Visit our website, What Are Travis and Elaine Watching?, for lots of videos, pix, links, and extras! Oz: the one that kicked it all off! Before The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Mad Men, The Wire, or any of the great shows known as the Television Renaissance, there was Oz. And now, 24 years after it first debuted as HBO's first original drama, the entire series is available on HBO Max! If you have never seen Oz, now is the time! Six full seasons, ready to binge. You'll see so many of your favori...
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Visit our website, What Are Travis and Elaine Watching?, for lots of videos, pix, links, and extras! Oz: the one that kicked it all off! Before The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Mad Men, The Wire, or any of the great shows known as the Television Renaissance, there was Oz. And now, 24 years after it first debuted as HBO's first original drama, the entire series is available on HBO Max! If you have never seen Oz, now is the time! Six full seasons, ready to binge. You'll see so many of your favori...
Visit our website, What Are Travis and Elaine Watching?, for lots of videos, pix, links, and extras! Oz: the one that kicked it all off! Before The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Mad Men, The Wire, or any of the great shows known as the Television Renaissance, there was Oz. And now, 24 years after it first debuted as HBO's first original drama, the entire series is available on HBO Max! If you have never seen Oz, now is the time! Six full seasons, ready to binge. You'll see so many of your favori...
For pix, videos and extras go to our webpage. Everybody's Talkin' ... About Christopher Meloni this week so who are we not to jump on the bandwagon? But we have a few more recommendations too! The One - Netflix Our show recommendations deal with near-future technology and its impact on our personal and romantic lives. The premise of The One is that scientists develop a DNA match formula that can match anyone who opts in with "the one" true love. The premise is interesting, and ...
Check out our website TravisandElaine.com for lots of pix, videos, and extras! Actor, writer, producer, director, and all-around badass, Ida Lupino is a Hollywood pioneer. Check out the show to discover this powerhouse woman or learn some things you may not know about her! Actor! Here are a few of our favorite movies starring Ida. High Sierra The Sea Wolf They Drive by Night Road House Director (writer/producer) The Hitch-Hiker The Bigamist As promised... Though it's not an Ida Lupino mov...
This week we hit both ends of the spectrum. First an American new show for kids, that grownups will love too, Next, a Brazilian comedy that is most definitely for adults only! Waffles and Mochi - NETFLIX From Barack and Michelle Obama's production company, Higher Ground Productions, part of the massive deal between the Obamas and Netflix comes Waffles and Mochi. Create by Erika Thormahlen and Jeremy Konner (Drunk History) It's a sweet journey where two best friends (Michelle Zamora an...
This week we're talking about the WandaVision finale (just like everyone else) and a tight, sweaty little mystery series, Tell Me Your Secrets. But first… Who's been vaccinated? It seems like a free for all here in California, but we ain't complaining if more people get vaccinated. (Well, maybe a little.) WandaVision FINALE Disney+ Well, knock us over with a feather. We loved WandaVision! As those of you who listen to our podcast or follow us on social media, you're well aware th...
This week we're talking about a show you may have missed on HBO Max, Years and Yearsand the role that won Andra Day the Golden Globe in The United States vs Billie Holiday But first...After Elaine's rant last week about EDD, she gives an exciting update and advice for anyone with EDD woes. And, we talk about our winners of the Golden Globes polls in our Travis and Elaine Facebook Group. Join us! Years and Years (HBO Max) Years and Years is a six-part by the BBC/HBOlimited series created by Ru...
See our website for a ton of extras- What Are Travis and Elaine Watching? This week we talk about Nomadland (HULU), Behind Her Eyes (Netflix), a throwback to The Knick (HBO Max.) Behind Her Eyes Created by Steve Lightfoot (The Punisher, Hannibal), Behind Her Eyes is a tight little thriller about a young woman involved with her married boss, who then finds herself in a friendship with his lonely, fragile wife until it's not. It stars Simona Brown, Eve Hewson, Tom Bateman, and we neglecte...
Got to our website for extras! This week we're talking about the film Judas and the Black Messiah and the finales of The Stand and Your Honor. But first, Elaine starts talking about how she went out for a ride last week and how COVID-19 numbers are down, and before ya know it, she was in a full-blown political rant. So buckle up for that. But political outrage turned out to be a perfect segue into our first topic this week. Judas and the Black Messiah (HBO Max) is the story of the life ...
More stuff > here! One Night in Miami (Prime Video) Starring Kingsley Ben-Adir as Malcolm X, Eli Goree as Cassius Clay, Aldis Hodge as Jim Brown, and Leslie Odom Jr. as Sam Cooke, One Night in Miami is a fictionalized version of what happened between the four icons in a Miami hotel room on the night Cassius Clay beat Sonny Listen to become the Heavyweight Champion of the World. One Night in Miami gets a ton of buzz as the theatrical directorial debut for Regina King. King is becoming a Hol...
See our website for many extras including updates, pix and videos. We're spotlighting two streaming movies today: The Little Things and The Dig. But first, we want to remind you that if you live in a temperate state, first-run movies are playing at your Drive-In theaters. If you want to keep the Drive In's alive after we defeat COVID-19, make sure you support them now. We've gone to the drive-ins thrice, and we love it! Bring your own food if you like. Bring your own kids if you like! It's so...
