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Sep 2024
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‘The Penguin’ Series Premiere: Batman So...

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Justin Sayles and Wosny Lambre waddle through Gotham to recap the series premiere of ‘The Penguin.’ They discuss their relationship to modern superheroes on-screen, where the ‘Batman’ spinoff series fits within the crime drama genre, and Colin Farrell’s performance underneath all of the prosthetics (2:00). Along the way, they talk about Oz taking Victor Aguilar under his wing and how their partnership parallels early episodes of ‘The Sopranos’ (18:27). Later, they briefly share their reactions to ‘Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos,’ the HBO docuseries detailing the goings-on behind the scenes of the classic TV show (49:53).


Hosts: Justin Sayles and Wosny Lambre

Producer: Kai Grady

Additional Production Support: Justin Sayles

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