Television

Atlanta S3 E8: New Jazz - "I'll Pay For It"

Abe Beame and Jayson Buford return for a new Atlanta episode to discuss Paper Boi's Lynchian night out, that Liam Neeson cameo, the wonderful Ava Grey…

May 9, 2022 • Staff

Atlanta S3 E7: Trini 2 de Bone - "Teachable Moment"

Is the latest 'Atlanta' episode suggesting that childcare should be segregated? Should nannies not exist at all? Abe Beame and Jayson Buford discuss.

May 2, 2022 • Jeff Weiss

Atlanta S3 E6: White Fashion - "Reinvest In Yo Hood"

Jayson Buford and Abe Beame return to discuss Donald Glover's depiction of white terror, Williamsburg food trucks, Deray Twitter takedowns and more.

Apr 26, 2022 • Jayson Buford

Atlanta S3 E5: Cancer Attack- "It's Sweet, But It Hurts."

Abe Beame and Jayson Buford reconnect to talk anthology vs. narrative, feeling challenged vs. being tired and more at Atlanta's half-way point.

Apr 15, 2022 • Jeff Weiss

"A Man’s Gotta Have a Code": Michael K. Williams and ‘The Wire’

Michael K. Williams' portrayal of Omar had a significant impact on our cultural Imaginary writes Walker Armstrong.

Nov 1, 2021 • Walker Armstrong

Fly Code Guy: Season 3 Episode 3: The Disruption - "A Combine Harvester in a Wheatfield of Dicks"

Abe Beame and Jayson Buford return to discuss the masochistic "Good Tweet, Bad Tweet," Wambsgan's true intentions and more from Succession's third…

Nov 1, 2021 • Staff

Fly Guy Code: Season 3 Episode 1: Secession - "Jump on the Irono-Cycle, and Turn it into a Thing"

Succession Season 3 is finally here, and Abe Beame and Jayson Buford return with the manic energy to match Kendall's post-press conference maneuvers.

Oct 18, 2021 • Staff

Fly Guy Code: A Definitive Ranking of Every Episode of Succession

With Succession Season 3 arriving this weekend, Abe Beame and Jayson Buford give the definitive guide to the show's best episodes.

Oct 15, 2021 • Staff

A Hit is a Hit: A Definitive Guide to The Sopranos and Hip-Hop

Oumar Saleh documents how rap music has intersected with the epochal television series and vice versa.

Dec 21, 2020 • Oumar Saleh

Apply Yourself: A Definitive Ranking of All the Schemes, Scams and Ops in the Vince Gilligan Extended Universe

In an exhaustive breakdown of Vince Gilligan's epochal two series and a movie, Abe Beame dives deep into the Albuquerque underworld.

Jun 24, 2020 • Jeff Weiss

The Next Great Netflix Miniseries Should be Bonfire of the Vanities

Abe Beame wants justice for the bungled 1990 adaptation of Tom Wolfe's debut novel.

Mar 26, 2020 • Jeff Weiss

Slouching Toward the Big Seat: A Look at HBO's Succession

Evan McGarvey takes a look at the best show on TV right now, the HBO original drama, Succession.

Aug 23, 2019 • Passion Weiss

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