The Playlist Podcast Network

Bingeworthy has returned—the relaunch of a fairly-long dormant Playlist TV podcast that will no longer stay asleep! We’re in and have been in, a new age of streaming - the uber years beyond Netflix. Everyone has their “+” subscription service and, hell, Disney+ only launched at the very end of 2019 with Apple, Paramount, Peacock, and many others will follow in their footsteps. This episode, #1 as we consider it a total reboot, relaunch, focuses on Lucasfilm's "The Book Of Boba Fett," an extremely hit and miss show and arguably the worst Lucasfilm series to date. Written by Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, the head's of "Star Wars" on TV these days, and directed and executive produced by Robert Rodriguez, "The Book Of Boba Fett" went something like this: terrible, boring, then more interesting when it decided it was no longer at all concerned with its title character. "The Book Of Boba Fett" became "The Mandalorian" 2.5, and while that was more interesting, it was also very strange for a show to just abandon its lead character, pivot to Mando, and oh yeah, slather us with fan service cameos while they were at it.  Favreau discussed in the past and teased how different this show would be, saying that it was influenced by "Game of Thrones," but if interweaving A, B, C, D, E, and more storylines were the goal-- just like uhhh... all television that juggles multiple storylines, it was a major failure.  While it wasn't a total wash and there were interesting things within it, we'd love if Lucasfilm could figure out their "interconnected" storytelling world with a bit more finess.

You’ve probably seen the endless TV spots and trailers for Roland Emmerich’s new disaster film, “Moonfall.” And while that film looks appropriately dumb and ridiculous, it’s unlikely going to be one of the best disaster films of all time, right? Thankfully, The Playlist Podcast is here to give you a few recommendations in this particular world-ending subgenre to explore if you’re content with skipping “Moonfall” this weekend.

The hosts discuss all the spoiler-y "1883" details, that major episode 5 death scene, more big cameos, and their predictions and hopes for the rest of the season, and, afterward, LaMonica Garrett stops by to talk about playing Thomas on "1883," the rarity of finding positive representation for Black characters in Westerns, working with Sam Elliott, and his new show "The Terminal List" that's coming to Amazon Prime Video later this year also starring Chris Pratt.

While 2020 kept so many families painfully apart, three acclaimed indies from last year made the opposite case: "Why do I see these people again?" Playing a little 2021 catch-up, Chance and Noah drop by to visit "Spencer," "Shiva Baby," and "The Humans" to explore how families—be they English royalty or middle-class Americans—banter, bristle, covet nostalgia, push buttons, and flirt with genuine horror. But hey, just look at that spread.

Adrien Brody is an Academy Award-winning actor known for his extreme commitment to his roles and projects throughout his career, but what many may not know is that he’s also a producer and a musician. With his latest project,“Clean,” he’s able to flex all of those muscles simultaneously as he not only stars in and produces the film, but he also co-wrote the script and composed the score.

Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson are a husband-and-wife writer/producer team from shows like "The Originals," "Narcos," and "Dispatches From Elsewhere." In this episode of The Discourse, the duo sat down with host Mike DeAngelo to talk about putting together one of the biggest hits of the season, Showtime’s "Yellowjackets."

To celebrate the 80th birthday of the eternal G.O.A.T., Chance dives deep into Muhammad Ali's cinematic legacy. Morgan Campbell of CBC Sports joins to discuss the unwavering supply of Ali documentaries and films, plus the necessity of preserving context around Ali's life and legacy as an activist athlete. Then, to finish, Chance runs down his three favorite Ali films—from Michael Mann's biopic to "When We Were Kings." Happy birthday, champ.

Last year, the world was introduced to James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad.” The film might not have had a huge box office, due to a variety of reasons, but fans and critics seemed to really enjoy what the filmmaker brought to the DCEU franchise. Now, not even six months later, he’s ready to keep it going with his first HBO Max series, “Peacemaker,” a spinoff of the aforementioned superhero film. But is “Peacemaker” worthy of an 8-episode series? In this episode of The Playlist Podcast, that question is answered, and the conclusion might surprise you.

The Yellowstoners, Mike DeAngelo and Rodrigo Perez, have returned to see how it all shook out in Season 4 of Paramount Network’s money-maker, “Yellowstone.” During the podcast, the hosts discuss the Season 4 finale of “Yellowstone,” and the third episode of the prequel, “1883.” The hosts discuss all the spoiler-y details, that major death scene, and Season 5 predictions, and, afterward, Eric Nelsen stops by to talk about playing the charismatic charmer cowboy, Ennis, on 1883, living 10 minutes from their shoot, the sweet nature of Sam Elliott, and how soap opera acting prepared him for his new role.

As we look towards the final hours of 2021 and hope beyond all logic that 2022 will bring forth nothing but good fortune for everyone around the world, it’s time to vent the last bit of frustration we have about the past 365 days in a new episode of The Playlist Podcast focusing on the Most Disappointing Films of the year. No, we’re not talking about the absolute worst films in the year. We all know there are plenty of straight-to-streaming pieces of trash that arrive all the time. But the 10 films that grace our Most Disappointing year-end list are chosen because of their unfortunate mixture of high expectations and absolutely dreadful results. As a sample of what you can expect, we discuss at least one Marvel Studios film (probably won’t be difficult to figure that one out), a couple of horror films, a Tom Holland film not called ‘Spider-Man,’ a prequel to a legendary TV show, a Taylor Sheridan bomb in a year where “Yellowstone” dominated TV, and much more. But it’s not all exasperated film fans talking about bad movies. We also go over some of our favorites for the year to end the podcast on a high note and to hopefully keep our optimism high as we enter a new year.