Streaming Without A Paddle

This week Andrew & Ted discuss Peacock TV's release of "Knock at the Cabin", starring Dave Bautista (Lenoard), Ben Aldridge (Andrew), Jonathan Groff (Eric), Abby Quinn (Adriane), Rupert Grint (Redmond), Nikki Amuka-Bird (Sabrina), and Kristen Cui (Wen). "Knock at the Cabin", mystery / thriller / horror, is directed by M. Night Shyamalan. A young same sex couple (Andrew & Eric) take their adopted daughter (Wen) to a remote lake cabin to escape their city lives for a while. Little did they know they had been tracked down by a group of "End of the World" believers that believe through visions that the key to saving the world from complete and utter destruction is that one of the three, Andrew / Eric / or Wen, must die at and by the hand of one of their family members. I could go on but at this point I think it is best for Andrew & Ted to unravel this storyline. So tune into this episode of "Streaming Without A Paddle" for Andrew & Ted's perspective and thoughts.

This week Andrew and Ted watched what ended up being a double feature of what appears to be back 2 back series / movies in the Kevin Hart starring title(s) Die Hart. In this series / movies Kevin plays himself as a comedic actor that has grown tired of being the funny co-star and wants to break the stereotype that Hollywood has labeled him and become a seriously taken leading action hero. Die Hart and Die Hart 2 co-stars Nathalie Emmanuel along side Kevin. Die Hart co-stars John Travolta with extended performances from Josh Hartnett and Jean Reno whereas Die Hart 2 co-stars John Cena and Ben Schwartz.

This week Andrew and Ted sit down to discuss what they're thinking about the first six episodes of season 3 of Apple TV's Ted Lasso. Both Andrew and Ted were big fans of the first two season ... the question is ... is season 3 better, the same, or worse than seasons 1 and 2. Join Andrew and Ted as they hold their own "Ted Talk".

This week Andrew and Ted sit down and discuss Hulu's original "Boston Strangler" starring Keira Knightley (Loretta McLaughlin), Carrie Coon (Jean Cole), and Chris Cooper (Jack MacLaine). "Boston Strangler" is based upon the real life story of Boston based upon Record American Newspaper reporters Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole, who are credited with tying together a string of strangulation murders in Boston ... and coining the name "The Boston Strangler".

This week Andrew and Ted sit down to discuss their thoughts about Apple TV's theatrical release ... "Tetris". "Tetris" is a bio pic of the determination and associated struggles that Hank Rogers, played by Taron Egerton (Kingsman / Rocketman), went through to secure the rights of what happen to be one of the most played video games of the 80's. Developed / created by Alexey Pajtnov, a Russian computer software / hardware programmer at the Russian / State owned Dorodnitsyn Computing Centre, Tetris would go one to be one of the most popular computer / console games ever. "Tetris", the movie, is a spy type thriller / drama that lacks the all the action of say a Jason Bourne or Mission Impossible but has all the intrigue and mystery. So tune into "Streaming Without A Paddle" to find out what Andrew and Ted thought about this Apple TV original.

This week Andrew and Ted sit down to discuss the Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston starring Netflix Original "Murder Mystery 2". The highly anticipated sequel to their 2019 record setting "Murder Mystery" finally dropped ... the question is ... was it worth the nearly four year wait? Andrew and Ted definitely have their thoughts about that ... along with commentary regarding Andrew getting kinda cornered in the produce section of his local grocery by a guy who thought he was his doppelganger Rick Moranis. It is definitely a fun show this week as Andrew and Ted hold more sidebars than they had in the Amber Heard / Johnny Depp trial.

This week Andrew and Ted sit down to give their final thoughts about HBO's "The Last of Us". A few weeks back Andrew and Ted sat down and discussed what they thought about the first three episodes ... well now that the series has completed its time for a revisit. Both Andrew and Ted liked the first three episodes. Ted's thoughts were based on having played the game, while Andrew's approach to the series was from the standpoint of the series being a stand alone. In the end ... what were their take aways. Tune into find out.

This week Andrew and Ted sat down and watched the EPIC, as in extremely LONG (3hrs / 9mins), movie "Babylon". This film is lead by two of Hollywood's leading actors ... Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie and they honestly held their own billing when it comes to performances put in, but the question is does the film? "Babylon" is a Hollywood coming to age picture as the industry itself transitions from the seemingly out of control era of silent films of the roaring 1920's into the 1930's era of "talkies". Beyond the fast paced, overly decadent lifestyles portrayed by Jack Conrad (Brad Pitt) and Nellie LaRoy (Margot Robbie) as Hollywood's leading man and woman, the question to be answered is ... will Jack and Nellie be able to make the transition? This is "journey" stylized movie is told as if it was filmed at 2x speed as the question to be answered is solved as Jack and Nellie bounce between shooting days and lavish over the top parties. During the 3hr and 9min runtime it is difficult to find a down moment as the action never loses pace, however and for the life of me, I can't figure out how in the world viewing it felt actually longer than the 3hr and 9 min runtime ... I was emotionally exhausted at the conclusion because mainly of how fast paced it was. But from the prospective of Andrew and Ted ... what did they really think of Babylon? Tune in to find out.

This week on "Streaming Without A Paddle" Andrew and Ted breakdown their likes and dislikes of Netflix's original "We Have A Ghost".  The Presley family (Frank / dad played by Anthony Mackie, Melanie / mom played by Erica Ash, Fulton / son #1 played by Niles Fitch, and Kevin / son #2 played by Jahi Di'Allo Winston)   moves into their new home.  Kevin doesn't share the same relationship his older brother Fulton has with their father so he's more to himself and because of such Kevin has sought refuge in the older home's very spacious attic and it's here where he first meets Ernest (played by David Harbour).  Initially Ernest tries to scare Kevin, like he as apparently done with previous owners, but Kevin is unspookable!  Just the opposite.  Kevin takes this opportunity to actually befriend Ernest being that he feels as if he is the third wheel in the father / sons relationship dynamic.  Not only does Kevin decide to befriend Ernest he wants to help Ernest get to the other side being that he is seemingly stuck in this dimension.   Things go awry when Kevin's father and brother get a hold of the video of Ernest that Kevin recorded on his phone.  Kevin's dad Frank, in yet another "get rich quick" scheme, posts the video on YouTube to cash in.  Because of Frank's decision the world now becomes aware of Ernest and people come out of the wood work to catch a glimpse of Ernest ... including a special division within the CIA.  All of which leads to a game of cat and mouse as Kevin is determined to assist Ernest in getting to the other side.

In a retro-futuristic world, charismatic salesman Jack Billings (played by Billy Crudup) leads a team (Eddie / Hank Azaria, Shirley /Haneefah Wood, Herb / Dewshane Williams, Joey / Nicholas Podany) of fellow sales associates determined to revitalized their customers' lives by hawking timeshares on the moon.  That my friends is synopsis of this Apple TV series as found at Apple TV ... enjoy it for what it is because Andrew and Ted definitely have their opinion of this series and it's not nearly as romantic as the billing.  Matter of fact ... this episode title of "Streaming Without A Paddle" should really be "Episode 21 - Adam Sandler ... OSCAR worthy or NOT!" because that is what Andrew and Ted spend the bulk of their time discussing after they found absolutely nothing redeeming about this series.  So tune in ... as Ted's sidebar takes them down the Adam Sandler rabbit hole.