This week, Nick Thyes joins us as a new regular contributor while Kyle is on hiatus, and he's just in time to talk with us about Invincible on Amazon Prime, The Mighty Ducks Gamechangers on Disney+, and The Irregulars on NETFLIX! Plus we might just sneak in another look at Falcon and Winter Soldier on Disney+. 2:35-15:20 TV Diary 16:20-28:23 Invincible (Prime) 28:23-38:30 The Mighty Ducks Gamechangers (Disney+) 38:30-45:23 The Irregulars (NETFLIX) 45:23- Falcon and Winter Soldier (Disney+)...
Apr 02, 2021•1 hr
This week... four hours of TV Dudes (no, not really), brought to you in all its sepia toned glory! Extra Superman in the form of Superman & Lois on CW! An alien who wasn't in the original version courtesy of Resident Alien on SYFY! And Falcon & Winter Soldier, on Disney+, because if Randy gets put in charge, you know he's gonna make us talk about the MCU! 4:15-19:50 TV Diary 19:50-36:52 Superman & Lois (CW) 36:52-42:56 Resident Alien (SYFY) 42:56- Falcon & Winter Soldier (Disney+...
Mar 26, 2021•58 min
This week, we're diving into Paramount+, which is basically CBS All Access with just the slightest coat of new paint. We're going to be talking about their new dramas, specifically Equalizer, Clarice, and Coyote. So why is the episode called Tiger Money? Well... we'll explain that. 2:15-21:30 TV Diary 22:31-31:58 The Equalizer (Paramount+) 32:20-42:39 Clarice (Paramount+) 42:50- Coyote (Paramount+)
Mar 19, 2021•50 min
This week is all about growing pains, and not the kind that Alan Thicke had to deal with! We're talking about the difficulties of moving back to a small town and discovering you've got superpowers in Superman & Lois on the CW. We're talking about the trials and tribulations of 2032 Presidential Candidate Dwayne Johnson in Young Rock over on Hulu. We're talking about all the growth that took place on WandaVision on Disney+ as we talk about the back half of the season and final episode. We're ...
Mar 12, 2021•1 hr 15 min
This week, Les chats with actor Mark McKinnon about his role in the BET Her project 'The Waiting Room' as well as his work mentoring new actors in the business, and much more. Check it out!
Mar 09, 2021•21 min
This week, Les chats with actor Han Soto about great names, playing a villain, meeting his acting heroes, and much more. Check it out!
Mar 09, 2021•17 min
This week, Les chats with actor Bourke Floyd about making his return to a creative career, what acting means as an outlet for him, and (of course) a little bit about that Dawson's Creek life. You don't wanna wait!
Mar 09, 2021•28 min
This week, Les chats with actor Ed Quinn about playing the President, finding a creative path, the joys of living on set, and much more. Check it out!
Mar 09, 2021•20 min
This week, Les chats with actor Adam McArthur about what he loves about voice acting, his role on 'Jujutsu Kaisen', and much more! Check it out!
Mar 09, 2021•18 min
This week, Les chats with actor Aadila Dosani about playing a Bobbsey Twin, what she loves about mysteries, how acting lets her discover the world, and much more. Check it out!
Mar 09, 2021•20 min
This is a Game, Kyle! Specifically, it's our semi-annual game show and late night episode, a favorite of Kyle, who watches a lot more of that kind of thing than Les and Randy do in general. But this time out, there are a couple shows that have hit our regular rotation, including The Hustler and The Chase on HULU, and of course we're all happy to see the return of Last Week Tonight over on HBO! 2:06-22:15 TV Diary 22:43-32:38 The Hustler (HULU) 32:38-46:50 The Chase (HULU) 47:08-51:20 To Tell The...
