About this episode

In Episode 450, Madden and Kolsky discuss recent episodes of Top Chef, the new series Imperfect Women, the third season of The Comeback, the return of Jury Duty, and share thoughts on the NBA as the postseason approaches.

In Episode 450, Madden and Kolsky return from an extended, travel-filled layoff to get into: The last few episodes of Top Chef: Carolinas (3:25) and how the group is seemingly not living up to its own standards over that time… Apple TV+’s new sexy psychological drama Imperfect Women (26:35) and the sudden plethora of sexy psychological dramas on streaming services… The third season of Lisa Kudrow’s HBO series The Comeback (37:45) and how it’s mostly more of the same (other than a clever little AI storyline) but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing… The return of Amazon Prime’s “Jury Duty” with Company Retreat (41:35) and how it’s quite funny even if it can’t quite reach the hilarity of the original season… A few thoughts on the NBA (44:50) as we head into the postseason… Homework for next week (57:55), including: the next episode of Top Chef, AMC’s new show The Audacity, the new Dan Levy comedy Big Mistakes on Netflix, and UNTOLD: The Death and Life of Lamar Odom (also on Netflix)…

Topics covered

• Top Chef
• Imperfect Women
• The Comeback
• Jury Duty
• NBA

Keywords

• Apple TV+
• HBO
• Amazon Prime
• Netflix
• psychological drama
• comedy

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