The HBOners

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Season Five Announcement: House of the Dragon Jul 25, 2022

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The HBOners are reunited after a brief, but painful separation. And this season, Stevin Nippol and Chasey Joshua are going to bring you a podcast that is out of this world. Do you like swords? Sorcery, perhaps? How about feuding rulers and dragon-riding warriors? Then I think you've come to the right place. Join The HBOners (or should we say HBThroners?) as they watch House of the Dragon, beloved author George R.R. Martin's highly anticipated new prequel series to Game of Thrones. Dragons. Backstabbing. Iron Thrones. God knows what else! This show is going to be fire!

Starring Paddy Considine (HBO’s The Third Day and The Outsider), Matt Smith (Doctor Who), Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint (Doctor Who), Eve Best, Sonoya Mizuno, Fabien Frankel and Rhys Ifans.

Additional cast members include Milly Alcock, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Emily Carey, Harry Collett, Ryan Corr, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jefferson Hall, David Horovitch, Wil Johnson, John Macmillan, Graham McTavish, Ewan Mitchell, Theo Nate, Matthew Needham, Bill Paterson, Phia Saban, Gavin Spokes, and Savannah Steyn.

As always, we want to hear from you! Call our voicemail and leave a question, a fan theory, a review of the show, or just a quick hello. We'll be airing them on the show, addressing your concerns, answering your questions, and hearing what you have to say.

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Landscapers: Episode 4 - “Episode Four” Jan 02, 2022

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HBOners Season Four - Landscapers

It’s the series finale and season finals this week, with Episode 4 of both The HBOners and HBO’s Landscapers. Join Stevin and Guest Host #4 as they dissect this unconventional finale. Actors Olivia Colman (Fleabag, The Favourite, Broadchurch) and David Thewlis (Harry Potter, The Organ Grinder's Monkey, Basic Instinct 2) take their finale bows this week and ride off into the sunset as this latest series concludes. Was this show an HB-Winner or HB-Bummer? Tune in to find out.

Also starring Kate O’Flynn, Dipo Ola, Samuel Anderson, Karl Johnson, Felicity Montagu, and Daniel Rigby. Directed by Will Sharpe (Flowers, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain).

As always, we want to hear from you, so leave us a voicemail with a question, a theory, a review of the show, or just a quick hello. We'll be airing them on the podcast, addressing your concerns, answering your questions, and hearing what you have to say! Rest assured that I, Stevin Nippol, will continue to bring you the same in-depth analysis you've come to expect week in and week out. Thank you for listening.

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Landscapers: Episode 3 - "Episode Three" Dec 25, 2021

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HBOners Season Four - Landscapers

You know what they say: third time’s the charm! It's guest host #3 and Episode 3 of both The HBOners Season Four and HBO’s new British murder mystery series: Landscapers. With actors like Olivia Colman (Fleabag, The Favourite, Broadchurch) and David Thewlis (Harry Potter, The Organ Grinder's Monkey, Basic Instinct 2), we guarantee that when it comes to this series, it's to die for.

Also starring Kate O’Flynn, Dipo Ola, Samuel Anderson, Karl Johnson, Felicity Montagu, and Daniel Rigby. Directed by Will Sharpe (Flowers, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain).

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Landscapers: Episode 2 - "Episode Two" Dec 18, 2021

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HBOners Season Four - Landscapers

If at first you don’t succeed, try try again! That’s Stevin Nippol’s strategy when it comes to finding a cohost. It’s Episode 2 of The HBOners’ fourth season, and we’re trying another guest host: Kim Nussbaum! Join Stevin as he continues his search for a reChasement host. This week, he and Kim will be discussing episode two of HBO’s new British murder mystery series (based on a true story): Landscapers. We've got a couple of beloved actors from across the pond: Olivia Colman (Fleabag, The Favourite, Broadchurch) and David Thewlis (Harry Potter, The Organ Grinder's Monkey, Basic Instinct 2).

Also starring Kate O’Flynn, Dipo Ola, Samuel Anderson, Karl Johnson, Felicity Montagu, and Daniel Rigby. Directed by Will Sharpe (Flowers, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain).

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Landscapers: Episode 1 - "Episode One" Dec 14, 2021

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HBOners Season Four - Landscapers

Three strikes and you’re out. That was Stevin Nippol’s policy with former cohost Chasey Joshua, but he wasn’t an HBLoner for long. For the premiere of The HBOners’ fourth season, we’d like to introduce our first guest host: Thandie Johnson! If you’ve been listening to the show for a while, you might recognize her voice. Why’s that? We’ll never tell. Together our hosts are discussing episode one of HBO’s new British murder mystery series (based on a true story): Landscapers. We've got a couple beloved actors from across the pond: Olivia Colman (Fleabag, The Favourite, Broadchurch) and David Thewlis (Harry Potter, The Organ Grinder's Monkey, Basic Instinct 2).

Also starring Kate O’Flynn, Dipo Ola, Samuel Anderson, Karl Johnson, Felicity Montagu, and Daniel Rigby. Directed by Will Sharpe (Flowers, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain).

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Season Four Announcement: Landscapers Dec 02, 2021

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The HBOners are back! After a tumultuous third season, in which my first mate, Chasey Joshua, abandoned ship, I want you to know, fans, that Stevin Nippol is not scared of a few waves. I'll not be swimming for shore - this or any other season. No, I will go down with this ship. So, after a heavy and depressing season, I thought I'd go with something lighter, which is why I chose the new HBO murder mystery (based on a true story): Landscapers. We've got a couple beloved actors from across the pond: Olivia Colman (Fleabag, The Favourite, Broadchurch) and David Thewlis (Harry Potter, The Organ Grinder's Monkey, Basic Instinct 2). If it's anything like the other British shows I've seen, this should be a light, funny, charming series.

