It's the Seventies in Russia and 'A Knight' Makes Us Happy!

About this episode

Blaine and Donovan discuss various TV shows including HBO's 'Heated Rivalry' and Netflix's 'Skyscraper Live', along with reviews of 'PONIES' and 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms'.

This week, Blaine welcomes everyone and gives a quick overview of the episode (0:02). From there, Donovan gives the guys the scoop on what the hype is behind the HBO series 'Heated Rivalry' (1:33). After that, the weekend was abuzz because of Netflix's live event 'Skyscraper Live,' which Donovan could not watch (9:31). Continuing in non-spoilers, they introduce 'PONIES' on Peacock (15:09), why 'The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins' is must-see (20:53), and how great it is to be back in Westeros with 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' (28:17). In the spoiler section, the host discuss how 'PONIES' is mostly great, though there could be fixes (30:18). Then they finalize this week's episode with the joy of 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' (43:31). For more, visit The Alabama Take website ! To sign up for the site's newsletter rather than rely on social media, sign up here . To help both the podcast and The Alabama Take site itself, consider making a donation of any size with the link here . Companies mentioned in this episode: NBC Peacock HBO Netflix

People in this episode

Host: Blaine Duncan

Guest: Donovan

Topics covered

• HBO series
• Netflix live event
• Peacock shows
• TV reviews
• Film discussions

Keywords

• HBO
• Netflix
• PONIES
• A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
• TV reviews

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HBO, Netflix, NBC Peacock

Books & works: Heated Rivalry, Skyscraper Live, PONIES, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

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