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Crossing Streams

Crossing Streams

By: Craig Elsten
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 San Diego radio vet Craig Elsten is joined each week by a rotating cast of top voices to talk about streaming TV, current and past shows, and much more. Each week is a different show and co-host.Copyright Craig Elsten Art
Episodes
  • #257: "Task" Comes To A Redeeming Finish (Season Finale Review)

    #257: "Task" Comes To A Redeeming Finish (Season Finale Review)
    Oct 26 2025
    Craig Elsten and Chris Reed are back to share their thoughts on the final two episodes of Task, where Brad Ingelsby has grown as a showrunner, the themes of redemption that ran through the series, and whether or not there should be a second season. What did YOU think about Task? Email the show at: crossingstreamstvpodcast@gmail.com and we'll read your replies on a future show!

    SHOW NOTES/TIMES

    :30 intro/housekeeping
    2:45 overall thoughts on the full season of Task
    11:00 themes of redemption
    14:30 is Grasso going to jail or was he redeemed too?
    19:00 Would Tom have really let Maeve keep the money?
    22:00 Episode Six was a BANGER
    29:30 should there be a second season of Task?
    34:00 What We’re Watching
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    52 mins
  • #256: The Lowdown In-Progress Review (Episodes 1-5), Platonic S2 Finale Review

    #256: The Lowdown In-Progress Review (Episodes 1-5), Platonic S2 Finale Review
    Oct 19 2025
    Craig Elsten and Chris Reed get together to discuss a show that each believes will be in their respective Top-10 lists by the end of the year, The Lowdown on FX (and Hulu/Disney+). The guys go through the incredible cast and performances, the overall vibe of the show and where they think the first season might wind up. Then, a look at how Platonic wrapped up its second season, what the creators have left for a third season, and if lower stakes might actually help the show's longevity.

    Don't forget, you can email the show at crossingstreamstvpodcast@gmail.com with your thoughts on this show, or any of the others we've covered! We'll read your emails on a future podcast.

    SHOW TIMING NOTES

    :30 Intro/housekeeping
    3:00 Initial thoughts on The Lowdown
    5:00 Ethan Hawke star turn as Lee Raybon
    9:00 getting into the mysteries of the show
    14:00 An all-star supporting cast
    17:30 the many influences of The Lowdown
    22:30 guessing where we are headed in the last episodes
    26:15 Peter Dinklage shows up in ep5 to win an Emmy
    32:45 Platonic season two finale review
    35:45 How many times can Will and Sylvia fight and get back together as friends?
    42:30 Who had the worse fictional novel, Platonic or Smoke?
    44:00 Could Platonic last longer with smaller stakes?
    48:30 Flowers for supporting cast performances
    52:30 What We’re Watching
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • #255: Peacemaker Season Two Finale Review (with Danny Deskjob)

    #255: Peacemaker Season Two Finale Review (with Danny Deskjob)
    Oct 10 2025
    In a bonus edition on this week's Crossing Streams feed, Craig Elsten is joined by Danny Deskjob to review season two of Peacemaker, on HBO Max. The guys start with a 15-minute non-spoiler zone, to generally discuss the show. Then they get into all the spoilers from season two, including some controversial decisions made in the season finale, and the announcement from James Gunn on Friday that Peacemaker would likely not come back for a third season, but instead have its characters folded into other DCU properties.

    SHOW NOTES

    :30 Intro/housekeeping
    NON-SPOILER ZONE
    4:15 thoughts on Peacemaker the series as a whole
    9:00 Peacemaker succeeds as an R-rated comedy
    11:00 the best intro on TV 13:00 going through the cast of Peacemaker
    17:45 a multiverse story that actually works
    SPOILER ZONE
    19:30 Was this a seven-episode season and a one-episode DCU set-up for the future?
    24:30 going through the major plot points of season two
    27:30 the use of Earth-X as Peacemaker’s alternate universe
    32:30 the best parts of the finale
    36:30 critiques of the finale
    38:30 incepting Foxy Shazam into all of our lives
    44:00 using the *series* finale of Peacemaker as a set-up for future DCU properties
    53:00 What’s Danny Watching
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    57 mins
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