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Extra Hot Great: This Week In TV
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Join Tara Ariano, Sarah D. Bunting, David T. Cole and their valued guests each week for discussion of what's new on TV plus our hall of fame roundtable segment called The Canon, listen as we appoint Winners and Losers Of The Week and of course our ultra competitive TV trivia quiz: Game Time.
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617: In Soviet Russia Star City Space Shows You
4d ago01:19:40Tap to summarizeWhile the counter-history of For All Mankind was going on, what counter-historical events were occurring in parallel in the U.S.S.R.? The spinoff Star City is here to dramatize it, and new guest Sophie Brookover is here to say whether it’s a “da” or a “net.” Around The Dial takes us to Make That Movie, The Tower, Deli Boys S02, and Instadocs. Wendy pitches the Designing Women episode “How Great Thou Art” for induction into The Canon. Then, after naming the week’s Winner and Loser, it’s on to a bookish Game Time about big- and small-screen adaptations. Find any of the many listening devices hidden in your home and join us!GUESTS👤 Sophie BrookoverTOPICSAnnouncement: 🏳️🌈 Pride Month Gift ExchangeLead Topic: 🚀 Star City Around The Dial: 🎥 Make That Movie Around The Dial: 🏢 The Tower Around The Dial: 🥪 Deli Boys Around The Dial: 📹 Instadocs The Canon: ⛪️ Designing Women S02.E20: How Great Thou ArtWinner & Loser: 👍 Anna KendrickWinner & Loser: 🦆 Jorge R. GutierrezGame Time: 📚 Screen SizesSUPPORT THE SHOW🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more!🎧 Subscribe to EHG on Apple Podcasts for bonus episodes and no ads!🛍️ Shop our merch store!NOTES🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site🦋 Sophie Brookover on Bluesky👯♀️ The Two Bossy Dames newsletter🏳️🌈 Pride Month gift exchange information and signup👀 "Why You Should Be Watching Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed" at GQ🛎️ Downton Abbey on the Telly Visions podcast📺 "9 Shows For '80s And '90s PBS And Masterpiece Kids" at Two Bossy Dames📹 Sarah's Instadocs review at Best Evidence🕰️ Sarah's Woman Of The Hour review at Best Evidence🚪 Anthony Bourdain in Narnia at An Archive Of Our Own📷 Photo: AppleCLUB-ONLY NOTES🔥 EHG Club Perk Links & How-To💬 Get On Our Community Discord
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616: Issuing A Silver Alert For The Boroughs
2w ago01:08:23Tap to summarizeThe Stranger Things team (among others) is back with a similar “a community of X bands together against a supernatural force” story in The Boroughs, which features an all-star cast (Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard, Lester from The Wire) going up against [redacted] AND their own aches and pains. Does the actors’ group chemistry carry the story, or did it need to take one thing off? And have we maybe seen these ideas in other properties like The Descent and Man On The Inside? If that pairing of references didn’t give you whiplash, come Around The Dial with us for Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, Animaniacs, The Bear‘s trip to Gary, IN, and a Drunk Dave recovery report before Dave takes us to a DIFFERENT old-folks home with his Aqua Teen Hunger Force Canon pitch. BAffleck won, Tom Hardy lost, and we all hoped Game Time would tie the whole episode together. Barge on in with a six-pack and some gossip: it’s an all-new Extra Hot Great.GUESTS👤 Devindra HardawarTOPICSAnnouncement: 📢 Club UpdateLead Topic: 👴🏻 The Boroughs Around The Dial: 😃 Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed Around The Dial: 🗼 Animaniacs Around The Dial: 🐻 The Bear The Canon: 👨🦽➡️ Aqua Teen Hunger Force S03.E06: Little BrittleWinner & Loser: ⚾️ Ben AffleckWinner & Loser: 😡 Tom HardyGame Time: 🔌 Also Also Also ConnectSUPPORT THE SHOW🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more!🎧 Subscribe to EHG on Apple Podcasts for bonus episodes and no ads!🛍️ Shop our merch store!NOTES🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site📺 Devindra Hardawar talks new TV tech on the Engadget podcast🔥 The Extra Hot Great Club page🌃 Tara on The Late Show finale at GQ💥 Sarah's review of The Crash at Best Evidence📷 Photo: Netflix
