American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson, London Spy, Baskets, Horace and Pete, You, Me, and the Apocalypse, The X-Files, and Madoff, plus 45 Years, Hail, Caesar!, Deadpool, Laughs in Translation, and The New Yorker Presents, as well as virtual reality experiences via Google Cardboard and Oculus.
Paul and Elgin talk about several new shows in the era of peak TV (some of which excited them, others of which angered or annoyed them, mostly Elgin):
- FX’s American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson — which is both ’90s nostalgic and resonant with our own times — produced by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, as well as Ryan Murphy, and starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and John Travolta.
- BBC America’s London Spy — a story about love and friendship between gay men, some of whom happen to be secret agents — produced by Tom Rob Smith and starring Ben Whishaw and Jim Broadbent.
- Quick takes on their peeks at FX’s Baskets (starring Zach Galifianakis as, yes, really, an aspiring artsy clown), Louis C.K.’s direct-to-consumer show Horace and Pete, ABC’s You, Me, and the Apocalypse, Fox’s revival of The X-Files, and ABC’s Madoff (starring Richard Dreyfuss).
- In the lead-in free-for-all segment, Elgin discusses Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years and the Coen Brothers’ Hail, Caesar!, while Paul explains his experiences watching the web series Laughs in Translation by Brooks Wheelan and The New Yorker Presents, as well as the virtual reality experiences to be had via Google Cardboard and Oculus. They both chat about the hard-R-rated box office giant Deadpool from 20th Century Fox (not Sony, as stated erroneously in the podcast).
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