The Chief of War. Finally a tv show that combines History, Hawaii, butts, and violence. Red & Ivan arm themselves with spears, nut rattlers, and teeth bats and head out to talk Apple TV’s Chief of War.

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The Boy. A Stephen King tv show? On MGM+? Is that even a real network??? Red & Ivan use their mutant powers to give their enemies minor headaches before getting into MGM+‘s The Institute.

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A Beating Heart… The holy trinity of an original series, a prequel, and a revival? The only thing that could make it better is attempted patricide. Red & Ivan lay down a trap, and record a nine section pod about Paramount+‘s Dexter: Resurrection.

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The flavorless figurehead of Intellectual Property or an underutilized genre defining classic? Red & Ivan snap on their spandex, say hey to an ol’ friend from House of The Dragon, and talk James Gunn’s Superman.

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Pilot. The lads head over to Tim Cook’s house to see what they’re putting Taron Egerton up to this year, and the big Apple managed to snag Jurnee Smollett as well??? Red & Ivan didn’t start the fire, but they did watch several beautifully filmed infernos in Apple TV+‘s Smoke.

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Take Me Home. The MCU once took a worthless IP and through the power of Robert Downey Jr. made Iron Man the biggest superhero on the planet. Can they do the same with its even more worthless spinoff?? Red & Ivan put on Nina Simone singing “Sinnerman” and contemplate Disney+‘s Ironheart.

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Don’t Tell Dad. Television is dead, but can one unkillable cable network bring it back?. Red & Ivan hop flaming out of the Firebox 5000, throw on their tuxes, and talk SyFy’s Revival.

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Baltimore Changes Everything. When you’re trying to get as far away from Star Wars as possible, you create a grimy period piece in 70s Arizona. Red & Ivan pop open some Tabs, slam an 8 track into the dash, and talk HBO Max’s Duster.

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Episode 1. What happens when you take a Dutch detective series and run it through Scotland and Netflix? You get cops and some side characters with red hair. Red & Ivan pop open some hospital beers and talk Netflix’s Dept Q.

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Season 2. The lads are caught monologuing and Luthen’s left them both behind. Red & Ivan talk the entirety of one of the best tv shows Disney+ has made: Andor.

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