Always Be Watching

One of the biggest TV events of the year was the launch of the first-ever live action Star Wars TV series. Debuting on brand new streaming service Disney+, Star Wars: The Mandalorian was a pretty big deal to tens of millions of Star Wars fans across the world. Among those excited was your ol' Always Be Watching buddies Dan and Chris.This week Dan & Chris talk exclusively about The Mandalorian and what excited them about the new show and their theories on a brand new character introduced to the Star Wars universe.

New streaming service Apple TV+ launched to a thud. The critics didn't care much for the shows. And there was a very loud contingent of people who didn't think there was enough content being offered at launch.But after watching the new shows The Morning Show, See, For All Mankind, and Dickinson, the criticism seemed a little off-base. These shows are all entertaining.Dan is joined by guest Ed Ngaluafe to discuss their initial thoughts on the service.

Each week Dan & Chris meet up as part of a blood oath to always share what they have been watching and record the conversation as an mp3. What we are presenting for you is this week's podcast.This week:02:25 Mr Robot - a mostly spoiler-free discussion about what Dan insists is one of TV's best shows.13:57 Utopia - Chris talks up his love for the Australian bureaucracy satire.27:01 Under The Eiffel Tower - Dan shrugs with enjoyment after watching this film on Netflix.32:08 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It's 14 seasons in. Incredible.

This is a huge episode this week as Dan Barrett and Chris Yates are again joined by film critic and Fangoria Monster Fest Sydney festival director Simon Foster to discuss what they've been watching recently. This week:03:00 Dolemite Is My Name16:04 Jack Ryan s221:14 War of The Worlds (BBC)29:13 Maximum Overdrive37:15 Monster Fest chat

It's a very different Always Be Watching this weekend. We focus on just one show this week: Watchmen. The show has surprised and delighted both Dan and Chris. It's a show that has defied expectation in all the best ways.After Watchmen talk, Dan and Chris have a chat bout the trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - their thoughts on the trailer itself and how its release impacts upon the first live-action Star Wars show The Mandalorian.

"What have you been watching?" Is there a more important question. We obviously say no. Each week Dan and Chris try to answer that question without revealing they spend most of their time just watching the same repeats of Seinfeld, Cheers, and Peep Show.Up for discussion this week:01:58 Modern Love [Amazon Prime Video]12:01 Disenchantment [Netflix]20:26 Creepshow [Shudder]30:02 Big Mouth [Netflix]

Always Be Watching asks the big questions. Actually, it's the same damn question every week: What have you been watching?Dan and Chris are at ABW HQ this week as always, but joining them for a second week in a row is film critic and podcaster Blake Howard. That's the same Blake from the popular One Heat Minute podcast in which he analysed the 1995 film Heat one minute at a time. He also hosts podcast The Take and is involved with upcoming podcasts about Inherent Vice and Josie & The Pussycats.On the ABW podcast the three discuss:01:56 Unbelievable [Netflix]13:07 Evil [US: CBS | AUS: Ten All Access]22:30 Between Two Ferns: The Movie [Netflix]

Always Be Watching is the podcast that asks the most crucial question of the 21st century: What have you been watching?Joining Dan and Chris at ABW HQ this week is film critic and podcaster Blake Howard. Blake is the guy behind the popular One Heat Minute podcast in which he analysed the 1995 film Heat one minute at a time with notable guests like Dan Barrett and Michael Mann. Oh, and he also hosts podcast The Take and is involved with upcoming podcasts about Inherent Vice and Josie & The Pussycats.On the ABW podcast the three discuss:03:34 The Chef Show [Netflix]19:14 Wu-Tang: An American Saga [Hulu]26:30 Stumptown [ABC US]

If it isn't difficult enough keeping up with everything on TV, very soon it is going to get a little bit more difficult with Apple launching new shows as part of Apple TV+ and Disney is launching its own service Disney+. With both of those services launching in the next 4-6 weeks, Always Be Watching has a short preview of what to expect from those services.But, it is the Always Be Watching podcast, so we have a chat about what we've been watching too.This week:Undone (Amazon Prime Video) - 02:03Hip Hop Evolution (Netflix) - 11:30A Very Brady Revolution (HGTV) - 19:16

Dan and Chris highlight their viewing choices from the past week. Importantly Chris continues his love affair with The Matrix, somehow missing the films 20 years ago.The SpyThe I-Land The Matrix 2 + 3It: Chapter 2

It's a loose podcast this week. Apologies in advance.Up for discussion:02:12 Simon Amstell: Set Free09:13 The Amazing Johnathan Documentary19:30 The Matrix - watching the film for the first time 20 years later31:13 Derry GirlsWe also have some broader conversational chats:30:01 Does comedy get better upon repeat viewings - discussed are Alan Partridge and The Simpsons39:48 The passing of voice actress Russi Taylor

