#106 – The White Lotus Gets Freaky, SNL Turns 50, and Bond Goes Full Bezos
The one with the “Will they? Won’t they?” Brothers.
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Show Notes
Dianne is out on a very special assignment so Chris is joined by guest host (and real-life SAG voter) Ian Brodsky to discuss everything from the future of James Bond to Mike White’s extremely specific references. Featuring our predictions for Season 3 of The White Lotus on HBO (uh, yes, we’re going to talk about what’s going on with the “Will They? Won’t They” Brothers).
But first! So much streaming, including:
- The best moments from the NBC SNL50 special (also Chevy Chase was there).
- Our undying love for the just-wrapped first season of ABC’s High Potential.
- A ratings update on The Night Agent and Ian’s elevator pitch for why Black Doves should be your next Netflix spy fix.
- And some big surprises from some even bigger personalities behind some of the world’s biggest IP: Kathleen Kennedy plans to step aside at Star Wars and the Broccoli family finally relinquishes the keys to the James Bond kingdom (we’re pitching our Bonds for Bezos, of course).
Correction: Michael Wilson is Barbara Broccoli’s half brother, not stepbrother. Stepbrothers were just on the mind this week!
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📺 Review: The White Lotus (Season 3)
- 🧭 Where to Watch: HBO / Max
- 🗓️ Episodes This Season: 8 (Sundays at 9 PM ET)
- 🍂 Seasons: 3 (21 episodes)
- 🤩 Starring: Parker Posey, Jason Isaacs, Natasha Rothwell, Walton Goggins, Carrie Coon, Leslie Bibb, Michelle Monaghan, Jon Gries, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sam Nivola, Sarah Catherine Hook, Tayme Thapthimthong, Patravadi Mejudhon
- 🧑🎨 Created By: Mike White
- ⚠️ Spoiler Warning for everything through the first 2 episodes of the latest season starting at 58:56
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🔗 Links:
- 'The Night Agent' Tops Nielsen Streaming Rankings — Most Popular Shows – Matt Webb Mitovich, TV Line
- ‘The Bachelor’ Nation: Majority Of Crew Exits Following ‘The Bachelorette’ Pause – Peter White, Deadline
- Disney’s ‘Star Wars’ Succession Problem: Who Will Replace Kathleen Kennedy? – Borys Kit, James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter
- James Bond: Amazon MGM Gains Creative Control – Alex Ritman, Variety
- Debbie Downer: Bar – SNL50 – SNL, YouTube
- Weekend Update ft. Bobby Moynihan, Cecily Strong, Fred Armisen, Vanessa Bayer, Bill Murray – SNL50 – SNL, YouTube
- Domingo: Vow Renewal – SNL50 – SNL, YouTube
- Lawrence Welk – SNL50 – SNL, YouTube
- Black Jeopardy – SNL50 – SNL, YouTube
- Close Encounter 50th – SNL50 – SNL, YouTube
- Audience Q&A – SNL50 – SNL, YouTube
- New York 50th Musical – SNL50 – SNL, YouTube
- The Lonely Island: Musical Medley (Live) | SNL50: The Homecoming Concert – Peacock, YouTube
- ‘High Potential’ Wraps First Season With Series Best Ratings, ‘Will Trent’ & ‘The Rookie’ Make Case For Renewal With New Streaming Highs – Nellie Andreeva, Deadline
- ‘High Potential’ Returns After Midseason Break To Its Best 7-Day Audience; ‘Will Trent’ & ‘The Rookie’ Pull Off Strong Debuts For ABC – Katie Campione, Deadline
- ‘The White Lotus’: Sam Nivola Says Mike White Told the Cast to Watch ‘Southern Charm’ to Prepare – Lexi Carson, The Hollywood Reporter
- ‘The White Lotus’ Grows Season 3 Audience By 40% For Second Episode – Katie Campione, Deadline
- How Jon Gries’ Return To ‘The White Lotus’ Could Shape Season 3 – Dessi Gomez, Deadline
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