458: Going Down Deep Into Silo

458: Going Down Deep Into Silo

Author: Extra Hot Great: This Week In TV May 10, 2023 Duration: 1:25:07
Not content to have bummed us all out with Extrapolations earlier this spring, AppleTV+ is back with yet another grim vision of our environmentally devastated future: Silo! Vanity Fair Chief Critic Richard Lawson returns to discuss it with us. Around The Dial takes us through the new third season of The Other Two, Alex Guarnaschelli's Food Network oeuvre, Secrets Of The Dead, and Star Wars: Visions. Richard makes the case for inducting Australian Survivor S10.E07 into The Canon. Then after naming a bunch of Winners and Losers of the WGA strike (which: solidarity with the workers!), it's on to a high-flying Game Time. Find a source of natural light and join us!

GUESTS

👤 Richard Lawson

TOPICS

Announcement: 📢 Patreon Updates

Lead Topic: 👨‍🌾 Silo

Around The Dial: 👯 The Other Two

Around The Dial: 🍛 Alex Guarnaschelli's Food Network Shows

Around The Dial: 🪦 Secrets Of The Dead

Around The Dial: 😱 Star Wars: Visions

The Canon: 🏝️ Australian Survivor S10.E07: Episode 7

Winner & Loser: 👍 Drew Barrymore

Winner & Loser: 👎 Scab Productions

Game Time: 👩🏼‍✈️ Pilot Test II: Return Flight

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NOTES

🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 458 page on ExtraHotGreat.com

🐦 Richard Lawson on Twitter

🗼 Richard's Silo review at VanityFair.com

🙈 "Massive Spoilers!" for the Silo book series at HughHowey.com

👯‍♀️ Richard's review of The Other Two at VanityFair.com

😢 Tara's essay on The Conners at Cracked.com

👀 The Still Watching podcast

🐨 Australian Survivor S10.E07 on YouTube

📷 Photo: Apple

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