{"id":181,"date":"2017-05-25T20:11:44","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T20:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=181"},"modified":"2017-05-25T20:11:44","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T20:11:44","slug":"the-toy-department-episode-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=181","title":{"rendered":"The Toy Department &#8211; Episode 71"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In Episode 71, Derek Madden\u00a0and Matt Kolsky break down their morning text spat before diving into a series of more interesting topics, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The NBA Playoffs\u00a0(3:00), whether Brad Stevens deserves an apology from Madden and what the future looks like in both the short and long term&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>The Hulu show The Handmaid&#8217;s Tale (19:45) and how the current state of the world changes how we\u00a0might appreciate it&#8230; Plus the greatness of Elisabeth Moss and some thoughts on Top of the Lake&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>An alleged spoiler alert for FX&#8217;s show Fargo (33:50) somehow leads to a long discussion of the Fargo haters and who Madden and Kolsky trust in the world of TV creators&#8230; and then an actual conversation about Fargo (44:00) which DOES DEFINITELY INCLUDE MAJOR SPOILERS!!!!!<\/li>\n<li>Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 (56:00) and how it fails to learn from the good lessons of the first film but still manages to be an enjoyable watch&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Homework for next week (1:04:30): Kolsky rejects the Netflix show The Keepers in favor of the Amazon show I Love Dick&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By the way, if you like this podcast, TELL A FRIEND!! 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