Today's Episode

No one knows if animation is thriving or dying. Smiling Friends cancelled itself, Stranger Things '85 wasn't great. For every Invincible, there's a Kevin. If only there were a way for these poor networks like Cartoon Network to pick up a series they knew audiences would like.

Introducing Regular Show: The Lost Tapes. Three episodes are out right now! Cartoon Network decided, in all their wisdom, to do something utterl...

Is this even technically a TV show? Eh, specials count. When Jon Bernthal isn't cooking on The Bear, he's cooking down the streets of Gotham... I mean Hell's Kitchen, right? I feel like Jon Bernthal is from, like, Long Island... Wait, just checked... California. Weird. Must be the angriest Californian I've ever met.

Anyways, on this podcast we talk about him mowing down criminals, probably going back in time to s...

Valerie Cherish is back for one final curtain call in Season 3 of HBO’s The Comeback. Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King return with an eight-episode final season centered around AI encroaching on Hollywood, changing the way television is made.

On the podcast, we review the season, discuss Valerie’s biggest moments and decisions, the show’s format changes, guest stars, funniest scenes, favorite episodes, trivia, comparisons, and w...

So many people complained about the wait between Stranger Things seasons that Netflix made sure there was no way to escape its most valuable franchise, even after the main show ended. From stage plays to animated spin-offs to whatever else is lurking in the Upside Down, we return to Eleven and company before the corpse is even cold. Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 is Netflix’s 10-episode animated series set between Seasons 2 and 3,...

Completing the Hangover saga, Zach Galifianakis is at it again: interviewing kids, learning about vegetables, and sneaking between ferns in a campaign to find out if he can follow the likes of Nick Offerman and Jeremy Clarkson into the world of agriculture. On the podcast, we review the short six-episode docu-miniseries. We’ll let you know if it’s worth the massive hype, how well it stays on topic, and attempt not to give away too ...

Denzel Washington is 71, Scott Glenn is 87, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is 39. Add them together and you get 197, a prime number. Coincidence? No way. Netflix’s Man on Fire resurrects John Creasy this time in a seven-episode action thriller starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as a traumatized Special Forces veteran whose life is shattered after a mission in Mexico City goes wrong. The pilot reintroduces Creasy in a different type story th...

Widow’s Bay is Apple TV’s new comedy-horror series from Katie Dippold, with Hiro Murai directing the opening stretch and Matthew Rhys starring as Tom Loftis, the skeptical mayor of a cursed New England island trying to drag his town into the 21st century. We cover the first two episodes, from the haunted inn to cursed fog, white eyes, cannibalistic town lore, and a cast of comedians playing it straight… sort of.

 On the pod, we also...

Half Man is like A24’s 21 Jump Street. Richard Gadd’s latest kicks off its six-episode run with a queasy coming-of-age story. Episode 1 sets up two timelines, focusing on the relationship between a brother-esque duo as they navigate dysfunctional authority figures, warped bullying power dynamics, and the psychosexual chaos of adolescence. On the pod, we unpack, in lighthearted conversation, what this dark comedy-drama has in store:...

Despite seven spinoffs and an eighth on the way, NCIS still found time to make a “Reboot” of sorts. Rather than rolling out the stars of yesteryear, Season 23, Episode 17 presents a long-overdue database update led by tech wiz Kasie. Naturally, a murder happens, people are kidnapped, and Gary Cole shows up with donuts...

On the podcast, we break down our first impressions, what we were able to sus out, the plot’s strengths and other...

Has anyone ever made you feel small? Well, maybe check out The Miniature Wife and you’ll feel a little better. From Ronny Chieng’s self-absorbed billionaire persona, to Matthew Macfadyen doing his own gloriously narcissistic science-guy routine, to Elizabeth Banks falling victim to her husband’s invention gone wrong, in this episode we review the best and worst of the 39-minute pilot, “Lady Tomato and Mr. F. Tomato-Head.”

Tune in to...

Mr. Middle is back and now with grandkids! Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair is less reboot and more of a four-episode special as Hulu and Disney resurrect one of the biggest comedies of the post-Y2K era. On the podcast, we break down the long-awaited return of the dysfunctional, outlandish, and sometimes caring family.
There is plenty of good and bad to go around, from the massive viewership to the polarized fan recep...

If Halt and Catch Fire was AMC’s first lesson in tech, The Audacity is what happens when that world metastasizes — a look at how money, power, and ego rot the core of 2026 Silicon Valley. Billy Magnussen stars as Duncan Park, a data-mining mogul doing a tightrope walk over a cliff, dragged down by his own hubris.

On the pod, we break down the sprawling ensemble (Sarah Goldberg, Meaghan Rath, Lucy Punch, Simon Helberg…), touch on plo...

Blessed be today, as we dive into The Testaments, Hulu’s sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale. In this episode, we break down the first three chapters, “Precious Flowers,” “Perfect Teeth,” and “Daisy,” and dig into the show’s biggest early hooks: Gilead’s twisted school system, the new generation of girls being raised inside its rules, and Agnes’s relationship with the new Pearl recruit. We also discuss the return of familiar characters, ...

With Watson relegated to CBS, Sherlock Holmes is stuck working with his family and his arch-nemesis in this newest reimagining of Sherlock Holmes on Prime Video. With a brand-new cast and a Guy Ritchie-infused take on the iconic detective’s early years, Season 1 sets out to explore the origins of one of fiction’s greatest minds. On the podcast, we break down the episodes, the performances, the mysteries, cliffhangers, character dev...

As we set out to unpack Netflix’s newest horror, Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, we also debate whether the Duffer Brothers-produced series is actually just a pitch-black comedy. From the cast choices to the setting to flirting with every trope under the sun, it seems like this production and crew had some fun filming in snowy Ontario. We break down the absurdity of the "soulmate curse," Nicky’s baffling existentia...

Two timelines, double the drama. Nicole Kidman and Rosy McEwen portray Kay Scarpetta in Amazon Prime Video’s new crime series, Scarpetta. Based on Patricia Cornwell’s novels and inspired in part by former Virginia Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Marcella Farinelli Fierro, the series follows the iconic fictional medical examiner across 28 years. On the podcast, we discuss the book, the pilot, the soundtrack, the casting, what worked and ...

Who should be the next James Bond? Hugh Jackman? Ben Affleck? AI? All great choices. Tune in as we discuss Riz Ahmed's new show Bait, about a struggling actor who suffers an existential crisis after being tapped to audition for the new 007, and the blowback he and his family receive. On this podcast, we talk about the pros and cons of the pilot, "Blatant, Not Subtle," as well as show comparisons, early reception, Jam...

Live from London! comes the newest version of SNL. With a new cast, a new band, and Lorne Michaels’ blessing, March 21st came with the inaugural test of the highly anticipated British sketch show. Tina Fey hosted, with Wet Leg as the musical guest. On the podcast, we review her performance, the cast, the skits, our predictions for the show’s remaining 7 episodes, as well as cover the early reception, the cameos, and our rating. Tun...

In a crowded field of psychological thrillers comes Apple TV+’s latest star-studded adaptation of Araminta Hall’s 2020 bestseller. On the podcast, we break down the show’s premiere episodes, “Eleanor” and “Crush,” while discussing the plot, the changes from the book, favorite characters, comparisons, and the immediate reception. The story is simple, revolving around three women — Mary, Nancy, and Eleanor — and the ramifications whe...