TV Chinwag delves in-depth with two new TV shows each week, as well as discussing the latest developments on all things television.
Finally we are back. Review the Stephen King based Series 11/22/63 and the FX series Baskets. We also play catch up with movies we have been watching.
Star Wars - The Force Awakens. The wait is finally over. You heard us getting hyped for the past year, and now its finally here. The Force Awakens. F! Yah! We Talk about the WHOLE movie, so SPOILERS if you haven't seen it. We went and saw it and report back our thoughts on feelings on seeing it. With special guest Travis.
Ep51 - We review two Netflix series and look at Amazon Pilots. W/ Bob and David is a return to the sketch comedy of Bob and David from Mr.Show. Also we review the highly acclaimed Master of None starring Aziz Ansari. Also Ryan watch Amazon Pilots and looks at what might be on our Screens next season.
Ep50 - Bruce is back big time in the TV series Ash Vs The evil dead. Jules being an Evil Deadite from the beginning does she give it her stamp of approval? We also talk about the Canadian series The Romero Section and Ryan gushes all over the table about Chris Haddock and the shows that came before this one. Da Vinci's Inquest and Intelligence.
Con Man / Fargo S2 - Our first web series review of the crowd funded Con Man. Both of us tend to agree on the pros and cons (pun) of this series. We also review the masterpeice to last years masterpiece with Fargo S2. Let the slobberfest commence. Also we chat about the up and coming web series Kings of Con.
We find another comedy that Jules like in You're the worst the FXX series that is in its 2nd season. Also we review the triumphant return to TV for The Muppets. Ryan lets eveyone know his perdiction for best new comedy of the year.
Podcasting In PERSON Jules visted canada and we sat down to review the TV show that reviews life. Review with Forrest Mcneil is on the block this week, but is it any good? We also discuss Fear the walking dead after only watching one episode, are we breaking our own rule? Yes,. There is also much talk about Mr.Robot now that it has finished airing, there is much to talk about. Much Beer is also consumed
EP46 - Unreal gets an unreal review. In by that we mean it is good. Both of us really enjoyed this show, and are impressed by Lifetime for putting an edgy show out there. Also on the block is Impastor, the pseudo banshee rip off, Ryan really likes this light comedy, but Jules thinks she is better then it.
Ep45 - Our early pick for best show of the year? Possibly. We review the amazing and brilliant Mr.Robot. Ryan gushes like a little girl at a 1D concert and loses his mind on the talent of Remi Malik. We also talk about Sense8, Could Netflix original be a informative and entertaining story or is it just meh? Also we chat about the disappointment that is True Detective s2. Ryan makes some wild and totally unfounded allegation., what else is new.
Ep44 - Jules, Our intrepid report returns with the all the hot scoops from SDCC. We talk about some of the new shows that are coming out and what you should be excited for, and what you shouldn't even bother. This is the last episode before Jules watches Mr.Robot, so she is a little young, a bit naive. All that will change in the next episode. She will finally Wake up!
ep43 - Last man on earth and Happyish. Releasing this podcast a little early to cover for vacation. Hope to have a new one for you in early July. Ryan and Jules yak about Last man on earth, Jules isn't too keen on the male dominated plot.,. Ryan feels okay about it. We also get into some deep talk about Showtime's Happyish. WE get all like,... smart and stuff about writing,., cause we are pretty much pros.
Ep42 - Ryan and Jules take an axe to Lizzie Borden Chronicles and then Grace and Frankie is on the table. Will they like it? Hard to say. We also talk about Jules crazy Con schedule and Ryans film making.
Ep41 - We get super Gay Rainbow for the show this week with our guest host and TV writer Robert Berens. The Gay Agenda is in full swing with Confirmed bachelor Bob joining us to talk with us about two queer centric TV shows Cucumber (and its companion program Banana) and we also talk about HBO's Looking. We do touch on some other gay shows such as The L word, Queer as folk and others. Don't fret friends, Ryan didn't get too much gay all over his face and most of it just washed right off anyways. It was great to have Bob join us and hopefully we can have him back some time.
We review Izombie, and Daredevil and talk in great length about the new Star Wars teaser trailer that was released this week. Join us a we wrap our delicious brains around the CW show Izombie, and take a blind leap of faith with Netflix / Marvels DareDevil. Also its doesn't get better then a NEW FREAKING STAR WARS TRAILER.
Reviewing Better call Saul and The unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. As your attorney we advise you to watch the soon to be classic AMC show Better Call Saul. Its like Breaking Bad without the drug making criminals. Then get super adorbs with The unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt on Netflix. Ryan and Jules have the hots for Ellie Kemper., No big surprise there.
