Is Steven Spielberg the most UNDERRATED director in Hollywood!?Jun 11, 2026 · 32 minSend us Fan Mail Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back and this week Hugh Laurie said the quiet part out loud, and the internet still hasn't recovered. After a freelance critic named Janet Murray posted on X that House has "the same narrative every episode," Laurie responded with a thread so sarcastic it went viral — cataloguing every alternative structure they tried, comparing the formula to Bach and Frida Kahlo, and closing with "I look forward to your first novel." The internet mobbed Murray imme...PlayPlay Is Steven Spielberg the most UNDERRATED director in Hollywood!?
YouTube Kids Are Running Hollywood Now | Scott Pelley Burns It DownJun 4, 2026 · 32 minSend us Fan Mail Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back — and this week there are three numbers that have shaken Hollywood to its core: $81 million, $100 million, and $52 million. That's what three YouTube kids just grossed at the box office... a 20-year-old with Backrooms, a 26-year-old who turned $750K into Obsession's biggest second-weekend spike in modern box office history, and Markiplier, who walked out of a gaming channel and grossed $52 million on $3 million. The film school brats gave us Sco...PlayPlay YouTube Kids Are Running Hollywood Now | Scott Pelley Burns It Down
Trying Too Hard: Colbert's Messy Goodbye, Star Wars' Worst Opening Ever, and Who Gets to Decide What's NewsMay 28, 2026 · 32 minSend us Fan Mail Angelo, Rhea, and Jay — and they're leading with a question nobody in late night wants to answer: what happens when you spend your final week trying to "kill it" instead of doing what made the show great? Stephen Colbert's finale gave Billy Crystal, Ben Stiller, and Robert De Niro thirty seconds each, closed with green screen gimmicks, and ended with an 83-year-old Paul McCartney — who can't hit the notes anymore — turning off the lights on 11 years of television. Angelo, who...PlayPlay Trying Too Hard: Colbert's Messy Goodbye, Star Wars' Worst Opening Ever, and Who Gets to Decide What's News
Angelo's Back, A Dad Gets Fired, and The Most Disturbing Documentary on NetflixMay 21, 2026 · 35 minSend us Fan Mail Angelo, Rhea and Jay are BACK together to discuss The Crash, which follows Mackenzie Shrilla, convicted of murder after driving 100 mph into a wall and killing her boyfriend and his friend. And when cameras caught her father on film basically blessing his teenager's drug use, the internet — and Angelo — had thoughts. Are the parents victims of an unfair documentary, or are they exactly what Angelo says they are: in complete and utter denial? The gang debates where documentari...PlayPlay Angelo's Back, A Dad Gets Fired, and The Most Disturbing Documentary on Netflix
Has Disney Finally Killed Star Wars!?May 14, 2026 · 28 minSend us Fan Mail Jay Black and Rhea Hughes are back — and filling in for Angelo today is Philadelphia sports media legend Glen Macnow — and they're leading with a number that should terrify every executive at Disney: The Mandalorian and Grogu is tracking at $80 million for its May 22 opening, which would make it the lowest-grossing Star Wars debut in franchise history (below Solo, the movie the whole industry agreed was a catastrophe). Disney has been flooding its streaming service with Star ...PlayPlay Has Disney Finally Killed Star Wars!?
Devil Wears Prada 2 Just Made $233 Million and Nearly Broke Up the PodcastMay 7, 2026 · 34 minSend us Fan Mail Jay, Rhea, and Angelo are back... and Hollywood just got a lesson from its own past. Devil Wears Prada 2 opened to $77 million domestic and $233 million worldwide, proving that 125 million Americans over 50 — mostly women — will absolutely show up if you give them something worth watching. The question is whether the movie actually delivered: Angelo thinks Meryl Streep is chewing the scenery so aggressively she’s a structural hazard, Jay thinks she’s the only thing holding it...PlayPlay Devil Wears Prada 2 Just Made $233 Million and Nearly Broke Up the Podcast
Peacock is Drowning in Its Own Success!!Apr 30, 2026 · 41 minSend us Fan Mail Jay and Rhea welcome Philadelphia Inquirer sports columnist and author Mike Sielski to the show — and they're leading with a number that should terrify every sports league in America: Peacock lost $432 million in a single quarter, with cumulative losses now north of $11 billion since 2020. The gang breaks down the real culprit: younger audiences don't watch sports the way Gen X and Boomers did, and streaming kills the "channel-flipping" behavior that created casual fans in th...PlayPlay Peacock is Drowning in Its Own Success!!
