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Stream On This Week: Legal Drama Battles Silicon Valley
Taskmaster hosts recommend a Silicon Valley legal drama and Danish revenge thriller for streaming.
In brief
Taskmaster hosts recommend a Silicon Valley legal drama and Danish revenge thriller for streaming. Cupertino, a legal drama about Silicon Valley, and Riders of Justice, a Danish revenge thriller, are recommended by Taskmaster hosts Greg Davies and Alex Horne for streaming. Originally reported by Consequence.
Cupertino (TV)
Cupertino is a legal drama about Silicon Valley law firms battling tech giants on Paramount+.
“I am on the record as being a real sucker for shows produced by the creators of The Good Wife”
I Tested Every Cruise Line
Lindsay Ellis tested multiple cruise lines to find the least evil experience on YouTube.
“Lindsay Ellis’s video essays are always a treat to watch”
Small Prophets (TV)
Small Prophets is a British dramedy on Apple TV about a man creating magic to find his missing girlfriend.
“Watching Michael (Pearce Quigley) bond with his younger coworker (Lauren Patel) in the quest to create homunculi brings real humanity”
V/H/S/Mixtape (Film)
V/H/S/Mixtape is a music-themed horror film on Shudder with puppet shorts from Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
“Imagine the classic Angel episode Smile Time, but without any broadcast standards and practices and a lot more blood”
Hackers (Film)
Hackers is a 1995 cult classic about internet anarchy streaming on MGM+ and The Roku Channel.
“It’s pure ’90s cheese, which doesn’t always age great, but the movie’s retro charms (and fantastic EDM soundtrack) are hard to deny”
Taskmaster Guests
Taskmaster hosts Greg Davies and Alex Horne recommend streaming picks for this week.
“Greg is the titular Taskmaster, setting random tasks for a panel of comedians to execute”
Alex's Pick
Alex Horne recommends Make That Movie, a 22-minute British comedy about making films in 22 minutes.
“It’s very Sam Campbell. It’s, I would say, very British, but he’s Australian”
Greg's Pick
Greg Davies recommends Riders of Justice, a Danish revenge thriller starring Mads Mikkelsen.
“It’s a really sensitive, beautiful film about oddballs finding each other, but it’s also a violent revenge thriller”
Get Jiro (TV)
Get Jiro is an anime-style series on HBO Max about chefs as the only currency in a dystopian future.
“This wild new anime-style series is based on a comic written by Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose back in 2012”
Blast From the Past
Stream On highlights library content from 15 years ago that deserves modern attention.
“The home screens of streaming services are always packed with the latest new releases”
V/H/S/Mixtape
V/H/S/Mixtape features a puppet short from Jim Henson's Creature Shop in its music-themed horror collection.
“Dance, Dance, Dance, Dance, a short directed by Renee Zhan and featuring puppets designed by Jim Henson's Creature Shop”
Taskmaster Series
Taskmaster's 22nd series is in progress with Greg Davies and Alex Horne as key personalities.
“Greg is the titular Taskmaster, setting random tasks for a panel of comedians to execute”
Streaming Picks
Taskmaster hosts recommend a Silicon Valley legal drama and Danish revenge thriller for streaming.
“Mine’s a film I’ve been banging on about for the last couple of years, a Danish film called Riders of Justice”
One Last One Before Bed
Get Jiro is a short anime-style series on HBO Max about chefs as the only currency in a dystopian future.
“This wild new anime-style series is based on a comic written by Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose back in 2012”
The one thing
Cupertino, a legal drama about Silicon Valley, and Riders of Justice, a Danish revenge thriller, are recommended by Taskmaster hosts Greg Davies and Alex Horne for streaming.
