TV Obsessive
This week, on The TV Obsessive Podcast, Caemeron and Ryan discuss the premiere of Sugar on Apple TV+. But first, in the news:
- HBO has ordered a pilot for The Chair Company (from Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin)
- The George Carlin AI lawsuit has been settled
- Orphan Black: Echoes is set to premiere on AMC on June 23
- There’s a Legally Blonde TV series on the horizon
- The NCAA Women’s Basketball tournament has broken viewing records
- Grey’s Anatomy is returning for Season 21
We discuss the impending conclusion of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Ryan recommends Loot, which just started its second season. Caemeron has been getting into Seth Meyer’s “Corrections” on YouTube.
On Sugar S1E1, “Olivia” & S1E2, “These People, These Places”
L.A. Private Investigator (and classic noir film lover) John Sugar is hired by Jonathan Siegel, a powerful Hollywood director and grandfather of Olivia Siegel, to locate Olivia who has been missing for a couple of weeks. As Sugar begins his investigation, he runs into a number of obstacles, including: Olivia’s brother David and bodyguard Kenny who are following him and trying to record him; Olivia’s father Bernie who believes she is off on a bender somewhere, and that this behavior is common; Olivia’s step-mother Melanie, who is a recovering alcoholic, and is hiding secrets about her past; and a dead body found in the trunk of Olivia’s car.
Meanwhile, Sugar’s handler, Ruby, is communicating with someone trying to keep tabs on him while he works an increasingly complex case.
- Thoughts on the style of the show
- What kind of man is John Sugar?
- Putting together connections between characters
- Theories about what’s to come
Next Time on The TV Obsessive Podcast…
Join us next week as we continue to break down Sugar with Episode 3, “Shibuya Crossing.”
