This week on the Always Be Watching pod: *Chris tells us about the new Tim & Eric comedy Beef House on Adult Swim *Dan tries to explain what new streaming service Quibi is all about *Chris checks in with the second season of Lego Masters Australia *Dan talks about Brew Brothers - the new Netflix comedy from the creator of The League Then it is week 2 of ongoing trivia competition: The TV Masters. Please note: We're still trying to settle on the best way for us to record the podcast with the ...
Apr 14, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Is there a bigger show right now than Tiger King? Chris offers his thoughts. Can a movie tug at heartstrings better than a Pixar film? Dan talks about new film Onward. Is Bosch the ultimate Dad show? Oh, and Dan and Chris start their competition with round one of their new trivia competition The 2020 Television Masters.
Apr 07, 2020•48 min
This week on Always Be Watching it is just Dan with a microphone, some stuff he's been watching on Netflix, and a sense of existential unease. Both The Platform and the Marc Maron special End Times Fun are streaming now on Netflix.
Mar 26, 2020•23 min
Recorded in the undisclosed Always Be Watching bunker is the Always Be Watching podcast. We've disinfected the remote control this week as we sit around with our masks and gloves on. This week: 11:55 Paradise PD (Netflix) 21:18 Devs (US: FX on Hulu | AUS: Foxtel) 29:54 Ugly Delicious (Netflix) 37:16 Amazing Stories (Apple TV+)
Mar 13, 2020•55 min
We've been doing some watching. Of TV. Movies. Cute girls. Trains. Birds. Lots of things. But on this podcast we talk about telly shows and movies specifically. We're talking about the following. Listed in no particular order: I Am Not Okay With This (Netflix) New UK comedy Breeders (FX/Sky/Foxtel) New Australian drama Stateless (ABC) New American comedy AJ and The Queen (Netflix) Lego Masters USA (Fox) - a British format adapted for the US and based on a Danish interlocking brick toy. This is A...
Mar 05, 2020•50 min
What an episode! Chris talks about TV! Dan talks about TV! They both talk about TV!
Feb 29, 2020•51 min
Who would have ever thought that the Always Be Watching podcast would actually reach 50 episodes? Certainly nobody who has ever listened to it. This week Dan and Chris are excited to chat about: Letterkenny (Netflix) - 02:46 High Fidelity (Hulu) - 12:39 Locke & Key (Netflix) - 21:32 Call of The Wild (a movie) - 29:26 Hunters (Amazon Prime Video) - 37:10 Thanks for listening!
Feb 21, 2020•44 min
Here's what you need to know about this episode: • Dan talks about Birds of Prey and The Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (in cinemas now), but really wishes he had instead talked about the film Little Women (which is also still in cinemas and is really f*%&ing good). • Chris talks about a Netflix cheerleading show called Cheer. This is unrelated to the TV show Cheers, which is very off-brand for this podcast. How good is Cheers? • Dan watched the new Apple TV+ show Mythic Quest: Raven's Ban...
Feb 14, 2020•50 min
If Always Be Watching proves anything, we're eclectic. This week we have a really broad range of shows (and a movie) Hip Hop Evolution (season 4) - Chris dips back in to see where the Netflix show is up to with its fourth season Ragnarok - Dan takes a look at the new Scandi drama from Adam Price. He's the fellow who made Borgen. The Stranger - This is a long lost show from the 60s that is described as the Australian Doctor Who. Uncut Gems - We take a look at the critically lauded Adam Sandler mo...
Feb 07, 2020•46 min
On this week's podcast Chris takes off to the heavens with Star Trek Picard and questions what should be placed into a mouth with a new Netflix show about Street Food. Meanwhile Dan is focused on TV's new hip comedy Awkwafina is Nora From Queens and the documentary At The Drive In which isn't about the band as much as it is a documentary about an actual drive in.
