchup 5
VS
Map of Tiny Perfect Things
Romance: 7
Comedy: 6.5
Light Heartedness: 6
Quality: 9
Tropiness: 7
TOTAL: 35.5
27 Dresses
Romance: 8
Comedy: 6.5
Light Heartedness: 8
Quality: 8
Tropiness: 10
TOTAL: 40.5
Matchup 6
VS
16 Candles
Romance: 2
Comedy: 1
Light Heartedness: 3
Quality: 3
Tropiness: 3.5
TOTAL: 12.5
Definitely Maybe
Romance: 6
Comedy: 7.5
Light Heartedness: 6
Quality: 8.5
Tropiness: 6.5
TOTAL: 34.5
Matchup 7
VS
Just Wright
Romance: 7
Comedy: 6
Light Heartedness: 8
Quality: 7.5
Tropiness: 8
TOTAL: 36.5
Never Been Kissed
Romance: 4
Comedy: 5
Light Heartedness: 5
Quality: 7
Tropiness: 8
TOTAL: 29
Matchup 8
VS
Friends with Benefits
Romance: 8
Comedy: 8
Light Heartedness: 7
Quality: 6
Tropiness: 7
TOTAL: 36
The Ugly Truth
Romance: 2
Comedy: 2
Light Heartedness: 6.5
Quality: 4
Tropiness: 8
TOTAL: 22.5
Matchup 9
VS
Moonstruck
Romance: 9
Comedy: 8
Light Heartedness: 6.5
Quality: 10
Tropiness: 6
TOTAL: 39.5
When Harry Met Sally
Romance: 9.5
Comedy: 8.5
Light Heartedness: 8
Quality: 10
Tropiness: 8.5
TOTAL: 44.5
Matchup 10
VS
Just Go With It
Romance: 7
Comedy: 8
Light Heartedness: 9
Quality: 7
Tropiness: 6.5
TOTAL: 37.5
Pride and Prejudice
Romance: 10
Comedy: 8
Light Heartedness: 7.5
Quality: 10
Tropiness: 8
TOTAL: 43.5
Matchup 11
VS
New In Town
Romance: 3
Comedy: 6
Light Heartedness: 8
Quality: 5
Tropiness: 7
TOTAL: 29
Sweet Home Alabama
Romance: 9
Comedy: 7.5
Light Heartedness: 7.5
Quality: 8
Tropiness: 9
TOTAL: 41
Matchup 12
VS
While You Were Sleeping
Romance: 8
Comedy: 8
Light Heartedness: 9
Quality: 8
Tropiness: 8
TOTAL: 39
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Romance: 10
Comedy: 8
Light Heartedness: 7.5
Quality: 10
Tropiness: 8
TOTAL: 43.5
Matchup 13
VS
Two Weeks Notice
Romance: 3
Comedy: 6
Light Heartedness: 8
Quality: 5
Tropiness: 7
TOTAL: 29
10 Things I Hate About You
Romance: 9
Comedy: 7.5
Light Heartedness: 7
Quality: 9.5
Tropiness: 9
TOTAL: 42
Matchup 14
VS
Overboard
Romance: 5.5
Comedy: 5
Light Heartedness: 3.5
Quality: 6
Tropiness: 6
TOTAL: 26
Hitch
Romance: 7
Comedy: 9.5
Light Heartedness: 9
Quality: 8.5
Tropiness: 8
TOTAL: 42
Matchup 15
VS
The Holiday
Romance: 9.5
Comedy: 6.5
Light Heartedness: 8
Quality: 9.5
Tropiness: 7.5
TOTAL: 41
Music and Lyrics
Romance: 6
Comedy: 6.5
Light Heartedness: 9
Quality: 6.5
Tropiness: 5.5
TOTAL: 33.5
Matchup 16
VS
Sabrina
Romance: 6
Comedy: 6
Light Heartedness: 6
Quality: 8
Tropiness: 6.5
TOTAL: 32.5
A Cinderella Story
Romance: 7.5
Comedy: 8.5
Light Heartedness: 8.5
Quality: 6.5
Tropiness: 10
TOTAL: 41
Matchup 17
VS
4 Weddings and a Funeral
Romance: 4
Comedy: 2
Light Heartedness: 6
Quality: 7.5
Tropiness: 6.5
TOTAL: 26
Love Simon
Romance: 7
Comedy: 6.5
Light Heartedness: 6.5
Quality: 8.5
Tropiness: 7
TOTAL: 35.5
Matchup 18
VS
Made of Honor
Romance: 7.5
Comedy: 6
Light Heartedness: 8.5
Quality: 6.5
Tropiness: 8.5
TOTAL: 37
Leap Year
Romance: 8.5
Comedy: 7
Light Heartedness: 9
Quality: 7
Tropiness: 9
TOTAL: 40.5
Matchup 19
VS
Amélie
