Bingeworthy

Season 12 Episode 6 – “Hero or Hate Crime?”

Before we jump into the episode Matt discusses an interesting listener request and introduces new panelist Nightwing490 who immediately steals the episode.

When Matt wrestles back control he discusses his show, and he has chosen a doozey. Well aware of a series, and more specifically, an episode that is known for pushing the boundaries of comedy and the absurd we tackle It’s Always Sunny… Matt has picked a starting point which he considers not only the perfect encapsulation of each character in the show, but a brilliant, if incredibly inappropriate social investigation of hate speech.

Can 22 mins filled with liberal use of hate speech and obscenity really be found Bingeworthy? Our panel aim to find out.

All seasons of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia are available on Hulu.

Episode 3 – “City of Heresy”

New panelists, new cycle, new anime. With Crystal winning the spin this week, the show looks into another anime. This time critiquing the popular Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood series. Matt and Ant are unimpressed in the beginning with this looking much more like a classic anime than the previous Bingeworthy Cowboy Bebop.

While Steve is sure to be in support of the relatively “safe” anime, the dynamic duo of Anime Haters, Matt and Ant may be harder to impress, and in addition, a new panelist has entered the fray and may be another hard nut to crack. This episode marks the first appearance of Ali to the panel. The lawyer from Florida joins the show with her own arsenal of opinions, shows, and damaging Ant insults. It’s sure to be another can’t miss.

Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood is available to stream on both Netflix and Hulu.

Season 1 Episode 1 – Pilot

Steve is up this week and he has picked a doozey. Not only is The Beast an hour long procedural about dirty FBI agents who go too far, but it is the last show that the late Patrick Swayze ever worked on. Steve remains confident that the team of panelist he is presenting to: Matt, Dave, Ant, and Crystal, will get enough enjoyment out of the very experimental take on the cop show.

While the seemingly simple plot of the pilot is cookie cutter, The Beast relies upon great acting, a large amount of strange angles and hand-held shots, as well as a peek into an intriguing yet mostly obscured plot where no one knows who the good guys truly are. Ok, that still might be cookie-cutter but it still sounds intriguing. Maybe it will be intriguing enough…

The first and only season of The Beast is available for purchase on Amazon and iTunes.

Season 1 Episode 5 – Ballad of Fallen Angels

Surprising pretty much no one, Crystal’s first pick is: AN ANIME! According to experts who were not present on the panel this week, she picked a “safe” one at that. That might have been the right choice for the people on the show tonight, with just Matt and Ant present, it all comes down to the both of them to decide if it is worth watching.

Knowing her audience, Crystal choose Cowboy Bebop for its great soundtrack, cool sci-fi setting, hyper-intelligent corgis, and old-school Japanese Mafia plot. How those things could fit together is beyond me, but it is in the hands of two people who don’t watch Anime, one of whom has openly said he hates it, to decide if it somehow works.

All episodes of Cowboy Bebop (dub and subtitles versions) are available to stream on Hulu.

Season 2 Episode 1 – The Work Outing

Ant follows Matt’s pick with another sitcom. This week the panelist will review an episode of the British comedy The IT Crowd. The show was a cult classic among nerds that popularized the phrase “Hello IT, Have you tired turning it off and on again?”, it was a new take on the workplace comedy genre focusing on the oft-neglected IT department of a giant corporation.

Ant made the bold choice of selecting the opening episode of season 2 which places the cast outside of their normal environment. Will the gamble pay off? Will the dry British wit and repetitive jokes win over the panel? I think we all know the answer to that: MAYBE!

All 4 seasons of The IT Crowd are available on Netflix.

Season 1 Episode 1 – Pilot

On the inaugural episode of Bingeworthy, the panelist debate the questions of life, the universe, everything, and most importantly is The Good Place worth your time? Matt brings the pilot episode of the Michael Schur comedy to the panelist, mostly, he explains because any other choice would ruin the show since almost every episode or arc contains some kind of spoiler or twist.

Will the show get off to a good start? Will Matt’s flex of power and getting his show first backfire? Is The Good Place bingeworthy? Only one way to find out!

All episodes of The Good Place are available to stream on Netflix.

NOTE: Apologies for the audio quality of some parts of the episode. We promise it gets better in episode two!