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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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622: Commercial Pitchman Draft II
1w ago01:17:21Tap to summarizeThough it’s never been easier to avoid commercials if that’s what you prefer, some do deserve applause. That’s why we’ve assembled to choose our favorite TV commercial characters in product categories from fast food to hard drinks to drugstores and beyond. We also stay on-theme with a pitch for the Tiny Catchy Commercial Jingle With Punchable Child Canon AND a Non-Regulation Game Time all about the stars who’ve used their celebrity to promote everything from worthy non-profits to hands-free toilet cleaners. We’ll be right back after these messages!TOPICSLead Topic: 🤑 Commercial Pitchman Draft IITiny Canon: 🥊 Game Time: 🗯️ Talk Isn't CheapSUPPORT 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📊 Vote for your favorite commercial pitch lineup🔥 Commercial Pitchman Draft in EEHG 098🐑 "Volkswagen Tiguan - Commercial: Sheep 'Break Free' (2022; 0:30)" on YouTube😴 "Nathan Lane 1990 NyQuil Commercial" on YouTube🌴 Again With Again With This💄 The Listen To Sassy Club🥣 "Quaker Ready To Serve Oatmeal Commercial 1987 With Timmy" on YouTube
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621: Is Deep Space Nine's Baseball Episode A Home Run?
2w ago01:29:26Tap to summarizeLarra submitted a late-season DS9 about baseball — in which bunting figures heavily! — for this month’s Forcening, so we stepped up to the plate for Worf homers, MLB nepo casting, and practicing strike-three calls. Ask EHG invited us to write our own Drunk History eps and set Emily Gilmore up on dates, and Tara hung a funny hat a Simpsons Tiny Canon pitch; then we named Not Quite 11 tennis episodes and show-title dog names, just in time to go back to school with TV’s most important academic administrators. Raise the roof; raise it — for an all-new episode of EEHG!TOPICSForcening Pool: ⚾️ Star Trek: Deep Space Nine S07.E04 Take Me Out To The HolosuiteAsk EHG: 😤 TV families on Family FeudTiny Canon: 👒 The Simpsons S04.E07: Marge Gets A JobNot Quite Top 11: 🐕 Show Titles You Can Use As Dog Names With Dave's PermissionNot Quite Top 11: 🎾 Tennis Episodes To Send You Into The US Open Finals This WeekendNot Quite Top 11: 🧢 Other Baseball EpisodesExtra Credit: 🧑🏽🏫 Important TV PrincipalsMini: 🏈 The Most Electrifying Quiz In Sports Entertainment SUPPORT 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🥎 Buddy coaching a lesbian softball team on Kids In The Hall🕊️ How Curb saved a guy from prison🍎 EEHG 065 on bad TV teachers📷 Photo: Paramount Television
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620: Cashing Out Of Million Dollar Nannies
3w ago01:17:13Tap to summarizeWho better than EEHG’s Green Screen correspondent Stephanie Early Green to discuss Freeform’s new reality show about the super-rich Snugli set — Million Dollar Nannies. Sarah actually didn’t hate the show in theory, but in practice, we found the premise non-credible, the nannies suspect skills-wise, and the richie clients were the Forbes 400 equivalent of Vrbo text art. We left the mysteries of Daddy Moke behind to go Around The Dial with Sugar‘s second season, Ludwig, and a From marathon update before Stephanie climbed into the Canon-pitch cockpit with an episode of Nathan Fielder’s The Rehearsal. Simon Says won, Project Runway lost, and Monty hoped we’d score Alfred E. Neuman points in Game Time. Shred those NDAs and hop in the designer pram for an all-new Extra Hot Great!GUESTS👤 Stephanie GreenTOPICSLead Topic: 🍾 Million Dollar Nannies Around The Dial: 🍭 Sugar Around The Dial: 🧩 Ludwig Around The Dial: 🚧 From The Canon: ✈️ The Rehearsal S02.E03: Pilot's CodeWinner & Loser: 💬 Simon SaysWinner & Loser: 👗 Project Runway Game Time: 😜 What, Me Query?SUPPORT 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💚 More from Stephanie Early Green at her website🍬 EEHG 291 on Sugar's first season⛴️ Tara's burning questions about Widow's Bay S02 for GQ🛣️ EEHG 415 on From's series premiere🛹 Sarah's Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator review at Best Evidence📷 Photo: DisneyCLUB-ONLY NOTES🔥 EHG Club Perk Links & How-To💬 Get On Our Community Discord
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619: Making The Grade With Never Change!
