It appears that the Internet Gods deemed this episode so powerful that the file was sabotaged in order to contain it. But no... it will not be stopped! Behold! Dan & Chris have TV that they must share with you all! (Also, apologies for the limited number of people who did receive the episode initially served - it has been a trying day getting this fixed from far away from the editing machine). 01:20 Lost in London 07:35 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance 15:14 Succession 21:47 Dave Chappell...
Sep 06, 2019•37 min
Dan Barrett and Chris Yates are joined in the studio again by Sydney film critic and Program Director of the SciFi Film Festival Simon Foster. They take a deep dive into the many fine things they have watched on TV this week. And 90210. 02:28 BH 90210 15:37 Andy Kaufman: My Breakfast With Blassie 24:51 Freaks 32:51 The Boys
Aug 28, 2019•42 min
We are joined this week by film critic Simon Foster, who is also the Program Director of the Sci-Fi Film Festival. It's a great show this week. First we talk about the under-the-radar Netflix martial arts action show Wu Assassins. But then we move on to talk about one of the year's biggest film releases. It's Quentin Tarantino's latest film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The film celebrates the movies and TV shows of the late 1960s. It is also a film that has divided viewers. While a lot of film...
Aug 20, 2019•48 min
It is a movie-heavy episode of the Always Be Watching podcast this week. First, Dan and Chris look at the two big shows that dominated their viewing this week. But then it is a crazed hodge-podge of movies that they happened across. Classics - all of them! Flowers [0:33] Four Weddings and a Funeral [06:11] Beverly Hills Cop 3 [12:45] Miracle Mile [23:55] Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice [29:10]
Aug 08, 2019•35 min
Blast off with Always Be Watching this week as Dan and Chris discuss a new Netflix sci-fi space drama, delve into the alternative ballroom scene in New York with doco Paris Is Burning and TV drama Pose, then question the laughs on new comedy compile show This Week At The Comedy Cellar Another Life - 01:20 Paris Is Burning - 07:07 Pose - 13:49 This Week at The Comedy Cellar - 21:03
Jul 31, 2019•30 min
It's a big show this week - Veronica Mars returned unexpectedly with its 4th season. After a multi-year hiatus and a terrible made-for-fans movie, what shape is the show in now in 2019? Dan gives his thoughts. Also, it was the 50th anniversary of the moon landing and there's an outstanding documentary that shows the mission as never seen before. Jerry Seinfeld is back with more comedians - there's cars and coffee involved with that. Dan took a look at the new Aussie drama Lambs of God and was ve...
Jul 25, 2019•35 min
The premise of the podcast is simple: Dan and Chris watch a lot of TV. For years they've shared with each other their recommendations and chatted about what's been interesting on the TV. Now they've brought this idea to their podcast. This week Dan and Chris discuss: 00:48 My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman - Season 2 of the Netflix chat show starts off with a very awkward Kanye West interview. 08:39 The Loudest Voice - A dramatic retelling of the behind the scenes drama of...
Jul 18, 2019•37 min
This is an incredibly loose episode with Dan released from home on painkillers and allowed to talk with Chris once again about the things they've been watching. The podcast kicks off with some loose chat about sick-bed related viewing, but what you're really here for are the chat's about: 06:50 Spider-Man: Far From Home 13:14 Bob's Burgers 22:19 Stranger Things 3 And there are also dedicated spoiler chat segments: 28:25 Stranger Things 3 34:17 Spider-Man: Far From Home
Jul 10, 2019•41 min
This week's Always Be Watching pod has Dan and Chris chatting about a wonderfully eclectic range of TV shows. There's the dark and arty Too Old To Die Young, which Dan insists is actually a "13 hour movie". Chris raves about the hipster kids cartoon Apple and Onion. Fans of Elmore Leonard might be really keen to see Carla Gugino starring in the gritty action adventure show Jett. And Chris did the thing he almost never does: he went to a cinema and saw the new Michael Hutchence documentary Mystif...
Jun 27, 2019•26 min
There are so many shows worth checking out right now that we crumbled under the pressure and instead spend our first 10 minutes talking about rewatching 30 Rock - a sitcom that absolutely still holds up really well. We also explore teens staying up all night in HBO teen drama Euphoria (thanks to drugs and partying) and American Graffiti (thanks to enjoying driving around in cars). Oh, and we delve into the Martin Scorsese doco Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story. Oh, and then we discuss the...
Jun 20, 2019•41 min
This week on the podcast Dan & Chris shout: "Baaaaaaaaat!" as they discuss the hilarious new comedy What We Do In The Shadows. They also discuss the great new drama Years and Years. Oh, and then they mix some chatter in about the new Neil Gaiman-written show Good Omens and Chris talks up a kids cartoon about The Cat In The Hat. If this is your first Always Be Watching podcast, welcome! We hope you find some interesting TV suggestions here.
Jun 12, 2019•31 min
It has been quite the week of viewing for Chris and Dan. The big TV show of the week is the third season return of The Handmaid's Tale - Dan offers his thoughts on it and the very unique problem the show has. Also up for discussion is the UK TV show The Detectorists and new film Godzilla 2: King of The Monsters. But, stick around for our conversation about a screening Dan and Chris attended of the classic Australian film Young Einstein. At the screening, director, writer, and star Yahoo Serious ...
