Taking It Down

This week, the hosts begin with the surprise episode of 'IT: Welcome to Derry,' which premiered on midnight before Halloween (1:05). Also in non-spoilers, they discuss thoughts on 'Crystal Lake,' which is a big hit for Peacock (4:51). From there, they talk in general about episodes two and three of the current season of 'The Lowdown' (8:19) before getting into the middle of the series 'Carrie' on Amazon Prime (11:35). In spoilers, the hosts return to specifics about episodes two and three of 'The Lowdown' and its second season (16:43) before discussing what happens and why in the middle three episodes of 'Carrie' (30:48). For more, be sure to visit the home site of the podcast, The Alabama Take.

This week, it's the two great streaming shows currently: 'The Lowdown' on FX/Hulu and 'Carrie' on Amazon Prime. The hosts begin first talking non-spoilers on 'The Lowdown' (1:02) before getting into non-spoiler thoughts on 'Carrie' (9:14). After a break, they detail the first episode of the second season of 'The Lowdown' (16:18) before getting into what makes 'Carrie' so great through its first four episodes (35:54). For more, visit the website The Alabama Take.

It's a full non-spoiler episode!This week on Episode 300, the guys take some comments and a couple of questions, one of which has to do with the Hulu series 'Chad Powers' (2:04). The biggest question to tackle is that of Alabama football coaches if they were TV shows, which is where the hosts get to dive deep into their love of sports and scripted television (5:33). They also explain why you should be watching 'Carrie' on Amazon Prime (29:11) and how 'Ted Lasso' has great moments for a show that's not that great (34:50). For more, visit the website The Alabama Take.

In this episode, host Blaine gives a welcome and reveals how listeners can submit a question or comment for the next episode, Episode 300! Simply use the link here. From there, Donovan joins and begins with a compliment to Sister Ray Davies (0:53) before they both discuss the merits of the ESPN documentary series 'Saban' (1:34). Keeping with non-spoilers, they then talk about the entire season of 'Lanterns' (7:08). After a break, Blaine and Donovan dive into what made 'Lanterns' work and what made it slip (11:33). For more, visit The Alabama Take and its website here. For questions or comments for Episode 300, send them here.

This week, we let you know how to send in questions or comments for the upcoming 300th bash, which you can do with this link (0:03).As the episode begins, Blaine lets you know where you can see Adam and his band Sister Ray Davies live in the coming week as they open for Luna, and you can also use this link to see where they'll be (1:18).In non-spoilers to begin, the three hosts discuss if 'Lanterns' is more than a detective show (3:43) and if 'Ted Lasso' deserves a full discussion (7:58).In spoilers, they get into specifics for the sixth episode 'Lanterns' (17:35) and the details of the eighth episode of the Apple TV series 'Ted Lasso' (39:20).For more, visit The Alabama Take website.For questions or comments for the upcoming 300th episode, use the form here.