Tina Fey, Colman Domingo talk dream vacation companions Share Copy Link Copy NEW IN THEATERS AND STREAMING THIS WEEKEND. AND OUR FILM CRITIC, LAUREN VENEZIANI IS JOINING US LIVE THIS MORNING. HEY, LAUREN.

HEY, JEN. ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU. IT’S A BIG MOVIE WEEKEND AT THE BOX OFFICE, BUT WE HAVE A COUPLE OF SHOWS STREAMING AS WELL.

THE FIRST SERIES I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IS A NEW COMEDY DRAMA SERIES CALLED THE FOUR SEASONS. IT’S ON NETFLIX. THIS IS TINA FEY’S NEW SHOW.

IT’S ABOUT THREE COUPLES WHO HAVE BEEN LONG TIME FRIENDS AND VACATION TOGETHER EACH SEASON. SOUNDS AMAZING, RIGHT? BUT I SPOKE WITH THE CAST ABOUT WHICH OF THEIR PREVIOUS CHARACTERS THEY WOULD WANT TO GO ON A VACATION WITH, AND IT ENDED UP BEING A VERY FUN INTERVIEW.

HERE’S A CLIP OF THE CAST OF THE FOUR SEASONS, AND THEN I’LL GET INTO MY REVIEW. IT IS RARE TO FIND YOUR SOULMATE, AND YET SOMEHOW ALL SIX OF US HAVE DONE IT. CHEERS.

NICELY SAID. HONEY. I’M CURIOUS WHICH ONE OF YOUR PAST CHARACTERS AND THEIR FRIENDS WOULD YOU WANT TO GO ON A FUN VACATION WITH?

OH, I WOULD NOT WANT A VACATION WITH LIZ LEMON. SHE’D GET LIKE, SHE’D BE NO FUN AT ALL. I’D WANT A VACATION.

WE SHOULD GO ON A VACATION WITH MISTY AND JOHN. GEORGE PEPPER? YES.

MISTY AND JOHN. GEORGE PEPPERS. THE ONLY THING WE EVER DID TOGETHER ON SNL WERE, LIKE, WEIRD COUPLES IN A TEA PARTY SKETCH.

AND I CAN’T REMEMBER IF WE’RE A COUPLE OR SIBLINGS OR BOTH. I’M REALLY UNCLEAR. IT’S VERY WHITE LOTUS.

OH MY GOD, VERY WHITE LOTUS. WHAT WOULD MISS NORBURY’S ULTIMATE VACATION? I BET MISS NORBURY GOES PRETTY HARD ON VACATION.

I THINK SHE AND MR. DUVAL PROBABLY GO TO, LIKE, A SANDALS AND REALLY GET THEIR MONEY’S WORTH ON THE DRINKS. I MEAN, YOUR CHARACTER FROM ZOLA, HE WOULD BE. I KNOW HE’S HE’S A VIBE, BUT ALSO VIBE.

I WOULD NOT WANT TO GO ON VACATION. YEAH. I MEAN, THE SING SING GROUP, THOUGH.

THE SING SING GROUP? YEAH. I THINK I WOULD GO THERE A LOT OF FUN.

I WOULD GO ON A VACATION WITH THEM, I THINK. YOU THINK SO? THAT FEELS GOOD.

ACTUALLY. THAT FEELS GOOD. CARRIE, WHAT ABOUT FOR YOU?

I DEFINITELY WOULD NOT WANT TO GO ON VACATION WITH THE RENO 911. THE CHARACTERS, NOT THE REAL LIFE PEOPLE. OKAY, NO, TRUDY WIEGEL WOULD BE NO GOOD ON A TRIP.

I WANT TO GO ON VACATION WITH TRUDY. WELL, I’M AVAILABLE. OKAY, GREAT.

WOULD I WANT TO? MAYBE THE CAST OF WANDERLUST? I MEAN, WHO DOESN’T WANT TO GO ON A TRIP WITH ALAN ALDA?

