Stephen Falk – The Toy Department

In Episode 162, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky talk about Madden’s rough day and Minneapolis’s impending blizzard before making their way through:

The series finalé of FX’s You’re the Worst (3:35) and how it will go down as a personal favorite for one host and a great peak tv comedy for the other…
The premiere of Season 3 of IFC’s Brockmire (16:25) and its incredible hit rate of hilarity…
HBO’s documentary The Inventor (25:25) and the way it tells the bizarre story of Elizabeth Holmes…
The return of BBC America’s Killing Eve (34:55) and how excited both guys are to return to the world that Season 1 established…
Showtime’s The Chi (40:10) establishing itself as a well-executed premium drama as it begins its second season…
The first episode of FX’s Fosse/Verdon (48:35) and whether there’s more here than enthralling acting performances…
Some thoughts on the NBA MVP debate (54:35) between Giannis Antetokounmpo and James Harden and a quick preview of the playoffs (which begin this weekend)…
Homework for next week (1:14:45), including: GAME OF THRONES IS BACK!!! plus Billie Eilish’s new album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? and watching Schitt’s Creek and Our Planet on Netflix…

In Episode 158, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky talk about the onslaught of peak television before focusing in on:

HBO’s The Case Against Adnan Syed (3:05), the frustrations of watching authorities bungle a case and a heartfelt look at a heartbreaking story…
Netflix’s new docu-series Losers (15:10) and how the episodes tell heartwarming tales of human triumph from the sports world…
Ricky Gervais’ new show After Life (24:40), also available on Netflix, which tells the story of a heartbroken and initially somewhat charmless widower finding his way back to being human…
The Canadian show Workin’ Moms (29:45), ALSO available on Netflix, and how it didn’t quite connect with either of the guys despite a lot of appealing aspects…
A check-in on FX’s You’re the Worst (35:41), a true pod favorite, in the midst of its final season…
Some assorted thoughts on peak tv and upcoming shows and movies (44:20) including Crashing and Deadwood on HBO…
Homework for next week (49:15), including: wrapping up Crashing and trying to get Derek into Deadwood, the Ben Affleck-fronted Netflix film Triple Frontier, the return of Showtime’s Billions, a new season of Catastrophe on Amazon and the season finalé of Top Chef (and perhaps watching the show Schitt’s Creek at some point in the not-too-distant future)…

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