Chatz: A Television Podcast

Welcome to PeaksChatz, the newest season of Chatz: A Television Podcast! Magellan and Allen have already seen Twin Peaks themselves, but we're bringing in neophytes like friend of the podcast Jim on to discuss the series as we make our way through this rewatch! Whether you're new to Twin Peaks or a seasoned Lynch fan, we hope you'll find something to enjoy out of this season of the show. Spoilers...

Content warnings for this episode include: discussions of sexual assault and suicide. The ChatzKidz realize that this adaptation of The Stand runs out of gas halfway through, and what they're left with us is some wildly sexist storylines, woefully underdeveloped characters, and an ending that feels...well, you can hear it in the episode! New season is starting next week, folks! You can hear us ann...

The ChatzKidz are BACK with the final miniseries of our Spring of Small Shows! It's the first two episodes of the 1994 adaptation of Stephen King's "The Stand", and we have a lot of takes! The story's poor handling of race, the "good versus evil" at the heart of it, and our newfound love of Trash Can Man? Patreon Twitter Reddit Twitch Email : chatzpod@gmail.com Our main podcast feed art was done b...

This season of Chatz contains discussions of the following potentially sensitive or triggering subjects: Homophobia, racism, religion, and death. This week on Chatz, characters go to Heaven, we reach deep for a discussion about the morality of Prior Walter's final message to the angels, and the final conversation between Roy Cohn and Belize bring us to tears. It's an incredible finale, and we're h...

This season of Chatz contains discussions of the following potentially sensitive or triggering subjects: Homophobia, racism, religion, and death. Angels in America tells the story of the AIDS crisis and people from all walks of life, depicts them with an aching sense of humanity, challenges their world views, and...there's also physical, real angels in it? The Chatzkidz discuss the third and fourt...

This season of Chatz contains discussions of the following potentially sensitive or triggering subjects: Homophobia, racism, religion, and death. We're discussing Angels in America for Part 2 of our Spring of Miniseries here at Chatz, and boy do we have a lot of thoughts! We discuss the white perspective on the AIDS epidemic, the role of magical realism in this series, and the ways in which its ch...

Just when you thought Vanity Fair was done being silly and extra, the 2004 adaptation said "What if...dance sequences, teen romance, and...Gabriel Byrne!" That's right, we're here to watch it with you and discuss, so sit back and enjoy the film with us! Patreon Twitter Reddit Twitch Email : chatzpod@gmail.com Our main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https:...

A finale so nice, we had to discuss it twice! In our second go at discussing the 2018 Vanity Fair finale, Allen ponders the choices made in adapting the novel, Magellan loves Lord Osborne, and Omens experiences costume fatigue! Come back next week for a commentary track episode where we will be watching Vanity Fair (2004)! Please recommend the podcast to your friends if you are enjoying it, and le...

We don't let technical difficulties stop the Chatz train! In lieu of a new VanityChatz this week, we're rebroadcasting a CLASSIC episode of our Patreon-exclusive show ChatzNightz for everyone today! We'll be back next week with our finale of VanityChatz, but for now, please enjoy this little bonus. And if you're not already a patron, pretty please check out https://patreon.com/chatzpod , where you...

The epic Napoleonic War fight scene we were all waiting for is here, and it's...oddly sedate. Alas, we have more pressing matters on this week's VanityChatz. At least one child is born, Spike from Buffy grows up to be Giles (also from Buffy), and the Omens Costume Corner returns with a vengeance! Please recommend the podcast to your friends if you are enjoying it, and let us know if you have any q...

We referenced this article early in the episode: https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/vanity-fair-itv-racism-sam-servant-miss-swartz/ Fortunes are found, pianos are bought, and Joss has a new moustache as we continue our discussion of Vanity Fair 2018. Please recommend the podcast to your friends if you are enjoying it, and let us know if you have any questions or comments about the episode. Patreo...

Welcome to VanityChatz, the first of three miniseries we'll be covering for Season 11 of Chatz! In our discussion of the first two episodes of the 2018 adaptation, we (the ChatzKidz) and Honorary ChatzKid Oldasyouromens discuss such topics as: the piercing gaze of Olivia Cooke, Becky's multi-level chess game, and an incredible scene involving curry! Please recommend the podcast to your friends if...

Before selecting a show to cover on the main feed, your hosts Allen and Magellan will pilot shows over on the Patreon by watching and discussing the first episode. Since Season 11 will consist of a slate of three miniseries, we thought you might want all of those shows' pilot episodes cut together in one package! Enjoy these pilots for Vanity Fair, Angels in America, and The Stand. We'll be back n...

