The SHOW Show: with Sweets & Slaney

We kick off our next 250 episodes with a catch-up on Challengers, Ripley, Dune 2, and John Mulaney's Everybody's in LA. Also chats about the closing Survivor season, Scarlett's Her character getting too real, Sorkin's new Facebook flick and much much more! Plus, get a load of this Cameron Crowe break-down. It's fascinating and a little troubling, and something has to be done about it. Enjoy!

We've arrived, at last, at the esteemed milestone of 250. A quarter thou! But it's much of the usual with talks about the Oscars, the scandals at Nick, the missing princess, a new 007, and much more! Also, perhaps some exciting personal news you won't have to listen long to catch up on. Enjoy!

2024 and we're still making time for the good old showsh. Catching up on vital matters such as awards season snubs, the pending success of After Midnight, Martin Scorsese's unwavering eye, and much much more. Hope you enjoy, dont @ us!

Happy Holidays! We're back for a catch up on all the latest, including a Jeopardy hosting determination, the hilarity of Andre Braugher, the Golden Globe nominations, and much much more! Have a safe and lovelu Christmas. We'll be back in 2024!

Oh look, it's us again! We didn't break for the strikes, but now that they're over it seems a good time to get things going again. Dozens of movies and shows to discuss, honeymoon misadventures, and of course, a certain pop-football pair-up. Great to be back!

Double strikes leave us with less and less news. But we've both seen a lotta stuff! Not just the big theatrical double-feature of the era, but a whole whack of so-so Jon Hamms. Also chats about live outdoor comedy, the Blind Side allegations, and much much more. Happy August!

It's a lot of Bear season 2 talk, but we've gone the extra mile to preserve spoilers. Just couldn't wait. Also chats about The Emmy nominations, Jury Duty, Barbenheimer, and Bear, Bear, Bear... Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Sorry we missed May! Back now with lots to catch up on, and we're enjoying the outdoors during. We talk wildfires, and NY getaways, and writers strikes. Also chats about the finales of Ted Lasso, Barry, and Succession; Slaney's underwhelming response to a movie that seemed to be built for him; Sweets' top movie of the year so far... and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

So much to catch up on, including Unstable, Daisy Jones, The Mandalorian, and Succession - which we keep at the end, for the sake of the spoiler sensitive. Also chats about HBO's new Potter series, how big business is infiltrating movies, Lisa Kudrow's lesser-seen masterworks, and much much more. Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

March on the pod, we discuss last minute Oscar odds, as well as what the awards would look like if 2018's nominees were up for Oscars five years later. Also chats about The Last of Us, Daily Show heirs, Jon Bernthal's next move, sexist stereotyping at the Titanic remaster, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

A long list of movies and shows to cover this month! Oscar contenders and rotten doozies alike. Also chats about Brady's next move, the Netflix password brigade, the Air trailer, and much much more. Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

January on the Shosh! We talk The Menu, Glass Onion, The Fablemans, Don't Worry Darling, Banchess of Inisherin, Fleishman is in Trouble, Golden Globes, and whatever else pops to mind. Just too old buddies catching up after the holidays. Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

December's Shosh really... delivers! Hear the lovely tale of a family expanding, and then the not so lovely sounds of Sweets covering Billy Joel. Also chats about White Lotus season 2 (we kept it pretty spoiler safe), The Santa Clauses, The Chippendales show, and Jonah Hill's therapy doc. Mostly otherwise just catchin' up! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

All the big genre shows are wrapping up (and we talk about 'em all), and the delicious modern snark of The White Lotus is here to devour us. Chats about Matthew Perry's very odd media tour, the insane penultimate episode of Atlanta, what happens when you overheat a samosa, and much much more. Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Back after a month to chat about the ever-growing glut of genre series, from House of the Dragon to Andor. Also chats about how they could zag with the next 007, whether it makes any sense at all to reboot American Pie, our much-outdated Emmys reactions, and lots more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

