The SHOW Show: with Sweets & Slaney

On this anniversary of last year's presidential election, remarkably both shows covered on the corresponding episode of this podcast came up this week! Listen for tidbits about The Crown and (not shockingly) Fresh Prince. Also chats about Stranger Things coming back awesome (fear not, we saved you the spoilers), Disney's banning and un-banning of the LA Times, reboots of Lord of the Rings, Twiligh...

Two shows about crime this week! One's a smidgen more realistic than the other, to be fair. In fact, "Mindhunter" is loosely based on real criminal investigations of the 70's. "Riverdale" is based on the lovely teenagers in those drug store digests for children. Both fun shows though! Also chats about the live-action Dora the Explorer movie, the Fear & Loathing series rumours, Timberlake doing the...

Both a classic and beloved sitcom of the 90's and a new thang on the channel guide once again! Will & Grace is back, so the two pilots are a natural pair for the ol' podster. Also chats about the passing of Gord Downie, John Dunsworth, the naming of the next next Star Wars flick, Riz Ahmed's next gig, the continued Harvey Weinstein+ fall-out, board-games becoming movies, and much much more! Tweet...

An inevitable pair. One is the most popular comedy on television. The other is its prequel. And though we aren't expounding great praise for either, it's hard to deny the success of the "Big Bang Theory" or the right "Young Sheldon" has to have a go at it. Also chats about avoiding the Star Wars trailer (spoiler-free), IT becoming the biggest horror movie of all time, the latest Jeopardy champ, an...

New shows from some very funny fellas! First up, Nick Kroll's animated Netflix show, "Big Mouth," which explores the grittiest and most awkward stages of pubescence. Also, Bobby Moynihan's charming, if safe, new network sitcom "Me Myself & I," which is about a budding inventor. Also chats about the SNL season premiere, the casting for the Hugh Hefner bio-pic, the chaos of the world and much much m...

An obvious pairing of shows both premiering this month. Star Trek: Discovery is the next instalment in the franchise that built the mould. The Orville is Seth MacFarlane's homage to shows just like it. Also chats about taking a knee, the new SNL cast-members, Leo and Marty's next project, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

First matter of business is the 2017 Prime Time Emmy's! Then, on to a couple quirky half-hour shows both returning for their second season. First up: Mike Schur's take on the afterlife, in "The Good Place." Then, Tig Notaro's semi-autobiographical dramedy, "One Mississippi." Also chats about the new project idea from the creators of Riverdale, the trailer release for The Punisher, Jamie Foxx's new...

Slaney's all psyched about football, so we've got a couple shows about the different ways people obsess over football. Friday Night Lights is a stiff drama about the premium put on high school football in Texas, and The League is about some dicks playing fantasy. Also chats about JJ coming back for Star Wars Episode IX, Jim Carrey's bizarre red carpet interview, the huge opening weekend for IT, so...

David Simon time on the Show Show! First up, his new rig: "The Deuce," starring James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Then, one of HBO's (and TV in general's) greatest cult hits: "The Wire" ... dun dun DUN!!! Also chats about the Star Wars Episode 9 directorial exodus, Indiana Jones 5, the castings for Bush & Cheney, the weakness of the recent box office, and much much more! Tweet your thought to @S...

Netflix keeps servin'em up! On deck this week: Chuck Lorre's new pot-comedy, starring Kathy Bates, "Disjointed," followed by "White Gold," a look at British sales culture, in the world of 1980's window hocking. Also chats about Halifax Oxford Theatre closing, yet another Joker movie announced, The Simpsons' composer getting canned, Kermit's new voice, a certain Kickstarter campaign which turns a f...

*Some technical difficulties* (which is to say I, Colin Sweets, technically neglected to plug in the microphones - luckily the laptop caught everything) Sorry the quality's not so hot. A couple of shows based on comic book characters for this New Comic Book Day! First up, The Defenders - Marvel's new cross-over of the first four series they've premiered on Netflix. After that is Preacher, AMC's gr...

Not much common ground among these two besides the fact that they're both brand new. First up, James Van Der Beek's completely bizarre satirical take on popular-culture and our fixation on social media. After that, Netflix's new family dramedy about life as a high schooler with autism. Also chats about subscription-based theatre-going, the Good Omens announcement, Louis CK's return to feature dire...