Jan 30, 2020•52 min
It's a pretty diverse week of shows here on the ol' ABW podcast. Dan and Chris discuss the anthology show about the experience of US immigrants Little America before diving into the world of privilege and minor annoyances that we've come to love on Curb Your Enthusiasm. We then discuss the weirdo comedy of Medical Police and dive into 80s comedy classic film Stir Crazy. Oh, and then there's our weekly Apu news segment. It's a mixed bag and we're just the podcast to handle it.
Jan 24, 2020•46 min
It's another week, it's another Always Be Watching. This week Dan and Chris are talking about Sex.... Explained - the new documentary show from Netflix. There's also the sexy film about international finance tax shelters The Laundromat. We check out the soapy ice skating Netflix show Spinning Out. And Chris is probably going to upset the Internet with a chat about its favourite girlfriend Rick & Morty. Legally, we're advised to tell you that we are offering too much show.
Jan 16, 2020•48 min
It's the first proper show of 2020 with Dan and Chris back in their respective chairs. This week they're chatting about the new HBO murder mystery The Outsider, Netflix comedy special John Mulaney and The Sack Lunch Bunch, indie smash hit Jojo Rabbit, and we offer up some quick thoughts on The Gloaming and The Two Popes. Oh, and some final thoughts on some film called Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Jan 10, 2020•58 min
Every episode of Always Be Watching is a special one. But this week is incredibly special with special guest co-host Simon Band joining Dan Barrett to discuss the shows recently watched. Simon is very British. Almost too British. So, he discusses the UK panel chat comedy show The Big Fat Quiz. Dan is an artfully-minded guy and so he brings to the table the arty horror film Midsommar. And then the two TV podcasters offer some thoughts on the Mandaloran finale and the series as a whole.
Jan 03, 2020•34 min
This week Dan and Chris cast their watching eyes back over 2019 - what were their highlights throughout the year?
Dec 28, 2019•40 min
It's the annual Always Be Watching holiday special. Dan and Chris kick off by talking about the TV shows they watched this week - Making It and Threat Level Midnight (a spin-off YouTube special from The Office). They then discuss their personal TV viewing habits over the end of year holiday break. And quietly, there is a bit of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker chatter. No spoilers - this was recorded just before the gents went off to see the film.
Dec 18, 2019•39 min
We learned a lot of important lessons this week: *Mrs Fletcher is waaaaaaaaaaaaay less conservative than she seems *Servant is creepy AF *One Paul Rudd is better than two. *Dan really has some issues with Kevin Smith
Dec 13, 2019•52 min
At long last Dan and Chris are reunited in the studio to discuss what men discuss: Introduction and casual Mandalorian / Watchmen chatter 11:16 Upright (Foxtel) starring comedian Tim Minchin 16:32 Frozen 2 (Playing now at the movies) 27:26 Knives Out (Playing now at the movies) 34:29 Tuca and Bertie (Netflix)
Dec 04, 2019•47 min
Dan is flying solo this week and starts rambling into a microphone for 15 minutes with no edits. Ridiculous. He recommends checking out the Amazon Prime Video film Brittany Runs a Marathon, the Netflix show The Toys That Made Us, and new Netflix Martin Scorsese film The Irishman.
Nov 28, 2019•17 min
One of the biggest TV events of the year was the launch of the first-ever live action Star Wars TV series. Debuting on brand new streaming service Disney+, Star Wars: The Mandalorian was a pretty big deal to tens of millions of Star Wars fans across the world. Among those excited was your ol' Always Be Watching buddies Dan and Chris. This week Dan & Chris talk exclusively about The Mandalorian and what excited them about the new show and their theories on a brand new character introduced to ...
Nov 19, 2019•35 min
New streaming service Apple TV+ launched to a thud. The critics didn't care much for the shows. And there was a very loud contingent of people who didn't think there was enough content being offered at launch. But after watching the new shows The Morning Show, See, For All Mankind, and Dickinson, the criticism seemed a little off-base. These shows are all entertaining. Dan is joined by guest Ed Ngaluafe to discuss their initial thoughts on the service.
