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  • Aaron here. I'll just cut to the chase: my baby is coming any day now. That said, Jack and I recorded this new episode a bit early in the week. As I type this, it's almost midnight on Wednesday and I'm prepping to schedule this to post on its own. Because who knows where I'll be!? Breakfast Pruner is almost here.

    NEWS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:

    "Dark Tourist" is being investigated by Japan's Reconstruction Agency and Fukushima Prefectural Government. Henry Cavill will star in Netflix's new "Witcher" series. Alan Tudyk will play Mr. Nobody in DC's live-action "Doom Patrol" series. Former 'Sleepy Hollow' showrunner Len Wiseman will exec produce and direct the pilot for DC's upcoming live-action "Swamp Thing" series, which will also be exec produced by James Wan and air on their new OTT platform, DC Universe. Ellen Degeneres is returning to stand-up comedy after 15 years with a Netflix special that will premiere on December 18. NBC is expanding the "Law & Order" universe with a new series titled "Law & Order: Hate Crimes." According to The Hollywood Reporter, "the show is based on the real-life Hate Crimes Task Force within the New York Police Department. The unit works under the Special Victims Unit (the basis for SVU) within the department and often borrows SVU detectives for help with investigations." Damon Herriman, who played Dewey on "Justified," will not only be playing Charles Manson in Tarantino's new movie, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," he'll be playing Manson in season 2 of "Mindhunter." Former "Cosby Show" actor Geoffrey Owens was shamed online in an article on Fox News for being an actor working at Trader Joe's.

    AARON'S LOSERS: "The Great British Baking Show" (Netflix), "Jack Ryan" (Amazon), "Ozark" (Netflix) and "The Purge" (USA)
    JACK'S LOSERS: "Jack Ryan"
    AARON'S FENCER: "God Friended Me" (CBS) and "Kidding" (premieres 9/9 to Showtime)
    JACK'S FENCERS: "God Friended Me" and "Transformers: Cyberverse" (Cartoon Network)
    AARON'S WINNERS: "Mayans MC" (FX), "Better Call Saul" (AMC), "You" (premieres 9/9 to Lifetime) and "Castle Rock" (Hulu)
    JACK'S WINNERS: "Safe Harbour" (Hulu) and "Angels of Death" (Crunchy Roll)

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    Welcome to Episode 108.

  • Did you want a three-hour episode? Well, your wish has been granted. Maybe it's due to Jack's fluid work schedule. Maybe it's because Aaron's unsure if his baby will be born before next Friday. At any rate, we hope you enjoy Episode 107. Who knows when Episode 108 will happen?!?

    NEWS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:

    "The Walking Dead" has cast Ryan Hurst, better known as Opie from "Sons of Anarchy," to play Beta, one of the new villains in Season 9. Connie Britton and Dylan McDermott are reprising their roles as Ben and Vivien Harmon from "Murder House" for "American Horror Story: Apocalypse." Evan Peters and Taissa Farmiga will be playing Tate and Violet again, as well. In addition, all the "Coven" witches, played by Sarah Paulson, Farmiga, Emma Roberts, Gabourey Sidibe, Lily Rabe, Stevie Nicks and Frances Conroy, will return. Clayne Crawford appeared on the Drinkin' Bros. podcast to tell his side of the "Lethal Weapon" drama. Louis CK performed a surprise set at the Comedy Cellar earlier this week and was met with a standing ovation from the majority of the men in the audience while many of the women sat stone-faced. Is it the right time for Louis to make a comeback? Rob Thomas is close to a development deal with Hulu to revive "Veronica Mars" with Kristen Bell attached as star. "Gravity Falls" creator Alex Hirsch has signed a multi-year deal with Netflix to develop original animated series and movies on the platform. "The End of the F*cking World" has been renewed for a second season, for some reason. "Mr. Robot" will end after Season 4 "The Big Bang Theory" will end after Season 12 The details of this year's CW Superhero Crossover Event have been released.

    AARON'S LOSERS: "Who is America" (Showtime) and "Find Me in Paris" (Hulu)
    JACK'S LOSERS: "The Innocents" (Netflix)
    AARON'S FENCERS: "Disenchantment" (Netflix), "Magic for Humans" (Netflix) and "Preacher" (AMC)
    JACK'S FENCERS: "Trial and Error" (NBC) and "Magic For Humans" (Netflix)
    AARON'S WINNERS: "Making It" (NBC), "Follow This" (NBC), "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (Netflix), "Wrecked" (TBS), "Better Call Saul" (AMC), "Random Acts of Flyness" (HBO) and "Castle Rock" (Hulu)
    JACK'S WINNERS: "Castaways" (ABC), "The Shop" (HBO), "The Characters" (Netflix), "Castle Rock" (Hulu) and "Animals" (HBO)

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    Welcome to Episode 107.

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  • After a few weeks of exploring the netherworld, where we battled three-headed Trump-beasts and drank from the fountains of Cola Mountain, Jack and I have finally returned to bellow our opinions into the TV chasm. Didja miss us?

    In all seriousness, Jack started a new job at CryptTV and was in heavy production mode which had us go dark for a time. I can only assume that'll be happening more frequently as Baby Pruner touches down.

    But until then ...

    NEWS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:

    CNN is doing a full-length documentary about Anthony Bourdain that will be released in theaters sometime in 2019. Season 3 of "Stranger Things" will take place in 1985 and obviously reference "Back to the Future," but according to David Harbour, the new season will also make multiple references to the movie "Fletch." Netflix has renewed both "GLOW" and "Anne with an E" for a third season. Netflix has canceled "The Joel McHale Show" and "The Break with Michelle Wolf." "Castle Rock" has been renewed for a second season on Hulu. "Knightfall" — History Channel's series about the Knights of the Templar — has been renewed for a second season and Mark Hamill is joining the cast. USA has ordered a Jason Bourne TV series called "Treadstone." Production is set to begin in 2019. According to THR, "the first season will follow sleeper agents — none of them played by Matt Damon — across the globe as they're instructed to carry out deadly missions." Before it could even open, a "Rick and Morty" pop-up bar was shut down by Turner Broadcasting. It was going to be called Wubba Lubba Dub Pub and would've been located in Washington D.C.