Are CBS's Post-Colbert Plans the END of Network TV!?Apr 23, 2026 · 32 minSend us Fan Mail Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back, and this week the conversation starts with a question nobody in Hollywood wants to answer: what happens to late night when the networks just... give up? Byron Allen didn't pitch a show to CBS. He BOUGHT the time slot. The gang breaks down what it means when a broadcast network stops programming and starts renting, Angelo predicts every late night show you know is already dead, and Norm MacDonald gets posthumously vindicated for telling us "Comi...PlayPlay Are CBS's Post-Colbert Plans the END of Network TV!?
Will "Longer, Shorter, Cheaper" SAVE the Movies!?Apr 16, 2026 · 32 minSend us Fan Mail Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back — and this week someone finally said the quiet part loud. Sony chairman Tom Rothman walked into CinemaCon, stood in front of a room full of theater owners, and told them to their faces that THEY are the reason people aren't going to the movies. His three-word fix: longer windows, shorter pre-shows, cheaper tickets. The gang breaks down which demand would actually get YOU back in that seat — and Angelo finally gets his chance to go OFF on 30 minu...PlayPlay Will "Longer, Shorter, Cheaper" SAVE the Movies!?
Should Shrinking End After Season Three!? PLUS: THE BOYS ARE BACK!Apr 9, 2026 · 33 minSend us Fan Mail Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss Bill Lawrence, creator of Shrinking, going online to say that the main storyline of the first three seasons is over, but that the show is continuing for a fourth season with a new storyline. While refreshing that a show knows when to end a story after it's run its course (we're looking at you The Bear!), wouldn't this be the right moment to end the show? THEN: The Boys are back and all of a sudden it looks like the bad guys migh...PlayPlay Should Shrinking End After Season Three!? PLUS: THE BOYS ARE BACK!
Is SNL UK Better than OUR SNL?!Apr 2, 2026 · 32 minSend us Fan Mail Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss the brand new SNL from the UK and how it's (so far) surpassing what we're doing in America. Jay offers a theory as to why that might be (and why the superiority might not last much longer!) THEN, Angelo is trying to find Project Hail Mary on a movie theater screen, but Super Mario Bros Galaxy is eating up all the screens! Hollywood finally has a hit movie, both with the critics and at the box office, and now theater contra...PlayPlay Is SNL UK Better than OUR SNL?!
The Bachelorette Goes Crazy and ABC Loses $30 Million!!Mar 26, 2026 · 31 minSend us Fan Mail Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to talk about the disaster at ABC as an entire season of The Bachelorette has been scrapped because someone didn't do their homework and decided to let a known abuser be the star of the show. TMZ got the video of Taylor Frankie Paul exploding, and now $30 million of the network's money has imploded. THEN: after the success of Project Hail Mary, is Ryan Gosling now the biggest male star in the world? The gang debates a...PlayPlay The Bachelorette Goes Crazy and ABC Loses $30 Million!!
It's Time To Talk About The Oscars!Mar 19, 2026 · 33 minSend us Fan Mail Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss the Oscars, something that only Jay seems really excited about (because he loved One Battle After Another). Is the problem the movies themselves? The selections by the academy? Or something more fundamental: are movies just no longer the center of the pop culture universe anymore? Then, Reggie Dinkins has become the breakout hit of the 2025-2026 season and the whole gang watched it to decide whether or not it d...PlayPlay It's Time To Talk About The Oscars!
Steve Carell Has a New Show Out... Is It Worthy of His Talents?Mar 12, 2026 · 30 minSend us Fan Mail Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss Rooster, the new show by unstoppable king of TV, Bill Lawrence, starring Steve Carell. They've all seen it, so it gets the rare triple review. But the big question is whether or not this is yet another disappointment in the post-Office career of Mr. Carell, or a rare bright spot. THEN: The Amazing Race is getting sued by last year's main villain, claiming that the show and its producers defamed him through tricky editing.&...PlayPlay Steve Carell Has a New Show Out... Is It Worthy of His Talents?
