Episodes
Thursday May 23, 2019
251. Game of Thrones Finale
Thursday May 23, 2019
Thursday May 23, 2019
In a break from the usual format, Matt is joined by not one, but three special guests to discuss the final, divisive season of HBO's wildly popular TV show Game of Thrones. Suffice to say, there's spoilers, so don't listen unless you're all caught up.
Sunday May 06, 2018
205. Love (The TV Show)
Sunday May 06, 2018
Sunday May 06, 2018
Matt and Ed discuss Netflix's Love, the romantic comedy-drama starring Gillian Jacobs and Paul Rust. In addition to praising the show's command of tone and its sprawling, surprising cast, they explore how it compares to co-creator Judd Apatow's other work, highlight the ways in which it manages to capture the feel of modern dating and Los Angeles, and its abundant supply of funny theme songs for movies that don't actually have theme songs. They also wax poetic about Childish Gambino's "This is America".
00:00:00 - 00:10:13 - Intro & News
00:10:14 - 01:03:16 - Matt & Ed discuss Love
01:03:17 - 01:11:33 - SRS Recommends & Outro
Monday Sep 14, 2015
110. Peak TV
Monday Sep 14, 2015
Monday Sep 14, 2015
Monday Aug 17, 2015
106. True Detective: Season Two
Monday Aug 17, 2015
Monday Aug 17, 2015
Monday May 25, 2015
96. Mad Men
Monday May 25, 2015
Monday May 25, 2015
Historians will no doubt mark May 17, 2015 as the day the sixties died, as it was on that day that AMC's Mad Men ended its stellar seven season run. Matt and Ed felt that they had to mark the passing of a great show by discussing its phenomenal writing, directing and acting, as well as its significance as a key text in the ongoing American television renaissance. They also find time to talk about their individual disappointment about Tomorrowland and Pitch Perfect 2, and their shared sadness over the end of David Letterman's tenure as a late night host.
Sunday Mar 01, 2015
85. Parks and Recreation
Sunday Mar 01, 2015
Sunday Mar 01, 2015
We're saying goodbye to the residents of Pawnee, Indiana this week as Parks and Recreation ascends to sitcom heaven. Matt and Ed talk about what made the show so special, how jumping forward three years helped make the final season so strong, and offer up their favourite episodes, jokes and characters from one of the deepest benches in sitcom history.
Sunday Jan 11, 2015
78. 2015 Preview
Sunday Jan 11, 2015
Sunday Jan 11, 2015
Happy New Year! We're back and we're looking forward to what lies on the horizon in 2015 in our traditional preview. We talk about the films we're excited about, the ones that we're curious about, and the ones that are sure to dominate the cultural conversation for weeks and months at a time. We also highlight some TV shows that we're excited about, and offer (hopefully) tantalising glimpses of what we have planned for the podcast itself in the year ahead.
Friday Jul 11, 2014
55. Community - Redux Redux
Friday Jul 11, 2014
Friday Jul 11, 2014
Dan Harmon's Community has been cancelled. No it hasn't. Yes it has. No it hasn't. Yes it has. No. It hasn't.
Sunday Jun 22, 2014
54. Game of Thrones Season 4
Sunday Jun 22, 2014
Sunday Jun 22, 2014
During its fourth season, HBO's Game of Thrones reached new heights of popularity, thanks to its introduction (and disposal) of several new characters, a greater focus on delivering moments that can be boiled down to YouTube clips, and a bigger sense of spectacle. It also became the most controversial season to date, in large part due to a sex scene that looked like sexual assault to everyone who watched it, but may not have been intended as such.
Wednesday Mar 12, 2014
51. True Detective
Wednesday Mar 12, 2014
Wednesday Mar 12, 2014
This week, Joe and Ed pause to reflect on the first season of HBO's shiniest new show True Detective. The boys are generally enamoured with it, but delve into some of the deeper issues such as wondering what former Manchester United striker Dion Dublin was doing in the cast and also why the show seemed to have a somewhat unhealthy ass fetish.
