1 00:00:07,133 --> 00:00:10,453 Speaker 1: You're listening to this Saturday Morning with Jack team podcast 2 00:00:10,573 --> 00:00:11,933 Speaker 1: from News Talks atb. 3 00:00:12,933 --> 00:00:15,733 Speaker 2: It is twenty two minutes past ten, which means it 4 00:00:15,813 --> 00:00:18,973 Speaker 2: is screen time time on your Saturday morning time to 5 00:00:19,013 --> 00:00:22,133 Speaker 2: get three show or two shows this week. Two shows 6 00:00:22,173 --> 00:00:25,973 Speaker 2: to watch or stream at home. Recommendations from Carl Pushman, 7 00:00:25,973 --> 00:00:29,013 Speaker 2: who's in for screen time this weekday, Carl, Morning Jack, 8 00:00:29,533 --> 00:00:31,933 Speaker 2: Happy New Year. Hey. This has had a lot of 9 00:00:32,013 --> 00:00:34,253 Speaker 2: hype this first one. In fact, I think it did 10 00:00:34,293 --> 00:00:36,453 Speaker 2: pretty well at the Golden Globes the other day. First 11 00:00:36,533 --> 00:00:39,293 Speaker 2: up for your screen time picks this weekend, Ricky Gervais 12 00:00:39,413 --> 00:00:41,893 Speaker 2: is back with a stand up special, Mortality. 13 00:00:42,653 --> 00:00:44,853 Speaker 3: That's right, and he might be the most consistent comedian 14 00:00:44,933 --> 00:00:47,253 Speaker 3: doing stand up today. This is his fourth stand up 15 00:00:47,253 --> 00:00:49,933 Speaker 3: special for Netflix, and sadly, if you've seen any of 16 00:00:49,973 --> 00:00:52,853 Speaker 3: the previous three, then you've essentially seen this one as well. 17 00:00:52,973 --> 00:00:53,333 Speaker 1: Yeah. 18 00:00:53,413 --> 00:00:56,293 Speaker 3: Here he's rehashing the same old topics, bleeding on about 19 00:00:56,293 --> 00:00:58,333 Speaker 3: the same tired old things. It was just a little 20 00:00:58,373 --> 00:01:01,653 Speaker 3: bit disappointing at this point as material is so recycled. 21 00:01:01,693 --> 00:01:04,093 Speaker 3: To get the nod of approval from Greta Thunberg, who, 22 00:01:04,253 --> 00:01:06,933 Speaker 3: as you'll know, is one of his favorite targets. I 23 00:01:06,973 --> 00:01:09,413 Speaker 3: think his biggest problem is that he's still hung up 24 00:01:09,453 --> 00:01:12,893 Speaker 3: on fencing himself the brave champion of free speech. You know, 25 00:01:12,933 --> 00:01:15,933 Speaker 3: he's rallying against cancel culture again and going on about 26 00:01:15,933 --> 00:01:18,693 Speaker 3: people being offended by what he's saying. But at this point, 27 00:01:18,733 --> 00:01:21,773 Speaker 3: I don't really think anyone is. It feels like he 28 00:01:21,813 --> 00:01:24,013 Speaker 3: desperately wants people to be offended by them and he's 29 00:01:24,013 --> 00:01:27,253 Speaker 3: trying to get canceled. But I just don't think anyone 30 00:01:27,373 --> 00:01:29,053 Speaker 3: is anymore. We know what his humor is, we know 31 00:01:29,093 --> 00:01:31,573 Speaker 3: where he's coming from. He's explained that he's just joking 32 00:01:32,213 --> 00:01:34,493 Speaker 3: and every stand up special he's ever done, and here 33 00:01:34,693 --> 00:01:37,413 Speaker 3: it's just more of that same. Sometimes you want more 34 00:01:37,453 --> 00:01:40,253 Speaker 3: of the same, but please, just some new jokes man. 35 00:01:40,533 --> 00:01:42,733 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, I see, it's funny you say that I 36 00:01:43,413 --> 00:01:45,893 Speaker 2: haven't yet seen it, right, So I actually have no, 37 00:01:47,373 --> 00:01:51,853 Speaker 2: you know, kind of position on this. But I have 38 00:01:51,933 --> 00:01:54,813 Speaker 2: felt like over the last couple of years his stand 39 00:01:54,933 --> 00:01:58,053 Speaker 2: up specials have kind of diminished in quality