Hollywood Binge

Scott and Josh talk about the New York Times list of 20 best TV shows since the Sopranos, it includes the usual suspects; The Sopranos, Mad Men, The Wire, Breaking Bad,  2 episodes in 1! On the back end, Scott and Josh discuss the Apple's presentation to unveil their new streaming service APPLE +. Scott and Josh agree with most of the list, but can’t believe ‘Six Feet Under’ did not make the list—wake up people! HBO’s ‘The Inventor; Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, Josh does not like documentaries, ‘Free Solo’ now streaming on Hulu, Josh goes dark asking Scott when he thinks Alex Honnold will die... Josh’s Watching: ‘Shrill | Hulu’ + ‘Catastrophe | Prime Video’… Scott’s Watching ‘Manhunt | Acorn’ + ‘The Good Fight,’ talk Martin Clunes, is anybody watching The Goof Fight?… Josh’s Show to Revisit; ‘Formula One’ | Netflix… Scott’s Show Revisiting; ‘The Deuce’ | HBO… Scott is kicking himself and asking why he stopped on The Deuce, Scott can’t wait for the 3rd and final season, the VCR and spanking at home will be

Scott and Josh talk season 3 'True Detective (11:30) with spoilers!!!!! Luke Perry, Dylan McKay and 90210 (41:45) 

(3:00) Weird City Origins, YouTube, working with Jordan Peele, chemistry between Ed O’Neill and Dylan O’Brien, surreal experience when the cameras were finally rolling after seven years after the initial idea, getting such a good cast being an anthology and Jordan Peele, working relationship with Peele on ‘Key & Peele’ and ‘Weird City,’ switching from writing sketch comedy to sci-fi episodes, working on ‘Cedar Rapids,’ friends with Ed Helms, working with Larry David on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ set, growing up a fan of sci-fi and sketch comedy, Bryant Lake Bowl, ‘Death Valley,’ getting hired for ‘Key & Peele,’ acting on Conan O’Brien sketches, 14.5 million views, ‘Weird City,’ hiring acting friends from Charlie’s improv days, Lavar Burton, and "Weird Al" Yankovic

Hi/Hello, we'll be dropping an episode of 'The Process' with co-creator  Charlie Sanders (Jordan Peele)/writer/executive producer of 'Weird City' Monday. (2:00) dealing with colds, LAFC, ESPN+, Josh's Watching!: ‘Dating Around’| Netflix, does it need a follow-up at the end of the season, ‘Catfish,’ (8:28) Scott's Watching!: ‘Jack Irish’ | Acorn, Guy Pearse, attorney turned debt collector, horse racing vibe, Britbox, (14:00) Josh Needs to Focus On!: ‘Pen15’ | Hulu, (17:00) Scott Needs to Revisit!: ‘A Place to Call Home’ | Acorn, Marta Dusseldorp, Josh's Recommendation!: ‘Fringe’ | Prime Video, Pacey, ’Dawson’s Creek and the theme song, (28:10) Scott's Recommendation: 'The Bob Newhart Show' | Hulu has added the complete series, Pete Holmes, Scott drools over this season of ‘Crashing,’ ‘High Maintenance’ struggles?, Josh's Excited About!: ‘Game of Thrones | HBO, Scott's Excited About!: ‘Billions’ | Showtime, Scott is contemplating jumping on the 'Veep' train. Parent's protesting networks, actors. 

Actor Ryan Hansen and Rawson Marshall Thurber sit down with Scott Pearson Eberly to discuss season 2 of the YouTube Premium original series, 'Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television.' Hansen known for his roles as Dick Casablancas on 'Veronica Mars,' Kyle Bradway on 'Party Down,' and Andy on '2 Broke Girls.' They discuss the story behind the series, writing a series that breaks all the rules, shooting on a tight schedule, getting a second season and what show they're currently binging.    RYAN HANSEN SOLVES CRIMES ON TELEVISION*– Debuts January 30, 2019 on YouTube Premium RYAN HANSEN SOLVES CRIMES ON TELEVISION*, a meta comedy skewering Hollywood and police procedurals, returns for Season 2 on YouTube Premium. The show stars Hansen, as a ridiculous version of himself, who joins an LAPD task force partnering actors with homicide detectives so they can use their “actor skills” to help solve murders. In Season 2, Ryan's back, but after Detective Mathers, Ryan’s partner from the first season (Samira Wiley), gets

