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Happy Wine Wednesday! Candi returns to discuss a show that you should absolutely be watching - the Starz network series Raising Kanan.  The show's third season premieres on Friday, December 1, so we thought this was a perfect time to revisit the pilot and hopefully introduce folks to their new favorite binge watch!

As always, we discuss opening scenes, memorable character introductions, and there's no way you can discuss Raising Kanan without saluting the amazing work by the show's wardrobe department.

It brought me so much joy to celebrate this talented cast, particularly the extraordinary Patina Miller and Mekai Curtis.  Y'all know I love a series where female characters get to be messy, villainous, sexual, and just generally layered and complicated.  Miller's Racquel Thomas is right up there with Gemma Teller-Morrow (Sons of Anarchy), Cersei Lannister (Game of Thrones), and Annalise Keating (How to Get Away with Murder) when it comes to fictional female characters whose rights and wrongs I support and delight in watching.

Friendly reminder - we drink, we know things, we use adult language, and we have a great time.  Thanks so much for listening!

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Happy Wine Wednesday! There are few things that will happily get me out of my love of shows featuring the Roman empire and one of them is a show that lets women be messy and complicated.  In that spirit, Candi is back this week and we are talking about the pilot episode of the NBC series "Good Girls" starring Christina Hendricks, Retta, and Mae Whitman. 

We talk about our introduction to Beth, Ruby, and Annie and the show's surprising premise around three women who decide to rob a grocery store.  I had a fun time asking Candi to answer some random prompts inspired by the pilot, which included us talking about the most ridiculous thing we've ever done to conform with beauty standards inspired by Beth's awkward waxing scene.  We also talk about whether we are the Beth, Ruby, or Annie if we decide to start a criminal enterprise and I ask Candi whether the women were hustling backwards when they decided to only take money from the grocery store.  I mean - it's a grocery store! Wouldn't you grab some steak or seafood? In this economy even eggs and butter are at premium prices!

Friendly reminder: we drink, we know things, we use adult language, and we have a great time. 

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Happy Wine Wednesday - and happy birthday to me! I knew this episode was being published on my birthday, so I wanted to discuss the pilot of one of my favorite series of all time - Spartacus.

Candi is back and she very aptly notes that I spend a lot of time thinking about the Roman Empire.  This time around we are talking gladiators and slave rebellions in this series centered on its namesake, who was brilliantly portrayed by both Andy Whitfield and Liam McIntyre. 

As we did with our discussion about the Rome pilot, I sprinkle in a few historical pointers here and there.  And as always, we talk character introductions, what worked well in the pilot, and we tell you why you should continue on with the series.  We celebrate Spartacus for giving us complicated, messy female characters.  We also salute the fight choreography and Andy Whitfield's brilliant ability to make Spartacus's strength and fighting ability completely believable despite not being the most towering figure.

Friendly reminder - we drink, we know things, we use adult language, and we have a great time.

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Happy Wine Wednesday! Sheena returns this week to discuss the pilot episode of a series that stars one of my all time favorite messy characters - How To Get Away With Murder.  Long time listeners know how much I adore when women get to be messy, flawed, and complicated.  Few have done it better than Viola Davis in her brilliant portrayal of Annalise Keating.

As we do with all Shondaland shows, we talk about what the HTGAWM "imprint" is.  Scandal has the fast talking monologues, Grey's has the opening/closing narration from Meredith - what's the HTGAWM imprint? Likewise, as with the other shows in the Shonda-verse, we talk about the location and whether Philadelphia is as impactful to this series as Washington, DC is to Scandal. 

Y'all know we unpack the memorable character introductions, particularly the manner in which the writers introduce us to Annalise and help frame her world in the pilot. We also talk about which introductions to the Keating 5 (who I like to refer to as the "Murder Muppet Babies") and whom among them left a strong impression with us in the pilot.

Given that Sheena and I are both attorneys, it should come as no surprise that we had some thoughts about HTGAWM's portrayal of law school and Annalise's approach to practicing law and advocating on behalf of her clients.

As always, we have a HTGAWM inspired thirst segment in which we swoon over cast members and share the celebrity crushes with whom we'd like to recreate that Annalise/Nate scene. 

Friendly reminder - we drink, we know things, we use adult language, and we have a great time!  Thanks so much for listening!

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Happy Wine Wednesday! Candi makes her triumphant return to the podcast to help me celebrate 100 episodes of the podcast!  In honor of this special occasion, I decided to talk about one of my absolute favorite series of all time - HBO's Rome.

Candi and I unpack the pilot episode of the series.  I was delighted that she loved the show so much that she ended up watching the whole thing! This episode focuses on the pilot only and I think we make a convincing case as to why you should keep watching if you are also new to the series.  We'll definitely be revisiting more of it now that I know Candi loved it as much as I did.

The episode kicks off with a few reflections on reaching 100 and then we get into all things Rome.  As with all of our pilot episode discussions, we reflect on character introductions, writing choices, what we thought was effectively done, and we close with the thirst segment.  I also sprinkle in a few historical tidbits for a little razzle dazzle.

It was such a pleasure to mark this exciting occasion not only by discussing a show that I love, but it was a great opportunity to celebrate the amazingly talented Ray Stevens.  His portrayal of Titus Pullo is truly the heart of this entire series. 

Many thanks to each and every guest who has given their time to the podcast.  It was an honor to speak to each and every one of you.  And thank YOU, listeners, for your support.  I love you and I appreciate you.

Friendly reminder - we drink, we know things, we use adult language, and we have a great time.

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Happy Wine Wednesday, Pitches! Sheena joins me this week to discuss a beloved show that was cancelled far too soon - Pitch.  We unpack the pilot episode of the show and work through some of our salty feelings about this fantastic series only getting one season.

We kick off by discussing our introduction to Ginny Baker - portrayed by the amazing Kylie Bunbury - and the use of sports commentary to help us get acquainted with the glass ceiling smashing pitcher and the world in which she is making her debut as the first woman to be called up to a Major League Baseball team. 

Next, we get into memorable character introductions outside of Ginny.  We talk about the influence and abuse of her father Bill Baker (Michael Beach).  We discuss Amelia (Ali Larter) as Ginny's no nonsense agent and we swoon over Blip Sanders (Mo McRae).

We share our thoughts on what worked well in the pilot and whether there was anything we would have done differently.  And as always, you know we got into our thirsty thoughts inspired by this very hot cast. 

Friendly reminder: we drink, we know things, we use adult language, and we have a great time.

Thanks so much for listening!

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And for our fellow Pitches who have watched the entire series, enjoy Mike Lawson and the Kill Bill sirens.
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