{"id":926,"date":"2022-10-21T13:15:48","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T20:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=926"},"modified":"2022-10-21T13:15:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T20:15:49","slug":"the-toy-department-episode-318","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=926","title":{"rendered":"The Toy Department &#8211; Episode 318"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Episode 318, Madden and Kolsky discuss Derek&#8217;s work trip to the casino before locking in on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The latest episode of The Challenge: Ride or Dies (1:55), Turbo&#8217;s heel turn and the ace strategy from the game&#8217;s newest veterans, the notorious Johnny Bananas and his incomparable partner Nany Gonzalez&#8230;<\/li><li>Netflix&#8217;s Redeem Team documentary (35:15) and how it was an enjoyable and entertaining watch despite its somewhat hegeographic tendencies&#8230;<\/li><li>Apple TV+&#8217;s new show Shantaram (46:00) and how Charlie Hunnam makes for an incredibly engaging and watchable center for a show that transports you to 1980&#8217;s Bombay (for some not entirely known reason)&#8230;<\/li><li>The return of Documentary Now! on IFC (50:10) and how the first mockumentary of this season is entertaining and pretty spot-on, but not necessarily enough to suck one of our hosts in&#8230;<\/li><li>A season wrap-up on FX&#8217;s Welcome to Wrexham (59:30) and how the show works on so many levels, ultimately becoming one of the year&#8217;s best&#8230;<\/li><li>A few thoughts on the not-so-inspiring House of the Dragon (1:11:30) and how it so far fails to live up to its predecessor&#8230; 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