1 00:00:07,173 --> 00:00:10,493 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Team podcast 2 00:00:10,613 --> 00:00:11,733 Speaker 1: from News Talks at B. 3 00:00:12,773 --> 00:00:15,333 Speaker 2: He said, a screen time time on your Saturday morning. 4 00:00:15,373 --> 00:00:17,013 Speaker 2: This is the time every week where we catch up 5 00:00:17,013 --> 00:00:20,253 Speaker 2: with Tara Ward. She's our screen time expert. It's her 6 00:00:20,333 --> 00:00:23,253 Speaker 2: job to bring us three shows every weekend, and I'm 7 00:00:23,333 --> 00:00:25,573 Speaker 2: really excited at least about a couple of these. Tara, 8 00:00:25,653 --> 00:00:29,333 Speaker 2: Good morning, Good morning. Let's start off with the latest 9 00:00:29,453 --> 00:00:32,493 Speaker 2: Kiwi comedy drama. A lot of hype around this one. 10 00:00:32,493 --> 00:00:33,613 Speaker 2: Tell us about Madam. 11 00:00:34,493 --> 00:00:37,573 Speaker 3: Yeah, a lot of hype around Madam, partly because it's 12 00:00:37,613 --> 00:00:41,133 Speaker 3: already won two major international TV awards, one in Monte 13 00:00:41,213 --> 00:00:43,693 Speaker 3: Carlo and one in Berlin, even before it had screened 14 00:00:43,733 --> 00:00:46,293 Speaker 3: in New Zealand, so it's already been recognized as a 15 00:00:46,293 --> 00:00:50,173 Speaker 3: as a pretty special show. It's inspired by true story. 16 00:00:50,213 --> 00:00:53,293 Speaker 3: It's about a woman who opened what she called an 17 00:00:53,373 --> 00:00:56,093 Speaker 3: ethical brothel in Northland a few years ago, So a 18 00:00:56,133 --> 00:00:58,493 Speaker 3: brothel that puts the safety and well being of the 19 00:00:58,613 --> 00:01:01,733 Speaker 3: female sex workers first, and so this show runs with 20 00:01:01,773 --> 00:01:03,973 Speaker 3: that idea. It's a mix of comedy and drama, and 21 00:01:04,013 --> 00:01:06,933 Speaker 3: it's about an American woman named Mac who's played by 22 00:01:07,013 --> 00:01:10,093 Speaker 3: Rachel Griffiths, who decides to set up her own ethical 23 00:01:10,133 --> 00:01:13,093 Speaker 3: brothel in her small country town. She doesn't really know 24 00:01:13,093 --> 00:01:15,853 Speaker 3: what she's doing, and she has to deal with complaining 25 00:01:15,893 --> 00:01:19,173 Speaker 3: neighbors and staffing issues and the council and raising her 26 00:01:19,173 --> 00:01:21,933 Speaker 3: family at the same time. So it's quite an unusual 27 00:01:21,973 --> 00:01:24,253 Speaker 3: idea for a comedy drama, but as a TV show 28 00:01:24,373 --> 00:01:27,573 Speaker 3: it works. It's a very well made, very confident, very 29 00:01:27,573 --> 00:01:30,653 Speaker 3: funny piece of television and it has the most amazing cast. 30 00:01:30,733 --> 00:01:33,693 Speaker 3: I mean, Rachel Griffiths is the lead Academy Award nominee 31 00:01:33,773 --> 00:01:37,573 Speaker 3: from Muriel's Wedding and Six Feet Under, as well as 32 00:01:37,573 --> 00:01:42,053 Speaker 3: Martin Henderson, Danielle Cormack, Remediata, Robbie Makeaceiva. Just such a 33 00:01:42,053 --> 00:01:45,333 Speaker 3: strong ensemble cast and you know, it's something different for 34 00:01:45,373 --> 00:01:48,173 Speaker 3: a local show, which is exciting in itself. It started 35 00:01:48,213 --> 00:01:49,813 Speaker 3: on three this week, but you can also catch that 36 00:01:49,853 --> 00:01:51,373 Speaker 3: streaming on three now as well. 37 00:01:51,493 --> 00:01:54,773 Speaker 2: Cool Okay, yeah really yeah. It's great to see like 38 00:01:54,853 --> 00:01:56,653 Speaker 2: a couple of big New Zealand shows doing so well 39 00:01:57,613 --> 00:02:01,973 Speaker 2: after the Party series which was just amazing. Yeah, awesome 40 00:02:01,973 --> 00:02:04,013 Speaker 2: to see Madam doing so well. Right next up on 41 00:02:04,053 --> 00:02:06,653 Speaker 2: Disney Plus tell Us about Brats. 