The Outsider – The Toy Department

In Episode 204, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky are settling into life in a COVID-19 world and delve into:

Some thoughts on what life has been like over the last week (2:05) and what it may be like moving forward…
The season finale of HBO’s The Outsider (9:35) and what a great 10-episode run it had…
The series premiere of FX’s Hulu-specific series Devs (17:45), the mystery therein and a dramatic turn from Nick Offerman…
FX’s new series Dave (24:55) and how star Lil’ Dicky sucks you in and makes you laugh…
FX’s Better Things (28:10) and how it continues to soar as a shining example of great sitcom-style television…
Netflix’s I Am Not Okay With This (37:15) and the charmingly distinct style of its creator…
The Netflix-made Lil’ Peep documentary Everybody’s Everything (42:55) and how it’s probably more for the late rapper’s fans than the general public…
Marc Maron’s new Netflix stand-up special End Times Fun (49:45) and his apparent mastery of his craft…
The HBO Sports documentary Women of Troy (53:20) and how much each guy learned about some stars in women’s basketball past…
Homework for next week (1:01:05), including: the return of Top Chef, the return of Brockmire on IFC, the return of Black Monday on Showtime and David Simon’s Philip Roth adaptation The Plot Against America on Amazon…

In Episode 198, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky address the reverb on Madden’s microphone before settling in to discuss:

The return of Netflix’s Sex Education (2:00) and what a delight it continues to be in its second season…
HBO’s new Armando Iannucci comedy Avenue 5 (17:20) and how both guys see the potential for a good show in its pilot…
The new HBO Stephen King adaptation The Outsider (21:55) and how it is spooky and gripping and is bound to get more and more intense and action-packed as the season goes on…
The film 1917 (32:05) and how it stacks up with other recent (and not-so-recent) war films…
Homework for next week (42:25), including: actually watching the new Awkwafina show Nora From Queens on Comedy Central, the new movie The Gentlemen, Tiffany Haddish’s new stand-up special, season two of Shrill on Hulu and perhaps the Aaron Hernandez docu-series on Netflix…
A few thoughts on the upcoming Super Bowl (50:35) and a preview of more football discussion next week…

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