{"id":562,"date":"2019-11-21T11:41:01","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T19:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=562"},"modified":"2019-11-21T11:41:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T19:41:06","slug":"the-toy-department-episode-191","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=562","title":{"rendered":"The Toy Department &#8211; Episode 191"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Episode 191, Derek Madden teases a non-existent show drama before exposing the rather dull truth, then he and Matt Kolsky basically agree on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The new film Ford vs. Ferrari (2:10) and how it was somewhat unexceptional but the sort of film the guys would like to see more of&#8230;<\/li><li>The debut of The Mandalorian on Disney+ (14:45) and how the first two episodes were great, but the guys are ready for some plot&#8230;<\/li><li>The new Hulu show Dollface (24:40) and how it is utterly watchable but not especially deep or thoughtful&#8230;<\/li><li>The Netflix film Earthquake Bird (33:30) and how neither host much enjoyed it or understood the point of it&#8230;<\/li><li>A brief detour out of the Toy Department (39:15) because Madden wants to discuss the impeachment hearings, but Kolsky is not watching or interested&#8230; <\/li><li>More thoughts on The Challenge (43:50) which saw another excellent episode filled with perfect twists in the War of the Worlds II season, plus Kolsky&#8217;s analysis of old seasons as he learns some history&#8230;<\/li><li>Homework for TWO weeks from now (59:00), including: the new film Knives Out in theaters, the new film The Irishman on Netflix, the new film Brittany Runs A Marathon on Amazon Prime and Mike Birbiglia&#8217;s new Netflix stand-up special, plus check-ins on Watchmen and Mrs. Fletcher\u2026<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8601\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-562-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode191.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode191.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode191.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode191.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?powerpress_pinw=562-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode191.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TDEpisode191.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('562-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_562-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_562-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; 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