OH MY GOD, ABSOLUTELY. JENNIFER ANISTON AND PAUL RUDD, THEY’RE A GOOD TIME. AND A BIT MORE PREDICTABLE THAN TRUDY WIEGEL MIGHT BE.

THERE YOU GO. I MIGHT SAY I WOULD GO ON A HOLIDAY WITH MY HUSBAND, WHO IS THE LEAD OF THE FILM, THE FEATURE FILM THAT I JUST WROTE AND DIRECTED, HIGH TIDE. IT WAS RELEASED LAST YEAR, SO I WOULD GO ON A HOLIDAY WITH HIM.

I THINK WE DESERVE SOME SOME, YOU KNOW, ME AND ME TIME. ALL RIGHT, I’M GOING TO HIT YOU UP. TRUDY AND I ARE GOING ON VACATION TOGETHER.

CARRIE. COME ON, LET’S GO. THANK YOU.

THEY WERE. YES. THEY WERE SO FUN TO TALK TO JEN.

AND LIKE I SAID, I LOVE TINA’S WRITING BECAUSE IT’S SO HILARIOUS, BUT IT’S DEEPLY ROOTED IN THESE HUMAN EXPERIENCES. AND THIS IS A TRUE COMEDY DRAMA. WE LEARNED THAT ONE OF THE THREE COUPLES IS ABOUT TO BREAK UP, AND THE SERIES FOLLOWS THE GROUP’S DYNAMIC AS THEY TAKE THE FOUR VACATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND SEE HOW THAT KIND OF SHAKES UP THE DYNAMIC LOOK.

I THINK TINA FEY’S BEST WORK IS, YOU KNOW, MEAN GIRLS. OF COURSE, SHE’S AMAZING IN 30 ROCK. IS THIS ICONIC AS THAT?

MAYBE NOT, BUT SHE’S SUCH A WITTY WRITER AND IT’S CLEAR THE CAST HAD SUCH A BLAST FILMING THIS. ANOTHER STANDOUT WHO YOU JUST SAW WAS KERRI KENNEY-SILVER, WHO PLAYS THE WIFE TO STEVE CARELL’S CHARACTER. SHE’S JUST A FANTASTIC, A FANTASTIC ACTRESS AND SUCH A LOVELY PERSON TO SPEAK WITH.

I WOULD BE OPEN TO ANOTHER SEASON WITH THESE COUPLES. I REALLY ENJOYED THE FOUR SEASONS, BUT AGAIN, LIKE IT KIND OF SURPRISED ME WITH A LOT OF THE DRAMA IN THERE. I’M GIVING THE SHOW A FOUR OUT OF FIVE STARS.

CURRENTLY STREAMING ON NETFLIX. ALL RIGHT, THAT’S A GOOD ONE TO GO FOR. AND LISTEN, THERE’S A NEW MARVEL MOVIE OUT.

I KIND OF CALL IT THE THE UNDERDOG MOVIE. IT IS KIND OF THE UNDERDOG MOVIE. YES.

THUNDERBOLTS WITH THE ASTERISKS. THUNDERBOLTS IS THE NEWEST MARVEL FILM IN THEATERS THIS WEEKEND, AND IT’S ABOUT A GROUP OF ANTI-HEROES WHO TEAM UP AND HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER TO HELP THEMSELVES GET OUT OF A BAD SITUATION, AND LATER, OF COURSE, SAVE THE WORLD. YOU KNOW, LED BY FLORENCE PUGH’S CHARACTER YELENA BELOVA, SHE TEAMS UP WITH BUCKY BARNES, HER FATHER, RED GUARDIAN, PLAYED BY DAVID HARBOR GHOST TASKMAKER AND JOHN WALKER.