    AARON'S LOSERS: "Carter," "All About the Washingtons" and "Insatiable"
    AARON'S FENCERS: "Ballers" and "Disenchantment"
    JACK'S FENCERS: "Shut Eye," "Live PD," "Cloak and Dagger" and "Mary and the Witch’s Flower"
    AARON'S WINNERS: "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (Nicki Minaj episode), "The History of Comedy" (Season 2, the animation episode), "Dark Tourist" (also "Tickled" movie on HBO), Hannah Gadsby's Comedy Special "Nanette," "Random Acts of Flyness" and "Better Call Saul"
    JACK'S WINNERS: "Castle Rock," "Better Call Saul," "Tickled" (PLUS "The Tickle King!" on HBO), "Hollywood Love Story" and "Mister Tachyon"

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    Welcome to Episode 106.

  • Welcome back, Clinkers. We took a bit of a hiatus after San Diego Comic-Con. Basically, things have been a bit busy over here in Punch Drunk world. Jack got a new job at CryptTV. Aaron's been buried in his school-work and the current Television Critics Association Summer Tour. But finally, we're back. And we missed you.

    NEWS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:

    The final season of "Parts Unknown" will premiere to CNN in the fall. AMC has completed its investigation against Chris Hardwick and is letting him return to hosting duties on "Talking with Chris Hardwick." He will also return as host of NBC's "The Wall" and appear as a guest judge on the new season of "America's Got Talent." HBO has greenlit their long-rumored "Deadwood" TV movie. Fox finally released the details of Seann William Scott's character in Season 3 of "Lethal Weapon." Spoiler: he's not playing Riggs' brother. Fox is developing a "24" prequel series because Fox hasn't learned from their mistakes. There is an "ALF" TV reboot in development at Warner Bros. The reboot of the series "would reportedly focus on ALF returning to Earth, with a new family and characters."

    AARON'S LOSER: "Who is America"
    AARON'S FENCERS: "Last Chance U" and "Dark Tourist"
    JACK'S FENCERS: "Who is America," "Cupcake and Dino" and "Hollywood Love Story"
    AARON'S WINNERS: "Making It," "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee," "Explained," "Somebody Feed Phil" and "Castle Rock"
    JACK'S WINNERS: "Making It," "Dark Tourist," "Mister Tachyon" and "Last Week Tonight"

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    Welcome to Episode 105.

  • We have officially begun counting down till San Diego Comic-Con! So, of course, that means Aaron and Jack spend a good portion of the episode talking about the TV goodies (or lack there-of) happening next week.

    The Emmy nominations were also announced this week, so we not only try to figure out who will win in this insane race but dig through some of the snubs (ie: No Twin Peaks or Last Man on Earth!) For shame!

    NEWS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:

    Game of Thrones Peter Dinklage scored his seventh Emmy nomination for supporting actor in a drama series. Dinklage is now the most nominated person ever in the category. Sandra Oh becomes first Asian woman to score lead actress Emmy nom for Killing Eve. FX has renewed Pose for a second season Three new Archie comics series are in the works. The first of which is an updated animated incarnation of Archie and his friends. There have been numerous Archie cartoons in the past, but this one will reportedly lean more towards comedy than the current comic book series or even Riverdale. The second show is also an animated series, with Josie from Josie and the Pussycats in the lead. That series is described as a "horror-tinged" story. The third is a live-action adaptation of Sam Hill, a private detective character whose adventures have only been sporadically published within the last few decades. Sam Hill is far from an obvious choice for an adaptation, but it could be a sign that the company is attempting to expand its reach. The accompanying report states the three shows are being pitched to streaming services and broadcast networks. Season 22 of South Park will premiere on September 26. FX's Y: The Last Man series has been cast. Barry Keoghan has been signed to portray Yorick Brown, an amateur escape artist and the only human male who survived a catastrophic plague that nearly wiped out his gender. Yorick and his Capuchin monkey, Ampersand, may be the only two male mammals left alive. Imogen Poots will play Hero Brown, Yorick’s sister and an EMT who has her own burdens to bear in the new world. Diane Lane will co-star as Senator Jennifer Brown, Yorick and Hero’s mother. Captain Marvel co-star Lashana Lynch has nabbed the fan favorite role of Agent 355, a Secret Service operative who becomes Yorick’s protector and one of the most memorable characters in the comic. Juliana Canfield will portray Yorick’s girlfriend, Beth, while Marin Ireland will play Nora, “the president’s senior assistant and right hand.”

    AARON'S LOSER: Bill Maher Live from Oklahoma and Succession
    JACK'S LOSERS: The Outpost and Very Cavallari
    AARON'S FENCERS: Preacher and Mr. Mercedes
    JACK'S FENCERS: Cooking on High, Paid Off with Michael Torpey, Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters, TKO: Total Knockout and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
    AARON'S WINNERS: Explained, Claws, Somebody Feed Phil, GLOW and Sharp Objects
    JACK'S WINNERS: Youtube Channels: Lindsay Ellis and Red Letter Media's Best of the Worst, Anne with an E and Somebody Feed Phil

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    Welcome to Episode 104.

  • We're back after a week off and boy has summer TV really taken root! From bad reality shows to even worse reality shows, we sure do have our work cut out for us!

