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The Toy Department – Episode 273

  By toyAdmin | September 2, 2021 - 1:41 pm | Uncategorized
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In Episode 273, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky chat a little about QB depth charts before getting into the weeds with:

  • The Hulu film Vacation Friends (3:15) and how the highly enjoyable cast of John Cena, Lil Rel Howery, Yvonne Orji and Meredith Hagner makes it a highly enjoyable watch…
  • Hulu’s new show Only Murders in the Building (8:55) and how Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez draw viewers in to a hijinks-filled murder mystery story…
  • The Nicole Kidman-led Nine Perfect Strangers on Hulu (14:40) and the incredible cast that holds it up as its central mystery develops…
  • ALL THE LATEST on The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies (25:30) and the tragically stupid strategic decisions of Fessy, plus Burns of the Week and Episode MVP!!!
  • Homework for next Thursday (58:50), including: more of The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies, plus the new Netflix film Beckett (starring John David Washington) and the new American Crime Story on FX/Hulu (focusing on the impeachment of Bill Clinton)…

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The Toy Department – Episode 272

  By toyAdmin | August 26, 2021 - 1:22 pm | Uncategorized
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In Episode 272, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky are interrupting Kolsky’s family bonding leave to nitpick with each other about:

  • Netflix’s new Sandra Oh vehicle The Chair (1:45) which is entertaining and features a charming performance from the lead actress but also troubles one of our hosts from a thematic perspective…
  • The documentary Untold: Malice at the Palace (27:20) and how it does a great job of telling the story and addressing the may angles of a singular moment in sports history…
  • FX’s new triumph Reservation Dogs (37:20) and how quickly it sucks you in to a story about characters who feel extremely real…
  • The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies is through another week (41:40) and these rookies can’t get their heads out of their rears…
  • Homework for next Thursday (1:08:35), including: more of The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies, plus a bunch of things on Hulu — the new Lil Rel/John Cena movie Vacation Friends, the Nicole Kidman show Nine Perfect Strangers and the Steve Martin/Martin Short collab Only Murders in the Building…

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The Toy Department – The Challenge 36 – Episode 12

  By toyAdmin | March 4, 2021 - 10:27 am | Uncategorized
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Another jam-packed episode of The Challenge: Double Agents, and Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky are here to break down CT’s social miscues, Big T’s upsetting tears, Darrell’s smooth gameplay and Devin and Josh being Devin and Josh… Come for the Burn of the Week, stay for the high-level game analysis!!!

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The Toy Department – The Challenge 36 – Episode 11

  By toyAdmin | February 25, 2021 - 10:34 am | Uncategorized
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A great episode of The Challenge: Double Agents begets a great episode of Challenge coverage from The Toy Department… Madden and Kolsky get into a big day for Big T, Lolo Jones being a whiny quitter and some highly questionable gameplay that leaves the Big Brother alliance with a choke hold on this game. Plus, as always, a Burn of the Week and episode MVP!!

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The Toy Department – The Challenge – Episode 10

  By toyAdmin | February 18, 2021 - 10:56 am | Uncategorized
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Not the season’s best episode, but this IS the best coverage of The Challenge: Double Agents on the internet!! Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky get into some awful political misplays and miserable decision-making from the latest episode… with an attempt to crown an MVP and some CT fire in Burn of the Week. Plus — what’s the coming security breach and who’s the dream elimination matchup for next week??

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The Toy Department – The Challenge 36 – Episode 8

  By toyAdmin | February 4, 2021 - 10:43 am | Uncategorized
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Another jam-packed episode of The Toy Department to cover an EVEN MORE jam-packed episode of The Challenge: Double Agents… Madden and Kolsky get into an epic daily challenge, Kam’s control of the game and how strategies will change now that gold skulls are running out, plus the BURN OF THE WEEK and of course and episode MVP!!

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The Toy Department – The Challenge 36 – Episode 7

  By toyAdmin | January 29, 2021 - 9:39 am | Uncategorized
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The guys are back (just ONE day late) to get into an action-packed, twisty and turny episode of The Challenge: Double Agents… Lots of thoughts on Toxic T and what her actions did to her partner Jay, Killa Kam and her excellent merch and the awesome elimination performance of Leroy, among MANY other things…

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The Toy Department – The Challenge 36 – Episode 6

  By toyAdmin | January 21, 2021 - 9:15 am | Uncategorized
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Another exciting week of The Challenge: Double Agents is in the books, and Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky return to talk about Teresa’s tricks, Lolo’s lunacy and yet ANOTHER cast member departure-without-elimination, a suddenly common occurrence… That and MUCH MORE on this week’s Challenge coverage!!!

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The Toy Department – The Challenge 36 – Episode 5

  By toyAdmin | January 14, 2021 - 10:46 am | Uncategorized
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Another episode of the internet’s best coverage of The Challenge: Double Agents… Madden and Kolsky get into Aneesa and Tori’s battle, the reign of Queen Big T and the heelish behavior of Devin, among many other things!!

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The Toy Department – The Challenge 36 – Episode 3

  By toyAdmin | December 24, 2020 - 1:42 pm | Uncategorized
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Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky are back to recap and discuss another terrific episode of The Challenge: Double Agents… Complete with the Burn of the Week, MVP of the Week, and even a few minutes on the old school Challenge episodes that just hit Netflix!!

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