It's A Streamable Life

This week's episode recaps last week's TV Upfronts. Each network vyes for advertisers dollars in presenting their content schedules for the fall. We'll decide which shows will be worth our time and what this year's presentations meant for the future of television. We also review the penultimate episode of HBO's Mare of Easttown and the meh entry of Pose. RIP Paul Mooney and Samuel E. Wright

Brandon and Lorin reconvene for a stellar episode that dissects THAT part one finale of HBO's The Nevers. Where will the series next as it introduces a time-travel aspect? They also recap sister-series Mare of Easttown and try to make sense of Pose's standalone Pray Tell episode. RIP Charlies Grodin. 

Rolling Stone's "100 Best Sitcoms of All Time" article spurred this week's Feature Presentation as Brandon and Lorin stroll down memory lane. We discuss the brief history and evolution of the half-hour TV segment while listing some of our favorite titles. Elsewhere we review episode four of "Mare of Easttown" and the flashback-heavy entry in FX's "Pose." Happy Belated Mother's Day.

April showers bring May flowers, and apparently, a new crop of series and films to consume. Brandon and Lorin go on the offensive to finish up their content queues which include HBO's The Nevers & Mare of Easttown -- two series with strong, female protagonists. And this week's Feature Presentation reviews the beginning of the end of FX's groundbreaking period drama, Pose. 

Today's episode brings forth the end of season three with a recap of the 2021 Academy Awards. We'll highlight the big winners and ponder on the larger issue suffocating the annual ceremony. Plus we talk major plot developments for N.O.T. as HBO's The Nevers and Mare of Easttown both said goodbye to some major characters. 

We're on an HBO tip with today's episode. We dive into the premiere of the new limited series, Mare of Easttown. Kate Winslet stars as a divorced detective whose life upends in the wake of a new murder case. The series will explore her search for the hometown killer while coping with trauma from her own loss. We also recap episode two of The Nevers. 

Brandon and Lorin discuss Joss Whedon's new sci-fantasy series, #TheNevers on HBO. Set in Victorian London, two women with special abilities lead an orphanage meant to house others like them, "touched" human beings which the government seeks to eliminate from society. The duo also discusses the big winners at this year's BAFTAS.

Brandon and Lorin review the abbreviated SAG Awards that aired Sunday evening. They are hopeful for groundbreaking history to be repeated at the Oscars. They also look ahead to the Spirit Independent Awards airing Thurs. April 22 at 10 p.m., the final ceremony before this month's Academy Awards. Elsewhere they give a review for the first half of Genera+tion.

Brandon and Lorin recap their favorite streams of the last three months as they bid farewell to Q1. And as April approaches, they predict their most-anticipated titles for the second quarter of the year. They also review the midseason finale of Genera+ion. 

This week's episode will highlight us playing catchup with the batch of Oscar-nominated films. We will also discuss episodes four & five of HBO Max’s Genera+ion.