‘Skeleton Crew’ Leans on a Favorite ‘Star Wars’ Trope. Plus, ‘Black Doves.’
Chris and Andy get into the songs and artists that ended up on their Spotify Wrapped and their feelings about the past year in music (1:00). Then they discuss ‘Black Doves,’ the new spy thriller series on Netflix, and how the show balances sentiment with exciting action pieces (12:24). Finally, they talk about the first episode of ‘Skeleton Crew’ and how the show leans on a story trope that seems to be a favorite of the ‘Star Wars’ series of late: lone wolf and cub (29:49).
Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald
Producer: Kaya McMullen
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Are We in a Golden Age for Spy Television?
Chris and Andy talk about the bounty of spy TV shows that are airing right now. They cover the new Showtime thriller series ‘The Agency,’ which is based on the French series ‘Le Bureau des Légendes’ (1:00), and how they hope the show is able to go on for multiple seasons and develop like the original did (26:03). They also talk about the first episode of ‘Get Millie Black,’ a Netflix cop drama set in Jamaica (45:21).
Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald
Producer: Kaya McMullen
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Is There Any Room Left for Innovation in the TV Industry? And More Questions from a Thanksgiving Mailbag.
Chris and Andy open up the mailbag to answer questions about the TV industry. They discuss if there's room left for TV innovation in this era of purse-tightening throughout the industry (5:46), what their media diets would look like if they weren't covering TV and movies professionally (25:21), and shows that they have loved that were panned by critics (36:26). Then, Chris talks about his new favorite Sunday night tv lineup: 'Special Ops: Lioness,' 'Landman,' and 'Yellowstone' (44:00).
Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald
Producer: Kaya McMullen
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‘Landman’ Shows That Taylor Sheridan’s Still Got It. Plus, Is Cable Officially Dead?
Chris and Andy talk about the news that Comcast will be spinning off several of its cable channels, including USA and Syfy, into a separate company (1:00). Then they discuss the trailers released this week for ‘The Studio’ from Apple TV (16:44) and ‘The Pitt,’ a new ‘ER’-esque show from Max (19:57). Finally, they break down the first two episodes of ‘Landman’: the newest show from the Taylor Sheridan–verse, which despite some wonky writing, still shines (28:22).
Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald
Producer: Kaya McMullen
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‘Dune’ Was a Box Office Hit, so Why Doesn’t ‘Dune: Prophecy’ Work? Plus, ‘Say Nothing’ With Sean Fennessey.
Andy is joined by Sean Fennessey to talk about the first few episodes of ‘Say Nothing’ and how the show works because it lives in a moral gray area (1:00). Then they briefly discuss the finale of ‘Disclaimer’ and why the series might have worked better as a film (31:56) before talking about the first episode of ‘Dune: Prophecy’ and why this prequel series is not working so far (42:43).
Host: Andy Greenwald
Guest: Sean Fennessey
Producer: Kaya McMullen
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