It’s been another anxious week, let’s talk some TV. This episode, we kick things off with Our Week in TV, including another fabulous The Amber Ruffin Show, the finale of Archer, a perilous DuckTales, A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote—btw everyone, VOTE!!—The Great British Bake Off, and The Amazing Race. Afterward, we head to the season spotlight and catch up with season one of HBO’s Betty, a slice-of-life half-hour series following young women skateboarders in New York City. Take a listen for our thoughts, then reach out with your own take on the week’s TV, Betty, and how you’re destressing during this particularly tense time.
Season Spotlight: Betty Season 1 (52:43)
Our Week in TV
The Amber Ruffin Show (12:00)
Archer finale (17:29)
DuckTales (19:21)
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (23:27)
The Great British Bake Off (29:26)
The Amazing Race (41:10)
Music Featured: “I’ve Got a Yummy Yummy Brain” from The Amber Ruffin Show
Noel, Allison, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with a quick stop-off in the world of Murder, She Wrote. We look at the season one favorite, “Murder Takes the Bus.” A brief Kate’s Classical Corner, that oh so delightful guest cast, and just how certain are we Jessica isn’t a serial killer? Tune in for our thoughts, and come back next week as we begin our journey with Lodge 49.
Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus! Thanks for joining us for our Halloween-inspired detour.
Allison, Noel, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with Over the Garden Wall, episodes eight through 10, “Babes in the Wood,” “Into the Unknown,” and “The Unknown.” Greg and his teacup, Wirt and Beatrice brave the storm, and It. All. Happened. Then we reflect back the miniseries as a whole and chat with our Zoom listeners Keenan and Marcus about their experiences watching it. Take a listen for our thoughts, then come back tomorrow as we stop off with Jessica Fletcher for the Murder, She Wrote season fav, “Murder Takes the Bus.”
Noel, Allison, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with Over the Garden Wall, episodes five through seven, “Mad Love,” “Lullaby in Frogland,” and “The Ringing of the Bell.” Bebe Neuwirth and John Cleese, Auntie Whispers, and more Jason Funderberker? Take a listen for our thoughts, then come back tomorrow for episodes eight through 10, “Babes in the Wood,” “Into the Unknown,” and “The Unknown.”
Shout-out to our Zoom listeners, Keenan and Marcus! Thanks for chatting with us and sharing your takes.
Allison, Noel, and Kate start week 32 Streaming In Place by kicking off our journey with the (modern) classic autumnal miniseries Over the Garden Wall. We talk episodes one through four, “The Old Grist Mill,” “Hard Times at the Huskin’ Bee,” “Schooltown Follies,” and “Songs of the Dark Lantern.” The music, the animation style, the voice cast, there’s plenty to dive in with. Take a listen for our thoughts, then come back tomorrow for episodes five through seven, “Mad Love,” “Lullaby in Frogland,” and “The Ringing of the Bell.”
Shout-out to our Zoom listeners, Marcus and Keenan! Thanks for joining us and sharing your thoughts on these episodes.
We’re headed into what’s bound to be a particularly stressful week of political news in the United States, so here on the podcast we decided it was a good time to check in with What the Constitution Means to Me, a (mostly one-woman) play by Heidi Schreck that was filmed and is available streaming on Amazon Prime. Before that, though, there’s plenty of TV to discuss. Kate shares a few thoughts on the finale of Lovecraft Country, Noel and Kate have plenty of thoughts on the finale of The Vow, we celebrate the premiere of Supermarket Sweep, discuss brownies and white chocolate on The Great British Bake Off, talk racism on The Amazing Race, and dive in with the double-length Darkwing Duck special on DuckTales. Take a listen, then reach out with your thoughts on What the Constitution Means to Me, the rest of the week’s TV, and whatever else you’ve been watching.
DVD Shelf: What the Constitution Means to Me (57:04)
Our Week in TV
Lovecraft Country finale (12:53)
The Vow finale (18:06)
Supermarket Sweep premiere (27:26)
The Great British Bake Off (33:34)
The Amazing Race (42:56)
DuckTales (49:38)
Music Featured: “Sh-Boom” by The Chords
Noel, Allison, and Kate finish week 31 Streaming In Place with our wrap-up of The Legend of Korra, Book Four: Balance. We share our thoughts on the season and the series as a whole, looking back on our journey with Korra before turning the floor over to our Zoom listeners. Asdf, asdf, asdf. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back next week as we dive in with the first four episodes of the modern autumnal classic, Over the Garden Wall (available streaming on Hulu).
