Today's Episode

On December 18th, Paramount Network released the first episode to its second Yellowstone spin-off prequel, 1923. The show stars Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren as they portray Jacob and Cara Dutton. On this podcast, we discussYellowstone’s expansive reach, 1923’s production, and of course our overall thoughts. Welcome to Today’s Episode. Enjoy!

The Recruit is a new spy-comedy-action-drama on Netflix starring Noah Centineo as Owen Hendricks, a young attorney at the CIA who quickly gets in over his head. It bears no association with the 2003 thriller film that shares the same name. On this podcast, we are reviewing the first episode titled I.N.A.S.I.A.L. It is an hour long. We discuss the plot and some of the people behind the series.  Hap...

In 1994, Hollywood released The Santa Clause , a PG family Christmas movie starring Tim Allen as a divorced dad who unintentionally kills Santa only to take his place as king of the North Pole. By the time films two G rated sequels rolled out in the mid aughts, the style was noticeably brighter, the adults were a little less grounded, and a predictable pattern emerged where some villain would temp...

On this episode we determine our: Favorite 5 Episodes of the Year Least Favorite 5 Episodes of the Year Favorite 5 Shows of the Year Least Favorite 5 Shows of the Year The pool we picked from had to be from the 136 we reviewed this year: The Cleaning Lady Rebelde Good Sam The Righteous Gemstones Smiling Friends Peacemaker Archive 81  Wolf Like Me How I Met Your Father Law & Order: Organizer Cr...

Over 30 years have passed since Willow was released in theaters starring a young Warwick Davis and Val Kilmer. Now it's time to see what Disney+ has done to continue the classic franchise. Shows like The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance  have proven that with a lot of effort it is still possible to generate the magic of 1980s dark fantasy on the small screen. Does this premiere induce nostalgi...

Not to be confused by Episode One, Part One of Apple's latest action drama, Echo 3, consists of the first three episodes of the series. The story revolves around a kidnapping of a researcher in Colombia and the follow up mission to save her by her husband and brother. The series stars Jessica Ann Collins, Luke Evans, Michiel Huisman and Martina Gusmán. It is based on both a series and a novel...

On this episode we review the first season of Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin, a new comedy musical streaming on Peacock. Shooting ten years into the future post "Pitch Perfect," antagonist  Bumper Allen is now a security guard working for his alma mater.  Convinced he can still make his musical dreams of becoming a pop star come true, he drops everything and moves to Berlin to perform a...

Spun off from the fictional Addams Family. Wednesday, starring Jenna Ortega and directed by Tim Burton, dropped on Netflix November 23, 2022. Today we discuss the pilot, "Wednesday's Child Is Full of Woe," go through the pros and cons, the characters, our comparisons, and rate whether it is worth your time. Tune in and enjoy!

Having been officially renewed for a second season on Hulu, we take spend some time reviewing the first season of This Fool , a low-budget ten episode comedy. The series stars Chris Estrada as Julio Lopez, a man working at a gang rehabilitation center in LA called Hugs Not Thugs while also trying to get his life on track. We cover each episode, list the pros and cons, and give our recommended rati...

On Today’s Episode, we normally discuss and rate the latest installment of a different series every podcast, but this time we are doing something different.  The HBO Max dark comedy and animated series, Harley Quinn  has completed its third season, which consisted of 10 episodes in September. Already working on a Valentine's Day special, a spin off series, and a fourth season, we spend this p...

Zootopia is an animated film released in 2016. It is set in a CGI world of anthropomorphic animals. In the movie, bunny Judy Hopps joins the Zootopia Police Department and uncovers a huge conspiracy with the help of shady red fox voiced by Jason Bateman, Nick Wilde. Zoom now to 2022, Nick and Judy are not so significant in the follow up show, Zootopia+ that was released November 9th. It contains s...

The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Phoenix that happen to be the subject of the 20th edition of Hard Knocks;  a docuseries that began in 2001 following football teams during their preseason or midseason run. On Today's Episode, we air out what we thought of the first installment that introduces us to team leaders like Kyler Murray, J.J. Watt, Kliff Kingsb...

