TV Is Good
TV critics Alan Sepinwall and Kathryn VanArendonk get together once a week to talk about all the things they love (and some of the things they don’t) on television. They talk about new releases, old favorites, TV curiosities and whatever’s happening in the wide wide world of how people watch TV these days. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
Alan and Kathryn are discussing one of The Simpsons' classic Halloween anthologies this month on our special Patreon-exclusive episode. But first, some hot takes on the New York Times' latest list of superlatives.
Hear the full episode on Patreon at https://patreon.com/tvisgoodpod
Read Alan at What's Alan Watching? and Kathryn at Vulture
Preorder Alan's Rod Serling biography & get the bonus essay
Alan and Kathryn return to discuss the highly anticipated East of Eden adaptation by Zoe Kazan starring Florence Pugh - but would you believe an even greater performance bowls them both over? Then the pair take a tour through the original Lonesome Dove miniseries and its many, many sequels.
00:00 Introduction
00:51 See Alan & Kathryn live
01:41 Treehouse of Horror on Patreon
02:50 Ninety seconds of Love is Blind: Boston
04:50 Ea...
With the advent of fall TV upon us, Alan & Kathryn break from their format to run down several of the biggest shows on the horizon. Then, the pair are joined by journalist and author Lynette Rice to discuss her new book: "ER: The Oral History".
Purchase Lynette's book at https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250399588/er/
00:00 Introduction
01:20 Housekeeping: Alan wrote a book! Live appearances abound!
03:20 October's Patreon...
All characters great and small come under the microscope this week, as Alan & Kathryn reach first for Reacher (and the new Reacherverse spinoff Neagley) before hailing themselves a Taxi back to the 1970s.
00:00 Introduction
01:19 Housekeeping: See Alan & Kathryn live in New Jersey!
2:19 The Emmys: great winners, garbage production
11:01 October's Patreon episode revealed
12:36 Renewal news: P-Valley and Slow Horses!
15:35 Rea...
With the return of Apple TV's Slow Horses, Alan and Kathryn discuss the show's willingness to kill beloved characters off as well as the dichotomy of running-spies and strolling-spies. Then the pair navigate the many twists and turns of J.J. Abrams' own spy show, Alias.
00:00 Introduction
01:15 October's Patreon episode
02:33 The Emmys, weekend one
08:24 Fleabag's tenth anniversary
10:00 Slow Horses
37:17 Alias
For our special Labor Day Patreon-exclusive episode, Alan & Kathryn revisit Party Down, one of the most underrated sitcoms of the twenty-first century, in a discussion that is both long and interesting.
Hear the full episode on Patreon at https://patreon.com/tvisgoodpod
Read Alan at What's Alan Watching? and Kathryn at Vulture
Preorder Alan's Rod Serling biography & get the bonus essay
This week, Alan and Kathryn's attention is briefly distracted by the return of Australian rom-com Colin from Accounts, causing them to unexpectedly veer into an impassioned discussion of the wonderful 90s PBS show Wishbone.
00:00 Introduction
01:11 The newest Patreon episode: Party Down
01:48 The Simpsons - Kathryn's blind spot
03:24 Colin From Accounts
27:10 Wishbone
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With the celebrated return of FX's Adults this week, Alan & Kathryn dedicate the episode to the sitcom's triumphant second season. Then, the pair sit down with Adults' creators Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw for an in-depth discussion on the things they love about TV.
00:00 Introduction
01:26 Next month's Patreon episode
02:30 The fall TV slate
04:14 What's Alan plugging?
05:30 Kathryn wants off of the Great American Road Trip
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In this week's episode, Alan & Kathryn discuss the teen hit of the summer - Prime soap Sterling Point - including lauding the talents of Ella Rubin. Then, we look back at soap history to the early 2000s, through the lens of Josh Schwartz's opus The OC.
00:00 Introduction
1:07 Hayden Panettiere
04:40 Kathryn's throat, and various teams
05:30 Lanterns timeline watch
09:15 Every Summer After ain't no Sterling Point
10:23 Sterling Po...
The latest instalment in the DC Universe arrives this week, and Alan & Kathryn are here to share their thoughts on HBO's Lanterns. Then, a throwback tribute to a legendary superhero one-hit wonder, The Middleman.