(DISCLAIMER: Our RSS host had issues which delayed the streaming of this episode on Apple Podcasts. This recording was conducted on Thursday September 8th, 2022) Big show of the week is, of course, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, on Amazon Prime. We chat about that, as it relates to certain other fantasy lore entertainment. Also talks about the insane Don't Worry Darling premieres, the Slaney baby, and... the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Back after a long Summer break with keen beans to talk about the biggest tv event of at least the next two weeks. Game of Thrones was the first hot-seat show ever on this podcast, and now its children are getting the same treatment. House of the Dragon, you're up. Also chats about The Bear, HBO's avid trimming, the Community movie neither shitting nor getting off the pot, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Meeting virtually to catch up on all the watchings. Slaney's on The Bear, Sweets is on Loot. Plus there's a whole list of Emmy nominations to dig into. Also chats about Bennifer finally tying the knot, Tom Cruise cutting a great deal (even for him), Stranger Things 4.2 with some distance, and much much more. Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

A spring hiatus is perfectly normal, but there's been so much going on that getting it all on the record seemed nearly impossible. Major life moments to look back on from BOTH Sweets and Slaney! Also chats about celebs possibly lurking nearby, the shameless comeback of a certain Joker, spoilers for Obi-Wan Kenobi, Stranger Things AND Barry, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Short Mercy, a novel by Colin Sweets Arsenault was featured at the 2022 Atlantic Book Awards and at the corresponding inaugural Nova Scotia Book Awards ceremony. This is some of the content in which it appears, including two live readings. You can purchase Short Mercy here: https://linktr.ee/colinsweets

Busy lives lately! Ducked in for a mid-break showsh, with no shortage of things to discuss. Eleven's speech development, surprise grassroots comedy specials, and Tom Cruise's biggest weekend yet. Also, yeah, Obi-Wan Kenobi came out, so that demanded some specific hashing. Plus more! Send along your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

A spiritual successor to one of the TV great's in David Simon's NEW series about the gritty underbelly of Baltimore police. That's "We Own This City." Also looking at Vanessa Bayer's QVC spoof "I Love That For You." Plus, chats about the demise of another Saved by the Bell, the Chapelle stage-storming, Corden leaving the late late desk, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

"Roar" is Apple TV+'s new anthology series about the modern female experience. It's a weird one for two dudes to be declarative about, but we watched the pilot, starring Issa Rae. Also chats about it being a predictably bad week for Netflix, the Nic Cage content being very good, the parasocial gaze of the Depp v. Heard trial, and much much more. Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Slaney's had the bug, so consuming TV has been an easy chore for him. This week, we talked about Apple TV+'s spy drama, "Slow Horses," which stars Gary Oldman. Also chats about the baffling Barbie movie, binging both Bourne & Back to the Future, the Knives Out franchise not being so coocoo for Cuoco, and much much more. Plus Jade explains some EGOT stuff! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

The Slap fallout continues into this week, now that the Academy has officially released their rebuke of all the crappiness. Also chats about wedding bells for Bennifer 2.0, Donald Glover's most meta moment yet, Ellen acting a tad pitch-imperfect, and much much more. Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Cashing in on a long time spent delivering one message above all else: Never Trust Will Smith. Also chats about Jarrod Carmichael's big annoucement ahead of SNL, the resumption of the Spy Kids franchise, and the Jimmy-swap, to name a few things. Also, "Moon Knight" just premiered on Disney+, so we'll go over the pilot. But, look, there's only one place to begin...

Just Sweets with a quick duck-in. What more is there to say? Both boys back in just a few more days!

