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The Evil Dead movie Les and Nick heard was gawd-awful finally gets a shot... and it's a complicated mess. This movie 90% RIPS. Just great stuff. Then it collapses in the last 15 minutes into a sad wreck that STUNNED the dudes.

Seriously, what was the thought process on making this?

The Dudes get into every gory detail and go much deeper into this movie than expected.

Let's GO!!

This week, we check out Mike Flanagan's new Carrie series on Prime, and get the answer to the eternal question - do we need a (i wanna say) FIFTH Carrie iteration?

TURNS OUT, YES.

The show is fantastic so far, and we'll get into all our thoughts on the changes, the performances, and more. We're only halfway through the series, so we assume prom goes great for her, right?

Plus, that LANTERNS finale. What the ever-lovin'...

And that TED LASSO finale! Stuck the landing on an uneven season.

And in diaries, Physical 100 Mexico! East of Eden! Let's GOOO!

3:05-1:28:15 TV Diaries
19:25-56:20 Lanterns S01 Finale
56:20-1:28:15 Ted Lasso S04
1:29:15-1:15:00 Carrie

#TedLasso #Lanterns #Physical100 #Physical100Mexico #EastofEdenNetflix #CarriePrime

As part of our Spooktober ROLL FOR SPOOKY, we made up a mess of fun this week! It's the BANANA SPLITS MOVIE! This mostly-forgotten flick from 2019 was the best of the "five nights" type movies (FNAF, Willy's, and the Splits). Don't think I'm right in that assessment? We break it all down in this episode. TRA LA LA LA LA LA LA!

Les grew up with the Splits, and Nick never saw the original show. Will the movie be gory enough for them both? It's time to ROCK OUT!

This week, Les and Nick kick off Spooky Season with Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice's simple as hell but endlessly entertaining CREEP series! You know, the one about a serial killer who hires victims to film him...

Two movies that shouldn't have worked gave way to three seasons of the dead-simplest anthology show. Is it good? Yeah, actually. It's pretty freaking fun. Let's discuss!

Plus, Lanterns! President Curtis, Ted Lasso, and more!

0:55-1:18:12 TV Diaries
8:05-13:45 President Curtis
13:45-21:40 Lanterns
51:15-1:18:12 Ted Lasso S04
1:20:40- The Creep Tapes

This week, we head into Raccoon City for the newest Resident Evil movie, and holy hell did we love it. It's funny, it's gory, and we only had one tiny quibble with it. What didn't we like? You know we're gonna tell you. Let's GO!

#ResidentEvil

This week, Nick and Les spotlight a great new animated show over on Netflix that we think is getting lost in the shuffle - it's the Mike Schur co-produced DANG! and it's funny as hell. Wanna know why?? We get into all the hilarious details. Let's GO!

Plus: President Curtis, Neagley, and you know we watched Lanterns...

1:20-TV Diaries
7:40-15:35 President Curtis (HBO)
15:35-42:05 Neagley (Prime)
42:05-1:19:20 Lanterns (HBO)
1:20:15-Dang! (Netflix)

After an abandoned attempt at watching Tommy Wiseau's BIG SHARK, the Dudes checked out a much better bad shark movie. WATER PARK SHARK!!

If the title of the movie didn't make you stop reading, you're our people. This movie is a hoot, and we talk all about it! Let's GO!

#WaterParkShark #BigShark #TommyWiseau #OhHiShark

This week, Patreon Showrunner JPV picks the topic, and it's THE VARNELL HILL SHOW! Nick and Les didn't grow up on much Martin, and might be lost as hell in this spinoff of a decades-old sitcom. But we're rolling through it anyway! Les loves a classic sitcom... maybe this'll charm the Dudes. Let's GO!

Plus - REACHER FINALE! New Ted Lasso! That LANTERNS episode!!

#TheVarnellHillShow #Reacher #TedLasso #Lanterns

This week, Nick and Les head to the theater to check out Casper Kelly's new movie about a kid's show that goes horribly wrong! Did Buddy capture our hearts, or leave us picking apart the lore? Bit of both, honestly. Check it out!

