At first glance, the shows might not have much in common. Succession is the definition of prestige TV, an HBO show filled with big budgets for expensive wardrobes that set Twitter flying (Shiv’s blue dress!) and far-flung locales, not to mention an accompanying podcast hosted by Kara Swisher. It concerns itself with the lives of the Roys, zero-point-zero-zero-one-percenters who run an empire consisting of everything from cable news to theme parks to cruise ships.
On Cinema actually started much more modestly, as a podcast between Heidecker and Gregg Turkington, both of whom play twisted versions of themselves on what’s ostensibly a movie review show. Once funded partially by Adult Swim and a Patreon, On Cinema is now entirely crowdfunded. And the basic premise of the show is simple: One of the hosts, Tim, doesn’t really care about movies, while the other, Gregg, only cares about movies. Through this, the two have spun out a complex mythology featuring quack doctors, a deadly EDM festival, and two Italian guys who love rock and roll.
Source: Succession and On Cinema tackle toxic masculinity – Polygon