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615: Having Fun Out Of The Sun For The Summer TV Preview
3w ago01:38:37Tap to summarizeThe last of the Emmy-begging shows are nearly behind us, which means it’s time to look ahead to what has historically been TV’s silliest season: summer! Alan Sepinwall and Kathryn VanArendonk, co-hosts of the new podcast TV Is Good, join us to share the shows they’re into; the shows they should be into but aren’t; the shows no one should be into; and the “Good For You!” shows that aren’t for them but have a right to exist. Wendy pitches “Take My Finals, Please” from The Facts Of Life for induction into The Canon. Then, after naming the week’s Winner and Loser, we close on a Non-Regulation Game Time worth singing about. Close all your blinds against the blazing sun and listen!GUESTS👤 Alan Sepinwall👤 Kathryn VanArendonkTOPICSLead Topic: 🏖️ Summer TV PreviewThe Canon: 📙 The Facts Of Life S04.E22: Take My Finals, PleaseWinner & Loser: 🤠 The LowdownWinner & Loser: 🎙️ AMCGame Time: 🎼 Tube Tunes XVIISUPPORT THE SHOW🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more!🎧 Subscribe to EHG on Apple Podcasts for bonus episodes and no ads!🛍️ Shop our merch store!NOTES🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site🦋 Alan Sepinwall on Bluesky🦋 Kathryn VanArendonk on Bluesky🦋 The TV Is Good podcast on Bluesky📺 The TV Is Good podcast🔥 EEHG 407⛴️ “Why Widow’s Bay Is The Horror Comedy You Should Be Watching” at GQ☘️ “Breakout Horror Comedy Star [Kate O’Flynn] Is Giving TV’s Best Performance” at The Daily Beast🪞 Serling: A Journey Into The Twilight Zone With TV's First Visionary at Hachette📰 The Best Evidence newsletter🐽 Popular Mechanics at Fandom's Muppet wiki
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614: Listener Game Time Returns
4w ago00:51:29Tap to summarizeYou hear us play Game Time, but only the bravest few dare attempt it themselves. Laura, Mike, and Rob face off in a trio of Game Times, one written by each co-host. Listen to find out how many winners there are among them!GUESTS👤 Rob Hartmann👤 Laura Hampton👤 Mike SeifertTOPICSGame Time: 📚 Stacks-onomy Of EpisodesGame Time: 🔠 One Letter OffGame Time: 🫥 Oh! I Didn't See You ThereSUPPORT THE SHOW🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more!🎧 Subscribe to EHG on Apple Podcasts for bonus episodes and no ads!🛍️ Shop our merch store!NOTES🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site
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613: Lake Diving, Squid Battling, And Avocado Peeling
May 601:05:53Tap to summarizeTwo past and future EHG guests and one listener are showcased in this special episode. First, the good: Mlle. Caroline's pitch for the fourth episode of BBC's 1995 Pride & Prejudice, and Dan Cassino deep (sea) dive on Iron Chef's "Squid Battle." Bringing up the rear is Wendy's Nonac pitch for The Great British Bake Off's infamous "Mexican Week." Warning: might make you hungry for a giant ham, squid pizza, and "TACK-os."TOPICSThe Canon: 🏰 Pride & Prejudice (1995) S01.E04The Canon: 🦑 Iron Chef S03.E23: Squid BattleThe Nonac: 🌮 The Great British Bake Off S13.E04: Mexican WeekSUPPORT THE SHOW🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more!🎧 Subscribe to EHG on Apple Podcasts for bonus episodes and no ads!🛍️ Shop our merch store!NOTES🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site
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612: Sitting Center Court For Running Point