42 00:02:07,093 --> 00:02:09,893 Speaker 3: If You Grew Up watching iconic eighties movies like The 43 00:02:09,893 --> 00:02:12,373 Speaker 3: Breakfast Club or Saint Elmo's Fire, then this is the 44 00:02:12,413 --> 00:02:15,133 Speaker 3: documentary for you. This is made by Andrew McCarthy, who 45 00:02:15,213 --> 00:02:17,653 Speaker 3: was one of the Brat Pack of actors. And the 46 00:02:17,693 --> 00:02:20,853 Speaker 3: Brat Pack was this group of up and coming young stars, 47 00:02:20,893 --> 00:02:24,613 Speaker 3: people like Emilio Estevez, Demi Moore, Rob Low, Molly Ringwold, 48 00:02:24,933 --> 00:02:27,333 Speaker 3: who all seemed to star in the same movies at 49 00:02:27,333 --> 00:02:30,533 Speaker 3: the same time and who were incredibly famous. And when 50 00:02:30,533 --> 00:02:34,293 Speaker 3: the term brat Pack was made, it immediately gave these 51 00:02:34,333 --> 00:02:37,213 Speaker 3: actors a really bad reputation and a label that some 52 00:02:37,253 --> 00:02:40,133 Speaker 3: of them just couldn't shake through their career. And Andrew 53 00:02:40,173 --> 00:02:43,293 Speaker 3: McCarthy has struggled with that for forty years and decides 54 00:02:43,373 --> 00:02:45,693 Speaker 3: to meet up with some of his fellow Brat packers, 55 00:02:45,773 --> 00:02:48,573 Speaker 3: many of whom that he hasn't seen since the eighties, 56 00:02:48,893 --> 00:02:50,773 Speaker 3: to look back on that time in their lives, and 57 00:02:51,693 --> 00:02:54,373 Speaker 3: the whole documentary is sort of a therapy session for him. 58 00:02:54,413 --> 00:02:57,693 Speaker 3: He's obviously had quite a chip on her shoulder about it. 59 00:02:58,293 --> 00:03:00,213 Speaker 3: But what I loved about this is that it dives 60 00:03:00,253 --> 00:03:03,453 Speaker 3: back into the eighties pop culture scene when Hollywood had 61 00:03:03,493 --> 00:03:05,893 Speaker 3: just started to make movies for young people like back 62 00:03:05,933 --> 00:03:09,013 Speaker 3: to Uture and Risky Business, and movies were just so 63 00:03:09,053 --> 00:03:11,213 Speaker 3: important and pop culture at that time. Everyone went to 64 00:03:11,253 --> 00:03:14,293 Speaker 3: the movies. Everyone kind of shared in that same that 65 00:03:14,413 --> 00:03:17,933 Speaker 3: same moment. So this is really nostalgic and thoughtful and 66 00:03:18,013 --> 00:03:19,933 Speaker 3: a great trip down memory lane and kind of you know, 67 00:03:20,693 --> 00:03:23,013 Speaker 3: you meet those movie stars that you sort of grew 68 00:03:23,093 --> 00:03:26,013 Speaker 3: up with in a completely different context, which is great, 69 00:03:26,093 --> 00:03:26,493 Speaker 3: very good. 70 00:03:26,573 --> 00:03:29,213 Speaker 2: Okay, that's Bratts. That's on Disney Plus. And a series 71 00:03:29,213 --> 00:03:31,733 Speaker 2: that my wife and I have watched this week Sprint 72 00:03:31,933 --> 00:03:32,693 Speaker 2: on Netflix. 73 00:03:34,053 --> 00:03:36,933 Speaker 3: Yeah, this is the latest in Netflix's sport documentary series 74 00:03:36,973 --> 00:03:38,933 Speaker 3: Boom and I know we talked about these kind of 75 00:03:38,933 --> 00:03:41,133 Speaker 3: shows a couple of weeks ago. Jack shows like Drive 76 00:03:41,173 --> 00:03:44,613 Speaker 3: to Survive or Tour de France Unchained. They take us 77 00:03:44,653 --> 00:03:47,373 Speaker 3: behind the scenes of a particular sport and they are 78 00:03:47,493 --> 00:03:51,533 Speaker 3: full of full of energy and fast paced with big personalities, 79 00:03:51,573 --> 00:03:53,813 Speaker 3: and Sprint is the latest of these series. This is 80 00:03:53,813 --> 00:03:56,693 Speaker 3: about the world of athletics, specifically one hundred and two 81 00:03:56,773 --> 00:03:59,333 Speaker 3: hundred meter runners, and it looks at what it takes 82 00:03:59,373 --> 00:04:02,013 Speaker 3: to be the fastest