Rock ‘n Roll Ghost S12 E08 - filmmaker/novelist Eric Garcia (Kaleidoscope)
Giancarlo Esposito and Tati Gabrielle in a scene from Netflix’s Kaleidoscope
Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker/novelist Eric Garcia (Matchstick Men, The Repossession Mambo) about his new series, Kaleidoscope, which debuted on Netflix January 01.
The series, about a heist 25 years in the making, has a fascinating structure. All episodes have a color instead of a title or episode number for one. They are also completely out of order, save for the "white" episode, which Garcia says should always be seen last even if you make up your own order or decide to figure out how to watch it chronologically. Netflix has put the other 7 episodes on "shuffle" essentially, and each viewer will get an entirely different experience from another. It's a pretty genius way of telling a story like this and, from my viewing so far, works damn well.
Garcia discusses the show from an initial idea about a decade ago, to the pitch to streamers, to the writers room, through to the filming and post-production. He touches on the greatness of Kaleidoscope star Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad, The Mandalorian), and touches on some of the "Easter eggs" found on the show - some, he predicts, will never be caught.
All eight episodes of Kaleidoscope are now streaming exclusively on Netflix.
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