The SHOW Show: with Sweets & Slaney

A couple good old-fashioned dark dramas on deck this week! "Perry Mason" is HBO's gritty new reboot of the 50's legal show of the same name. "ZeroZeroZero" is an Italian drug cartel thriller on Prime. Also chats about the plight of the hit sitcom ensemble member, the return of the Weakest Link, and the sadism of being a kid playing The Sims. Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Back with a mopey monologue in the front-load, followed by lots of catch-up: the Chicken Run sequel, the Mamma Mia threequel, the Michael Keat-man requel, and so many more important things. Shows of focus are "Central Park," an animated musical at the centre of the very current cultural discussion about representation and opportunity, and "I May Destroy You," Michaela Coel's new HBO piece about bu...

Allow us to present, Mr. Cogger’s Fifteen Minutes: A Short Book About a Long Time Written, recited, & produced by Colin Sweets, from isolation, over these last six weeks. Chapter index: I - 00:00:34 II - 00:20:33 III - 00:38:48 IV - 00:55:22 V - 01:12:19 VI - 01:18:43 VII - 01:36:59 VIII - 01:54:40 Thx!

A threefer! "Love Life" is Anna Kendrick's new romcom series on HBO Max, "Quiz" is the miniseries adaptation of the play based on the British couple that was accused of cheating on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, and "Space Force" is Netflix's attempt to rekindle the magic of Steve Carell and Greg Daniels. Also chats about JK Rowling's unfortunate positions, the woke-status of classic movies on str...

Once upon a time, 2020 looked promising and Director Bong Joon Ho swept the Academy Awards with his movie Parasite. But before that, he'd had other class-deconstructive thriller films, such as "Snowpiercer." Since Director Bong's emergence into household-namehood, said film has been adapted for TV... and we've watched both. Also chats about the Mandalorian's awards prospects, the ethics of selling...

Edgy alt-pop interpretations of ye olde historical figures featured on these week's shows! "The Great" on Prime stars Elle Fanning as Catherine the Great of Russia, and "Dickinson" is Hailee Steinfeld as Emily Dickinson on Apple TV+. Also chats about the lasting effects of Normal People, the releasing of the Snyder Cut, the dimples of Timothy Olyphant, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @S...

Both of the week's hot shows are based on popular books! "Normal People" is a romantic coming of age tale based on Sally Rooney's novel. "I Know This Much is True" is a heavy family drama on HBO, based on the 1998 Wally Lamb Oprah-pick. Also chats about Survivor justice, the Hamilton fast-tracking, Seinfeld's new special, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Two mega influencial show-runners have their names on this week's hot shows. "Upload" is Greg Daniels' existential tech-allegory, and "Hollywood" is a fictional telling of the rise of talkies in 1940's show biz, and comes from the world of Ryan Murphy. Also chats about reunions & table-reads, Tom Cruise's final frontier, what to do when celebs want to read at you, and much much more! Tweet your th...

Mindy Kaling's new Netflix series "Never Have I Ever" is an exploration of what it means to be a misfit, person of colour, at the dawn of their sexual awakening. "Mrs. America" stars and is produced by Cate Blanchett, and is about American political icon Phyllis Schlafly. These are the shows of focus for 154! Also chats about the changes to Oscar eligibility, SNL's second at-home edition, Space Ja...

The first show-of-focus this week is ESPN/Netflix's long-awaited Michael Jordan documentary, The Last Dance, affording Sweets an opportunity to pretend he knows anything at all about basketball on the pod. Plus, making up last week's missed episode, where we planned to chat about HBO's new fast-paced train romance, Run. Also chats about the surprise Parks & Rec reunion, SNL's virtual ambition, the...

Another check in from two homes, as it's likely to be for a while yet. We pick a clear favourite in the vid-chat war and you'll just have to endure it to see where we land. Chats about "Tales from the Loop" on Prime & "The English Game" on Netflix. Also the Schitt's Creek finale, the ultimate Fleabag remount, take-out in the time of corona, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodca...

In the first 150 episodes of this podcast, we've covered 128 different pilots within one year of their first airing. We've arranged them in a bracket to determine preferencial champions. Even if you haven't seen all the shows, you can take a stab at it for yourself here: https://tinyurl.com/relq4cm The shows-of-focus are Hulu's adaptation of the popular novel "Little Fires Everywhere," and Netflix...