Monday Nov 04, 2013
44. TV vs. Film Debate
Monday Nov 04, 2013
Monday Nov 04, 2013
The debate over whether television or film is the superior medium has been going on for many decades at this point, but it seems to have flared up a lot recently owing to television's perceived edge in terms of storytelling quality during its "Golden Age" and cinema's perceived slump at around about the same time. The boys decided that it was time someone waded in to this mess and tried to sort it all out, or at least spend an episode of a podcast deriding people who even take part in the debate.
This is one of our leaner episodes, but that doesn't mean there isn't room for some prime cut nonsense, so look forward to wild speculation on how Gravity might work as a TV show (spoiler: It wouldn't), how Peter Jackson might have directed Game of Thrones as a film series, and the many ways in which Shot/Reverse Shot is like a 19th century workhouse.
On a more serious note, this episode is dedicated to the memory of Emma Davies, Ed's younger sister, who died suddenly last week following an accident. She loved films and television, and was a big supporter of the podcast, so this episode is our small tribute to her.
Monday Oct 07, 2013
42. Breaking Bad
Monday Oct 07, 2013
Monday Oct 07, 2013
With the finale now a safe distance away, it's time for Joe & Ed to assess Breaking Bad, a show widely considered to be one of the best of all time. The boys ponder whether or not that's true, amongst other things, such as where Walt got his old clothes from and if Danny Dyer is ready to pick up the mantle of greatest dramatic actor working on television.
Friday Sep 27, 2013
40. The Wire
Friday Sep 27, 2013
Friday Sep 27, 2013
Recorded almost a year ago, but now only just seeing the light of day, Joe and Ed sit down for a lengthy natter about David Simon's sprawling dissection of the modern American city in decay, The Wire. Because it was recorded last year, it's in the old format with the Top Ten included, so it's longer than newer listeners will be accustomed to, but the quality is high in this unusually focused episode.
Monday Sep 23, 2013
39. Top Ten: Season Finales
Monday Sep 23, 2013
Monday Sep 23, 2013
Tuesday Jun 04, 2013
32. Arrested Development - Season 4
Tuesday Jun 04, 2013
Tuesday Jun 04, 2013
It's little over a week since 15 brand new episodes of the resurrected Arrested Development landed and Joe and Ed have watched them all (twice) to see if they're safe for general consumption. Does the highly anticipated return of the Bluth Family meet their expectations? Have a listen and find out. WARNING: Contains mild disagreement.
Monday Jun 03, 2013
31. Community - Season 4: Redux
Monday Jun 03, 2013
Monday Jun 03, 2013
So, yeah, that Dan Harmon eh? Never coming back to Community is he? Now follows Joe & Ed's climbdown on their previous assertion that the - now returning - ex showrunner would never return.
Monday May 13, 2013
29. Community - Season 4
Monday May 13, 2013
Monday May 13, 2013
This week, Joe and Ed run the rule over the very latest season of NBC's Community, a show that against all odds has found itself being renewed for an incredibly unlikely fifth season. The boys assess what impact the departure of creator Dan Harmon had on the show, talk about season four's various highs and lows and also ponder what the future holds for the students of Greendale. As usual, listen, enjoy, rate and review!
Tuesday Sep 04, 2012
14. Breaking Bad - Season 5
Tuesday Sep 04, 2012
Tuesday Sep 04, 2012
As the first half of the last season of the Greatest Show On TV airs, Joe and Ed discuss the ins and outs of Breaking Bad, Season 5. Whilst revelling in it's moral complexity, narrative unpredictability and cinematic brio, the boys can't help but try and speculate as to just what will happen next. There's some waffle of course, including Ed's scandalous accusation of how Joe makes his living and some speculation about who really came up with the 'Better Call Saul' strapline. As always, listen, enjoy, rate and review!