    NEWS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:

    Yvette Nicole Brown will replace Chris Hardwick at Comic-Con as the moderator for "The Walking Dead" and "Fear the Walking Dead "panels Clive Barker is rebooting "Nightbreed" as a TV series for SYFY. Jordan Peele is developing a Sci-Fi anthology series titled "Weird City" for YouTube. Co-created and written by Peele and "Key & Peele's" Charlie Sanders, Weird City is "set in the not-too-distant future metropolis of Weird. Each episode will explore issues that pertain to present-day life in Weird — stories that can only be told through the prism of sci-fi and comedy. The six-episode effort is expected to debut on YouTube Premium in 2019." A "Halo" live-action TV series is coming to Showtime in 2019. Danny McBride and John Goodman will star in a new half-hour comedy series on HBO called "The Righteous Gemstones." According to THR, "McBride created the project and will pen the script, executive produce, direct and star in the story of a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed and charitable work, all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ." HBO is developing a new half-hour comedy from Fred Armisen and Lorne Michaels called "Los Espookys." The show will be entirely in Spanish and set in "a strange and dreamy version of present-day Mexico City and follows a group of friends turning their love for horror into a peculiar business." Fox has canceled "Ghosted" but renewed "Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back" so, cool?

    AARON'S LOSERS: "The Proposal," "Take Two" and "Goliath"
    JACK'S LOSERS: "Door No 1," "Take Two" and "The Gong Show"
    AARON'S FENCERS: "Luke Cage" and "Preacher"
    JACK'S FENCERS: "Desus and Mero," "A Very English Scandal," "Kiss Me First" and Arrested Development," Season 5 part 1
    AARON'S WINNERS: "So You Think You Can Dance," "United Shades of America," "GLOW" and "Westworld"
    JACK'S WINNERS: "Mr. Neighbor's House 2," "GLOW," "Nailed It" and "To Tell the Truth"

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    Welcome to Episode 103.

  • Another week, another set of bombshells to discuss. We do our best to talk about this Chris Hardwick scandal, but truth be told, we're both a bit too close to the drama to come at this story with unbiased clear eyes. Still, we do our best to not only explore both sides of the story, but also our own dealings with harassment allegations over the years and how they relate here.

    Aaron's best friend is dealing with a lot in Hawaii, due to the lava flow which wiped out his entire property. Here's the GoFundMe he created to help save the animals displaced by these tragic events. Please donate and repost if you can. https://www.gofundme.com/save-the-animals-save-puna-hawaii

    Now, on with the show!

    NEWS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:

    Chloe Dykstra accused Chris Hardwick of sexual and emotional abuse, causing AMC to suspend his "Talking" shows. Hardwick has since stepped away from his moderating duties for this year's San Diego Comic-Con. "American Horror Story" Season 8 will crossover Murder House with Coven. "Lucifer" has been picked up for a fourth season by Netflix Amazon has ordered the one-hour animated series "Invincible," based on Robert Kirkman's comic book. Alex Kurtzman ("Fringe," "The Mummy," "Hawaii Five-0") has inked an overall $25-million dollar deal with CBS TV studios and is looking to expand the "Star Trek" universe with multiple series, including a possible project involving Patrick Stewart. This September, A new IDW comic will mash up "Star Trek: and "Transformers" in the most glorious way possible. Desus and Mero are getting their own lat night talk show on Showtime.

    AARON'S LOSERS: "The Proposal" and "Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours To Hell and Back"
    JACK'S LOSERS: "Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours To Hell and Back," "100% Hotter" and "The Proposal"
    AARON'S FENCERS: "Yellowstone" and "The Hollow"
    JACK'S FENCERS: "The Hollow" and "Yellowstone"
    AARON'S WINNERS: "Supernatural" (Season One rewatch), "Detroiter," "Queer Eye" and "Humans"
    JACK'S WINNERS: "Queer Eye," "Anime Crimes Division," "Man In An Orange Shirt" and "The Last Defense"

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    Welcome to Episode 102.

  • Welcome to Episode 101 of Punch Drunk TV. We wish we started the show off on a lighter note, but due to the unfortunate death of Anthony Bourdain, we do their best to unpack our own emotions regarding the man's legacy and impact on the world, while also recalling some low points in our lives that led to some self-destructive actions. Mental illness, suicide, and the way the media and social media impacts these things are all touched on ... and then 50 minutes in, the show gets into its normal groove.

    Bare with us. It's been a rough week.

    NEWS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:

    Anthony Bourdain died of suicide at the age of 61. HBO has officially greenlit a "Game of Thrones" prequel series, set within the fabled time period the "Age of Heroes," which will allegedly take place a thousand years before the show. Aside from a third "Kingsman" movie and spinoff movie that's in the works, Matthew Vaughn is developing an eight hour "Kingsman" TV spinoff series. An "Aeon Flux" live-action TV reboot is in development at MTV. The AT&T - Time Warner Merger has been approved. David Simon, who was banned from Twitter for a day because he told someone to "drop dead" says his next HBO show, which is a Capital Hill-set drama, has been in limbo for three years, thanks to Donald Trump. Details, here:

    JACK'S LOSERS: "American Woman," "Big Hero Six: The Series," "I Want THAT Wedding"
    AARON'S FENCER: "The Staircase"
    JACK'S FENCERS: "Dodo Heroes"
    AARON'S WINNERS: "Impulse," "Dear White People," "Killing Eve" and "Westworld"
    JACK'S WINNERS: "Vet Gone Wild," "Five Points," "Impulse" and "Pose"

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    Welcome to Episode 101.

    As always, #ClinktheDrink.

  • It's Episode 100! We've done this whole celebration thing once before, back when we were that other podcast on that other website that doesn't even exist anymore. But anyway ... we're having tacos to celebrate!

    You guys, there are so many new good shows this week! How did this happen? It's not even the summer yet. Holy moly!