Due to crazy schedules and chatty hosts we don't actually cover any new TV series in this episode. "Why put it out" you may ask., and to that we say "Come on, lets try and stay positive okay? We want your feedback but keep it constructive. Come with solutions, not problems" We do talk about all the shows we are watching, so there is some TV related talk. We also discuss the movie that Ryan is directing.
This week we get all Chivalrous with the singing show Galavant and Chaste with Jane the Virgin. Does Ryan like show tunes? Tune in to find out. Does Jules like virgins? Tune in to find out.
ep36 - Schitts creek and Man Seeking Woman. Two new comedies coming at you this week. Schitts creek the CBC comedy by Eugene and Daniel Levy and the FXX series Man Seeking Woman. Jules relates to the age old story of girl meets Japanese Penis Monster that we have all heard so many times. Ryan expresses his fondness for Schitts creek and Jules relays some dumb thing about a canoe made with barbwire. I mean seriously who the fuck would make a barbwire canoe. I don't know what is wrong with Australians man, seriously. They seem normal and western then all of a sudden they come out with barbwire canoes. I blame the heat, me,., figure too much sun has friend some of their brain area. But you know who I feel the worst for. The Kiwi's. Honest good folk who are always under the boot heel of those sun fried Kangaroo fuckers. Anyways. Comedy.
Ryan and Jules take a look into the Black Mirror. The amazing anthology of wacky futuristic tales. And also they review the TNT Sci/fi adventure series The Librarians. Much fun was had, Recognize.
We are back for a new year. After a well deserved break Ryan and Jules are hitting the shows hard to bring you the best reviews of TV series. This week we talk about the Netflix original Marco Polo and the Amazon original Transparent. Jules celebrates as Netflix is finally coming down under (that doesn't sound right).
The Tuxedo is back on, and Jules is wearing the finest ballgown. ITs time for The Chinny's part 2. We round out the awards show with important categories such as Best Female led series, hottest redhead, fav queer or trans character and most miserable bastard.
It's awards season and TVChinwag is not immune. Here is the first part of the 2014 Tv Chinwag Awards, The Chinny's as voted on by you the listener. Jules and Ryan also share their votes and criticise any opinions that they don't agree with.
Merry Xmas to all! Ryan and Jule review the Ryan's top 6 Christmas movies to try and get Julesenezer Scrooge into the Christmas spirit. They review Nation Lampoons Christmas Vacation, ELF, Scrooged, Charlie Brown Christmas, Rudolph, And The Christmas Story. Also some strange sounding anomaly was caught on the recording. I have been able to clear up some of the audio sound and make it sound better. If you listen closely you will hear it a few times through the recording.,. IS IT GHOSTS? Also this week we announce the Chinny Awards!!! Our first annual Award for really important stuff like "best facial hair in a Drama" and many more. This will rely on you, the listener to vote for your favs and make sure your friends vote too.
We talk The Knick, and Peaky Blinders. Ryan is working too much and had to podcast while driving home, sorry for the crap audio. Jules on the other hand podcasted like a professional from her home, and got to talk about The knick starring Clive Owen, which she has been gagging to talk about for months. They both agree on how good it is, but disagreed on the music. Peaky Blinder starring Cillian Murphy was the second period show this week, Jules talks about the 1919 Birmingham gang that is based on real events. We mention the ending of SOA and the mid season finale of Walking Dead.
Ryan and Jules go Missing after an Affair. Two surprise hits this week The missing and The Affair. We went in not thinking that we would like either of these too much and turn out that we were totally wrong. The affair didn't ring very interesting at first, but one we were through the first episode it turned into a Must see. The missing being a BBC show originally we knew would be good, turn out to be very very good. We also review a podcast called Series from the crew that bring you This American Life. Baltimore reporter Sarah Koenig’s investigation into a 2000 conviction Available for everyone to listen here. http://serialpodcast.org/ This weeks news. We talk about Wonder Woman director Michelle McLaren and the tribulations of going from TV to film directing. We Talk about the new Star Wars Trailer and we talk about Constantine sitting on the bubble. #saveConstantine
Demons and cowgirls, the age old mix. We review Constantine and Strange Empire. Ryan and Jules actually agree on something for once, and its about the NBC Show Constantine and how they feel the first two eps may have sunk the ship. Also a surprise fav popped up with Strange Empire a CBC show. Jules really likes that bad ass ladies. In news we talk about american Luther, Longmire, Better call Saul release date announced. Among other things.
