The following podcast contains explicit language.

Hi, this is Dana Stevens, Slate's movie critic, and I'm here with the Slate Spoiler Special podcast on Bridesmaids, the new film directed by Paul Feig and starring Kristen Wigg and My Rudolph.

Here with me in the studio is Lindsay Robertson.

Hi, Lindsay.

Hi, Dana.

So very happy to have you in on this one.

Lindsay is a writer and a blogger who's about to launch a new blog and new TV website called The Set. Is that right? Yeah, that's right. And you're writing it with Tara Ariano. Yes. Of television without pity, fame. Yes. Extremely excited to be working with her. Can you tell us when approximately the launch is going to happen? Not sure. Probably this summer, though. Okay.

Great.

Well, we'll have you back in when it does.

So I was really happy to have you on this one because I consider you my, well, my sort

of girl movie go-to and one of my comedy go-to.

So this is sort of the big, the big girl comedy.

Definitely of the summer, actually, maybe of the last few years.

Yes.

And highly anticipated all year. So just your first reaction,

what did you think? I loved it. I'm really glad this is a spoiler podcast because normally I

would just be really quiet. I'd just say just, you know, manage expectations. Just see it. But,

you know, since you have already seen the movie if you're listening this, this is an important one to say that.

I absolutely loved it, and I'm really excited about it.

And I'm relieved, too, because I think so much seemed to sort of depend on this movie.

And if it was a flop, well, it still could be a flop, I guess.

But, I mean, I believe it's very successful as an actual comedy.

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