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Ian and Cole brush up on their life skills with a review of Nathan Fielder's reality-shattering HBO Max series, The Rehearsal!

Yes, we're kicking of 2023 with a different kind of "Late Screening", as the guys dig into 6 episodes of a show in which Fielder helps everyday people prepare for difficult encounters by staging elaborate encounters involving actors, a multiverse of possible outcomes, and sets that are indistinguishable from their real-life counterparts.

What begins as a unique rehearsal-of-the-week dissection of Reality TV quickly becomes a critique of disposable online relationships; the hunger for fame; and the one-dimensional view of family life perpetuated by popular entertainment.

The Rehearsal is ostensibly a further evolution of Fielder's hit series, Nathan For You, and the comedies of Sacha Baron Cohen--but it's also much, much more. Join Ian and Cole for a spoilerific dive into a show that is so much more than a 6-part movie or a disposable TV show.

Note: Ian's audio is a bit "off" in this episode. Yes, the mic was plugged in, but it wasn't communicating properly with Zoom--a fact he realized only after the recording had finished.

Show Links

• Watch the Rehearsal trailer.

• Listen to Ian and Cole's 2-part review of Nathan For You and its series finale/movie, Finding Frances!

  • Part 1

  • Part 2

• Read Cole's literary criticism at The Quill to Live.

• And follow his writing at Tor.com and Forbes

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