Extra Hot Great: This Week In TV

New guest and certified Canadian Alex Collins sits with the panel for a discussion of Netflix's "gritty" take on Canadian kiddie-lit classic Anne Of Green Gables, and how it fares compared with the Megan Follows classic of yesteryear. We went around the dial with The Mick, a documentary about anxiety, a daytime courtroom show (spoiler: Dave WILL hate this), and Downward Dog's fleas before we came to bury Nate, not to praise him during Alex's Six Feet Under Canon submission. Jessica St. Clair won, the Deadwood movie lost (some more), and Game Time made a (series) run for it as we tried to guess which shows had more episodes. Put a doily on your head and enjoy a brand-new episode of Extra Hot Great. TOPICS Lead Topic: 👩‍🦰 Anne With An E Around The Dial: 🐶 Downward Dog Around The Dial: 🍺 The Mick Around The Dial: 💊 It's "Just" Anxiety Around The Dial: ⚖️ Judge Hatchett Around The Dial: 🤑 Ads The Canon: 🪦 Six Feet Under Winner & Loser: 👍 Jessica St. Clair Winner & Loser: 👎 Deadwood Powers Boothe Game Time: 🧠 More Episodes! NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 155 page on ExtraHotGreat.com 🐦 Alex Collins on Twitter

With Netflix launching the series sequel to the 2014 film Dear White People, we welcome back Kim Reed to talk about how well the adaptation works. Around The Dial stops at the latest Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Pop's reruns of ER, and Season 3 of Bosch. Kim makes the case for Felicity's "Final Answer" to be inducted into The Canon; then after we name the week's Winner and Losers, we arrive at a deadly Game Time. Dear All People: join us! TOPICS Lead Topic: 🎓 Dear White People Around The Dial: 🚨 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Around The Dial: 🩺 ER Around The Dial: 🎷 Bosch The Canon: 👩‍🦱 Felicity Winner & Loser: 👍 Live With Kelly And Ryan Ryan Seacrest Winner & Loser: 👎 PitchSweet/Vicious Game Time: 🧠 This Is The End NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 154 page on ExtraHotGreat.com 🐦 Kim Reed on Twitter

Tammy Everts joins us to discuss Hulu's adaptation of Margaret Atwood's all-too-relevant dystopian story, plus Oprah and a Nonac! TOPICS Lead Topic: 🧣 The Handmaid's Tale Around The Dial: 🧬 The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks Around The Dial: 📔 13 Reasons Why The Nonac: 🪦 Six Feet Under Winner & Loser: 👍 The X-Files Winner & Loser: 👎 The Bachelor Chris Soules Game Time: 🧠 The One-Second TV Show Theme Challenge NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 153 page on ExtraHotGreat.com 🐦 Tammy Everts on Twitter

As Better Call Saul returns for its third season, Jeff Drake joins us to discuss the slow-burning premiere (with a few peeks ahead at its showier second episode, shhhh). Around The Dial clicks through the series finale of Switched At Birth, Amazon's under-the-radar spy show Patriot, and American Experience's three-part series, "The Great War." Jeff presents his case for the induction of Monty Python's Flying Circus's series premiere, "Whither Canada?," to the Canon. And after naming the week's Winner and Loser, we all learn that some demented maniac (you know you are, Rob Hartmann) has gamified F/M/K. All rise! TOPICS Lead Topic: 💼 Better Call Saul Around The Dial: 👶 Switched At Birth Around The Dial: 🇺🇸 Patriot Around The Dial: 🌎 American Experience The Canon: 🎪 Monty Python's Flying Circus Winner & Loser: 👍 Hasan Minhaj, The White House Correspondents Dinner Winner & Loser: 👎 Homeland Game Time: 🧠 F/M/K: The Game NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 152 page on ExtraHotGreat.com 🐦 Jeff Drake on Twitter 🎧 The Mark And Sarah Talk About Songs podcast

Our esteemed colleague John returns for an overview of spring TV: the shows we can't wait to see or be reunited with; the shows we SHOULD be psyched about, but aren't; and the shows noooooobody should go anywhere near. We went around the dial with 13 Reasons Why, Tara's favorite show Legion, teen clam enthusiasts, and the end of Review before John Potts went the extra light-year with his Deep Space Nine Canon submission. Senior citizens both won and lost, before a Game Time had us all trying to guess the hearts of IMDb searchers. We're watering the seeds of chang...ing the channel in an all-new Extra Hot Great. TOPICS Lead Topic: 🌸 Midseason TV Roundup Around The Dial: ✍️ Review Around The Dial: 🦸‍♂️ Legion Around The Dial: 📔 13 Reasons Why Around The Dial: 🤑 Retro TV Ad The Canon: 🛸 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Winner & Loser: 👍 America's Next Top Model Tyra removes maximum contestant age Winner & Loser: 👎 Groundlings founder Gary Austin dies Game Time: 🧠 IMDb Firsts NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 151 page on ExtraHotGreat.com 🐦 John Ramos on Twitter

