Hollywood Binge

On this "Episode 9:Extra" podcast Scott and Josh discuss IMDB Pro's MOVIEmeter and the hidden data from the platforms of trying to figure out what people are watching! We talk 'The Man in the High Castle,' 'Love,' 'Stranger Things,' Big Little Lies,' 'Crashing,' 'Casual,' plus classic shows like 'The Sopranos,' 'The Wire,' 'Lost,' 'Seinfeld,' and 'Fraiser.' 

"Streaming Breakdown" covers 'The Man in the High Castle' from Amazon In-Depth (1:10), Amazon vs. USA Network Debate (16:00) 'My Crazy Ex-Girlfiend from CW In-Depth (17:30), Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (25:00). Five Best (32:30)... Josh: 5) Big Little Lies 4) American Crime 3) Legion 2) Love 1) The Americans Scott: 5) Big Little Lies 4) The Americans 3) Billions 2) Love 1) The Good Fight, American Crime comparisons to The Wire debate, News & Notes: (44:30) What would a writers strike look like in a 'Peak TV' era, Bates Motel, Freddie Highmore Rhianna, The Empire, Terrance Howard, The Room, The Disaster Artist, James Franco, and Tommy Wiesau. "Meet the Nielsens: 1989": (58:49) TV Ratings (Roseanne, Cosby Show, Different World, Cheers, 60 Minutes, Golden Girls), Robert Stack, Wizard of Oz, Madona throws a party, Comic Relief III, Connie Chung, Pilots, Networks show star driven shows at up fronts (Alan Alda, Barbara Eden, Jackie Mason),Brian Stoddard resigns from ABC, Max Headroom, 'Wiseg

"Streaming Breakdown" covers 'Love' from Netflix In-Depth (1:10), Judd Apatow: 'Undeclared,; '40 Year-Old Virgin,' 'This is 40, 'Knocked Up,' 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' screening story, 'Super Bad,' Seth Rogan, 'I Love You, Man,' Paul Rudd,   , 'American Crime' In-Depth (29:15), Felicity Huffman, 'Lonesome Jim,' post screening story: Felicity Huffman, Steve Buscemi, and William H. Macy, plus, John Ridley, Steve McQueen, and Regina King. Updates: 'Billions,' 'The Good Fight, 'Playmakers', ESPN, TNT, NFL, Geogre Clooney on 'The Golden Girls,' 'E/R' before 'ER,' 'Big Little Lies,' 'Westworld' + 'Westworld' the film and 'Girls.' "Meet the Nielsens': 1967: MGM fire, TV Ratings: 'Bonanza,' 'The Red Skelton Show,' 'The Andy Griffith Show,' Bonanza struggles with shooting due to civilization, Barbara Streisand and the beefy beauty contest, 'Family Affair,' Don Adams, 'Get Smart,' Adam West rides an elephant in his 'Batman' costume, Tab Hunter, 'Color' in TV listings, 'Sale of the Century,' 'Love Connection,' 'Price

"Streaming Breakdown" covers 'The Americans' In-Depth season 5 premiere (2:00), 'Feud: Bette & Joan' In-Depth (8:28), 'The Arrangement' In-Depth (20:48), 'Chicago Justice' In-Depth ( , plus "New & Notes" "Score Card Update" (24:00) Patricia Clarkson, HBO, Gillian Flynn, Robert Osborne Tribute, TCM, Noah Wylie, Billions, Crashing, Patriot and Big Little Lies. "Meet the Nielsens" (41:14) takes us to 1994: Roseanne, 60 Minutes, Seinfeld, Home Improvement, Murder She Wrote, Burt Reynolds, 90210, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, the fall of the dramatic series, Scott tells a personal Gilbert Grape story, Leonardo DiCaprio, Greedy, The Chase, Michael J. Fox, Charlie Sheehan, Shindlers List, how Mrs. Shindler skipped a screening because it was too long for a 86 year-old to sit through, Everly/Eberly story, talk show 'Later,' Bob Costas, Greg Kinnear, Kirk Douglas, Don Rickles, Germany's reaction to Shindlers List, John Candy memorial, Frank Sinatra collapses, Sho West, Thunder Alley, Ed Asner, The Godfather, Michae

The Sopranos is the first series to be dedicated as a Hollywood Binge Landmark series. Scott Pearson Eberly and Josh Tepper take a break from the regular format to breakdown HBO's iconic series that forever changed television. They'll go inside their 10 favorite episodes of The Sopranos (2:18): theme song (5:12), "Employee of the Month" (15:00), "The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti" (21:56), "College" (26:17),  "The Knight in White Satin Armor" (32:28), "Long Term Parking (36:52), "Whitecaps" (45:25), "Join the Club" (50:44), "Sopranos Home Movies" (55:23), "Isabella" (01:01:50), and "Blue Comet" (01:07:01). The Sopranos series finale ending (1:11:40), favorite characters (1:15:30), Vito (01:18:45), "Clever" (01:22:50), and ranking the best seasons (1:23:45), News & Notes: Bill Paxton (1:28:20)... Report Card: Big Little Lies + Sunday nights like HBO & Lifetime had a baby (1:34:30), Girls (1:42:00), Billions (1:47:00), The Good Fight/CBS All Access (1:48:20), Detroiters (1:49:20), Doubt (1:51:30), and

