The Spotify Original series Gene & Roger from Bill Simmons' The Ringer and hosted by Brian Raftery will explore how the late movie critics became TV stars with their movie review show that launched in the mid-1970s. "The pair, known for their Thumps Up, Thumbs Down reviews will chronicle their lives and careers and feature never-before-heard commentary and sound bites from Siskel and Ebert and those closest to them," per Deadline. "Ebert died in 2013 and Siskel died in 1999." Guests will include Ebert's widow Chaz Ebert, Quentin Tarantino and former Ebert co-host Richard Roeper.
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