{"id":418,"date":"2018-11-21T11:05:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T19:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=418"},"modified":"2018-11-21T11:05:00","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T19:05:00","slug":"the-toy-department-episode-143","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=418","title":{"rendered":"The Toy Department &#8211; Episode 143"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Episode 143, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky debate the finer points of the many flavors of M&amp;M&#8217;s before focusing in on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The new film Widows (6:25) and a mild disagreement over its overall quality but general agreement about a lot of excellent performances&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>The new film Green Book (21:30) and how it is effectively a perfect holiday-time, Oscar-bait movie&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Netflix&#8217;s new Chuck Lorre dramedy The Kominsky Method (32:55) and how it represents an impressive turn to quality for the prolific producer&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Showtime&#8217;s Escape At Dannemora (38:00) and how it&#8217;s tough to say too much about a show after one oddly paced episode&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>The 13th season of It&#8217;s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (41:20), particularly the season final\u00e9, and where the show goes from here&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Homework for next week (49:15), including: the Coen Brothers\/Netflix film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, the limited series Little Drummer Girl on AMC, Trevor Noah&#8217;s new standup special (available on Netflix) and a season wrap-up discussion of The Challenge: Final Reckoning&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By the way, if you like this podcast, TELL A FRIEND!! 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