Extra Hot Great: This Week In TV

Kathryn VanArendonk, a writer and critic at Vulture, joins to discuss the Netflix adaptation of The Decameron, exploring how its themes translate to modern audiences. She digs into the balance of humor and seriousness in storytelling and shares insights on other shows like Futurama and My Lady Jane. Kathryn advocates for Bluey's 'Camping' episode to be included in the Canon, emphasizing its heartwarming messages about family and friendship. Expect lively games and spirited debate on the week’s TV winners and losers!

Monty Ashley returned not just to EHG but to the distant past, as the panel contemplated Peacock's ancient-Succession drama, Those About To Die. The CGI is pretty ancient too, but did any of the storylines make us want to keep watching? Did Sarah D. "Horse Girl" Bunting care about the stables subplot? And how much chariot-racing is too much? Then we neck-acted our way Around The Dial with Cobra Kai, The Boys, and the soothing Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories before clambering into a Dumpster for Monty's The Chris Gethard Show Canon submission. And finally, it was time to swear at-- er, IN a TV-president Game Time from Dan Cassino. Oscar-winners, grenades, and avant-garde casting choices around RFK Sr. in this all-new Extra Hot Great. GUESTS 👤 Monty Ashley TOPICS Lead Topic: 🏛️ Those About To Die Around The Dial: 🥋 Cobra Kai Around The Dial: 🍱 Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories Around The Dial: 🦹 The Boys The Canon: 🗑️ The Chris Gethard Show S02.E09: One Man's Trash Winner & Loser: 👍 The And Just Like That... prankster Winner & Loser: 👎 The CW Game Time: 🤷‍♂️ Executive Decision SUPPORT THE SHOW 🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more! 🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site 🐉 Hear Monty Ashley on Total Party Kill at The Incomparable Podcast Network 🥋 Tara's Cobra Kai review at Cracked 💿 The '90s Soundtrack Flashback mini-season at MASTAS 🗑️ Watch The Chris Gethard Show S02.E09: One Man's Trash on YouTube ⚾️ "A drive into deep left field"'s Wikipedia entry 📷 Photo: Reiner Bajo / Peacock CLUB-ONLY NOTES 🔥 EHG Club Perk Links & How-To 💬 Get On Our Community Discord

Terror At London Bridge is a 1985 TV movie in which David Hasselhoff plays Don, a detective arrived in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, just in time for Jack The Ripper to come back to life and start killing people there, and since July 17 is his birthday, there's no better time to talk about it! Sadly, a last-minute scheduling change forced Sarah to excuse herself, but our guest Eve Batey is here to speak on behalf of everyone who can, like Don, truthfully say that true crime is one of their passions. Around The Dial takes us to a detailed discussion of Prime Video's Sausage Party: Foodtopia and the final season of Evil. Our friend Dan Cassino makes the case for X-Men '97's "Remember It" to be inducted into the Canon. Then, after naming the week's Winner(s) and Loser, it's on to a Game Time that doesn't have much to say for itself. Grab your cape and scalpel-- Actually, don't do that; just listen! GUESTS 👤 Eve Batey TOPICS Lead Topic: 🌉 Terror At London Bridge aka Bridge Across Time aka Arizona Ripper Around The Dial: 🍆 Sausage Party: Foodtopia Around The Dial: 😈 Evil The Canon: 🧬 X-Men '97 S01.E05: Remember It Winner & Loser: 👍 Joe Pantoliano; Dracula Winner & Loser: 👎 Tim Doyle Game Time: 🔐 Personal Authorization Code SUPPORT THE SHOW 🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more! 🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site 📸 Eve on Instagram 🌉 Terror At London Bridge (aka Bridge Across Time, aka Arizona Ripper) 👀 The Lookwell pilot on YouTube 💥 Comedy Bang Bang 838: "Peter Pogdanovich" 💂🏻 The English Village at Lake Havasu 🔍 The Return Of Sherlock Holmes on YouTube 🍆 Tara's Sausage Party: Foodtopia on Cracked 🪦 Tara's obituary essay on Shannen Doherty's performance as Beverly Hills, 90210's Brenda Walsh at Decider 📰 Best Evidence at Reality Blurred ☠️ "'Last Man Standing' Showrunner Tim Doyle Censured by WGA West For Facebook Posting Of 'Racist And Offensive' Image" at Deadline 📷 Photo: Charles Fries Productions CLUB-ONLY NOTES 🔥 EHG Club Perk Links & How-To 💬 Get On Our Community Discord