Landscapers premieres Monday, December 6th, on HBO, and this season I'll be trying out new guest hosts with every episode, as we look to fill the Chasey Joshua shaped hole that was so suddenly left in our program. Let us know what you think of the new hosts, and rest assured that I, Stevin Nippol, will continue to bring you the same in-depth analysis you've come to expect week in and week out.

Also starring Kate O’Flynn and Dipo Ola. Directed by Will Sharpe.

This season we want to hear from you! Call our voicemail and leave a question, a fan theory, a review of the show, or just a quick hello. We'll be airing them on the show, addressing your concerns, answering your questions, and hearing what you have to say.

Call us at: 541-854-5541

Scenes from a Marriage: Episode 5 - "In the Middle of the Night, in a Dark House, Somewhere in the World" Oct 13, 2021

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HBOners Season Three - Scenes from a Marriage

It’s the fifth and final episode of Scenes from a Marriage, and we’ve been waiting for this moment since five minutes into the first episode. Four years since their breakup, two former lovers reunite at the house we only just escaped at the end of episode four. But in the words of Jack from Lost, “We have to go baaaack!” Ingmar Bergman's classic 1973 film continues to deliver gut punch after gut punch in this updated HBO version, with Oscar Isaac (Star Wars) and Jessica Chastain (Lady in the Water) dealing out the majority of these emotional blows. Like Groundhog’s Day, Poe and Casper seem cursed to replay the same emotional beats over and over again until they can figure out a way to change. But for these two characters, it seems there can be no lightbulb moments, no internal transformations, no happy endings. So are these onetime spouses finally ready to call it quits, or will they continue to torture each other from now til Kingdom Come? Only God knows. But Chasey and Stevin are still here to stumble their way through these topics and more on this week’s episode of The HBOners!

Also starring: Nicole Beharie (Sleepy Hollow), Corey Stoll (The Many Saints of Newark), Sunita Mani (G.L.O.W.), Tovah Feldshuh (Lady in the Water), Maury Ginsberg (Manifest), and Susan Pourfar (Scandal).

Now heard on 6 continents, with listeners in every U.S. state but West Virginia!

We want to hear from you! Leave us a review. Call our voicemail and ask a question, share a fan theory, or just drop us a quick hello at 541-854-5541. We'll be addressing your concerns, answering your questions, hearing what you have to say, and maybe even airing your message on the show.

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Scenes from a Marriage: Episode 4 - "The Illiterates" Oct 06, 2021

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HBOners Season Three - Scenes from a Marriage

The penultimate episode of Scenes from a Marriage is upon us, whether we want it or not. The boxes are packed. The furniture is labeled. The divorce papers are ready to be signed. Ingmar Bergman's classic 1973 film continues to pack dramatic punch after dramatic punch in this updated HBO version, thanks to hard-hitting performances from Oscar Isaac (Star Wars) and Jessica Chastain (Lady in the Water). Tensions are high as our protagonists take one last look at the house they once called home, but not before getting in one last bone on the couch, followed by a big fight that most certainly will not be their last. Mirage tries to convince Poe Dameron that they should have one try at making their marriage work, but he’ll hear none of it, telling her again and again that he’s moved on. But has he really? Join Chasey and Stevin to discuss these topics and more on this week’s episode of The HBOners!

Now heard on 6 continents, with listeners in every U.S. state but West Virginia!

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Scenes from a Marriage: Episode 3 - “The Vale of Tears” Sep 29, 2021

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HBOners Season Three - Scenes from a Marriage

Season 3, Episode 3 of Scenes from a Marriage has arrived like an unwelcome guest in our homes. Poe’s looking at the (wo)man in the Mira, and he doesn’t like what he’s seeing reflected back at him. Ingmar Bergman's classic 1973 film continues to pack a dramatic punch in this updated HBO version, thanks in no small part to out of this world performances by Oscar Isaac (Star Wars) and Jessica Chastain (Lady in the Water). It’s a real will they/won’t they this week as Poe Dameron and Mira of Massachusettstown have a late night rendezvous in their now half-empty house. Will Mira convince Poe to move to London? Will they bone? And most important of all, will the top floor of the house ever be used again? Join Chasey and Stevin to discuss these topics and more on this week’s episode of The HBOners!

We want to hear from you! Call our voicemail and leave a question, fan theory, review of the show, or just a quick hello at 541-854-5541. We'll be addressing your concerns, answering your questions, hearing what you have to say, and maybe even airing your message on the show.

And don’t forget to follow us on social media: instagram.com/thehboners

Scenes from a Marriage: Episode 2 - "Poli" Sep 22, 2021

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HBOners Season Three - Scenes from a Marriage

Season 3 is well underway, and The HBOners have got a lot to say! Episode 2 of Scenes from a Marriage has left us shocked, stunned, and damn near breathless. Someone get us an inhaler! Inhaler? I just met her! Ingmar Bergman's classic 1973 film continues to pack a dramatic punch in this updated HBO version, thanks in no small part to out of this world performances by Oscar Isaac (Star Wars) and Jessica Chastain (Lady in the Water). “Poli” - this week’s episode, and the name of Mira of Massachusettstown’s lover, is a wedge that drives itself between our once happy couple - a home wrecker in the truest sense of the word. Will Mira’s philandering be too much for Poe Dameron to bear? How long did Peter baldy know? And will the attic renovation ever get started? Join Chasey and Stevin to discuss these topics and more on this week’s episode of The HBOners!

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