Paramount is Buying Warner Brothers and We're All DoomedMar 5, 2026 · 31 minSend us Fan Mail This was ALMOST an emergency pod: Angelo, Rhea, and Jay discuss the implications of the huge mega-merger of Paramount/Skydance and Warner Bros/Discovery, a union that will leave the new entity with EIGHTY BILLION WITH A B dollars in debt. Can it survive? Should it survive? And what does it mean for all our favorite shows? THEN, Scrubs is back, and it's good, actually. The gang discusses other successful reboots, and of course, Jay's choice is one ...PlayPlay Paramount is Buying Warner Brothers and We're All Doomed
Just How Bad Did the BAFTAs Mess Up?!Feb 24, 2026 · 30 minSend us Fan Mail Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss the complete debacle of the BAFTAs, where a man with Tourette’s Syndrome screamed a slur during Michael B. Jordan’s time on stage and the powers that be DID NOT edit it out for broadcast. What could possibly be their thinking in this disastrous decision? The gang is baffled but do their best to get to the bottom of it. THEN Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show has done something very rare in today’s TV landscape: added viewers and young...PlayPlay Just How Bad Did the BAFTAs Mess Up?!
What's The Best Performance in a Bad Movie?Feb 19, 2026 · 34 minSend us Fan Mail Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss Rose Byrne's phenomenal performance in the otherwise pretty terrible If I Had Legs I Would Kick You, and discuss the long legacy of great actors giving great performances in lousy movies. THEN, Bill Lawrence has a new show coming out called Rooster, and the internet seems divided between excitement for a new show from the creator of Shrinking and Ted Lasso, and frustration that it looks like another show filled wit...PlayPlay What's The Best Performance in a Bad Movie?
Bad Bunny vs. Kid Rock and more Super Bowl ThoughtsFeb 12, 2026 · 30 minSend us Fan Mail Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss the biggest controversy in TV this week: which Super Bowl halftime show to watch. Now that everything is political, what singers we enjoy with our nachos has to be political too. The gang discusses which performance was better and where the halftime show should go from here. THEN: Piracy is back, with sales of the "superbox", a device you attach to your TV that allows access to all the streaming sites for free, booming.&nb...PlayPlay Bad Bunny vs. Kid Rock and more Super Bowl Thoughts
Is Anyone Excited for the Super Bowl!?Feb 5, 2026 · 33 minSend us Fan Mail Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss the NFL's dominating ratings through the regular season and the playoffs...right up to the Conference Championships, which were down around 7%. Will the lack of a big market team mean the ratings slide will continue or was it a momentary drop due to the bad weather last week? THEN, the gang talks about Markiplier's Iron Lung, a movie that he self-funded, self-distributed, directed, starred-in, produced, edited, and probab...PlayPlay Is Anyone Excited for the Super Bowl!?
Is Starfleet Academy the new TNG (and other Nerdy Thoughts)Jan 29, 2026 · 32 minSend us Fan Mail Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss the brand new Star Trek show, Starfleet Academy, and only one of them is really happy about it (hint: he's a huge nerd!). Is Academy the "Nu Trek" show worthy of the title of the new TNG? THEN, the gang discusses Jimmy Kimmel's unprecedented shift from comedy to politics, something that late night has never really seen before. Whether or not it's persuasive, it's certainly courageous! All that PLUS: a review of Press on Ama...PlayPlay Is Starfleet Academy the new TNG (and other Nerdy Thoughts)
Heated Rivalry is Warming Up the NHL!Jan 22, 2026 · 33 minSend us Fan Mail Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss the hottest new show on TV: Heated Rivalry and the bump in ratings that the NHL is seeing because of it. Would a popular show about a sport make you interested in seeing that sport? THEN, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck went on Joe Rogan's podcast... and it was good!? How did that happen? The gang discusses just how well the lifelong friends are able to break down the movie business and how good Joe Rogan can be...PlayPlay Heated Rivalry is Warming Up the NHL!
Does Anyone Watch The Golden Globes Anymore!?Jan 15, 2026 · 31 minSend us Fan Mail Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss Sunday's Golden Globes and whether or not people actually care about awards shows anymore. Other than One Battle After Another winning (thereby vindicating Jay), Sean Penn smoking, and Nikki Glaser's monologue, was there a single reason to watch? Then, is a discussion of streamflation -- streaming prices jumped 20% in 2025 and at what point do we say "enough?" What streamer is on the brink of cancellation for you...PlayPlay Does Anyone Watch The Golden Globes Anymore!?
