PEN15 – The Toy Department

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…

In Episode 155, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky briefly discuss their irregular recording time before spreading out over:

The question of Netflix programming v. Hulu programming (1:30) and what that even means…
Hulu’s new middle school comedy/drama PEN15 (5:10) and how it has some appeal but falls flat in comparison to other shows covering similar territory…
Netflix’s new sci-fi/fantasy drama The Umbrella Academy (12:40), which Kolsky talks himself even more into as he attempts to convince Derek it’s worthwhile…
Hugo Blick’s Black Earth Rising (20:05), also available on Netflix, and how the high level of execution on all parts does little to make it easier to watch…
A check-in on Top Chef (27:45) after the fried chicken and Muhammad Ali episode…
Some NBA chatter (42:00) as the league heads out of the All-Star Break and into the home stretch, including whether or not the league has a player empowerment problem…
Homework for next week (56:55), including: actually seeing Fighting With My Family in theaters, the end of True Detective’s third season, an episode of Documentary Now (allegedly mocking Wild Wild Country), the premiere of Desus and Mero on Showtime and the new HBO Film O.G…

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