The first wave of 2019 premieres is here, giving us plenty of TV to dive in with this week on the podcast. Noel and Kate kick things off with their week in TV, starting with the comedies, including the premiere of Schitt’s Creek, black-ish’s colorism episode, the long-awaited Hitchcock and Scully spotlight episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, the penultimate The Good Place, and a Cats-tastic Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Then we move over to genre and reality, including the premieres of The Promised Neverland, A Discovery of Witches, Star Trek: Discovery, and American Experience, season one of Carmen Sandiego, an underwhelming Top Chef: Kentucky, and a fun RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars. Then we move to the spotlight section, diving in with season one of Netflix’s Sex Education. Listen for our thoughts, then reach out with your own!
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Season Spotlight: Sex Education Season 1 (1:24:29)
Our Week in Comedy
Schitt’s Creek premiere (10:07)
black-ish (15:40)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (19:16)
The Good Place (23:24)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (29:02)
Our Week in Genre and Reality
The Promised Neverland premiere (38:16)
A Discovery of Witches premiere (43:46)
Carmen Sandiego Season 1 (48:54)
Star Trek: Discovery premiere (56:29)
American Experience premiere (1:01:35)
Top Chef: Kentucky (1:05:47)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars (1:12:33)
Music Featured: “Sexy Vagina Metaphor” feat. Riki Lindhome, from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend; “Jump To It” by Aretha Franklin
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Hello, Kate & Noel! First time commenter… Love the podcast, especially because you introduce me to shows that I’d never know about.
Re: Schitt’s Creek… it is DEFINITELY a show that needs to be watched from the beginning. Imagine jumping in to The Good Place with its most recent episode!?
What really made me want to respond to this was Kate saying that Moira was terrible (though they gave her a good acting moment in the ep). Oh, no no no. The thing about this show is that it is isn’t what it seems to be on the surface; I know that, years before diving in, I expected it to be a fish-out-of-water, snobby, somewhat vicious and snarky type of show. But it is revealed fairly soon that these people (and the show) are sweet and kind, with genuine love for each other. And then a mutual affection grows between the family and the townsfolk. Moira is most definitely not terrible.The Roses were probably a terrible family before the financial calamity, but the show is about their growth after that.
The show is character-based. And it took me a few episodes to understand and appreciate what some actors, especially the two kids, were doing. David and Alexis are amazing, and they get to a point where a facial expression tells you everything you need to know. Four seasons in, I watch the show for those expressions, as well as the tremendous fabulousness of Catherine O’Hara.
So, if you can, please do catch up with this amazing show – a balm of kindness and a slower pace in the terrible times we live in!
Thanks for the podcast!
-Tony from Boston