Extra Hot Great: This Week In TV

Fill a dish with hard candies for Dave Chen, who's back after a long absence to talk about the somewhat mysterious appeal of FX's aging-spy-vs.-spy drama, The Old Man. Does Sarah think it needs more process-y bits? Does the excellent acting by Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow, and their younger versions make up for long nobody-talks-like-that passages of abstraction? And are Dave and Carol the real heroes? Later, we went Around The Dial with Rutherford Falls, RHONJ, and Players before Tara tried to convert us to her team with a sixth-season Seinfeld. DB Cooper won, Canada lost, and then we all wedged ourselves into a snowglobe for a Game Time from Dan Cassino. When you're done paying for your groceries with a check, hold your ear trumpet up to an all-new Extra Hot Great. GUESTS 👤 Dave Chen TOPICS Lead Topic: 👴🏻 The Old Man Around The Dial: 🎰 Rutherford Falls Around The Dial: 🎮 Players Around The Dial: 🤷‍♀️ The Real Housewives Of New Jersey The Canon: 🏆 Seinfeld S06.E15: The Beard Winner & Loser: 👍 D.B. Cooper Winner & Loser: 👎 Canada Game Time: 🧠 Tommy Westphall's Home For Imaginary Friends NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 412 page on ExtraHotGreat.com 🐦 Dave Chen on Twitter 🕰 Dave Chen on Tiktok 🎧 The Culturally Relevant podcast 🎬 The Film Cast 🎶 Mark And Sarah Talk About Songs goes to 11 📺 Tara on "The Best 15 TV Shows of 2022, So Far" at Vanity Fair

Ms. Marvel, the latest MCU TV series to arrive on Disney+, takes viewers home to Jersey City with the titular character, but what did certified Kamala Khan expert Kate Sánchez think of the liberties the show takes with the source material? We discuss! Around The Dial takes us through the New Orleans season of The Real World Homecoming; First Kill; and Physical. Tara pitches Vida's "Episode 13" for induction into the Canon. Then it's on to the week's Winner and Loser, before closing up with a very formal Non-Regulation Game Time. Click on your enchanted bangles and join us! GUESTS 👤 Kate Sánchez TOPICS Lead Topic: 🦸🏽‍♀️ Ms. Marvel Around The Dial: 🎷 The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans Around The Dial: 💀 First Kill Around The Dial: 🤸‍♀️ Physical The Canon: 🏆 Vida S02.E07: Episode 13 Winner & Loser: 👍 American Rust Winner & Loser: 👎 Amy Schumer Game Time: 🧠 Your Honorifics NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 411 page on ExtraHotGreat.com 🐦 Kate Sánchez on Twitter 🧐 Kate's thesis, "Heroes Wear Dupattas," at the University Of Texas 💊 Tara on the special Dopesick episode of Little Gold Men 🌚 Tara's For All Mankind review at VanityFair.com 🏛 Tara's Borgen: Power & Glory essay at TheDailyBeast.com ✍️ Kate's author page at But Why Tho

The Boys are back in town for a third season of extremely bloody mayhem, and Will Hines has returned to talk to us about it! Around The Dial takes us through The Real World (NOT Homecoming) New Orleans; The Expanse; and the Houston season of Top Chef. Skylar pitches "Part 8" of Twin Peaks's Showtime season for induction into The Canon. Then after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a Game Time full of finales. Grab yourself a Lean Lady Frozen Dinner by Vought and join us! GUESTS 👤 Will Hines TOPICS Lead Topic: 👦🏻 The Boys Around The Dial: 🤮 The Real World: New Orleans Around The Dial: 🪐 The Expanse Around The Dial: 👩‍🍳 Top Chef The Canon: 🥧 Twin Peaks S03.E08: Part 8 Winner & Loser: 👍 Fargo Winner & Loser: 👎 American Gigolo Game Time: 🧠 All Good Things NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 410 page on ExtraHotGreat.com 📸 Will Hines on Instagram 👦🏻 Tara's review of The Boys Season 3 at VanityFair.com 💄 The Listen To Sassy Club at Patreon 🕵️‍♂️ Will's podcast You Can't Handle The Sleuths at CBB World 📚 Sarah's interview with Sarah Weinman at the Exhibit B. Books blog