‘You’ heading to Netflix, ‘The Office’ still a top 5 show on Netflix?, Matthew McConaughey making an appearance on season 3 of ’True Detective?’, Josh’s Currently Watching: 'You’re the Worst' (FXX + Hulu), glad its the final season; Californication/Rescue Me, FX NOW app, Scott’s Currently Watching: 'High Maintenance' (HBO), The Guy takes an adventure out of the season, The Guy’s beard, The Guy is a throwback bartender, Hot Dog & Pepsi at Costco,  Josh’s Current Recommendation: Dumplin’ (Netflix Original Movie), Danielle Macdonald, ‘Patti Cake$’ (streaming on Cinemax/MaxGo), Movies are people too, Jennifer Anniston, Odeya Rush, Dolly Parton, Josh showed his daughter ‘The Natural,’ ‘Eighth Grade,’ IMDB MOVIEmeter talk, Scott’s Current Recommendation: Friends From College (Netflix), Fred Savage, Sarah Chalke, Josh’s Classic Recommendation: Deadwood (HBO), ‘Deadwood’ the movie coming to a theater near you! Ian McShane, Scott’s 5 things that needed to happen if they were to make the movie, Powers Boothe, Titus

Hi/Hello (0-:00), Streaming News; Hulu, Netflix, Disney, Warner Brothers,  4-Pack, Josh Currently Watching: True Detective (HBO), Mahershala Ali, Stephen Dorff’s Robert Redford hairdo, Scott Currently Watching: Sex Education (Netflix), Sex Education has the feel of a series set in the late 80s/early 90s, a grownup all-star version of 'Degrassi High' at times,  ‘Forever’, Gillian Anderson; she’s not British! Scott thinks she’s hot, sex guru, this isn’t the bathroom, Emma Mackey, character Eric, Josh Will Be Revisiting: ‘The Fall’ (Netflix), Gillian and her pension for English series, Josh’s take why he forgot about this series, Scott In-Production Recommendation: ‘Bonus Family’ (Netflix): why this Swedish series has won him over, what “Bonus Family” means, Josh Classic Recommendation: ‘The West Wing’ (Netflix), Aaron Sorkin at his best, Martin Sheehan in and the very good film ‘The American President’ (streaming on HBO GO/HBO NOW/On Demand), the greatness of John Spencer, originally suppose to be Rob Lowe’s sh

Josh (Currently Watching): ‘Forever’, Amazon Prime Video, Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph… Scott (Currently Watching): ‘You’, Lifetime + Netflix, Pen Badgley, Xoxo, Gossip Girl, Greg Berlanti, Brothers & Sisters, Dirty Sexy Money, Elizabeth Lil, God Friended Me, Early Edition, Kyle Chandler, You and Lil blowing up the IMDB Movie Meter, Josh says phooey to the meter, Friday the 13th (Series), Dead of Summer, What happened to the cast of Lost?, Part of Five alert! streaming on Netflix, Zach Cherry… Josh (Show to Revisit) ‘Peaky Blinders’, Netflix, Josh is shocked Scott doesn’t like it, Scott has only watched the pilot of ‘Peaky Blinders’ though… Scott (Needs to Revisit) ‘Goliath’, Amazon Prime Video, the greatness of Billy Bob Thornton, William Hurt, Tania Raymonde—another ‘Lost’ alum, Nina Arianda, Chez Jay, on location; Santa Monica… Josh (Recommendation: Completed Series) ‘The Americans’, Amazon Prime Video, winning the Golden Globe!… Scott (Recommendation: Completed Series) Prime Suspect (U.K.), Helen Mirren

Scott: Hi/Hello, Best of 2018! The forgotten one; Cobra Kai, Daniel Larusso, William Zabka, Pat Morita, more is less, is 10 enough? Best of 2018 (to see complete list go to hollywoodbinge.net); High Maintenance, Insecure, Bodyguard, The Americans, Homecoming, Atypical, Killing Eve, Barry, Bosch, Atlanta, Glow, Crashing, Babylon Berlin, The Good Fight, Love, Better Call Saul, Dear White People, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Mr. Robot, iRobot, Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee, Billions, Ray Donovan, Sharp Objects, Jack Ryan, Succession, Greenleaf, Lodge 49, Dirty John, Grown-ish, Dark, Making a Murderer, The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling, The Staircase, Homeland, Sarah Steele, Run Lola Run, Netflix, Prime Video, HBO, Showtime, CBS All Access, BBC America, Hulu, FX Network and AMC… we’ll be back the first week of 2019!  