#ConformityGate, Chevy Chase, and ConclusionsJan 8, 2026 · 31 minSend us Fan Mail Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss whether or not there is a SECRET 9th episode of Stranger Things and what makes for a good final episode of a show. Were things better in the old days when shows would just... end? THEN, there's a new Chevy Chase documentary on CNN and whoooo boy, does he come off as bad in it. The gang discusses the documentary, jerks in Hollywood, and where, exactly, the line is when it comes to no longer supporting a star. All that PLUS:...PlayPlay #ConformityGate, Chevy Chase, and Conclusions
The Best and Worst of 2025Jan 1, 2026 · 36 minSend us Fan Mail Angelo, Rhea, and Jay take a look back at 2025 and pick out the best and worst shows of the year. If you were looking for something to binge this New Years, they've got you covered! THEN: Stranger Things is having an all-time run when it comes to interest and buzz this holiday season, with two volumes dropped a few weeks a part, and a finale that's set to air on New Year's Eve that has already sold out in theaters around the country. Is this the future of how TV i...PlayPlay The Best and Worst of 2025
What's The BEST Christmas Movie of ALL TIME!?Dec 25, 2025 · 34 minSend us Fan Mail It's just Jay and Rhea this week and it's a *very* special episode: 16 movies in a tournament to find out the very best Christmas movie all time. Whose bracket will you agree with? Jay's or Rhea's? You DON'T want to miss this episode! MAKE SURE TO VISIT OUR SPONSOR: Steven Singer Jewelers! The TV Show is a weekly podcast hosted by Jay Black, with regular guests Angelo Cataldi and Rhea Hughes. Each week, we dive into the new Golden Age of Television, with a ...PlayPlay What's The BEST Christmas Movie of ALL TIME!?
Remembering Rob ReinerDec 18, 2025 · 32 minSend us Fan Mail In the wake of Rob Reiner's horrific death, Angelo, Rhea, and Jay celebrate his life and work by talking about the projects of his that they loved the most. From This is Spinal Tap to a A Few Good Men to the moving "fan film" of The Princess Bride released during covid, the first half of the show is devoted to a man who made all of our lives just a little bit brighter. THEN: It's the 20th anniversary of Jimmy Kimmel's "feud" with Matt Damon, which leads into a long conv...PlayPlay Remembering Rob Reiner
The Warner Brothers Drama Just Got SpicyDec 11, 2025 · 31 minSend us Fan Mail Rhea is back and she's just in time to join Angelo and Jay for a discussion about the latest developments in the Warner Brothers saga. It looked like it was going to be Netflix buying the storied company, but then, like a villain in a movie, Paramount swung back in with a hostile takeover attempt! Things are heating up and the gang breaks it down. THEN, Mad Men made its debut on HBO, and, despite the technical glitches that made Zaslav's team look completely incom...PlayPlay The Warner Brothers Drama Just Got Spicy
Stranger Things, the NFL Red Zone Catastrophe, and Wake Up Dead ManDec 4, 2025 · 39 minSend us Fan Mail It's just Jay and Angelo this week (with a special visit from Jay's two oldest kids) and they start off the show fuming mad at what ESPN is doing to the greatest entertainment on TV: The NFL Red Zone. They keep shoving commercials into it and the question is: when will it finally be enough? Then, it's a conversation with Jay's kids about Stranger Things Season 5 -- it was supposed to be a conversation with Angelo, but he just couldn't stomach a bunch of kids fighting mo...PlayPlay Stranger Things, the NFL Red Zone Catastrophe, and Wake Up Dead Man
We Deep Dive into the Beast in MeNov 27, 2025 · 29 minSend us Fan Mail Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to get deep into Netflix's latest huge hit show, The Beast in Me. It's an airport novel of a TV show, cranking on all cylinders, and the crew is united in their thoughts about it! THEN, HBO is in trouble and their plan to save themselves is... to go back to being HBO!? Five years ago, HBO rebranded from the Mercedes Benz of TV into something like a nice minivan as a way to compete with Netflix and it's backfired. So they'v...PlayPlay We Deep Dive into the Beast in Me
Which Dead Celebrity Made the MOST Money This Year?Nov 20, 2025 · 32 minSend us Fan Mail Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to talk about dead celebrities: specifically, which celebrities have earned the most amount of money despite not being on this planet anymore. Some are easy to guess, others are ones you wouldn't have thought of in a million years. Listen and play along at home! THEN: ESPN is buying MLB.TV, despite the fact that the NFL now owns 10% of ESPN, which means, as Angelo points out... that the NFL now owns a piece of the MLB, which is just ...PlayPlay Which Dead Celebrity Made the MOST Money This Year?
