Chris and Andy talk about the news that among others, Carrie Coon and Parker Posey have been cast in the next season of ‘White Lotus’ (1:00). Then they talk about the news that there will be a ‘Mandalorian’ movie and what that means for a potential Season 4 of the show (23:36). Finally, they discuss the newest Marvel TV show, ‘Echo,’ and how—like many other Marvel shows before it—it struggles to strike the right tone (34:51).

Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

Producer: Kaya McMullen

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Chris and Andy are joined by Jason Mantzoukas to talk about some of his favorite things he consumed in 2023, including 'Blue Eyed Samurai' and 'The Other Two' (1:00), the newest season of 'Reacher' (47:58), and working on 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' (57:33).

Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

Guest: Jason Mantzoukas

Producer: Kaya McMullen

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Chris and Andy talk about some of the TV and movies they consumed over the holidays, including ‘Maestro’ and ‘The Holdovers’ (1:00). Then, they discuss how this past summer’s strikes might impact the upcoming 2024 TV slate (14:03), before getting into some of their most anticipated shows of the year, including ‘Industry’ Season 3, ‘Masters of the Air,’ and ‘Sinking Spring’ (22:34).

Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

Producer: Kaya McMullen

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Chris and Andy talk about the finale of 'Slow Horses' Season 3, and how the show is set up to be able to try different types of storytelling with each season (1:00). Then, they are joined by show creator Will Smith to talk about how they have been able to put out a new season every six months (17:28), and working with Gary Oldman to bring the character of Jackson Lamb to life (35:30).

Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

Guest: Will Smith

Producer: Kaya McMullen

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Chris and Andy look back at the year in television by opening up the mailbag. They talk about which shows they would have recast (1:00), which TV show would have been better as a movie and vice versa (36:47), and what they would consider to be a perfect season of television (53:59).

Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

Producer: Kaya McMullen

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Chris and Andy are joined by 'The Bear' creator Christopher Storer and actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach to talk about their favorite episode of TV from this year: "Forks." First they talk with Christopher Storer about wanting to make a quieter episode in "Forks" after the loudness and commotion of "Fishes" (5:47). Then, Ebon Moss-Bachrach joins the show as well to talk about some of the isolation that came with making an episode solely about Richie (30:38), and getting to act with Olivia Colman (51:32).

Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

Guests: Chris Storer and Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Producer: Kaya McMullen

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Chris and Andy remember Andre Braugher, famous for his roles on ‘Homicide’ and 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine,' who passed away this week (1:00). Then they reflect on the state of TV in 2023 and how we seem to be at the twilight of peak TV (9:00), before ranking their 10 favorite shows from the year, including ‘Full Circle,’ ‘The Gold,’ and ‘Daisy Jones and the Six’ (41:59).

Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

Producer: Kaya McMullen

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Chris and Andy talk about some of the content they consumed over the weekend including ‘The Boy and the Heron’ and ‘Saturday Night Live’ (1:00). Then they talk about some of the TV shows that got Golden Globes nominations (17:47) and check in with how they’re feeling about ‘The Curse’ (37:11), before discussing Sam Esmail’s new movie, ‘Leave the World Behind’ (51:55).

Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

Producer: Kaya McMullen

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Chris and Andy talk about some of HBO Max’s upcoming shows in 2024 including ‘Industry’ and the remake of ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ (1:00). Then they talk about the latest episode of ‘Slow Horses’ and how every scene in this show accomplishes something (20:47), before talking about ‘Scavengers Reign,’ a psychedelic animated show on Max (34:28).

Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

Producer: Kaya McMullen

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Chris and Andy talk about a few trailers that dropped over the weekend, like for ‘The Boys’ Season 4 (1:00) and ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 (14:28). Then they talk about the latest episodes of ‘Fargo’ and ‘The Curse’ and how both of the shows are making satires of contemporary culture (30:12).

Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

Producer: Kaya McMullen

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