WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.280 --> 00:00:03.799 In this episode of pop Culture Weekly, Jensen Apples is on, 2 00:00:04.120 --> 00:00:07.639 Eric Dane from Countdown, Taron Egerton in the cast of 3 00:00:07.919 --> 00:00:10.759 Smoke on Apple TV Plus, and so much more. 4 00:00:10.919 --> 00:00:11.480 Let's go. 5 00:00:12.919 --> 00:00:17.039 Welcome to pop Culture Weekly with Kyle McMahon from iHeartRadio 6 00:00:17.559 --> 00:00:22.239 your pop culture news, views, reviews and celebrity interviews on 7 00:00:22.399 --> 00:00:26.480 all the movies, TV, music, and pomp culture U Crab Weekly. 8 00:00:26.960 --> 00:00:28.879 Here's Kyle McMahon. 9 00:00:29.320 --> 00:00:34.159 Nett ne it Net, Hello and welcome to pop Culture 10 00:00:34.159 --> 00:00:37.200 Weekly with Kyle McMahon. I, of course and Kyle McMahon 11 00:00:37.399 --> 00:00:41.600 and we have got an absolutely stacked episode of pop 12 00:00:41.640 --> 00:00:45.640 Culture Weekly. So I hope you've got your streaming passwords 13 00:00:45.679 --> 00:00:49.359 memorized because we're diving headfirst into two of the buzziest 14 00:00:49.399 --> 00:00:55.799 shows of the summer, Countdown on Prime Video and Smoke 15 00:00:55.920 --> 00:01:00.640 on Apple TV Plus, both really great thriller series. And 16 00:01:01.000 --> 00:01:04.359 I'm really really excited about that. First up, you know, 17 00:01:04.480 --> 00:01:07.519 I'm always you know, I spend my fourth of July 18 00:01:07.599 --> 00:01:10.359 in Washington, d C. For a Capitol Fourth, which is 19 00:01:10.400 --> 00:01:15.879 an incredible annual special that airs on pds, and you 20 00:01:15.959 --> 00:01:19.680 may have caught that I had the exclusive reveal of 21 00:01:19.760 --> 00:01:23.680 the lineup this year and it is awesome dance floor 22 00:01:23.920 --> 00:01:28.799 legend himself, Alfonso Robero returns as hosts for this year's broadcast. 23 00:01:28.920 --> 00:01:32.359 It's its forty fifth year and there's something for everyone 24 00:01:32.439 --> 00:01:36.959 with the performers Yolanda Adams, Gospel Queen and Anti Anti 25 00:01:37.079 --> 00:01:41.959 Yolanda Anti Yo, Abby Carter American Idol Season twenty two winner, 26 00:01:42.200 --> 00:01:46.719 Grammy winning chart topping larn Daegel low Cash is going 27 00:01:46.760 --> 00:01:50.599 to be bringing the summertime country bops, the Beach Boys, 28 00:01:50.879 --> 00:01:56.319 and the Temptations to legendary bands will be gracing the 29 00:01:56.599 --> 00:02:01.519 Capitol fourth stage. Trombone Shorty is performing and country crooner 30 00:02:01.760 --> 00:02:05.200 Josh Turner will be performing as well. And as always, 31 00:02:05.239 --> 00:02:09.120 the National Symphony Orchestra, led by Jack Everley, will be 32 00:02:09.240 --> 00:02:15.000 providing the soundtrack for this patriotic celebration. And because it 33 00:02:15.039 --> 00:02:17.680 is more than just about the music, there will be 34 00:02:18.639 --> 00:02:22.599 some incredible tributes to the people and the stories that 35 00:02:22.840 --> 00:02:26.199 make America America. There'll be a two hundred and fiftieth 36 00:02:26.199 --> 00:02:29.680 anniversary salute to the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps with 37 00:02:29.840 --> 00:02:32.719 an Armed Forces medley and a full color guard, So 38 00:02:32.759 --> 00:02:35.960 that's going to be great. World War Two's eightieth anniversary 39 00:02:36.039 --> 00:02:41.439 tribute honoring members of the Greatest Generation First Responders recognition, 40 00:02:41.879 --> 00:02:46.400 and of course that jaw dropping fireworks finale with the 41 00:02:46.479 --> 00:02:51.080 biggest and best fireworks in the country. So you can 42 00:02:51.159 --> 00:02:55.639 watch live Friday July fourth at eight pm Eastern on PBS, 43 00:02:55.919 --> 00:03:00.080 PBS's YouTube, and PBS dot org, with an encore presentation 44 00:03:00.280 --> 00:03:03.080 immediately following at nine point thirty. And if you already 45 00:03:03.159 --> 00:03:07.520 have plans, you will want to watch it on demand 46 