Streaming Without A Paddle

This week Andrew and Ted watched the Netflix original "Happiness for Beginners" starring Luke Grimes (Yellowstone) and Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt). This Rom/Com co-stars Gus Birney, Ben Cook, Esteban Benito, Nico Santos, Alexander Koch, Julia Shiplett, and Shayvawn Webster. Helen (Ellie Kemper) has just gotten divorced from her husband, a guy apparently no one within her family really cared for, so she sets out on a week long adult only guided hiking trip. Low and behold her little brother's (played by Alexander Koch) best friend Jake (played by Luke Grimes) happens, not by chance, to be on the same guided hiking trip. The plot twist is that Jake has always, even since childhood, been in love with Helen and since the families are close, Jake knew Helen was going on this hike so he signed up as well. Helen isn't the only one going through "life issues", Jake had to stop being a doctor because he suffers from retinitis pigmentosa a disease that causes on to lose their sight. The question is ... does this week long escapade lead to Helen and Jake finding true love or does the week provide a new light about Helen to Jake and he realizes he has been wrong all these years. Well Andrew and Ted won't tell you that but they will let you know if they recommend the movie or not.

This week Andrew and Ted sat down to exchange their thoughts not only about the Netflix original "The Out-Laws" but as well as what they thought about the performances of this talented ensemble cast, Pierce Bronsnan, Adam DeVine, Nina Bobrev, and Ellen Barkin. Tune in to find out which one of "Streaming Without A Paddle's" host enjoyed this movie just a little bit more than the other.

This week Andrew & Ted sat down to share with each other and the audience what they thought about the new Netflix series "FUBAR" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (Luke Brunner) and Monica Barbaro (Emma Brunner), know also from Top Gun - Maverick as call sign "Phoenix". This father / daughter CIA agents end up working together on a case to put away dirty suitcase bomb maker "Boro Polonia", played by Gabriel Luna. Plot twist ... not only are this father / daughter duo tasked with putting away Boro, but they are also tasked with learning to work with each other being neither of them knew that the other was a CIA agent.

This week on Streaming Without A Paddle Andrew and Ted sat down to discuss Netflix's follow up to their Chris Hemsworth blockbuster "Extraction" with "Extraction 2". The sequel, "Extraction 2" is on pace to break "Extraction"'s first month record setting 99 Million Viewers. But the question is ... is this sequel better than the original or does it fall short with Andrew and Ted? Tune in to find out.

This week on Streaming Without A Paddle Andrew and Ted step into the review ring, strap on their gloves and take shots at what is the 9th installment of the Sylvester Stallone's "Rocky" franchise with "Creed III". The question is ... will Andrew and or Ted take a swing at it or did it knock them out?

This week's episode of Streaming Without A Paddle has Andrew and Ted reviewing Apple TV's "Ghosted" starring Ana de Armas, Chris Evans, and co-starring Adrien Brody. Andrew comes into this movie not being a fan of Chris Evans having his previous roles, where he comes off a bit egotistical / snotty, tainting his opinion of the actor. Ted on the other hand, when it comes to Chris Evans, has more of a industry insider positive opinion of Chris. The big draw to this film for Andrew was Ana de Armas, being a fan of her talent. The question is what did Andrew and Ted think about the movie? Tune in to find out!

This week Andrew and Ted discuss the HULU original "Quasi" from the comedy crew over at Broken Lizard (Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin, Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske) that have brought us Super Troopers, Club Dread, Beerfest, The Slammin Salmon, and Tacoma FD. Having stated that there is only one question ... Does "Quasi" stand up to those previous works from the men children minds? Well Andrew and Ted are both familiar with those previous works of Broken Lizard so they should be able to break it down for you and let you know does "Quasi" measure up the Broken Lizard standard?

