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Well, we had to get a major off-model episode eventually. While it’s consistently funnier than any episode up to this point, this episode is rooted in some ideas that never took hold in The Simpsons, with the chief one being … Continue reading The Simpsons: S01E04 “There’s No Disgrace Like Home”
“The Corbomite Maneuver” Season 1 Production Order #3 Airing Order #10 Directed by Joseph Sargent Written by Jerry Sohl After the duo of pilots, it’s time to dive into the series proper. Granted, we start things off with the 10th … Continue reading Star Trek: TOS – S01E03/E04 “The Corbomite Maneuver” and “Mudd’s Women”
Season 4 Directed by Julia Smith Written by Innes Lloyd After joining the show at the end of the last serial, it’s time for the first full serial with Jamie as a companion. It’s also our first actual look at … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S04E05 “The Underwater Menace”
This episode is known as the season one episode where Homer attempts suicide because he’s been fired from the plant, absurd both because it becomes out of character for Homer, and for how dark it is. In context, it’s still … Continue reading The Simpsons: S01E03 “Homer’s Odyssey”
“The Cage” Season 1 Production Order #1 Airing Order #80 Directed by Robert Butler Written by Gene Roddenberry Two days before the premiere of Season 4 of Doctor Who, another slightly more famous sci-fi show premiered, this time in the US. Perhaps the … Continue reading Star Trek: TOS – S01E01/E02 “The Cage” and “Where No Man Has Gone Before”
Season 4 Directed by Hugh David Written by Elwyn Jones and Gerry Davis In many ways, this is both the true start of the Second Doctor’s era and one more nail in the coffin of the First Doctor’s era. It’s … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S04E04 “The Highlanders”
The Simpsons, Season one, Episode Two, “Bart The Genius” It’s a famous story now: when Matt Groening was in the waiting room for Fox to negotiate making a cartoon out of his comic strip Life In Hell to pay off … Continue reading The Simpsons: S01E02 “Bart The Genius”
Happy New Year, everybody! I’m ringing in 2017 with possibly the most crowd-pleasing concept possible: weekly write-ups on The Simpsons! With these write-ups, I hope to create a space where we can come together to quote The Simpsons incessantly, because … Continue reading The Simpsons: “Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire” S01E01
Season 4 Directed by Christopher Barry Written by David Whitaker With the end of one era, another must take its place. We may have gotten our first look at the face of a newly regenerated Doctor, but now is the … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S04E03 “The Power of the Daleks”
Season 4 Directed by Derek Martinus Written by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis 134 episodes in and we have the biggest and most important moment of the show’s history. Doctor Who was no stranger to turnover by this point with … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S04E02 “The Tenth Planet”
Season 4 Directed by Julia Smith Written by Brian Hayles Welcome to a “new” season of Doctor Who as we head into the home stretch of William Hartnell’s run. While the new companions were introduced throughout the next serial, this … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S04E01 “The Smugglers”
Season 3 Directed by Michael Ferguson Written by Ian Stuart Black As we come to the end of another season of Doctor Who, it’s important to look back at the season as a whole and frankly there has been a … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S03E10 “The War Machines”
Season 3 Directed by Christopher Barry Written by Ian Stuart Black Hey everyone, it’s been a while but it’s time for more adventures in Doctor Who Classic. Ok, I know we had been through a bit of a rough spell … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S03E09 “The Savages”
First up, recommend you watch the episodes before listening. The episodes we discuss are The Gang Broke Dee (Season 9, episode 1) and The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis (Season 4, episode 2). Link to the podcast: https://archive.org/details… Like to thank Pauli and Ruck … Continue reading Pickles Will Prevail! – Episode 2 – The Gang Broke Dee, The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis
It’s finally here! Had a ton of fun making this and I hope you guys enjoy listening. First, the episode: The Gang Misses the Boat – Season 10, episode 6 It’s available on Netflix, Hulu, On Demand and a bunch … Continue reading Pickles Will Prevail! – Episode 1 – The AVCAD Always Sunny Podcast
Not being content to devote only half a day on my weekend to podcasting, I’ve been thinking about putting together an Always Sunny podcast. My tentative plans right now are me and two guests. The guests each pick an episode … Continue reading Always Sunny Podcast Ideas/volunteers
SEASON 1, EPISODE 13: Beef Consommé
Written by Richard Rosenstock & Chuck Martin
Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar
Original airdate February 15, 2004 Continue reading (deleted)
Episode grade: B Well, this is it… the season finale of season 13 of American Dad!. I don’t think any of us expected a show that’s been on the air so long to be able to recapture its mojo, but … Continue reading American Dad! Season 13 Episode 22: “Standard Deviation”
Episode grade: B- Stan and his son Steve: one of the most core-level sources of conflict within the Smith family. Steve, the nerdy, wimpy son of the big, strong, CIA strongman, who never fails to disappoint. Well, that’s not exactly … Continue reading American Dad! Season 13 Episode 21: “Next of Pin”
SEASON 1, EPISODE 12: Marta Complex
Written by John Levenstein & Jim Vallely
Directed by Joe Russo
Original airdate February 8, 2004 Continue reading (deleted)
Episode grade: A- Stan’s job at the CIA is one of the core features of the show, stretching all the way back to its conception. Though Stan himself has evolved in many ways, the nature of his job as an … Continue reading American Dad! Season 13 Episode 20: “Gifted Me Liberty”
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