00:03:07.759 --> 00:03:11.199 from July fourth through July eighteenth, so you'll be able 47 00:03:11.240 --> 00:03:11.719 to watch it. 48 00:03:11.719 --> 00:03:13.800 On YouTube, PBS dot org. 49 00:03:13.719 --> 00:03:17.439 And on your on demand. So I'll be there as 50 00:03:17.520 --> 00:03:20.919 always interviewing the talent, and we'll have an episode coming 51 00:03:21.000 --> 00:03:25.479 out the morning of July fourth with all my interviews 52 00:03:25.520 --> 00:03:28.800 with all of the cast, so be sure to tune 53 00:03:28.800 --> 00:03:32.360 in and look for that. All right, First up, buckle 54 00:03:32.560 --> 00:03:38.360 up for Countdown on Prime Video. Countdown is an explosive 55 00:03:38.719 --> 00:03:42.560 edge of your seat thriller from the Chicago Fire creator 56 00:03:42.599 --> 00:03:47.319 Derek has So we're talking like ticking clocks, impossible choices, 57 00:03:47.639 --> 00:03:52.520 and a crazy stack cast that includes Jensen Acles, Eric Dane, 58 00:03:52.759 --> 00:03:59.199 Jessica Camacho, Violet Bean, Juli Latsukifu, and Elliott Knight and yes, 59 00:03:59.319 --> 00:04:03.599 you know. I asked everything from secrets to survival to 60 00:04:03.719 --> 00:04:07.560 how it was on set. Then later things get even 61 00:04:07.639 --> 00:04:12.360 more smoky, literally with Smoke, the intense new Apple TV 62 00:04:12.479 --> 00:04:15.719 Plus series from the brilliant mind of Dennis Lee Haynes, 63 00:04:15.759 --> 00:04:18.560 who's done Mystic River and Shutter Island, two of my 64 00:04:18.600 --> 00:04:22.639 favorite movies ever. This one. Smoke has got Taron Egerton, 65 00:04:23.240 --> 00:04:29.879 Journey Smolley, Greg Kanear, Rafe Spaal and niare Moinna burning 66 00:04:29.959 --> 00:04:33.680 up the screen and Smoke is gritty, It's gripping, and 67 00:04:34.120 --> 00:04:38.000 somehow it manages to make even Greg kanear terrifying, which 68 00:04:38.040 --> 00:04:41.399 is pretty cool. So grab your popcorn, Aaron Haler, or 69 00:04:41.439 --> 00:04:45.879 maybe you know, vodka or water whatever, because we're jumping 70 00:04:46.120 --> 00:04:50.040 right in pop culture. Weekly starts right now. Countdown on 71 00:04:50.360 --> 00:04:55.000 Prime Video. Derek Coss He has brought us Chicago Fire, Chicago, 72 00:04:55.079 --> 00:04:58.639 p D Chicago Med and probably coming soon in Chicago, 73 00:04:58.720 --> 00:04:59.199 Bake Off. 74 00:04:59.680 --> 00:04:59.959 Well. 75 00:05:00.480 --> 00:05:03.879 Countdown is like uphulse pounding what would you do? Kind 76 00:05:03.879 --> 00:05:07.439 of series where the clock's against you and you never 77 00:05:07.480 --> 00:05:09.680 know who you can trust. I love it. It reminds 78 00:05:09.680 --> 00:05:12.720 me of like an updated version of twenty four and 79 00:05:12.839 --> 00:05:16.240 the cast is awesome. Jensen Ackles, who still somehow looks 80 00:05:16.279 --> 00:05:18.959 like a CW. Hart Throb and an ABC all at 81 00:05:19.000 --> 00:05:24.639 the same time, Eric Dane, Mike STEENI himself, and the rest. 82 00:05:24.399 --> 00:05:24.839 Of the cast. 83 00:05:24.879 --> 00:05:28.360 I talk with them all. The show is packed with tension, swagger, 84 00:05:28.480 --> 00:05:33.920 and very attractive people diffusing extremely complicated situations. So first 85 00:05:34.040 --> 00:05:38.759 up is Julie Let Tukifu and Elliott Knight. Julie has 86 00:05:38.920 --> 00:05:41.759 this presence on screen that basically says, do not mess 87 00:05:41.800 --> 00:05:45.199 with me, but his vibe in person is totally chill. 88 00:05:45.279 --> 00:05:48.920 He's really awesome. And the charming and sharp Elliot Knight, 89 00:05:48.959 --> 00:05:52.560 who brings some nuance intention to his role and Countdown. 90 00:05:52.800 --> 00:05:55.399 So let's jump right into my interview with them. Julie 91 00:05:55.480 --> 00:06:01.519 Let Tukifu and Elliot Knight, thank you both so much 92 00:06:01.519 --> 00:06:05.759 for speaking with me. I really appreciate it. Hey, nice 93 00:06:05.800 --> 00:06:08.839 to meet you. So first of all, congratulations on Countdown. 