Apr 2901:16:57Tap to summarizeKrystal Farmer helps us keep turning EHG into a hoops pod by coming back to talk about Running Point's second season: why it works, what it (perhaps wisely?) hand-waves, whose idea it was to cast such short kings as NBA players, and whether a certain former WB heartthrob is getting a back-door NHL pilot. We went Around The Dial with Call The Midwife, a Jerry West documentary, and Killing Grounds: The Gilgo Beach Murders before Julie did a song-and-dance routine on behalf of a final-season Mad Men episode for the Canon. Good reporting won, a bad Housewife lost, and Game Time once again asked us to guess the horny hearts of the average IMDb user. Was there a buzzer-beater? You'll have to listen to find out.GUESTS👤 Krystal FarmerTOPICSLead Topic: 🏀 Running PointAround The Dial: 🍼 Call The MidwifeAround The Dial: ⛹🏻♂️ Jerry West: The LogoAround The Dial: 🏖️ Killing Grounds: The Gilgo Beach MurdersThe Canon: 👨🚀 Mad Men S07.E07: WaterlooWinner & Loser: 😵💫 Tessa StuartWinner & Loser: 🥒 Jill ZarinGame Time: 🤩 TV Popularity Contest IIISUPPORT THE SHOW🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more!🎧 Subscribe to EHG on Apple Podcasts for bonus episodes and no ads!🛍️ Shop our merch store!NOTES🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site🪙 Krystal Farmer's Two Cents Plus Tax podcast🦋 Krystal on Bluesky⛹🏽♀️ The WNBA🏀 Our discussion of Running Point in EHG 552🌮 Tara's Rockford Files manifesto at Defector🐶 How to help Forte Animal Rescue🏖️ Sarah's Killing Grounds review at Best Evidence📷 Photo: Katrina Marcinowski / Netflix
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611: Is Beef Season 2 A Prime Cut?
Apr 2200:49:58Tap to summarizeBeef has returned with more than twice the beefs (or beeves, if you will); Phillip Maciak has also returned to talk about whether it still sizzles. Around The Dial takes us through S05 of The Boys, Saturday Night Live, and Untold: Jail Blazers. Phillip pitches the New Girl episode "Normal" for induction into The Canon. And we close things up with the Winner and Loser of the week, skipping Game Time out of respect for Dave's frail constitution. Slather up with some of that fancy Korean sunscreen and listen!GUESTS👤 Phillip MaciakTOPICSLead Topic: 🥩 BeefAround The Dial: 🦹 The BoysAround The Dial: 🌃 Saturday Night LiveAround The Dial: 🏀 Untold: Jail BlazersThe Canon: 🗽 New Girl S01.E20: NormalWinner & Loser: 🚔 Matt LeBlancWinner & Loser: ⚖️ Law & Order: Organized CrimeSUPPORT THE SHOW🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more!🎧 Subscribe to EHG on Apple Podcasts for bonus episodes and no ads!🛍️ Shop our merch store!NOTES🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site🦋 Phillip Maciak on Bluesky🪐 "Cousin Planet - SNL" on YouTube🚙 "Car Song - SNL" on YouTube📲 "DTF St. Louis Is An Utterly Original Drama Of Male Loneliness" at The New Republic🏀 "You've Watched Untold: Jail Blazers. What's Next?" at Best Evidence📷 Photo: Netflix
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610: Does The Audacity Have Any Of Its Own?
Apr 1501:01:49Tap to summarizeAlas, our planned guest Devindra Hardawar couldn't join us after all -- but we forged ahead with our discussion of The Audacity, whose all-star cast didn't save the show from feeling superfluous. Should you give AMC's takedown of crappy rich Californians a try, or just watch Succession again? We went Around The Dial with Margo's Got Money Problems, Love, Ted Bundy, and the new season of Taskmaster before Dave was Not A Crackpot about live-task editing. Tara hoped a Season 16 episode of Bob's Burgers would make a perfect Canon fit. Joel Kinnaman won, Euphoria lost, and Sarah caught strays for her Chewbacca imitation in a copyright-compliant Non-Regulation Game Time. Someone light a match; it's an all-new Extra Hot Great.TOPICSLead Topic: 💾 The AudacityAround The Dial: 💸 Margo's Got Money ProblemsAround The Dial: 💘 Love, Ted BundyAround The Dial: 💌 TaskmasterAround The Dial: 🍔 Bob's Burgers S16.E07: Tube For TinaWinner & Loser: 🥵 Joel KinnamanWinner & Loser: 🐶 EuphoriaGame Time: 🤫 Secret Invitation CodeSUPPORT THE SHOW🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more!🎧 Subscribe to EHG on Apple Podcasts for bonus episodes and no ads!🛍️ Shop our merch store!NOTES🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site🧑🦱 Billy Magnussen got a perm to play Duncan🦹 Devindra Hardawar discussed The Franchise with us in EHG 531🏥 Tara on bad fans of The Pitt for GQ🖤 Sarah's full review of Love, Ted Bundy at Best Evidence👀 Game Time Answer Sheet📷 Photo: AMC
