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Gretchen and Sean discuss Michael Sheen's extraordinary performance as the deeply troubled sportscaster Caspian Wint in the HBO mockumentary 7 Days in Hell as they attempt to answer the eternal question: Comedy—threat or menace?

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Note: This film's writer has been accused of rape. In this episode we neither discuss him nor mention him by name, and we stand with and believe the survivors without qualification.

Gretchen and Sean tackle the greatest fight scene ever filmed, the street fight between Dan Dority and Captain Turner in Deadwood Season 3, as part of a wide-ranging discussion of great (and not so great) fight scenes across film and television.

(from Deadwood 3x05, "A Two-Headed Beast," w: David Milch, d: Daniel Minahan)

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Gretchen and Sean discuss the explosive finale of Breaking Bad Season 2.

(from Breaking Bad 2x13, "ABQ," w: Vince Gilligan / d: Adam Bernstein)

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"It occurred to me: The basis of fiction is that people have some sort of connection with each other, but they don't." —Richard Harrow, Boardwalk Empire 

Sean and Gretchen discuss their favorite line of dialogue of all time and its ramifications for Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones, Twin Peaks, Deadwood, and beyond.

(from Boardwalk Empire 1x07, "Home," w: Tim Van Patten & Paul Simms / d: Allen Coulter)

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In this second special prologue episode, Sean and Gretchen continue their discussion of the past two decades' most notable shows, including The Wire, Deadwood, Mad Men, Channel Zero, American Crime Story, Fargo, and more. Originally aired as The Boiled Leather Audio Hour Episode 127.

In this special prologue episode, Sean and Gretchen discuss some of the best shows of the past 20 years, including The Sopranos, Twin Peaks, Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, The Terror, Halt and Catch Fire, and many more. Originally aired as The Boiled Leather Audio Hour Episode 124.