This week Andrew and Ted sit down to discuss the Netflix original ... "The Mother" ... starring Jennifer Lopez (The Mother), Lucy Paez (Zoe / The Daughter), Omari Hardwick (Agent William Cruise), Joseph Fiennes (Adrian / illegal gun dealter), and Gael Garcia Bernal (Héctor / illegal gun dealer #2). J'Lo portrays a former Special Forces / Sniper type who turns to the illegal gun trade after leaving the service. Her character is literally, while not shown, in bed with both arms dealers and is pregnant with one of theirs baby. The hitch is ... J'Lo's character (The Mother) has been caught and to save herself has agreed to work with Federal Government to put these arm dealers behind bars. While at a safe house being interviewed by the feds Adrian comes after her, taking down all the feds protecting her and as well as stabbing her in an attempt to silence her. Before Adrian can finish her off an improvised, made by J'LO's character, device goes off disrupting his actions and severely burning Adrian. Found by authorities, J'Lo's character is taken to the hospital for treatment and while there doctors perform a necessary C-Section to save both the mother (J'Lo) and child's (Lucy) lives. It's decide at that time, for the protection of the child, that the kid will be put up for adoption and J'Lo's character will be placed into the witness protection program. J'Lo's character agrees to the adoption but opts out of government protection and will fend for herself having the survival skills she possesses thanks to her street smarts and military training. Well it comes to J'Lo's attention, via her connection with Agent Cruise, that both Adrian and Héctor know about the child and will use it to draw J'Lo out of hiding. Let the Jason Bourne esque games begin. Recently coming off an at time harsh assessment of Lopez's performance in "Shotgun Wedding", what do Andrew and Ted think about not only J'Lo's performance but the movie itself. Tune it to find out!

This week Andrew & Ted discuss Peacock TV's release of "Knock at the Cabin", starring Dave Bautista (Lenoard), Ben Aldridge (Andrew), Jonathan Groff (Eric), Abby Quinn (Adriane), Rupert Grint (Redmond), Nikki Amuka-Bird (Sabrina), and Kristen Cui (Wen). "Knock at the Cabin", mystery / thriller / horror, is directed by M. Night Shyamalan. A young same sex couple (Andrew & Eric) take their adopted daughter (Wen) to a remote lake cabin to escape their city lives for a while. Little did they know they had been tracked down by a group of "End of the World" believers that believe through visions that the key to saving the world from complete and utter destruction is that one of the three, Andrew / Eric / or Wen, must die at and by the hand of one of their family members. I could go on but at this point I think it is best for Andrew & Ted to unravel this storyline. So tune into this episode of "Streaming Without A Paddle" for Andrew & Ted's perspective and thoughts.

This week Andrew and Ted watched what ended up being a double feature of what appears to be back 2 back series / movies in the Kevin Hart starring title(s) Die Hart. In this series / movies Kevin plays himself as a comedic actor that has grown tired of being the funny co-star and wants to break the stereotype that Hollywood has labeled him and become a seriously taken leading action hero. Die Hart and Die Hart 2 co-stars Nathalie Emmanuel along side Kevin. Die Hart co-stars John Travolta with extended performances from Josh Hartnett and Jean Reno whereas Die Hart 2 co-stars John Cena and Ben Schwartz.

This week Andrew and Ted sit down to discuss what they're thinking about the first six episodes of season 3 of Apple TV's Ted Lasso. Both Andrew and Ted were big fans of the first two season ... the question is ... is season 3 better, the same, or worse than seasons 1 and 2. Join Andrew and Ted as they hold their own "Ted Talk".

This week Andrew and Ted sit down and discuss Hulu's original "Boston Strangler" starring Keira Knightley (Loretta McLaughlin), Carrie Coon (Jean Cole), and Chris Cooper (Jack MacLaine). "Boston Strangler" is based upon the real life story of Boston based upon Record American Newspaper reporters Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole, who are credited with tying together a string of strangulation murders in Boston ... and coining the name "The Boston Strangler".