More non-fiction this week! "The Dropout" is Hulu's Elizabeth Holmes series starring Amanda Seyfried. "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty" stars John C. Reilly and is about... the rise of the Lakers dynasty. Also chats about whether we're too cynical for The Batman, the new Pete show, things you shouldn't say when you're sentenced to prison, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

It's starting to feel like a long winter. Something that's kept a lot of people warm is this trend of shows based on real-life people who used shady tactics to achieve power and money. One such show is "Super Pumped," which stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the CEO of Uber. Also chats about a certain White Lotus cast member returning, the Oscar race tightening, the origin of the expression "wet behind the ears," and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

A Ben Stiller joint this week! Adam Scott stars in "Severance," about a widowed man who works at a company that performs surgeries on employees to keep their work conciousness separate from their home-life conciousness. Also chats about the missed opportunities in the Arthur finale, the venom in coming late to Twilight, the blueness of the new Ali Wong special, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

A significant Show Show milestone is reached as we finally get to look at "Bel-Air," the dramatic reimagining of the beloved 90's sitcom that launched the career of one of the biggest (and least trustworthy) stars of all time. Also chats about a whole whack of shows getting renewed, the NOPE trailer, the ELVIS trailer, the return of the quality romcom, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Two very different types of crime show on the docket this week. "Pam & Tommy" is a slightyly comical look at the true story of the illegal distribution of a certain very private celebrity home movie. "Murderville" is Will Arnett's partially-scripted-partially-improvised dectective procedural, featuring a series of famous guest stars. Also chats about the Oscar nominations, the enduring beauty of Jackass, Never Been Kissed having never been good, and much much more. Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Murder is on the mind this week! "The Afterparty" is Lord & Miller's genre-bending spin on the classic whodunnit format, and features a lot of funny folks. "The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window" stars Kristen Bell and is both a spoof of melodramatic suburban thrillers and is also exactly that. Also chats about the number of cameras needed to make That 90's Show, the height at which Brady takes a bow, a crow feast following some needless Mindy comments, and much much more. Tweet your thoughts @ShowShowPodcast!

Both of this week's shows seem to be flying under the radar. "South Side" is a slice-of-life comedy about funny slackers scraping by in Chicago. "This Way Up" is about rallying after a major psychological episode, but with laughs. Also chats about the non-Boba Boba episode, the quiet genius of Jim Steinman, what the hell happend in football on Sunday, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Spin-off week on the pod! "How I Met Your Father" is a hail-mary play at prolonging the universe of its predecessor, and this time is stars Hillary Duff. "Peacemaker" is John Cena's Suicide Squad character doing the crass/violent/haha comic book thing. Also chats about the best of the Encanto songs, where Leo's cinematic loyalties really lie, a big life change for Slaney, and much much more. Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Light laughs from this week's shows of focus! "Abbott Elementary" is about optimistic teachers working against a challenging system. "Macgruber" is a return to TV for Will Forte's classic SNL spoof character. Also chats about The Tender Bar being tender indeed, Boba Fett lacking a little, and the need for certain schools to change their names. Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Happy for the chance to look at some Canadian content with this week's pod! "Son of a Critch" is based on Mark Critch's memoir of the same name and is about his young life in Newfoundland. "Yellowjackets" is a fair bit grimmer, and follows a team of soccer players' many secrets over multiple timelines. Also chats about the lasting power of Disney's Tarzan, who's checking into the White Lotus in season two, the inimitable Betty White, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Happy Holidays! This week, we're looking back at a jam-packed year of memorable moments in TV and film. Also looking ahead at some of the more exciting shows coming in 2022. Complete with chats about he new Matrix, Don't Look Up, Being the Ricardos, adding Muppets to existing classics, and much much more. Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast, and we'll be with you again in the new year!

