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Original Content

Darrell Etherington, Jordan Crook, Anthony Ha

Anthony Ha, Jordan Crook, and Darrell Etherington talk about what"s new in original streaming shows and movies. Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, Disney+ – if it"s new, original, and available to stream, you"ll hear about it here first.

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00:55:43

Arrested Development and the future of The Expanse

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2018/06/02

This week, we're joined by Lucas Matney to discuss Arrested Development's new season (well, the first half of the new season) and whether or not the recent controversy affects our perspective on the show. Plus, we look at Amazon's decision to revive The Expanse after it was canceled. Links: [The Boys of Arrested Development][1] [‘The Expanse’ finds a new home on Amazon Prime][2] [1]: https://slate.com/culture/2018/05/arrested-development-interview-the-cast-is-a-boys-club.html [2]:

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00:49:41

Dear White People and Netflix's unending flood of...

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2018/05/18

This week, we're joined by Megan Rose Dickey to discuss the new season of the Netflix series 'Dear White People.' We also talk about Netflix's ambitious originals schedule for the rest of the year, Amazon's upcoming show from Jordan People and the fact that Megan has never seen The Godfather. Links: [Netflix exec says 85 percent of new spending will go towards original content][1] [Amazon picks up Nazi-hunting series produced by Jordan

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00:58:51

Netflix releases The Rain and Hulu renews The...

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2018/05/05

This week, we're joined by Brian Heater to review The Rain, a Danish Netflix series that sees the world's water supply infected with a deadly disease. We also discuss Hulu's upcoming shows, the departure of HBO's old catalogue from Amazon Prime, and our hopes for the new Star Wars movie Solo. Links: [Hulu passes 20 million subscribers, will finally offer offline viewing][1] [Hulu’s upcoming shows include ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ and a Blumhouse horror anthology][2] [All HBO Shows Are Leaving

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01:09:48

The Handmaid's Tale and Avengers: Infinity War

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2018/04/28

This week, we're joined by our colleague Sarah Perez to discuss our initial impressions of "The Handmaid's Tale" Season 2. We also cover Netflix's lineup for May, expansion plans for CBS All Access, and Marvel's most crossover-y crossover yet, "Avengers: Infinity War." Links: [Netflix has a lot of original content coming in May][1] [CBS All Access arrives in Canada to kick off international expansion efforts][2] [‘Avengers: Infinity War’ is an overstuffed adventure with a

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01:08:16

Lost in Space, Ready Player One, and AT&T's new...

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2018/04/21

This week, we review Netflix's new version of "Lost in Space" and weigh in on Steven Spielberg's movie based on "Ready Player One." We also discuss AT&T's hints at a cheaper streaming package, the new ESPN+, and Amazon's latest sci-fi adaptation. Links: [Nostalgia eats itself in ‘Ready Player One’][1] [AT&T CEO says a new $15-per-month, sports-free streaming service is launching in a few weeks][2] [ESPN launches its streaming service ESPN+][3] [Amazon is developing a TV

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00:50:21

Netflix's Queer Eye, MoviePass, and a Stranger Things...

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2018/04/07

This week, we review Netflix's revival of "Queer Eye," which transplants the surprisingly moving makeover series to Georgia. We also discuss MoviePass' acquisition of Moviefone, as well as a lawsuit against the creators of "Stranger Things." Links: [MoviePass’ parent company acquires Moviefone][1] [‘Stranger Things’ Creators Matt and Ross Duffer Sued by Producer Who Says They Ripped off His Short Film][2] [1]: https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/05/moviepass-acquires-moviefone/ [2]:

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01:18:41

Terrace House, Carmen Sandiego and Apple

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2018/03/31

This week we dive into the Netflix phenomenon that is Terrace House, focusing on the new series 'Opening New Doors' that's just been added. Also, why in the world is Netflix rebooting Carmen Sandiego? Links: Carmen Sandiego Netflix movie and series The Handmaid's Tale season 2 trailer Westworld season 2 trailer Apple original shows coming in March 2019

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00:56:37

The Looming Tower, Amy Poehler's 'Wine Country' and a...

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2018/03/23

This week, your hosts Jordan Crook and Anthony Ha discuss "The Looming Tower," Hulu's fact-based series about the FBI and CIA investigations into Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda before the events of 9/11. We also talk about Amy Poehler's deal to direct and star in "Wine Country" for Netflix, the controversy over salaries on "The Crown" and the trailer for a new Netflix series about deadly rain. Links: Amy Poehler to Direct, Star in Netflix Comedy ‘Wine Country’ 'The

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01:07:16

Jessica Jones is back, and Hulu nabs a Reese...