This week Andrew and Ted sit down to discuss the Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston starring Netflix Original "Murder Mystery 2". The highly anticipated sequel to their 2019 record setting "Murder Mystery" finally dropped ... the question is ... was it worth the nearly four year wait? Andrew and Ted definitely have their thoughts about that ... along with commentary regarding Andrew getting kinda cornered in the produce section of his local grocery by a guy who thought he was his doppelganger Rick Moranis. It is definitely a fun show this week as Andrew and Ted hold more sidebars than they had in the Amber Heard / Johnny Depp trial.

This week Andrew and Ted sit down to give their final thoughts about HBO's "The Last of Us". A few weeks back Andrew and Ted sat down and discussed what they thought about the first three episodes ... well now that the series has completed its time for a revisit. Both Andrew and Ted liked the first three episodes. Ted's thoughts were based on having played the game, while Andrew's approach to the series was from the standpoint of the series being a stand alone. In the end ... what were their take aways. Tune into find out.

This week Andrew and Ted sat down and watched the EPIC, as in extremely LONG (3hrs / 9mins), movie "Babylon". This film is lead by two of Hollywood's leading actors ... Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie and they honestly held their own billing when it comes to performances put in, but the question is does the film? "Babylon" is a Hollywood coming to age picture as the industry itself transitions from the seemingly out of control era of silent films of the roaring 1920's into the 1930's era of "talkies". Beyond the fast paced, overly decadent lifestyles portrayed by Jack Conrad (Brad Pitt) and Nellie LaRoy (Margot Robbie) as Hollywood's leading man and woman, the question to be answered is ... will Jack and Nellie be able to make the transition? This is "journey" stylized movie is told as if it was filmed at 2x speed as the question to be answered is solved as Jack and Nellie bounce between shooting days and lavish over the top parties. During the 3hr and 9min runtime it is difficult to find a down moment as the action never loses pace, however and for the life of me, I can't figure out how in the world viewing it felt actually longer than the 3hr and 9 min runtime ... I was emotionally exhausted at the conclusion because mainly of how fast paced it was. But from the prospective of Andrew and Ted ... what did they really think of Babylon? Tune in to find out.

This week on "Streaming Without A Paddle" Andrew and Ted breakdown their likes and dislikes of Netflix's original "We Have A Ghost".  The Presley family (Frank / dad played by Anthony Mackie, Melanie / mom played by Erica Ash, Fulton / son #1 played by Niles Fitch, and Kevin / son #2 played by Jahi Di'Allo Winston)   moves into their new home.  Kevin doesn't share the same relationship his older brother Fulton has with their father so he's more to himself and because of such Kevin has sought refuge in the older home's very spacious attic and it's here where he first meets Ernest (played by David Harbour).  Initially Ernest tries to scare Kevin, like he as apparently done with previous owners, but Kevin is unspookable!  Just the opposite.  Kevin takes this opportunity to actually befriend Ernest being that he feels as if he is the third wheel in the father / sons relationship dynamic.  Not only does Kevin decide to befriend Ernest he wants to help Ernest get to the other side being that he is seemingly stuck in this dimension.   Things go awry when Kevin's father and brother get a hold of the video of Ernest that Kevin recorded on his phone.  Kevin's dad Frank, in yet another "get rich quick" scheme, posts the video on YouTube to cash in.  Because of Frank's decision the world now becomes aware of Ernest and people come out of the wood work to catch a glimpse of Ernest ... including a special division within the CIA.  All of which leads to a game of cat and mouse as Kevin is determined to assist Ernest in getting to the other side.

In a retro-futuristic world, charismatic salesman Jack Billings (played by Billy Crudup) leads a team (Eddie / Hank Azaria, Shirley /Haneefah Wood, Herb / Dewshane Williams, Joey / Nicholas Podany) of fellow sales associates determined to revitalized their customers' lives by hawking timeshares on the moon.  That my friends is synopsis of this Apple TV series as found at Apple TV ... enjoy it for what it is because Andrew and Ted definitely have their opinion of this series and it's not nearly as romantic as the billing.  Matter of fact ... this episode title of "Streaming Without A Paddle" should really be "Episode 21 - Adam Sandler ... OSCAR worthy or NOT!" because that is what Andrew and Ted spend the bulk of their time discussing after they found absolutely nothing redeeming about this series.  So tune in ... as Ted's sidebar takes them down the Adam Sandler rabbit hole.