This week its Mixed Martial arts and Zombies. Kingdom and Town of the living dead. We talk in depth about the sport of MMA and the culture that surrounds it. The Direct TV show features a shocking amount of depth and passion. It gets into family dynamics and the political games involved in the fighting arena. WE also talk about Nick Jonas showing up big time for his role as Nate. We then move on to a reality show about zombies. Brains certainly not on the menu as SyFy delves deep into the exploitation of simple small town folk who are trying to shoot a zombie flick. Jules gives us lots of news, Supernatural's 200 episode aired, SPN showrunner is writing a Frequency Tv Series, the sad passing of Glen A Larson, Michelle McLaren in talks to director Wonder Woman movie and writers for the Oscars are announced.
We review Gotham and The Flash, so put on your capes and cowls. Ryan Can barely handle his excitement about Gotham and Jules loves her some The flash. Will they ever get together on this? Also we talk about the return of The Comeback and a new comedy called Togetherness.
ep25 - Ryan and Jules don the horned helmets and charge forward with the wrath of Zeus into History channel Vikings. they discuss the amazing visuals and interesting characters. Also reviewed today is the sea side mystery and English remake Gracepoint. Jules talks about its British incarnation Broadchurch. We discuss Starz Channel going Direct on Demand, Also this week Jules regales us with the mind numbingly interesting overview of South East Asian TV licensing arrangements. Much rejoicing is had.
We talk about the Netflix series Happy Valley, and SyFy's Defiance. We are both blown away by the series Happy Valley. We talk about some of the amazing writing and super cast. Also discussed is the sci-fi series Defiance. As big SciFi fans we like this and talk about some of the best SFX Makeup on TV. Ever. Also discussed was the SYFY would be series turned mini-series Borealis
Ep23 - Scorpion and Orange is the new black. Ryan breaks with his usual apathetic self and gets particularly animated about one of these shows. Okay its Scorpion and its terrible, plenty of spoilers, but that's okay cause no one should watch this show. We also talk about Orange is the new black, which favored better in the abuse category. Also in news we talk about the return of Twin Peaks, guess who is excited about it.
In a special Thanksgiving episode we review two BBC shows Luther and The Musketeers. Jules lesbian credibility is called into question over the sexual magnetism of Idris Elba (Ryan doesn't disagree) We review the UK crime series Luther. Then they don puffy shirts again this week but this time put on outrageous French accents to review the sumptuous adventure series The Musketeers. Jules has a shocking revelations that she reads.,. books. Also they talk about the upcoming Netflix, Daredevil series headed by Stephen DeKnight of Spartacus fame. And Supernatural is back for a 10th season.
Black Sails / House of cards Ryan and Jules walk the plank into pirate territory this week with Black Sails and House of cards. With shockingly low number of pirate jokes we talk about the Starz original series Black Sails, filled with dirty smelly pirates, and pirate hookers. Jumping from puffy sleeves to 3-peice suited pirates we then talk about the Netflix hit House of Cards starring Kevin Spacey. Jules talks about the original series from British TV and the books. Also in news Jules talks about her viewing of The Kevin Smith movie Tusk and what she though of it.
ep20 - We review two epic comedy series Trailer Park Boys on Netflix, and Legit on FXX. For any fan of comedy TV these two shows are essentially required viewing. They are doing fresh and new things in the TV space. Can a TV show be both repulsively shocking and heartwarming at the same time. Yup, in fact they both are. As each are available on Netflix there is now reason not to watch. Here are the links to the two sites Jules was talking about. Interesting read. We also talk about SwearNet the movie, and bacon makin' http://www.vulture.com/2014/09/age-of-the-auteur-on-streaming-tv.html http://lareviewofbooks.org/essay/gilding-small-screen-just-tv-get-good-sudden#
ep19 - We gush and boo this week.,. can you guess which one we didn't like? We do however uncover a gem of a shows this week, so anyone who hasn't seen or heard of these two should tune in. We also talk briefly about the passing of Joan Rivers, and Australian and Canadian Content laws, so that's some fascinating talk right there.
ep18 - Jules and Ryan talk about two shows you may have never heard of. Starz' Power and BBC The Fall starring Gillian Anderson, oh and surprise they both have the hots for her.,. We also talk about the return of SOA and Boardwalk Empire.
