HeyJaredTaking It Down
You work hard. There’s no time to waste. And TV and streaming are overcrowded, reviews are noisy, and often critics talk about what they wish a show had done instead of what it actually does. That’s not Taking It Down, the TV podcast from The Alabama Take.
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'Lanterns' Was More Than Action, 'Ted Lasso' Disagreements, and 'Chad Powers' is King (opens the original)
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This week after the overview, welcome, and announcement for you to send in questions or comments with the link below (0:03), host Blaine welcomes Adam, Donovan, and all the new listeners in YouTube (1:05). In the non-spoilers which begin every episode, they discuss how 'Lanterns' on HBO last week was a great entry for the series (2:18), how they have different opinions on the most recent 'Ted Lasso' (4:26), and why 'Chad Powers' remains the king (7:22). In the spoilers, they get into what made '
Depth of 'Lanterns' and a Bland 'Ted Lasso' (opens the original)
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This week, host Blaine welcomes and gives an overview as well as a way to send in questions for the upcoming 300th episode (0:03). After briefly discussing Adam's upcoming tour (0:53), the hosts talk about recommendations for three shows without spoilers: 'Furious' on Hulu (2:22), 'Chad Powers' on Hulu (4:08), and 'Dark Matter' on Apple TV (6:19). Then they discuss some broad, non-spoiler thoughts for the most recent episode of 'Lanterns' (8:21) before doing the same for the show 'Ted Lasso' (14
'Lanterns' Best Yet and 'Ted Lasso' Has Drama (opens the original)
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This week on the episode, host Blaine gives an introduction, overview, and a way for you to send in questions for the upcoming 300th episode by submitting anything here (0:03). Then Adam joins, and they briefly discuss his upcoming shows with Luna (0:46). After that, they get into some non-spoiler talk with the HBO series 'Lanterns' (3:09) and its third episode as well as the fifth episode of 'Ted Lasso' (8:14). For spoilers, they explain why 'Lanterns' aired its best episode to date (11:47) and
Solving 'Lanterns' and 'Ted Lasso' Is on Track; Plus, Return of 'Dark Matter' (opens the original)
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This week, host Blaine gives an introduction, overview, and an idea on how you can take part in the upcoming 300th episode with the link below (0:02). In the non-spoiler section, the hosts determine how well they're enjoying 'Ted Lasso' this season (0:58), how 'Lanterns' is shaping up after two episodes (5:06), and the return of 'Dark Matter' on Apple TV (11:08). In spoilers, they discuss what made 'Ted Lasso' click this week (18:01), what is to like and dislike with 'Lanterns' on HBO (30:59), a
'Ted Lasso' Improves and 'Lanterns' Make a Launch (opens the original)
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In this week's episode, Blaine gives a welcome, overview, and announcement on how you can get involved for the upcoming 300th episode by sending in a question or comment (0:02). Once all the hosts are present, they discuss why the return of 'Chad Powers' makes them excited (1:01). Also in non-spoilers, Blaine and Donovan explain why 'Furious' on Hulu is worth the time (3:04) as well as 'Ted Lasso' and its improvements (6:11) and the mixed reaction of HBO's 'Lanterns' (10:33). In spoilers, the gu
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