94 00:06:08.879 --> 00:06:12.319 It's really enjoyable. It's edge of your seat and I'm 95 00:06:12.480 --> 00:06:14.240 loving it. So congrats on that. 96 00:06:14.759 --> 00:06:15.199 Thank you. 97 00:06:15.319 --> 00:06:18.480 It's awesome to hear. Thank you, of course. So what, 98 00:06:18.680 --> 00:06:22.240 there's so much to the project. There's action you guys, 99 00:06:22.399 --> 00:06:25.319 you know, shot in La on location for a lot 100 00:06:25.360 --> 00:06:28.920 of it the writing, the other talent. What drew you 101 00:06:29.160 --> 00:06:31.160 to doing this? 102 00:06:32.279 --> 00:06:34.399 I think the uniqueness of the mix of all of 103 00:06:34.439 --> 00:06:37.519 those things, not as a cop out answer, but truly 104 00:06:37.639 --> 00:06:40.000 it's not that often that you get so many wonderful 105 00:06:40.040 --> 00:06:44.480 components coming together to make something original like that. And 106 00:06:45.199 --> 00:06:47.120 you know, Derek has a proven track record of being 107 00:06:47.160 --> 00:06:51.399 able to create beautiful dynamics of characters and stories that 108 00:06:51.439 --> 00:06:54.720 really draw people in. And I think that having a 109 00:06:54.839 --> 00:06:58.319 streaming home with Amazon is just a really exciting combination 110 00:06:58.879 --> 00:07:00.279 and it's made it really fun to be a path 111 00:07:01.360 --> 00:07:02.120 And how about. 112 00:07:01.920 --> 00:07:04.600 For you you, I mean, mate, I was born and 113 00:07:04.639 --> 00:07:07.439 raised in Australia, so kind of the opportunity to work 114 00:07:07.560 --> 00:07:10.759 in the City of Angels with you know, the industries 115 00:07:11.480 --> 00:07:11.959 was born. 116 00:07:13.160 --> 00:07:13.439 For me. 117 00:07:13.600 --> 00:07:16.120 That was a real special thing that I was really 118 00:07:16.160 --> 00:07:19.680 hoping would happen, and it happened, and the genre again 119 00:07:20.720 --> 00:07:24.000 and working with Derek proven trek record, as Elliott said, 120 00:07:24.040 --> 00:07:26.480 So it's all been a dream, Mate, I have to 121 00:07:26.800 --> 00:07:27.160 tell you. 122 00:07:28.240 --> 00:07:31.560 Well, it's it shows up on screen. So for both 123 00:07:31.600 --> 00:07:34.519 of you, you know, as as you were doing this, 124 00:07:34.839 --> 00:07:37.759 you know, I had asked some of your cast mates 125 00:07:37.800 --> 00:07:40.680 because it's just so fascinating to me like I would 126 00:07:40.680 --> 00:07:43.439 be fanboying out wanting to know what's next, you know, like, 127 00:07:43.480 --> 00:07:46.199 what's happening next in the story? Did either of you 128 00:07:46.759 --> 00:07:48.920 do that or did you take it script by script 129 00:07:49.000 --> 00:07:50.160 or like, what did you do? 130 00:07:51.839 --> 00:07:56.079 I read in advance just for my own sanity. Yeah, 131 00:07:56.079 --> 00:07:59.279 I kind of just understanding my personal arc by the 132 00:07:59.439 --> 00:08:04.040 end well as long as yeah, yeah, right, But but 133 00:08:04.120 --> 00:08:07.839 then took my approach when filming episode by episode because 134 00:08:07.879 --> 00:08:10.680 I didn't want to preempt anything or anything like that, 135 00:08:10.720 --> 00:08:13.600 but I did need to know for me that kind 136 00:08:13.639 --> 00:08:16.519 of what Derek was thinking about where he would end 137 00:08:16.600 --> 00:08:17.439 up and that kind of thing. 138 00:08:17.480 --> 00:08:19.519 And for sure, Yeah, I think you'd fit in if 139 00:08:19.560 --> 00:08:21.920 that's how you feel, because I definitely felt like that. 140 00:08:22.240 --> 00:08:24.600 It's exciting to find out what's going to happen, and 141 00:08:24.680 --> 00:08:27.120 every new script feels like a little treasure chest you 142 00:08:27.160 --> 00:08:28.959 get to open, not knowing what's going to be inside. 143 00:08:29.040 --> 00:08:31.720 Yeah. Oh that's good. I should have been saying that more. 144 00:08:32.759 --> 00:08:35.360 That's right, Yeah, that's good. That's I like treasure chests. 