The Toy Department – Episode 228

In Episode 228, Madden and Kolsky steel themselves to work through arguably the weirdest content week in Toy Department history, featuring:

The exceedingly weird Netflix film I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2:05) from the mind of Charlie Kaufman…
The new HBO series We Are Who We Are (25:20) and what the guys make of some weird vibes and a lack of background or explication in the first episode…
The new HBO mini-series The Third Day (36:25) and what exactly is happening with both the airing of the show and the content…
Hulu’s new Lamorne Morris-starring show Woke (46:25) and how it’s a nice place to spend some time…
The topsy-turvy NBA Playoffs (52:10) and what the Nuggets’ big upset of the Clippers means…
A few thoughts on Week One of NFL action (1:19:35), featuring the San Francisco 49ers’ somewhat surprising loss to Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals…
Homework for next week (1:25:55), including: the probably terrible new Fox show LA’s Finest, the new season of PEN15 on Hulu and the new Netflix/Ryan Murphy show Ratched… plus MOAR NBA Playoffs and Week 2 of the NFL season…