    NEWS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:

    After the end of Season 9, Andrew Lincoln will officially be leaving "The Walking Dead." Lauren Cohan will also be leaving the series somewhere in the middle of Season 9, after contractually appearing in six episodes — she's going to star in the new ABC series "Whisky Cavalier." "Roseanne" is canceled but ABC is allegedly working to make a spinoff that would center on Sara Gilbert's character Darlene, instead. Let's discuss this "Lethal Weapon" drama, shall we? Clayne Crawford and Damon Wayans sound like just a nightmare. "MST3K" has announced a 30th-anniversary live tour may be coming to a city near you. It will feature reboot host Jonah Ray, Crow, Tom Servo … and Joel Hodgson. Hodgson wrote in a statement, "We’ll be performing two completely different shows as part of the tour, featuring two incredibly strange and cheesy feature films: The Brain, a Canadian sci-fi suburban nightmare, and Deathstalker, a fun sword and sandal epic with some surprisingly muppety monsters! As with last year, these are two completely different shows they’ll be alternating throughout the tour. Beginning on October 9 in Portland, ME, the tour will last six weeks, span 29 cities, and comprise 42 shows. Tickets go on sale to the general public 10 pm ET on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. So, you know… be ready for that." Celebrity guests confirmed for the new season of "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee": the late Jerry Lewis, Ellen DeGeneres, Dave Chappelle, Kate McKinnon, Hasan Minhaj, Dana Carvey, Neil Brennan, Tracy Morgan, Brian Regan, Zach Galifianakis, Alec Baldwin and John Mulaney. Season 10 premiere on July 6.

    AARON'S LOSER: "Reverie"
    JACK'S LOSERS: "Bachelorette," "Reverie" "Succession"
    AARON'S FENCERS: "Arrested Development," "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," "Marvel's Cloak & Dagger," "Succession"
    JACK'S FENCERS: "Arrested Development" and "Condor"
    AARON'S WINNERS: "Parts Unknown,' "Explained," "World of Dance," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "Dietland," "Pose," "Westworld" and "Impulse"
    JACK'S WINNERS: "Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For the Rest of Your Life," "Pose," "Dietland," "Explained" and "Impulse"

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    Welcome to Episode 100.

    As always, #ClinktheDrink.

  • It's our 99th episode! To celebrate coming in shy of the big hundred, Jack and Aaron brought their wives along for a very special episode. Here, we discuss our "couple shows" and how our significant others affect the shows we watch.

    We recorded this one a bit early this week (on Memorial Day, to be specific), which means there's no talk of the "Roseanne" fiasco that went down on Tuesday. Who needs more "Roseanne" talk, anyway.

    NEWS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:

    New Episodes of "Queer Eye" is hitting Netflix on June 15! The new episodes will feature the show's first female and trans male subjects. "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening is bringing his first new series to TV in 20 years. It's called "Disenchantment" and according to Mashable, "The series will follow the misadventures of "hard-drinking young princess Bean, her feisty elf companion Elfo, and her personal demon Luci." The report continues, saying, "As they go about their adventures, the trio will encounter "ogres, sprites, harpies, imps, trolls, walruses, and lots of human fools." Idris Elba is set to direct, produce, and star as Quasimodo in a modern retelling of Victor Hugo’s classic, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," for Netflix. Sure. And because Aaron and Kelly are expecting a child, we talk about the impact the Marvel Cinematic Universe is having on new baby names.

    AARON'S MOVIE LOSERS: "All Eyez on Me" and "Anon"
    JACK'S FENCERS: "Picnic at Hanging Rock" and "The Break with Michelle Wolf"
    KELLY & AARON'S FENCERS: Aaron: "The Break with Michelle Wolf" and "Cargo." Kelly: "Little Women"
    AARON'S WINNERS: "The Toys That Made Us," "Girl's Trip," "Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You'll Forget for the Rest of Your Life," "Westworld" and "The Handmaid's Tale"
    JACK & JOELLEN'S WINNERS: Jack: "The Last Man On Earth" finale, "The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale" finale, "The Middle" finale and "The Toys That Made Us." "Joellen: "Violet Evergarden" and "Children of the Whales"

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    Welcome to Episode 99.

    As always, #ClinktheDrink.

  • It's that time again. Episode 98 of Punch Drunk TV is here and we start off with an apology from Aaron who clarifies his stance on the legality and morality of raping and murdering robots in Westworld. Because, for some reason, last week he just couldn't communicate his argument properly. Also, the whiskey ... it be strong.

    It's Memorial Day Weekend, what are you all doing? Besides listening to this new episode, of course...?

    NEWS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:

    Damon Lindelof says his "Watchmen" series will not be an adaptation of the comics or a sequel to the movie, instead saying, it'll be "a remix." Via The Hollywood Reporter, Lindelof says, "Those original twelve issues are our Old Testament. When the New Testament came along, it did not erase what came before it. Creation. The Garden of Eden. Abraham and Isaac. The Flood. It all happened. And so it will be with Watchmen. The Comedian died. Dan and Laurie fell in love. Ozymandias saved the world and Dr. Manhattan left it just after blowing Rorschach to pieces in the bitter cold of Antarctica. To be clear. Watchmen is canon.” Netflix has canceled their "Arrested Development" press tour in the UK following backlash against Jeffrey Tambor. Barack and Michelle Obama have inked a multi-year production deal with Netflix where they will be creating new documentaries, docu-series, feature-length movies, and other types of content. Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis — the co-showrunners of ABC's "Once Upon a Time" — have replaced Bryan Fuller as the new showrunners for Apple's "Amazing Stories." FOX and WWE are close to a five-year $1-billion dollar deal to bring Smackdown to the network. Raw will stay on USA. After being canceled by SYFY, "The Expanse" has been rescued by Amazon "Krypton" has been renewed at SYFY for a second season "Step Up: High Water" renewed for a second season at YouTube Red FX has renewed "Baskets" for a fourth season Mark Wahlberg is currently in the process of bringing back the children’s educational TV series "Captain Kangaroo" with his non-scripted production company Unrealistic Ideas. “We are bringing back a cool STEM scientist as Captain Kangaroo,” he said. There are no other details about the series or where it'll air at this time. There's a new "Thundercats" series on the way, called "Thundercats Roar," and some fans are really unhappy about the new show's silly aesthetic.