145 00:08:35.399 --> 00:08:35.799 But it does. 146 00:08:35.879 --> 00:08:39.120 It feels like that, not just about yourself obviously, but 147 00:08:39.240 --> 00:08:41.159 finding out where things are going to go, because he's 148 00:08:41.200 --> 00:08:45.519 really made a story that's so unpredictable. Yeah, so, yeah, 149 00:08:45.559 --> 00:08:48.000 you would not be out of place. It's it's easy 150 00:08:48.039 --> 00:08:48.919 to get excited. 151 00:08:48.639 --> 00:08:52.720 About and and then you know, you you filmed this 152 00:08:52.799 --> 00:08:55.360 a bit of go and now it's coming. You know, 153 00:08:55.440 --> 00:08:58.960 now it's here. Do you get that same excitement that 154 00:08:59.000 --> 00:09:00.840 you kind of had as you were filming now that 155 00:09:00.960 --> 00:09:03.840 this project that you work so hard on is being 156 00:09:03.879 --> 00:09:06.519 unleashed to the world or does it turn to nervousness 157 00:09:06.600 --> 00:09:07.519 or like what happens? 158 00:09:07.639 --> 00:09:12.960 I am I'm not nervous, but I'm I am. Yeah, 159 00:09:13.000 --> 00:09:16.159 I guess I'm excited because, you know, watching it back, 160 00:09:16.240 --> 00:09:18.000 I kind of get you get memories of where you 161 00:09:18.039 --> 00:09:21.399 shot things and who you're shooting with. That's always an 162 00:09:21.399 --> 00:09:27.399 important thing. I am quietly, quietly pumped for people to 163 00:09:27.440 --> 00:09:27.799 see it. 164 00:09:28.799 --> 00:09:30.080 I love that. How about you earlier? 165 00:09:33.960 --> 00:09:37.720 No, yeah, it's the way that this actually feels different 166 00:09:37.960 --> 00:09:41.000 for me. This is completely true. It was such a 167 00:09:41.039 --> 00:09:46.200 relaxed experience to enjoy doing this work, still caring about 168 00:09:46.200 --> 00:09:48.960 it and still bringing our all to it. But this 169 00:09:49.159 --> 00:09:54.559 feels like such a family energy around what we've done. 170 00:09:55.000 --> 00:09:58.000 I'm almost on the other side of being nervous or excited. 171 00:09:58.200 --> 00:10:00.679 I can't wait for people to see it. But I'm 172 00:10:00.720 --> 00:10:02.799 also just so proud of what we've done, and I 173 00:10:02.879 --> 00:10:06.360 fully believe in the fun that we created and what 174 00:10:06.360 --> 00:10:09.039 we've all done together, and anything else after that is 175 00:10:09.080 --> 00:10:11.039 a bonus for me. So I'm just I'm excited for 176 00:10:11.080 --> 00:10:13.480 anyone who does join us on this ride and enjoy 177 00:10:13.519 --> 00:10:16.360 the show like we have, because there's a lot more 178 00:10:16.360 --> 00:10:19.399 that we want to do, and hopefully I'm with you 179 00:10:19.440 --> 00:10:21.080 guys watching as well, we'll be able to do that. 180 00:10:21.960 --> 00:10:24.240 Awesome. I can't wait for it. Thank you both for 181 00:10:24.279 --> 00:10:28.080 speaking with me. I really appreciate it. 182 00:10:28.600 --> 00:10:31.720 Jui and Elliott. 183 00:10:31.080 --> 00:10:35.759 Great guys, very very sweet guys, and incredibly talented actors. 184 00:10:36.240 --> 00:10:39.360 All right, Next up, I chat with Jessica Camacho and 185 00:10:39.559 --> 00:10:43.679 Violet Bean. These two just own every scene that they're in, 186 00:10:43.879 --> 00:10:47.480 whether they're throwing punches or throwing shade. They bring the 187 00:10:47.519 --> 00:10:51.519 fire to count Down. Let's jump right into it. Jessica 188 00:10:51.600 --> 00:10:57.080 Camacho and Violet Bean, thank you both so much for 189 00:10:57.159 --> 00:11:01.840 speaking with me. I really appreciate it. Hi, how are you. 190 00:11:02.159 --> 00:11:05.399 I'm doing good? Thank you, and I'm loving Countdown. It 191 00:11:05.480 --> 00:11:08.960 is awesome, and so congratulations to both of you on that. 192 00:11:09.679 --> 00:11:13.159 Thank you, of course, So tell me about you know, 193 00:11:13.279 --> 00:11:19.600 obviously it's an it's an exciting series, and but what 194 00:11:20.480 --> 00:11:21.320 drew you to it? 195 00:11:21.480 --> 00:11:21.600 Was it? 196 00:11:21.720 --> 00:11:22.240 The script? 