Craig Elsten and Ken Gartin have been talking Star Wars for three years now on Crossing Streams, and Craig has been a bit of a broken record asking for a grittier, smaller scale story inside the Star Wars universe. And now, we have Andor! Hear why the newest Disney+ show is ticking ALL of the boxes to be the best Star Wars show yet. Then (32:00), Ryan Phillips returns for our bi-weekly look at House of the Dragon. The show took a major time jump in episode 6, has it gone in the right direction?

Craig Elsten and Rebecca Gennaro are back to talk about the thrilling final two episodes of Season Two of Industry, on HBO. They go through everything that happens with Harper, Eric, Rishi, Yasmin, DVD, Rob and the rest of the Industry crew, including some jaw-dropping scenes and twists. Is this the BEST show of an already-great year of television? Spoilers ahead!

Craig Elsten and Ryan Phillips are back to review the past two episodes of Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon. The show is getting better, and episode 4 was probably the best of the bunch so far. Which performers are standing out, and where do you think the plot is going? Plus, what's the one thing House of the Dragon could start doing a lot better? Enjoy the episode, we are covering HotD and Lord of the Rings on a bi-weekly basis!

It's another Crossing Streams edition of TALK NERDY TO ME! Nerd culture correspondent Ken Gartin joins Craig Elsten to take a full look at the first three episodes of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime Video. What is the epic series doing right, and what do we need to see by the end of the first season? In the second half of the podcast (42:30), a complete review of The Sandman on Netflix, a series that is probably doing the *best* high fantasy of 2022.

Craig Elsten and Rebecca Gennaro are back to talk about one of the most addictive, propulsive, entertaining and well-crafted shows of 2022, Season 2 of Industry on HBO. Creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay have taken their bold entry from late 2020, deepened the characters and added a delicious twist in Jay Duplass' character Jesse Bloom. We have a LOT of nice things to say about what is probably *the best* show you're not watching right now!

Game of Thrones correspondent Ryan Phillips (@RumorsandRants on Twitter) joins Craig Elsten (@619sports) to head back to the Red Keep and King's Landing! Reviews of the first two episodes of GoT: House of the Dragon, looking at the big characters and themes, the show so far, and some notes on where they need to go (and no longer need to go). New House of the Dragon coverage every other episode here Monday nights on Crossing Streams!

Craig Elsten and Ben Higgins started podcasting about Better Call Saul in Episode #1 of Crossing Streams. 193 episodes later, the guys are back together one more time to dive into the Albuquerque universe created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, recapping the final four episodes of Season 6, including the series finale. Never mind #1 show of 2022: is the combined Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul run the best TV making of the 21st century?

Crossing Streams goes on the reservation for episode #193 detailing two all-Native productions! Craig Elsten and Liddy Loree remind listeners why Reservation Dogs was a consensus Top-10 show for them last year before diving into the first two episodes of Season Two. After a brief interlude to discuss the hilarity of What We Do in the Shadows, the hosts return for a full look at the six-episode AMC drama Dark Winds, starring Zahn McLarnon.

Craig Elsten and Liddy Loree start off by talking about a pair of Apple TV+ shows. "Black Bird" has a chance to be a ranked show on both of our lists by the end of 2022. Meanwhile, one of our favorite past shows, "For All Mankind", has been struggling in its third season. Then (30:10), a full discussion of what we learned from Season 3 of "The Boys" and where the show is headed.

Craig Elsten and Ben Higgins get back together to discuss Better Call Saul a week earlier than expected, because the last two episodes have been *that* important and good. Full reviews with spoilers of Season 6 Episode 8 "Point and Shoot", and Season 6 Episode 9 "Fun and Games"