Show Club Podcast

We head back to the UK as we discuss season 19 (series, Jason) of Taskmaster.

We discuss the show in general. The contestants. The tasks. All of the nitty-gritty. Kerri also gave Rachael and Evelyn a prize task for them to bring to the recording. And we have to ask ourselves, “What’s gonna happen when we graduate?”

This show is just so heart-warming and seeing how the cast bonds together and are still friends today is really amazing.

LISTEN HERE: https://sites.libsyn.com/462081/taskmaster-uk-season-19

For August, we’re tapping into what everyone in the entire world seems to be watching with Off Campus, Season 1. TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhhfIk99HdQ

For July, Kerri has selected Taskmaster Series 19! We hope you all enjoy it.

It’s time for more mystery and detecting as we discuss season 1 of 2012’s Elementary.

This is Rachael’s favorite version of Holmes and Watson. Evelyn really enjoys it. And Kerri thinks it’s perfectly fine. Still this is an overall recommendation from everyone and you should watch it if you haven’t.

We do love the fact that (spoilers) Holmes and Watson never cross the line into a romantic relationship. They’re really just great as platonic besties, and it’s good that it stays that way. Overall, the casting in this show is really well done. However, this show is one of the examples of, if you’ve watched too much TV, then you can figure out Who Done It just by who the guest star is for the week. But it’s still fun!

We appreciate how well they handled Sherlock’s drug use and how prominent it continued to be. Most of the time in shows, it’s a sort of background thing that comes up every now and then when the plot needs it. The drug use and addiction as portrayed in this show is something you don’t really see very often.

We also decide to get into a bit of deductive vs. inductive vs. abductive reasoning and which one Sherlock actually uses.

LISTEN HERE: https://sites.libsyn.com/462081/elementary-2012-season-1

Up next, we head back to the world of animation for season 1 of The Mighty Nein, available on Amazon. TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri2wNyvSpiY&pp=ygUgdGhlIG1pZ2h0eSBuZWluIHNlYXNvbiAxIHRyYWlsZXI%3D

The casting for this series is really outstanding, especially David Tennant as the ultra-creepy Kilgrave.

Rachael’s main complaint with this show is that everyone makes the worst decision at almost every turn. We did all find interesting how anti-climactic the ending and Kilgrave’s death were, even though it seems like that was designed on purpose. Any other kind of death that was flashier or showier would have just fed into his ego and narcissism.

One thing we’re still a little confused about is what exactly Jessica knew about Luke from the start and why she was even following him in the first place.

We do try to answer the question of whether or not someone with Kilgrave’s powers be good?

And, finally, shout out to the door.

LISTEN HERE: https://sites.libsyn.com/462081/jessica-jones-2015-season-1

Next month we visit the land of crimes and mysteries with Elementary season 1, available on Hulu. TRAILER: https://youtu.be/Hk8FwxGk8l4?si=tfsIh-t-HG9ZnI6-

It might not be spooky season, but we’re talking vampires anyway as we return to What We Do In The Shadows, season 1. BAT!

We get into Matt Berry’s AMAZING performance. The relationship between Nandor and Guillermo. The absolutely spot-on cameos of the vampires who make up the Vampire Council. And also the fact that these aren’t regular vampires. These guys are just fucking idiots.

Colin is interesting. The whole energy vampire thing in general is fascinating but we do wish they had saved the reveal that he has actual supernatural abilities for later in the season. It would have worked a bit better if we were unsure if he was a vampire for real or just the world’s most boring man.

There’s also a short sidetrack into talking about the film Vamps.

LISTEN HERE: https://sites.libsyn.com/462081/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-2019-season-1

And speaking of Krysten Ritter, next month we revisit the superhero genre with the first season of Jessica Jones. TRAILER: https://youtu.be/nWHUjuJ8zxE?si=2pRUto0Wo5uLunZm

While we disagree a little on how well the plot of the show works, we do agree that the acting is all around fantastic. It’s very clear from the get-go who all of the characters are and what their relationships are like.

This show does an excellent job of showing the different ways people process grief and loss.

But what was Alex’s deal? Was he really Alejandro or just losing his mind?

LISTEN HERE: https://sites.libsyn.com/462081/the-resort-2022

Next month, it’s a vampire reality show. That’s right! We’re (re)watching season 1 of What We Do in the Shadows.  TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfBbSwX6kEk

Overall, we really like this series. The casting is amazing, and it is a very interesting story. However, we would have liked to have seen more of the training Jonathan Pine went through and how his relationship with Angela Burr developed.

Speaking of, his relationships with the women in the show and how he seduces pretty much all of them was sometimes a bit much. Some of it could have worked better if it had been clearer how much time had passed between certain scenes.