Our main show of focus this week is "Station Eleven," which features an all-too-familiar plot involving a deadly flu pandemic. We've had a few of these during our own pandemic, but maybe this one's actually worthwhile. "Bud" is a shortfilm by Zach Woods of The Office and Silicon Valley fame. It's on YouTube and it's definitely worth a watch. Also chats about all the content we're stuck consuming, in yet another quasi-lockdown. Succession's season finale, the flickering visions of Lorne Michaels' eventual retirement, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

This year's Christmas series is not landing with a very merry praise, but it follows in a certain proven tradition and so we had to check out "Santa Inc." Also chats about a certain Muppet quip that may spell out the origins of certain religious sects, the adventures of self-cutting a Christmas tree, the apparent imbalance of Jeremy Strong, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Disney+ has released their fourth MCU series of the year with "Hawkeye," so we explored whether or not it's worth bypassing a little enduring Marvel fatigue. Also chats about the incredible access of The Beatles: Get Back, the beef between Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, the polarization of jam bands, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

A couple fantasy-core adaptations to discuss this week. "The Wheel of Time" is Amazon Prime's new series based on the popular novels of the same name. "Cowboy Bepop" is a much-anticipated anime-turned Netflix show starring John Cho. Also chats about the surrealism of the new Beatles doc, how everybody on Succession is losing their minds, Slaney's eye for talent, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Both shows this week are about real life medical malpractice over the last several decades. "The Shrink Next Door" stars Paul Rudd and Will Ferrell in a TV adaptation of the popular Wondery podcast. "Dopesick" stars Michael Keaton and is about a key chapter in the story of the American opioid crisis. Also chats about the self-awareness of Taylor's Versions, the cynicism of new Home Alones, the past strives toward affability by Tommy Lee, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

"I May Destroy You" is a critically-acclaimed , Emmy winning series on HBO that we, ashamedly, didn't quite connect with the first time around. So, in lieu of watching new pilots this week, we watched ALL of IMDY. Herein be spoilers. Also chats about the new Succession, whether or not Aaron Rogers deserves some side-eye, returning to theatres, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Another in the long long line of pop cultural installments named "American ____" ... this one was Jeff Daniels in "American Rust." So, we talked about that. Also chats about the Succession season premiere, This is 40 in hindsight, the Hardy Boys in hindsight, roofing for the first time, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Contrasting bleakness with optimism in this week's pairing! "Maid" stars Margaret Qualley as a single mother down on her luck, who takes a job as a house-maid. "The Wonder Years" is a reimagining of the 80's classic dramedy, and takes place in 1968 Alabama. Also chats about the return of Red and Kitty Forman, the surprises of Kim K hosting SNL, whether or not Memo is a good title for a movie without a memo in it, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

On the hot-seat this week: BJ Novak's satircal anthology series, "The Premise," and the new Netflix horror series, "Midnight Mass." Also chats about a very soft launch for the new SNL season, the prime of Cameron Crowe, new conclusions in the Zodiak investigation, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast.

No question, the biggest show of the week is Netflix's brutal action-horror series "Squid Game." And also, kind of quietly, Apple TV+ released their fantasy epic based on Isaac Asimov's "Foundation." So we talked about those two. Also chats about where Fast Times at Ridgemont High fits in today's culture, the baffling Super Mario movie, the top-streamed Netflix Originals, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

We firmly avow that no previously-stated commitments to an in-house policy prohibiting the analysis of television productions involing Ryan Murphy were breached in the making of this podcast. Any discussions of American Crime Story: Impeachment, or other Murphy productions, were candid and divergent from the traditional Show Show Podcast format. Chats about The Emmys though! Also, the Fantastic Beasts announcements, the durability of the Matrix triology, and the poems we make up in our spare time. Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Two very different vibes in the shows of focus this week! "Awkwafina is Nora From Queens" just started its second season so we went back and laughed through the pilot. "Scenes From a Marriage" has zero laughs but is a noble modernization of the 1970's Bergman piece. Also chats about Sweets' new novel "Short Mercy," Slaney's over-exertions, the untimely passings of several awesome stars, and much much more! Tweet your thoughts to @ShowShowPodcast!

Introducing the debut novel by Colin Sweets Arsenault, Short Mercy, available now. Amazon stock is scant, but Indigo ships. Buy local when possible! Links here: https://www.colinsweets.com/ Thank you SO much in advance for your support.