Nov 16, 2019•50 min
Each week Dan & Chris meet up as part of a blood oath to always share what they have been watching and record the conversation as an mp3. What we are presenting for you is this week's podcast. This week: 02:25 Mr Robot - a mostly spoiler-free discussion about what Dan insists is one of TV's best shows. 13:57 Utopia - Chris talks up his love for the Australian bureaucracy satire. 27:01 Under The Eiffel Tower - Dan shrugs with enjoyment after watching this film on Netflix. 32:08 It's Always Su...
Nov 07, 2019•45 min
This is a huge episode this week as Dan Barrett and Chris Yates are again joined by film critic and Fangoria Monster Fest Sydney festival director Simon Foster to discuss what they've been watching recently. This week: 03:00 Dolemite Is My Name 16:04 Jack Ryan s2 21:14 War of The Worlds (BBC) 29:13 Maximum Overdrive 37:15 Monster Fest chat
Oct 30, 2019•52 min
It's a very different Always Be Watching this weekend. We focus on just one show this week: Watchmen. The show has surprised and delighted both Dan and Chris. It's a show that has defied expectation in all the best ways. After Watchmen talk, Dan and Chris have a chat bout the trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - their thoughts on the trailer itself and how its release impacts upon the first live-action Star Wars show The Mandalorian.
Oct 23, 2019•57 min
"What have you been watching?" Is there a more important question. We obviously say no. Each week Dan and Chris try to answer that question without revealing they spend most of their time just watching the same repeats of Seinfeld, Cheers, and Peep Show. Up for discussion this week: 01:58 Modern Love [Amazon Prime Video] 12:01 Disenchantment [Netflix] 20:26 Creepshow [Shudder] 30:02 Big Mouth [Netflix]
Oct 17, 2019•39 min
Always Be Watching asks the big questions. Actually, it's the same damn question every week: What have you been watching? Dan and Chris are at ABW HQ this week as always, but joining them for a second week in a row is film critic and podcaster Blake Howard. That's the same Blake from the popular One Heat Minute podcast in which he analysed the 1995 film Heat one minute at a time. He also hosts podcast The Take and is involved with upcoming podcasts about Inherent Vice and Josie & The Pussyca...
Oct 10, 2019•42 min
Always Be Watching is the podcast that asks the most crucial question of the 21st century: What have you been watching? Joining Dan and Chris at ABW HQ this week is film critic and podcaster Blake Howard. Blake is the guy behind the popular One Heat Minute podcast in which he analysed the 1995 film Heat one minute at a time with notable guests like Dan Barrett and Michael Mann. Oh, and he also hosts podcast The Take and is involved with upcoming podcasts about Inherent Vice and Josie & The P...
Oct 03, 2019•44 min
If it isn't difficult enough keeping up with everything on TV, very soon it is going to get a little bit more difficult with Apple launching new shows as part of Apple TV+ and Disney is launching its own service Disney+. With both of those services launching in the next 4-6 weeks, Always Be Watching has a short preview of what to expect from those services. But, it is the Always Be Watching podcast, so we have a chat about what we've been watching too. This week: Undone (Amazon Prime Video) - 02...
Sep 25, 2019•56 min
Dan and Chris highlight their viewing choices from the past week. Importantly Chris continues his love affair with The Matrix, somehow missing the films 20 years ago. The Spy The I-Land The Matrix 2 + 3 It: Chapter 2
Sep 19, 2019•38 min
It's a loose podcast this week. Apologies in advance. Up for discussion: 02:12 Simon Amstell: Set Free 09:13 The Amazing Johnathan Documentary 19:30 The Matrix - watching the film for the first time 20 years later 31:13 Derry Girls We also have some broader conversational chats: 30:01 Does comedy get better upon repeat viewings - discussed are Alan Partridge and The Simpsons 39:48 The passing of voice actress Russi Taylor
Sep 11, 2019•45 min
