This week, we're talking about endings. No, the TV Dudes aren't ending, we are eternal, like Twinkies and the TVA. But we are talking about the end of Loki season one on Disney+, the final season of Atypical on NETFLIX, and the final episodes of Mythic Quest season two on Apple+. We'll also be talking about the end of Randy's patience with the Emmy's and the end of Les and Randy's patience with Adult Swim's dumb streaming rules that make it impossible for them to talk Rick & Morty this week ...
Jul 16, 2021•1 hr 49 min
This week, Les chats with the co-creators of HBO's Generation series, Zelda and Daniel Barnz. They discuss their work dynamic as daughter and father, how Zelda kept the series paced so well, decisions made with the series' stylish camerawork, episode length, casting, and much more. Check it out!
Jul 14, 2021•23 min
This week, Les chats with Degrassi franchise Co-Creator and EP Linda Schuyler and her fellow Executive Producer Stephen Stohn about their groundbreaking series, its evolution across generations unlike anything on TV, how they find their stories, and much more. Check it out!
Jul 14, 2021•17 min
This week, Les talks with actor Kirk Acevedo. Born and raised in the Bronx, Kirk landed his first great role as Alvarez, on HBO's prison drama Oz. Since then, he's had amazing turns in Fringe, 12 Monkeys, Arrow, and much more. They chat about his memories of Oz, what he loves about playing bad guys, his long career, and much more. Check it out!
Jul 12, 2021•21 min
This week, a reminder that the children are our future! They might be battling to save us from evil curses like in Jujutsu Kaisen on HBO Max. They might be a bunch of smart orphans trying to battle weaponized ennui like in Mysterious Benedict Society on Disney+. They might literally be a child at the very end of time, one of the many bonkers things that happens on the penultimate Loki on Disney+. Of course, this assumes they can survive the cliques and sexual confusion and peer pressure of high ...
Jul 08, 2021•1 hr 26 min
It's time to get heady and discuss the nature of good and evil. Or maybe just The Good Fight and Evil, two shows from the Kings that returned to Paramount+ this week! And we'll round it out with a musical journey through Apple+'s Central Park and of course, our thoughts on the latest Loki on Disney+!
Jul 01, 2021•1 hr 26 min
This week, Les chats with 'High School Musical: The Musical: The Series' actor Larry Saperstein. This spring, Larry can be seen starring opposite Olivia Rodrigo and Joshua Bassett in the second season of the Disney+ series, as Ricky’s (Bassett) best friend and wingman, Big Red. The show follows the students at East High School, where the original two-time Emmy Award-winning “High School Musical” film franchise was filmed. Larry also recently starred as Timmy in the first season of BET’s “First W...
Jun 30, 2021•19 min
This week, Les chats with Kwame Patterson about his title role in the OWN series "David Makes Man". “David Makes Man’s” second season follows Patterson's David as an adult, a successful businessman facing an opportunity that will change him and his community forever. They talk about Kwame's work on the show, his start on HBO's The Wire, developing his craft, and much more. Check it out!
Jun 30, 2021•17 min
This week, Les chats with Emmy® nominated and White House award-winning director Fiona Dawson about the pilot episode of her show “NOW with Fiona”, which screened at ATX Television Festival Season 10. The unscripted episode hosted by Dawson kicks off with a Honduran transgender woman’s inspiring story of kindness and courage in the face of adversity. Les and Fiona talk about that story, making the show, the value of empathy, and much more. Check it out!
Jun 28, 2021•31 min
This week we're talking about self hatred. The self hatred that drives Randy and Les to try anime over and over again, with Bunny Drop on Funimation. The particular blend of narcissism and self-loathing that is Dave, returning for season 2 on HULU. The internalized hatred for everyone including herself in Physical on Apple+. And the literal hatred of a variant of yourself in Loki on Disney+. 2:41-22:09 TV Diary 22:09-35:38 Stranger Than Fan-Fiction 37:10-51:02 Bunny Drop (Funimation) 51:30-1:01:...
Jun 25, 2021•1 hr 27 min
The TV Dudes enter Beast Mode with the return of Kyle! Four TV Dudes? Join us as we discuss the beastly children of Sweet Tooth on Netflix, the beast mode competitors on LEGO Masters Season 2 on HULU, The Beast crossing the pond to join the American version of The Chase in season 2 on HULU, and the Bible's Great Beast returns in Lucifer Season 5 Part 2 on NETFLIX. Plus... will Nick and Les reveal their beastly nature when savaging Disney+'s The Bad Batch, while Randy and Kyle talk about how much...
