Taking It Down

It's another Tuesday and another episode of Taking It Down! This week, Donovan Reinwald joins the two usual losers for the first half of the show where they talk about general pop culture musings (1:16) before they discuss the new HBO series I Know This Much Is True (7:20), which is based on the novel by Wally Lamb, and they close out their love affair with the Hulu show Normal People (12:54). Beware: bad Irish accents abound!

In the second half, Adam and Blaine discuss what the HBO show Run as done of late (41:52) and the new Hulu show The Great (45:16). Then it's a sad goodbye to The Last Dance, which helped fill a sports void (47:30). 

On this week's episode of Taking It Down, Blaine and Adam check in on the Morrow Movie Marathon and this week it's Tolkien that's on deck (5:29). Then they talk deeply about the middle episodes of Hulu's Normal People (12:06) as well as ESPN's seventh and eight episodes of the documentary series The Last Dance (44:54) and MTV's The Challenge (1:04:18). 

The folks at Taking It Down are back for the Cinco de Mayo celebration that you're likely having in your quiet abode. This week, Donovan Reinwald joins host Blaine Duncan and co-host Adam Morrow. They check in with one another and discuss what's been rediscovered for each of them during isolation (2:04). Then, Donovan brings up some great points about the new Della Ray album, which has a single out today (7:57). The guys then discuss the amazing simplicity of the most recent special Parks & Rec episode (23:41) before wrapping up a few brief thoughts on the HBO show Run (31:12) and what Ken Burns has to say about the ESPN docu-series The Last Dance (32:27). 

After the break, it's an entire segment devoted to the quiet, thoughtful Hulu show Normal People (41:50). Is it worth your time? Listen to find out! 

In this week's Taking It Down, Adam and Blaine start with general news about being indoors and what that's led to them doing. Then they discuss the recent news about Star Wars and Disney+ (6:28) before diving into their regular check-in with the Morrow Movie Marathon (9:38). 

Then the guys discuss the griping finale of the HBO show The Plot Against America (16:28) as well as the most recent episodes of the ESPN documentary series The Last Dance about the Chicago Bulls (40:27). 

It's jam packed for Taking It Down this week! Adam and Blaine check back in with the Morrow Movie Marathon to start (3:10) and then discuss how to make a record from home, which includes a sneak preview of a new Della Ray tune (14:50). After that, the guys stay in music mode and discuss the new Fiona Apple album Fetch the Bolt Cutters (24:53). 

Everyone in America seems to have watched The Last Dance about the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan, and Adam and Blaine are no different (30:25). To wind down the show, they give their analysis on the new HBO show Run (42:33), the finale to the Hulu show Devs (52:14), the final episode of the Netflix series I Am Not Okay With This (1:05:12), and the most recent episode of MTV's The Challenge, which had huge consequences (1:11:26). 

In Taking It Down this week, Blaine and Adam are joined by Donovan Reinwald to mourn the death of the great John Prine and discuss his music (1:17). After the break, Adam and Blaine break down the ideas in the Netflix show Unorthodox (32:16), discuss the penultimate episode of the Hulu show Devs (45:00), explain how MTV's The Challenge will be covered on the website (54:09), and wrap with the very fun Netflix series I Am Not Okay With This (58:59). 

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In Episode Twenty-Two of Taking It Down, Blaine and Adam discuss a plethora of topics, starting with the new streaming service Quibi and why the hell it exists (3:14). They shift from that into something that's more likely worth your time: live and free music events online during the quarantine (6:11). The guys give a quick update on the Morrow Movie Marathon, and it's a sad one (12:30). Then it's an in-depth breakdown of HBO's boiling The Plot Against America and Episode Three (13:40). Before the break, they discuss why they'll be talking about the Netflix show Unorthodox next week (23:38). 

After the break, Blaine and Adam talk about the long-lasting MTV show The Challenge and its first episode of the thirty-fifth season (31:20)! Lastly, it's all about the FX/Hulu Devs Episode Six and where the show may be going in its final stretch (47:54). 

Taking It Down is back in its usual Tuesday slot for you and all your entertainment digesting needs!

For Episode Twenty-One, Blaine checks in with co-host Adam Morrow on the Morrow Movie Marathon and how that's proceeded during the coronavirus self-quarantine (3:18). Then they talk extensively about the surprise release from Bob Dylan, the epic song "Murder Most Foul" (8:04).

After the break, it's t.v. time: they talk about HBO's The Plot Against America (22:56), the Netflix phenom Tiger King (39:30), the future of the podcast (41:52), and FX on Hulu's Dave (43:24).

No, your eyes do not deceive you. Taking It Down is bringing you an extra episode this week as we all self quarantine. Plus, we thought we would fill in the gap left from The Alabama Take being off for the time being. Corey and The Alabama Take podcast will return soon!

In this episode, Blaine and Adam wrestle with thoughts on the coronavirus and its effect on social media (1:00). Then they offer two different suggestions for movie night: Honey Boy and Brittany Runs a Marathon, both on Amazon Prime (8:23). 

After the break, it's time for some television: HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm (18:19), Hulu's amazing Devs (22:23), Little Fires Everywhere (32:16), and Netflix's big hit Tiger King (35:11). 

Lastly, Adam gives one more shout out to the great MTV game show The Challenge (40:44). 

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It's a jam-packed episode for you! We're one day later than usual, but we have the coverage to make up for it. In Episode Nineteen, host Blaine Duncan talks with co-host Adam Morrow about life and entertainment during the coronavirus and what that means for smaller operations (1:18). Then they discuss their thoughts on the recent finales of HBO's The Outsider (13:28) and the documentary series McMillions (26:38). 

Just before the break, they answer the question: is Quibi worth it? And what is Quibi? (33:08)

After the break, it's an in-depth talk about the first two episodes of the FX on Hulu show Devs (42:24). The Plot Against America on HBO is discussed  as well (1:03:23). 

And lastly, the round up a few recommendations for binge watching while we all wait out the pandemic (1:15:26).