Today's Episode

So many people complained about the wait between Stranger Things seasons that Netflix made sure there was no way to escape its most valuable franchise, even after the main show ended. From stage plays to animated spin-offs to whatever else is lurking in the Upside Down, we return to Eleven and company before the corpse is even cold. Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 is Netflix’s 10-episode animated series set between Seasons 2 and 3, with a new voice cast, the Duffer Brothers executive producing. On the podcast, we talk about how this got greenlit, the new villain and characters, what the internet is saying, critical reception, the Season 2-to-3 timeline, and what this reminds us of. Like it or not, tune in for our discussion and ultimate rating. Welcome to Today’s Episode!

Completing the Hangover saga, Zach Galifianakis is at it again: interviewing kids, learning about vegetables, and sneaking between ferns in a campaign to find out if he can follow the likes of Nick Offerman and Jeremy Clarkson into the world of agriculture. On the podcast, we review the short six-episode docu-miniseries. We’ll let you know if it’s worth the massive hype, how well it stays on topic, and attempt not to give away too many spoilers. We also mention its contemporaries, like Magic for Humans and Matty Matheson’s Just a Dash, as well as whether we can guess what Galifianakis will do next. Tune in to hear our favorite vegetable and ultimate rating. Welcome to Today’s Episode!

Denzel Washington is 71, Scott Glenn is 87, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is 39. Add them together and you get 197, a prime number. Coincidence? No way. Netflix’s Man on Fire resurrects John Creasy this time in a seven-episode action thriller starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as a traumatized Special Forces veteran whose life is shattered after a mission in Mexico City goes wrong. The pilot reintroduces Creasy in a different type story than we've seen before. On the pod, we talk characters, comparisons, the 1987 and 2004 movies, background trivia, the good, bad, and ugly, as well as our rating. Tune in and welcome to Today’s Episode!

Widow’s Bay is Apple TV’s new comedy-horror series from Katie Dippold, with Hiro Murai directing the opening stretch and Matthew Rhys starring as Tom Loftis, the skeptical mayor of a cursed New England island trying to drag his town into the 21st century. We cover the first two episodes, from the haunted inn to cursed fog, white eyes, cannibalistic town lore, and a cast of comedians playing it straight… sort of.
 On the pod, we also talk pros, cons, and comparisons: Midnight Mass, From, and Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen. Tune in for our rating! Welcome to Today’s Episode!

Half Man is like A24’s 21 Jump Street. Richard Gadd’s latest kicks off its six-episode run with a queasy coming-of-age story. Episode 1 sets up two timelines, focusing on the relationship between a brother-esque duo as they navigate dysfunctional authority figures, warped bullying power dynamics, and the psychosexual chaos of adolescence. On the pod, we unpack, in lighthearted conversation, what this dark comedy-drama has in store: standout moments, performances, comparisons, and our thoughts on Gadd and his previous series, Baby Reindeer, plus what the reception has been so far. Tune in to hear our rating. Welcome to Today’s Episode!