Cheers: ‘Give Me A Ring Sometime’ is the Definitive Sitcom Pilot
Revisiting the Cheers Pilot Every time I watch the Cheers pilot, I’m always amazed at just how low-key it is. ‘Give Me a Ring Sometime’ doesn’t try...
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Revisiting Lost “The End,” One of the Greatest Series Finales
The Lost Finale Wasn’t Perfect but Made its Final Moments Count It’s been years since the LOST finale aired – but people are still bitter, and we...
Greatest TV Pilots: Revisiting the Lost Pilot (Parts I & II)
The Lost Pilot Perfectly Sets the Stage for an Elaborate, Endlessly Entertaining Adventure What amazes me about the LOST pilot after all these years is how little...
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The Shield TV Pilot Marked the Start of the Golden Age for television
Revisiting The Shield Pilot After a complete rebranding in 1997, FX turned into a channel without identity, more a virtual dumpsite for Fox television and...
The Mid-Season Replacements Podcast Episode 25: “Tales from the Queue 2: Bleeding Through”
On this week's show, Simon Howell joins Randy and Sean to talk scary twins, murder clowns, and bad accents in their look at horror's recent...
The Mid-Season Replacements Podcast Episode 24: “Great Scenes: Volume 2”
On this week's show: a general, a cheerleader, and an angry high schooler enter the vaulted pantheon of Great Scenes....
The Mid-Season Replacements Podcast Episode 23 – “There’s Some Nobility In That”
Faith and family take center stage on this week's episode of The Mid-Season Replacements....
Space Force Review: Netflix’s Toothless Comedy Couldn’t Arrive at a Worse Time
Greg Daniels and Steve Carell reunite for one of 2020's biggest comedic misfires....
The Mid-Season Replacements Podcast Episode 22 – “A Fart and a Wink”
On this week's show, Randy and Sean ponder the creative choices driving two prestigious animated debuts....
The Mid-Season Replacements Episode 21 – “The LOST Finale: 10 Years Later”
A special episode reflecting on the legacy and impact of LOST, 10 years after its series finale....
The Mid-Season Replacements Episode 20 – “Shut Up, Reggie Miller”
It is another episode of kings and queens as Randy and Sean sit down to talk about ESPN's The Last Dance (with guest Ricky D),...
The Eddy Review: Netflix’s Jazz Drama Is Wildly Off-Tempo
Too many competing dramatic elements undercut the glimpses greatness lying within The Eddy....
The Mid-Season Replacements Episode 19 – “Thinking About Jazz”
Jazz, sex, and empty nostalgia are on the table as the hosts dig into The Eddy and the second half of Normal People....
The Mid-Season Replacements Podcast Episode 18 – “All TV Is Good TV”
Randy and Sean are back to talk about a bunch of new TV - including Hulu's impressive Normal People adaptation....
Westworld Season 3 Episode 8 Review: “Crisis Theory”
Westworld's third season comes to a close in a head-scratchingly awful final hour....
The Mid-Season Replacements Podcast Episode 17 – “The Best TV of 2020 (So Far)”
Randy and Sean reflect on the year in TV so far in a supersized episode....
The Mid-Season Replacements Episode 16: “License to Devs”
It's all Devs, all day, as Randy and Sean take a deep dive into the final episodes of Alex Garland's miniseries....
The Mid-Season Replacements Podcast Episode 15 – “Tales from the Queue: Sophomoric Swoons”
On this week's show, Randy and Sean dig into the exceptional second seasons of Sex Education and Joe Pera Talks With You....
The Mid-Season Replacements Podcast Episode 14 – “Loop Dreams”
The surprisingly moving, reflective Amazon sci-fi series takes center stage on this week's episode....
Westworld Season 3 Review: HBO’s Tale of Robots and Billionaires Remains TV’s Most Confounding Show
Westworld returns from its long hiatus, as intoxicating and frustrating as ever....