Episode 8: Dispatches, After Life. Binge 'til You Cry

This week, Travis is getting shaggy, Elaine live tweets, and gets a special "like." We had a mysterious late night encounter and we watched two shows, created by people you know, that hit us straight in the heart.

First, we recommend the hilarious and heartbreaking After Life created by and starring Ricky Gervais.
Airing currently on Netflix, After Life is in its second season. Ricky Gervais plays Tony, a recently widowed reporter for a small-town paper who is dealing with grief, depression, and thoughts of suicide. But, yeah, it's a comedy! We're becoming serious Gervais fans. He has a way in his writing and execution that really touches a nerve about hope and compassion without giving us the all too often used religious undertones that you find in American comedy. Gervais is a prolific Tweeter, and we recommend you follow him @rickygervais. Check our episode where we talk about The History of Lying too. 

In a happy surprise we caught our old pal Ross Owen in a cafe scene in Season 2. Check out Ross and his other great adventures at The Ross Owen Show.

The second show we watched this week was the finale of Dispatches From Elsewhere.
Jason Segel's passion project, Dispatches From Elsewhere, is a trippy excursion into the lives of four strangers who band together to play a mysterious game where they search for the elusive Clara, who is being held by the menacing Jejune Institute. The entire first season is available on AMC.
By the finale, hard-hearted Travis was close to tears! And Travis is you.

Based on the Documentary

Segel based Dispatches From Elsewhere on the documentary The Institute. But we recommend you watch the series first. You'll thank us.