Scott Hi/Hello, next week’s best of 2018 podcast, let’s get on with the holidays! Current: Josh | Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime Video). Scott | The Good Fight (CBS All Access), does josh think Marvelous is really a hot mess?, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, I’m Dying Up Here, Gilmore Girls, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Catskills, The Good Fight, season 2 could be in Scott’s top 5, Christine Baranski, Delroy Lindo, Rose Leslie, The Chicago Code: best theme song ever?, Soul of the Game, HBO Films, Blair Underwood, Revisit: Josh | Deutschland ’86 (Sundance), Scott: Dear White People (Netflix), What Sundance Now has to offer, Law & Order U.K., Scott asks: How did I forget to continue to watch Dear White People?, a closet filled to the brim, Recommendations: Josh | The Honourable Woman (Netflix), Scott | Red Oaks, Maggie Gyenhaal, Scott rambles about his love for Red Oaks, Caddyshack, Flamingo Kid, Craig Roberts, Fundamentals of Caring, Nash, real-life LA Red Oaks stories?, Richard Kind, Jennifer Grey, Paul Rei

Scott explains the new format for season 2, the new format reminds Josh of Merv Griffith set from Seinfeld, Currently Watching: Josh | Wonderlust (Netflix), Scott | Homecoming (Amazon Prime Video), Toni Collete, “United States of Tara,” those golden kids, “Hearts Beat Loud,” Nick Offerman, watching British shows with subtitles, Sam Esmail, Josh blows Scott’s mind with whether the present is today or in the future, those pores, bottom of screen is blurry (Homecoming), Need to Revisit: Josh | Patriot (Amazon Prime Video), Scott | Arli$$ (HBO), Looking Forward to Watching: Josh | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime Video), Scott | Better Things (FX Networks), Robert Wuhl | Pamela Adalon, Recommendation for a Show No Longer in Production: Josh | Crime Story (NBC/Image Entertainment), Scott | Six Feet Under Footnotes: goodbye, Filmstruck!, top shows 20 years ago, “Sports Night,” Aaron Sorkin and ‘Director’s Cut.’ For more info and links visit: hollywoodbinge.net  FYI... Josh is in podcast jail for recommending

(1:00) Cobra Kai (5:50) YouTube Red, similarities to CBS All-Access, paired with a real life Valley Karate Championship,  (7:24) Bosch season 4, the greatness of Lance Reddick, (12:00)  Michael Connelly on Bosch’s realness, (15:20) “Barry,” Josh feels NoHo Hank is one of the greatest characters introduced during the past 10 years, Henry Winkler’s greatness as the acting coach (Gene Couisneau),  Bill Hader’s pitch to HBO for “Barry,” hating Monroe Fuches played by Stephen Root, Scott getting freaked out by the two very different characters Glenn Gleshler is playing on “Barry” and “Billions” every Sunday night, (20:43) SPOILERS*****BARRY****** (22:27 END****SPOILERS (22:28) “Barry and “Westworld” on IMDB Movie Meter, Josh doesn’t like Westworld, Scott does, but has had trouble starting season 2, “Billions” been good, Scott really liked the return of “I’m Dying Up Here,” Josh finally watching “Crashing” and liking it, not sure he wants to watch season 2 of “I’m Dying Up Here,” Scott felt the standup material imp

Open, Hi/Hello (:44), holiday lull, ‘The Square’ Elizabeth Moss, ‘Crashing,’ Peter Holmes, Bill Burr, NACA, Roast Battle, Jamie Lee key ingredient to ‘Crashing’ in season 2, ‘Now and Later,’ Scott & Josh’s love for ’Love,’ loved episode 5: “Bertie’s Birthday,” ‘Babylon Berlin,’ Josh doesn’t get the mixed reviews from his friends, Tom Tykwer, Scott remembers MTV editors and ‘Run Lola Run,’ ‘Dark,’ Josh suffering from what he feels ‘Lost’ meets ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘Altered Carbon,’ ‘Everything Sucks,’ Scott tells people that they’re fools if they haven’t seen ‘Freaks and Geeks,’ David Chang’s new show ‘Ugly Delicious,’ ‘Seven Seconds,’ Regina King, ‘Southland,’ Michael Cudlitz, ‘McMafia,’ James Norton, ‘Atlanta,’ Why is ‘Earn’ so gullible? “Paper Boi,” Zazzie Beetz, ‘Easy,’ ‘The Assasination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,’ ‘Counterpoint,’ J.K. Simmons, ‘Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac & the Notorious B.I.G.’ (26:10), Bokeem Woodbine, ‘The Looming Tower,’ this could be this series subscribe to Hu