This week Andrew and Ted tuned into Netflix's original Rom / Com motion picture "Your Place or Mine", starring Reese Witherspoon (Debbie Dunn), Ashton Kutcher (Peter Coleman), Wesley Kimmel (Jack Dunn) along with Jesse Williams (Theo Martin), Zoe Chao, and Tig Notaro.  Debbie and Peter become life long best friends after a post couple poker game hookup some 20 years earlier.  However, the problem is that Debbie lives in L.A. and Peter now lives in NYC, but that doesn't keep them from talking to each other everyday.  Well it turns out that Debbie needs to go to NYC to take a class ... what a perfect opportunity for the two friends to spend time together.  Debbie's sitter, aspiring actress Scarlet, ends up booking an acting gig in Vancouver during the same time Debbie is supposed to go to NYC to take this class and to spend time with her best friend Peter.  When Peter finds out Debbie is cancelling the trip and her class in NYC Peter, being the friend Peter is, convinces Debbie to still come for her class and he'll go to L.A. to sit Debbie's son Jack.  It's a deal.   Debbie comes to NYC and Peter goes to L.A..  While Debbie is in NYC she befriends an old girlfriend of Peter as well as connects with a well known writer / publisher Theo Martin (played by Jesse Williams).  You see Debbie has always wanted to be an editor because of her love of reading and guess what ... Peter has always wanted to be a writer.  While staying at Peter's NYC apartment Debbie finds Peter's manuscript and gives it to Theo.  I think the writing is on the wall what's going to happen next with Peter's manuscript.  The hook to the story is that while the two have swapped cities for a week they've discovered in their new surroundings that they are actually in love with each other.  The big question left to be answered is ... "how are the two going to confront each other?"  Not going to tell you that ... but Andrew and Ted will surely let you know what they thought about "Your Place or Mine".  Tune in as they break it down.

On this week's episode of "Streaming Without A Paddle" Andrew and Ted sit down to discuss / review the Netflix original "Dog Gone" starring Rob Lowe (John Marshall / dad), Johnny Berchtold (Fielding Marshall / son), Kimberly William-Paisley (Ginny Marshall / mom) and featuring Nick Peine (Nate / Fielding's best friend).  Based on the true story about a family (the Marshalls) coming together to find the son's, Fielding, lost dog named Gronker.  While hiking the Appalachian trail one day, Fielding's dog Gronker takes off chasing a fox and isn't to heard of for weeks.  "Dog Gone" chronicles the lives and search for Gronker and how it helps a family not only come together but to work beyond their individual issues that for all involved seemingly resolves or at the least allows them to work through those personal issues.  Listen as Andrew and Ted breakdown the movie and provide their opinions as to if the movie is a much watch or a "click past" movie.  

This week Andrew & Ted share their thoughts, after watching the first 3 episodes, about HBO Max's drama / global apocalyptic / zombie series "The Last of Us", starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey.  This screen adaptation of the wildly popular video game, follow Joel (Pascal) and Ellie (Ramsey) as they cross the post-fungal apocalyptic United States in an effort to get Ellie (Ramsey) from Boston to the west coast so that researchers may determine what is it that make Ellie immune to the fungal infection.  Along the way, Joel and Ellie encounter flesh eating zombies and packs of cautious uninfected people looking to survive themselves.  Ted was a fan and player of the game prior to the series dropping, while Andrew views the series as a stand alone series having not having know it was first a game.  So the question becomes ... can the series stand up on it's own merit or is it propped up by the popularity of the game?  Tune in to listen as Andrew and Ted break it all down.