Jun 05, 2019•36 min
Dan and Chris are at it again with their weekly conversation about what they have watched... experienced?.... on TV. Up for discussion: 01:28 High Maintenance 09:05 Chernobyl 13:26 LEGO Masters 23:00 Catch 22
May 28, 2019•31 min
It has been a huge fortnight for television with three of television's biggest shows all airing their final episodes - Game of Thrones, The Big Bang Theory, and Veep. On the Always Be Watching Podcast this week, Dan and Chris offer some thoughts on the end of these series and about final episodes in general. They also discuss the new Netflix Still Laugh-In special and the documentary The Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men. 01:46 Still Laugh-In 10:12 The Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mice and Men 16:24 The end of ...
May 24, 2019•40 min
On the podcast this week Dan talks up a mother/daughter relationship horror-drama that he insists will take the Emmys & Golden Globes by storm, Chris hypes up Aussie animated hit show Bluey. Appealing to Chris love of US sitcoms, Dan talks up the last good US broadcast comedy Superstore. And Chris dives deep into the well of nostalgia to discuss the classic 80s comedy Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. 01:19 The Act 07:06 Bluey 16:18 Superstore 25:30 Planes Trains and Automobiles
May 19, 2019•38 min
With a new Netflix series, a huge new reality show in Australia about building things with Lego, a Seth Rogen movie, and a discovered gem, Chris and Dan have a lot that they have been watching this week: 01:27 Dead To Me 05:43 LEGO Masters 13:22 Long Shot 18:44 The Last OG Be sure to sign up to the daily Always Be Watching newsletter: abw.substack.com
May 09, 2019•24 min
It is an incredibly eclectic mix-bag of things we've been watching this week. Take a listen and discover something to watch: 01:07 Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series - Netflix 08:19 Black Summer - Netflix 12:42 Nothing But Trouble - Home video 19:12 Ultraman - Netflix WARNING: There's some bad language in this one.
May 05, 2019•27 min
Avengers: Endgame is an absolute cultural juggernaut and it needed to be discussed. So, we reached out to one of our favourite culture writers (and hardcore Marvel fan) Maria Lewis to join us for a spoiler-free chat about the movie and its place in the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe. It's a fun, casual chat about the biggest movie in the world. But, we also chat about some of the great shows we've been watching lately too. 01:52 Avengers: Endgame 29:44 Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse 32:11 Ha...
Apr 27, 2019•46 min
Join Dan & Chris for another week as they discuss what it is that they watched on TV this week in the misguided belief that you might feel inspired to watch these shows. 01:58 - Terrace House: Opening New Doors 09:04 - The Defiant Ones 16:39 - Jeopardy: World Tour 22:20 - Sick of It
Apr 11, 2019•31 min
We're taking you into some weird and offbeat TV areas this week with a quirky robot's cutting political satire, more straight edge political satire via a US courtroom drama, a rapper preaching on Netflix about the ills of modern society, and we hit warp 10 with a space show that isn't just for nerds. Not that there's anything wrong with that. 02:04 Kraft Punk's Political Party 09:30 The Good Fight 17:02 Trigger Warning with Killer Mike 24:40 Star Trek: Discovery
Apr 04, 2019•45 min
It's a week for under-the-radar television discussion as both Dan and Chris veer away from anything anyone else was talking about on TV this week for four off-kilter TV discussions. The two discuss: 02:34 Now Apocalypse 19:37 Idiotsitter 25:15 Ill Behaviour 31:42 Chef's Table
Mar 27, 2019•40 min
It was a huge week for new shows/movies dropping on Netflix. Thankfully, neither Dan nor Chris had a whole lot going on, so they made sure to watch it all. Oh, and Chris checks in with an old TV friend who would give reunions 5 stars. 02:27 After Life 14:02 Love, Death and Robots 30:10 Review with Myles Barlow 36:05 Triple Frontier
Mar 21, 2019•40 min
We start this week with an extended conversation about Captain Marvel, now playing in cinemas. We've invited in film critic and Program Director of Australia's SciFi Film Festival Simon Foster. Does the film deserve the hype? We take a look (and it's very light on spoilers if that's a concern for you). WHAT WE WERE WATCHING THIS WEEK: 03:25 Captain Marvel 21:29 Counterpart 30:24 Hollow Man 37:37 Fleabag (Season 2)
Mar 14, 2019•45 min
This week on Always Be Watching, Dan and Chris discuss: 02:01 Secret City 09:42 Russian Doll 15:41 Leaving Neverland 22:56 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Mar 07, 2019•34 min
Dan and Chris launch the Always Be Watching podcast by starting a conversation with the same phrase that has dominated practically every conversation they've had over the past 15+ years: "What have you been watching?" This week: 00:00 We officially launch the podcast 03:35 This Time with Alan Partridge (BBC - UK) 04:14 Paddleton (Netflix) 15:12 The Heights (ABC - Australia) 18:35 Baptiste (BBC - UK)
Feb 28, 2019•25 min