FLORENCE PUGH IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE ACTRESSES TO WATCH ON SCREEN RIGHT NOW, AND SHE IS MY FAVORITE PART OF THE FILM. SHE LEADS THIS FILM BEAUTIFULLY. I ALSO THINK THAT LEWIS LEWIS PULLMAN IS ANOTHER STANDOUT, AND I LOVED ABOUT WHAT I LOVED ABOUT THIS FILM IS THE MESSAGE THAT AT TIMES YOU ARE YOUR OWN WORST ENEMY AND YOU DO NEED TO SURROUND YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO LIFT YOU UP.

THE MESSAGE IS A FIVE OUT OF FIVE. THE MOVIE ITSELF WAS JUST OKAY TO ME. I TRULY FELT LIKE THE FIRST HOUR AND A HALF WAS A LOT SLOWER THAN WHAT IT SHOULD BE, ESPECIALLY THAT FIRST HOUR.

THE LAST 30 MINUTES HAS A TON OF ACTION, BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE THAT THE MESSAGE WASN’T AS EARNED. I REALLY WANTED TO LOVE THIS FILM, BUT I JUST DIDN’T. I’M EXCITED TO SEE FANTASTIC FOUR AND OF COURSE, DOOMSDAY NEXT YEAR, BUT I THOUGHT THUNDERBOLTS WAS JUST OKAY.

I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST OKAY. I’M GIVING THUNDERBOLTS A THREE OUT OF FIVE. DEFINITELY SEE IT IN THEATERS.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU ARE A HUGE MARVEL FAN, THERE IS AN END CREDIT SCENE AT THE VERY END TO STAY FOR. BUT YEAH, I REALLY, REALLY WANTED TO LOVE IT MORE THAN I MORE THAN I DID. JEN.

HEY AND LISTEN, SPEAKING OF ANOTHER MOVIE THAT WE ALL WANTED TO LOVE MORE THAN THAN IT’S THAN THE LOVE THAT IT’S GETTING FROM CRITICS IS ANOTHER SIMPLE FAVOR THAT’S OUT ON PRIME. YES, ANOTHER SIMPLE FAVOR IS ANOTHER SEQUEL THAT WE DIDN’T ASK FOR, AND I WAS SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS FILM BECAUSE I WAS OBSESSED WITH THE FIRST FILM, ONE OF MY FAVORITES, AND IT’S ACTUALLY MY FAVORITE ROLE OF BLAKE’S IN HER CAREER. SHE’S PERFECT AS EMILY, BUT ANNA KENDRICK AND BLAKE LIVELY REUNITE HIS OLD FRIENDS STEPHANIE AND EMILY, AND THEY TRAVEL TO CAPRI, ITALY, WHERE EMILY IS GETTING MARRIED TO A RICH ITALIAN BUSINESSMAN.

THE SCRIPT IS JUST SO BAD IT DOESN’T HELP ANY OF THE CAST. AND LIKE I SAID, THE FIRST FILM IS MY FAVORITE ROLE OF BLAKE. SHE’S AMAZING AS EMILY.

I’VE ALWAYS LOVED ANNA. JUST THE FILM IS TOO SILLY AND OVER THE TOP. I DIDN’T LIKE WHAT THEY DID WITH SOME OF THE CHARACTERS.

IT ALMOST KIND OF PUT A HINDRANCE ON THE FIRST FILM. I FELT LIKE THEY COULD HAVE JUST EXPANDED THE STORY IN A DIFFERENT WAY, BUT IT JUST SEEMED LAZY. IT’S KIND OF, YOU KNOW, MASKED BY AMAZING CLOTHES.

THE BEAUTIFUL BACKDROPS OF CAPRI, ITALY, AND ANNA AND BLAKE’S CHEMISTRY IS FUN. I JUST DON’T THINK THE STORY WAS GOOD OR WORTHY OF A SEQUEL. AS A HUGE FAN OF THE FIRST FILM, I WAS JUST VERY DISAPPOINTED.

