S03E05 The A-Team

 

This month the In Syndication podcast covers the show about Vietnam veterans framed for a crime they didn't commit together to do what anyone would...flip some cars, fire some guns at nothing in particular, and get paid large cash while doing it. That's right we're talking about The A-Team. If you haven't had enough Mr. T in your life since the 80's, hold on cause we're serving you an extra helping.

S03E04 Batman

 

According to Adam West, the sixties was about the three B's: The Beatles, Batman, and Bond. We actually talk about all three in this episode of In Syndication, but we completely focus on the show captured a nation, a Joker, two Riddlers, and three Cat Women (if you count the movie). We're breaking down Batman!

S03E01 Tales from the Crypt

 

We return for our third season of the In Syndication podcast with a Halloween appropriate entry. Tales from the Crypt was HBO's first premier show that ran for seven seasons. It was an anthology show that had a refreshing celebrity cast that has never been matched. Find how five of the biggest producers in Hollywood turned a comic book from the fifties into a giant franchise of multiple shows and movies.

S02E04 Deadwood

This month we talk about the show that reinvigorated the western, made stars of Timothy Olyphant and Ian McShane (in the States, anyway), and was weirdly written in iambic pentameter: Deadwood!

S02E03 Mannix

He took a licking and kept on ticking. No sucker punch, bullet to the temple, or computer could stop him. Blindness and concussions were temporary setbacks. We examine the show that reinvigorated the detective genre: Mannix.

S02E02 Monty Python's Flying Circus

John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, and Terry Gilliam started Monty Python's Flying Circus and not only set the template for comedy shows to come, but created their own brand of comedy in the process.

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.

S01E12 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

CBS thought they hired an unoffensive comedic team to host a variety show. What they got was one of their most censored shows. Find out about the show that gave Steve Martin, Rob Reiner, and Bob "Super Dave" Einstein their starts in showbiz.

S01E11 MASH

We delve into the show that was about the Korean War (but really Vietman). Learn about the fight over the laugh track and how they broke the nudity barrier for a network show. We're covering M*A*S*H.

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.

S01E04 The Sopranos

One of the first auteur shows to dominate ratings. The Sopranos  was an excellent cocktail of the mob, therapy, and comedy. Find out juicy details about the best episodes, why there were so many birds, and who wore a sex toy to bring out the best in James Gandolfini.

S01E03 That Girl

Marlo Thomas broke ground producing and starring in the first sitcom to be centered around an independent woman. Find out how The Feminine Mystique helped shape a show that's wide ranging influence can be felt in shows like The New Girl.