The gang is back together. Dan and Chris have settled their differences and have decided it would be proper to once again talk about the TV and movies they have been watching. This week: Fargo Season 4 - FX, Hulu, SBS, SBS On Demand Trial of The Chicago 7 - Netflix and in cinemas now On The Rocks - Apple TV+ Fri 23 Oct and in cinemas now Trolls World Tour - Peacock (US) and in cinemas now --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/always-be-watching/message

Always Be Watching

The one with Fargo, Trial of The Chicago 7, On The Rocks, and Trolls World Tour

Dan and Chris this week are joined by Mark Humphries. You probably know him best as the host of the beloved, but cancelled too-soon Ten game show Pointless. Or maybe you know him from his weekly satirical sketches on the ABCs flagship current affairs show 730. We know him as a guy who really loves talking about TV. This week we discuss new movie I'm Thinking of Ending Things, documentary The Social Dilemma, and the animated comedy Close Enough. All are streaming on Netflix. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/always-be-watching/message

The one with I'm Thinking of Ending Things | Close Enough | The Social Dilemma

The podcast is a little different this week with returning guest Simon Foster stopping by to fill-in for an absent Chris Yates. We talk about the new Disney+ feature film Mulan, HBO's The Third Day, Netflix's My Octopus Teacher (which is less sexy than it has been suggested), and new Amazon Prime Video series Utopia. We top this off with a brief chat about Simon's work on the upcoming film festivals: Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival - https://www.facebook.com/events/1377776789090595 Monster Fest 2020 - https://www.monsterfest.com.au/events/mf2020-sydney/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/always-be-watching/message

The one where we discuss Mulan | The Third Day | My Octopus Teacher | Utopia

We go deep into the nostalgia well this week. Apologies to our bountiful Gen Z listeners. Bill & Ted Face The Music - In Cinemas Now and on VOD in the US (04:24) Away - Netflix (23:11) Cheers - On Stan in Australia, and on both Hulu and Peacock in the US (31:17) Cobra Kai - Netflix (48:09) Don't forget, you can find more Always Be Watching on the Internet (it comes on computers) at www.alwaysbewatching.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/always-be-watching/message

The one with Bill & Ted Face The Music | Away | Cheers | Cobra Kai

It's that time of the week again for you to put down the remote control and slide into some headphones for another Always Be Watching podcast. And after you hear what we have to talk about, you'll be rushing back to your TV remote with some fresh ideas of interesting things to watch. This week: Raised By Wolves (HBO) - 03:17 Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga (Netflix) - 21:25 Lovecraft Country (HBO) - 30:50 Hoops (Netflix) - 50:02 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/always-be-watching/message

The one with Raised By Wolves | Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga | Lovecraft Country | Hoops

Dan and Chris have taken to the microphones once more after spending the past week having taken to their couches. And what more... they have new and exciting things to discuss: Tenet - In cinemas now (02:48) High Score - Netflix (20:21) Biohackers - Netflix (33:55) Into The Unknown: The Making of Frozen 2 - Disney+ (41:15) Spend more time with Always Be Watching with the daily newsletter - www.alwaysbewatching.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/always-be-watching/message

The one with Tenet | High Score | Biohackers | Into The Unknown: The Making of Frozen 2

Joining boy wonders Dan Barrett and Chris Yates in the ABW cave is the beyond lovely Mel Tait, the talented multi-hyphenate (ABC Radio host, playwright, and now co-host of the upcoming A Country Podcast).  We quickly get talking about what we've been watching. Sorry To Bother You (Streaming on Netflix) - 03:00 Staged (BBC) - 20:46 The Other Two (Comedy Central / Stan) - (45:44) A Country Practice (Streaming on 7Plus) - (33:00) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/always-be-watching/message

The one where Mel Tait joined us to discuss: Sorry To Bother You, Staged, The Other Two, and A Country Practice / A Country Podcast

