Romance Fans React to the Mr. & Mrs. Smith Trailers!
If you’re a romantic suspense fan, you are probably holding your breath just like we are that the new Mr. and Mrs. Smith TV series will live up to our shipping expectations. The series, now streaming on Amazon Prime, is a reimagining of the movie starring Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie. Donald Glover and Maya Erskine star as John and Jane Smith, two spies posing as a married couple for their mission who are maybe, just maybe, stumbling into real feelings for each other. Before watching the 8-episode show, hosts Jennifer and Heather recorded their first impressions of the trailers. Listen to their hopes and fears for the series, and, of course, their predictions about whether they’re going to “ship it or skip it.” (And stay tuned for a followup discussion about how the show’s romance storyline played out!)
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Show notes:
- Watch the trailers we’re discussing here:
- Is the new Mr. and Mrs. Smith series based on a past movie or show? Here’s what we found:
- Alfred Hitchcock made exactly one (1) comedy, and it was the 1941 film Mr. and Mrs. Smith – zero relationship to the Pitt/Jolie movie or this new show from what we can tell, though
- Maria Bello and Scott Bakula starred in a short-lived 1996 TV show called Mr. and Mrs Smith that seems to be more of the template for this new series
- In the 2005 action romance movie we all know and love, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt play a husband and wife whose marriage is on the rocks until they each learn that the other is a spy at a competing agency. Who knew attempted assassinations could save a marriage? Seriously, that’s the plot.
- See you in part 2 of this episode, where we’ll chat about our reactions to the full 8-episode season of the new Mr. and Mrs. Smith!
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