Montage/Open (0:00), New Toys! Josh takes the kids to Best Buy to get a 4K (1:10), Scott got a Apple TV 4K (2:25), “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” on Amazon Prime—SPOILER WARNING!!!! (7:00), quick “Monk” talk (15:30), Josh’s old neighbor Jane Lynch how she was unrecognizable in Maisel, David Paymer, “The Crown” on Netflix (20:40), the authenticity of Buckingham Palace and all the locations, “Dark” on Netflix (25:18) Netflix’s first German series, echoes of “Lost” and Stranger Things”?, dubbed voices vs. subtitles, “Wasteland” on HBO (32:00), Netflix letting “Lost” go and what licensed series they need to keep (35:49), Scott tells the story of ruining someones life by telling them “Lost” drops 1/4/18, footnote: “Lost” is now streaming on Hulu, Dave Chappelle’s new Netflix Specials (39:50), Vulture criticism of Chappelle, Sites making news by transcribing jokes from a new standup special, Anderson Cooper/Andy Cohen on New Year’s Eve, “1st & 10” one of HBO’s first scripted comedy (45:15), timeline compared to ot

Montage/Open (0:00), Scott’s Update on shows dropping around the holidays; ‘The Last Post,’ ‘Black Mirror and ‘Phillip K. Dick’s: Electric Dreams,’ Scott & Josh debate how many shows should make the list? (5:27), Josh’s #12 ‘One Mississippi,’ criteria in deciding (9:00), Scott’s Favorite Hate Binge (10:45), Scott’s #12 ‘Atypical’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ tie, Brett Favre, Josh’s #11 Atypical (19:05), Scott’s ‘Patriot’ (19:55), Josh’s failure to finish ‘Patriot,’ Smelly Cat and Phoebe, ‘Red Oaks’ (24:35), Scott’s #10 ‘Dear White People,’ Josh’s #9 ‘Bosch’ (31:20), Scott’s #9 ‘Big Little Lies,’ Josh’s #8 ‘The Deuce’ (35:46), I’ve been waiting for a new David Simon show like you, Scott’s #8 ‘lInsecure,’ Josh’s #7 ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ (43:45), Scott’s #7 ‘GLOW,’ Diane Chambers, Josh’s #6 ‘Game of Thrones’ (50:30), Scott’s #6 ‘Master of None,’ Josh is stupefied by Scott placing ‘Master’ at #6 #chilax, Josh’s #5 ‘Better Things,’ Scott’s #5 ‘Mindhunter,’ Scott’s #4 ‘Better Things’ and Josh’s #4 ‘Insecure’ (01:0

Open (0:00), “The Process” with ‘Red Oaks’ creator, producer, writer Gregory Jacobs; intro (00:53), intro (1:48), making movies at age 12 shooting on a Super 8, playing for the Yankees (3:00), Steven Spielberg and ‘Jaws’ being such a big influence, NYU (5:10), sophomore year worked as AD for John Sayles, ‘Eight Men Out,’ MTV, working on music videos, Sayles being uncompromising with his scripts (8:52), Steven Soderbergh being envious, Coen Brothers and ‘Millers Crossing,’ storyboarding the entire move, working with Soderbergh, ‘King of the Hill,’ AD preparing Jacobs in efficiency and organization, working on ‘A Very Brady Sequel,’ working as an assistant tennis pro (18:20), creating the characters with Joe Gangemi, mapping it out as a TV series after initially thinking it would be a film, David Gordon Green, "The Pitch" for 'Red Oaks' ‘The Graduate’ and ‘Caddyshack,’ ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High,’ the casting, Craig Roberts, Paul Reiser, Ennis Esmer, Richard Kind, Jennifer Grey, shooting the pilot (29:45),