We are off this week but bring you a recent episode from our Club spinoff podcast Extra Extra Hot Great. From EEHG 292: Should You Shield Yourself From Fallout? Even big Walt Goggins fans might not enjoy a series that takes his nose and overuses midcentury needle drops -- but most of the panel thinks you should stick with Fallout, the new post-nuclear-bomb dystopia from Prime based on a videogame. It's different from Silo in good ways, and wit plus world-building plus thoughtful casting goes a long way. Your Ask EHG questions led us to contemplate a live-action Muppet Show, a Sports Night reboot, Warriors gangs, and crossover pairs of TV friends; we named our Not Quite Winners and Losers; and the calendar's cruelest month saw US cruelly pitting characters named April against each other in a micro-Thunderdome. Radiation poisoning and Garthe Knight...just another day in the vault at Extra Extra Hot Great! TOPICS Lead Topic: ☢️ Fallout Ask EHG: 🙋🏼‍♀️ Domer Winner & Loser: 👍 Nicola Coughlan Winner & Loser: 👎 Mark Gatiss Winner & Loser: 👍 Melrose Place Winner & Loser: 👎 Tim Kring Winner & Loser: 👍 Curb Your Enthusiasm Winner & Loser: 👎 Tulsa King Extra Credit: ⚡️ April-Dome Mini: 👹 Sympathy For The Devil SUPPORT THE SHOW 🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more! 🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site 🎭 A Tulsa King actor responds to insults (allegedly) from Sly Stallone 👩‍🔧 The hilarious fan wiki on April Curtis

Another Canada Day is on the books, but before you pack away your miniature Canadian flags, there's one more celebration we all need to get through: Canadian Thunderdome! We've each chosen 9 Canadian people or characters from TV, and we're tossing them into the Thunderdome to see which of these traditionally mild-mannered, polite figures has what it takes to win multiple fights to the death! Grab a few butter tarts and join us! TOPICS Lead Topic: 🦫 Canada Thunderdome SUPPORT THE SHOW 🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more! 🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site 🥅 "Albert" Canadian Tire commercial on YouTube 😤 "Why Everybody Hates Caillou" on YouTube 🦛 "The North American House Hippo" PSA on YouTube 👺 "Caramilk Devil 'Anything...?'" on YouTube 🦾 "I Am Astar, A Robot" PSA on YouTube 🦟 "The Mosquito From The Hilarious House Of Frightenstein" on YouTube 🏒 "Peter Puck - Episode 1" on YouTube 🤏 "Kids In The Hall - Head Crusher: Rival" on YouTube 💄 Jimbo CLUB-ONLY NOTES 🔥 EHG Club Perk Links & How-To 💬 Get On Our Community Discord

The Orphan Black franchise returns to TV with Orphan Black: Echoes, and our own Joe Reid returns to talk about the sequel starring Krysten Ritter, Reed Diamond, and a whole assload of strawberry Jell-O. Is the new iteration a pale (pink) imitation of the original? Might it benefit from streaming the whole thing at once? And do its connections to the parent show only point up its weaknesses? Later, we went Around The Dial with (often justly) forgotten sitcoms of the '90s plus The Morning Show and a minor-league 30 For 30, before Hannah schemed to win the lion's share of a place in the Canon for a first-season The Traitors (US). Trebek won, arranged marriage lost, and we pulled some strings to play a nepo-forward Game Time. Get comfy on a living-room soundstage and listen! GUESTS 👤 Joe Reid TOPICS Announcement: 📢 Support EHG on Patreon Lead Topic: 🧬 Orphan Black: Echoes Around The Dial: 🫥 Forgotten '90s Sitcoms Around The Dial: 🌅 The Morning Show Around The Dial: 🥅 30 For 30 The Canon: 🔪 The Traitors S01.E06: Suspicion And Sabotage Winner & Loser: 👍 Alex Trebek Winner & Loser: 👎 Perfect Match Game Time: 🤝 It's Who You Know SUPPORT THE SHOW 🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more! 🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site 🐝 Joe Reid at This Had Oscar Buzz 🎞️ The Cinematrix / Vulture Games mailing list 🏆 Vulture's Gold Rush awards newsletter 🫥 Tara's "10 Forgotten '90s Sitcoms That Still Work Today" piece at Cracked 🎶 Mark And Sarah Talk About Songs 📩 See the Trebek stamp for yourself 📷 Photo: Sophie Giraud / AMC

The Boys has returned for its fourth (and, as we just learned last week, penultimate) season; Andrew Cunningham joins us to discuss whether it's hammering too hard with its takes on current events and political personages. Around The Dial takes us through RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, the series finale of Star Trek: Discovery, The Simpsons, Brats, and Hotel Cocaine. Sarah pitches the ER episode "Love's Labor Lost" for induction into The Canon. Then, after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a Game Time that takes us around the world in a day. Find us on Voughtify and listen! GUESTS 👤 Andrew Cunningham TOPICS Lead Topic: 🦹 The Boys Around The Dial: 🏁 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Around The Dial: 🚀 Star Trek: Discovery Around The Dial: 🌝 The Simpsons Around The Dial: 🎬 Brats Around The Dial: 🍚 Hotel Cocaine The Canon: 🏥 ER S01.E19: Love's Labor Lost Winner & Loser: 👍 Homicide: Life On The Street Winner & Loser: 👎 Joey Graziadei Game Time: 🌍 Country Of Origin SUPPORT THE SHOW 🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more! 🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site 🦋 Andrew Cunningham on Bluesky 🦹 Tara's review of The Boys S04 at Cracked.com 🚥 Tara's review of Hannah Einbinder: Everything Must Go at Cracked.com 🌝 "The Simpsons Is Good Again" at Vulture ✂️ The Sharp Objects episode of the Overdue podcast 🎶 The Mark And Sarah Talk About Songs podcast on Patreon 🏥 Our past ER coverage 📷 Photo: Jasper Savage / Prime Video CLUB-ONLY NOTES 🔥 EHG Club Perk Links & How-To 💬 Get On Our Community Discord

