Crossing Streams

Craig Elsten and Drew Steck are back on the Ozark beat, this week breaking down the second half of Season 4-Part 1, covering all of episodes 1-7. Has Craig got the plot straight? Wait until you hear the breathless recap. The guys debate if Wendy Byrde is the Most Despicable TV Character Ever, and offer a couple notes on the season, before engaging in rampant speculation as to how things will finish out in the season's second half. A must-listen for Ozark fans!

Craig Elsten and Drew Steck get together to talk about Taylor Sheridan's sweeping Western epic series '1883', streaming on Paramount+. What makes Taylor Sheridan such a coveted writer/show-runner, and is this his best project yet? Then, the guys go through the first three episodes of the final season of Netflix's prestige crime drama, 'Ozark'.

Craig Elsten and Liddy Loree are together to recap the first season of Yellowjackets on Showtime. It's one of the buzziest (pun intended) shows out there, with twists and mysteries, but both our hosts found the show to be a bit uneven, particularly at the end of the first season. Then, a show that's just getting better and better, the second season of The Righteous Gemstones on HBO.

Craig Elsten and Ken Gartin are back together to review two shows headed in very different directions. The James Gunn-helmed "Peacemaker" on HBO Max is a confident R-rated superhero comedy that is both an effective parody, and a funny show that stands well on its own. By contrast, Disney+'s "The Book of Boba Fett" is weighed down by rough casting choices, a leaden plot and some ludicrous choices in early episodes.

Craig Elsten and Ryan Phillips are back to break down the second half of the limited series Station Eleven on HBO Max. What makes this series such an emotionally connecting piece of art? We go through episodes 6-10 in search of the answer.

It's another yearly tradition on the Crossing Streams TV podcast feed: Craig Elsten and Liddy Loree hunker down to plan the coverage roadmap for 2022, offering you dozens of suggestions for the Most Anticipated Shows of 2022. Some of our all-time favorites are coming back after a COVID hiatus, but there are several new shows that have our attention too! Get out your notepads and get ready for an info-packed podcast!

Craig Elsten, Liddy Loree and Drew Steck kick off the New Year with what is now their 3rd Annual Crossing Streams Platform Review. We go in detail on the top-10 streaming platforms available in the U.S. right now, from price and catalog to interface and value. What's the most used platform? What's the best value? What's the one you forget you pay for? And if you had an under-$50 budget to put together your TV streaming, what would be the best package? We discuss it all, then offer some early streaming recommendations for the first week of 2022.

Craig Elsten and Liddy Loree are back with Crossing Streams' fourth annual Top-20 Shows ranking. 2021 brought back a number of shows shut down due to COVID in 2020, stacking the field. Craig and Liddy discuss a couple of special exemptions, then go through their honorable mentions, shows 20-11, and the Top-10!

Craig Elsten and Ken Gartin have covered the MCU Disney+ shows and movies all year, and come back together to finish the job. Did the Hawkeye finale deliver, or disappoint? How would you rank the five Disney+ MCU shows in 2021? How about the movies?

Craig Elsten and Ryan Phillips get together before the holidays to talk about the latest present from HBO Max: Station Eleven. How can it possibly be that a show based around a global pandemic could have captured our hearts like this? We'll give you a No Spoilers segment to try and convince you to watch, then a full segment on episodes 1-3, and another on episodes 4-5. There is no before!