Tease/Open, clip from Hulu documentary ‘Too Funny to Fail’ with Robert Smigel, Dana Carvey, Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell (00:30), Scott and Josh talk all things TV, ‘Too Funny to Fail ‘ (2:20), Sponsors, “Gentle News,” HBO’s ‘Spielberg’ documentary (9:35), Brian DePalma’s contribution to ‘Star Wars,’ Spielberg shooting an extra camera for a day on ‘Scarface,’ what Spielberg movies would you like to go back and see?, ‘Munich,’ ‘Stranger Things’ (16:59), Paul Reiser (18:00), ‘There’s Johnny’ premieres on Hulu November 16th and ‘Red Oaks,’ Amy Landecker, Tony Danza, Retro “5 Best” TV shows Scott and Josh remember from their childhoods (22:10), memorable: ‘Good Times,’ ‘The Jeffersons,’ ‘Sanford and Son,’ ‘Charlie’s Angels,’ ‘Different Strokes,’ ‘Growing Pains,’ ‘The Wonder Years,’ ‘Rocky Road’ (TBS Original sitcom), Square Pegs… Josh’s 5: ‘Gilligan’s Island,’ ‘What’s Happening,’ ‘Tour of Duty,’ ‘Rockford Files,’ ‘Threes Company,’ ‘Speed Racer,’ Scott’s 5: 5)’Fantasy Island,’ ‘Love Boat,’ and ‘Chips’ 4) ‘1st

(0:00) Hi/Hello, (1:00) Red Oaks (1:00), the development of co-creator Gregory Jacobs, Steven Soderbergh, ‘Red Oaks’ takes 80s back in time, David Gordon Green, Hal Hartley, Amy Heckerling, Ennis Esmer, (6:10) ‘Stranger Things, Netflix, Harvey Weinstein, David O. Russell’s series is dead Amazon with Robert de Niro and Julianne Moore, Amazon searching for bigger hits, season 3 preview of ‘Man in the High Castle,’ Matthew Weiner’s series, Michael Mann, David Milch being barred from the ‘Luck’ set, Richard Kind, Amazon strategy of swinging for the fences for a show like ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ (17:50) the state of network TV, ‘This is Us,’ misleading promos, ‘The Good Doctor,’ special effects, feels dated like ‘CSI’ and ‘House,’ Freddie Highmore, ‘Super Store,’ Sirius/XM, 5 Best: Scott’s 5) ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ and ‘Bonus Family’ 4) ‘Better Things’ 3) ‘The Deuce’ 2) ‘Mindhunter’ 1) ‘Halt and Catch Fire’… Josh’s 5) Curb Your Enthusiasm’ 4) You’re the Worst’ 3) ‘Better Things’ 2) ‘Mindhunter

Manager's Special (00:30); The Right Stuff (Amazon Prime), Art and Craft (Amazon Prime), Spielberg (HBO), Jerry Before Seinfeld (Netflix) and Heaven Can't Wait (Hulu)... Meet the Nielsen's: 2002; Sweet Home Alabama tops the box office, Friends tops the Nielsen Ratings, CSIL Miami makes its debut, CBS tops the networks, Speilberg's 8-films recommended as honorary artist-in-residence as Long Beach State's most famous alum, CNN Headline News hoping to attract a younger audience adds "Hip-Hop" slang to its ticker... Scott and Josh talk (13:20); Scott's been Lampin', 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' returns! it's been six years and Larry has a little Monty Burns to him, drone shots, could Ted put the moves on Cheryl this season, Netflix new Swedish series, 'Bonus Family,' NBC plans to air an American version, Scott rewatches the 'CSI' pilot from 2000 and is reminded of the tragic story of Owen Alexander Wolf (PA on CSI killed during Costco robbery in the Valley), Hulu inks exclusive rights to 'Full House,' Netflix continues

(1:00) All-In ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’… it’s been six years since the last Curb episode aired, Curb is back and Super-Sized, Josh’s vague tweets, Ozark (3:34), enjoying Jason Bateman in a different role, walking the tightrope, YES! ‘Ozark’ has been picked up for season 2! (8:58) ‘Young Sheldon’, (9:20) ‘Star Trek: Discovery,’ ‘Law & Order: Mendez Brothers, Netflix original crime doc on a man whose innocence rest on footage from ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm,’ Curb: All-In (14:30), Scott feeling more love for Curb than Seinfeld after revisiting, Josh’s issues with the unstructured aspect, Josh hasn’t seen all of season 6 and 7, Josh’s #5 “Car Pool Lane,” Scott’s #5 “Seinfeld,” clip (25:16), Josh’s favorite characters Susie and Wanda, Josh’s #4 “Krazee Eyes Killa,” Let’s make this easy; the entire cast will just use our first names, (30:42) Scott’s #4 “The Grand Opening,” Josh’s #3 “Palestinian Chicken,” Scott’s #3 “The Bisexual,” Josh’s #2 “The Survivor,” Scott’s #2 “The Doll,” Josh’s #1 “Porno Gil,” Scott’s #1 “Fu