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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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01:19:49

House of Cards, Godless and Avengers: Infinity War

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2017/12/02

This week, we review the original Netflix limited series Godless, a cowboy western with a lot going for it. Also, we talk about whether House of Cards will return, the new Avengers: Infinity War trailer and Apple spending on original content. Links: House of Cards to resume season 6 production Apple spending projected to reach $4.2 billion on original content by 2022 Avengers: Infinity War trailer

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00:37:06

Marvel's The Punisher and Amazon's Lord of The Rings...

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2017/11/24

This week, it's a very special Thanksgiving episode – you can give thanks that we only went about half the time we usually do. But we cover Amazon's Lord of the Rings prequel series and a review of Netflix's The Punisher. Is a show about guns and an extremely violent psychotic murdering people something we can still actually enjoy, in this day and age? Also, how does Joe Bernthal manage to grunts so consistently and convincingly?

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00:56:22

Marvel's Runaways, Lord of the Rings, and Netflix comics

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2017/11/10

Lord of the Rings as a streaming TV series? It might happen. Also, Netflix is releasing a comic book with Mark Millar, and Harry Potter is getting its very own Pokémon Go. Plus, we enjoy an early look at Marvel's Runaways, coming to Hulu later this month. We also get into some off-topic chat around the Now You See Me film franchise, the land down under, Peaky Blinders and more. Plus, more of that incorrect pronunciation you've come to expect and love from us.

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01:27:20

Stranger Things 2, Thor, The Twilight Zone and Kevin...

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2017/11/03

This week, we marathoned Stranger Things 2 to share our thoughts on the follow-up to the Netflix hit at length. Also, we both watched Thor, and The Twilight Zone getting revived for CBS All Access. We also discuss Kevin Spacey, the allegations against the actor, and the timeline of those coming forward with stories about his bad behavior. Plus, what will it mean for Netflix's original premiere streaming hit, House of Cards, and its planned spin-offs? Links: Thor: Ragnarok review The Twilight Zone

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00:59:55

Apple's content plans, Star Trek's renewal, and...

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2017/10/27

With Halloween almost here, we offer our recommendations on horror movies worth watching on Netflix and other streaming services. Plus, we discuss new details about Apple's original content strategy, new funding for Netflix, and the renewal of "Star Trek: Discovery." With guest host Brian Heater! Links: Apple’s Billion-Dollar Bet on Hollywood Is the Opposite of Edgy Netflix is raising $1.6B in debt as its content costs balloon CBS renews ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ for a second season

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01:24:46

Marvel's Inhuman catastrophe, The Punisher, and Han Solo

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2017/10/20

We couldn't resist talking about the travesty that is Marvel's Inhumans on ABC, one fo the worst television shows of all time. Also, plenty to discuss between Amazon's Roy Price drama, its neverending spending and The Punisher's release date. With The Punisher, the release and reception of Netflix's latest Marvel show raises questions around how gun violence is portrayed in media, and it's a conflicting topic. Also, Netflix is spending increasing cash on originals, but can it keep competitors off

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01:22:11

Apple, Steven Spielberg, Star Wars and The Meyerowitz...

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2017/10/13

This week, we check out Netflix's Noah Baumbach film starring Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller and Dustin Hoffman. Also, Movies Anywhere? You must be joking. And Hollywood's biggest bad guy is bad for streaming, too. We also dive into some of the fallout the streaming media world is seeing from Harvey Weinstein's ongoing collapse, specifically around Apple and Amazon programming plans. And we get into a form of movie viewing we don't normally indulge on this show: Watching them in theatres. Plus, Apple

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01:23:20

Big Mouth, Amazon's sci-fi shift, Netflix price hike,...

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2017/10/06

We watched Nick Kroll's Big Mouth animated Netflix comedy this week. Plus, we have thoughs on Netflix's price increase, Amazon's big name sci-fi adaptations, Roku's new hardware, DisneyNow and more. Also, famed Disney producer Jeffrey Katzenberg has a plan to build a streaming company on chunks of 10 minute content, and we're still watching Star Trek: Discovery and it's got some good early monster action. Plus, next week we're hoping to check out an Adam Sandler movie that actually... looks

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01:50:20

Star Trek: Discovery, YouTube, Echo Fire TV and the...

