{"id":868,"date":"2022-04-22T11:27:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T18:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=868"},"modified":"2022-04-24T21:08:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T04:08:39","slug":"the-toy-department-episode-297","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=868","title":{"rendered":"The Toy Department &#8211; Episode 297"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Episode 297, Madden and Kolsky have been extremely busy since we last spoke, but managed to find time to watch:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The start of the final season of Better Call Saul (2:55), its continuing tremendous qualities and just how thrilling the show has become&#8230; <\/li><li>A few thoughts on the controversy surrounding the HBO Max show Winning Time (12:50), and specifically the unhappy reactions of the people the characters are based on&#8230; <\/li><li>Some thoughts on two different season 2&#8217;s &#8212; Netflix&#8217;s Russian Doll and Hulu&#8217;s Woke (21:43), how one is more successful than the other and why&#8230;<\/li><li>HBO Max&#8217;s new Ansel Elgort vehicle Tokyo Vice (28:25) and how it is a surprisingly interesting and compelling show about a very richly drawn early-2000&#8217;s Tokyo&#8230;<\/li><li>Apple TV+&#8217;s latest show ROAR (34:10) and how it&#8217;s a really well-executed set of feminist fables starring some of the best women in acting right now&#8230; <\/li><li>Top Chef: Houston&#8217;s restaurant wars (39:55), featuring a chef who only tastes salt and arguably the greatest restaurant wars restaurant in Top Chef history&#8230; <\/li><li>A few early thoughts on a WIDE OPEN NBA Playoffs (55:20) after a few games in the first round&#8230;<\/li><li>Homework for TWO Fridays from now (59:30), including: more Top Chef: Houston, along with the return of The Flight Attendant on HBO Max, the return of Barry on regular HBO, the new David Simon show We Own This City (ALSO on HBO), Showtime&#8217;s new show The Man Who Fell to Earth and Hulu&#8217;s Jon Krakauer adaptation Under the Banner of Heaven&#8230;<\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9159\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-868-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode297.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode297.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode297.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\/TDEpisode297.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?powerpress_pinw=868-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode297.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TDEpisode297.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('868-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_868-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_868-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; 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