01 / WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
Movies & television.
New releases, old favorites, unfinished series, rewatches and whatever happens to have our attention this week.
A Red Alpha Studios Original
Movies and shows are better when you have somebody to talk about them with.
Showmates is our Friday-night conversation about movies, television, entertainment, nostalgia and everything we end up talking about after the credits roll.
Fridays
6:00 PM CT
Red Alpha Studios
Movies • Television • Entertainment • Nostalgia • Conversation
Latest Episode
What’s Up Abilene? Begins!
The edited version of Friday night’s Showmates is now available. We kicked off a brand-new local segment, showed some love to an Abilene business and then jumped back into Heroes Season 2.
Showmates • September 18, 2026
What’s Up Abilene? Begins!
Lil Bros BBQ + Heroes Season 2
Ruben and Veronica officially kick off What’s Up Abilene? — a new recurring Showmates segment built to spotlight local Abilene businesses, people, places and things happening around the community.
First up: Lil Bros BBQ, including a little jalapeño-popper taste test in the studio. Then it’s back to Heroes Season 2 and the conversation after the credits.
About Showmates
The conversation after the credits.
Some movies stick with you.
Some shows become part of a certain season of your life.
And sometimes the best part isn't even what you watched — it's the conversation you had afterward.
That's Showmates.
Ruben and Veronica sit down every Friday to talk about the movies, television shows, entertainment, memories and random side conversations that happen when two people who genuinely enjoy watching things together start comparing notes.
“You don't have to agree about what you watched.
You just need somebody worth talking about it with.”
Friday Night Conversation
What might come up?
02 / DOES IT HOLD UP?
Revisiting what we remember.
Sometimes nostalgia gets it right. Sometimes twenty years changes everything. We're willing to go back and find out.
03 / THE CONVERSATION
Whatever happens after.
Characters, stories, music, memories, life, ridiculous theories and all the side roads that make the conversation fun.
What's Going On Around Town?
Friday night doesn't only happen on a screen.
We also use Showmates to talk about things happening around Abilene — movies, events, concerts, entertainment and places our community might want to check out.
If something is happening around town that people should know about, send it our way.
Community Desk
Got something happening around Abilene?
We might talk about it Friday night.
Watch & Join the Conversation
Pull up a seat Friday night.
Watch Showmates live every Friday at 6:00 PM CT or catch previous Red Alpha Studios conversations on demand.