For decades, the Vietnam War has been a Hollywood obsession.

Apocalypse Now, platoon, full metal jacket, first blood.

These were blockbuster films, embraced by audiences and critics alike.

And for decades, they've helped us understand a painful war, and understand each other.

From Spotify and the Ringer podcast network, I'm Brian Rafter.

And this is Do We Get to Win this time, how Hollywood made the Vietnam War.

Listen on the big picture feed.

Hello and welcome to the Prestige TV podcast.

My name is Chris Ryan, and I am joined by my brother in hardcore in DC punk rock.

It's Joe House.

What's up, man?

Chris Ryan, some folks get high. Some get drunk. Me? I like to fuck.

That's the energy I want going into this house. We're talking about winning time. Season two, the first episode. It kicked off. We're recording this on Tuesday. The episode goes up on Sunday when you'll be able to hear this podcast. And House, I wanted to start before we get

into where this season is going. We're basically tracking along the Showtime Lakers from their

inception to their glory years. And one would assume at some point, maybe a little bit of a fall or a hiccup.

I wanted to see where you were on this project as a whole,

because you and I are situated in this very uncomfortable middle ground

where on one hand, this show is literally made for us.

An HBO prestige drama with some comedy, with some filmmaking chops, with some big

actors about probably one of the formative basketball eras of our entire lives, maybe

cultural eras of our entire lives, the popularization of the NBA. And yet this show is kind of situated right between,

it helps to know a lot.

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