This is Always Be Watching - a podcast in which two grown men offer their considerable opinions on the children's entertainment program about Muppets. This week: Muppets Now (Disney+) - 01:37 American Pickle (HBO Max / Cinemas) - 19:01 I Think You Should Leave (Netflix) - 29:30 Perry Mason (HBO) - 43:45 Find more Always Be Watching - www.alwaysbewatching.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/always-be-watching/message

Muppets Now | American Pickle | I Think You Should Leave | Perry Mason

What's worth streaming this weekend? This podcast offers you nothing but answers. This podcast is a bit of a trial. Do people want this? Please let me know. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/always-be-watching/message

Always Be Streaming - 14 August 2020

It's a theme week as we travel back to the future. We start things off with a look at the 2020 version of The Fugitive, looking at what it gets right and wrong as a property based on a 60s and 90s TV show/movie. (03:25) But then we had back to 1986 for the Talking Heads movie True Stories. (24:47) Dan's been watching Halt & Catch Fire - a mid 2010s show set in the 1980s. (41:35) And then we look at what might be the final years of cinema as TV and cinema finally converge. (52:52) Yeah - it's a big episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/always-be-watching/message

The Fugitive 2020 | True Stories (Talking Heads) | Halt & Catch Fire | The death of cinema?

On the Always Be Watching Pod, officially the podcast of record that cites the viewing interests of Dan Barrett and Chris Yates, the two watchers discuss the new Netflix documentary series Fear City: New York vs The Mafia. Dan has a grab-bag of movies he has watched recently including Almost Famous, State & Main, and new Netflix film Desperados. Oh, and Chris finally caps of his weeks-long watching of all the Jaws movies with the much maligned Jaws 3 and Jaws 4.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/always-be-watching/message

Fear City: New York v The Mafia | Almost Famous | State & Main | Desperados | Jaws 3/4

It was a bit of a quiet week for us watching new TV (there's so little of it around worth chatting about), but that didn't stop us getting passionate about the things we were actually watching. Dan went to the cinema and saw all three Christopher Nolan Batman movies - Batman Begins/The Dark Knight/The Dark Knight Rises and his opinions on the films have shifted. (06:19) Both Chris and Dan are really excited by the new podcast The Oral History of The Office. The two discuss watching the show and how the podcast has made them feel about the show. {31:34) Rosehaven is one of the few really good Aussie comedies and both Dan and Chris are into it... with a few reservations. (58:32) Yes, this show ran long. But the passion these boys have for what they've been watching - it runs deep.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/always-be-watching/message

The Office Oral History | The Dark Knight Trilogy | Rosehaven

Put on your facemasks and get ready for another talk about all the TV and movies we've been watching. This week at Always Be Watching HQ Dan and Chris have a chat about the new 2-part documentary Laurel Canyon and then speak with filmmaker Allison Ellwood about it.  Dan and Chris also talk about new Netflix film The Old Guard and then the classic shark flick Jaws. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/always-be-watching/message

Laurel Canyon with director Allison Ellwood | The Old Guard | Jaws

The biggest theatre event on the planet this month took place not at the currently shuttered theatre, but on people's TV screens thanks to Disney+. Across the world people were watching Hamilton. Dan and Chris were particularly interested in how one takes a live theatre performance and actually lets it be good on TV - not always an easy task. Chris stumbled upon Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan and loved it. Oh, and Dan stayed up way too late with a red muppet talk show host named Elmo.  This is the Always Be Watching podcast. No flipping. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/always-be-watching/message

Hamilton | Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan | Not Too Late Show with Elmo

The biggest show on the planet has been Floor is Lava - Dan and Chris have both watched the show and absolutely bought into its ridiculous simplicity. Obviously, Dan has some criticisms. Floor is Lava is just one of several big format activity-based game shows on the air right now. Dan offers a rundown on what else is happening in this space at the moment. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/always-be-watching/message

Floor is Lava and the rise of the great dumb game show

There's too much TV to watch. We're here to help! Each week Dan & Chris discuss the shows that they have been watching - maybe you'll discover something great...