This is what happens when a one-off joke turns into a wonderful project. After 11 weeks of Aaron Sorkin's Hollywood adventures, the ChatzKidz decided to go back to the cinema and watch a film (remotely, of course). That's right, it's a live commentary of 1950's Sunset Blvd. ! Are you ready for your close-up? Six Dettmar joins us this season from Scanline Media! Music used in this episode includes...

[Producer's Note: This episode was originally aired on April 1st, 2021 under the title "TrekChatz: The Next Generation 01 | In Which We Boldly Go Where No-One Has Gone Before."] The ChatzKidz set out on their voyage to watch all of Star Trek: The Next Generation one episode at a time, albeit in a somewhat unusual order... Editor's Note: We recorded this as a live commentary of the episode but had...

All of your questions are answered (and then all of those answers are questioned) as we conclude our long day with Studio 60. Six Dettmar joins us this season from Scanline Media! Music used in this episode includes "I Used To Love Hip-Hop" by Audiobinger Patreon Twitter Reddit Twitch Email : chatzpod@gmail.com Our main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at http...

Studio 60 continues to boggle the mind as a 2001 plotline handles 9/11 about as well as you'd expect a Sorkin show to, Jordan and Danny slowly evolve to be too good for this show, and the Kidz foolishly thought quarantine would be over by the time this episode came out...oops! Six Dettmar joins us this season from Scanline Media! Music used in this episode includes "Blue Boi" by Lakey Inspired and...

Studio 60 (the show) has a great episode about a bad episode of Studio 60 (the show), and then has a tough time dealing with tough times. Six Dettmar joins us this season from Scanline Media! Music used in this episode includes "Letter to Summer" by Audiobinger Patreon Twitter Reddit Twitch Email : chatzpod@gmail.com Our main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found a...

Were you ever curious how America's favorite couple met? Oh, Matt and Harriet? Well, we have that at least. Meanwhile, writer's block can only be stopped by a shockingly good Jordan/Danny plot! Six Dettmar joins us this season from Scanline Media! Music used in this episode includes "Goodbye Machineryhead" by TRG Banks. Patreon Twitter Reddit Twitch Email : chatzpod@gmail.com Our main podcast feed...

On this week's episode of SunsetChatz, Jordan, Harriet, Matt, Danny, and you know what pretty much every single character (plus a few animals) chase their problems with more problems and cause problems! Six Dettmar joins us this season from Scanline Media! Music used in this episode includes "Blessed Time" by Ketsa Patreon Twitter Reddit Twitch Email : chatzpod@gmail.com Our main podcast feed art...

In the spirit of Christmas in February, the ChatzKidz discussed the weird rules of the FCC, Danny Tripp flushes himself down the toilet, and you can drink every time we say MACAO. Six Dettmar joins us this season from Scanline Media! Music used in this episode includes  Patreon Twitter Reddit Email : chatzpod@gmail.com Our main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found...

We bid a fond farewell to Ricky & Ron and a fond hello to a bespectacled stranger. Also, there's this whole comedic flu plot going on and we would rather not talk about that part too much. Six Dettmar joins us this season from Scanline Media! Music used in this episode includes "Bye Bye" by Crowander &   "Bashful" by Ketsa Patreon Twitter Reddit Email : chatzpod@gmail.com Our main podcast feed art...

John Goodman steals the show, Aaron Sorkin can't resist being racist sometimes, and woman be...making genuinely funny faces to inspire their friends on THIS, the premiere Studio 60 podcast this side of the culture wars. Six Dettmar joins us this season from Scanline Media! Music used in this episode includes  Patreon Twitter Reddit Email : chatzpod@gmail.com Our main podcast feed art was done by C...

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip is the greatest television program of all time. (This is a skit, sorry, sketch, sorry, lie). Six Dettmar joins us this season from Scanline Media! Music used in this episode includes "Klepotonic Swing" by Tri-Tachyon . Patreon Twitter Reddit Email : chatzpod@gmail.com Our main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://camillafra...

What would focus groups say about Aaron Sorkin's attempts at religious humor? "Hell no!" Six Dettmar joins us this season from Scanline Media! Music used in this episode includes "BugaBlue" by U.S. Army Blues and "Goodbye Machineryhead" by TRG Banks. Patreon Twitter Reddit Email : chatzpod@gmail.com Our main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://camillaf...