Mar 05, 2021•1 hr 18 min
This is Not Some Game! That's next week. This week, Kyle is taking a much needed sabbatical to deal with Icepocalypse fallout, and so it's up to Randy and Les to hold down the fort. We're talking about the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on NETFLIX, The Expanse over on Prime, and The Head over on HBO Max! 6:46 TV Diary 24:07-31:07 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 4 (NETFLIX) 31:07-35:53 The Expanse Season 5 (PRIME) 36:12-42:37 The Head (HBO Max) 42:37-53:50 TV News (The Snyder Cut, Kevin Can F...
Feb 26, 2021•54 min
This week we're talking about Great Expectations! Not the British novel, but we are getting British with All Creatures Great and Small and Scarlet and the Duke over on PBS. The title of Everyone is Doing Great over on HULU sets up some expectations that things are going great, and did Walker meet the great expectations of its reboot roots and great ratings? Maybe not. But we are talking about something legitimately great, which is In and Of Itself on HULU. 2:58-7:28 Power Rankings 7:28-26:28 TV ...
Feb 12, 2021•1 hr 25 min
This week, Les chats with actress Alondra Delgado about her new role on The CW's 'All American', as well as her work on 'Vida' and much more. Check it out!
Feb 11, 2021•12 min
This week, Les chats with actress Constance Shulman! You know her as Yoga Jones from 'Orange Is The New Black', or as the voice of Patti Mayonnaise on the animated series 'Doug'. Today, we discuss her role in a virtual production of the powerful and timely new play 'SMITHTOWN', written by Drew Larimore and directed by Stephen Kitsakos. 'SMITHTOWN' is a series of four interconnected but distinct monologues featuring an ensemble of top Broadway and television actors. The play will be available for...
Feb 11, 2021•25 min
This week we're talking about Inconvenient Bodies! It may be the dead bodies in The Sister on HULU or Resident Alien on SYFY, or it may be the body issues of the protagonist of Miranda on BBC or the remake of Call Me Kat on FOX. 1:35-7:57 Power Rankings: 8:24-14:08 TV Diary: 15:23-22:46 The Sister (HULU) 23:05-32:25 Resident Alien (SYFY) 32:25-42:39 Miranda/Call Me Kat (HULU)
Feb 05, 2021•44 min
This week we're talking about Points of View... whether it's the multiple lives and twisted backstory of Lupin on NETFLIX, the strange magic of In and Of Itself on HULU, or the multiple people with very conflicting views of our protagonist in Batwoman on CW. 3:00- Power Rankings: 14:58-27:30 TV Diary 28:59-37:05 Lupin (NETFLIX) 37:24-42:33 In and Of Itself (HULU) 42:33-54:17 Batwoman Season 2 (CW)
Jan 29, 2021•55 min
This week, we're asking the musical question Who's The Boss? We're looking back at the final season of The Magicians on Netflix, watching Zoey struggle with personal loss and an unexpected promotion in the second season of Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist on HULU, and watching Ted Danson as the new mayor of Los Angeles in Mr. Mayor on HULU. And of course we're talking about WandaVision over on Disney+, where the big question is who is in charge of this strange sitcom reality. 5:23-18:32 Power Ranki...
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 29 min
This week, it's all about who's good, who's badass, and who's ugly? Bryan Cranston can play all three in Showtime's Your Honor, there are ultimate badasses in Cobra Kai season 3 on Netflix, there's some ugly language in History of Swear Words on Netflix, and who knows why the Transformers in Netflix's War for Cybertron Earthrise are in disguise? Maybe they're ugly. 2:30-7:42 Power Rankings 7:42-30:31 TV Diary 32:24-42:58 Your Honor (Showtime) 42:58-59:33 Cobra Kai S3 (Netflix) 59:53-1:07:01 Hist...
Jan 15, 2021•1 hr 14 min
This week, Les chats with Max Miller about his path to YouTube stardom, his love of cooking and the stories behind the recipes, and much more. Check it out!
Jan 11, 2021•18 min
It's our first show of 2021, and we're clearing the decks of the last few shows from 2020! We bid a less-than-fond farewell to 2020 with NETFLIX's Death to 2020, check in on a couple of last minute 2020 drops with The Stand on CBS All Access, and season 9 of Letterkenny on HULU, and the newly arrived Mad About You Reboot over on Amazon Prime! 2:17-10:48 Power Rankings 10:48-21:58 TV Diary 22:24-39:50 Mad About You Reboot Season 1 (PRIME) 41:06-50:47 Death to 2020 (NETFLIX) 50:47-1:06:20 The Stan...