LISTEN HERE: https://sites.libsyn.com/462081/the-night-manager-2016-season-1

Next month, a couple trying to rekindle their romance winds up embroiled in a decades-long mystery at The Resort.  TRAILER: https://youtu.be/0DmeT1GLQn8?si=uxNghimtluyTbXug

Coming next week to a podcast app near you!

Everything about this show is simply fantastic. The writing, the acting, the casting, it’s all top-notch.

The aggressive moisturizing the therapist does because she has dry forearms is so weird. Because dry elbows? Sure. But forearms? And yet, we still love it.

We talk about doomed romances from our past, the chemistry between Fleabag and Hot Priest, and if it matters that some characters don’t have names.

LISTEN HERE: https://sites.libsyn.com/462081/fleabag-2016-season-2

Up next, it’s Tom Hiddleston doing spy shit as we will be watching season 1 of The Night Manager, available on Amazon Prime. TRAILER: https://youtu.be/g-ZcaKdvML8?si=0yX1t72C2HSBeCcG

It’s really fun to see all the powers people have. They really run the gamut from the expected of people who can fly or teleport to a guy who has a 3D printer ass. 

It’s such a fun and quirky show in that great British comedy vein. Kash might actually have one of the most interesting powers with his ability to turn back time and the lesson he finally learns at the end of season 2 is quite profound.

Rachael shares her top 5 Jizzlord quotes because the way that man delivers those lines is just gold. Jizzlord really is our favorite.

Of course, we discuss what superpowers we would want to have.

LISTEN HERE: https://traffic.libsyn.com/10a74ba4-f29a-4c33-af54-9595a75002bc/232.mp3

Up next, we will be watching season 2 of Fleabag, available on Amazon Prime. TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX2ViKQFL_k

Tune in next week as we break it all down.

Strap in, folks. This is our longest episode to date because there is A LOT to talk about with season 2 of Interview with the Vampire. 

Unfortunately, Rachael had a hard time getting into this season because the actors were just not pretty enough. /sarcasm Though, it did honestly take Evelyn a few episodes to really get into it. 

The only complaint any of us have is that Evelyn had a hard time connecting with the actors a bit because of the contact lenses. But overall, the series really is wonderful. 

The Claudia and Madeleine relationship might be one of the most tragic things in the show. Armand continues to be so fascinating because of this dichotomy of a vampire who has so much power but acts so powerless.

LISTEN HERE: https://sites.libsyn.com/462081/interview-with-the-vampire-2022-season-2

It's spooky season, so we're diving back into the Immortal Universe and watching season 2 of Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire.

Armand is in on things now, but what is he up to? Is Louis schizophrenic? Will Claudia find what she's looking for? Tune in next week as we break it all down.

How would you survive if you had to live in a bunker? Find out as we discuss Season 1 of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. We’re gonna be honest, this conversation wanders a little bit but we still have fun!

This show is just so fun and happy, which is a little odd considering the rather serious subject matter.

We love how all of the characters are written. Especially Kimmy. It would be very easy to make her just an idiot. But while she’s naive, she is not stupid.

The one thing we do wonder about is Jane Krakowski’s character being written as a Native American. We’re sure there’s a reason for it, but that storyline may not have aged as well as some of the others.

Why isn’t Ellie Kemper in more things? As the lead? She’s amazing and we love her.

LISTEN HERE: https://sites.libsyn.com/462081/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-2015-season-1

Next month it’s spooky season so we’re heading back to the world of Anne Rice and watching Season 2 of Interview with the Vampire! It’s available on Netflix as of September 30th but currently available on Hoopla. (Support your local library!!)

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wT4QihIavo

That's right! Coming soon, we go back to happier times with Season 1 of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. The amazing cast. The bonkers story lines. We'll break it all down for you! (Sorry.....)

Whodunnit?? This month, we podcast about a show that’s about a podcast as we discuss Season 1 of Only Murders in the Building.

Rachael and Evelyn really like this show. For Kerri, it was just okay. She would have preferred to be let in on what was actually going on earlier, and then watching the team figure it out would still have been engaging.

We do like the relationship between Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez. They are a lot of fun together.

Jane Lynch being Steve Martin’s stunt double might be one of the best things that happened on this show.

The article mentioned by Wagner in the Listener Email section: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-65951188?app-referrer=deep-link

LISTEN HERE: https://sites.libsyn.com/462081/only-murders-in-the-building-2021-season-1

Up next, we head back over to Netflix as we watch Season 1 of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. TRAILER: https://youtu.be/Hl4bOuGNMwo?si=r4gaPRaSFNlBBQj7