00:00 Intro
01:09 September Patreon Poll Results
03:04 A Patreon Correction
03:58 Kathryn's Voice: Why Does It Sound Like That?
05:54 Alan's Audiobook
11:35 Swiss Bones
14:36 Alan's Watching Watchmen
15:51 The Bluey Years
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With the return of Apple TV's flagship comedy looming, Alan & Kathryn attempt to untangle the complicated road that brought Ted Lasso back for a fourth season. Then the pair compare sports comedies past and present with the Aaron Sorkin breakthrough Sports Night.
00:00 Intro/Foreign TV Is Good
11:00 Ted Lasso
36:55 Sports Night
Read Alan at What's Alan Watching? and Kathryn at Vulture
August's special Patreon-exclusive episode sees Alan and Kathryn break down the historic course correction of The Leftover's second season, beginning with its premiere episode "Axis Mundi". But first, an important celebrity sighting.
See the full episode on Patreon at https://patreon.com/tvisgoodpod
Read Alan at What's Alan Watching? and Kathryn at Vulture
Alan & Kathryn take a tour through Furious, the new Hulu crime drama from Elizabeth Meriwether. Then, they discuss the history of her hangout sitcom New Girl through the lens of its exceptional second season episode "Cooler".
00:00 Intro/The Gilmore Girls Minute
04:16 Furious
35:01 New Girl
Read Alan at What's Alan Watching? and Kathryn at Vulture
We've got spinoff fever this week, as Alan and Kathryn try to figure out the point of Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, the latest of the Big Bang Theory offshoots. Then, Kathryn celebrates the underwater clowns of The Brady Variety Hour while Alan tries to explain the potted history of Mrs Columbo. Lastly, the pair check in with the complete third season of The Vampire Lestat.
00:00 Intro/Housekeeping
04:40 Stuart Fails to Save...
Alan & Kathryn discuss the thrills and limits of Lucky, Anya Taylor-Joy's newest star vehicle, before returning to her breakout role in Netflix's The Queen's Gambit.
00:00 Intro
01:00 Important Bluey Research
07:35 August's Patreon Episode Revealed
09:28 The Hawk
13:27 Emmys Reactions
16:51 Lucky
36:23 The Queen's Gambit
Read Alan at What's Alan Watching? and Kathryn at Vulture
This week's newest show is the Netflix remake of Little House of the Prairie, which Alan and Kathryn compare against the classic HBO drama Deadwood.
00:00 Intro/Posterwatch
05:41 Little House on the Prairie
39:45 Deadwood
Read Alan at What's Alan Watching? and Kathryn at Vulture
Preorder Alan's Rod Serling biography & get the bonus essay
Pre-order Kathryn's Bluey book
Starting with a discussion of the new Legally Blonde prequel series Elle, Alan and Kathryn examine the phenomenon of prequels in general before discussing one of their favourites - the NBC procedural Hannibal.
Read Alan at What's Alan Watching? and Kathryn at Vulture
Preorder Alan's Rod Serling biography & get the bonus essay
Pre-order Kathryn's Bluey book
Things are topsy-turvy at the office in this month's special Patreon-exclusive episode of TV Is Good, as Alan and Kathryn discuss one of the greatest series finales of all time: The Americans' "START".
To hear the full episode, subscribe to our Patreon at Patreon.com/tvisgoodpod
Read Alan at What's Alan Watching? and Kathryn at Vulture
Preorder Alan's Rod Serling biography & get the bonus essay
In a special extra-length discussion, Alan and Kathryn dissect the final season of The Bear. Then, a tribute to legendary sitcom director James Burrows precedes a chat with Tatiana Maslany about the TV she loves.
00:00 Intro/Smash That Like Button
06:25 The Bear
01:03:29 James Burrows/Tatiana Maslany
Read Alan at What's Alan Watching? and Kathryn at Vulture
This week sees Alan and Kathryn grapple with the promising third season of House of the Dragon, followed by an examination of the astonishing series finale of Dinosaurs.
00:00 Intro
11:36 Widow's Bay
45:17 Dinosaurs
Read Alan at What's Alan Watching? and Kathryn at Vulture
Preorder Alan's Rod Serling biography & get the bonus essay
Pre-order Kathryn's Bluey book
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