Actor, Richard Kind "The Process" promo (1:00), "Streaming Breakdown": The Good Fight from CBS All Access In-Depth (2:41), Billions from Showtime In-Depth (16:58), Big Little Lies from HBO In-Depth (26:09), Crashing from HBO In-Depth (34:40) and Girlfriend's Day Netflix Original Film (39:40).. "Meet the Nielsens": 2007 (47:06), TV Ratings (47:30): American Idol, House, Grey's Anatomy, CSI, CSI: Miami, and CSI: NY, Friday Night Lights and the concern of it being cancelled (51:17), The Lives of Others, Oscar winning foreign film (56:16), Blue Man Group (57:30), Oscar campaign battle between The Departed and Little Miss Sunshine (58:00), Flight Attendant fired for mid-air tryst with Ralph Fiennes (58:50), Britney Spears shaves head/rehab (1:00:37), "Video Store: The Manager's Special": PSA; The Americans season 4 streaming on Amazon Prime (1:01:12), Aisle #1; Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack on Amazon Prime (01:01:55), Aisle #2: Metallica: Some Kind of Monster on Netflix (01:03:30), Aisle #3; TCM (Turner Cla

This week Scott Pearson Eberly is joined by Josh Tepper. "Streaming Breakdown": Legion from FX In-Depth (1:00), Impostors from Bravo In-Depth (16:28), Patriot from Amazon In-Depth (29:05), Girls from HBO In-Depth (42:16), and Detroiters from Comedy Central In-Depth (59:52). "Manager's Special": Silver Streak on Netflix (1:09:05), Fast Times at Ridgemont High + Fast Times TV show, The Man in the Moon on Amazon Prime (1:13:49), Reese Witherspoon, Miss Stevens on Netflix (1:16:19), The Breakfast Club on HBO GO (1:19:17), and Super Mensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon on Netflix (1:23:53). "Meet the Nielsens": (1:26:57) TV ratings: Winds of War, Magnum P.I., 60 Minutes, Dynasty, and Dallas. Videodrome, White Dog (movie about a racist dog), Rocky II, Airplane II, Sylvester Stallone, The Academy sues a local awards show on Channel 9 in Los Angeles. 

This week Scott Pearson Eberly is joined by Josh Tepper. Streaming Breakdown: Red Oaks In-Depth (1:10), Santa Clarita Diet In-Depth (21:50), Netflix (30:00), Freddie Roman (34:33), The OA In-Depth (36:10), 24 Legacy (41:10), Personal Kiefer Sutherland story (44:45), Super Bowl ads (47:25), Melissa McCarthy & SNL (50:10), Legion (52:14), Fargo (53:00), FX success (53:45), Halt & Catch Fire (54:25), The Middle, Blackish, The Goldbergs (56:25), "Meet the Nielsens" 1997 (58:11): TV Ratings (Seinfeld, ER,  and Friends), Wings, Tom Arnold, Brian Bosworth, Box Office (Michael, Jerry MaGuire, and Evita), TBS, Sling Blade, Sling Blade Short, Liquid Kitty, John Ritter, Bryant Gumble, Peter Jennings, Martin Lawrence & HBO legal woes, Joel Schumacher + George Clooney double dipping Batman & Robin + ER, U2, and Kmart, and Preview episode 4/goodbye (1:16:34). To see podcast episode show notes go to hollhywoodbinge.net, plus follow us on twitter, instagram, facebook 

Scott Pearson Eberly host. Streaming Breakdown (1:30); FX (Legion and The Feud: Bette & Joan),  Amazon (Patriot, Z: The Beginning of Everything & Amazon finding their 'Wheelhouse'), Netflix (Take the 10, Juana Inez, iBoy, The Santa Clarita Diet  & 13 Reasons Why), HBO (Leftovers and Crashing), CW (Riverdale, Greg Berlanti talk). "The Process" (20:58) pays tribute to Mary Tyler Moore (Mary Richards, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Dick Van Dyke Show, Carl Reiner sound, Ordinary People, Academy Awards, and Flirting with Disaster) with Neal Justin (Minneapolis Star Tribune, TV Critic) and Joan Gilbertson (WCCO TV, News Producer). "Meet the Nielsens" goes back to 1971 (46:54); TV Ratings, Marlon Brando makes home made video to land role of The Godfather, Beverly Hills doctor quits to be an actor. "Manager's Specials (52:35); Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of National Lampoon, Stevie, The Lobster, Creed, and Breaking Away. Social Media Notes (1:00:00)

On Episode 1: January 23, 2017 Scott Pearson Eberly talks "Streaming Breakdown" in-depth on Sneaky Pete and The OA. News on; Curb Your Enthusiasm, Alan Ball, Will & Grace, The Young Pope, and Jerry Seinfeld. "The Process" interviews actor John Rothman from One Mississippi on being roommates with Meryl Streep, how he almost passed on Ghostbusters, dealing with punk rockers Sid & Nancy during his first job in college, and how he landed the role of Bill on his current Amazon series. "Meet the Nielsens" takes us to 1999: TV ratings, Super Bowl ads, and what president was featured in a commercial. Plus, we talk about the most anticipated shows of 2017 with a Top 30 list and the Top 12 Shows In-Season list.  

Scott Pearson Eberly host this new weekly podcast that serves as a guide to all the shows available in this golden age of "Peak TV' with recommendations, news, and segments. "The Process" features a conversation with a Hollywood Binge favorite and "Meet the Nielsens" goes back in time to revisit Hollywood. The podcast will also give out "Manager's Specials" finding off the radar classics and unknowns, "Top 12 In-Season Best Shows List," movies, and film festival buzz. Episode one premieres January 23rd. It's time to fine tune your streaming!