In this week’s episode of the “Pittsburgh Pop” podcast, host Tim Benz and TV Talk columnist Rob Owen discuss Pittsburgh pop culture news of the moment, including midseason cable/streaming series with local ties.
Owen rates recent premieres “1883” and “With Love” and the pair preview what’s coming in midseason TV, including “The Gilded Age” from “Downton Abbey” writer Julian Fellowes, “How I Met Your Father” and “Wolf Like Me.”
Benz brings up two upcoming movies: Netflix’s “Home Team,” streaming Jan. 28 and starring Kevin James as NFL coach Sean Payton. Nicholas Cage plays a fictional version of himself in “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” in theaters on April 22.
And Owen previews “Being the Ricardos, Aaron Sorkin’s movie about the making of “I Love Lucy” that streams starting Tuesday on Amazon’s Prime Video.
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