The latest live-action Disney Plus series to tell us what happened between Star Wars movies is Obi-Wan Kenobi, and first-time guest Simone Chavoor is here to discuss whether it's worth your time! Around The Dial takes us through Married At First Sight, Julia, Under The Banner Of Heaven, Magnum P.I. (the original), The Lincoln Lawyer, and Prehistoric Planet. Simone pitches us "Apéritif," the series premiere of Hannibal, for induction into The Canon. Then we name the week's Winner and Loser and close out with a Game Time that's fun for at least two closely-related members of the family. Make yourself a humble little bowl of stew and join us! GUESTS 👤 Simone Chavoor TOPICS Lead Topic: 🌵 Obi-Wan Kenobi Around The Dial: 👰‍♀️ Married At First Sight Around The Dial: 🍳 Julia Around The Dial: 🌈 Under The Banner Of Heaven Around The Dial: 🌺 Magnum P.I. (2018) Around The Dial: 💼 The Lincoln Lawyer Around The Dial: 🦖 Prehistoric Planet The Canon: 🏆 Hannibal S01.E01: Apéritif Winner & Loser: 👍 Kate Bush Winner & Loser: 👎 Kevin Spacey Game Time: 🧠 Relativity II: The Siblings NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 409 page on ExtraHotGreat.com 🐦 Simone Chavoor on Twitter 🍅 "Empire State," Sarah's essay on the Star Wars prequels, at TomatoNation.com 🏛 Tara's Borgen: Power & Glory at VanityFair.com 📺 The ATX Festival 🖤 The Black Mass Appeal podcast 📚 Exhibit B. Books

Some maniac got the idea to throw a bunch of British adults (and one Irish adult) into a fake American high school set and make them date each other in the manner of teen movie characters; some other maniacs decided to discuss this brand-new offering from Amazon Prime Video on this podcast, and we've brought back Brandi Brown to join us! Around The Dial takes us through Hacks, New Scandinavian Cooking, and Naked City. Tara pitches the Shrill episode "WAHAM" for induction into the Canon. Then after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a Game Time that will have you under its spell. The bell is ringing, so find a seat in homeroom and join us for our latest podcast! GUESTS 👤 Brandi Brown TOPICS Lead Topic: 💘 Lovestruck High Around The Dial: 🪚 Hacks Around The Dial: 🥘 New Scandinavian Cooking Around The Dial: 🌉 Naked City The Canon: 🏆 Shrill S02.E06: WAHAM Winner & Loser: 👍 Smash Winner & Loser: 👎 TV-adjacent criminals Game Time: 🧠 We Get Letters NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 408 page on ExtraHotGreat.com 🐦 Brandi Brown on Twitter 😭 Tara's essay "When Did Emmy-Friendly Comedies Stop Being Funny?" at VanityFair.com 😵 The Listen To Sassy Club, which is hosting a Zoom watch-along of Weekend At Bernie's on May 25 at 8 PM ET 💥 The Smash Boom Best podcast

EEHG 143: Dave Forces Everyone To Watch The Nero Episode Of Ancient Rome Don't you DAAAAAAAAAARE miss this episode. EEHG 160: Titulus Deest Memento Quaeso Titulum Creare Antequam Conveniant 2071 years ago today, January 7th, the Senate of Rome decreed that Caesar would be declared a public enemy unless he disbanded his army. In 'celebration' we each bring two TV entities (show, characters, networks, etc) to the floor that have not quite crossed the Rubicon. Explain why they are on the precipice and the terms they would have to meet to avoid bring declared enemies of the TV state by the EHG senate. TOPICS Lead Topic: 🏛 Ancient Rome S01.E01: Nero Lead Topic: 🔪 Crossing The Rubicon NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 407 page on ExtraHotGreat.com

We're joined on the bridge this week by ATV Podcast's Andrew Cunningham, to talk about the latest addition to the Star Trek family, Paramount+'s Strange New Worlds: the benefits of procedural narrative, the Shatnerian properties of Anson Mount, and horny Spock. Then we transported ourselves Around The Dial with I Love That For You, Our Flag Means Death, and B-B-B-B-Bosch: Legacy, and listener Keira hoped to transport the lazily crappish series finale of The Good Wife into the EHG Nonac. Johnny Weir won, Tara's soap predictions lost, and someone got a major lift from Tube Tunes 10 in Game Time. Grab your universal translator and beam up the latest all-new Extra Hot Great. GUESTS 👤 Andrew Cunningham TOPICS Lead Topic: 🪐 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Around The Dial: 💞 I Love That For You Around The Dial: 🏴‍☠️ Our Flag Means Death Around The Dial: 🕵️‍♂️ Bosch: Legacy Around The Dial: 🤨 Totally Nude Nudes The Nonac: 🤮 The Good Wife S07.E22: End Winner & Loser: 👍 Johnny Weir Winner & Loser: 👎 Queens Game Time: 🧠 Tube Tunes X NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 406 page on ExtraHotGreat.com 🐦 Andrew Cunningham on Twitter 🐦 ATV Podcast on Twitter 🎧 The Overdue podcast 💻 Andrew at Ars Technica 📹 "Todd Glass Sells The NNF Folio" on YouTube 😇 Tara interviews Pablo Schreiber at GQ.com 🎨 Sarah talks about The Painter & The Thief on the Crime Seen podcast

