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It's springtime blizzard season in Colorado, so snuggle up to a brand new episode of Basic Cable. American Horror Story goes to camp (8:20). Carve another face on the Jeopardy Mt. Rushmore (14:20). Some Russian kid gets a new name (24:00).  Recommendation corner: The Last O.G.(30:35), What We Do In The Shadows (35:10) and Our Planet (39:50). We say our last heckles to You're The Worst (40:25). Is The Challenge having a renaissance (41:45)? 

Making up for lost time. We've got a long episode and a deep bench of topics. How'd out Basic Cable NCAA bracket hold up? (2:30) News You Can't Lose ft.: The Hill, Younger, Triple Frontier and the new Game of Thrones teaser. (3:15) Two minute US movie review. (22:20) Barry is back on HBO. (25:55) We say some not-so-nice things about The Case Against Adnan (30:35) and some nice things about What We Do In The Shadows. (36:55). Siesta Key wraps up Season 2 and we give out our MVP awards. (39:05) Guess The Pilot is back again for the very first time. (47:30) Carlie wishes Kevin was around to break down the finale of This Is The Us. (1:10:15)

In One Shining Momenttttt -- we'll talk about a lot of different shows - and do our dream bracket! (3:35) Look out, because Carlie is pissed OFF about the cancellation of One Day at a Time. Take your sanctimonious tweets and SHOVE IT, Netflix. (14:30) We also bid farewell to TV Land's Teachers, but strongly encourage you find a way to watch. (21:00) GoT episode length's revealed! (25:00) 90 Day Fiance is nearly back and we don't loveee all the couples involved. (31:10) Let the record reflect that Lucas is psyched for Stranger Things Season 3 based on the trailer -- so when he claims he hates it in July, remember this moment. (38:55) Hot Take Alert! Lucas thinks Elizabeth Holmes is the hero of "The Inventor," methinks he missed the point of the story. Ya know, of her compromising people's health. (46:05) Losers is a loser (even though we love you Surya Bonaly!) and finally -- the ball is tipped..what's the next line? MARCH SADNESS IS HERE! We have some wild picks for the Sweet Sixteen on, so hopefully you hear this before you have to fill out your own bracket and can know who NOT to pick based on our own busted bracket. 

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Welcome Basic Boys and Basic Girl, strap in for the mother of all podcasts. We have an exclusive interview with Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy ... well, Carlie just informed me that it's uncool to lie in episode descriptions. You'll have to settle for a quick tribute to the Jeopardy All-Star Games and the timeless beauty of Alex Trebek. HBO giving Crashing the light (9:00) and HBO announces some less-than-epic episode lengths for Game of Thrones (10:25). Lucas is misled by The Case Against Adnan Syed (13:30) and we break down the first real trailer from the final season of GoT (29:45). We keep the GoT train rolling with a fun, new game: You Gon' Die (43:00)!

Thanks to everyone who tuned into our special Jeopardy-centric episode last week. We're back with our regularly scheduled programming this week with a quick dip into the second week Jeopardy All-Star Games, a plea to save Netflix's One Day at a Time (10:50), the final season of You're the Worst (15:10), the start of a very likable new season of The Challenge (17:50), and the end of a very hateable season of True Detective (25:00). 

Welcome back, Basic Boys and Basic Girls.
We have a very special episode for you this week. We chat with our friend and Wheel of Fortune champion Kevin about the Jeopardy All-Star Games. Kevin knows his stuff, we're lucky he joined us for this very deep dive into the All-Star games format, contestants, and to help us make predictions about which team will win it all. Sorry it's been a hot minute since our last episode -- we got a little busy! Back with full recaps of our shows soon! But enjoy this Very Special Episode!  






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Heyoo, I know -- you want more Katie, but unfortunately she only watches Hogan's Heroes, Perry Mason and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel -- so she simply can't take his place. (1:00) Lucas is back, and congratulates me on eating a gyro. (4:55) NYCL includes lots of Netflix talk -- do they need to be up front about their ratings? Why are they working with Goop? Turns out Longmire WAS on Netflix. (16:40) No sooner had Ashley taken the million dollars are we back for another season of The Challenge. And we.are.in. (25:20) We're also back in on FXX's You're the Worst. If this is a show you fell out of watching, feel free to hop right back in, it's easy! (31:22) HBO might have spoiled the next episode of True Detective, and Lucas works himself into a fury about the latest episode.

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We finally did it -- we had our first remote guest on the show. And who better to join us than Carlie's mom, Katie. Katie is the most hilarious person we know, and is due for some time on BC. You won't be hearing much from ya boy Lucas this week, sorry, but Katie more than makes up for it. We talk all things MMM from the first two episodes, and there was A LOT to cover, from our relationship to Amy Sherman-Palladino shows, to whether Midge is even a likable character. Buckle up, there are some hot takes here, and some not hot ones (like -- who really likes Joel?), but we had a blast all the same. 

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How do you react when you meet a celebrity (1:00)?  A new chapter in Jersey Shore's most beautiful romance (9:30). We run through our Netflix queue and check in on You (12:40), Sex Education (18:05), Abducted in Plain Sight (20:15), the Bundy Tapes (21:15), Grace and Frankie (22:10), and Friends From College (23:45). It's KEYCAP season (26:10) and we say goodbye to The Good Place (31:00). Finally, Lucas lays the law down on True Detective.

*DISCLAIMER* This episode is full of spoilers for Episodes 1 & 2 of True Detective Season 3. We are also not doing a straight recap, so you might want to watch before attempting to listen, or we'll sound as crazy as Jeff Bridges accepting a lifetime achievement award. 
(0:33) Of course Lucas has to talk about the big news of the day, that Big Daddy Sitch, Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino reported to prison today for his eight-month sentence. We're thinking of you Mr. + Mrs. Sitch! (2:55) Diving in to the first two episodes of True Detective Season 3. First impressions, which characters stand out, and what we're wary of/hopeful for for the next six episodes. (15:55) Time to hear Lucas' theory about what happened! We were both supposed to posit some ideas, but Lucas' knocked it out of the park, so we take our time diving in there. (21:52) To build on our theories, we discuss some big themes going on this season and why they probably won't matter by the finale. (28:00) We start an on-going thread of important plots to follow, and what we know has happened in the last 30 years between the three timelines? (30:24) Then we talk about which Mahershala was our favorite this week, and who wins Wig of the Week. 

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