    AARON'S LOSERS: "Fahrenheit 451" and "13 Reasons Why"
    JACK'S LOSERS: "Evil Genius" and "Rea(L)over"
    AARON'S FENCERS: "The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish," "13 Reasons Why: Beyond the Reasons," "The Final Year" and "McMafia"
    JACK'S FENCERS: "Saturday Night Live" finale w/ Tina Fey, "Scijinks," "The Split" and "Royal Wedding Live with Cord & Tish"
    AARON'S WINNERS: "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "Westworld" and "The Handmaid's Tale"
    JACK'S WINNERS: "Mob Psycho 100," "Terrace House: Opening New Doors," "The Handmaid’s Tale" and "Westworld"

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    Welcome to Episode 98.

    As always, #ClinktheDrink.

  • We're now at that weird time between show seasons. With Summer shows around the corner and most shows coming to an end, what sorta batshit crazy things are we going to be watching over the next month? That is the question.

    In the meantime, The Network UpFronts are done and it seems that the Red Wedding has come to Fox. The network almost killed all of their comedies. But at least Stiffler is coming to "Lethal Weapon" ... right?

    NEWS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:

    Clayne Crawford has been replaced by Seann William Scott for Season 3 of "Lethal Weapon." It's unclear what will happen to Riggs in the story, but Scott will come in as a new unruly cop character for Damon Wayans' Murtaugh to team up with. Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon will return as Cord and Tish to cover the Royal Wedding on HBO. It's titled "The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!" and will premiere May 19 at 7:30 pm. Jordan Peele will executive produce a new 10-episode nazi-hunting series for Amazon called "The Hunt." Set in the 1970s, the series "starts from a vaguely real-world premise—former Nazis living undercover in New York—and quickly gets TV-show-over-the-top with it, suggesting that the “hundreds” of secret Germans are plotting the rise of a “Fourth Reich” in the heart of the Big Apple." According to Entertainment Weekly, "Arrested Development's" 16-episode fifth season will be split into two halves, with one premiering May 29 and the other coming by the end of the year. Netflix is getting in on the horror anthology trend with a new series, "Guillermo del Toro Presents 10 After Midnight." According to Variety, Del Toro will serve as executive producer on the series, and reportedly wants to write and direct select “equally sophisticated and horrific” episodes himself; the rest will come from writers and filmmakers personally selected by the director. "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." has been renewed for a sixth season. According to AV Club, "the show will return for a 13-episode run next summer, most likely giving viewers a nice gap between the May release of Avengers 4 and the show’s season premiere. This way, half of the cast can still be obliterated and then resurrected without undercutting whatever the movie does to pull it off—which we’re all guessing involves time travel, right?" Batwoman will make her debut in CW's next Superhero crossover event. This will be the first time any of the "Arrow"-related shows will be making a direct connection to the Batman universe. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Epix has just ordered 10 episodes of "Pennyworth," a show dedicated to Batman’s butler Alfred when he first began working for Bruce Wayne’s father. The show will emphasize Alfred’s past as a former British SAS officer living in 1960s London, so it will be as far removed from the classic Batman mythology as possible. DC Universe announced a new 13-episode live action series for the streaming service based on "Doom Patrol." A press release from Warner Bros. says "Doom Patrol" will be about a team of super-powered people who have all been scarred and traumatized by various tragedies until someone known as The Chief comes along and enlists them in a mission to investigate 'the weirdest phenomena in existence.'"

    NOTEWORTHY CANCELLATIONS:
    Syfy has canceled "The Expanse."
    CBS: "Kevin Can Wait," "Scorpion," "Superior Donuts"
    NBC: "Great News," "Rise," "Taken"
    ABC: "Alex, Inc.," "The Crossing," "Deception," "Designated Survivor," "Quantico," "Kevin (Probably) Saves the World," "Marvel's Inhumans"
    FOX: "The Exorcist," "Lucifer," "The X-Files" (but there'll be more "Prison Break," apparently?)

    ABC also passed on "The Greatest American Hero" reboot. The CW canceled their "Supernatural" spinoff series "The Wayward Sisters." "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" was saved from cancellation by NBC, and Fox has resurrected Tim Allen's "Last Man Standing" after canceling practically all its comedies because "The Roseanne Effect" and ... football?

    AARON'S LOSER: "Patrick Melrose"
    JACK'S LOSERS: "Safe"
    AARON'S FENCERS: "Evil Genius" and "I'm Dying Up Here"
    JACK'S FENCERS: "All Night," "Evil Genius," "Patrick Melrose"
    AARON'S WINNERS: "Dear White People," "Westworld," "Barry" and "Killing Eve"
    JACK'S WINNERS: "Barry," "Westworld," "The Handmaid’s Tale," "Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife" and Little Women"

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    Welcome to Episode 97.

    As always, #ClinktheDrink.

  • Aaron here, I'm back from Budapest and I have stories. Also, Jack and I watched enough shows to talk for two hours ... which was something I was really concerned about. I'm typing this as Jack is ordering Jet Blue pizza. It's 12:30 am. What is life?

    NEWS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:

    Clayne Crawford has been fired from "Lethal Weapon." Fox has canceled "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and "Last Man on Earth." Netflix has ordered six more episodes of "Somebody Feed Phil." The new episodes find Phil in Venice, Dublin, Buenos Aires, Copenhagen, Capetown and New York. All episodes will premiere globally on July 6. Adult Swim has ordered SEVENTY MORE EPISODES OF "RICK AND MORTY." James Wan is executive producing a "Swamp Thing" TV series for DC's new streaming service, called DC Universe. It will premiere sometime in 2019. Martin Scorsese will direct an "SCTV" reunion special for Netflix, which will feature Rick Moranis, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short and Dave Thomas Most importantly, Lifetime has greenlit an R. Kelly docu-series and a feature-length movie "aiming to tell the stories of women who have fallen under the toxic spell of the controversial R&B singer, whose alleged abuse of underage black women was detailed in a blockbuster exposé in BuzzFeed last year by music journalist Jim DeRogatis."

