{"id":545,"date":"2019-10-23T11:52:29","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T18:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=545"},"modified":"2019-10-23T11:52:33","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T18:52:33","slug":"the-toy-department-episode-187","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=545","title":{"rendered":"The Toy Department &#8211; Episode 187"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Episode 187, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky waste no time getting down to their many topics, specifically:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>HBO&#8217;s new series Watchmen (1:20) and how an interesting premise, Damon Lindelof&#8217;s writing and Regina King&#8217;s ass-kicking are more than enough to hold your attention&#8230;<\/li><li>Netflix&#8217;s Living With Yourself (14:40) and its lead Paul Rudd, plus the enjoyable sports-related cameo&#8230; <\/li><li>The new Amazon series Modern Love (25:05) and how it succeeds at being both delightful and heart-yanking&#8230; 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