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This week, we continue to sample from the Oliver Platt-er with the early-aughts Dick Wolf series DEADLINE! Platt stars as a hard-boiled news reporter in the L&O universe alongside Lili Taylor, Bebe Neuwirth, and Hope Davis! What?! (all 13 eps are on YouTube, nobody seems to care about the rights on this one)

This week, we climb into what we thought was some kind of Goonies Temple, but which turns out to be a Star Wars show! Star Wars: Skeleton Crew debuted this week, and we'll see if accidentally jumping Les into hyperspace with a bunch of pirate kids will win him back to the franchise! 1:00-27:05 TV Diaries 21:55-27:05 Arcane Finale 28:30- Skeleton Crew

This week we avoid the Wicked crowds in the theater and instead turn our attentions to that eternal question - Who is your favorite Musketeer, and why is it Porthos? Join us for a grand adventure with a stunning cast! It's the 90s Three Musketeers, y'all!! #ThreeMusketeers #AFlickOfTheWrist

This week, Nick and Les were SUPPOSED to chat about the new 'Cross' series on Amazon, but were unthrilled by it. Luckily, Netflix saved the day with a new Mike Schur series starring Ted Danson, 'A Man on the Inside'! Let's find out if it's got that 'Good Place' magic! #AManOnTheInside #TheTVDudes

This week, we drop in on ol' St. Nick to see how Christmas is coming, and OH NO!! SANTA HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED!! That's the premise of the fun-looking but terribly-reviewed new movie from The Rock. We'll take a look and let you know what we think! #RedOne #TVDudes #TheRock #SwollSanta

This week, Les and Nick head to the local movie house to see Heretic, the movie where Hugh Grant entertains a couple of Mormon missionaries. Will the TV Dudes be converted into fans of this talky-but-intriguing new horror flick? Let's find out! #HereticMovie #TVDudes

This week, we head to the fabled land of Apple TV to catch up on Bad Monkey, the florida crime series starring Vince Vaughn. While we're there, we also check out Time Bandits, Severence, and more! Should we be the AppleTVDudes? Is there more to the tech giant than Ted Lasso re-runs? Let's find out! 1:40-50:22-TV Diaries 51:25-Bad Monkey #Severence #BadMonkey #TimeBandits #AppleTV #TVDudes

This week, we stayed on the couch and watched the new Doug Liman / Matt Damon / Casey Affleck action / heist / comedy movie on Apple+, The Instigators! Damon's back in Boston, but this time he's the dumb guy. Will it be Good or leave us Hunting for more? Let's find out!

This week, Les and Nick explore the animated world of El Deafo at the request of Patreon supporter John-Paul Vitale! Will the show's magic charm us? (spoilers - yes, it will) Join in as we watch the three part children's cartoon from Cece Bell about growing up with hearing issues! Plus we chat about the finale of Agatha All Along! And we get some answers to this week's Tune In question!

This week, we head back to the good ol' Metropolitan 14 in scenic Austin, TX to watch the final act of the Venom trilogy nobody asked for! It's Venom The Last Dance, starring Tom Hardy and Juno Temple. Will this one thrill us, or at least surprise us? Probably not. But can we find something positive to say about it? Let's find out! #VenomTheLastDance #Venom #AdrenalineMomentum #TheTVDudes

This week, Nick and Les check out the new Peacock show about Satanic Panic that's destroying the very soul of the community... HYSTERIA! Cults and Kidnappings and Metal Bands, oh my! Will the show live up to a great trailer and fun premise? We'll find out! Won't someone think of the children?? #Hysteria #PeacockTV #TheTVDudes

Nick and Les travel back to the theater for a wild adventure! Dreamworks new movie The Wild Robot had a tearjerker of a TRAILER, so let's see if the movie delivers! (Spoilers, it does. Go see it ASAP then come back and listen to us gush about it.) #TheWildRobot #TheTVDudes

This week, we dive into the newest anime selection by Danny Doggett, CHAINSAW MAN!! Will Nick and Les dig the animayhem and weird crushes? Let's find out!! #chainsawman #thetvdudes

This week in TV Dudes at the Movies, check out our review of the sequel no one expected, Tim Burton's Beetlejuice Beetlejuice! Can the old corpse rise to the challenge? Let's find out together!

1:50-44:55 TV Diaries 45:25 Penguin This week on the TV Dudes, we're as surprised as you are to be talking about The Penguin! Join us as we explore the seedy back alleys of Gotham alongside one of the great Batman villains, in a show we never saw coming. 

This week, Nick and Les check out the newest animated offering in the Transformers universe - Transformers One! It's an origin story set on Cybertron, and we'll see if it carries the franchise forward while keeping up the nostalgia! With a great voice cast and a fun trailer, there's hope that it's... ...MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE! (like from the show)

This week, John-Paul Vitale chooses the show, and the choice is AVERAGE JOE! Les and Nick dive into the BET+ Original about a regular guy who ends up in hot water with the Russian mob over $10 million dollars. (and a stolen Lambo) Average Joe is now streaming on Netflix. Will they enjoy the blend of humor and crime thrill the Dudes? Tune in and find out!

This week, Nick tried his best to find all the movies about a hair-splittingly specific type of fight movie - A Battle Royale of Assassins. Not the movie Assassins, no. And not Battle Royale. The Tournament is pretty close. Mean Guns. After finding no such list online, we decided to make one. Take a listen and discover the thin margins between these various types of mortal combat films. But not th...

For Episode 506 of the TV Dudes, we're checking out four choice episodes from the insanely long-running anime series, ONE PIECE! Anime-whisperer Danny Doggett takes a big swing with his latest patreon showrunner choice, which obviously Les has never watched before. Will this bring him around? We shall see! Plus, in the TV Diaries, we chat about In A Violent Nature, Kite Man finale, The Blackening,...

Les and Nick check out the newest film from Jeremy Saulnier, the man behind Blue Ruin, Green Room, Murder Party, and another movie. Will his latest flick win over the Dudes or leave them Holding the Dark? Tune in and find out! (Just kidding, Rebel Ridge is a near-perfect movie. Go watch it and listen after, so we don't spoil anything for you. It's worth it.)

This week, Les is back from the UK and the TV Dudes talk about FIGHT NIGHT: THE MILLION DOLLAR HEIST! Does Peacock deliver on the excitement of the true crime podcast? Will a show about a robbery during an Ali fight score a knockout punch with the Dudes? Tune in and find out! Plus: Nick watches The Sopranos for the first time and asks, "What, no f*ckin' ziti?" 1:45-29:13 - TV Diaries 30:30-Fight N...

This week, with Les still in Scotland, we bring you another pre-recorded episode! It's time travel y'all!! So it's fitting that we discuss the newest entry into the Terminator franchise, Netflix anime series TERMINATOR: ZERO! Will this new storyline work? Will they stop, or start, or not invent, or whatever Skynet? Let's find out!! Plus, we chat about Netflix other new series KAOS! Greek Gods, Gol...

Les and Nick complete their Beck to Beck duology with Wrath of Becky and see if Sean William Scott can put up a better fight against a little girl than Kevin James did. 

Nick introduces Les to the world of Becky as she unleashes vengeance on a Nazi Kevin James. Join us for the first part of our Beck to Beck marathon!

This week, we dive into the 2021 Netflix animated gem, CENTAURWORLD! With Les in Scotland, we pre-recorded this episode and decided to chat about the cutest, silliest, most heartfelt thing we've watched in a minute. Join us for an in-depth look at the adventures of Wammawink, Horse, Ched and the whole gang! Plus, we talk about the docuseries we watched this week, including American Nightmare, Laci...