people in the world, the intensity 83 00:04:02,053 --> 00:04:04,853 Speaker 3: of their training, the psychology of it all, the mind 84 00:04:04,933 --> 00:04:08,293 Speaker 3: games talks to people like you, say Bolton Michael Johnson 85 00:04:08,333 --> 00:04:10,653 Speaker 3: about what you need to be so good over such 86 00:04:10,693 --> 00:04:13,373 Speaker 3: a short distance, and profiles a few of the athletes 87 00:04:13,413 --> 00:04:16,093 Speaker 3: as they train to be the very best and to 88 00:04:16,093 --> 00:04:18,853 Speaker 3: get to the Olympics. So it really immerses you in 89 00:04:18,853 --> 00:04:20,933 Speaker 3: that world. And I know with athletics some of us 90 00:04:20,973 --> 00:04:22,973 Speaker 3: might only watch it every four years or so at 91 00:04:23,013 --> 00:04:25,733 Speaker 3: the Olympics, and with the Olympics only a few weeks away, 92 00:04:25,773 --> 00:04:29,133 Speaker 3: this is perfectly timed. You will become a sprinting arm 93 00:04:29,213 --> 00:04:30,773 Speaker 3: chi expert in no time with this one. 94 00:04:31,053 --> 00:04:33,333 Speaker 2: Do you know that there is one of the funny 95 00:04:33,373 --> 00:04:35,973 Speaker 2: things about these series, like you watch you know, you 96 00:04:36,053 --> 00:04:38,053 Speaker 2: watch six hours worth of television and all of a 97 00:04:38,093 --> 00:04:43,893 Speaker 2: sudden you just believe that you become qualified for you know, 98 00:04:44,013 --> 00:04:45,693 Speaker 2: he's just too slow out of the blocks there and 99 00:04:45,733 --> 00:04:47,373 Speaker 2: needs to keep his head down to at least the 100 00:04:47,413 --> 00:04:50,853 Speaker 2: forty in these and the other thing my word of 101 00:04:50,893 --> 00:04:54,053 Speaker 2: caution when when watching these series is think very carefully 102 00:04:54,053 --> 00:04:56,333 Speaker 2: about what stage of the evening you're watching them, because 103 00:04:56,333 --> 00:04:57,853 Speaker 2: my wife and I will curl up on the couch 104 00:04:57,853 --> 00:04:59,813 Speaker 2: the other night and I was onto my second bowl 105 00:04:59,813 --> 00:05:02,373 Speaker 2: of ice cream for the weekend, and you had these 106 00:05:02,573 --> 00:05:06,933 Speaker 2: you had these elite sprinters ripping off their shirts, and 107 00:05:06,973 --> 00:05:08,613 Speaker 2: my wife, I can sort of I can sort of 108 00:05:08,613 --> 00:05:10,973 Speaker 2: see her sitting up straight in the couch all of 109 00:05:11,013 --> 00:05:14,773 Speaker 2: a sudden, intensely focused on the television as I was 110 00:05:14,853 --> 00:05:19,893 Speaker 2: licking the hokey pokey, thinking oh, okay, yeah right. You know, 111 00:05:20,213 --> 00:05:24,453 Speaker 2: some of the physical specimens are a little bit intimidating 112 00:05:24,533 --> 00:05:27,173 Speaker 2: for us me immortals, but never mind. 113 00:05:27,493 --> 00:05:29,053 Speaker 3: My aspirational Yes it is. 114 00:05:29,093 --> 00:05:32,853 Speaker 2: It's aspirational TV. Exactly nice that we can, yes, share 115 00:05:32,893 --> 00:05:34,693 Speaker 2: in a little bit of a well a bit of 116 00:05:34,693 --> 00:05:38,093 Speaker 2: a fantasy life. I suppose Sprint is on Netflix, Sprats 117 00:05:38,133 --> 00:05:40,893 Speaker 2: is on Disney Plus, Madam is on three and three now, 118 00:05:40,973 --> 00:05:42,653 Speaker 2: and all of those shows are on the News talks 119 00:05:42,733 --> 00:05:45,853 Speaker 2: 'B website. Thank you so much to our screen time expert, Tara. 120 00:05:45,933 --> 00:05:47,013 Speaker 2: We will see you next week. 121 00:05:47,893 --> 00:05:51,013 Speaker 1: For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, listen live 122 00:05:51,093 --> 00:05:54,253 Speaker 1: to News talks 'B from nine am Saturday, or follow 123 00:05:54,333 --> 00:05:55,893 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.