About this episode
None of us necessarily expected to recommend a comics-IP property featuring Colin Farrell under pounds of prosthetic make-up -- but we all liked it, including returning guest Richard Lawson. We talked about how it surprised us, the small feature-film stories it seemed to contain, whether it should have let the real Farrell shine through, and who's the season MVP (spoiler: Cristin Milioti). Then we went Around The Dial with the new Matlock , Alex vs. America , and Ryan Murphy's take on the brothers Menendez before Richard battled at least five Cynthia Nixon performances to get a Law & Order: SVU episode into the Canon. Friends won, Cold Case lost ("....AAeeeEnNNNGhhHHHHH!"), and Erica introduced us to a hard-fought Game Time. Waddle on over to your podcast app and have a listen! GUESTS 👤 Richard Lawson TOPICS Lead Topic: 🐧 The Penguin Around The Dial: ⚖️ Matlock (2024) Around The Dial: 👩🍳 Alex Vs America Around The Dial: 👯♂️ Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story The Canon: 🔪 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S09.E01: Alternate Winner & Loser: 👍 Friends Winner & Loser: 👎 Cold Case Game Time: 4️⃣ Four At A Time SUPPORT THE SHOW 🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more! 🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site ✍🏻 Richard Lawson at Vanity Fair 🐧 Richard's review of The Penguin 📍 Tara's Bashir Salahuddin interview at Cracked 🎙️ Tara's Natasha Rothwell interview 🔪 Sarah's review of Monsters at Best Evidence 👯♂️ And Richard's at VF 👩🏼💻 Sarah's Canon pitch for "Avatar" 📷 Photo: Macall Polay / HBO