    AARON'S LOSER: ABC (Because, "Roseanne")
    JACK'S LOSERS: "Sweetbitter" and "A Little Help with Carol Burnett"
    AARON'S FENCER: "SNL," "The Rain" and "Cobra Kai"
    JACK'S FENCERS: "Cobra Kai," "Vida," "The Rain" and "Taskmaster"
    AARON'S WINNERS: "This is America," "Killing Eve," Last Man on Earth," "Barry" and "Westworld"
    JACK'S WINNERS: "My House," "Barry" and "Westworld"

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    Welcome to Episode 96.

    As always, #ClinktheDrink.

  • We took a week off and now we're back, a day early! Why? Well, long story short: Aaron's life has been super crazy and he's heading off to Budapest this week for a set visit. Living the high life, or something.

    Enough small talk, let's get into it.

    THIS WEEK IN TV HISTORY:

    April 30, 1952, Mr. Potato Head is 1st toy advertised on television May 2, 1972, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was born May 3, 1991, 356th & final episode of CBS second longest running series "Dallas", (2nd only to "Gunsmoke") May 4, 2008, Seth MacFarlane reaches an agreement worth $100 million with Fox to keep "Family Guy" and "American Dad" on television until 2012, making MacFarlane the world's highest paid television writer

    NEWS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:

    Let's break down all that "Lethal Weapon" drama After 3 seasons, "Ash vs Evil Dead" has been canceled by Starz Syfy dumps their "Tremors" TV series "Double Dare" is returning to Nickelodeon this Summer with 40 new episodes For some reason, Netflix is making a "Fast & Furious" animated series

    AARON'S LOSER: "Into the Badlands" and "Archer: Danger Island"
    JACK'S LOSERS: "Archer, Danger Island," "The New Legends of Monkey" and "The Chris Gethard Show"
    AARON'S FENCER: "AMC's 'Visionaries: James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction"
    JACK'S FENCERS: "Riverdale," "Taskmaster" and "SKAM Austin"
    AARON'S WINNERS: "Aggretsuko," "Atlanta," "Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas," "Handmaid's Tale," "Ash vs. Evil Dead" and "Westworld"
    JACK'S WINNERS: "Handmaid’s Tale," "Aggretsuko" and "Dirty Computer"

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    Welcome to Episode 95.

    As always, #ClinktheDrink.

  • We took a week off but now we're back ... and badder than ever!

    How is it that after one week of not recording, there seems to be even more TV shows we are behind on? Is it even possible to stay up to date on everything when a new show is constantly premiering? Damn, do you remember how shitty TV entertainment used to be before LOST, Mad Men and Breaking Bad? Well, do you?

    NEWS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:

    "The Walking Dead" Season 8 finale brought in 7.9 million viewers — it was the highest rated show of the night, but it was the show's lowest-rated finale since Season 1 — which was watched by 6 million people. Carey Elwes and Jake Busey have joined the cast of "Stranger Things" for Season 3. According to Deadline, Elwes will be playing Larry Kline, the mayor of Hawkins, who was described as “A classic, 80’s style slick politician. Pathetic and driven only by his own interests. The studio is looking for a male, aged from 40s-60s, to fill the role." Busey will be playing a character named Bruce, who was described as “a morally compromised news reporter in his 50s” who is “outwardly sexist, overweight and bedraggled.” Idris Elba is going to Netflix. The service has handed out a straight-to-series, eight-episode order for half-hour entry "Turn Up Charlie," an original comedy created by, starring and exec produced by the "Luther" Emmy nominee. According to THR, "Elba will star in the comedy as Charlie, a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor, who is given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a manny to his famous best friend's problem-child daughter." Comedy Central confirms that Season 5 of "Broad City" will be its final season. Smart move going out on their terms. And with the recent announcement that Amazon is developing an "A League of Their Own" TV series — with Abbi Jacobson co-writing and executive producing — it looks like she'll be keeping busy. I wonder if Alana is good at sports? Nat Geo says Season 3 of its series "Genius" will be about Mary Shelley. Season 2, which is about Pablo Picasso, premieres on Tuesday, the 24th. ABC has once again ordered a 13-episode spinoff to "The Goldbergs." It's currently untitled and will be taking place in the '90s.

    RECENT RENEWALS & CANCELLATIONS:

    HBO has renewed "Barry" for Season 2. CBS renewed "Blue Bloods," "Bull," "Hawaii Five-0," "MacGyver," "NCIS: Los Angeles" and "NCIS: New Orleans." Hulu has renewed "I Love You America" Sundance has renewed "This Close" CBS has taken "Living Biblically" off its lineup, basically canceling the series. NBC has taken "Taken" off its schedule, basically canceling the series. Netflix has canceled "Seven Seconds" after one season.

    AARON'S LOSERS: "Roseanne," "The Last O.G.," "New Girl" and "Siren"
    JACK'S LOSERS: "Siren," "SNL," "Trading Spaces," "Ballmastrz 9009" and "New Girl"
    AARON'S FENCERS: "The Walking Dead," "Fear the Walking Dead," "SNL" and "Last Man on Earth"
    JACK'S FENCER: "Howard’s End"
    AARON'S WINNERS: "Chef's Table: Pastry," "Andre the Giant," "The Circus," "Atlanta," "Hap & Leonard" and "Lost in Space"
    JACK'S WINNERS: "Last Man On Earth," Barry Killing Eve

    SHOWS TO WATCH: "Mercury 13" on Netflix (Friday), "Westworld" on HBO (Sunday), "Into the Badlands" on AMC (Sunday), "The Ice Cream Show" on Viceland (Tuesday), "Archer: Danger Island" on FX (Wednesday), "The Handmaid's Tale" on Hulu (Wednesday), and "Brockmire" on IFC (Wednesday)

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    Welcome to Episode 94.

