Crossing Streams

Craig and Liddy start off with some TV talk, then disagree over the degree to which they enjoyed "Hamilton" on Disney+, followed by a discussion of the first three episodes of HBO's Perry Mason, and a full recap of "I May Destroy You" episode 5. Time cues:
2:00--TV talk, Quibi a disaster, new "The Boys" season 2 trailer
7:00—Talking “Hamilton” on Disney+
30:00—Looking at the first three episodes of “Perry Mason”
41:45—“I May Destroy You” episode 5 recap
1:01:15—What’s Liddy Watching/What’s Craig Watching

Craig Elsten and Liddy Loree begin with the industry news of a price hike at YouTube TV, and other midseason Top-5 lists. Then, they take on HBO's I May Destroy You, and how Michaela Coel has created a show that uniquely confronts issues of sexual permission, young culture, drug use and power in relationships. Could it be another contender for the #1 show of the year? Plus, reviews of Barkskins (Hulu), The Great (Hulu) and Quiz (AMC), and why Craig is loving Floor Is Lava.

Craig Elsten and Liddy Loree reveal each of their Top-5 lists for streaming TV shows in 2020 (January-June), and some honorable mentions.

Craig Elsten is joined by Rebecca Gennaro to discuss the flagship show of the Apple TV+ launch, The Morning Show.
(2:45): Why did we click 'play' on The Morning Show?
(5:00): How The Morning Show took on #MeToo
(10:30): Favorite episode from season 1
(17:30): Is the Bradley Jackson character realistic?
(21:30): Did you buy the death of (SPOILER) in the finale?
(27:30): Breaking down the season finale
(33:00): How does TMS change gears for a second season?
(35:15): What's Rebecca Watching/What's Craig Watching

Craig Elsten is joined by XTRA 1360 midday host Darren Smith to talk Billions and more (time cues):
(3:00): What's it like to host a sports talk show in a time without sports?
(11:30): What we still like about Billions
(20:15): Does Billions have a structural problem
(29:00): Everyone has the same voice on this show
(34:00): What can be done to 'fix' Billions?
(37:30): First thoughts on The Morning Show on Apple TV+
(43:15): What's Darren Watching/What's Craig Watching

Look for new episodes of Crossing Streams on Tuesday and Thursday next week!

Show breakdown (with topic start times):
(2:30) Why Killing Eve works as a show
(8:45) Killing Eve's challenge going into season 3
(18:00) Spoilers for Killing Eve season 3, and where the show can go from here
(31:15) What makes Run work
(44:30) Spoilers for the Run finale, the final scene, and do we need another season?

Time Cues:
2:45: Craig and Liddy on the debut of HBO Max
7:30: What makes Bosch a top cop show (non-spoiler)
17:15: Bosch Season 6 review (spoilers)
39:30: What We Do In The Shadows review (touches on seasons 1 and 2)
55:00: What's Liddy Watching/What's Craig Watching
1:00:30: Craig and Woods review Dave on FXX

In a jumbo-sized Crossing Streams, Craig Elsten is joined by co-hosts Liddy Loree and Rick Romero (RJsFro) to recap three terrific programs. Time codes below:
* Quibi has the worst rollout ever (2:15)
* Waco moves to Netflix and gains an audience, full review (6:15)
* Normal People talk without spoilers (26:15)
* Normal People full season review WITH spoilers (41:15)
* What's Liddy Watching/What's Craig Watching (1:05:00)
* Beastie Boys Story full review/discussion with RJ's Fro (1:12:15)

Craig Elsten and Liddy Loree have a lot of shows to catch up on and recap, before Craig is joined by Kevin L. Johnson, who plays Sam Dermody on Ozark, to talk about Season 3, acting with Laura Linney, Jason Bateman and Julia Garner, and more. Shows discussed (with time logs):
"In or Out" on HBO's RUN (2:37)
Westworld update (13:35)
Devs FX on Hulu RECAP (19:19)
Little Fires Everywhere on Hulu RECAP (32:26)
Giri/Haji on Netflix RECAP (40:55)
What's Liddy Watching/What's Craig Watching (47:00)
Kevin L. Johnson Interview (55:25)

Craig Elsten is joined by Darren Smith, midday host on XTRA 1360-AM Fox Sports San Diego, to go through season two of Narcos: Mexico. Why is the Narcos franchise a groundbreaker, not only for Netflix, but for multi-lingual shows? Plus, why are we so fascinated with drug empires in popular media?