"Cursed," is the seventh episode of the sixth season of 9-1-1, the eighty-fifth episode overall. It aired on Monday, November 7th.  The procedural drama follows the lives of LA first responders and stars an ensemble cast including the likes of Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, and Oliver Stark. On Today's Episode, we talk over the main storylines, the characters, compare the show to oth...

Dangerous Liaisons is a new period drama on STARZ created by Harriet Warner. On this podcast, we like to review the latest installment of a different series every show. Today we are reviewing the pilot, “Love or War,” which came out Sunday and is set in Paris, 1783, just before the French Revolution. Tune in to hear our discussion and let us know what you think. Enjoy!

George Lopez is no stranger to sitcom comedy. His new series may hit closer to home however, since he co-stars with his real life daughter, Mayan Lopez. On Today's Episode, we review the pilot of Lopez vs. Lopez and discuss what led to the shows creation. The series hinges on the millennial/boomer odd couple humor that has become an increasingly popular writing trope over the last few years....

Manifest is a supernatural mystery drama created by Jeff Rake about a plane that is massively delayed by five and a half years. If you can't tell, we're jumping into this show a little blind. After an untimely cancellation, Netflix brought back the series for a two-part fourth season. On this podcast, we discuss the plot of "Touch-and-Go," the premiere of season four, as well a...

As their subscriber growth slows and the competition in streaming services stiffens, Netflix remains laser-focused... On making fun of a company it pushed out of business over a decade ago. That’s right, Blockbuster is back as a ten episode workplace comedy starring the likes of Randall Park, Melissa Fumero, and J.B. Smoove. It’s time to talk about the pilot. Tune in and enjoy! 

There have been several attempts to spin off CW's most popular show of all time, many with a brief lifespan. The Winchesters has the opportunity to break the mold if it can manage to find an audience in its first season. But that is a big ask, since this prequel series has many notable differences compared to the original series. On this podcast, we break down and review episode four, "M...

If you can ignore some embarrassing mispronunciations of the fictional character Coraline and real life show creator Matt Groening,  check out our review of this years Simpsons special. The Treehouse of Horror episodes are probably the most recognized Halloween televised event each year. This year they even made a full bonus episode parodying Stephen Kings It . But we spend this short time talking...

Jessica Raine and Peter Capaldi star in Amazon Prime's latest British miniseries. On Today's Episode, we find out what the premiere had to offer. From creepy children, jump scares, and premonitions of horrible events, this horror thriller will seem very familiar to fans of the genre, however the story kicks off in a unique manner, with good acting, and a conservative approach that doesn&...

Halloween is nearly upon us, so it is only fitting we close out the month of October by jumping blindly into the season finale of a series dedicated to the undead. Though Vampire Academy   is based on a set of books that came out in the mid-aughts, this adaptation on Peacock has shown to take some liberties when compared to the original source material. Developers Julie Plec and Marguerite MacInty...

It's almost halloween and Netflix is doubling down on its horror content by enlisting Guillermo del Toro to host an eight part anthology series being released daily, two episodes at a time. Though he does not direct any of the episodes, he does write a couple, and on Today's Episode we take a look at the first two installments, “Lot 36” and “Graveyard Rats.” Tune in to hear our take on t...

So far, we've reviewed two of the three new CBS series that just gained full season orders. That only leaves  East New York.  On this podcast we look at the fourth episode, "Snapped," diving into the plot, giving our pros and cons, and coming up with a rating for the new police procedural. The show is led by Amanda Warren and an ensemble cast that includes Richard Kind and Jimmy Smi...

Jumping into Apple's latest international TV show, Shantaram, we discuss the fourth episode at length. The premise is simple. An Australian ex-convict with a heart of gold breaks out of prison and restarts life in Bombay, India, only to wind up in the middle of a  battle of two corrupt factions. Though the events in this episode might seem disjointed, we do our best to explain everything we c...

The Peripheral is a new show on Amazon Prime based on William Gibson’s 2014 science fiction mystery thriller of the same name. It stars Chloe Grace Moretz, Gary Carr, and Jack Reynor. It is executively produced by the minds behind Westworld and the first two episodes we review were written by show creator Scott B. Smith. Welcome to Today’s Episode. Enjoy!