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With Episodes 5-6, ‘Teacup’ Delivers Two Wildly Different Experiences [Review]

October 25, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Olsen (Bill Heck) running away from a van, wearing body armor and a gas mask

Peacock has been rolling out two episodes of Teacup a week and due to the short runtime, it’s been a solid strategy. With episodes 5 & 6, however, a disparity in episode-length and format makes for very different viewing experiences.

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Filed Under: Teacup, TV, TV - Current Coverage Tagged With: Bill Heck, Boris McIver, Caleb Dolden, Chaske Spencer, Diany Rodriguez, Jackson Kelly, john hyams, Kathy Baker, Luciano Leroux, peacock, Rob Morgan, Scott Speedman, Yvonne Strahovski

At the Halfway Point, ‘Teacup’ Answers Some Questions, Raises New Mysteries [Review]

October 18, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Arlo (Caleb Dolden - L) points to the sky as Meryl (Emilie Bierre) and Nicholas (Luciano Leroux - R) stare up in the woods

Strip down to your Linda Hamilton tank top because the mysteries in the middle episodes of Teacup are multiplying.

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Filed Under: Teacup, TV Tagged With: Bill Heck, Boris McIver, Caleb Dolden, Chaske Spencer, Diany Rodriguez, Emilie Bierre, Ian McCollough, Kathy Baker, Luciano Leroux, peacock, Scott Speedman, Yvonne Strahovski

‘Teacup’ Debuts with Mystery and Body Horror [TV Review]

October 10, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

McNab (Rob Morgan) looks at his hand wearing a gas mask

Three families are threatened by a mysterious force in rural Georgia in the new Peacock series, Teacup, from executive producers James Wan and E.L. Katz.

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Filed Under: Teacup, TV Tagged With: Boris McIver, Chaske Spencer, Diany Rodriguez, E.L. Katz, Ian McCollough, Kathy Baker, Luciano Leroux, peacock, Rob Morgan, Scott Speedman, Yvonne Strahovski

Another Time Jump Reduces ‘Fellow Travelers’ To CliffsNotes [TV Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

December 8, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

A black man leans against a wall in front of a police cruiser on fire

Each week Joe and Terry discuss the most recent episode of Showtime’s adaptation of Fellow Travelers, alternating between our respective sites. 

Spoilers follow for Episode 7 “White Nights”

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Filed Under: Fellow Travelers, Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful Tagged With: Allison Williams, Brittany Raymond, fellow travelers, Jelani Alladin, Jonathan Bailey, Jude Wilson, Matt Bomer, Noah J. Ricketts, Showtime

In “Promise You Won’t Write,” A Despicable Storyline Ruins Hawk [‘Fellow Travelers’ Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

November 24, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

Each week Joe and Terry discuss the most recent episode of Showtime’s adaptation of Fellow Travelers, alternating between our respective sites. 

Spoilers follow for Episode 5 “Promise You Won’t Write”

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Fellow Travelers, Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful, TV, TV - Current Coverage Tagged With: Allison Williams, Chris Bauer, Jelani Alladin, Jonathan Bailey, Linus Roache, Matt Bomer, Matt Visser, Mike Taylor, Noah J. Ricketts, Will Brill

It’s Couples Weekend for ‘Fellow Travelers’ third episode, “Hit Me” [Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

November 10, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

Each week Joe and Terry discuss the most recent episode of Showtime’s adaptation of Fellow Travelers, alternating between our respective sites. 

Spoilers follow for Episode 3 “Hit Me”

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Filed Under: Fellow Travelers, Queer TV, Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful Tagged With: Allison Williams, Chris Bauer, Christine Horne, fellow travelers, Jelani Alladin, Jonathan Bailey, Linus Roache, Matt Bomer, Matt Visser, Noah J. Ricketts, Showtime, Will Brill

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The 411 on me

I am a freelance film and television journalist based in Toronto, Canada.

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> That Shelf

Podcasts:
> Horror Queers
> Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr

Recent Posts

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