The distancing continues, but thank god for vid-chatting, and thank god for podcasts! Tonight's shows of focus are the alt-history political period drama "The Plot Against America," and "Tiger King," which is Netflix's docu-series about the big cats... that one. Also chats about the on-going effect the virus is having on entertainment, the Olympics, Awards Season's changing, and much much more! Tw...

A socially-distant episode of the Show Show from two different homes. No shortage of Covid-related things to discuss, including how it's impacting entertainment, and how we're keeping privately entertained. The pilots of focus are L'il Dicky's comedic auto-bio "Dave," and Apple TV+'s video game workplace comedy "Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet." Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast! Stay well!

There is but one thing on everybody's mind, so obviously that thing dominates this conversation. But we did manage to break-down "Devs" and "Dispatches from Elsewhere." Also chats about how the virus is affecting films & TV, life in general, and dear dear Tom Hanks. Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

The pilot of focus this week is a ripe 90 minutes long, so that'll do for this episode. Lots to unpack about Amazon Prime's "Hunters" though. Stars Al Pacino and Logan Lerman, and has already drummed up some controversy. Also chats about the fate of one Lizze Mcguire, the hype for the Friends reunion, villains using iPhones, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Two shows that celebrate popular music on this week's SS. "High Fidelity" is the Hulu's series adaptation of the Nick Hornby book of the same name. "Zoey's" is about an emotionally helpless coder who develops an extraordinary power to read people through song. Also chats about the renaming of Birds of Prey, Kenan hosting the Correspondents Dinner, Mulan's edgy rating, and much much more! Tweet you...

We opted to only review one new show this week because we're sandwiched between two of the television event broadcasts of the year... then we only talked about Awards Season and completely neglected football. "The Stranger" on Netflix is interesting though! Also chats about The Safdie's possible next project, the Ray Donovan cancellation, Slaney's doppelganger, and much much more! Tweet your thoug...

Two new shows to discuss this week, both of which are clearly inspired by Star Trek, but one of them more ironically than the other. "Picard" is Patrick Stewart's return to his iconic character. "Avenue 5" is a spoof of both space shows and also workplace shows... Somehow? Also chats about David Schwimmer's comments on the diversity quotient of Friends, the full-circle of Mean Girls, the turbulenc...

Stephen King's latest adaption is HBO's mini-series, "The Outsider." Rather than breaking down a different show each, Sweets and Slaney respectively tackle the first and second episodes of this show. Also chats about the Oscar noms, the Trade Paperback Universe, the likelihood of Dolittle to do very little, and much much more! Tweet your thought to @ShowShowPodcast!

Happy New Year! The streaming release of Christmas was Netflix's adaptation of The Witcher, starring Henry Cavill. We talk about that as this week's focus show. Also chats about Harry & Meghan quittin' the royal fam, the Golden Globes, a bunch of upcoming shows to look forward to, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

For the last Show Show before the holidays, Sweets & Slaney break down their respective lists of their favourite movies of the decade. Slaney also brings his favourite shows to the table. Also, a quick look at three different Fresh Prince of Bel Air Christmas episodes, because... well, you know. Back with you in 2020! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Golden Globe nominations were announced this week and, among the many shows recognized, most have been featured on this pod! But Pose has been outstanding for us for a long time, so we gave its long pilot a look this week. Also chats about Pacino, Brando, & Deniro, and a look at Sweets' favourite shows of the decade. Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Two very different shows on deck for our big return this week! "Merry Happy Whatever" is Netflix's all-Christmas series, starring Dennis Quaid as a tough-exterior widowed father. "Servant" is M. Night Shamalan's Apple TV+ contribution, and both are... something. Also chats about World War Ellen-Dakota, new reason to believe in the Snyder Cut, Rolling Stone's questionable picks for shows-of-the-dec...

Ross from RECorder 66 joins The Show Show for a look at Disney+ and Lucasfilm's first live-action television endeavour, The Mandalorian. Slaney should be proud of how he holds up! Also chats about a certain cast reunion possibility at HBO Max, Ricky Gervais' final lap with the Golden Globes, Netflix's state of insecurity, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!