This week, we check out the spin-off of Rick and Morty starring Keith David as the coolest president ever! Can PRESIDENT CURTIS define itself against the juggernaut of RICK & MORTY? (Spoilers - it's pretty fantastic!) 

Plus, we check in on REACHER, talk about TED LASSO, and you know we watched LANTERNS! Let's GOOOOOOO!

This week, we're chatting about Season 2 of the FX sitcom ADULTS! Les binged s1 last year and liked it, but didn't go and tell the world... now season 2 is back, and seems stronger? more dialed-in? Less Billie-centric? But the burning question - Will Nick think it's funny??

Plus, we talk a little Lasso, a little Lanterns, and that FURIOUS FINALE!!... it's all in the diaries! Let's GOOOOOO!!

1:00- 1:21:15 TV Diaries
2:20-39:00 Ted Lasso S04
39:00-1:03:10 Lanterns
1:03:10-1:21:15 Furious
1:23:00- Adults S02

This week, we caught a movie that had slipped our radar, and boy did we luck out. Saul Goodman himself starring in a movie Les thought was a sequel to Nobody (that's actually Nobody 2).

Normal is a 2025 crazy-ass action movie from Ben Wheatley, and WOW DOES IT RIP.

Seriously, we had a blast watching this. So fun, I'm a little mad no one was screaming its praising last year. It's awesome! Wanna know why?? Take a listen!

In brightest day, in blackest night...

That's right! With two episodes out, we're talkin' Lanterns! Nick and Les are both comics nerds, and are ready for a space-farin' crazy aliens and glowing oven mitts show about Hal and John!

*checks notes*

Ah. Or, I guess a True Detective meets Fargo thing with a power ring that makes birds and can openers. That's fine too. Let's GOOOO!!!

Plus, over on diaries, we got REACHER, FURIOUS, and TED LASSO!

#Reacher #Furious #TedLasso #Lanterns #PutGreenInTheNameYouCowards #UnlessThisIsAMisdirect #AndWereDoingAllTheLanterns #LarfleezOrWeRiot

This week, the Dudes head to the cinema for the best Spielberg movie not made by Spielberg (really, it's the best Joe Dante movie not made by Joe Dante, but we'll get into that...)

We saw END OF OAK STREET, and it absolutely rips. Go see it immediately. Dinos in the 'burbs! It's everything we wanted, and all over the place tonally, but wow. What a fun flick.

Curious about all the spoilery details? I know you are!! Let's GO!

This week, patreon member JPV picks the show (you can too! It's the Showrunner tier!) 

We watched season one of Diarra From Detroit (well, Les watched s1, Nick watched episodes 1-4) and are back in town to tell you what we thought! Will this modern noir mystery charm the dudes? Let's find out!!

Plus, diaries! We got Rick & Morty, Reacher, Ted Lasso, Furious, and the My Adventures with Superman FINALE! Let's GOOOOO!

:45-1:06:20 TV Diaries
1:00-7:40 Rick and Morty S9
9:10-19:00 Reacher S4
19:00-34:30 Furious
34:30-46:55 Ted Lasso S4
46:55-1:06:20 My Adventures with Superman S3 FINALE
1:06:50- Diarra from Detroit S1

Go exploring with the TV Dudes as we travel with Kathryn Newton and Lana Condor and run afoul of a shark where a shark shouldn't be!

Y'know, "Terrible Bestie" should be a sub-genre to itself in horror... it's always that force-of-personality best friend dragging someone into danger, and The Devil's Mouth is no exception.

Did we enjoy it? QUITE A BIT (pun intended). Could it have been better? Absolutely. But it is Newton's best work so far, and worth a watch.

We go into all the details and emerge from the caves still in love with sharks. Let's go!

#TheDevilsMouthAmazon

This week, we're VERY ANGRY (if only there were a better word... oh wait!) We're FURIOUS at how much we're enjoying Hulu's new crime show! Emmy Rossum is Agent Alice Black, and if she can keep it together, she might just catch one of the more interesting serial killers on TV. It's heavy subject matter, and much funnier than it should be (but that's to be expected from the creator of Dying For Sex...)

Hear all about it, plus: An X-Men'97 FINALE?? My Adventures With Superman penultimate! New Ted Lasso! Nick watched something called PANTHEON and loved it!