We talk about the Fall TV schedule. Ryan puts Jules on the spot and tests her knowledge of upcoming shows. Spoiler, she does pretty good. We talk about what looks good, what looks terrible and also what is returning. Listen to what we will be watching, and look out for review in the near future.
ep16 - This weeked we talk about the brand new starz series Outlander. After only a couple of episodes we pass some pretty serious judgment. Also we talk about the epic masterpiece of Sherlock. Ryan gushes about the series while Jules treads lightly with her opinion as to not rock the fandom boat. Emmy news, as well as some news about Ben Edlund's The Tick returning. Also discussed Ghost Tiger.
Ryan and Jules sit down and talk with TV's Mark Sheppard. Mark was so generous with his time, and treats us to some amazing stories from his amazing career in some of our favourite shows. We talk about Doctor Who, How he got the role, and how he got around a shooting schedule for the other show we talk about Supernatural. We are also treated to some amazing stories from his time on Battlestar Galactica.,. so yeah, it pretty much kicked all sorts of ass. Thanks to Mark for doing this. Hopefully we do part 2 / X-files and firefly. And yes I got the number of the episode wrong at the start. it is actually 15.
Ryan and Jules are podcasting in the flesh, not the show in the flesh, but actually in the same room. Faceo to faceo! Out first podcast that's not trans Atlantic. This week we talk about BBC Ripper street and Fox's Sleepy Hollow. we breakdown our wealth of knowledge about history, and we learn a thing or two. We also talk about the final season of The Killing, and discuss how we feel about the epilogue. News we talk about the creative Emmys, and discuss our fav winners.
Ep13 - Unlucky number 13! Ryan and Jules experience some technical difficulties and we only end up with a half an episode this week. We had to use the Skype recording so you will hear the delay that we deal with usually get rid of in individual streams. Sorry for the screw-up everybody. We do talk about AMC's Halt and catch fire and you will hear %90 of that convo. We also talk about ABC's The Quest and Jules shares news about Face off and Project runway for some reason.
ep12 - Ryan and Jules go straight into LA via two Showtime comedy programmes, House of Lies and Episodes. We talk about the love hate feelings for Marty Kaan and Matt Leblanc. We also talk about epic meal empire and Sharknado 2.
Ryan and Jules discuss AMC's Mad Men and Ifc's Maron on this weeks podcast. Jules informs us of her spirit animal and Ryan lets slip his lack of oceanographic knowledge. Also talk about Comic con and up coming shows. Skull mountain sound Fuckin Apple.
Ep10 - Ryan and Jules talk Zombies in this the 10th episode of TV Chinwag. We talk about the BBC3 show In the flesh, in Ryan explains this is just a clever allegory for Transgenderism, and Jules says its a great show. We also talk about the giant AMC hit The Walking Dead. We also talk about a CW renewal , some casting news on Sons of Anarchy. Also we talk... oh oh., whats that noise? Oh God! They have found me.,. they are coming through the walls.,. arrrrggg.... killing me... arrggg.... brains... braiinnnnnnsssssss...
This week Ryan and Jules review two TV shows SyFy's Helix and NBC's Hannibal. We find that these shows illicit some reactions that would seem uncharacteristic of our hosts considering the genre. We talk about the upcoming Starz show Outlander and get pissy about some of the Emmy picks.
Ryan and Jules welcome their first guest host Amy. This episode of TV Chinwag we discuss reality shows. Everyone gives their suggests on good reality shows to watch. Pretty respectable list, with nothing too terrible. An epic long episode at 1:47:00 I blame Amy.
Ep7 - Ryan and Jules review Orphan Black and Ray Donovan in this weeks episode of TV Chinwag. Each show is new for each of our hosts. Tune in to find out why Ryan didn't want to watch Orphan Black, and why Jules didn't want to watch Ray Donovan. News includes new Project Greenlight with Affleck and Damon, we also talk about Gotham.
Special Mid week bonus episode. Ryan and Jules review the comedy greats this week. Portlandia and Louie. They also talk about the wrap up of season one of this years newbie darling Fargo, and general discussion of Comedy in general. Also "The Chinny's" are mentioned for the first time. Will they get around to actually creating their own awards show? Doubtful, but we will see.
This week Comedy snobs Ryan and Jules dip into comedy with two highly underrated comedy's. CC's Broad City and FXX's The League. They also talk about TV news and upcoming shows.
In this weeks episode Ryan and Jules talk about AMC's The Killing and Sundance TV The Red Road. Ryan officially makes his prediction on the Superman / Batman movie. Jules discovers an new sexual orientation. There is sexy men talk and we discuss rain, street people, native Americans and Momoa nipples.
In todays episode Ryan and Jules talk about CW's The 100 and HBO's Silicon Valley. They also talk about On Demand TV.