    As always, #ClinktheDrink.

  • It's been a long week and Jack and Aaron will be taking a week off next week. Just so you know.

    Be warned: Aaron had an itchy trigger finger going into this episode. Basically, coffee and whiskey and no sleep and all work make Aaron a grumpy ... oh well, you get it.

    Be sure to find us all the places podcasts can be found: Stitcher, iTunes, Castbox, Google Play, Spotify, TuneIn, etc etc. Also, if you enjoy this show, check out Aaron's other show PrunerTV every Tuesday at Idobi Radio.

    NEWS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:

    "Stranger Things" will be the first Netflix series to get its own maze at Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando, Hollywood and Singapore this fall. FX Networks has ordered the pilot for "Y," based on the post-apocalyptic comic book series "Y: The Last Man" Ryan Murphy says Joan Collins will join the cast of "American Horror Story" for Season 8 Roseanne's ratings dropped 17 percent in its second week, bringing in 15.2 million viewers, as opposed to the adjusted number of 25 million who tuned in for the premiere. Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions is making a four-part Lorena Bobbitt docuseries for Amazon. Amazon's "Lord of the Rings" TV series will be the most expensive TV show ever. The streaming service is planning on producing at least five seasons and it'll cost around $1 billion dollars to make. "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" will end after Season 4. The CW has renewed "Arrow," "Black Lightning," "Legends of Tomorrow," "Dynasty," "The Flash," "Jane the Virgin," "Riverdale," "Supergirl" and "Supernatural." The Parents Television Council wants Netflix to hold off on airing Season 2 of "13 Reasons Why" until "experts in the scientific community have determined it to be safe for consumption" by minors.

    AARON'S LOSER: "The Crossing" and "Roseanne"
    JACK'S LOSERS: "Roseanne," "The Dangerous Book For Boys" and "The Crossing"
    JACK'S FENCERS: "The Last OG"
    AARON'S WINNERS: "Rapture" The Logic episode, "The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "Supernatural" Scoobynatural, "A Series of Unfortunate Events" and "Legion"
    JACK'S WINNERS: "Barry," "Supernatural" and "Legion"

    SHOWS COMING UP WORTH WATCHING: Jay-Z on "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction" on Friday (Netflix), "Paterno" on Saturday (HBO), "Saturday Night Live" with Chadwick Boseman hosting with Cardi B as the musical talent (NBC), "Howard's End" on Sunday (Starz), "Killing Eve" on Sunday (BBC America), Wrestlemania 34 on Sunday (WWE Network), "New Girl" Season 7 premiere on Tuesday (FOX), "HBO Special: Andre the Giant" on Tuesday (HBO), "CW Special: Harry Potter: A History of Magic" on Wednesday (CW), "The Expanse" on Wednesday (SYFY), "Lost in Space" on Friday (Netflix), "Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas" on Friday (HBO)

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    Welcome to Episode 93.

    As always, #ClinktheDrink.

  • It's been a few days since Jack has had anything to drink and he broke that streak in this episode. You've been warned.

    On the flipside, Aaron came into the episode already a bit tipsy off of some odd blue drink from FX's "Legion" Chamber Experience going on in Hollywood this weekend. Let's party!

    NEWS HIGHLIGHTS:

    Donald and Stephen Glover are no longer working on FX's "Deadpool" animated series. After the news hit, Glover released his entire script for the pilot online 18 million people tuned into "Roseanne" when it returned to TV on Tuesday. And in a speech in Ohio on Tuesday, which was supposed to be about infrastructure, Donald Trump ended up taking the credit for those ratings. Stormy Daniels' 60 Minutes interview brought the show's highest ratings in 10 years — that's 22 million viewers Steven Spielberg came out against Netflix movies being nominated for Oscars. If it's released in the TV format, it should be considered a TV movie and only be considered for Emmys. Do we agree? Netflix has renewed four unscripted shows: "Queer Eye," the docuseries "Dope," the baking competition series "Nailed It," and the docuseries "The Toys That Made Us" Get excited, Jack. John Mulaney will host "SNL" on April 14th.

    AARON'S LOSERS: "Game Over Man" and "Alex, Inc."
    JACK'S LOSERS: "Alex, Inc." and "Splitting Up Together"
    AARON'S FENCERS: "Requiem," "The Tick," "Silicon Valley" and "Roseanne" Season 10 premiere
    JACK'S FENCERS: "Full Frontal With Samantha Bee," "Alexa and Katie," "Riverdale" and "Gotham"
    AARON'S WINNERS: "Roseanne" Season 10, Episode 2, "The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling," "The Terror," "Barry" and"Santa Clarita Diet"
    JACK'S WINNERS: "Barry," "Roseanne," "Last Man on Earth" and "Trust'

    UPCOMING TV SHOWS TO WATCH: "Siren" on Freeform (Thursday), "Series of Unfortunate Events" Season 2 on Netflix (Friday), "Counterpart" Season 1 finale on Starz (Sunday), "Jesus Christ Superstar Live!" on NBC (Sunday), "The Crossing" on ABC (Monday), "Legion" Season 2 premiere on FX (Tuesday), "The Last O.G." on TBS (Tuesday), "The Magicians" Season 3 finale on Wednesday (SYFY), "Will & Grace" Season 9 finale on Thursday (NBC)

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    Welcome to Episode 92.

    As always, #ClinktheDrink.

  • Hey Clinkers. How are you? It's raining in L.A. So ... thoughts and prayers to all the displaced snails ...