Jun 18, 2021•1 hr 29 min
This week, Les chats with Armand Fields about their role as King in the Showtime series 'Work In Progress'. It's a great show, and I was thrilled to talk with Armand about playing their character, King's attitude and wardrobe, and what they've taken away from the experience. Check it out!
Jun 17, 2021•17 min
This week, Les chats with Celeste Pechous about her role as Campbell on Showtime's series, 'Work In Progress'. It's a great series, and I was thrilled to talk with Celeste about maintaining such a perfect balance of emotion and humor in the show, her favorite aspects of playing Campbell, and more. Check it out!
Jun 17, 2021•17 min
This week, there's a lot of unusual therapy going on. Whether it's the dogs in a group of Housebroken on HULU, the analysis of a god of mischief in Loki on Disney+, too many characters to mention in the Stephen King series Lisey's Story on Apple+, everyone could use somebody to talk to. 1:20-26:40 TV Diary 26:40-40:00 Stranger Than Fan-Fiction 41:46-48:15 Lise's Story (Apple+) 48:15-53:00 Housebroken (HULU) 53:35- Loki (Disney+)
Jun 11, 2021•1 hr 11 min
This week, Les chats with David Osmond about his latest project, Osmond Chapman Orchestra, and their new album "There's More Where That Came From" out now. A scion of the world-famous Osmond Family, David has carried on this iconic entertainment legacy with incredible success while overcoming great challenges. David began performing at age four as part of The Osmonds 2nd Generation, and he's gone on to star in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in five separate co...
Jun 04, 2021•23 min
This week, we're talking about friends! Like the titular Friends of the Friends Reunion on HBO Max, a couple good friends trying to survive New York in Flatbush Misdemeanors on Showtime, or the friend of lead character Dev, who is the focus of season three of Master of None on Netflix. We're also talking about Love, Death, and Robots on Netflix. 1:22-28:28 TV Diary 28:28-39:36 Stranger Than Fan-Fiction 42:21-49:55 Flatbush Misdemeanors (Showtime) 49:55-55:11 Master of None (NETFLIX) 55:11 -1:02:...
Jun 04, 2021•1 hr 24 min
This week, we ask the question: Who's Laughing Now? Is it Annie Easton on the third and final season of Shrill on HULU? Is it MODOK, Mental Organism Designed Only for Comedy on HULU? Is it the legendary comedienne Deborah Vance on Hacks on HBO Max? Or is is all the people around them? And why aren't we laughing at CW's Superman & Lois, is it because it's actually super good? Also this week: The birth of Nick Katsu Neko! 1:55-28:50 TV Diary 28:50-42:52 Truth Is Stranger than Fan-Fiction 44:54...
May 28, 2021•1 hr 32 min
This week, we're all taking part in some team-building exercises! We're putting the band back together like the ladies of Girls5Eva on Peacock, we're coming together for some new content just like the gang over at season 2 of Mythic Quest on Apple+, we're bonding as a squad just like the aberrant clones of The Bad Batch on Disney+. But what we're not doing is squabbling and spending eight episodes on a boring mystery with a weird nonsensical twist like the superheroes of Jupiter's Legacy on NETF...
May 21, 2021•1 hr 36 min
This week, Les chats with Connie Giordano about her latest project, 'Mare of Easttown'. Connie plays Patty DelRasso in the limited drama series alongside Academy Award winner Kate Winslet, Jean Smart, Guy Pearce and Evan Peters. The series is on HBO and HBO Max now. Connie is also an accomplished stage actress, as well as an on-air guest on QVC and HSN. They talk about all that, plus the Delco accent, and much more. Check it out!
May 19, 2021•15 min
The geek culture, pop history powerhouse The Nacelle Company (Netflix's The Toys That Made Us, The Movies That Made Us, Down to Earth with Zac Efron, Disney +'s Behind the Attraction with The Rock) is entering the podcast world with their Nacellecast debut, Gates McFadden InvestiGates: Who Do You Think You Are? Hosted by the iconic Star Trek actress (Dr. Beverly Crusher) and choreographer/puppet master (Labyrinth), the podcast will be a ten-episode limited series based out of NacelleCast Studios...
