{"id":133,"date":"2017-01-25T20:46:21","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T20:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=133"},"modified":"2017-01-25T20:46:21","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T20:46:21","slug":"the-toy-department-episode-54","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=133","title":{"rendered":"The Toy Department &#8211; Episode 54"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Episode 54,\u00a0Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky return after a week off due to Kolsky&#8217;s infirmity to discuss MANY pressing issues, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brent Musburger&#8217;s sudden retirement announcement (1:45) and his legacy as one of our greatest sports broadcasters&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Matt Ryan&#8217;s place in the NFL&#8217;s quarterback pantheon (8:10) and his MVP candidacy, as we head towards next weekend&#8217;s Super Bowl 51&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>A favorite show of the show, The Good Place (17:35), and how it flipped its own narrative on its head in the season final\u00e9&#8230; SPOILER ALERT: This conversation will\u00a0spoil said final\u00e9, so if you want to skip it, the short version is &#8211;\u00a0Madden and Kolsky both liked it!!<\/li>\n<li>HBO&#8217;s new series The Young Pope (24:10) and whether the visual spectacle of its first few episodes makes it worth sticking with as it finds its footing from a narrative perspective&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>2016 in Movies (33:50), viewed through the perspective of Tuesday&#8217;s Oscar nominations&#8230; Including thoughts on La La Land, Deadpool, Hidden Figures, Moonlight, Lion and Fences, among others&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Some homework for next week (59:15): trying to get Derek to watch La La Land and\/or Lion and\/or Hell or High Water&#8230; and an episode of Blackish (specifically &#8211; Season 3, Episode 12, entitled Lemons)&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By the way, if you like this podcast, TELL A FRIEND!! 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