    NEWS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:

    The "Stranger Things" cast just got huge pay raises. Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Noah Schnapp, and Caleb McLaughlin all will go from about $30,000 per episode to somewhere between $200,000 and $250,000. Millie Bobby Brown’s bump was apparently even bigger, but Deadline doesn’t offer specifics. David Harbour and Winona Ryder are making somewhere “north of $300,000" after their own salary bumps. Series regulars Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton are only making between $100,000 and $150,000, which seems low for how important they are to the series, but they both got overshadowed by Joe Keery during season two. Kathy Bates will return for Season 8 of "American Horror Story" because, duh. Ryan Murphy revealed at PaleyFest: “Kathy and Sarah Paulson have a lot of great stuff to get to do. So, with Evan Peters, the three of them are the leads this year.” John Constantine will become a series regular on DC's "Legends of Tomorrow." That is if The CW renews the show for a fourth season. NBC has given an extended order for more "Will & Grace" episodes this season. The network already ordered a second season before the reboot's premiere and just ordered a third season (or 11th season, if you're keeping track). Jerry O'Connell has been cast as Sheldon's older brother Georgie on "The Big Bang Theory" and will appear in the Season 11 finale Netflix has secured the international rights to all of the Monty Python movies as well as many TV series including "Flying Circus." The content will launch in the UK and Canada on Sunday, April 15, and begin streaming in America later this year.

    AARON'S LOSERS: "The Woods: Tales of The X Species Volume 1," "X-Files" and "Krypton"
    JACK'S LOSERS: "Instinct" and "War Games"
    AARON'S FENCERS: "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "Station 19" and "On My Block"
    JACK'S FENCERS: "Krypton," "Darling in the FRANXX," "Genius Junior" and "Gotham"
    AARON'S WINNERS: "SNL," "The Walking Dead," "Wild Wild Country" and "Last Man On Earth"
    JACK'S WINNERS: "On My Block," “Last Man On Earth” and Bill Hader ... just, Bill Hader. Put him on EVERY SHOW!

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    Welcome to Episode 91.

    As always, #ClinktheDrink.

  • Hey guys, it's been a rough week. So instead of filling this intro with some sort of witty small talk, we're just going to ask that you head over to iTunes and review/rate the show if you like what you hear. We love you.

    NEWS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:

    "The Walking Dead's" Season 8 finale and Season 4 premiere of "Fear the Walking Dead" — aka the series' first-ever crossover episode — will hit 750 theaters nationwide on April 15 in what Fathom Events is calling "Survival Sunday" Thanks to the success of "The White Queen" and "The White Princess," Starz has put the third installment into production. Based on Philippa Gregory's series of books, the newest series is "The Spanish Princess" which "returns viewers to the world of royal court intrigue as seen uniquely through the perspective of the women, but also sheds light on a previously untold corner of history — the lives of people of color, living and working in 16th century London." Hulu is developing a series about the "Satanic Panic" of the late '80s and early '90s. The series is called "Demons," and according to THR, the drama will "revolve around Marilyn Jones, the seductive "patient zero" in the frenzy surrounding satanic ritual abuse, and her husband, Bennett Lewis, a brilliant but manipulative psychiatrist. In success, each season of Demons would explore a twisted crime affected by the couple's dark exploration into the fragile nature of memory and guilt." MTV is expanding its "TRL" franchise to add late night and morning editions of the program. Nerdist reported on a rumor that FOX may be interested in rebooting "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Of course, it's just a rumor but would this even be a good idea?

    QUESTION: After watching "Jessica Jones" and "Daredevil's" sophomore seasons, I have to wonder, Is there a Season 2 curse for Netflix's Marvel shows?

    AARON'S LOSERS: "The Pizza Show," "Deception," "American Idol" and "Rise"
    JACK'S LOSERS: "Nailed It," "The Simpsons" and "American Idol"
    AARON'S FENCERS: "Nailed It," "For the People" and "The Walking Dead"
    JACK'S FENCERS: "Deception," "Hate Thy Neighbor" and "Rise"
    AARON'S WINNERS: "Gotham," "The X-Files" and "Collateral"
    JACK'S WINNERS: "The Zoo," "For The People" and "Flint Town"

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    Welcome to Episode 90.

    As always, #ClinktheDrink.

  • In Episode 89 of Punch Drunk TV, Jack and Aaron discuss a very important topic: Their rekindled Tori Amos fandoms. Seriously, it's overtaken everything ... but only '90s Tori.

    NEWS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:

    Barack and Michelle Obama are in early talks with Netflix to produce a new global series for the platform. The deal is said to be focused on a series that would highlight inspirational stories, not anything to serve as a direct rebuttal to current President Donald Trump or his policies. Bronson Pinchot, aka Balki from "Perfect Strangers," has been cast as a recurring character in Netflix's "Sabrina" series. Pinchot will recur as George Hawthorne, "Baxter High's villainous, puritanical principal. He is a constant thorn in Sabrina's side and is always trying to thwart her escapades." Disney Jr is working on a new "Rocketeer" animated series. This time, the story will follow Kit: “a young girl who receives a surprise package on her birthday revealing she’s next in line to become the Rocketeer, a legendary superhero who has the ability to fly with the help of a rocket-powered jetpack.” Assisting Kit with her adventures will be “her gadget-minded best friend, Tesh, and airplane mechanic uncle, Ambrose.” Jon Favreau has been tapped to write and executive produce a live-action "Star Wars" TV series that'll air exclusively on Disney's yet-to-launch standalone streaming service 26.5 million people tuned in to the Oscars on Sunday, making it the lowest rated event in the awards show's history.

    QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Do the Oscars still matter?

    AARON'S LOSERS: "Life Sentence," "The Walking Dead" and "UnREAL"
    JACK'S LOSERS: "Life Sentence"
    AARON'S FENCER: "Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and Notorious BIG"
    JACK'S FENCER: "The Tick"
    AARON'S WINNERS: "Booze Traveler," "Hap & Leonard," "The X-Files," "Ash vs. Evil Dead" and "Flint Town"
    JACK'S WINNERS: "Far Cry 5: Inside Eden's Gate," "Flint Town," "Sundays with Alec Baldwin," "Hard Sun" and "Queer Eye"

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    Welcome to Episode 89.
    As always, #ClinktheDrink.