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2018/03/19

This week, we reviewed Marvel's Jessica Jones, season two on Netflix. Also, DC brings Ava DuVernay's fantatic vision to 'New Gods' and Hulu picks up a series from Reese Witherspoon. Plus, Jordan continues her very important history lesson regarding a galaxy far, far away. Links: Ava DuVernay for DC's New Gods Hulu wins new Reese Witherspoon show

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01:03:10

Everything Sucks! doesn't suck. Plus, Obama Netflix

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2018/03/10

We checked out Netflix's 90s throwback coming of age series Everything Sucks! It provoked a surprising reaction in some of us. Also, Netflix is talking to the Obamas about original programming and the Oscars apparently happened. Links: Netflix talking to Obamas re: series Jon Favreau making a Star Wars show Netflix technically wins an Oscar

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01:10:28

Netflix's Mute, and murder entrapment for fun

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2018/02/23

Netflix has a doozy of a stinker on its hands with 'Mute,' the new original film created by 'Moon' and 'WarCraft' director Duncan Jones. Seperately, why is Netflix letting British people try to trick other British people into committing fake murder? Links: Netflix's The Push show looks awful Hulu has a mid-Olympics outage The Cheetos flavor movie

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01:08:11

Black Panther, Babylon Berlin and bad James Corden

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2018/02/16

We (well two of us) saw Black Panther and couldn't contain our excitement so that became the second of two reviews this week, including Netflix's Babylon Berlin. Also Darrell goes into even more detail about his deep, deep hatred of television's James Corden. Links: Marvel's 'Black Panther' TC review Ryan Murphy's Netflix deal Carpool Karaoke sadly renewed at Apple

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00:58:02

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kumail Nanjiani, and The...

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2018/02/09

This week, we review 'The Cloverfield Paradox,' the science fiction/horror film that Netflix released right after the Super Bowl. We also discuss Amazon's just-announced Western starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Apple's immigrant-focused series from Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, and the latest update in the Logan Paul saga. Links: Arnold Schwarzenegger To Topline ‘Outrider’ Western TV Series In Works At Amazon ‘Little America’ Immigrant Anthology Series In Works At Apple From ‘The Big Sick’

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00:52:51

Altered Carbon and streaming TV stats

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2018/02/02

This week, we review the new Netflix series 'Altered Carbon." Also, YouTube TV's expansion and the growth of HBO Now leads to a broader discussion of cable unbundling and Jordan's ideal home video setup. Darrell also recounts an autonomous driving accident that he experienced earlier this week. Links: YouTube TV’s app arrives on Roku & Apple TV HBO's Online Channel Surpasses 5 Million U.S. Subscribers We were in an accident during an automated driving tech demo

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01:02:22

The Oscars, Ozark, and Logan Paul redux

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2018/01/26

This week, there's a lot in the news, including a bunch of Oscar nominations for streaming shows, and a mini-review of Black Lightning, a new CW superhero show. Also, we get into Ozark, Jason Bateman's Netflix original series. Links: Mudbound nabs Netflix some Oscar nominations The Tick and Sneaky Pete renewed Ozark on Netflix Farewell to Ursula Le Guin

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01:24:46

Electric Dreams, The Handmaid's Tale S2 and Obama

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2018/01/19

You get a trio of power this week with Jordan, Darrell and Anthony all together to discuss Amazon original 'Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams.' It's sort of like Black Mirror, but better AND worse. Also, thoughts on The Handmaid's Tale season 2 trailer. Links: The Handmaid's Tale returning April 25 to Hulu Obama on Letterman on Netflix Everything Sucks! trailer

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01:12:14

Black Mirror, Hulu's big year and more fallout for...

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2018/01/12

This week, we reviewed Season 4 of Netflix's 'Black Mirror," debating which episodes we loved and which ones fell short. We also discussed Hulu's growth in 2017 and the latest developments in the Logan Paul controversy. Links: Hulu reached more than 17M subscribers and $1B in ad revenue last year Hulu’s next big update will include a new Live TV guide, plus personalization improvements YouTube drops Logan Paul from Google Preferred and puts his Originals on hold YouTube offers non-apology over

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01:22:46

Bright, Logan Paul and Apple's latest series

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2018/01/05

This week, a lot of the news in streaming content focused on Bright, Netflix's big budget original film starring Will Smith. It broke records for Netflix viewership, but critics hated it. We have our own thoughts. Also YouTuber Logan Paul screwed up, no question, but why? Also, Bright already has a sequel in the works, but is there any chance it can actually be a truly great movie? Links: Bright sequel planned at Netflix Bright had 11 million viewers in 3 days Logan Paul sorry for terrible

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01:51:38

Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Apple's own space opera

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2017/12/22

We're pretty laser-focused on Star Wars: The Last Jedi (lasers, get it?) this week, since Anthony saw a press screening and Darrell has already seen it not once, but twice – with very different results. Besides our TLJ review, we also talk about Netflix's very bad Bright reviews and Apple's new space TV series. Links: Apple's Ronald D. Moore space series 'Bright' reviews round-up Anthony's Star Wars: The Last Jedi review The Last Jedi should end the Star Wars franchise

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01:11:13

Mudbound, Disney/Fox and net neutrality

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2017/12/15

This week, a cloud hangs over the podcast in the form of the death of net neutrality at the hands of bonkers FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. In happier news, we imagine all the wonderful Marvel Universe possibilities that come with Disney's Fox acquisition. And we review Netflix original film Mudbound. Links: Disney acquires Fox TV and film business FCC kills net neutrality Mudbound on Netflix

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