I’M GIVING ANOTHER SIMPLE FAVOR A TWO OUT OF FIVE STARS. AGAIN, THIS IS A MOVIE WHERE I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE LIKE, OH, IT’S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, A SOLID SEQUEL. BUT THE IT WAS JUST TOO OVER THE TOP AND SILLY.

THE BAD SCRIPT DOESN’T DOESN’T HELP ANY OF THE ACTORS, HONESTLY. AND LISTEN, IT IS RARE THAT YOU GIVE SOMETHING TWO STARS SO THAT YEAH, JAWS DROPPED. I FEEL BAD IN A WAY, BECAUSE I’M JUST.

BUT LIKE, AND I, I LIKE ANNA BLAKE. I LIKE BLAKE IN THIS ROLE. BUT THE STORY JUST WAS NOT THERE.

YEAH. IT DIDN’T. SO LET’S TALK ABOUT THE LAST OF US BECAUSE IT’S GETTING A LOT OF BUZZ RIGHT NOW.

AND AND IT’S BACK FOR ITS SECOND SEASON. SO WHAT DO YOU THINK SO FAR. YEAH.

SO EPISODE FOUR COMES OUT ON MAX TOMORROW. THIS IS THE POSTAL POST-APOCALYPTIC ZOMBIE DRAMA BASED OFF OF THE POPULAR VIDEO GAME. AND NO SPOILERS, OBVIOUSLY, BUT ALL OF US ARE STILL REELING OVER THE EVENTS OF EPISODE TWO IN THIS SEASON.

JOEL, PLAYED BY PEDRO PASCAL, IS MY FAVORITE CHARACTER ON THE SHOW, AND I’M INTERESTED TO SEE WHERE THE STORY WILL GO IN SEASON TWO. I DO LOVE THE NEW CHARACTER ADDITIONS OF ISABELA MERCED AND KAITLYN DEVER. IT JUST DOESN’T SEEM LIKE IT HAS THAT MAGIC SPARK OR HEART THAT SEASON ONE HAD.

BUT LIKE I SAID, EPISODE FOUR PREMIERES TOMORROW AND WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, A WHOLE SEASON TO GO. I LIKE BELLA RAMSEY AS ELLIE, BUT JOEL JOEL IS MY FAVORITE CHARACTER ON THE SHOW. I LOVE, I LOVE PEDRO.

I THINK THIS WHOLE THING BEGS THE QUESTION, HOW TRUE DO YOU REALLY NEED TO STAY TO THE GAME BECAUSE YOU’VE GOT YOUR GAME FANS OUT THERE WHO ARE JUST HAWKING EVERY MOVE THAT THEY’RE MAKING ON THIS? OR HOW TRUE DO YOU STAY TO YOUR TV AUDIENCE AND YOUR FANS WHO ARE WATCHING IT? FOR CERTAIN ACTORS AND CHARACTERS, FOR SURE.

AND I KNOW THAT AUDIENCES HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTED WITH SEASON TWO. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT EPISODE ONE WAS REALLY SLOW. AND LOOK, I MEAN, LIKE, I’M NOT A MATH.

I DON’T PLAY THE VIDEO GAME. I’M JUST A FAN OF THE TV SHOW. SO, YOU KNOW, BIG SHOCKS AND STUFF HAVE HAVE HAPPENED.

BUT I’M STILL GOING TO KEEP WITH IT. I’M ALSO WATCHING THE HANDMAID’S TALE ON HULU. THIS IS THE FINAL SEASON.

I LOVE ELISABETH MOSS. I’VE SEEN UP TO EPISODE EIGHT, HAVEN’T SEEN THE LAST TWO EPISODES. EPISODE EIGHT WAS PHENOMENAL.

I’M INTERESTED TO SEE YOU KNOW HOW THAT ENDS AS WELL. YEAH, THE WHOLE THING IS VERY ANXIETY PROVOKING. LAUREN, THANKS FOR JOINING US.

REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANKS, JEN. ALL RIGHT.

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