Also - is that new REACHER? It is!!

#Reacher #MyAdventuresWithSuperman #XMen97 #Pantheon #TedLasso

1:00-TV Diaries
8:36-25:15 My Adventures With Superman S03
25:15-38:05 X-Men 97 S02
38:05-45:58 Reacher S04
45:58-1:09:50 Ted Lasso S04
1:11:05- Furious

For our Patreon bonus review this week, we travel to the cinema for the biggest movie opening ever?? Spider-Man Brand New Day lived up to the hype, and we go into all the details why it thrilled us.

Join us for a spoiler-filled discussion of all things web-slinger!

This week, we visit an old friend in Kansas (or is this Missouri?) and recruit Ted Lasso back onto our screens! Will the fourth season be all that we need from this most special of shows? Maybe. Who knows? We're one episode in, people.

But yes. It's great so far. Hear us gush about all things Lasso rightnow!

Plus: XMen97! Cape Fear Finale! My Adventures with Superman! Nick talks President Curtis! And more!!

#Rickand Morty #PresidentCurtis #CapeFear #XMen97 #TedLasso #MyAdventuresWithSuperman

This week, we hit the links for Will Ferrell's return to TV on Netflix' THE HAWK! We're told he's a golfer, perhaps the GREATEST GOLFER IN THE WORLD! With a stacked cast of comedians and a Happy Gilmore-ish premise, we're down to watch a few. What will we think?? Tune in and find out!!

Then, we check out My Adventures with Superman, XMen97, and more in diaries! Let's GOOOOOOO!

#MyAdventuresWithSuperman #XMen97 #TheHawk

As our Patreon special episode this week, we review The Sheep Detectives, starring Hugh Jackman as a murdered shepherd, and a stacked voice cast as his flock of sleuths! It's one of the most adoable things we've seen in a minute, while also carrying strong themes and some heavy, holy-crap-is-this-an-80s-kids-movie moments. We absolutely LOVED it, and per usual, are here to tell you why down to the last detail.

This week, we recover from the 600th Episode reunion with a catch-up on everything we've been watching! X-Men97? Heck yeah!! My Adventures with Superman? Yes, please. A little Cape Fear? Don't mind if I do. Plus, Les chats about Sugar (no spoilers) and Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed (a surprise gem, all eps available now on Apple).

and then there's a little something to be said about those final two episodes of The Vampire Lestat...

Let's go!

2:10-35:40 X-Men 97 S02

22:30- 35:40 My Adventures With Superman S03

42:45- Lestat Finale

#MyAdventuresWithSuperman #CapeFear #TheVampireLestat #XMen97 #MaximumPleasureGuaranteed #TheTVDudes

This week, we celebrate our 600th (at least) episode with a reunion of the Dudes! Grant, Randy, Kyle, Nick, and Les have a chaotic catch-up about all things TV Dudes! What are our previous hosts watching, now that they don't have to discuss it weekly?? Will Kyle drive Nick nuts? Was Nick already too crazy for us to notice the shift? All these answers, plus Grant tells us about Dungeon Crawler Carl, which is a book (we're told it's a thing you "read").

We'll investigate. Let's GO!!

This week, we journey across the pond for 2025's British sitcom Transaction! It's a workplace comedy about a transgender egomaniac, her flatmate, and their coworkers... does it get to the heart of what makes sitcoms work across the history of television? Or will this be a cringe-worthy misfire of epic proportions? Jordan Gray just got an award for her stand-up, so let's see if it works in a show! (Spoilers - It does. This was pretty cute.)

Plus - all our desserts, and Nick watched Avatar live action season 2, and some X-Men '97 season 2!

Next week - EPISODE 600 with Grant, Randy, and Kyle!

Let's GOOOOOO

#TransactionUK #CapeFear #MyAdventuresWithSuperman #TheVampireLestat

This week, Nick and Les check out a new Disney animated co-production with anime influences - will they like it?? Turns out YES!! Dragon Striker on Disney/Hulu is a charming, beautifully animated show about a magical soccer school (kinda) and the team of scrappy punks that have to learn how to use their innate magical powers to play the game. We were hooked and tore through all the episodes. Can't wait for season 2 in 2027. Wondering WHY we loved it? Listen here and find out!

