The Umbrella Academy – The Toy Department

In Episode 223, Madden and Kolsky talk a bit about the busy return of sports before switching to pop culture for discussions on:

A quick revisiting of HBO’s Perry Mason (4:45) to set up a longer discussion after this coming Sunday’s finale…
The second season of Netflix’s Umbrella Academy (11:55) and why the second season is even better than the first…
The Go-Go’s documentary on Showtime (19:10) and how it is a little too cookie cutter to really stand out…
Season Five of the Netflix docu-series Last Chance U (27:10) and the fertile storytelling ground that is Oakland’s Laney College…
HBO’s docu-series I’ll Be Gone in the Dark (36:20) and how it deftly covers two converging storylines…
Beyoncé’s new visual album Black is King (44:10) and the greatness of the Queen…
Homework for next week (52:30), including: the season finale of HBO’s Perry Mason, the new HBO Max film An American Pickle and the return of Hard Knocks (also on HBO), plus LOTS of sports action and maybe a touch of Shark Week…

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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