It's Monday, which means it's time for another episode of the TV Is Good podcast, where Kathryn VanArendonk and I look at notable television shows from the present and the past. In this week's episode, Kathryn and I attempt a double-dose of Anya Taylor-Joy, starting with a discussion of her new Apple con artist drama, Lucky.
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From there, we take a short trip back in time than we usually do with our classic segment, as we look at the 2020 Netflix chess miniseries The Queen's Gambit, which made Taylor-Joy a star.
And before we get to all that, we go rapid-fire through some other TV topics, including our mutual dislike of Will Ferrell's The Hawk, belated Emmy nomination thoughts, and the very strange kinds of Bluey fanfic Kathryn has discovered in her book research.
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For next week's episode, we'll be pairing a discussion of HBO Max's new Big Bang Theory spinoff Stuart Fails to Save the Universe with a look back at some of TV's all-time weirdest spinoffs, including The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, Mork & Mindy, and Mrs. Columbo. Consider the homework completely optional this week, though you can watch the first Brady Bunch variety episode on YouTube if you're a masochist.
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