Plus: Vampire Lestat, FROM season finale, and My Adventures With Superman. 

0:51-51:40 TV Diaries
9:45-22:00 From S04
22:00-37:38 My Adventures with Superman S03
37:38-51:40 The Vampire Lestat
52:00- Dragon Strikers

TV Dudes at the MOVIES!!

We headed to the theater and caught up with Woody, Jessie, and all our pals from the TS Universe! Toy Story 5 is another awesome entry in one of the strongest movie runs in history. We laughed, we cried (stupid dusty theater...) and we bopped to the Taylor track in the credits. Come hear all about it! STAR COMMAND!!

#ToyStory5 #TaylorSwift #Pixar #TVDudes

This week, patrons pick the show! Patreon member JPV is back with another show for us to watch, and it's ALICE & STEVE! It's a comedy with the premise "what if your best friend slept with your child" and hilarity ensues!

No, but really - the child in question is 26 and getting her doctorate, and there's some other mitigating factors. Does the show win us over or leave us squicked out over the whole thing? Remarkably, the former... until it loses us at the very end.

Plus, Vox Machina, Lestat, From, Supes, and more in the diaries!

We watched it all and will tell you everything! Let's GOOOOO!

1:25-55:03 TV Diaries
1:25-6:38 Vox Machina
7:00-11:40 Cape Fear
11:40-24:30 My Adventures With Superman
24:30-45:00 The Vampire Lestat

In prep for Toy Story 5, we've been filling in the missing bits of Les' movie watchin' with a romp through Toy Stories 3 and 4.

3 shook him - that incinerator scene... wow. Will 4 keep up the charm? Obviously it will. It has FORKY!

Check it out, then tune in tomorrow for our Toy Story 5 review!

With a new TS hitting theaters, we discovered a hole in our TV Dudes library - Les has never seen Toy Story 3 or 4! He loved the first two, but just didn't catch the third and fourth sequels. Do they have a friend in him?? We decided to find out!

Join us as we discuss Les' first watch of this classic - did he laugh? Yes. Did he cry? I mean, it's Pixar. That incinerator scene, y'all...

It's a blast of a movie and a great chat. Sound off in the comments about your favorite Toy Story moment!

This week, Nick and Les head back to Metropolis to catch up with Lois, Jimmy, Kara and Clark in My Adventures with Superman! It's our favorite super-show on tv right now, and every week of the previous seasons was a treat. Will S3 keep up the charm? Probably so :) We love this show.

Plus: From! Cape Fear! Lestat! Let's gooooooo!

1:05- TV Diaries
24:30-21:05 Cape Fear
21:05-37:46 Vampire Lestat
37:46-54:55 From
56:20- My Adventures With Superman S03

As we continue our coverage from ATX TV Fest Season 15, we’re catching up with the wonderful Eliza Bennett to look back at the incredible legacy of Sweet/Vicious.

A few days following the show’s emotional 10-year anniversary reunion panel, Eliza was kind enough to get on the phone with me and chat about her favorite behind-the-scenes memories of playing Jules, the intense material of the show, and what it means to look back a decade later. It's a great interview, and I hope you enjoy!

As part of our ATX Television Fest Season 15 coverage, we sat down with the author and the showrunner behind one of last year's most exciting surprises - Netflix's THE HUNTING WIVES. Author May Cobb and Showrunner Rebecca Cutter discuss the adaptation process, the appeal of small-town Texas, and their collaborative dynamic. Meeting them ahead of Season 2 was a pleasure, and I'm excited for you to hear our conversation. Let's go!

Les and Nick head to the cinema for a non-stop action beat-down called THE FURIOUS. One Angry Dad, a Grizzled Reporter, and a child-trafficking ring collide in an EPIC action movie. Who will survive?? Not everyone, that's for damn sure. Wow. These guys are really angry.

Suffice to say - we LOVED it.

But... how does it rank next to Night Comes For Us, The Raid 2, or some of the other high-water marks of recent years? Come find out!!