and. 40 00:01:58,813 --> 00:01:59,853 Speaker 3: Returns to you. Yeah. 41 00:01:59,933 --> 00:02:02,533 Speaker 2: Yeah, And there was before Mortality was even even hit 42 00:02:02,573 --> 00:02:06,213 Speaker 2: our screens. And you know, it's very hard to rep 43 00:02:06,213 --> 00:02:09,453 Speaker 2: like the absolute heyday of the office and extras and 44 00:02:09,453 --> 00:02:11,973 Speaker 2: that kind of thing. But yeah, I felt like it 45 00:02:11,973 --> 00:02:13,933 Speaker 2: has really been a case of diminishing returns over the 46 00:02:14,013 --> 00:02:14,853 Speaker 2: last few years. 47 00:02:15,173 --> 00:02:18,973 Speaker 3: Yeah, those two sitcoms are absolutely brilliant. Obviously he wrote 48 00:02:19,013 --> 00:02:22,253 Speaker 3: them with Stephen Merchant, and Stephen Merchant stuff by himself 49 00:02:22,293 --> 00:02:26,373 Speaker 3: has also been okay, Richie Jervas by himself is okay. Together, 50 00:02:26,453 --> 00:02:30,933 Speaker 3: they have that something special and I think they both 51 00:02:31,013 --> 00:02:32,773 Speaker 3: just for their own sakes, just need to get back 52 00:02:32,773 --> 00:02:35,933 Speaker 3: together and do something because their reputations are just sort 53 00:02:35,973 --> 00:02:40,373 Speaker 3: of going down. As Jervaise notes, himself and his specials 54 00:02:40,373 --> 00:02:42,573 Speaker 3: are still number one all around the world, and people 55 00:02:42,613 --> 00:02:45,013 Speaker 3: can say what they want about how tired and lazy 56 00:02:45,613 --> 00:02:47,573 Speaker 3: and not clever they are, but he's still getting to 57 00:02:47,653 --> 00:02:49,933 Speaker 3: number one, so he's not fussed, which is, you know, 58 00:02:49,973 --> 00:02:52,653 Speaker 3: a nice position to be. And he just, you know, 59 00:02:53,213 --> 00:02:54,813 Speaker 3: at the start of this thing, he says, I'm too 60 00:02:54,813 --> 00:02:57,573 Speaker 3: old now to not say and do what I want. 61 00:02:57,653 --> 00:02:59,213 Speaker 3: I want to do that all the time, which is 62 00:02:59,213 --> 00:03:01,333 Speaker 3: fair enough. I think we all want to do that. 63 00:03:01,453 --> 00:03:04,133 Speaker 3: And no one's been stopping slopping him, and no one's 64 00:03:04,173 --> 00:03:06,773 Speaker 3: even tried. So there's so much going on the world 65 00:03:06,853 --> 00:03:09,373 Speaker 3: right now that he could choose to talk about. I 66 00:03:09,373 --> 00:03:11,973 Speaker 3: think it's time he needs to move on and take 67 00:03:12,333 --> 00:03:12,973 Speaker 3: a look around. 68 00:03:13,293 --> 00:03:15,893 Speaker 2: Yeah yeah, oh, fair cool. Okay, So that's Ricky Givat's 69 00:03:15,933 --> 00:03:19,013 Speaker 2: Mortality that is airing on Netflix. By all means, if 70 00:03:19,053 --> 00:03:21,813 Speaker 2: you disagree me text ninety two ninety two, if you 71 00:03:21,813 --> 00:03:23,533 Speaker 2: think this is his best work ever, I would love 72 00:03:23,533 --> 00:03:27,293 Speaker 2: to hear your justification. Next up for Karl's Picks, another 73 00:03:27,333 --> 00:03:29,173 Speaker 2: show streaming on Netflix, His and Hers. 74 00:03:30,093 --> 00:03:33,213 Speaker 3: Yes, this is an American mystery thriller. It's a limited series, 75 00:03:33,293 --> 00:03:36,133 Speaker 3: which I'm quite happy about. That means six episodes and 76 00:03:36,173 --> 00:03:38,853 Speaker 3: it's done. They're not dragging this thing out for season 77 00:03:39,013 --> 00:03:42,253 Speaker 3: upon season upon season. So I very much appreciate that 78 00:03:42,733 --> 00:03:45,253 Speaker 3: the title's terrible, I'll admit that. But it's sort of 79 00:03:45,293 --> 00:03:48,453 Speaker 3: explained by the opening monologue, which goes, there are two 80 00:03:48,533 --> 00:03:51,813 Speaker 3: sides to every story, which means someone is always lying. Yeah, 81 00:03:51,853 --> 00:03:54,013 Speaker 3: that is not true at all. Someone is not always lying. 