Always Be Watching

One of the biggest TV events of the year was the launch of the first-ever live action Star Wars TV series. Debuting on brand new streaming service Disney+, Star Wars: The Mandalorian was a pretty big deal to tens of millions of Star Wars fans across the world. Among those excited was your ol' Always Be Watching buddies Dan and Chris.

This week Dan & Chris talk exclusively about The Mandalorian and what excited them about the new show and their theories on a brand new character introduced to the Star Wars universe.

New streaming service Apple TV+ launched to a thud. The critics didn't care much for the shows. And there was a very loud contingent of people who didn't think there was enough content being offered at launch.

But after watching the new shows The Morning Show, See, For All Mankind, and Dickinson, the criticism seemed a little off-base. These shows are all entertaining.

Dan is joined by guest Ed Ngaluafe to discuss their initial thoughts on the service.

Each week Dan & Chris meet up as part of a blood oath to always share what they have been watching and record the conversation as an mp3. What we are presenting for you is this week's podcast.

This week:

02:25 Mr Robot - a mostly spoiler-free discussion about what Dan insists is one of TV's best shows.

13:57 Utopia - Chris talks up his love for the Australian bureaucracy satire.

27:01 Under The Eiffel Tower - Dan shrugs with enjoyment after watching this film on Netflix.

32:08 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It's 14 seasons in. Incredible.

This is a huge episode this week as Dan Barrett and Chris Yates are again joined by film critic and Fangoria Monster Fest Sydney festival director Simon Foster to discuss what they've been watching recently.

This week:

03:00 Dolemite Is My Name

16:04 Jack Ryan s2

21:14 War of The Worlds (BBC)

29:13 Maximum Overdrive

37:15 Monster Fest chat

It's a very different Always Be Watching this weekend. We focus on just one show this week: Watchmen. The show has surprised and delighted both Dan and Chris. It's a show that has defied expectation in all the best ways.

After Watchmen talk, Dan and Chris have a chat bout the trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - their thoughts on the trailer itself and how its release impacts upon the first live-action Star Wars show The Mandalorian.

"What have you been watching?" Is there a more important question. We obviously say no. Each week Dan and Chris try to answer that question without revealing they spend most of their time just watching the same repeats of Seinfeld, Cheers, and Peep Show.

Up for discussion this week:

01:58 Modern Love [Amazon Prime Video]

12:01 Disenchantment [Netflix]

20:26 Creepshow [Shudder]

30:02 Big Mouth [Netflix]

Always Be Watching asks the big questions. Actually, it's the same damn question every week: What have you been watching?

Dan and Chris are at ABW HQ this week as always, but joining them for a second week in a row is film critic and podcaster Blake Howard. That's the same Blake from the popular One Heat Minute podcast in which he analysed the 1995 film Heat one minute at a time. He also hosts podcast The Take and is involved with upcoming podcasts about Inherent Vice and Josie & The Pussycats.

On the ABW podcast the three discuss:

01:56 Unbelievable [Netflix]

13:07 Evil [US: CBS | AUS: Ten All Access]

22:30 Between Two Ferns: The Movie [Netflix]

Always Be Watching is the podcast that asks the most crucial question of the 21st century: What have you been watching?

Joining Dan and Chris at ABW HQ this week is film critic and podcaster Blake Howard. Blake is the guy behind the popular One Heat Minute podcast in which he analysed the 1995 film Heat one minute at a time with notable guests like Dan Barrett and Michael Mann. Oh, and he also hosts podcast The Take and is involved with upcoming podcasts about Inherent Vice and Josie & The Pussycats.

On the ABW podcast the three discuss:

03:34 The Chef Show [Netflix]

19:14 Wu-Tang: An American Saga [Hulu]

26:30 Stumptown [ABC US]

If it isn't difficult enough keeping up with everything on TV, very soon it is going to get a little bit more difficult with Apple launching new shows as part of Apple TV+ and Disney is launching its own service Disney+. With both of those services launching in the next 4-6 weeks, Always Be Watching has a short preview of what to expect from those services.

But, it is the Always Be Watching podcast, so we have a chat about what we've been watching too.

This week:

Undone (Amazon Prime Video) - 02:03

Hip Hop Evolution (Netflix) - 11:30

A Very Brady Revolution (HGTV) - 19:16

Dan and Chris highlight their viewing choices from the past week. Importantly Chris continues his love affair with The Matrix, somehow missing the films 20 years ago.

The Spy

The I-Land

The Matrix 2 + 3

It: Chapter 2