Always Be Watching

Always Be Watching

By Dan BarrettTV & Film
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Always Be Watching episodes

  • The one where Mel Tait joined us to discuss: Sorry To Bother You, Staged, The Other Two, and A Country Practice / A Country Podcast

    Joining boy wonders Dan Barrett and Chris Yates in the ABW cave is the beyond lovely Mel Tait, the talented multi-hyphenate (ABC Radio host, playwright, and now co-host of the upcoming A Country Podcast). 

    We quickly get talking about what we've been watching.

    Sorry To Bother You (Streaming on Netflix) - 03:00

    Staged (BBC) - 20:46

    The Other Two (Comedy Central / Stan) - (45:44)

    A Country Practice (Streaming on 7Plus) - (33:00)

    1 hr 9 min
  • Muppets Now | American Pickle | I Think You Should Leave | Perry Mason

    This is Always Be Watching - a podcast in which two grown men offer their considerable opinions on the children's entertainment program about Muppets.


    This week:
    Muppets Now (Disney+) - 01:37
    American Pickle (HBO Max / Cinemas) - 19:01
    I Think You Should Leave (Netflix) - 29:30
    Perry Mason (HBO) - 43:45

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    55 min
  • The Fugitive 2020 | True Stories (Talking Heads) | Halt & Catch Fire | The death of cinema?

    It's a theme week as we travel back to the future.


    We start things off with a look at the 2020 version of The Fugitive, looking at what it gets right and wrong as a property based on a 60s and 90s TV show/movie. (03:25)

    But then we had back to 1986 for the Talking Heads movie True Stories. (24:47)

    Dan's been watching Halt & Catch Fire - a mid 2010s show set in the 1980s. (41:35)

    And then we look at what might be the final years of cinema as TV and cinema finally converge. (52:52)


    Yeah - it's a big episode.

    1 hr 11 min
  • Fear City: New York v The Mafia | Almost Famous | State & Main | Desperados | Jaws 3/4

    On the Always Be Watching Pod, officially the podcast of record that cites the viewing interests of Dan Barrett and Chris Yates, the two watchers discuss the new Netflix documentary series Fear City: New York vs The Mafia. Dan has a grab-bag of movies he has watched recently including Almost Famous, State & Main, and new Netflix film Desperados. Oh, and Chris finally caps of his weeks-long watching of all the Jaws movies with the much maligned Jaws 3 and Jaws 4. 

    40 min
  • The Office Oral History | The Dark Knight Trilogy | Rosehaven

    It was a bit of a quiet week for us watching new TV (there's so little of it around worth chatting about), but that didn't stop us getting passionate about the things we were actually watching.

    Dan went to the cinema and saw all three Christopher Nolan Batman movies - Batman Begins/The Dark Knight/The Dark Knight Rises and his opinions on the films have shifted. (06:19)

    Both Chris and Dan are really excited by the new podcast The Oral History of The Office. The two discuss watching the show and how the podcast has made them feel about the show. {31:34)

    Rosehaven is one of the few really good Aussie comedies and both Dan and Chris are into it... with a few reservations. (58:32)

    Yes, this show ran long. But the passion these boys have for what they've been watching - it runs deep. 

    1 hr 17 min
  • Laurel Canyon with director Allison Ellwood | The Old Guard | Jaws

    Put on your facemasks and get ready for another talk about all the TV and movies we've been watching.

    This week at Always Be Watching HQ Dan and Chris have a chat about the new 2-part documentary Laurel Canyon and then speak with filmmaker Allison Ellwood about it. 

    Dan and Chris also talk about new Netflix film The Old Guard and then the classic shark flick Jaws.

    57 min
  • Hamilton | Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan | Not Too Late Show with Elmo

    The biggest theatre event on the planet this month took place not at the currently shuttered theatre, but on people's TV screens thanks to Disney+. Across the world people were watching Hamilton. Dan and Chris were particularly interested in how one takes a live theatre performance and actually lets it be good on TV - not always an easy task.

    Chris stumbled upon Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan and loved it. Oh, and Dan stayed up way too late with a red muppet talk show host named Elmo. 

    This is the Always Be Watching podcast. No flipping.

    48 min
  • Floor is Lava and the rise of the great dumb game show

    The biggest show on the planet has been Floor is Lava - Dan and Chris have both watched the show and absolutely bought into its ridiculous simplicity. Obviously, Dan has some criticisms.

    Floor is Lava is just one of several big format activity-based game shows on the air right now. Dan offers a rundown on what else is happening in this space at the moment.

    35 min

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