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Happy Wine Wednesday! As you'll hear in the intro, this week's episode is one that I've been wanting to do for a very long time. Special guest Candi returns this week to discuss the pilot episode of the messy, messy Fox drama/musical - Empire. We've got the main discussion about the pilot episode and a really fun spoiler segment in which we discuss the top 10 ridiculous Empire moments.
Empire is my current comfort show and having watched the entire series multiple times, unpacking this mess with Candi was like therapy. As for the pilot, we talk about the casting of Cookie and Lucious. Could you see Monique as Cookie or Wesley Snipes as Lucious? We also talk about our impressions of the newcomers to whom we were introduced, including Bryshere Gray, Trai Byers, and Jussie Smollett. If you're looking for commentary about Jussie outside of his role on Empire, you'll have to stick around for the spoiler segment.
You can't talk about Empire without touching on the show's amazing music, so we share our favorite songs from the pilot. We discuss our favorite characters from this introductory episode and share what we liked and what we didn't like overall. In our closing arguments, we share whether or not you should continue with Empire if you've only watched the pilot. And, as always, we get thirsty! Who is so hot you might do a 17-year bid in prison for them?
During the spoiler segment, we talk ridiculous moments, thoughts on the series finale, what Empire got right, and Empire's greatest crime against television writing. We get into the Jussie of it all and remind folks that he wasn't the only one with some off-screen messiness as the series wrapped. Say what you want about Empire, Lee Daniels leveraged his success to attract some serious heavy hitters to the series and we discuss which big name actor appearances we enjoyed. I also stand in my truth about my hatred of musicals, the very limited list of musicals that I actually enjoy, and Candi very kindly reminds me that Empire is in fact a musical show.
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Friendly reminder - we drink, we know things, and we use lots of adult language. Did you like this episode of the The Pilot Project series? Be sure to check out our prior episodes on Minx, Sons of Anarchy, Abbott Elementary, Grand Crew, Claws, True Blood,

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Happy Wine Wednesday! Award winning journalist Abbey White is back this week to bid a fond farewell to the FX series Pose. We kick things off with our thoughts on the unexpected announcement that the series was coming to an end. We then share our overall impressions of the final season. We loved ALL things Elektra, but did not love some of the pacing issues created by the reduction of episodes.
Series co-creator Steven Canals said that in mapping the final season out, the writers looked back to the dreams of the main characters identified in season 1 and essentially set out to make those dreams come true in the final season. With that in mind, we walk through the final chapter in each character's arc and share our thoughts on where they ultimately landed.
Next, we discuss our favorite episodes and musical cues. We also share our MVPs of the series. No discussion of Pose would be complete without discussing our thoughts on Pose's chances for long overdue awards season recognition and why the few nominations the show gets seem to all go to Billy Porter.
The episode closes with our thoughts on Pose's legacy and the actors who made us thirsty.
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Get more in-depth MCU analysis from Kristine over at the Marvelous TV Club Podcast where Kristine, Marc, and their other fabulous co-hosts are talking all things Loki.
As always, we drink and we use adult language. Cheers!

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Happy Wine Wednesday! We're back with another installment in our Boozy Beginnings series. Candi joined me this week to talk about the pilot episode of the HBO series Barry.
We kick off our discussion by talking about the opening scene in which we meet Barry who looks like he is struggling to feel satisfied in his career as an assassin. We also talk about how the writers very efficiently acquainted us with him via some well done exposition from Fuches.
Barry is the show's namesake and undoubtedly the main character, but the interesting cast of characters is absolutely part of the charm of this series. In light of that, I ask Candi a few questions for sh*ts and giggles - including her thoughts about NoHo Hank. We love him!
After a few Barry-inspired questions, we share what worked well in the pilot and whether there was anything that didn't work for us. If you're new to Barry, we try to further entice you to watch by sharing three words to describe the series. Have no fear, our discussion is spoiler free - nothing beyond the pilot episode.
As always, we end with our thirsty thoughts. It's a Barry episode, so of course we swoon over Bill Hader.
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Happy Wine Wednesday! I am delighted to have very special guest host Abbey White join me this week to discuss the pilot episode of Minx on Max.
We unpack the pilot, explore what this show set in the 1970s is saying to its audience in 2022, share our thoughts on the standout performances, and of course we get thirsty. No spoiler segment this week because I have not watched the entire first season, but as you'll hear in this week's discussion, I have every intention to continue watching. As always, I LOVE talking to Abbey and we had a fun, tipsy time that included me struggling through a very weird comparison of penises to clean eating.
Friendly reminder - we drink, we know things, and we use adult language.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @MoreWinePod!
Send longer feedback to [email protected].
And be sure to give our amazing guest Abbey a follow over on Twitter and on Instagram.
As always, we love you for listening. And a friendly reminder - we drink, we know things, and we use lots of adult language. Did you like this episode of the The Pilot Project series? Be sure to check out our prior episodes on Sons of Anarchy, Abbott Elementary, Grand Crew, True Blood, The Walking Dead, Teen Wolf, and The Sopranos. And check out our episodes on iconic shows like Pose, Bob's Burgers, and Black Ass Falcon and The Winter Soldier.
Until next time!

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Happy Wine Wednesday! Candi is back and this week we are discussing the spectacular second season of NBC's Grand Crew. Y'all know from our season 1 discussion that we love this show and the second season only deepened our appreciation for it.
Grand Crew continues to be a perfect comfort show. The writers did an amazing job at highlighting the chemistry among this spectacularly talented cast.

We talk about our favorite character arcs, standout episodes and shared what we thought worked well during the season. And of course we discussed the shocking departure of Grasie Mercedes. We want Fay back!

We are determined to manifest a well deserved renewal for Grand Crew, so we talked about our wish list for season 3. And as always, the discussion wraps on a thirsty note.

Friendly reminder - we drink, we know things, we use adult language, and we have a great time.
Find and follow Candi on Twitter here.
Thank you so much for listening!

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Follow the pod on IG, Twitter (for now), and Tumblr.
We're also over on Blue Sky - find Candi, Jocelyn, and the pod.
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Find our full catalog of past episodes at morewinepod.buzzsprout.com.