Allison, Noel, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Four: Balance, episodes 12 and 13, “Day of the Colossus” and “The Last Stand.” Wu and the badgermoles, Hiroshi’s sacrifice, and most importantly, Korrasami!! Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow for our season four, and complete series, wrap-up.
Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the finale!
Tumblr Referenced: Bryan Konietzko’s “Korrasami is canon.”
Noel, Allison, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Four: Balance, episodes 10 and 11, “Operation: Beifong” and “Kuvira’s Gambit.” The return of Toph, Zhu Li shows her true colors, and Baatar Jr., sweet summer child. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow for the end of season four, episodes 12 and 13, “Day of the Colossus” and “The Last Stand.”
Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus. Thanks for joining in on the fun again!
Allison, Noel, and Kate begin week 31 Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Four: Balance, episodes seven, eight, and nine, “Reunion,” “Remembrances,” and “Beyond the Wilds.” Zaheer’s role in Korra’s journey, Bolin and Varrick’s double-act, and the much-anticipated clip show. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow for episodes 10 and 11, “Operation: Beifong” and “Kuvira’s Gambit.”
Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus! Thanks for helping us keep it together today.
For the first time in recent memory, Noel and Kate promise a short podcast and deliver! Life intervened this episode, forcing us to pare down our discussion and get right to the heart of our viewing. We kick things off with Our Week in TV, starting with the premieres of The Amazing Race and the newly remote Guy’s Grocery Games: Delivery. Then Noel checks in with the first season of Netflix’s The American Barbecue Showdown, we break down “Bread Week” on The Great British Bake Off, and Kate catches up with Lovecraft Country, before we round out the week with the latest delightful DuckTales. Afterward, it’s over to the spotlight section to share our thoughts on YouTube’s Cobra Kai season one, currently available on Netflix. How are Daniel-san and Johnny doing 34 years later, and do we really care? Tune in for our thoughts, then reach out with your own take on Cobra Kai, the week’s TV, and more.
Season Spotlight: Cobra Kai Season 1 (39:43)
Our Week in TV
The Amazing Race premiere (5:57)
Guy’s Grocery Games: Delivery premiere (13:26)
The American Barbecue Showdown Season 1 (19:38)
The Great British Bake Off (24:17)
Lovecraft Country (31:35)
DuckTales (34:34)
Music Featured: “I’ve Got $20 More than the President” from The Amber Ruffin Show
Article Referenced: “Going Sohla” by E. Alex Jung at Vulture
Noel, Allison, and Kate finish week 30 Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Four: Balance, episodes five and six, “Enemy at the Gates” and “Battle of Zaofu.” Korra battles Kuvira, Bolin wakes up, and Varrick’s face turn. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back next week for episodes seven, eight, and nine, “Reunion,” “Remembrances,” and “Beyond the Wilds.”
Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus. Thanks for hanging with us this week and sharing your thoughts.
Allison, Noel, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Four: Balance, episodes three and four, “The Coronation” and “The Calling.” Training with Toph, yoga with Korra, and afternoon tea/guard manipulation with Ikki. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow for episodes five and six, “Enemy at the Gates” and “Battle of Zaofu.”
Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus! Thanks for joining in and sharing your take.
Noel, Allison, and Kate start Streaming In Place with the final season of The Legend of Korra, Book Four: Balance. Today, we talk episodes one and two, “After All These Years” and “Korra Alone.” Korra’s trauma, the new Earth Prince, and most importantly, Toph! Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow for episodes three and four, “The Coronation” and “The Calling”.
Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus! Congratulations on your Called Its, and thanks for sharing your thoughts on these episodes.
Allison, Noel, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with our wrap-up of The Legend of Korra, Book Three: Change. We share our thoughts on the season as a whole, then welcome on our fabulous Zoom listener Marcus to help us process the season, Korra’s journey, and how the show’s developed. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow as we dive in with Book Four: Balance.
Noel, Allison, and Kate start week 30 Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Three: Change, episodes 11, 12, and 13, “The Ultimatum,” “Enter the Void,” and “Venom of the Red Lotus.” Jinora’s graduation, Suyin saves the day, and those absolutely ridiculous fight scenes! Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow as we reflect back on season three as a whole.
Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus! Thanks for hanging in the Zoom today and sharing your thoughts. We’re looking forward to hearing your take on season three tomorrow.
It’s been another long week, but admittedly a thin one for TV viewing. We kick off the podcast with Our Week in TV, starting with Kate’s thoughts on The CW premiere of Swamp Thing. Then Noel and Kate dive in with DuckTales’ Halloween episode, Kate catches up with Archer and The Vow, and we round out the week with another deep dive into the latest The Great British Bake Off. Afterward, we head back to the DVD Shelf to talk Tanner ’88, a documentary following the 1988 Presidential campaign of the fictional Jack Tapper. Newly streaming on HBO Max, the series is an interesting experiment in quasi-real time political storytelling and a clear predecessor to The West Wing, and if either aspect sounds intriguing, it’s very much worth your time. Tune in for our reactions, then reach out with your take on the week’s TV, Tanner ’88, and any other recent TV finds.
DVD Shelf: Tanner ‘88 (52:38)
Our Week in TV
Swamp Thing premiere (17:08)
DuckTales (23:06)
Archer (27:17)
The Vow (28:43)
The Great British Bake Off (33:06)
Music Featured: DuckTales’ “The Trickening!” theme song
Article Referenced: “How Safe Is SNL’s Audience?” at Seth Simons’ Humorism
Noel is under the weather, so Allison and Kate finish out week 29 Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Three: Change, episodes nine and 10, “The Stakeout” and “Long Live the Queen.” Tremors, Asami getting her Batwoman on, and Bolin’s moment. Plus of course, that scene with the Earth Queen. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back next week for episodes 11, 12, and 13, “The Ultimatum,” “Enter the Void,” and “Venom of the Red Lotus.”
Shout-out to our Zoom listener Marcus for joining us again this week and sharing his thoughts on the episodes. We’ll see you back next week for the end of Book Three.
Noel, Allison, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Three: Change, episodes seven and eight, “Original Airbenders” and “The Terror Within.” Fun with baby air bison, our first group battle, and Noel fills us in on Nickelodeon’s interesting programming choices for Korra. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow for episodes nine and 10, “The Stakeout” and “Long Live the Queen.”
Shout-out to our Zoom listener Marcus!
Allison, Noel, and Kate start week 29 Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Three: Change, episodes five and six, “The Metal Clan” and “Old Wounds.” Lin has a sister and lots of family baggage? Do tell! Plus Zaheer goes undercover and Korra tries metalbending. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back on Wednesday for episodes seven and eight, “Original Airbenders” and “The Terror Within.”
Shout-out to our Zoom listener Marcus. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and joining in the fun!
It’s a particularly strange 2020 day, but we’re powering through with the podcast as usual because this being 2020, who knows what’s right around the corner. We kick things off with our week in TV, starting with the premiere of The Amber Ruffin Show, a sobering Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and sporty Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. Then we talk about the TV side of the first presidential debate, check in briefly with DuckTales, and round out the week with a closer look at the premiere of The Great British Bake Off. Afterward, we head to the spotlight section and dive in with the first season of Doom Patrol, now available streaming on HBO Max. Take a listen, then reach out with your thoughts on this week’s TV, Doom Patrol, and your own Legends of Tomorrow and Doom Patrol pairings.
Season Spotlight: Doom Patrol Season 1 (56:09)
Our Week in TV
The Amber Ruffin Show premiere (12:22)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (17:16)
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (20:53)
First Presidential Debate (24:34)
DuckTales (37:24)
The Great British Bake Off premiere (38:35)
Music Featured: “A Message from The Man in the Moon” by Josephine Baker and “It was a Shit Show” from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Noel, Allison, and Kate finish week 28 Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Three: Change, episodes three and four, “The Earth Queen” and “In Harm’s Way.” The Earth Queen, Mako and Bolin’s family, and most importantly, Happy Birthday Noel! Tune in for our thoughts, and come back next week for episodes five and six, “The Metal Clan” and “Old Wounds.”
Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus. Thanks for joining us this week. We hope you’ll be back for week 29!
Allison, Noel, and Kate start Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Three: Change. First up are episodes 1 and 2, “A Breath of Fresh Air” and “Rebirth.” Bumi’s a bender, Zuko has a dragon, and Tenzin’s a terrible salesman. Tune in for our thoughts on the start of the season, and come back tomorrow for episodes three and four, “The Earth Queen” and “In Harm’s Way”.
Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus! Thanks for joining the fun.