The Toy Department – Episode 229

In Episode 229, Madden and Kolsky are alive and employed, which means good in 2020, and ready to discuss:

The new season of PEN15 on Hulu (3:05) and how one of our hosts has really come around on the show…
The new Ryan Murphy show Ratched (10:35) and just what exactly he is doing with all of Netflix’s money…
Fox’s new show LA’s Finest (19:40) and how it follows a pretty successful formula to being exactly what you think it is…
A check-in on HBO’s Lovecraft Country (36:00) after a bottle episode starring an old veteran of The Challenge…
A brief NFL chat (48:50) about quick takeaways from the first two weeks of pro football…
Some thoughts on the NBA Playoffs (51:45) with particular focus on Tyler Herro’s tremendous performance…
Homework for our next show, on October 6 (1:07:35), including: the new Netflix show Sneakerheads, season four of Fargo on FX, Showtime’s new movie The Comey Rule and the new Amazon show Utopia… plus EVEN MOAR NBA Playoffs and Weeks 3 & 4 of the NFL season…