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The TV Obsessive Podcast Episode 46: News, Notes & Sugar Episode 4
This week, on The TV Obsessive Podcast, Caemeron and Ryan dig into Sugar S1E4, “Starry-Eyed.” But first, in the news: Squid Game, The Night Agent, Cobra Kai and more are set for the second half of 2024 on Netflix For All Mankind has been renewed for Season 5, plus a spinoff Park Chan-wook is planning […] More
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Sugar S1E4 Recap: “Starry-Eyed” — What’s the Reality?
The following recap contains spoilers for Sugar S1E4, “Starry-Eyed” (written by Mark Protosevich & Donald Joh and directed by Adam Arkin) “Starry-Eyed” is punctuated by videos from Olivia’s (Sydney Chandler) Instagram account, and I appreciate how Sugar is working to flesh out her character, even as she remains missing. In the videos, she laments the […] More
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The Sympathizer Episode 1 Review: The War Fought in Memory
The following review contains spoilers for The Sympathizer Episode 1, “Death Wish” (written by Park Chan-wook & Don McKellar and directed by Park Chan-wook) “All wars are fought twice. The first time on the battlefield. The second time in memory.” The Sympathizer is a seven-part miniseries that follows the 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Vietnamese-American […] More
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Under the Bridge Premieres as a New Kind of True Crime
The following review is based on the first two episodes of Under the Bridge, releasing on Hulu on April 17 Society’s obsession with true crime and the fictionalized versions of these stories is a thorny subject. On the one hand, humans will always have a penchant for tales of tragedy and loss, simply because they’re […] More
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The TV Obsessive Podcast Episode 45: News, Notes & Sugar Episode 3
This week, on The TV Obsessive Podcast, Caemeron and Ryan discuss Sugar S1E3, “Shibuya Crossing.” But first, in the news: Tim Kring wants to reboot Heroes… again The Jon Snow show is dead… for now? Monarch: Legacy of Monsters has been renewed for Season 2… Also, spinoffs! Apple TV+ released a trailer for Dark Matter […] More
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Sugar S1E3 Recap: “Shibuya Crossing” Is a Busy Intersection
The following recap contains spoilers for Sugar S1E3, “Shibuya Crossing” (written by Mark Protosevich & David Rosen and directed by Adam Arkin) Sugar S1E3 more or less picks up where Episode 2 left off. Melanie (Amy Ryan) gets a call from Teresa (Cher Alvarez), who says she was ambushed in her apartment by scary men […] More
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Don’t Bother Running: Fallout S1E1 Review — “The End”
The following review contains some spoilers for Fallout S1E1, “The End” (written by Geneva Robertson-Dworet & Graham Wagner and directed by Jonathan Nolan) If the mushroom cloud is bigger than your thumb, don’t bother running, cowboy Cooper Howard (Walton Goggins) tells his daughter at a kid’s birthday party, seconds before a nuclear bomb rips apart […] More
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On the Curb Your Enthusiasm Finale: What Did You Expect?
I’ve always had a certain trouble with the idea of writing on Curb Your Enthusiasm, because the show has always so effectively brought itself home with its music. You know what I mean. The walls close in, and the episode ends, as the music rolls in with the credits. You know the song. And, the […] More
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The TV Obsessive Podcast Episode 44: News, Notes & the Premiere of Sugar
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 […] More
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Sugar Is a 21st Century Noir: A Recap & Review of Its Premiere on Apple TV+
The following recap contains spoilers for the premiere of Sugar on Apple TV+: S1E1, “Olivia,” and S1E2, “These People, These Places” (written by Mark Protosevich and directed by Fernando Meirelles) The first thing you notice about Sugar is its style. There’s no way around that. The opening scene is in black and white. The credits […] More
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The TV Obsessive Podcast Episode 43: News, Notes & Constellation Episode 8
This week, on the The TV Obsessive Podcast, Caemeron and Ryan discuss the season finale of Constellation. But first, in the news: Euphoria Season 3 has been indefinitely delayed An animated Good Times reboot is on the way Collin Farrell says The Penguin is very dark and very violent X-Men ’97 is doing well The […] More
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Constellation S1E8 Recap: O Lord Thou Pluckest Me Out (Season 1 Finale)
The following recap contains spoilers for the Season 1 finale of Constellation, S1E8, “These Fragments I Have Shored Against My Ruin” (written by Peter Harness and directed by Joseph Cedar) I sat upon the shore Fishing, with the arid plain behind me Shall I at least set my lands in order? London Bridge is falling […] More