367: Mr. Corman's Existential Crisis

367: Mr. Corman's Existential Crisis

Author: Extra Hot Great: This Week In TV August 11, 2021 Duration: 1:37:53

Kamille Washington of the Unfriendly Black Hotties podcast is back to discuss Mr. Corman, a (possibly too) slow-building show about a musician turned grade-school teacher/anxiety sufferer and his angst. Did star/producer/crafty coordinator Joseph Gordon-Levitt take on too many jobs -- and not enough fresh story? Why couldn't the show be about Arturo Castro's character? And can we look forward to a Debra Wingeraissance? We went Around The Dial with First Wives Club's second season, FBoy Island, Real Housewives Of Potomac, CNBC crime shows, and UFO; then Courtney and Craig asked us which TV characters are the most likely to vape obnoxiously (and none of us had any trouble answering). We conferred on whether a New Girl episode was adorkable enough for the Canon, then declared a Winner and a Loser of the week before finding out whether a superpowered Game Time was our kryptonite. Get your sneakers off the couch and listen to an all-new Extra Hot Great.

GUESTS

👤 Kamille Washington

TOPICS

Lead Topic: 🥱 Mr. Corman

Around The Dial: ♣️ First Wives Club

Around The Dial: 🍆 FBoy Island

Around The Dial: 🤷‍♀️ The Real Housewives Of Potomac

Around The Dial: 🥷 Super Heists

Around The Dial: 💶 Money Court

Around The Dial: 🛸 UFO

Extra Credit: 💨 Who Here Vapes?

The Canon: 👧🏼 New Girl S02.E15: Cooler

Winner & Loser: 👍 Law & Order: Organized Crime

Winner & Loser: 👎 Michael Richards

Game Time: 🧠 Alter Egos

NOTES

🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 367 page on ExtraHotGreat.com

🐦 Follow Kamille Washington on Twitter

✋🏽 Listen to the Unfriendly Black Hotties podcast

🎥 Daniel Fienberg's Mr. Corman review for The Hollywood Reporter

🦤 Jen Chaney's at Vulture

🏝 Joe Reid reviews FBoy Island for Primetimer

🗣 Tara's Paul Scheer interview at Decider

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📷 Photo: Apple TV+


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