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Goosebumps: The Vanishing Jan 30, 2025

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How will these kids tackle spooky ooky mystery and family drama? Is botany dangerous especially when you shirk the rules of scientific exploration? And how would Mitu handle the paranormal? Tune in to find out!

Edited with thanks to Playlyst Studios

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Selling the City, Missing You, Going Dutch, Shifting Gears Jan 23, 2025

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We dive into the mysteries of father-daughter relationships, selling multi-million dollar one bedrooms, and extreme ghosting. Also, can we handle Tim Allen topical humor in 2025? Tune in to find out!

Timestamps:

00:59 - Selling the City (Netflix)
06:55 - Missing You (Netflix)
12:40 - Going Dutch (Fox)
18:14 - Shifting Gears (ABC)

Edited with thanks to Playlyst Studios

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Best Pilots of 2024 Jan 16, 2025

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Happy New Year! This week, we cover our favorite pilot episodes of 2024. We cover family shows, sci-fi/fantasy, reality shows, drama, and comedy. And we end the episode with our surprise hits. Which show did BJ and Mitu choose as their top pick of 2024? Tune in to find out!

Timestamps:

00:31 - Favorite Family Shows
02:12 - Favorite SciFi/Fantasy
03:55 - Favorite Reality Shows
07:22 - Favorite Drama
12:02 - Favorite Comedy
18:51 - Surprise Hits

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No Good Deed, Secret Level, Creature Commandos, The Sticky Dec 19, 2024

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We get very nerdy and then very crime-y in this week’s review. Can too many people complicate an ensemble mystery? What’s the balance needed between background and action in a comic story? Plus what was BJ’s greatest heist? Tune in to find out!

Timestamps:

00:39 - No Good Deed (Netflix)
06:13 - Secret Level (Prime Video)
11:35 - Creature Commandos (Max)
17:43 - The Sticky (Prime Video)

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Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Dec 12, 2024

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How will these friends navigate friendship * and * being lost in space? How does Star Wars feel as a live action story told through kids’ points of view? And why would sweet Neel have to be pulled away from his rich home life? Tune in to find out!

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A Man on the Inside, The Agency, Interior Chinatown, The Madness Dec 07, 2024

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Too much lying in one spy show and too much honesty in another where a news pundit is seemingly being hunted. Along with a totally new reality in Chinatown. Also which one of us was partially raised by Ted Danson? Tune in to find out!

Timestamps:

01:04 - A Man on the Inside (Netflix)
06:11 - The Agency (Paramount+ with Showtime)
12:53 - Interior Chinatown (Hulu)
19:35 - The Madness (Netflix)

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Dune: Prophecy Nov 28, 2024

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How much Dune knowledge do you need to enjoy this show? What do we think of Valya’s hobby? And what’s up with Desmond? Tune in to find out!

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St. Denis Medical, Say Nothing, The Day of the Jackal, Cross Nov 21, 2024

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Has NBC found its new Superstore? Are we ready for an emotionally brutal series? How will this game of cat and mouse end? And what’s our advice for a D.C. detective? Tune in to find out!

Timestamps:

00:46 - St. Denis Medical (NBC)
06:14 - Say Nothing (FX/Hulu)
12:23 - The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)
18:42 - Cross (Prime Video)

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Modern Family Nov 14, 2024

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Is this one of THE definitive perfect pilots? How do they introduce so many people in one quick, funny episode? What is Mitu’s favorite mockumentary? Tune in to find out!

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Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, Before, Where’s Wanda, Poppa’s House Nov 07, 2024

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Can a reboot be funny without nostalgia? Is a mystery even more mysterious when it’s in German (or ancient Dutch)? Is there a Wayans family comedy bootcamp we can join? Tune in to find out!

Timestamps:

00:45 - Wizards Beyond Waverly Place (Disney+)
06:46 - Before (Apple TV+)
12:44 - Where’s Wanda (Apple TV+)
22:37 - Poppa’s House (CBS)

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