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609: Studying The Testaments
Apr 801:13:40Tap to summarizeWith its series adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale a major awards success for Hulu, the logical next step is an adaptation of its sequel novel, The Testaments, revolving around the privileged young women of Gilead being prepared for their lives as Commanders' Wives; Alison Herman returns to discuss the latest project on Chase Infiniti's extremely prestigious CV. Around The Dial takes us through Hacks S05, DTF St. Louis, and The Truth And Tragedy Of Moriah Wilson. Mary pitches the Heated Rivalry episode "I'll Believe In Anything" for induction into The Canon. Then, after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a Game Time that has a lot of love to give. Make yourself some cinnamon toast and listen!GUESTS👤 Alison HermanTOPICSLead Topic: ✝️ The TestamentsAround The Dial: 🤣 HacksAround The Dial: 📱 DTF St. LouisAround The Dial: 📹 The Truth And Tragedy Of Moriah WilsonThe Canon: 🏒 Heated Rivalry S01.E05: I'll Believe In AnythingWinner & Loser: ❤️🔥 David E. KelleyWinner & Loser: 🏁 RuPaul's Drag RaceGame Time: 💋 Lip MashersSUPPORT THE SHOW🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more!🎧 Subscribe to EHG on Apple Podcasts for bonus episodes and no ads!🛍️ Shop our merch store!NOTES🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site🦋 Alison Herman on Bluesky🌴 The Again With This podcast👊 The New Techniques In Modern Practical Combat podcast✍️ Alison at Variety🎶 The Dolly 64 Season on Mark And Sarah Talk About Songs🎞️ TCM's The Plot Thickens podcast👾 "Drag Race Interrupts Its Art With AI Slop" at Reality Blurred📷 Photo: Disney / Steve WilkieCLUB-ONLY NOTES🔥 EHG Club Perk Links & How-To💬 Get On Our Community Discord
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608: Is For All Mankind Getting Old?
Apr 101:37:46Tap to summarizeFor All Mankind, aka "Space Show," may be laboring under 15 tons of old-age makeup -- but the panel, and guest David J. Roth, are here for it. Maybe in space, the makeup is weightless? Or maybe it's a handful of good performances amid the non-credible writing, or the show's occasional foray into lunatic interstellar action (and Martian pizza franchising) -- but if you're not already watching, you're excused to go Around The Dial with us for SNL UK, Color Theories By Julio Torres, DTF St. Louis, The Lowdown's first-season finale, and Last One Laughing UK. Dave celebrated a Netflix-programming Tiny Triumph, and Tara made an arresting case for a fifth-season Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Laura Dern won, Star Trek's modern franchises lost, and clear eyes and full hearts couldn't lose in a sports-centric Game Time. Start your sol off right with an all-new Extra Hot Great!GUESTS👤 David J. RothTOPICSLead Topic: 🪐 For All MankindAround The Dial: 💂🏻 Saturday Night Live UKAround The Dial: 🎨 Color Theories By Julio TorresAround The Dial: 📱 DTF St. LouisAround The Dial: 📚 The LowdownAround The Dial: 🤣 Last One Laughing UKTiny Triumph: 🏛️ KennedyThe Canon: 📦 Brooklyn Nine-Nine S05.E14: The BoxWinner & Loser: 🔪 Laura DernWinner & Loser: 🚀 Star TrekGame Time: 🏟️ 19 Questions: Sports EditionSUPPORT THE SHOW🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more!🎧 Subscribe to EHG on Apple Podcasts for bonus episodes and no ads!🛍️ Shop our merch store!NOTES🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site🏀 David J. Roth at Defector👊 Roth on the suburban-guy-vs.-Reacher kerfuffle👋 Alan Sepinwall bails For All Mankind🎙️ Tara's Dan Bucatinsky interview at Decider🍝 The Soprano Ten at Best Evidence📷 Photo: Apple
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