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The Toy Department – Episode 156

  By toyAdmin | February 27, 2019 - 11:23 am | Uncategorized
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In Episode 156, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky rap briefly about Kolsky’s bizarre schedule before delving into:

  • Some debriefing on Sunday’s 91st Academy Awards (1:20) including winners, losers and over-reactors…
  • The premiere of the third season of Documentary Now on IFC (30:30) and what turned out to be a hilarious take on Wild Wild Country…
  • A wrap-up discussion of HBO’s True Detective Season 3 (37:00) and why Derek really didn’t like it at all…
  • The new film Fighting With My Family (46:55) and how it was a charming, if not entirely true-to-life, look at the early life and career of WWE’s Paige…
  • The first episode of Desus & Mero in their new home on Showtime (56:35) and how both guys think it can be a huge success and will make an interesting test case for new-look late night television…
  • Homework for next week (1:01:55), including: actually seeing the new HBO film O.G, the return of Pamela Adlon’s Better Things on FX, and the Netflix movie Paddleton (plus whatever else pops up during the week)…

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The Toy Department – Episode 155

  By toyAdmin | February 20, 2019 - 9:25 am | Uncategorized
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In Episode 155, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky briefly discuss their irregular recording time before spreading out over:

  • The question of Netflix programming v. Hulu programming (1:30) and what that even means…
  • Hulu’s new middle school comedy/drama PEN15 (5:10) and how it has some appeal but falls flat in comparison to other shows covering similar territory…
  • Netflix’s new sci-fi/fantasy drama The Umbrella Academy (12:40), which Kolsky talks himself even more into as he attempts to convince Derek it’s worthwhile…
  • Hugo Blick’s Black Earth Rising (20:05), also available on Netflix, and how the high level of execution on all parts does little to make it easier to watch…
  • A check-in on Top Chef (27:45) after the fried chicken and Muhammad Ali episode…
  • Some NBA chatter (42:00) as the league heads out of the All-Star Break and into the home stretch, including whether or not the league has a player empowerment problem…
  • Homework for next week (56:55), including: actually seeing Fighting With My Family in theaters, the end of True Detective’s third season, an episode of Documentary Now (allegedly mocking Wild Wild Country), the premiere of Desus and Mero on Showtime and the new HBO Film O.G…

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The Toy Department – Episode 154

  By toyAdmin | February 13, 2019 - 11:03 am | Uncategorized
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In Episode 154, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky start with a quick back-and-forth about Madden’s recent weather and dog experiences before breaking down:

  • The new Netflix show Russian Doll (3:30) and the many delights of creator/lead Natasha Lyonne…
  • The new Netflix film High Flying Bird (13:50) and the many delights of director Steven Soderbergh and stars Andre Holland and Zazie Beetz…
  • The Valentine’s Day special episode of Netflix’s Big Mouth (22:45) and how the show is at the absolute peak of its powers…
  • The return of MTV’s The Challenge (29:10), its explosive first episode, plus the appeal of this season’s specific format…
  • A check-in on Top Chef (37:15) and the current front-runners, plus Kolsky is unnecessarily critical of Kentucky Sarah…
  • The premiere of Miracle Workers on TBS (49:45), its bizarre Game of Thrones-parody theme song, and how it’s not quite what the guys expected (but it certainly gave them enough to come back next week)…
  • Homework for next week (56:25), including: watching Hulu’s PEN15, trying out Umbrella Academy on Netflix, actually watching Black Earth Rising on Netflix and seeing the new film Fighting with my Family about WWE wrestler Page (plus Kolsky watches the NBA All-Star game and has fun, whether you like it or not)…

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