197 00:11:22.399 --> 00:11:22.559 Was it? 198 00:11:22.600 --> 00:11:24.960 The idea? Was it? You know what drew you to 199 00:11:25.559 --> 00:11:29.279 do in the project? I think it was a bit 200 00:11:29.320 --> 00:11:29.879 of all of it. 201 00:11:30.120 --> 00:11:34.080 I think, Yeah, I mean, the characters are awesome, They're 202 00:11:34.120 --> 00:11:40.240 all so uniquely themselves, and Los Angeles is like the 203 00:11:40.320 --> 00:11:42.919 fact that you would shoot here is so wild to 204 00:11:43.000 --> 00:11:45.720 me because so many shows don't, first of all, but 205 00:11:45.759 --> 00:11:47.600 also it's a show that takes place in La you know, 206 00:11:47.639 --> 00:11:49.360 it's not just going to be in a studio, and 207 00:11:49.399 --> 00:11:52.600 we were on location probably half half of the days 208 00:11:52.639 --> 00:11:57.480 every week, shooting in different neighborhoods. And yeah, I think 209 00:11:57.519 --> 00:11:59.960 just all the unique characters with such a big draw. 210 00:11:59.799 --> 00:12:06.240 For me, how about for you, Jessica, Like action thriller, 211 00:12:06.840 --> 00:12:10.759 you know what I mean? Just the exciting nature of that, 212 00:12:10.919 --> 00:12:12.919 getting to play in a world where the stakes are 213 00:12:13.000 --> 00:12:18.200 so high, everything's the need for resolution is immediate, it's now. 214 00:12:19.159 --> 00:12:24.360 And you know, how people show up when they're operating. 215 00:12:23.879 --> 00:12:25.759 In those stakes is fascinating to me. 216 00:12:25.919 --> 00:12:32.759 How they how the dire need to survive relies upon 217 00:12:33.200 --> 00:12:39.320 you know, your your skill set, your capability, your smarts, 218 00:12:39.360 --> 00:12:44.320 your intellect, your your intuition, relying upon each other, working together, 219 00:12:44.960 --> 00:12:47.480 you know, being part of a cohesive group of people 220 00:12:47.879 --> 00:12:53.120 who are tasked with this mission that has detrimental costs, 221 00:12:53.159 --> 00:12:54.960 you know if we don't succeed. 222 00:12:55.080 --> 00:12:56.559 So I just love all of that. 223 00:12:56.639 --> 00:12:58.960 The excitement inherent in all of that. 224 00:12:58.840 --> 00:12:59.600 Really pulled me. 225 00:12:59.679 --> 00:13:02.279 And then, yeah, I've been talking about this all day, 226 00:13:02.320 --> 00:13:05.840 reading the script in which the scene in which oliveris 227 00:13:05.919 --> 00:13:08.720 is introduced for the first time. It is such a 228 00:13:08.759 --> 00:13:12.960 delicious scene. I was picturing it immediately, and I was 229 00:13:13.000 --> 00:13:15.360 picturing myself and and I was like, well, I'm gonna 230 00:13:15.360 --> 00:13:15.759 play this. 231 00:13:16.919 --> 00:13:18.440 Just set it up in her room, and he was. 232 00:13:20.440 --> 00:13:21.159 A bit creepy. 233 00:13:21.519 --> 00:13:21.720 You know. 234 00:13:22.000 --> 00:13:22.720 I loved ones. 235 00:13:22.759 --> 00:13:25.919 I didn't know if I was a kid but that, 236 00:13:26.200 --> 00:13:28.879 you know, that first scene. I was like, she's so dynamic, 237 00:13:28.960 --> 00:13:32.600 there's so much to play with, And yeah, I was, 238 00:13:32.679 --> 00:13:33.440 I was in scene. 239 00:13:33.559 --> 00:13:35.600 Yeah I didn't, you know, until you just said that. 240 00:13:35.639 --> 00:13:38.159 It never really really dawned on me that, like, everybody 241 00:13:38.240 --> 00:13:40.519 is bringing kind of their own skill set. You know, 242 00:13:40.679 --> 00:13:45.480 mine would be obviously making peanut butter sandwiches, but it's important. 