The SHOW Show: with Sweets & Slaney

Busy lives lately! Ducked in for a mid-break showsh, with no shortage of things to discuss. Eleven's speech development, surprise grassroots comedy specials, and Tom Cruise's biggest weekend yet. Also, yeah, Obi-Wan Kenobi came out, so that demanded some specific hashing. Plus more! Send along your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

A spiritual successor to one of the TV great's in David Simon's NEW series about the gritty underbelly of Baltimore police. That's "We Own This City." Also looking at Vanessa Bayer's QVC spoof "I Love That For You." Plus, chats about the demise of another Saved by the Bell, the Chapelle stage-storming, Corden leaving the late late desk, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

"Roar" is Apple TV+'s new anthology series about the modern female experience. It's a weird one for two dudes to be declarative about, but we watched the pilot, starring Issa Rae. Also chats about it being a predictably bad week for Netflix, the Nic Cage content being very good, the parasocial gaze of the Depp v. Heard trial, and much much more. Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Slaney's had the bug, so consuming TV has been an easy chore for him. This week, we talked about Apple TV+'s spy drama, "Slow Horses," which stars Gary Oldman. Also chats about the baffling Barbie movie, binging both Bourne & Back to the Future, the Knives Out franchise not being so coocoo for Cuoco, and much much more. Plus Jade explains some EGOT stuff! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

The Slap fallout continues into this week, now that the Academy has officially released their rebuke of all the crappiness. Also chats about wedding bells for Bennifer 2.0, Donald Glover's most meta moment yet, Ellen acting a tad pitch-imperfect, and much much more. Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Cashing in on a long time spent delivering one message above all else: Never Trust Will Smith. Also chats about Jarrod Carmichael's big annoucement ahead of SNL, the resumption of the Spy Kids franchise, and the Jimmy-swap, to name a few things. Also, "Moon Knight" just premiered on Disney+, so we'll go over the pilot. But, look, there's only one place to begin...

Just Sweets with a quick duck-in. What more is there to say? Both boys back in just a few more days!

More non-fiction this week! "The Dropout" is Hulu's Elizabeth Holmes series starring Amanda Seyfried. "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty" stars John C. Reilly and is about... the rise of the Lakers dynasty. Also chats about whether we're too cynical for The Batman, the new Pete show, things you shouldn't say when you're sentenced to prison, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @Sh...

It's starting to feel like a long winter. Something that's kept a lot of people warm is this trend of shows based on real-life people who used shady tactics to achieve power and money. One such show is "Super Pumped," which stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the CEO of Uber. Also chats about a certain White Lotus cast member returning, the Oscar race tightening, the origin of the expression "wet behind...

A Ben Stiller joint this week! Adam Scott stars in "Severance," about a widowed man who works at a company that performs surgeries on employees to keep their work conciousness separate from their home-life conciousness. Also chats about the missed opportunities in the Arthur finale, the venom in coming late to Twilight, the blueness of the new Ali Wong special, and much much more! Tweet your thoug...

A significant Show Show milestone is reached as we finally get to look at "Bel-Air," the dramatic reimagining of the beloved 90's sitcom that launched the career of one of the biggest (and least trustworthy) stars of all time. Also chats about a whole whack of shows getting renewed, the NOPE trailer, the ELVIS trailer, the return of the quality romcom, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @S...

Two very different types of crime show on the docket this week. "Pam & Tommy" is a slightyly comical look at the true story of the illegal distribution of a certain very private celebrity home movie. "Murderville" is Will Arnett's partially-scripted-partially-improvised dectective procedural, featuring a series of famous guest stars. Also chats about the Oscar nominations, the enduring beauty of J...

Murder is on the mind this week! "The Afterparty" is Lord & Miller's genre-bending spin on the classic whodunnit format, and features a lot of funny folks. "The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window" stars Kristen Bell and is both a spoof of melodramatic suburban thrillers and is also exactly that. Also chats about the number of cameras needed to make That 90's Show, the...