RuPaul's Drag Race has packed up all its wigs to move from LogoTV to VH1, and we welcome back our resident expert, Mark Blankenship, to talk about the Season 9 premiere! Around The Dial spins to HBO's documentary Rock And A Hard Place; the 29th season of The Amazing Race; Campus PD'_s and _ER's triumphant returns to syndication; and another TV ad from the internet's deepest bowels. Sarah pitches the Law & Order episode "Performance" for the Canon, and after naming the week's Winner and Loser, an old un-favourite rages back into Game Time. Beat your face and join us, honey! TOPICS Lead Topic: 💄 RuPaul's Drag Race Around The Dial: 🪨 Rock And A Hard Place Around The Dial: 🌎 The Amazing Race Around The Dial: 🚨 Campus PD Around The Dial: 🩺 ER The Canon: ⚖️ Law & Order Winner & Loser: 👍 True Detective Winner & Loser: 👎 Cher Game Time: 🧠 Hot Potato NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 150 page on ExtraHotGreat.com 🐦 Mark Blankenship on Twitter 🎧 The Mark And Sarah Talk About Songs podcast

Our esteemed colleague Chris is back to talk about Iron Fist, a show only he among the panel managed to get more than a couple episodes into -- and what exactly the show's problem is, from bad fights to worse accents. We went around the dial with Catfish, Love, Happy Endings, and a violent vintage cologne ad before Caroline tried to "extract" a Canon victory from us for a Golden Girls episode. RuPaul won, Rita Ora lost, and Rob Hartmann took a letter in this week's Game Time. Kick your shoes off, put on some grimy pajamas, and settle in for an all-new Extra Hot Great. TOPICS Lead Topic: 👊 Iron Fist Around The Dial: 🎣 Catfish Around The Dial: ❤️ Love Around The Dial: 😁 Happy Endings Around The Dial: 🤑 Retro Ad Corner The Canon: 🌴 The Golden Girls Winner & Loser: 👍 RuPaul Winner & Loser: 👎 Scientology Game Time: 🧠 TV Typos, Part Tw NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 149 page on ExtraHotGreat.com 🐦 Chris Huff on Twitter

As VH1 and Ice Cube breathe new life into an old game show format with Hip Hop Squares, Allison Lowe Huff returns to discuss whether circle got the square this time around. Around The Dial stops at Feud, Amazon's Ronja The Robber's Daughter, Samurai Jack, and another classic TV promo Dave unearthed from the depths of the internet. Dave then makes his case for The Venture Bros. episode "The Doctor Is Sin" to the Canon, and after identifying the week's Winner and Loser, we toy with a thrilling new Game Time. Top up your cocktail and join us! TOPICS Lead Topic: 🎶 Hip Hop Squares Around The Dial: 🤬 Feud Around The Dial: 🚨 Ronja The Robber's Daughter Around The Dial: 🗡 Samurai Jack Around The Dial: 🤑 Retro TV Promo The Canon: 🧬 The Venture Bros. Winner & Loser: 👍 Hanna Winner & Loser: 👎 Iron Fist Game Time: 🧠 Children Of The Free Market NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 148 page on ExtraHotGreat.com 🐦 Allison Lowe Huff on Twitter 🧛‍♂️ Sarah's Buffy season ranking on Vulture

But maybe not Paige? Nick Rheinwald-Jones returns to talk tradecraft, Mad Men, and comedy on TV. TOPICS Lead Topic: 🇺🇸 The Americans Around The Dial: 🤫 The Arrangement Around The Dial: 🛋 Crashing (HBO) Around The Dial: 🤣 Mike Birbiglia: Thank God For Jokes Around The Dial: 📜 American Experience Around The Dial: ⏳ Time After Time The Canon: 💼 Mad Men Winner & Loser: 👍 The Celebrity Apprentice Arnold Schwarzenegger Winner & Loser: 👎 Eyewitness Game Time: 🧠 Spies Like Them NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 147 page on ExtraHotGreat.com 🐦 Nick Rheinwald-Jones on Twitter

Eve is back to talk about Big Little Lies, from Kidman's wig to good child actors to what we're hoping happens in the finale. Then Eve shared a Tiny Jane The Virgin triumph before we went around the dial with Homeland, The Good Fight, and First Time Flippers. We trundled "Into The Woods" with a Nonac submission from Buffy, and American Crime Story won...but CBS All Access may have lost us (and everyone else). Did Tara take home the season crown in a rhyme-y Game Time? Stare out the floor-to-ceiling windows of your eight gazillion-dollar Monterey house as you listen to an all-new EHG! TOPICS Lead Topic: 🌊 Big Little Lies Tiny Triumph: 🌴 Jane The Virgin Eve predicts time jump Around The Dial: ⚖️ The Good Fight Around The Dial: 🔨 First Time Flippers Around The Dial: 👀 Homeland The Canon: 🧛‍♂️ Buffy The Vampire Slayer Winner & Loser: 👍 The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Darren Criss cast as Andrew Cunanan Winner & Loser: 👎 The Good Fight Game Time: 🧠 Rhyming Reboots NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 146 page on ExtraHotGreat.com 🐦 Eve Batey on Twitter 👟 Law And Order Jog And Dog on Instagram 🎧 The Mark And Sarah Talk About Songs podcast