Go to our site travisandelaine.com for more info and extras. In this episode, we check out Gomorrah, Zero Zero Zero, The History of Horror and Twist. But first... We saw friends! It was an undertaking between us and another couple who have also been quarantined since March. We devised an elaborate outdoor plan of side gate entry, 20 ft between us, and double masks. It was a gay old time! We even got to see our old pal Ulfie the dog! HBO Max released Season 3 of the Italian hit s...
It's Family Time! This week we were introduced to two extraordinarily trippy, mysterious families in WandaVision and Servant. But first.Congratulations U.S.A.!!! By the time you listen to this week's episode, our long national nightmare will be over! And though it may take us years to clean up the mess, we have hope, the audacity of hope. WandaVision Yes, you read that right. Travis and Elaine dipped our toes into the Marvel Universe! And the water was warm!! Of course, we soon found out th...
Three and done! We have 2 perfect short binges this week, a true-crime drama, Des, and a remake of a classic film from a classic novel, Black Narcissus. Both are intense dramas with strong performances, dark humor touches. Des - A friendly serial killer Now playing on AMC+ with Prime or Sundance Now with Prime, Des is a three-part true story based on the book Killing for Company by Brian Masters. It stars David Tennet, Daniel Mays, and Jason Watkins. In 1983 Scottish serial killer Dennis Nils...
Bye Bye 2020 We still have a long road ahead, but it felt good to put 2020 behind us. It was just the two of us this year (duh), but we did get cookies from Ritchie Cunningham and Oprah, some cool gifts from fam and friends, added new ornaments to the blue tree, and ate and ate and ate! SEE MORE PIX, VIDEO, AND CONTENT ON OUR WEBSITE Impostors We watched a LOT of movies. Mostly older movies we had missed the first time around or hadn't seen in a long time. But, we did start binging one show....
Please go to our website What Are Travis and Elaine Watching? for heaps of extra content! We having a Blue Christmas... tree!! Finally! Our bright (and I mean bright) blue Christmas tree arrived, and as promised, here are a few pix of the blinding tree that we took while watching the Holiday Classic, Videodrome. (pix on our website) Says it all Zappa We went into this doc with high expectations, especially Elaine (a huge Zappa), and for the most part, it did not disappoint. We (especia...
40 Years a Prisoner This doc, directed by Tommy Oliver and available now on HBO Max. It posts a celeb lineup of producers, including The Roots, Common, and John Legend. 40 Years a prisoner tells the sorry of the 1978 police raid on a peaceful group of hippies, mostly young, mostly African American, living in a house in the Powellton Village neighborhood of Philadelphia. In 1978, Philadelphia's mayor and former police commissioner Frank Rizzo ran the city. He tried to starve the group out of...
Make sure to visit our website What Are Travis and Elaine Watching? for lots of pix, videos, and extras! This week we look at the movie Mank, the limited series, Your Honor, the doc Belushi and the S1 finale of The Barrier. But first... We're in lockdown, again. About 14 hours before we recorded this week's show, our county and most of California went back into lockdown. Then, this afternoon (Tues Dec 8) we heard the Emergency Broadcast System sound and it wasn't a test. Just the rest of you ...
Today we'll talk about two of the most anticipated series/season finales, The Undoing and Fargo, and the controversial new Netflix movie with Hillbilly Elegy starring Amy Adams and Glenn Close. But first, Thanksgiving! We cooked a lot. We ate a lot, and we watched a lot of movies! Half of our feast is currently in the freezer and may make a comeback at Christmas. But, while you can overcook and you can overeat, you can never get enough good movies! We did watch one over the Thanksgiving ...
Thanksgiving . Like everybody (we hope), it's just us this year. So being that neither of us couldn't care less about the bird... no bird. We do care about our Italian roots, though! Elaine is making the escarole soup with little meatballs. Fried up the meatballs and sausage for the "gravy" (go Philly.) Travis is making ravioli, Italian stuffing, and shrimp cocktail, or as Donald Sutherland calls it, shrimp "caulktail." Travis is making deviled eggs, and Elaine is making stu...
This week we are talking about the life and work of our favorite director, Billy Wilder. Listen to our stories and insights on the podcast episode above. In the meantime, here are some fun facts and some of the movies we discuss! And scroll to the bottom for the pix promised! Sunset Blvd. Wilder nailed the dreams and the cruelty of the movie business from the POV of the writer, the has-been star, and the wide-eyed newcomer. There are themes (like agism) that were rarely explored before in fil...
Visit our website, What Are Travis and Elaine Watching?, for lots of videos, pix, links, and extras! Oz: the one that kicked it all off! Before The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Mad Men, The Wire, or any of the great shows known as the Television Renaissance, there was Oz. And now, 24 years after it first debuted as HBO's first original drama, the entire series is available on HBO Max! If you have never seen Oz, now is the time! Six full seasons, ready to binge. You'll see so many of your favori...