Both of this week's shows seem to be flying under the radar. "South Side" is a slice-of-life comedy about funny slackers scraping by in Chicago. "This Way Up" is about rallying after a major psychological episode, but with laughs. Also chats about the non-Boba Boba episode, the quiet genius of Jim Steinman, what the hell happend in football on Sunday, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @Sh...

Spin-off week on the pod! "How I Met Your Father" is a hail-mary play at prolonging the universe of its predecessor, and this time is stars Hillary Duff. "Peacemaker" is John Cena's Suicide Squad character doing the crass/violent/haha comic book thing. Also chats about the best of the Encanto songs, where Leo's cinematic loyalties really lie, a big life change for Slaney, and much much more. Tweet...

Light laughs from this week's shows of focus! "Abbott Elementary" is about optimistic teachers working against a challenging system. "Macgruber" is a return to TV for Will Forte's classic SNL spoof character. Also chats about The Tender Bar being tender indeed, Boba Fett lacking a little, and the need for certain schools to change their names. Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Happy for the chance to look at some Canadian content with this week's pod! "Son of a Critch" is based on Mark Critch's memoir of the same name and is about his young life in Newfoundland. "Yellowjackets" is a fair bit grimmer, and follows a team of soccer players' many secrets over multiple timelines. Also chats about the lasting power of Disney's Tarzan, who's checking into the White Lotus in se...

Happy Holidays! This week, we're looking back at a jam-packed year of memorable moments in TV and film. Also looking ahead at some of the more exciting shows coming in 2022. Complete with chats about he new Matrix, Don't Look Up, Being the Ricardos, adding Muppets to existing classics, and much much more. Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast, and we'll be with you again in the new year!

Our main show of focus this week is "Station Eleven," which features an all-too-familiar plot involving a deadly flu pandemic. We've had a few of these during our own pandemic, but maybe this one's actually worthwhile. "Bud" is a shortfilm by Zach Woods of The Office and Silicon Valley fame. It's on YouTube and it's definitely worth a watch. Also chats about all the content we're stuck consuming,...

This year's Christmas series is not landing with a very merry praise, but it follows in a certain proven tradition and so we had to check out "Santa Inc." Also chats about a certain Muppet quip that may spell out the origins of certain religious sects, the adventures of self-cutting a Christmas tree, the apparent imbalance of Jeremy Strong, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodca...

Disney+ has released their fourth MCU series of the year with "Hawkeye," so we explored whether or not it's worth bypassing a little enduring Marvel fatigue. Also chats about the incredible access of The Beatles: Get Back, the beef between Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, the polarization of jam bands, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

A couple fantasy-core adaptations to discuss this week. "The Wheel of Time" is Amazon Prime's new series based on the popular novels of the same name. "Cowboy Bepop" is a much-anticipated anime-turned Netflix show starring John Cho. Also chats about the surrealism of the new Beatles doc, how everybody on Succession is losing their minds, Slaney's eye for talent, and much much more! Tweet your thou...

Both shows this week are about real life medical malpractice over the last several decades. "The Shrink Next Door" stars Paul Rudd and Will Ferrell in a TV adaptation of the popular Wondery podcast. "Dopesick" stars Michael Keaton and is about a key chapter in the story of the American opioid crisis. Also chats about the self-awareness of Taylor's Versions, the cynicism of new Home Alones, the pas...

"I May Destroy You" is a critically-acclaimed , Emmy winning series on HBO that we, ashamedly, didn't quite connect with the first time around. So, in lieu of watching new pilots this week, we watched ALL of IMDY. Herein be spoilers. Also chats about the new Succession, whether or not Aaron Rogers deserves some side-eye, returning to theatres, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPo...

Another in the long long line of pop cultural installments named "American ____" ... this one was Jeff Daniels in "American Rust." So, we talked about that. Also chats about the Succession season premiere, This is 40 in hindsight, the Hardy Boys in hindsight, roofing for the first time, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!