Watch Less

By Complex

Complex’s weekly Pop Culture podcast Watch Less will focus on the world of television and film, highlighting conversations exploring what’s missing from the more mainstream entertainment d

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The podcast currently has 55 episodes available.

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August 12, 2020 How HBO's 'Lovecraft Country' Marries Horror and the Black Experience
Ahead of its Sunday night premiere on HBO, Frazier and khal couldn't wait to give some spoiler-free talk about 'Lovecraft Country', a series from Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams that's created by Misha Green ('Underground') and stars Jonathan Majors ('Da 5 Bloods'), Jurnee Smollett ('Birds of Prey', 'Underground'), and Courtney B. Vance ('The People v. OJ Simpson', 'Uncorked'). Without getting too deep into the show's story, they take a look at the cast, world-building, and similarities in feel to another HBO gem, 'Watchmen'. Later, they talk Shia LaBeouf being rumored to join the MCU and a long-lost 'black-ish' episode finally hitting Hulu. Be sure to check this out and our appearance on this week's episode of The Alarmist, where we get to the bottom of who's to blame for the Kanye West and Taylor Swift feud.

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August 11, 2020 THE KANYE WEST & TAYLOR SWIFT FEUD: WHO IS TO BLAME?
This week The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the Taylor Swift/Kanye West Feud! She is joined by pop culture efficianados and hosts of the Watch Less Podcast, Khal Davenport and Frazier Tharpe, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund.
They reveal if they were Team Taylor or Team Kanye during the 2009 VMAs debacle, debate wether sexism or racism are more to blame for the fallout, and Rebecca goes on a shocking tirade against Taylor’s “You Belong With Me” music video.

On the board this week: Hennessy, Seating Charts, and Pop Star Megalomania

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52min
August 05, 2020 Summer Horrorfest: The Rental, You Should Have Left and The Relic
Watch Less' love of horror isn't resigned to our interview with Elijah Wood (Episode 15) ; this week, we had a 2020 horror marathon! Inspired by Dave Franco's directorial debut 'The Rental' (which is currently the No. 1 film at the box office), Frazier and khal watch and review 'The Rental', 'You Should Have Left' (starring Kevin Bacon), and a smaller film, 'Relic'. New school horror fans, this episode is for you.
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59min
July 29, 2020 'Black Monday' Star Yassir Lester on Jersey Mike's Spoof, Critiquing Black Creativity, and the '#blackAF' Backlash
The talented Yassir Lester—writer on Netflix's #blackAF, 'The Carmichael Show', and 'Girls', as well as star of 'Black Monday' and 'Duncanville'—joins Frazier and khal to talk about everything from the importance of—and the backlash received by—Kenya Barris' #blackAF, how his Jersey Mike's #BLM spoof came to, and a spirited discussion on critiquing Black art in Hollywood. Yassir also spoke on how major networks flourished with the clout they created with Black content, and we were luky to get Entrepreneur & Media Connoisseur Uzo Ometu to drop some science about the business of Black television shows on major networks. Later, Frazier and Khal give some quick thoughts on the recent Emmys nominations, aka Awards SZN has officially begun.
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1h 20min
July 22, 2020 Cruel Summer: Moviegoing Memories During a Season of No Blockbusters
Pour one out for Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet', which has been "delayed indefinitely". If you're not sure what that means, Frazier and Khal have some ideas, and Frazier isn't going to like them. With the loss of this year's major summer blockbuster, Frazier and Khal then dive into their hazy memories of classic summer moviegoing experiences from their youth, and then later dive into their Letterboxd to give you a glimpse of what they've been checking out.
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51min
July 15, 2020 The Best Movies of 2020: Midyear of a Mid Year
The way COVID-19 has impacted movie theaters in 2020, it didn't make sense to cobble together a full Best Movies of 2020 feature for our mid-year round-up. Not only do Khal and Frazier share their rough top 5s for the year (so far), but they also examine the evolving realm of VOD, some of the worst films of the year, a few pleasant surprises, as well as a glimpse of what the year could still offer if we can get back on track.
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July 08, 2020 Director Karena Evans on Moving to Television, Working on 'P-Valley' and 'Snowfall'
Karena Evans, who is most well-known for directing all of the visuals from Drake's 2018 album 'Scorpion,' joins Watch Less to talk about her new projects. Not only did she direct the pilot for Starz's upcoming series 'P-Valley,' but she also worked on an episode from the upcoming season of FX's 'Snowfall,' as well as a more secret project that she's currently working on. Later, Khal and Frazier talk the latest release date changes to Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet,' and reflect on some recent losses in the world of TV and film.
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51min
July 01, 2020 Giancarlo Esposito on #BlackLivesMatter, Letting Gus Fring Go, and Living with Laurence Fishburne
Before Gus Fring rides out into the sunset in the final season of 'Better Call Saul', the phenomenal Giancarlo Esposito joins Watch Less to talk about the work he's put in on the critically-acclaimed 'Better Call Saul'. He dives into his initial concerns about returning to the character for 'Saul', the political climate and how actors have been responding, the Black Lives Matter movement and what he's learned as a mixed race child who wasn't originally from America. He also shares some dope stories about living in New York City with Laurence Fishburne back in the day. After that, Frazier and Khal offer some insight on Complex's recently-released Best TV Shows of 2020 (So Far) list, which features the aforementioned 'Saul" alongside shows like 'Insecure', 'Dare Me', 'Dave', and more.

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Best TV Shows of 2020 (So Far)
https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/best-tv-shows-of-2020-so-far/

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1h 24min
June 24, 2020 The Joseph Gordon-Levitt Rises
There was a time when Joseph Gordon-Levitt was seemingly in every popular film of every genre. After a brief family sabbatical, the actor-writer-Director is back in Amazon Prime’s “7500,” an intense thriller and reminder of the skills that made JGL so ubiquitous in the first place. Joe talks about why he chose this film, what he has next, some lingering Dark Knight Rises rumors and equality in Hollywood.
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37min
June 17, 2020 'Watchmen' Writer Cord Jefferson on Black Superheroes & The Tulsa Massacre
Writer-producer Cord Jefferson has been around some of your favorite TV shows over the last five years, including 'The Good Place', 'Succession', and Damon Lindelof's 'Watchmen'. Jefferson breaks down working on the series, writing Hooded Justice's backstory for one of the best TV episodes of 2019, working the horrific Tulsa massacre into a modern television show, and much, much more.
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