S02E01 I Love Lucy

We open season two with the most groundbreaking show in all of history: I Love Lucy! Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz took charge of their show and broke nearly every existing convention creating a sitcom that works almost seven decades later.

S01E06 All in the Family

We take a look at the America's most lovable bigot, his little goil, the dingbat, and Meathead. We discuss the pitfalls of a writer's intention versus a viewer's interpretation. And we pull apart a show that is every bit as relevant today as it was in the seventies.

S01E05 The Jeffersons

This episode we're moving on up to the Eastside to cover The Jeffersons, the spinoff of All in the Family that lasted eleven seasons and laid the groundwork for many black sitcoms to come. We pull no punches looking at the positives and negatives of this racially charged show.

S01E00 The Pilot

Welcome to In Syndication where we review television shows from the past and tell it's place in history, what shaped the show, and whether it holds up. This episode is where we lay out what we're doing and why.