Is Pluribus the BEST New Show on TV?!Nov 13, 2025 · 31 minSend us Fan Mail Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss the premier of TV's biggest event show in ages: Pluribus, a gigantic Sci-Fi show, with a huge budget and Vince Gilligan's name behind it. Does it live up to the hype?! What are some other shows that debuted huge and then fell off the map? Then, the gang turns to Sydney Sweeney's disastrous Oscar bid, Christie, a movie that had the 9th worst wide debut of any movie... ever. Is this it for her movie care...PlayPlay Is Pluribus the BEST New Show on TV?!
The Best World Series of all Time?Nov 6, 2025 · 31 minSend us Fan Mail Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss the amazing ratings of an all-time great World Series and whether or not changes like the pitch clock have saved the decades-long decline of Major League Baseball. Then, the gang discusses Reese Witherspoon's interesting comments about how the decline of the romantic comedy might be to blame for why young people today have a hard time dating. All that PLUS, a discussion of Sony's new approach to charging for streaming content, ...PlayPlay The Best World Series of all Time?
House of Dynamite's Ending MELTED OUR BRAINSOct 30, 2025 · 33 minSend us Fan Mail Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss the brand new hit movie on Netflix, House of Dynamite, and it's explosive, controversial LET DOWN of an ending. Are audience's owed a satisfying ending? Maybe not, but they're at least owed AN ENDING! Then, it's a discussion of Taylor Sherridan's big bombshell of a deal with Peacock. Why did Paramount let their golden boy slip away, especially considering the huge deals they just gave to South Park and the Duffer bro...PlayPlay House of Dynamite's Ending MELTED OUR BRAINS
Apple TV's great content, 'F bombs' on late night TV, Rocky's TV series, and MOREOct 23, 2025 · 33 minSend us Fan Mail We open with the headline everyone’s talking about: Saturday Night Live host Sabrina Carpenter dropping not one but two F-bombs during her performance. Was it an accident—or marketing genius? The crew recalls when saying that word on air could end your career (see: Charles Rocket, 1980) and marvels at how little anyone seems to care now. That morphs into a look back at TV’s most shocking live moments, including the Bud Dwyer tragedy, and a reminder that some things on televis...PlayPlay Apple TV's great content, 'F bombs' on late night TV, Rocky's TV series, and MORE
WE ARE IN PERSON: Remembering Diane Keaton, Tron: Ares, loudness of streaming commercials, and MOREOct 16, 2025 · 39 minSend us Fan Mail A moment that’s been 180 episodes in the making: the entire crew finally recording in person. We start the show with a heartfelt discussion about the passing of Diane Keaton, whose legacy sparks both nostalgia and debate. From Annie Hall to Baby Boom to Something’s Gotta Give, the crew unpacks what made her such an everywoman icon. Would a “modern Diane Keaton” even be possible in an era of Botox and CGI storytelling? We then pivot to something far less wholesome.... Jared Le...PlayPlay WE ARE IN PERSON: Remembering Diane Keaton, Tron: Ares, loudness of streaming commercials, and MORE
Taylor Swift breaks the box office, SNL reveals new cast members, 'One Battle after Another' and MOREOct 9, 2025 · 34 minSend us Fan Mail We start the show by breaking down Taylor Swift’s box office takeover. Her new concert film pulled in over $33 million this weekend—crushing The Rock’s Smashing Machine and proving, once again, that Swifties might just be single-handedly keeping theaters alive. But is this really the path to saving cinema, or is it a one-off Taylor phenomenon? This leads us into a larger discussion on whether event-style experiences—like Barbenheimer—are the only way to get people off the cou...PlayPlay Taylor Swift breaks the box office, SNL reveals new cast members, 'One Battle after Another' and MORE