May 12, 2021•21 min
This week, Les chats with Jessica Watkins about her new documentary, 'Special-ish'. It's the story of her walk across america, the comedy sets she performed, and the colorful characters she met along the way. Check it out! Watch the movie here: https://geni.us/JessicaWatkins
May 12, 2021•26 min
This week, we're talking about the Weird, The Loud, and the Ugly... that's Brockmire, Rebel, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure on HULU, and Invincible on PRIME, and we'll let you decide which one is which. 2:10-20:52 TV Diaries 20:52-29:46 Stranger Than Fan-Fiction 31:49- 38:08 Brockmire (HULU) 38:08-47:15 Rebel (HULU) 47:15 -1:01:20 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (HULU/NETFLIX) 1:01:20 - Invincible (PRIME)
May 07, 2021•1 hr 33 min
This week, Les chats with up and coming actor, writer, and producer Kyle Matthew. Kyle is currently filming an exciting guest role for Disney’s Bunk’d, and filming his supporting role in an upcoming feature film that will be announced later in the year! Check it out!
May 06, 2021•14 min
This week, we're talking about pleasant surprises! Pleasant surprises like the realization that there's a bonus episode of Mythic Quest on Apple+, learning that the new Peacock show Rutherford Falls is much stronger than its trailer would suggest, or that Shadow & Bone, despite having the trappings of YA fantasy that has turned us off on other projects, is actually a pretty solid show. 2:50-15:03 TV Diary 15:03-22 :58 Stranger Than Fan-Fiction 24:02-33:13 Mythic Quest Episode 11 (Apple+) 33:...
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 12 min
This week, Les chats with star of stage and screen, Josh Breckenridge. You may have seen him on the boards in Come From Away, or on your television in 'Blacklist', or 'FBI'. Today, however, we discuss his new musical venture, an album of original music written and recorded during 2020's pandemic year. The album, Monotony, might best be described as chamber-pop soul. We open with the track 'Home Is Where the Art Is' before getting to the interview. Check it out!
Apr 23, 2021•30 min
This week, we're talking about shows where protagonists had been laid low. Whether it's Archer returning from a three-year coma in Archer Season 11 on FX, John Stamos being humbled as a high school basketball coach on Disney+, or the various disappointments of the people of Mare of Easttown on HBO Max, it's all... kind of... oh, damn, we had something for this! 4:50-27:50 TV Diary 27:50-36:07 Stranger Than Fan-Fiction: 36:07-46:04 Archer Season 11 (FX/HULU) 46:04-54:03 Big Shot (Disney+) 55:00-1...
Apr 22, 2021•1 hr 12 min
This week we're exploring strange old worlds. That means the Victorian X-Men pastiche of The Nevers on HBO Max, the racist '50s Compton in Them on Amazon Prime, or ancient Chinese traditions in a modern context in CW's Kung Fu revamp. 2:08-25:44 TV Diary The Nevers 27:55-35:16 (HBO Max) Them (Amazon Prime) 35:16-51:25 Kung Fu (CW) 51:33-56:50 Falcon & Winter Soldier (Disney+) 57:10-
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 10 min
This week, Les chats with Mary Chieffo, director of the new play 'Whiterock Cliff' streaming nightly (tickets available now) through fiveohm.tv. Mary played Chancellor L'Rell on Star Trek Discovery, and we discuss all of that and much more. Check it out! Get your tickets for 'Whiterock Cliff' here: https://www.fiveohm.tv/whiterock-cliff
Apr 14, 2021•39 min
This week, Les chats with Carlos Alazraqui and Jill-Michele Melean, co-stars and co-writers of the new horror-comedy movie Witness Infection. It tells the story of two rival mob families who are transferred from the Witness Protection Program to the same city by mistake. If that's not problem enough, a zombie outbreak begins! The entire cast of the movie is a voice-actor who's who, and we talk about making the movie, balancing humor and horror, and much more. Check it out!
Apr 14, 2021•23 min
This week, the TV Dudes are talking about how women rule! Whether it's the ultimate badass Cherie from The Wall in 'Solar Opposites' on HULU, another memorable Cristin Milioti character in Hazel Green on HBO Max's 'Made for Love' or the plethora of amazing female comedians on 'Hysterical' on HULU, that's the focus for this week's episode. 2:22-18:48 TV Diary 20:20-26:26 Solar Opposites (HULU) 26:26-34:12 Made for Love (HBO Max) 34:12-48:48 Hysterical (HULU) 49:05- Falcon & Winter Soldier (Di...
Apr 09, 2021•1 hr
