The SHOW Show: with Sweets & Slaney

Who knew there was a Punky Brewster reboot going at Peacock? Apparently so. That and It's a Sin are the shows of focus on this week's deeply Thursday-feelin' pod. Also chats about the royal interview, the WandaVision finale, Queen's Gambit as a stage musical, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Fair warning: this may be the most exclusive episode of the podcast we've ever recorded. Becky joins for a very in-depth (and very spoiler-laiden) discussion about all-things Dawson's Creek; beginning, middle, and end. Hopefully it's out of our system now... or at least until a re-binge is timely. Also chats about the Golden Globes getting sloppy in an all-new way, what's next for John Mulaney, th...

Pop icons on the small screen this week, from Dwayne Johnson's comedy-autobiographical series about growing up to become The Rock, to a procedural cop show about Clarice Starling in the year after her take-down of Buffalo Bill. Also chats about corruption in the awards racket, what it means to be someone's Rip Torn, and much more! PLUS, Jade Explains the Image of Justin Timberlake in the eyes of t...

Back at last with a look at Kenan Thompson's self-titled NBC sitcom, and Ron Howard's new Netflix docuseries about the mysterious vanishing at LA's Cecil Hotel. Also chats about the Golden Globe nominations, the surfacing of old and ugly interview footage, whether trophies should be tossed between boats, and much much more. Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Only one show in the hotseat this week, and we won't lie... it's kind of a dud. But there's no shortage of topical things to discuss: namely, the Big Short sort getting thwarted by the e-sport cohort, and its leading to a big abort & deport and probably some high court. Also chats about the Potter series at HBO, Larry King and Cloris Leachman, the fading timeliness of a Bond movie in the can, and...

The obvious TV release of the week is Disney+ and Marvel's "WandaVision." Of COURSE we talked about that. Also, "Your Honor," which is a family-themed thriller on Showtime starring the fabulous Bryan Cranston. Also chats about the inauguration, the Wonka prequel, the lewdness of a certain popular Netflix period soap, and... a chat with an iconic recording artist. Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPo...

Some of our first pilots of the new year include NBC's Mr. Mayor, starring Ted Danson and a script from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock; also Netflix's Lupin, which is a loose adaptation of a series of French novels about a "gentleman thief." Also chats about Armie Hammer's DMs, a really bad Creek episode, the glitz and glamour of a presidential inauguration, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to...

"Bridgerton" on Netflix is definitely the post-holiday binge show of the year, and it blends together a lot of elements from other popular television. The other series of focus is "The Wild" on Prime... which also using adorning some well-worn narrative clothes. Also chats about The Great Muppet Gatsby, Bean Dad and the fate of Ken Jennings, the psychological impact of Richie Rich, and much much m...

Happy New Year! It's our annual pod looking back at the best shows of the ending year, and ahead at the shows to come. The pandemic has obviously impacted production on almost everything, but thankfully there's continued to be a steady stream of good things to watch. Also chats about holiday entertainment consumption, the late night host who might be over it, who died, and much much more! Tweet yo...

The Show Show goes Movie Movie once again! Sweets & Slaney swapped beloved movies for ones they'd shamefully never seen. True to their romance v. crime tendencies, Sweets gave Slaney Notting Hill, and got Goodfellas in return. Also chats about Lightyear, the death of Lizzie McGuire, the neglect of the Dirtiverse, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

A couple of dark comedies in the spotlight this week. "The Flight Attendant" is Kaley Cuoco's departure from cozy prime-time multi-cams, and "Truth Seekers" is the next in the Frost-Pegg collab series of kooky panic comedies. Also chats about the potential for a live-action Spider-Verse, the new annoucements from Star Wars, the cultural footprint of one Taylor Swift, and much much more! Tweet your...

No pod this week. Instead, a mopey, quiet intro leading into something sweet for the holidays. Written, recited, & produced by Colin Sweets, over these past three weeks.