HBO's 'Task', Kimmel-Colbert simulcast, does screen size matter? and MOREOct 2, 2025 · 36 minSend us Fan Mail We start the show by giving our thoughts on HBO’s ‘Task’. From the same creators of “Mayor of Kingstown’, how do feel it matches up against the long running HBO franchise? This leads us into a discussion as to whether we grade shows differently based on if we know the area it takes place in. Kimmel and Colbert had a joint simulcast on each other shows the other night. This leads us into a discussion about the overwhelming uproar on Kimmel and Colbert‘s suspensions. From our c...PlayPlay HBO's 'Task', Kimmel-Colbert simulcast, does screen size matter? and MORE
The state of the first amendment, Jimmy Kimmel returns, and MORESep 25, 2025 · 31 minSend us Fan Mail We start the show with a heartfelt message regarding the Jimmy Kimmel situation and the current state of the first amendment in our country. We dive more into the details of the situation, the first amendment as a whole, and give our thoughts and opinions on the situation. We then get into Jimmy Kimmel's return itself. His opening monologue, statements, etc. Are we more impressed by what he DID NOT say than by what he did say? We then get into which prominent figures stood up...PlayPlay The state of the first amendment, Jimmy Kimmel returns, and MORE
Emmys recap, Paramount might buy Warner Bros, and MORESep 18, 2025 · 30 minSend us Fan Mail We start by giving our thoughts on the Emmys. The ‘The Studio’ wins big on Sunday night. What made this show perform so well? As a show that highlights show business, is this an example of "navel gazing" or something more. Then….. Nate Bargatze did not prep for the big night. Do we agree with this? Do we think he was a good choice to be host? What were our thoughts on the acceptance speeches at the Emmys? We break down everything from the timer to the role of politics in the ...PlayPlay Emmys recap, Paramount might buy Warner Bros, and MORE
The current state of NFL broadcasters, great shows that never won an Emmy, lack of deals for current subscribers, and moreSep 11, 2025 · 31 minSend us Fan Mail We start with NBC's disappointing coverage of this week’s Sunday Night Football game and the handling of the weather delay. We criticize the lack of preparation by sports broadcasters, and compare past incidents like the 2013 Super Bowl blackout. This then leads into the debate on the current state of NFL commentators as a whole. Who do we like? Who do we not like? What is the impact of star commentators like Tony Romo and Tom Brady? We finish our football talk discussing the...PlayPlay The current state of NFL broadcasters, great shows that never won an Emmy, lack of deals for current subscribers, and more
Reboots, TV critics, growing popularity of upbeat sports shows, and more!Sep 4, 2025 · 31 minSend us Fan Mail Jay is out this week and is replaced by Philadelphia Radio Legend Glen Macnow! The new King of the Hill reboot is an immense success. Why do audiences complain about reboots when they end up being a success more often than not? What is it about reboots that make them so popular? Are reboots an indication that the audience doesn't know what they want? Should we demand more? We break down the current landscapes of TV critics. How much power do they really have today and which...PlayPlay Reboots, TV critics, growing popularity of upbeat sports shows, and more!