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2017/09/29

This week is all about Star Trek: Discovery! Well not all about it, but we talk a lot about the new show since we're both very excited about Star Trek's return to television. Also, Amazon's new 4K Fire TV and Echo devices. We cover plenty more news, too, including Google Assistant coming to Android TV via the Nvidia Shield, 30 Rock finding a new streaming home at Hulu and Amazon handling its own theatrical distribution duties going forward. And... a fish. Links for this week: Amazon's Echo fest A

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00:43:46

The Emmys, The Handmaid's Tale, Crackle, Star Trek –...

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2017/09/22

This week, we're live from TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2017, where we spoke to Ben Ketai, creator of Crackle's Chosen and StartUp, as well as Eric Berger, Sony Pictures Television EVP and GM of Crackle. We also covered the news, including The Handmaid's Tale cleaning up at the Emmys, and the imminent release of the first new Star Trek TV in a decade. Dive into the atmospheric audio of a busy convention venue – complete with someone firing off a confetti cannon at some point during our news

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01:11:10

Apple TV 4K, American Vandal, Amazon Prime Video and...

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2017/09/15

The big fall Apple event was this week, so that sucked up a lot of the air in terms of news. But the Apple TV 4K is interesting from an original content perspective, so we talk about its impact. Also, Amazon Prime Video's strategy shift and we review American Vandal, Netflix's Making a Murderer-style mockumentary. Amazon has also revealed some big-time talent coming to its programming, including critically acclaimed director Wong Kar-wai, and comedians Fred Armisen and Maya Rudolph. But Amazon CEO

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01:11:49

Apple, Amazon and Bond; Disney and Marvel/Star Wars;...

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2017/09/08

This week, we talk about the big news that Apple and Amazon are competing with movie studios for James Bond rights. Also, Disney will indeed bring its Marvel and Star Wars movies exclusively to its own streaming service. Plus, we review Little Evil, a Netflix original film starring Adam Scott. Also on tap: Roku creates its own ad-supported movie streaming channel, and Spotify teams up with Hulu to bring in the student subscriptions. Further reading for this week's episode: Apple and Amazon bid for

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01:13:58

The Tick, Hulu Live TV, Seinfeld on Netflix, and...

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2017/09/01

This week, we watched season 1 of The Tick on Amazon Prime Video and we have thoughts. Also, we talk about Hulu's live TV offering and The CW, home to amazing bad DC shows. Plus, the Seinfeld Netflix project, Facebook Watch and hardboiled Victorian faerie detectives. Anthony is a Hulu fan, and Darrell is a hater of anything other people like, specifically calling out Jerry Seinfeld and Jay Leno this week. Also what's the deal with airplane food? Here are some links to check out for this week's

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01:41:00

Snapchat, Stranger Things, Lady Gaga, h3h3 and MORE...

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2017/08/25

This week, we wrap up our review of Marvel's The Defenders. Did we like it? Hard to say, really. But first, all the streaming content news from this past week, including Snapchat doing original shows, Stranger Things getting a third season before the second even airs, Lady Gaga's Netflix documentary, plus h3h3 and the YouTube reaction videos legal win. We also take a detour into Joss Whedon's big domestic drama, talk about Bojack coming back to Netflix with a new trailer, and the forthcoming Steven

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01:30:09

The Defenders, Apple's $1 billion content push and...

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2017/08/18

This week, we got to check out The Defenders, the latest Netflix/Marvel series. Also, Apple's going to spend $1 billion on original content next year – what's up with that? Plus, Netflix signs hitmaker Shonda Rhimes away from Disney's ABC. Scandalous! Also, Netflix is getting a romcom starring Ali Wong and Randall Park. We also talk about how Apple's budget compares to those of existing original content giants like Amazon Prime Video, HBO and Netflix. And why Ava DuVernay says that Netflix is a

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01:07:29

Netflix, Disney, Mark Millar, Robert Kirkman and...

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2017/08/15

On our very first episode, we discuss the Disney/Netflix split, Netflix courting Mark Millar and Amazon Prime doing a deal with The Walking Dead's Robert Kirman. This week's featured original content is the Netflix feature film Okja, from Snowpiercer director Bong Joon-ho. Are comics destined to become a valuable resource streaming media providers fight over in an attempt to create their own cinemactic universes? Is Mark Millar actually any good? What's a 'superpig' and do you want one? These are

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