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Episode 137: Quantum Leap and TV news anchors Apr 12, 2018

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In fulfillment of another patreon request, Andrew tells Kathryn and Margaret all about a two-part episode of Quantum Leap. This involves attempting to explain the premise of Quantum Leap, much to everyone's delight and confusion. Afterwards, we talk about news clips and news anchors on TV, which includes a celebration of Perd Hapley.

Episode 136: Roseanne the person is bad and Roseanne the show is complicated Apr 05, 2018

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This is our Roseanne revival episode. We are unequivocal in declaring Roseanne Barr to be reprehensible; unpacking her show (and the response it has prompted, at least so far) is more complicated. Come and join us on this frustrating quest!

BEHOLD, A SEA OF ROSEANNE TAKES:

The Roseanne reboot and ABC's "heartland strategy": https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/29/business/media/roseanne-ratings-trump.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

How TV depicts Trump supporters, explained: https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/3/30/17174720/roseanne-2018-reboot-controversy-trump-explained-review

When different viewers like the same show for different reasons: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/04/07/the-great-divide-emily-nussbaum

On the divide between the old Roseanne Conner and the new one: https://decider.com/2018/04/04/new-roseanne-advocates/

ABC tries to separate Roseanne the show from Roseanne the person's toxic political views: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/roseanne-boss-asks-viewers-separate-revival-controversial-stars-persona-1099523

Episode 135: TV renewal news and HBO's Barry Mar 29, 2018

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Thanks to a recent spate of TV renewals from Netflix and other outlets, we take a moment to celebrate the upcoming third season of One Day at a Time and talk about the campaign surrounding its renewal. Also, apparently, Nailed It! has been renewed, which we have no feelings about.

Afterwards, we chat about the new HBO hitman comedy show Barry, starring Bill Hader. We like it! A lot!

Episode 134: The soulless spectacle of Nailed It, and more TV recommendations Mar 22, 2018

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This week, Kathryn and the gang deliver another round of TV recommendations based on listener requests. We then dive into the worst thing we have watched for the show in recent memory, the soulless Netflix baking competition show Nailed It.

SHOW NOTES! This week's TV recommendations:

NBC's Life: https://www.nbc.com/life?nbc=1

ER: https://www.hulu.com/er

Southland: https://www.thedailybeast.com/southland-televisions-most-underrated-drama

Black-ish: https://www.hulu.com/blackish

Grown-ish: https://www.hulu.com/grownish

Dead Like Me: http://www.vulture.com/2013/06/happy-10th-anniversary-dead-like-me.html

And also there's Nailed It (please do not use this link to watch the show): https://www.netflix.com/title/80179138

Episode 133: NBC's Good Girls, and what is TV criticism even for? Mar 15, 2018

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This week we kick things off with an overly self-aware discussion about the point of television criticism, who it's for, whether it makes sense to critique things like plausibility and character behavior, and how TV is in fact like books now. (Kathryn, somehow, does not combust). Then we talk about NBC's Good Girls, a show we want to like but also a show that doesn't seem to know what it is yet.

Episode 132: ATV Lightning Round! Featuring Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Cougartown, and bisexuality Mar 08, 2018

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This week instead of doing a little thing and a big thing, we do a bunch of little things. It's an ATV Lightning Round!

SHOW NOTES:

We're not fans of casting the same actor in two or more roles in the same project, there, we said it: http://ew.com/tv/2017/09/10/deuce-james-franco-double/

A woman is running Amazon's TV studios: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/02/amazon-jennifer-salke-studio-head-roy-price-replacement

Cougartown is on Hulu now: http://www.eonline.com/news/906949/one-tree-hill-everwood-and-cougar-town-coming-to-hulu-in-february-2018

The show Younger is a thing! https://www.hulu.com/younger

Recently canceled queer shows that deserved better: https://www.buzzfeed.com/bayleajones/whos-afraid-of-the-big-bad-butch?utm_term=.twYpk0q59#.txpRmXw4x

Stephanie Beatriz on Rosa Diaz's coming out: http://ew.com/tv/2017/12/05/brooklyn-nine-nine-rosa-bisexual/

Episode 131: Spring TV and Queer Eye Mar 01, 2018

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It's that time of year when a young TV fan's eye turns to what's happening in the world of spring television releases. We do a short round of selections, including the final season of The Americans, Heidi Thomas' Little Women, and the new NBC series Rise. Then we talk about the Netflix reboot of Queer Eye, which we are much more positive about than we thought we'd be!

Episode 130: Wonder Woman and Slings and Arrows S01E05-06 Feb 22, 2018

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This week, Andrew talks about his experience watching the old 70s Lynda Carter Wonder Woman show, which occupies a space somewhere in between the campy action of 60s Adam West Batman and the campy action of the 80s A-Team. Then, we take one last trip to theater camp to wrap up our Slings and Arrows TV Book Club.

SHOW NOTES

More on Wonder Woman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Woman_(TV_series)

Wonder Woman on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Wonder-Woman-Season-1/dp/B000NWZGRW

Slings and Arrows Season 1 Episode 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR-jzPyjAcU

Slings and Arrows Season 1 Episode 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d90kdolykoI

Episode 129: This Is Unnecessarily Morbid and One Day at a Time S2 Feb 15, 2018

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We catch up with the show that killed a beloved TV dad with a popular kitchen appliance on the night of the Super Bowl, This Is Us. We then talk about the fantastic second season of Netflix's One Day at a Time, and dig into a little about Rita Moreno, how the show does politics, and the frustration of amazing, inclusive, human TV shows that feel destined to languish unseen by most TV watchers.

Episode 128: Kathryn Recommends More TV, and Slings and Arrows S01E03-4 Feb 08, 2018

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This week, special guest Craig (of Overdue fame) joins the show to help Kathryn recommend a new round of shows to our generous patrons. Then, Craig lends us his theatrical expertise as we jump into episodes 3 and 4 of Slings and Arrows.

SHOW NOTES:

Show recommendations!

Adventure Time: http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/video/adventuretime/

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries: https://www.netflix.com/title/70259338

Orange Is The New Black: https://www.netflix.com/title/70242311

Line of Duty: https://www.hulu.com/line-of-duty

Borgen: https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/borgen-season-1-english-subtitles/id1029864055

Slings and Arrows S01E03: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kseo537iflc

Slings and Arrows S01E04: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXHBBi79wg8

Overdue, where you can hear Craig every week: http://overduepodcast.com/