Always exciting when there's a reboot to discuss! "Saved By the Bell" is back, preppies! Along with that, a look at HBO's British finance drama, "Industry." Also chats about Dave Chappelle's latest business maneuvre, the Jeopardy hosting vacancy, Slaney's vision for monetizing his sneaker obsession, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Just one show of focus this week and it's HBO's The Undoing, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant. Both of them inspire lively discussions about their career highlights and, spoiler alert, we speak on HG with more authority than NK. Also chats about Tarantino's apparent literary turn, the tectonic shift of Wonder Woman streaming, Michael J Fox's optimism, and much much more. Tweet your thoughts t...

A little late to the party on The Queen's Gambit, but it was worth the wait. Moonbase 8 might have been a little late to the space-comedy party, but it has its assets too. Both shows are in focus this week. Also chats about the truly great and irreplaceable Alex Trebek, the logistics of pronouncing "Emily in Paris," the pre-Mank homework that is Citizen freaking Kane, and much much more. Tweet you...

Continuing a Show Show tradition by discussing the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air on the night of an American presidential election. Tonight, it was the finale for symbolic reasons. Also chats about the scariest birthday president of all time, a certain co-host's running endeavours, the legacy of Sean Connery, and much much more. Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Tried something different. Thanks, of course, to Wally Shawn. Enjoy, I guess?

"Emily in Paris" appears to be the go-to guilty pleasure binge of the season, so that's what we took a closer look at this week. What does it mean to be a bad show? Perhaps nothing at all. Also chats about the Dexter and Cribs revivals, the inexplixable joy of Hubie Halloween, what's to come for Spidey 3 and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

More pre-existing IP is appropriated to create new American TV shows that we cover on the pod. "Utopia" is a remake of a cult 2013 show from the UK about pop cultural foresight. "Ratched" is Ryan Murphy's prequel of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Also chats about the Lion King sequel, how new shoes can beat the blues, that puke-tornado of a debate, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @Sho...

Another HBO limited series to explore on the pod! Jude Law stars in "The Third Day," a spooky one-hand thriller about a secretive ex-family man who gets trapped on the private island of what appears to be a satanic cult. Also chats about the Emmy's, Ellen's sorry excuse for a sorry, the furthing delaying of several big Disney fliks, and much much more! It's also our first show in the same room tog...

Oof. Can't even explain how much audio tinkering was taken out of this final cut of the podcast. Forgive the short length and low energy; we'd already been at it a long time (and in fact, kind of gave up) when we got going. When we did get chatting, it was the end of the Raptors' season, some high achievers in game shows lately, the casting of She-Hulk, and much much more! Not to mention Netflix's...

Back with another stark cross-section of shows: "Ted Lasso" is Jason Sudeikis' British-based football comedy on Apple TV+, and "Lovecraft Country" is HBO's latest dark sci-fi American period drama featuring the themes of a great writer's canon. Also chats about the loss of Chadwick Boseman, the full circle of bats in the age of COVID, Jeopardy making changes, and much much more. Tweet your thought...

On our first Show-Show-Series-Series, each of the guys challenged the other watch their personal favourite limited series of the year in its entirety. Slaney gave Sweets HBO's Watchmen, and Sweets gave Slaney Hulu's Normal People. Also chats about High Fidelity's cancellation, Olivia Wilde's new venture into the supersphere, the Americanness of American Pickle, and much much more! Tweet your thoug...

Dug back and found a pilot from a few years ago that we never looked into. "Yellowstone" is Paramount's neo-western family drama starring Kevin Costner. We didn't pair it this week, but we did come up with a fun format for next pod! Also chats about celebrity commentary on the on-going Ellen troubles, the expense of Mulan, indie-comedies thriving in this era, and much much more! Tweet your thought...

Shows for the kiddos and kiddos at heart this week! "Love, Victor" is Hulu's series adaptation of the popular teen movie Love, Simon. "The Babysitters Club is, obviously, the Netflix take on that popular series of books. Also chats about the hems and haws of the Emmy nominations, the cool-factor of folklore, the perfection of Regis, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!