It appears that the Internet Gods deemed this episode so powerful that the file was sabotaged in order to contain it. But no... it will not be stopped! Behold! Dan & Chris have TV that they must share with you all!(Also, apologies for the limited number of people who did receive the episode initially served - it has been a trying day getting this fixed from far away from the editing machine).01:20 Lost in London07:35 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance15:14 Succession21:47 Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones

Dan Barrett and Chris Yates are joined in the studio again by Sydney film critic and Program Director of the SciFi Film Festival Simon Foster. They take a deep dive into the many fine things they have watched on TV this week. And 90210.02:28 BH 9021015:37 Andy Kaufman: My Breakfast With Blassie24:51 Freaks32:51 The Boys

We are joined this week by film critic Simon Foster, who is also the Program Director of the Sci-Fi Film Festival. It's a great show this week. First we talk about the under-the-radar Netflix martial arts action show Wu Assassins. But then we move on to talk about one of the year's biggest film releases.It's Quentin Tarantino's latest film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The film celebrates the movies and TV shows of the late 1960s. It is also a film that has divided viewers. While a lot of film critics have adored the film, many in the audience have been left cold. The panel explore what they loved about the film and share their thoughts on some of the controversial aspects of the film and their theories about some of the murkier aspects of the movie.Be warned: the conversation starts out fairly spoiler-safe, but they do move into conversation that reveals what happens at the end. Dan does give a spoiler warning when the time comes.02:24 Wu Assassins 14:20 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

It is a movie-heavy episode of the Always Be Watching podcast this week. First, Dan and Chris look at the two big shows that dominated their viewing this week. But then it is a crazed hodge-podge of movies that they happened across. Classics - all of them!Flowers [0:33] Four Weddings and a Funeral [06:11] Beverly Hills Cop 3 [12:45] Miracle Mile [23:55] Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice [29:10]

Blast off with Always Be Watching this week as Dan and Chris discuss a new Netflix sci-fi space drama, delve into the alternative ballroom scene in New York with doco Paris Is Burning and TV drama Pose, then question the laughs on new comedy compile show This Week At The Comedy CellarAnother Life - 01:20Paris Is Burning - 07:07Pose - 13:49This Week at The Comedy Cellar - 21:03

It's a big show this week - Veronica Mars returned unexpectedly with its 4th season. After a multi-year hiatus and a terrible made-for-fans movie, what shape is the show in now in 2019? Dan gives his thoughts. Also, it was the 50th anniversary of the moon landing and there's an outstanding documentary that shows the mission as never seen before. Jerry Seinfeld is back with more comedians - there's cars and coffee involved with that. Dan took a look at the new Aussie drama Lambs of God and was very enthused by what he saw. And Chris talks up the new UK comedy Year of The Rabbit.Apollo 11 - 01:02Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee - 07:57Veronica Mars - 17:14Year of The Rabbit - 24:15Lambs of God - 28:06

The premise of the podcast is simple: Dan and Chris watch a lot of TV. For years they've shared with each other their recommendations and chatted about what's been interesting on the TV. Now they've brought this idea to their podcast.This week Dan and Chris discuss:00:48 My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman - Season 2 of the Netflix chat show starts off with a very awkward Kanye West interview.08:39 The Loudest Voice - A dramatic retelling of the behind the scenes drama of Fox News.18:18 The Simpsons: season 30 - Can you believe this show is still on? Chris tries convincing a skeptical Dan that the show still has value.28:02 Parasite - a fantastic film from South Korea

This is an incredibly loose episode with Dan released from home on painkillers and allowed to talk with Chris once again about the things they've been watching. The podcast kicks off with some loose chat about sick-bed related viewing, but what you're really here for are the chat's about:06:50 Spider-Man: Far From Home13:14 Bob's Burgers22:19 Stranger Things 3And there are also dedicated spoiler chat segments:28:25 Stranger Things 334:17 Spider-Man: Far From Home

This week’s Always Be Watching pod has Dan and Chris chatting about a wonderfully eclectic range of TV shows. There’s the dark and arty Too Old To Die Young, which Dan insists is actually a “13 hour movie”. Chris raves about the hipster kids cartoon Apple and Onion. Fans of Elmore Leonard might be really keen to see Carla Gugino starring in the gritty action adventure show Jett. And Chris did the thing he almost never does: he went to a cinema and saw the new Michael Hutchence documentary Mystify, which looks at the life of the INXS frontman.