82 00:03:54,053 --> 00:03:56,293 Speaker 3: There's just perspectives, and you know a whole lot of 83 00:03:56,293 --> 00:03:59,893 Speaker 3: factors that can mean you have one event seen differently. 84 00:04:00,533 --> 00:04:02,853 Speaker 3: So if you can sort of get over that little 85 00:04:03,093 --> 00:04:07,973 Speaker 3: logical bit of nonsense, you'll find a quite glossy slick 86 00:04:08,533 --> 00:04:12,533 Speaker 3: mystery thriller. Here, each episode there is something a clanger 87 00:04:12,773 --> 00:04:14,413 Speaker 3: like that gets dropped that you do have to sort 88 00:04:14,413 --> 00:04:17,533 Speaker 3: of suspend your disbelief over a little bit. But when 89 00:04:17,533 --> 00:04:20,093 Speaker 3: it gets going, it becomes quite bingeable, and like I say, 90 00:04:20,133 --> 00:04:23,613 Speaker 3: six episodes, it moves at a good pace, keeps you involved. 91 00:04:23,973 --> 00:04:26,373 Speaker 3: It's about a murder of a woman in the woods. 92 00:04:26,693 --> 00:04:31,493 Speaker 3: The detective investigating her was also having an affair with her, 93 00:04:32,893 --> 00:04:38,533 Speaker 3: so he acts very suspiciously, hampering the investigation that he's leading. 94 00:04:38,973 --> 00:04:41,013 Speaker 3: Is this because he was the murderer or is this 95 00:04:41,053 --> 00:04:43,973 Speaker 3: because he's just trying to cover up his tracks and 96 00:04:44,013 --> 00:04:48,853 Speaker 3: not get accused of being the murderer. His estranged wife 97 00:04:49,173 --> 00:04:52,333 Speaker 3: is a reporter investigating the murder. She also happened to 98 00:04:52,333 --> 00:04:54,973 Speaker 3: be in the woods that night. She acts very suspiciously 99 00:04:55,013 --> 00:04:57,013 Speaker 3: as well. Is that because she was the murderer or 100 00:04:57,093 --> 00:05:00,533 Speaker 3: because she knows something? So it plays with that kind 101 00:05:00,573 --> 00:05:03,773 Speaker 3: of element, which is whether his and hers comes in 102 00:05:04,533 --> 00:05:06,693 Speaker 3: is one of them lying. I haven't finished. I'm up 103 00:05:06,693 --> 00:05:08,333 Speaker 3: to episode four, so at this point I don't know, 104 00:05:08,413 --> 00:05:11,133 Speaker 3: but I found it very watchable. It's not the smartest show. 105 00:05:12,093 --> 00:05:13,853 Speaker 3: It likes to think. It's one of those shows that 106 00:05:13,933 --> 00:05:16,453 Speaker 3: thinks it's smarter than it is. Yeah, and as far 107 00:05:16,453 --> 00:05:19,133 Speaker 3: as I can tell, there's not really The hearings are 108 00:05:19,173 --> 00:05:20,773 Speaker 3: all read, so I don't know if you could actually 109 00:05:20,853 --> 00:05:24,733 Speaker 3: work out who who the murderer is by the show 110 00:05:24,813 --> 00:05:27,013 Speaker 3: dropping hints and clues. But it's fun to watch, and 111 00:05:27,093 --> 00:05:29,093 Speaker 3: in January, it's a nice thing just to turn your 112 00:05:29,093 --> 00:05:32,213 Speaker 3: brain off, watch something pretty slick and have a good time. 113 00:05:32,373 --> 00:05:34,413 Speaker 2: Nice and that's a good thing. Okay. So that's His 114 00:05:34,493 --> 00:05:37,253 Speaker 2: and Hers. That's on Netflix. Carl's first pick for us 115 00:05:37,253 --> 00:05:40,333 Speaker 2: this week. Ricky Gervat's Mortality is also on Netflix. And 116 00:05:40,333 --> 00:05:43,733 Speaker 2: both of those shows, along with everything else. 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