The changing landscape of streamingAug 28, 2025 · 33 minSend us Fan Mail We start by discussing Netflix's new hit 'K-Pop Demon Hunters'. What do we love about its content and what do we not like? Why does it have such widespread appeal? Do we think it is worth your time this weekend? This leads us into a dive into the overall success of the streaming giant. The conversation then shifts to the changing landscape of streaming services, highlighting price changes and subscription hopping, especially with platforms like Apple TV and ESPN. Then, ...PlayPlay The changing landscape of streaming
"Dexter Resurrection", TV deals gone wrong, the new age of laugh track, and MOREAug 21, 2025 · 35 minSend us Fan Mail We start by discussing the unprecedented reception of 'Dexter Resurrection'. We go deeper into the show's history and its current success. This leads into a debate about other TV shows with perfect episode runs, including 'Game of Thrones' and 'Breaking Bad'. We then shift the conversation then shifts to high-profile TV deals and why many fail, comparing it to overpaid athletes past their prime. Lastly, we explore the impact of laugh tracks on modern comedy, and...PlayPlay "Dexter Resurrection", TV deals gone wrong, the new age of laugh track, and MORE
End of Pay-Per-View, ‘The Office’ gets a spin off, and MOREAug 14, 2025 · 33 minSend us Fan Mail ESPN and the UFC announced a record breaking deal this week. We start by diving into the end of the pay-per-view era due to major UFC and WWE deals with streaming platforms like Paramount Plus and Netflix. We share our personal experiences and thoughts on how this shift affects viewership. We switch gears, spotlighting the new sequel series to 'The Office,' named 'The Paper,' on Peacock which premieres on Peacock. Do such spin offs ever really produce that much success? ...PlayPlay End of Pay-Per-View, ‘The Office’ gets a spin off, and MORE
Happy Gilmore II, ESPN acquires NFL network, and MOREAug 7, 2025 · 35 minSend us Fan Mail We start the show addressing your feedback on our absence of coverage on 'Happy Gilmore II'. Angelo has a differing view on the movie than Rhea and Jay. This leads us into a conversation about the philosophical obligations of TV critics to their audience. We then discuss ESPN's acquisition of NFL Network and its implications for sports journalism and viewership. Will ESPN do a good job with 'Red Zone'? What are our main concerns about this acquisition? We then dive into...PlayPlay Happy Gilmore II, ESPN acquires NFL network, and MORE
Netflix's ‘Too Much’ is too much, Comparing the two versions of ‘The Office’ and MOREJul 31, 2025 · 39 minSend us Fan Mail We give our opinions on Lena Dunham's new Netflix show 'Too Much' and outline the critical reception from the public. This then leads us into discussing the longevity and impact of television show creators like David Chase and Vince Gilligan. We then debate which version of "The Office" was better, the British or the American version. We then debate why top-tier actors are now hosting game shows. THEN: BRITISH CORNER: Rhea introduces 'Code of Silence' on BritBox, highli...PlayPlay Netflix's ‘Too Much’ is too much, Comparing the two versions of ‘The Office’ and MORE
The Fate of The Late Show and TV's Live MomentsJul 24, 2025 · 34 minSend us Fan Mail We start with the cancellation of Stephen Colbert's Late Show and its implications on freedom of speech and the future of late night TV. What does this say about the future of talk shows moving forward? Will there be late night television 5 years from now? We then get into the viral Coldplay’s concert incident…. breaking down how anyone can become famous instantly now and why live, unscripted moments still captivate us even when everything else feels manufactured. PLUS:...PlayPlay The Fate of The Late Show and TV's Live Moments
Mike Francesa takes down Superman, Emmy nominations revealed, and MOREJul 17, 2025 · 32 minSend us Fan Mail Sport Radio’s Mike Francesa gives a takedown of the new Superman movie and we give our reaction to it. How (and why) do we feel about this review? You will not want to miss OUR thoughts on the movie ( surprise, we are split on our views). Why is the movie crushing it domestically but is stagnant internationally? We want to hear YOUR thoughts. Leave us a line using the link above! Emmy nominations were released yesterday. What did they get right? What did they get wrong? ALSO…...PlayPlay Mike Francesa takes down Superman, Emmy nominations revealed, and MORE
The cost of child actors, BBC's shake up, and MOREJul 10, 2025 · 38 minSend us Fan Mail We start by discussing the latest new from Apple TV+. The multi million TV conglomerate will be producing a show based on Jenna McGurdy’s book “I’m Glad My Mom Died”, which leads to a conversation about child actors and whether it’s ever ethical to push a kid into acting. Rhea breaks down the news that BBC’s head of scripted entertainment is moving to LA full time and what that might mean for the future of British television. All that PLUS: our favorite movies to share with o...PlayPlay The cost of child actors, BBC's shake up, and MORE
Are we over The Bear? Advertisers go big with F1. MLB ratings spiking. And MOREJul 3, 2025 · 38 minSend us Fan Mail The current season of The Bear started out strong. What are our thoughts about the remainder of the season? What did they do right? What did they do wrong? How optimistic are we about the series moving forward? Advertisers spend BIG money to sponsor a fake team in the new ‘F1’ movie. Was this a smart move for the sponsors? What are our thoughts on having too many ads in a movie? ALSO. Major League Baseball’s ratings are up. Why is this? Will this trend continue? BRITISH CORNE...PlayPlay Are we over The Bear? Advertisers go big with F1. MLB ratings spiking. And MORE