#TheFurious2026

This week, Les and Nick take a trip down south to Georgia and the Carolinas for Apple's new thriller series, CAPE FEAR! It's based on an awesome novel and two great movies, so let's see how the new adaptation holds up! Amy Adams, Patrick Wilson, Javier Bardem and a slew of narrative changes await us. Let's go!

Plus, Les checks out the spooky-Cocoon vibe of The Boroughs, while Nick catches up on the new eps of Vox Machina and the old eps of Homicide: Life on the Streets! And you know we gots to talk FROM...

1:20-42:20 TV Diaries
7:42-11:25 Vox Machina
11:25-16:14 The Boroughs
16:25-30:08 Homicide
30:08-42:20 From
44:15- Cape Fear

Nick and Les head to the theater to catch the latest attempt at a cash-grab on this property... will this version of He-Man harken back to the toys of our youth? Or will this be another misfire like the 80s version? (spoilers - this is big dumb fun and we enjoyed it a lot!!)

Find out all the stupid character names and silly jokes in this insane romp. Is that QUEEN I hear??

#HeMan #Fisto #TriKlops #RamMan #HesAManAndHeRams

This week, we SPIDER! After resting up from ATX Fest, we settled in for a little 1930s black and white (or is it in color??) mystery with Nic Cage and the greatest Electro ever done on-screen. Did we love it? Honestly, yeah. It's pretty fun. Find out all the things we dug (and a few things that stuck in our craw) in this week's episode!

Plus - new FROM! That HACKS finale! Nick dives into the AMC Immortal Universe! Will our hearts survive?

1:25-12:30 TV Diaries

1:25-12:30 Nick joins the Fang Gang
12:30-16:20 Rick and Morty S09
18:40-26:18 From
26:18-40:25 Hacks Finale

40:45-Spider Noir

As part of our ATX TV Fest Season 15 coverage, Les sits down with the gang from Everyone is Doing Great! Stephen Colletti, James Lafferty, Michelle Lang, and Michael Grubbs give us their thoughts on making indie television, their dreams for season 3, how it feels to be on Netflix, and much more.

#EveryoneIsDoingGreat #IndieTV #ATXTVFest

As part of our ATX Television Fest Season 15 coverage, Les was lucky enough to chat with Chyler Leigh, Evan Williams, and Sadie Laflamme-Snow of the hit show The Way Home. We talk about how time travel can make character work more complex for the actor, how the show feels particularly Canadian, and what the journey of the Landry family has meant to them.

#ATXTVFest #TheWayHome #TheHip

Shock of Shocks! Les ENJOYED this movie!!

Yes, he's aware it's a Star War.

Even still.

It's very fun. Nick also loved it, but was a little shook that Les liked it. Join us as we dive into all the whys and WTFs of this strange phenomenon!

This is the Way.

This week, in prep for ATX Television Fest, we checked out the indie-TV comedy Everyone is Doing Great! Les is chatting up the creators and cast (same folks!) this weekend at fest, and we'll have that interview out soon. In the meantime, EIDG is streaming on Netflix and we checked out the second season.

If you're at the fest today, say hey!

2:00-23:40 TV Dudes
8:50-23:40 Spiderman Noir
25:55- Everyone is Doing Great

#ATXTVFestSeason15 #EveryoneIsDoingDreat #SpidermanNoir

Y'all know we love a shark movie... even one that doesn't give us sharks til halfway through. That's right, we're talkin' Renny Harlin's newest action flick, DEEP WATER! It's got Eckhart, Kingsley, a coral reef, and several pieces of a large aircraft. What more could you want??

We had a pretty fun time with this one, and are here to tell you all the gory details. Let's GOOOO!

Patron JPV picks the show this week! Nick and Les head back to school for Amazon's newest foray into what we'd previously thought of as CW/Freeform territory. Can the world's largest warehouse make a show about romance? Turns out YES. We loved Off Campus, watched all the eps, and are here to gush about it.

Plus! Diaries, Hacks, From, and that BOYS FINALE - daaaaaaaaaaaang, y'all!

NEXT WEEK! ATX Television Fest! We'll be there all weekend, but we'll be sporting TV Dude Yellow on Saturday so if you see us, say hey!

