Happy New Year Pop Culture Aficionados! On our first episode of 2016, we discuss a whole host of topics from Broadway to movies to TV to awards and back again. Jenn Saw HAMILTONJenn, who had become obsessed with HAMILTON in the few short months since the cast recording was released, saw the show on her trip back east. We discuss if the show lived up to her lofty expectations.What We Binged/Saw Over our Christmas VacationsWe discuss STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, The HATEFUL EIGHT, MOZART IN THE JUNGLE, HOMELAND, MAKING A MURDERER, MARVEL'S AGENT CARTER, THE PEOPLE VS. O.J. SIMPSON, and HOUSE OF CARDS.Oscar Nomination PredictionsWe share our hopes, dreams, and fears for Thursday's Oscar nominations, and we both admit that we just don't really get what's so great about CAROL.We discuss the simplicity of SPOTLIGHT, the best image in MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, Leonardo DiCaprio's odds to win, why we don't get CAROL, THE DANISH GIRL, or SICARIO, how delightful Saoirse Ronan is in BROOKLYN, and how much we want Brie Larson to win for ROOM.Shows Premiering in January and FebruaryWe chat MERCY STREET, THE X-FILES, 11/22/63, NEW GIRL, IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, SHAMELESS, YOUNGER, SCHITT'S CREEK, BETTER CALL SAUL, VINYL, ANGEL FROM HELL, and SUPERSTORE.If you want to join the conversation, reach out on Twitter. Jenn is @EponineQ and Matt is @BWWMatt.

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