Romance: 9.5
Comedy: 6.5
Light Heartedness: 6.5
Quality: 10
Tropiness: 5
TOTAL: 37.5
Notting Hill
Romance: 5
Comedy: 4
Light Heartedness: 6
Quality: 7
Tropiness: 6.5
TOTAL: 28.5
Matchup 20
VS
Life as We Know It
Romance: 7.5
Comedy: 7.5
Light Heartedness: 6
Quality: 7
Tropiness: 7.5
TOTAL: 35.5
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Romance: 10
Comedy: 10
Light Heartedness: 10
Quality: 10
Tropiness: 9
TOTAL: 49
Matchup 21
VS
Long Shot
Romance: 8
Comedy: 8.5
Light Heartedness: 7.5
Quality: 9.5
Tropiness: 7.5
TOTAL: 41
50 First Dates
Romance: 10
Comedy: 6.5
Light Heartedness: 6
Quality: 7
Tropiness: 6.5
TOTAL: 37
Matchup 22
VS
The Hating Game
Romance: 6
Comedy: 5
Light Heartedness: 7.5
Quality: 6
Tropiness: 9.5
TOTAL: 34
No Strings Attached
Romance: 7
Comedy: 7.5
Light Heartedness: 6.5
Quality: 7
Tropiness: 7.5
TOTAL: 35.5
Matchup 23
VS
You’ve Got Mail
Romance: 5.5
Comedy: 6.5
Light Heartedness: 7
Quality: 8
Tropiness: 7
TOTAL: 34
13 Going on 30
Romance: 10
Comedy: 6.5
Light Heartedness: 6.5
Quality: 10
Tropiness: 7.5
TOTAL: 40.5
Matchup 24
VS
She’s Out of My League
Romance: 7
Comedy: 8
Light Heartedness: 9
Quality: 6
Tropiness: 6.5
TOTAL: 36.5
To All the Boys I Loved Before
Romance: 8.5
Comedy: 5.5
Light Heartedness: 8
Quality: 7
Tropiness: 9.5
TOTAL: 38.5
Matchup 25
VS
Little Italy
Romance: 7.5
Comedy: 7.5
Light Heartedness: 10
Quality: 5
Tropiness: 10
TOTAL: 40
Licorice Pizza
Romance: 0
Comedy: 3
Light Heartedness: 2
Quality: 5
Tropiness: 2
TOTAL: 12
Matchup 26
VS
Wedding Planner
Romance: 2
Comedy: 3
Light Heartedness: 4
Quality: 2.5
Tropiness: 7
TOTAL: 18.5
Drive Me Crazy
Romance: 8.5
Comedy: 5
Light Heartedness: 7
Quality: 6.5
Tropiness: 9
TOTAL: 36
Matchup 27
VS
Plus One
Romance: 5
Comedy: 5
Light Heartedness: 6
Quality: 6.5
Tropiness: 5
TOTAL: 27.5
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Romance: 7
Comedy: 7.5
Light Heartedness: 6.5
Quality: 8
Tropiness: 6
TOTAL: 35
Matchup 28
VS
Maid in Manhattan
Romance: 6
Comedy: 4
Light Heartedness: 6.5
Quality: 5
Tropiness: 8
TOTAL: 29.5
Bridget Jone’s Diary
Romance: 7
Comedy: 7.5
Light Heartedness: 6.5
Quality: 8
Tropiness: 8
TOTAL: 37
Matchup 29
VS
She’s All That
Romance: 7
Comedy: 6.5
Light Heartedness: 6.5
Quality: 6.5
Tropiness: 9
TOTAL: 35.5
Sleepless in Seattle
Romance: 7.5
Comedy: 6.5
Light Heartedness: 5.5
Quality: 9
Tropiness: 7
TOTAL: 35.5
Matchup 30
VS
The Proposal
Romance: 6
Comedy: 7
Light Heartedness: 8.5
Quality: 6.5
Tropiness: 6.5
TOTAL: 34.5
Can’t Buy Me Love
Romance: 6
Comedy: 7
Light Heartedness: 7
Quality: 7.5
Tropiness: 7
TOTAL: 34.5
Matchup 31
VS
Falling Inn Love
Romance: 7
Comedy: 6
Light Heartedness: 8.5
Quality: 5.5
Tropiness: 10
TOTAL: 37
Pretty Woman
Romance: 5.5
Comedy: 4.5
Light Heartedness: 2
Quality: 7.5
Tropiness: 5
TOTAL: 24.5
Matchup 32
VS
Falling Inn Love
Romance: 8.5
Comedy: 6
Light Heartedness: 6
Quality: 8.5
Tropiness: 7.5
TOTAL: 36.5
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