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.

S01E10 Cheers

Cheers is one of the most loved sitcoms to hit televisions. It was high and low brow. It weathered losing a colead. It created a multitude of characters that will never be forgotten. And it laid track for shows like The Simpsons and Parks and Recreation along the way.

S01E09 The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits was a sci-fi show that introduced television to lighting in the style of German expressionism, managing it's own special effects department, and the monster of the week. We discuss all the ways it aged wonderfully...as well as comically bad.

S01E08 Married With Children

Married With Children, the fledgling Fox Network's first hit, was designed to be the polar opposite of The Cosby Show. It was centered around a shoe salesman's family, and had dialogue right out of a roast. We pull no punches reviewing this pop culture relic.

S01E07 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

In Syndication plums the depths of the oceans to uncover nondescript European country plots and mermen in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Check out this episode and you'll believe a submarine can fly...if your six...I guess.

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.

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.