Which TV series know how to stick the landing, and which go on for seasons too long? We have answers here, plus reviews of “Fire Island,” “The Lost City,” and the new musical “The Bedwetter.”
Kyle’s frustration reaches a fever pitch and so does our frustration with Rob Estes. Meanwhile, Jane and Michael have money problems, Megan and Ryan have lots of sex, and Lexi still sucks.
Karen’s got some fun news! Plus we discuss “Stranger Things,” ”The Lincoln Lawyer,” “Top Gun: Maverick,” “POTUS” on Broadway, and “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.”
Despite a novel beginning to this Christmas episode, we’re pretty quickly back to basics, with Kyle brooding over his bad news, Lexi going hard after Eve, Jane and Michael’s divorce continuing, and the show doing Guy dirty. But we’ve also got Hanson! (That Hanson!)
Alyssa Maher joins us again to talk about “The Northman,” the new “Hamlet” opera, “Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers,” “Those You’ve Known,” “The Way Down,” and “The Staircase.”
Kyle gets some bad news, Amanda and Lexi team up, Megan and Ryan carry no money on them, and we learn Jane and Michael’s favorite movie. Plus, we talk about why character matters so much.
Special guest star Alyssa Maher joins Doug and Karen for a special theatre conversation, including reviews of “Romeo and Bernadette,” “Mr. Saturday Night,” the “Funny Girl” revival, and “Paradise Square,” as well as talk about the Tony Awards and how theatre can rebuild new audiences. Also, happy five-year anniversary to Alyssa and Doug!
Dark days call for some dark conversation, so we discuss “The Batman,” “Broadway’s “The Skin of Our Teeth,” “A Strange Loop,” and this year’s Met Gala.
We discuss “Abbott Elementary,” “Mayans,” and the plays “The Minutes,” ”How I Learned to Drive,” and “A Case for the Existence of God."
Studley Do Right, folks.
What do you think the best decade for romantic comedies was? Plus a review of the new “Cyrano de Bergerac” with James McAvoy, and a discussion about the high cost of theatergoing.
After the Great Ceiling Collapse, Kyle closes in on the truth about Eve, Peter experiences a loss and a gain, Lexi asks for forgiveness and Jane takes an important phone call. Also, respect must be paid to Swamp Boogie Queen!
We discuss “Severance,” “Julia,” “To My Girls,” “Take Me Out,” and discuss the glee some take in theatrical failures.
We finally get Jane and Michael’s wedding, and it’s not what you think – it’s worse! We talk about how the show struggles to recapture the crazy magic it once made so easily.
We discuss the Broadway production of “Plaza Suite” and the television shows “Pam & Tommy,” “The Dropout,” and “Peacemaker.”
Eve abounds on this episode! It’s high time the writers clarified who she is by now. Meanwhile, Michaels gets released from jail, Jane heads to Chicago, Peter throws a bachelor party, and Lexi has a new mark.
Special guest star Ken Hart joins us again for a special post-Oscars discussion! We cover the ceremony, the hosts, the winners, the Slap, answer some questions about the industry as a whole, and wonder why there was so much Ridley Scott hate at the awards show.
It was a title too difficult to resist! Doug talks Oscar predictions and reviews “The Power of the Dog,” “Coda,” “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” and “King Richard." Plus, Karen caught up with“Nightmare Alley” and “Spencer.” Plus plus, a bonus review of the new “Scream” movie.
There’s a power outage and riots in L.A.! Someone has a run-in with the cops! Someone goes skinny dipping! With all that, you’d think this episode would be more fun.
We talk about “Vikings: Valhalla,” “Fresh,” and “Space Dogs."
#Metoo or #Meboo?
We weigh in on “The Worst Person in the World,” “Reacher,” “Young Wallander,” “Black No More” and (what else?) more “Succession.”
There’s a lot of buffoonery in this episode, and we have started to lose patience. But we’ve found Kin Shriner
Tune in for the answer. (We also talk about “Swept Away,” “The Music Man,” and “Intimate Apparel.”
Kyle can’t trust Amanda, Megan can’t shake Ryan, Michael can’t have sex, and Lexi can’t keep her clothes on. Happy anniversary to us!
We discuss “MJ” on Broadway and “An Octoroon” at the Gamm Theatre in Rhode Island. Also, Karen may have overserved herself.
Does Peter survive his gunshot wound, and what was he doing at Amanda’s in the first place? Also, Lexi enters a film noir, Amanda compartmentalizes, and Megan is full of secrets. Plus: do we have our first Oscar-winning guest star?
We braved the snow so we could discuss “And Just Like That,” “Janet Jackson,” “Parallel Mothers,” and “Skeleton Crew."
Another one bites the dust, but off-camera! RIP, Matt, and hello new secrets and retconned storylines.
We discuss “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” “Archive81,” mourn Andre Leon Talley and marvel at how much respect he and Brian Cox had for the past.