We're thrilled comedian Josh Gondelman could come back to talk about Fantasmas, the latest show from Los Espookys's Julio Torres, which is as hard to describe as it was for us to resist. We talked about everything from fully realized re-imaginings of Alf, to comedy that doesn't have to prove it's smarter than you, to begging the universe to let Torres make American Vandal Seasons 3 through 85. Maybe the show's not for everyone, but it's okay with that, which is part of its charm. Later, we went Around The Dial with 9-1-1, Rachel Feinstein's stand-up special Big Guy, and Sarah and Dan's Justified marathon, and Josh hoped his Killing It Canon presentation would pay off (before 9 PM, of course. Timothy Olyphant won a second time, The Morning Show found a way to lose twice, and Dave was a poet who DID know it in a rhyming edition of Game Time. Put that clear-crayon project aside and have a listen. GUESTS 👤 Josh Gondelman TOPICS Lead Topic: 👻 Fantasmas Around The Dial: 🧑‍🚒 9-1-1 Around The Dial: 🎙️ Rachel Feinstein: Big Guy Around The Dial: 🤠 Justified The Canon: 🐊 Killing It S02.E03: It Follows Winner & Loser: 👍 Timothy Olyphant Winner & Loser: 👎 The Morning Show Game Time: 🕰️ Game Rhyme 2020s Edition SUPPORT THE SHOW 🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more! 🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site 👻 Tara's review of Fantasmas for Cracked 😁 Josh Gondelman's "That's Marvelous" newsletter 📍 Josh's tour dates and more 🐶 Bizzy the pug on Instagram 💄 Tara, Dave, and Pam Ribon think you should Listen To Sassy 🔪 Sarah's The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson review at Best Evidence 📷 Photo: Monica Lek / HBO CLUB-ONLY NOTES 🔥 EHG Club Perk Links & How-To 💬 Get On Our Community Discord

FX/Hulu has taken the scandal surrounding L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling after his assistant, V. Stiviano, recorded him being racist out loud (a recording that then leaked to TMZ) and turned it into a scripted true-life drama; former L.A. resident and current basketball (not Clippers) fan David Wiebe returns to talk about it. Around The Dial takes us through some early critique of Taskmaster Australia S02, and some soul-searching about what makes Below Deck Mediterranean so addictive. Tara makes the case for the Seinfeld episode "The Strongbox" to be inducted into the Nonac. Then, after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a Non-Regulation Game Time we all hoped we'd never have to endure. Sarah has had to sit this one out, but there's still plenty of hot action to get you to join us courtside! GUESTS 👤 David Wiebe TOPICS Lead Topic: 🏀 Clipped Around The Dial: 🪃 Taskmaster Australia Around The Dial: 🛥️ Below Deck Mediterranean The Nonac: 🔐 Seinfeld S09.E14: The Strongbox Winner & Loser: 👍 Jack Reynor Winner & Loser: 👎 Mean People SUPPORT THE SHOW 🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more! 🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site 🐦 David Wiebe on Twitter 🇺🇸 Cleopatra Coleman Sees 'Clipped' on Hulu as a 'Celebration' of L.A. Clippers Owner's 'Assistant' V. Stiviano: 'She Represents the American Dream'" at Decider 🌴 The Again With This podcast on Patreon 🦄 Unicorn Academy on Netflix 📷 Photo: Kelsey McNeal / FX

Grab a fruity cocktail; we're back to let you know which new and returning summer shows you should stay inside for (plus a few you can skip), plus a very special "We're Happy For You" list from Dave. Later, we take a dip at Rutherford Falls with a listener Canon submission; declare a Winner (casting) and Loser (cancellation) for the week, and time-machine it back to 2001 for a 19 Questions Game Time. Take the plunge and listen now! TOPICS Lead Topic: 🏖️ Summer 2024 TV Preview The Canon: 💧 Rutherford Falls S02.E03: Aunt Sue Winner & Loser: 👍 Netflix's Garfield-Die Without A T Series Winner & Loser: 👎 Primo Game Time: 🙋‍♂️ 19 Questions: 2001 Edition SUPPORT THE SHOW 🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more! 🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site 🛋️ Make your own to-do (or to-don't) list with the Futon Critic premieres listing 🛞 Tara's Tires fever-review at Cracked 🔪 Sarah's Money, Murder, and Dominick Dunne review at Best Evidence CLUB-ONLY NOTES 🔥 EHG Club Perk Links & How-To 💬 Get On Our Community Discord