Down To Watch

We covered Johnny Wick in the 2nd chapter and now we are back for more action-packed fun! Join Dan and Raul as they discuss the intricacies of the third part of this continuing action series.

This week Dan and Raul run through the new TV shows premiering in June that they are interested in checking out, followed by a discussion of the first episodes of Hanna (Amazon) and Black Summer (Netflix).  Listen ahead to see if either of these shows is worth continuing to watch!

Dan and Raul are joined by first-time special guest Hannah! She has worked in the film industry as a script supervisor and a music supervisor. We had great fun delving into this interesting show filled with death, humor and a great soundtrack including that wonderful Harry Nilsson song we just can't get out of our heads!

Dan and Raul are joined by recurring special guest Jonnie to discuss one of the biggest blockbusters of all time, and has also become an instant classic especially within the realm of movies based on comic book characters. It's a rich, dense, coherent, well-crafted, emotional rollercoaster of a movie, and we delve into all of that and more. To our dear listeners, we love you 3,000! @DownToWatch

Dan and Raul open by discussing some of the shows they are currently watching as well go over what show's are premiering in the upcoming month of may that they might consider taking a look at. Then they dive into a discussion on all episodes of the new Netflix, animated-short anthology series, Love, Death & Robots.

**Challenge-Episode** Our first challenge is underway where Dan "challenged" Raul to watch the Ozark pilot on Netflix (he's not a huge fan of the white family-man antihero genre), and Raul "challenged" Dan to watch the pilot to The Expanse on Amazon (he's not a huge fan of Sci-Fi), see if we decided whether or not to continue to watch these series in the future!

Dan and Raul introduce their new segment where they "challenge" each other to watch a pilot episode from a show that each have seen and like but think that the other typically wouldn't watch, and each will report back on what they thought of that show and if they will continue to watch. Also the pilots for the new rebooted The Twilight Zone, and What We Do In the Shadows are discussed as well.

Dan and Raul discuss at length the intricacies of this complex cinematic wonder. Who was the real villain/hero and does it matter, and what's up with all the 11's & rabbits anyway?! ***Spoiler-Alert***

Dan and Raul discuss some current shows on TV as well as bumble and fumble guessing names of actors and character haphazardly at best! We introduce a new segment that we will do at the beginning of each month where we will announce TV shows that we are excited are coming out soon. A discussion follows on the pilot episode of the new Netflix show, Umbrella Academy; see if we end up deciding to do a...

Raul and Dan are joined by old pal and former DTW host Jonnie to discuss the big new Marvel flick to enter the MCU.

The podcast relaunch is upon us! Yes, we are finally back! Dan and Raul march onward sharing their thoughts on TV/Movies, and discuss the format changes that this new relaunch will bring, including new segment ideas. In our first episode back we also discuss the pilot episodes of new Hulu comedy, Pen15, as well as FX show, The Assassination of Gianni Versace. Thanks for sticking with us!

New show on the DtW lineup! Aside from TV, in theaters and throwback episodes there's gonna be an anime episode every month, and it starts with the wildly popular Japanese film, Your Name! Raul, Tatianna and Mike exchange opinions on this story about really walking in other people's shoes, making connections with people you've never met and other such thinky thoughts. Check it out now!

Down to Watch In Theaters time again with the long awaited sequel to the groundbreaking original, it's Blade Runner 2049! Between film nerdiness and sci fi geekiness there's plenty for conversation but was the movie a hit with the hosts or should this franchise be retired? Like how replicants get retired! In case that wasn't clear...

Down to Watch watched mother!, and... well, had somewhat differing experiences. This is one of those bonkers movies that polarize audiences and get critics and film geeks to pay attention. This episode of the podcast tries to understand what this film's intentions were and whether they pulled it off, with the expected tangents and trivia... so good luck with this one!

Throwback time again is upon us as the dudes revisit the classic 80's comedy, Coming to America, but surprisingly one of us had never seen this yet ALL of us are fans of Mr. Murphy. So grab some McDowell's to munch on and put your SoulGlo in, and find out if this all time classic lives up to the hype and nostalgia we all remember!

DtW comes at you like a spider-monkey this week with our throwback movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby! This was an instant classic when it came out, but do Will Ferrell's race car antics have staying power over a decade later? Down to Watch certainly has opinions when it comes to shaking and baking, putting evils upon people and the career of the magic man himself, Mike Honcho. Enjo...

Down to Watch caught some Netflix original business with a whole season of Glow! The gorgeous ladies and their attempts at wrestling was mostly a hit with critics but what did these fellas of podcasting think? If you listen to this episode you will probably find out, so do that!

DTW is back to guns and kicking this week, heading back to theaters for Atomic Blonde! Cold war skullduggery, 80s tunes and old fashioned fisticuffs fill this flick's runtime but does it blow up the good way or the bad way? Cuz it's atomic, like a bomb, like in the title... Go listen!

DTW in theaters caught the indie darling The Big Sick this week and this episode is about that! Is it a comedy or a dramedy or a romance or what? Maybe the Down to Watch crew figures it out while discussing the movie-fied story of how Kumail Nanjiani, star of the film, ended up with his real life wife. You gotta listen to find out...

This week in TV, the Watchers take in a season of Dear White People, just in time to be socially relevant! The conversation obviously gets somewhat socio-political but they also discuss some changes between the film and the Netflix series, what they thought of the performances and believe it or not they even go off topic! Listen to this show!

Down to Watch goes back to the cinema to check out Luc Besson's latest space adventure, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets! Does an interstellar race to steal a pearl pooping critter, a military mission to the center of an alien filled city and what maybe two kids in love add up to a good time at the movies? Podcast will tell ya!

DtW went to see Baby Driver, Edgar Wright's new musical car chase love story, and now they have opinions about it! Listen in to find out if this slick, stylized song and dance got their hearts racing or some other car metaphor that means they didn't like it. Wordplay!

Throwing back to 2002, the DtW fellas and guest watcher Tatiana basked in the awkward romance that is Punch Drunk Love! Dan, Raul and their guest have a great time talking about this movie, Mike says and bye bye to the conversation early, and we're all doing very food!

After a short break from recording, the DtW team throws back to another Mel Brooks classic, Young Frankenstein! We have a special guest in studio to help break down the Gene Wilder led spoof, allowing of course for a couple of tangents. Werewolf? There wolf.

It's as if someone has the DTW team in a lasso of truth because they've got opinions on DC's latest, Wonder Woman! Listen in to Dan, Jonnie and Raul talking about the Amazonian princess and her adventures in the world of men. Did they notice her invisible plane in the background? Maybe!