Episodes
Sunday Feb 25, 2018
198. Watching Old Shows in the Age of Peak TV
Sunday Feb 25, 2018
Sunday Feb 25, 2018
Inspired by some recent stories about people rediscovering ER, Frasier and Friends on streaming services, Matt and Ed spend this week's episode talking about the joy of eschewing the glut of new TV shows in order to dig into the classics, as well as what those older shows can teach us about how television, and culture more generally, have changed. They also discuss the great GQ profile of Brendan Fraser, what their great-grandparents would make of their current jobs, and the pitch for the Friends finale that Ed wrote when he was 16.
00:00:00 - 00:05:17 - Intro
00:05:18 - 00:21:11 - News
00:21:12 - 01:14:16 - Matt & Ed discuss discovering older TV shows
01:14:17 - 01:21:25 - SRS Recommends & Outro
Wednesday Feb 21, 2018
Star Trek Discovery Redux
Wednesday Feb 21, 2018
Wednesday Feb 21, 2018
BONUS EPISODE!
Matt and Ed check in with Star Trek Discovery after the end of its first season. Did the series overcome Matt's inherent Star Trek skepticism? Did the show's charming cast make up for its at time rough writing? Were there too many shocking twists? Was Jesse Plemons' character in The Post an assassin? All these important and totally relevant questions are raised and answered in this episode.
Monday Feb 19, 2018
197. Black Panther
Monday Feb 19, 2018
Monday Feb 19, 2018
Ryan Coogler's Black Panther, the 18th entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, opened last week to great reviews and record-breaking box office, so Matt and Ed sat down to discuss the cultural and social significance of the film, particularly in regards to whose stories get told by Hollywood. They also shrug at the then-freshly announced BAFTA results and decide which actors could play a "young, sexy" Churchill.
00:00:00 - 00:12:38 - Intro & News
00:12:29 - 01:00:42 - Matt & Ed discuss Black Panther
01:00:43 - 01:07:28 - SRS Recommends & Outro
Monday Feb 12, 2018
196. The Netflix Paradox
Monday Feb 12, 2018
Monday Feb 12, 2018
Netflix surprised everyone last Sunday when they announced that the third film in the Cloverfield franchise would be debuting on their streaming service immediately after The Big Game, despite nobody having seen it and there being no advance hype or build up. But was this a bold new approach to film distribution, or the result of Paramount, desperate to offload a bad film, finding an outlet for it? Why not both? Matt and Ed address these questions and more as they address the considerable flaws of The Cloverfield Paradox, and the greater conundrum of Netflix itself; a service which has the potential to bring films to a huge audience instantaneously, but which more often than not serves as a place where films go to be forgotten.
They also discuss the first Solo trailer and others bits of Star Wars news, get excited about the forthcoming Black Dynamite followup, and note the deaths of John Mahoney, Reg E. Cathey, and Johann Johannsson.
00:00:00 - 00:04:35 - Intro
00:04:36 - 00:38:17 - News
00:38:18 - 01:23:21 - Matt & Ed discuss The Cloverfield Paradox and Netflix more generally
01:23:22 - 01:31:16 - SRS Recommends & Outro
Monday Feb 05, 2018
195. The Good Place
Monday Feb 05, 2018
Monday Feb 05, 2018
The second season of The Good Place wrapped up this week, so Matt and Ed talk about why it's one of the most exciting, adventurous and moving sitcoms of all time (not to mention super funny). Be warned: there's plenty of spoilers, so best wait until you're fully up to date with The Good Place. They also discuss the New York Times article on Uma Thurman, whether Guillermo del Toro has the Best Director Oscar in the bag this year, and the surprising way in which Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is like Titanic.
00:00:00 - 00:29:07 - Intro & News
00:29:08 - 01:08:12 - Matt & Ed discuss The Good Place. Again: SPOILERS.
01:08:13 - 01:13:31 - SRS Recommends & Outro