243 00:13:46.200 --> 00:13:48.559 Hey, not everybody can do that, you gotta eat. 244 00:13:49.360 --> 00:13:52.799 It's true, I'll keep the team fan But but as 245 00:13:52.799 --> 00:13:55.440 you're reading the script as you're shooting and all, I 246 00:13:55.440 --> 00:13:58.879 don't know in your particular cases, uh, if you know 247 00:13:59.200 --> 00:14:02.000 it was like sides or if you got the whole 248 00:14:02.000 --> 00:14:06.000 script or whatever, but were you kind of like fanboying over, 249 00:14:06.159 --> 00:14:08.480 like what's going to happen next? 250 00:14:09.240 --> 00:14:11.639 So when we when we auditioned, we only got the 251 00:14:11.639 --> 00:14:15.159 pilot right, yes, but then right after we or right 252 00:14:15.200 --> 00:14:17.279 before we started shooting, we actually had the privilege of 253 00:14:17.320 --> 00:14:21.000 reading all thirty if we wanted, if we wanted to, 254 00:14:21.399 --> 00:14:23.360 some people wanted to, some people did it. Sometimes we 255 00:14:23.399 --> 00:14:27.120 read like a couple episodes ahead. But that's crazy because 256 00:14:27.120 --> 00:14:29.480 you never get to know that. And I think I 257 00:14:29.519 --> 00:14:30.960 think we were both on the same side of like, 258 00:14:31.000 --> 00:14:33.919 I don't want to know too too far because we 259 00:14:33.919 --> 00:14:36.080 wouldn't know in real life where things are going to go. 260 00:14:36.240 --> 00:14:38.679 But it is helpful if there's some big character choice 261 00:14:38.679 --> 00:14:40.799 that you are making or want to make, that you 262 00:14:40.840 --> 00:14:43.600 get to know what's going to happen at the end. 263 00:14:43.799 --> 00:14:46.320 And it's very rare. Derek had already written all of 264 00:14:46.360 --> 00:14:50.360 them because he's crazy our show creator. He's like so talented, 265 00:14:51.600 --> 00:14:53.799 so he already knew everything, and that was that was 266 00:14:53.840 --> 00:14:56.919 fun to kind of know the general idea of where 267 00:14:56.960 --> 00:14:57.519 we were going. 268 00:14:58.000 --> 00:14:58.440 Yeah. 269 00:14:58.519 --> 00:15:02.120 I like to strike the balance between like knowing enough 270 00:15:02.799 --> 00:15:04.679 in order to play what I needed to play, but 271 00:15:04.840 --> 00:15:07.559 not knowing, you know, too much, so that I could 272 00:15:07.960 --> 00:15:10.960 I could still bring an element of surprise to her 273 00:15:11.080 --> 00:15:14.399 and alongside her, you know, as Amber's learning information, I 274 00:15:14.480 --> 00:15:17.200 want to be discovering that information as well. You know, 275 00:15:17.279 --> 00:15:20.039 you want to play the moment, not where they end up. 276 00:15:20.399 --> 00:15:21.360 So it's a balance. 277 00:15:21.840 --> 00:15:22.279 Yeah. 278 00:15:22.320 --> 00:15:25.039 Well I think you both balanced it beautifully. I can't 279 00:15:25.080 --> 00:15:27.639 wait for everybody to see the Countdown. Thank you both 280 00:15:27.679 --> 00:15:29.960 so much, Thank you so much. 281 00:15:30.000 --> 00:15:35.879 We appreciate it having I appreciate you you too, Jessica 282 00:15:35.960 --> 00:15:37.240 and Violent. 283 00:15:38.519 --> 00:15:43.039 All right, Last, but not least in our Countdown block, 284 00:15:43.360 --> 00:15:47.759 Jensen Acles and Eric Dane. Jensen the Man, the myth 285 00:15:48.000 --> 00:15:51.919 and the trench Coat legend and Mixsteini himself. Eric Dane, 286 00:15:52.600 --> 00:15:56.120 you loved him and Supernatural, you feared him in the Boys, 287 00:15:56.200 --> 00:15:58.960 and now he's back in Countdown as a man with 288 00:15:59.080 --> 00:16:04.360 a badge past and no time for nonsense. And Eric Dane, 289 00:16:04.399 --> 00:16:08.799 who has officially transitioned from mcsteeny to mister I will 290 00:16:08.879 --> 00:16:13.559 break you with my voice in Countdown. He brings serious 291 00:16:13.600 --> 00:16:16.519 weight and those intense eyes to a role that's going 292 00:16:16.600 --> 00:16:18.879 to keep you guessing. And I have a feeling you're 293 00:16:18.879 --> 00:16:21.120 gonna love it just as much as I did. Here 294 00:16:21.159 --> 00:16:28.559 they are Jensen Ankles and Eric Dane. Thank you both 295 00:16:28.600 --> 00:16:30.919 so much for joining me. I really appreciate it. 296 00:16:30.960 --> 00:16:33.399 You gonna hit us with some pop culture trivia because 297 00:16:33.399 --> 00:16:34.080 we're not prepared. 