A couple more giants to cover this week. One's among the most essential friendship-centric sitcoms ever (Cheers), the other one of the most successful spin-offs there's been (Frasier). Next week, it's back to new stuffs. Also chats about Disney ditching Netflix, the Letterman comeback, a new technology for collecting focus data, the Reading Rainbow lawsuit, Chris and Anna's heart-breaking downfall...

Thanks for sticking with us! 50 episodes is a giant milestone and we’ve absolutely loved developing the Show Show and having the opportunity to chat TV with you for the last year and change. We’re going to couch-surf HARD to ensure we can bring you another fiddy. Fitting for our big landmark is what The Hollywood Reporter calls the Greatest Show of All Time. Yep, we (to the best the time-frame cou...

Netflix dropped this new show called "Ozark" on Friday. Nobody knew much of what to expect but it gave a lot of people some serious "Breaking Bad" vibes for its exploration of good and evil and the corruption of innocence in the crunch of dire straits. So, the time is now to cover that behemoth of a show, as best we can. Also chats about Vader in the Han Solo solo flick, 007 news, the Barbie Movie...

Netflix's new show is an already-spotty-reviewed friend-based drama called "Friends From College." We cover that and Anthony Atamanuik's "The President Show," which takes the ever-green opportunity to lampoon the the big cheese. Also chats about Emmy nominations, Game of Thrones guest stars, Dan Harmon's new show, Chris Hardwick's success, Doctor Who castings, Muppet drama, James Franco's upcoming...

Both shows of discussion, this week, are brand new period dramedies about the dark behind-the-scenes nature of the entertainment business. "GLOW" is Netflix's lady-wrestling thang. "I'm Dying Up Here," Jim Carrey's gritty depiction of the LA stand-up scene, in the 70's. Also talks about the new Spider-Man, Game of Thrones, Silicon Valley drama, Alec Baldwin's SNL comeback, and some heart-to-hearts...

Who would have thought Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson would get their own theme week on the Show Show? Seemed like a fair pair. Although really, one of these two shows will stay in our hearts forever and it's not "The Ranch." "That 70's Show," on the other hand, might just be one of the greats! Also chats about moving, murder, Star Wars, an original poem for Daniel Day Lewis, and as always, pl...

Finally back from break and here to stay a while! Returning to the Show Show with no shortage of news to catch up on, regarding TV, movies, sports, politics, etc. The two pilots explored this week are "Brockmire," Hank Azaria's screw-ball baseball commentator comedy, and "Baskets," Zach Galifinakis' ode to rodeo clowns. And we're in the new studio for the first time! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowSh...

A check-in episode for our Spring hiatus! Both pilots covered this week are brand new adaptations of highly celebrated works of dystopic sci-fi. "American Gods" is Neil Gaiman's opus, and is new on Starz. "The Handmaid's Tale" is Margaret Atwood's cautionary fable about theocratic oppression, and is new on Hulu. Heavy stuff. Also chats about the network cancellations and renewals, the Idol reboot,...

Shows about start-ups this week! The first is the "very loose" adaptation of the memoir of an internet business tycoon, which dropped its first season on Netflix this past Friday. The other is one of the most lauded ensemble comedies on television, and just began its fourth season this week. Also some chat about the risk of a writer's strike, Disney's newly announced release dates, and the news of...

The ever-flowing fountain of Netflix originals brings us both of this week's shows of discussion once again. They have basically nothing else in common. The first is Jonah Ray's reboot of "Mystery Science Theatre 3000," and the other is the thoroughly blogged-about "13 Reasons Why." Also some chats about Aaron Hernandez, Fox News, SNL, service dogs for the visually impaired, and lots more! Tweet y...

Damon Lindelof is sort of the premiere producer in sci-fi-drama television. His current show on HBO is "The Leftovers," which is starting its third and final season soon. DL's favourite show of all time is a little cult-classic called "Twin Peaks," which is also making a triumphant return in the near future. Those are the pilots in question this week. As always, there are lots of other side-notes....

Back to cover the pilots of two fairly new comedies, this week! "Powerless" is a work-place sitcom set within the DC superhero universe. "Trial and Error" is a screwball legal farce about John Lithgow standing trial for the murder of his wife. We missed last week, so there's lots of other pop culture to cover in the first 42 minutes or so. Tweet your thoughts to @showshowpodcast!

No pilots to watch, this round! But it's a big week for comedy, with the return of Dave Chapelle (x2 in fact), so the main focus is this sudden surge of original comedy specials on good ol' Netflix. As always, there are plenty of other side stories! Tweet your thoughts to @showshowpodcast!