Mother's Day 2022 is nearly upon us, and if you haven't made a brunch reservation by this point, you're probably screwed. However, we have made something for you that you can pass on to Mom that's much better than an omelet and a macaroni collage: it's the TV Mom Thunderdome! We have selected 27 TV mothers to face off in a series of three-combatant elimination rounds. By the end of the episode, we will have determined which is the mother to end all mothers, which we will know for sure because she ended all the other mothers. Listen to find out if your favorite TV mom can go the distance: TOPICS Lead Topic: 🙆‍♀️ TV Mom Thunderdome NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 405 page on ExtraHotGreat.com

The fact-based cop drama We Own This City brings co-creator David Simon back to Baltimore and to HBO; it also brings Santiago Melli-Huber back to the podcast to discuss this take on Baltimore's Gun Trace Task Force scandal. Around The Dial takes us through even more true crime with WeCrashed, Captive Audience, and Gaslit, plus The Baby and RuPaul's Drag Race. Santiago pitches the WandaVision episode "Previously On" for induction into The Canon; then after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a Game Time that might make players a bit crabby. Strap on your Kevlar vest and join us! GUESTS 👤 Santiago Melli-Huber TOPICS Lead Topic: 👮🏻‍♂️ We Own This City Around The Dial: 💥 Wecrashed Around The Dial: 🍼 The Baby Around The Dial: 🏁 RuPaul's Drag Race Around The Dial: 👁 Captive Audience Around The Dial: ⛽️ Gaslit The Canon: 🏆 Wandavision S01.E08: Previously On Winner & Loser: 👍 Katherine Heigl Winner & Loser: 👎 Killing Eve Game Time: 🧠 It's Almost Like The DC Tri-State Area Is Another Character NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 404 page on ExtraHotGreat.com 🐦 Santiago Melli-Huber on Twitter 👮🏻‍♂️ James Poniewozik's We Own This City review at NYTimes.com 🗣 Tara's interview with Dagmara Domińczyk at VanityFair.com 🔴 "Thirty Seconds To Mars' Jared Leto Started A Cult -- Because Of Course He Did" at KQED.org 🍼 Tara's review of The Baby at VanityFair.com 🏳️‍🌈 Santiago's newsletter Hot Gay Nerd ☝️ "The One Weird Trick Making Jared Leto's And Dan Stevens's Latest Performances So Great" at VanityFair.com 👁 Sarah's review of Captive Audience at the Best Evidence newsletter 🗽 The Great American Pop Culture Quiz Show podcast 😗 "An Honest Conversation With Josh Charles" at Esquire.com

Our longtime Better Call Saul correspondent Will Leitch returns along with BCS to discuss the first episodes of the show's final season. Which moments made us think, "Ah yes, our show is back"? How have we revised our predictions on what happens to Kim Wexler? When and where will we see Walter White and Jesse Pinkman as the story comes to a close? And can we please get Lalo Babies to happen? After a quick gold-potty break, we went Around The Dial with Russian Doll, The First Lady, Just One Kiss, Severance, Winning Time, The Tournament (ACK!), and When Calls The Heart, before Mike S. asked us to assign aughts TV characters their own podcasts for Extra Credit. Will got real meta with his Canon presentation of the third-season Mr. Show finale, celebrity real estate won and Tyra lost, and we all had to reverse course for a Twin Peaks-ian Game Time. Before you throw that life-size cut-out of yourself in the pool, listen to this all-new episode of Extra Hot Great! GUESTS 👤 Will Leitch TOPICS Lead Topic: ⚖️ Better Call Saul Around The Dial: 🪆 Russian Doll Around The Dial: 💁‍♀️ The First Lady Around The Dial: 💋 Just One Kiss Around The Dial: ✂️ Severance Around The Dial: 🏀 Winning Time Around The Dial: 🏟 The Tournament: A History Of ACC Men's Basketball Around The Dial: 🫀 When Calls The Heart Extra Credit: 🤑 This Podcast Is Brought To You By The Philip Morris Companies The Canon: 🏆 Mr. Show With Bob And David S03.E10: The Return Of The Creature’s Ghost Winner & Loser: 👍 Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Winner & Loser: 👎 Tyra Banks Game Time: 🧠 The Black Lodge NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 403 page on ExtraHotGreat.com 🐦 Will Leitch on Twitter 🎬 The Grierson & Leitch podcast 🍀 Will's novel, How Lucky, out in paperback on May 10 📰 Will's newsletter 🪆 Tara's Russian Doll review at Vanity Fair ☔️ MASTAS: The "America's Damp 40" Season 👩‍🎤 Vinyl Nation on Amazon Prime 💦 Comedy Bang Bang 752: "Wet Day Special"