298 00:16:35.240 --> 00:16:39.600 No, no, and I wouldn't be prepared either, which all right, 299 00:16:39.879 --> 00:16:42.279 it's kind of typical for me anyway. But first of all, 300 00:16:42.320 --> 00:16:46.360 I love Countdown, and uh, it's it's such a great show. 301 00:16:47.200 --> 00:16:50.480 It's so exciting, edge of your seat, high stakes. What 302 00:16:50.759 --> 00:16:53.200 what drew you both to do? 303 00:16:53.279 --> 00:16:53.360 It? 304 00:16:53.279 --> 00:16:57.759 It all of what you just said, honestly, Like, uh, 305 00:16:58.480 --> 00:17:02.960 there was there was the heists, the action pack, the intensity, 306 00:17:03.080 --> 00:17:07.279 the fast paced. But you know, I'll speak for me, 307 00:17:08.200 --> 00:17:11.720 there was there was a there was a vulnerability to this, 308 00:17:11.880 --> 00:17:12.440 to this show. 309 00:17:12.519 --> 00:17:13.880 There was a heart to this show. 310 00:17:14.079 --> 00:17:14.680 Personality. 311 00:17:14.720 --> 00:17:16.960 There was a personality to the show. That's right, that's 312 00:17:17.000 --> 00:17:17.640 that's very good. 313 00:17:18.680 --> 00:17:22.319 That that it that I think it It really it 314 00:17:22.400 --> 00:17:26.000 made me want to care about these characters. In a 315 00:17:26.039 --> 00:17:28.799 way that I don't think you normally get with with 316 00:17:29.319 --> 00:17:32.960 a show like this. You want to you want to 317 00:17:33.000 --> 00:17:35.440 want you want to root for these people. You want 318 00:17:35.480 --> 00:17:38.400 to make them, you want to you know, you want 319 00:17:38.400 --> 00:17:40.359 to you want to hope that they succeed. You really, 320 00:17:40.640 --> 00:17:42.680 I don't know, there's they. 321 00:17:42.799 --> 00:17:46.319 It's there's the time enough invested so that you can 322 00:17:46.319 --> 00:17:48.079 as an audience invest correct. 323 00:17:48.200 --> 00:17:51.799 Yeah, And I think that that's we're hoping that that 324 00:17:51.799 --> 00:17:55.440 that's that's one of what's going to give us seasons two. 325 00:17:56.039 --> 00:18:03.440 Three, ten, fifteen, twenty. And that actually was something that 326 00:18:03.559 --> 00:18:06.279 was something I was going to ask you guys, was 327 00:18:06.440 --> 00:18:10.839 are there more Is there more room in the world, 328 00:18:11.079 --> 00:18:16.720 in this world for more stories? A hundred percent? 329 00:18:17.400 --> 00:18:21.960 Yeah, Derek's Derek's an absolute phenom of a writer. He's 330 00:18:21.960 --> 00:18:23.519 got stories for days up asleep. 331 00:18:24.000 --> 00:18:27.039 Yes, he has like forty seven different shows on the 332 00:18:27.079 --> 00:18:27.680 air right now. 333 00:18:27.680 --> 00:18:30.720 I think, yeah, Well, I mean it's a testament to 334 00:18:30.720 --> 00:18:31.240 who he is. 335 00:18:31.200 --> 00:18:32.960 And yeah, what he's capable of. 336 00:18:33.039 --> 00:18:37.079 And I think he's uh, I think he is proudly 337 00:18:37.119 --> 00:18:39.640 hanging his hat on this show as he should, because 338 00:18:39.799 --> 00:18:41.160 I think he's done a dynami job. 339 00:18:42.000 --> 00:18:45.440 Yeah, it really is a great show, and you know, 340 00:18:45.480 --> 00:18:47.359 and it's I feel like we don't have a lot 341 00:18:47.400 --> 00:18:49.559 of shows like this anymore. Like when I was a kid, 342 00:18:49.559 --> 00:18:52.039 remember twenty four, like had that, you know, that was 343 00:18:52.119 --> 00:18:54.119 kind of like an edge of your seat show for me, 344 00:18:54.359 --> 00:18:56.759 and I feel like we've been kind of missing that 345 00:18:56.960 --> 00:19:01.240 and Countdown brings it back, at least for me. Scratches 346 00:19:01.279 --> 00:19:01.920 that itch. You know. 347 00:19:02.039 --> 00:19:04.880 I don't know what we've been doing, but that is 348 00:19:04.920 --> 00:19:07.160 a great reference twenty four. 349 00:19:07.319 --> 00:19:09.920 Yeah, I've used. Yeah, that's a great reference. 350 00:19:10.160 --> 00:19:17.920 Yeah. I don't see the show as a throwback, but 351 00:19:18.200 --> 00:19:21.839 I do understand what you mean. And it's an elevated procedural. 