Armin Mahramzadeh (@ArminMahram) and Anthony Pinkett (@sonotthatdude) discuss the Academy Awards decision to cut four categories from the telecast* and the state of the streaming wars between Netflix, HBO, Disney, Apple, et al. As always, they list the "Top 3 Contents" they consumed this week.

*This podcast was recorded on Friday, February 15th, before the news that the Academy Awards reversed their controversial decision.

301 - "Oscars Controversy, Streaming Wars, 'PEN15'"

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Armin and Pink discuss whether 'Moon Knight' (3:45) can overcome their comic book adaptation fatigue, why 'Minx' (15:20) has been so successful, their different takes on 'Severance' (25:30), and the continued excellence of 'Winning Time' (34:00).

05 - "Is 'Moon Knight' Worth Watching?, More 'Severance' Debate, Why 'Minx' is Succeeding"

Armin and Pink open the podcast by breaking down the 'We Own This City' trailer (3:15) and what they expect from David Simon and 'The Wire' alumni. They go on to discuss 'Winning Time' (14:00), 'Minx' (26:00), and 'Upload' (42:00). Finally, Armin and Pink debate 'Severance' (46:50) and whether or not the show is working.

04 - "Debating 'Severance', Celebrating 'Minx', Discussing the 'We Own This City' Trailer"

Armin and Pink discuss the 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' trailer and the state of the 'Star Wars' universe, the trailer for the final season of 'Better Call Saul', the second episode of 'Winning Time', and Pink's initial impression of 'Severance' after watching the pilot.

03 - "Discussing 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' & the State of Star Wars, 'Severance' Talk, 'Winning Time' Wins"

Armin and Pink kick off the pod by debating their very differing takes on 'The Batman' (3:00). Then, they dive deep into the 'Winning Time' season premiere (36:30), the shortcomings of 'Bel-Air' (46:30), and 'The Afterparty' season finale (54:30). To finish the pod, Armin tries to deliver his best pitch to Pink for why he should be watching 'Severance' (59:30).

02 - "Debating 'The Batman', Talking HBO's 'Winning Time', Celebrating 'The Afterparty' Finale"

We're back! And this time, we're talking all about the NEW movies and TV keeping our fingers buttery and our eyes glued to the screen. Armin and Pink discuss the Super Bowl halftime show (4:00), Super Bowl commercials (9:30), Netflix's new show 'Murderville' (9:30), and Apple TV+'s 'Suspicion' (23:30) and 'The Afterparty' (32:45).

301 - "Oscars Controversy, Streaming Wars, 'PEN15'"

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