1:50-55:55 TV Diaries
9:05-15:50 Hacks
15:50-29:50 From
29:50-55:55 The Boys Series Finale
58:50- Off Campus

MAVERICK & J.LO 4 EVER

This week, it's a third season about a second coming reduced to a single episode! Good Omens - the show that's part Pratchett and part that guy - returned for one last hurrah. We're here to give you the lowdown on it and tell you all the things we liked, all the ways it felt oddly rushed, and why we love the Ineffable Husbands so darn much.

Plus, Nick watched Devil May Cry! Les watched Community! We both watched Rooster, From and The Boys! Let's GOOOOOOO!

00:55- TV Diaries
5:45-12:30 Daredevil Born Again S02 finale
12:30-15:00 Punisher: One Last Kill
15:00-17:15 Citadel S02
17:15-21:35 Man on Fire
21:35-25:45 Devil May Cry S02
27:45-36:25 Rooster finale
36:25-43:30 From

This week, it's FINALLY showtime!! After many delays, we finally got to see the MK movie we've wanted since the 90s. Full of weirdly serious lore, goofy fights, and a lot of washed up Cage. But the true joy of the film was... Kano??? Find out all the things we loved, the couple things we hated, and why this movie gives us hope for Street Fighter as well!

This week, we were planning on Lording it over some Flies, but instead found ourselves swimmin' in Tooch with the new season of Citadel! Does this season fix all the things that didn't work for us in season 1? Kinda. Does it do the good work of putting Tucci and Raynor together in the road trip spy movie we desperately want?? Sometimes. 

We'll dive into all our feelings about it, plus The Boys, The Rookie, Rooster and much more! Let's GOOOO!

#Rooster #TheRookie #TheBoys #Citadel 

This week for our patreon bonus episode, we were utterly charmed by Bryan Fuller's madcap debut feature, Dust Bunny! Mads Mikkelson as a hitman hired to kill the monster under a kid's bed? SOLD.

It's a fantastic and fantastical flick and we're in love with it. Find out all the reasons why!!

#DustBunny

This week, Les and Nick get small with the new Peacock series The Miniature Wife! It's a crazy sci-fi show about mini-matrimony and we enjoyed the heck out of it! 

Plus, we talk about the ethics of the Joe Schmo Show, catch up on Rooster, Hacks, Rookie, Boys, and that Monarch finale!! Let's GOOOOO!!

TV Diaries 1:50-1:01:50
2:18-13:20 Joe Schmo
13:20-19:55 Hacks
26:30-36:43 Rooster
36:43-51:27 The Boys
51:27-1:01:50 Monarch
1:02:50- The Miniature Wife

This week, Les chats with award -winning director Traci Hays about her new feature, "Kidnapped in Her Own Home: The Martha Carelli Story" premiering May 2 on Lifetime. We chat about her work in short films, the happy accidents that can make or break a production, her journey into filmmaking and how her love of story developed, and much more.

Kidnapped in Her Own Home: The Martha Carelli Story premieres May 2 at 8/7c on Lifetime, then on VOD and streaming.

This week for our Patreon bonus review - 1991's sci-fi cult classic THE GUYVER!

Les saw part of it once. Nick has never seen it at all. Will the TV Dudes survive exposure to THE GUYVER??

Survive? Heck, we'll THRIVE! The Dudes were floored by the insane rubber-suited monsters and crazy anime style of this weirder-than-allowed 90s gem. Come hear all our favorite parts and listen as we try and figure out how ours lives went so long sans Guyver.

#TheGuyver #TheTVDudes

We're in a Big Mood this week with our newest Patreon Showrunner pick from JPV! We really enjoyed the dark comedy of Camilla Whitehill's show (who doesn't love Nicola Coughlan??) We get into everything we laughed at and all the weird quirks of this very British mental-health comedy series! 

Plus Monarch, Rooster, Rookie and more in the diaries! Let's goooo!

1:20-41:10TV Diaries
1:20-4:50 Daredevil Born Again
25:00-31:00 Rooster
31:00-34:00 Rookie
34:00-37:05 Hacks
37:05-41:10 Monarch
42:10- Big Mood

#HacksHBO #RoosterHBO #DaredevilBornAgain #TheRookieABC #MonarchLegacyofMonsters #BigMoodTubi #TheTVDudes