Jun 1701:08:03Tap to summarizeA whole passel of alt-comedy superstars got together to make a comedy feature for Hulu about the class of 2008 having to redo the last two weeks of their senior year. Should they…maybe not have bothered? Brandi Brown returns to discuss it (and we hope will return again after we made her endure this). Around The Dial takes us through Miss You, Love You; Office Romance; a viral video of the cast of The Gilded Age pausing a shoot to celebrate the Knicks winning the NBA championship; Carl The Collector; and Mad Men. Sarah pitches the Law & Order episode “Everybody’s Favorite Bagman” for induction into The Canon. Then, after naming the week’s Winner and Loser, we close on a Sorkin-ass Game Time. Put your senior high school yearbook away and listen!GUESTS👤 Brandi BrownTOPICSLead Topic: 🎓 Never Change! Around The Dial: 💖 Miss You, Love You Around The Dial: 📌 Office Romance Around The Dial: 🏀 The Gilded Age Around The Dial: 🦝 Carl The Collector Around The Dial: 🥃 Mad Men The Canon: ⚖️ Law & Order S01.E06: Everybody's Favorite BagmanWinner & Loser: 🔫 Stephen FalkWinner & Loser: 🍷 Milania GiudiceGame Time: 🍄🟫 Sorkin-Ass NamesSUPPORT 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🦋 Brandi Brown on Bluesky💥 "Widow’s Bay Creator Tells All After Explosive Finale" by Tara at Daily Beast🏀 The cast of The Gilded Age reacts to the news of the Knicks winning the NBA championship📆 Brandi's imminent standup dates📚 The #majorcase sale at Exhibit B. Books📷 Disney / Brett Roedel
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618: Interview With The Vampire Rocks Out
Jun 1001:30:11Tap to summarizeInterview With The Vampire returns with a tonally shifted, maximalist third season — and Caroline Framke also returns to talk about the show’s new POV character, in-universe songcraft, when scenery-chewing works, and how vampires’ greatest trick was convincing the world they don’t exist. We went Around The Dial with Not Suitable For Work, Love Island UK, Gardener’s World, and Michael Jackson: The Verdict, and we wondered Will Dave Hate This? about an upcoming The Littlest Hobo remake; Tara may have had an anxiety dream about her Canon pitch for a fifth-season Hacks episode; and La Brea won (for once), while short-sighted executives lost (as usual). And heaven COULDN’T wait for another iteration of Dan Cassino’s faith-based-TV Game Time. Stage-dive into an all-new Extra Hot Great!GUESTS👤 Caroline FramkeTOPICSLead Topic: 🎸 Interview With The Vampire Around The Dial: 🤬 Not Suitable For Work Around The Dial: 🏝️ Love Island UK Around The Dial: 🪴 Gardener's World Around The Dial: ✨ Michael Jackson: The Verdict Will Dave Hate This?: 🐶 The Littlest Hobo The Canon: 🍷 Hacks S05.E07: MontecitoWinner & Loser: 🕳️ La Brea Winner & Loser: 👯 Brothers & Sisters Game Time: 🙏 Thou Shalt Guess The Title, Book IISUPPORT 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🎥 Caroline Framke goes behind the scenes with reality-TV producers for Bustle☘️ Tara's interview with Kate O'Flynn at The Daily Beast😬 Sarah's Michael Jackson: The Verdict review at Best Evidence🐕 Maybe Tomorrow by Terry Bush📷 Photo: Frank W. Ockenfels III / AMC
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617: In Soviet Russia Star City Space Shows You
Jun 301:19:40Tap 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
May 2701:08:23Tap 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
May 2001:38:37Tap 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
May 1300:51:29Tap 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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