After more than two years, Rian Johnson's Poker Face -- aka "What if Columbo, but a lady named Charlie who's a human lie detector" -- is back for its second season on Peacock. Does it still deliver a pleasing throwback mystery vibe? David J. Roth returns to discuss. Around The Dial takes us through the second season of Conan O'Brien Must Go and Netflix's special Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize For American Humor; Killing It; and Untold: Shooting Guards. Mike presents the episode "A Mercy" from The Terror for induction into The Canon. Then, after naming the week's Winner and Loser, we kick off a new season of Game Time with a very long drive between fictional TV cities in America -- hey, kind of like Charlie! Gas up and join us!

👤 David J. Roth

Announcement: 🍹 Club Campaign Update

Lead Topic: 🃏 Poker Face

Around The Dial: ✈️ Conan O'Brien Must Go

Around The Dial: 🤣 Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize For American Humor

Around The Dial: 🐊 Killing It

Around The Dial: 🏀 Untold: Shooting Guards

The Canon: ⚓️ The Terror S01.E06: A Mercy

Winner & Loser: 🥊 Mike "The Miz" Mizanin

Winner & Loser: 🏈 Tom Brady

Game Time: 🚘 The Great American Fictional TV Road Trip

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🦋 David J. Roth on Bluesky

♠️ Tara's review of Poker Face S02

🤩 "John Mulaney Is One Of The Best TV Comedy Guest Stars Ever" by Tara at Cracked

📍 Tara's review of Conan O'Brien Must Go S02 at Cracked

🤗 Tara's review of Friendship at Cracked

🏆 Dave Roth's write-up on Killing It in "The Best Things We Saw In 2024" at Defector

💥 The Distraction podcast

🎄 The It's Christmastown! podcast

🔫 Sarah's review of Whack Job at Best Evidence

🗺️ The Road Trip Game Time Map

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