352 00:19:23.480 --> 00:19:27.000 And like Jensen said, you get to invest in these 353 00:19:27.079 --> 00:19:32.559 characters because you get the time to care about them. 354 00:19:33.480 --> 00:19:37.119 Yeah. Yeah, absolutely, And I think everybody is going to 355 00:19:37.160 --> 00:19:38.599 I can't wait for everybody. I can't wait for it 356 00:19:38.640 --> 00:19:40.519 to come out so I can start talking to people 357 00:19:40.559 --> 00:19:42.880 about it because now I'm like, I can't talk to 358 00:19:42.920 --> 00:19:45.680 anybody about it yet. So one week, baby, one week, 359 00:19:45.880 --> 00:19:48.799 there we go. Thank you, Eric, and Jad said, I 360 00:19:48.839 --> 00:19:51.039 really really appreciate both of your time. I can't wait 361 00:19:51.079 --> 00:19:52.839 for everybody to see Countdown. 362 00:19:55.519 --> 00:19:56.799 Jensen and Eric. 363 00:19:58.160 --> 00:20:03.279 Love these two amazing talented actors love Countdown and I 364 00:20:03.319 --> 00:20:06.640 think you will too. It is streaming right now on 365 00:20:07.119 --> 00:20:09.960 Prime Video, so hit me up, let me know if 366 00:20:10.000 --> 00:20:12.160 you're watching it, let me know what you think. There's 367 00:20:12.200 --> 00:20:14.559 a lot to talk about with this one, so let's 368 00:20:14.559 --> 00:20:15.160 get to talking. 369 00:20:16.079 --> 00:20:17.359 All right, don't go anywhere. 370 00:20:17.440 --> 00:20:20.039 We're taking a quick sixty second break to pay the 371 00:20:20.079 --> 00:20:22.559 bills and to keep the lights on over here pop 372 00:20:22.599 --> 00:20:25.359 Culture Weekly. But when we come back, we're diving in 373 00:20:25.440 --> 00:20:29.759 just Smoke on Apple TV Plus with Taron Egerton and 374 00:20:29.839 --> 00:20:37.480 the rest of the cast. All right, thanks for hanging 375 00:20:37.720 --> 00:20:41.160 with me and supporting our sponsors who support me, that 376 00:20:41.279 --> 00:20:44.240 help me bring this show to you. So all right, 377 00:20:44.319 --> 00:20:48.319 let's talk about Smoke, Apple TV Plus's latest entry into 378 00:20:48.359 --> 00:20:52.279 the gritty crime drama that will emotionally wreck you in 379 00:20:52.359 --> 00:20:55.000 eight episodes. And I mean that in the best way possible. 380 00:20:55.000 --> 00:20:58.839 It is so good. This one comes from Dennis Lehane, who, 381 00:20:58.920 --> 00:21:05.000 let's be honest, doesn't write stories as much as emotional uppercuts, 382 00:21:05.000 --> 00:21:09.039 often with Boston accents. So if you've seen Mystic River Gone, 383 00:21:09.039 --> 00:21:12.839 Baby Gone, or Shutter Island, you know Dennis does not 384 00:21:12.960 --> 00:21:16.759 come to play Smoke is moody it's messy in the 385 00:21:16.799 --> 00:21:20.599 best way possible, and it's really magnetic. It stars Tarren Egerton, 386 00:21:20.640 --> 00:21:24.359 who somehow manages to look both dangerous and like he'd 387 00:21:24.440 --> 00:21:29.160 apologize for bumping into you at Starbucks, and Journey Smalay, 388 00:21:29.799 --> 00:21:32.960 Greg kinnear just the whole cast is giving emmy bait 389 00:21:33.200 --> 00:21:36.119 with a side of Oh no, I need therapy after 390 00:21:36.160 --> 00:21:38.880 this episode. It's that good. So I sat down with 391 00:21:38.920 --> 00:21:42.240 everybody to talk about the show. Let's get right into it. 392 00:21:42.400 --> 00:21:42.720 First. 393 00:21:42.799 --> 00:21:47.920 Up is actor Tayray and Winnen, whose performance in Smoke 394 00:21:48.079 --> 00:21:50.960 is so layered you'll be thinking about it long after 395 00:21:51.000 --> 00:21:51.720 the credits roll. 396 00:21:51.920 --> 00:21:57.039 Let's jump right into it. Here he is Tray and winning. 397 00:22:00.200 --> 00:22:02.359 Thank you so much and sorry for speaking with me. 398 00:22:02.400 --> 00:22:03.400 I really appreciate it. 399 00:22:03.519 --> 00:22:08.799 Thank you. Kyle Culcher, was that what's up? Pop culture? 400 00:22:10.119 --> 00:22:15.839 I'm loving Smoke. It is a really incredible series, and 401 00:22:16.319 --> 00:22:20.720