Jan 08, 2021•1 hr 20 min
It's the last show of 2020, and we're giving you our top 10 shows of 2020! Well, and a few other honorable mentions. But we watched a lot of TV this year, and we're giving you our view of what the cream of the crop was! 5:41-11:10 Power Rankings 12:56-31:23 Top 6-10 31:50-59:13 Top 3-5 59:32-1:37:25 Top 1-2 and Honorable Mentions
Jan 01, 2021•1 hr 38 min
It is time for our annual Best Of episodes! We're going to count down our Top 20 shows of the year, starting with this episode and the bottom half, and listing a few honorable mentions for each of us! We don't want to give it away, so we're not listing the titles in the notes just yet. 3:27-9:21 Power Rankings 13:49-19:38 Shows #20-19 20:06-41:43 Shows #18-11 42:02-60:17 Honorable Mentions
Dec 25, 2020•1 hr 1 min
This week, Les chats with actor Kyle Klaus about his path into acting, the difference in talent and craft, and his famous great-uncle, Santa. Check it out!
Dec 24, 2020•20 min
This week, Les chats with actor, writer and producer Ellen Hollman about her new film 'Army of One' (available Dec 15 on streaming platforms everywhere) as well as her work in the upcoming fourth 'Matrix' film. They talk about being ready for opportunity, how she got involved in 'Army of One' and much more. Check it out!
Dec 21, 2020•23 min
In the next two weeks, we'll be presenting our annual Best Of TV episodes, but this week, it's time for one last look at shows we want to talk about again, or shows we haven't talked about yet. It's a TV potluck, and Grant is joining us! We're even stretching the bounds of what we cover, because Kyle is gonna talk about Masterclass. Randy brought The Expanse season 4 from Prime. Les is bringing The Exorcist from HULU. And Grant brought us some more helpings of our favorite, Star Trek Discovery o...
Dec 18, 2020•53 min
This week, Les chats with actor Michael Devine. Michael recently took on an all-too-real role in the HBO series 'The Undoing', where he played the series regular role of Detective Paul O’Rourke. Michael is a real-life, recently retired Detective Sergeant for the NYPD. We talk about his love of acting, his career transitions, finding authenticity in his roles, and much more. Check it out!
Dec 16, 2020•19 min
This week, Les chats with flower-farmer-turned-reality-star Zachary Goff. Zach can be seen on HBO Max’s reality dating show '12 Dates of Christmas,' from the executive producers of 'Love Is Blind.' Zachary is also a farmer, with a florist storefront called Pollinate Flowers where he works to focus on sustainability and regenerative gardening practices. On the philanthropic front, Zach is an advocate for the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities, and started an initiative with his business partners to don...
Dec 16, 2020•16 min
This week, Les chats with writer, actor and producer Lauren Swickard about her Netflix movie “A California Christmas,” one of a small handful of feature films to start and complete production in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lauren is also lead writer and producer for an episodic series she created, “Casa Grande," and they discuss the difficulties of shooting during this year, working with her husband Josh, and much more. Check it out!
Dec 16, 2020•19 min
It's time for us to Get Real. We're talking about going gearless in Megalo Box on NETFLIX, looking into the real world of the Marvel Universe on Disney+'s 616, the behind the scenes stories of Elf and Nightmare Before Christmas on The Holiday Movies That Made Us on NETFLIX, or the disturbingly real comedy of Natalie Palamides on Nate: A One Man Show, also on NETFLIX. 4:43-15:35 Power Rankings 16:50-27:02 Megalo Box 27:28-47:04 616 47:04-59:16 The Holiday Movies That Made Us 59:33-1:06:08 Nate: A...
Dec 11, 2020•1 hr 7 min
