Hulu's latest original series, Castle Rock, is inspired by the works of Stephen King -- but is the resulting series Stephen Kingdom Hearts? Deadspin editor, Dave And Jeb Aren't Mean co-host, and spouse of a Maine native David Roth makes his début to talk about it! Around The Dial spins to Seven Year Switch, Bosch, Last Chance U, and a vintage ad from Stephen King's past. David makes a pitch for us to induct the Law & Order: SVU episode "Wildlife" into The Canon, and then after naming the week's Winner and Loser, we continue talking names in a Game Time all about TV characters' monikers. Grab some Wonder Bread and join us!

GUESTS

👤 David Roth

TOPICS

Lead Topic: 🏰 Castle Rock

Around The Dial: 👩‍❤️‍👨 Seven Year Switch

Around The Dial: 🕵️‍♂️ Bosch

Around The Dial: 🏈 Last Chance U

The Canon: 🏆 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S10.E07: Wildlife

Winner & Loser: 👍 Supergirl

Winner & Loser: 👎 Fans of The Brady Bunch

Game Time: 🧠 A Rose By Any Other Name

NOTES

🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 212 page on ExtraHotGreat.com

🍊 Orange Is The New Black at Vulture

🎅 David Roth on Twitter

⚾️ David Roth at Deadspin

😵 The Deadcast

🎄 Dave And Jeb Aren't Mean

🚨 The Blotter

🦨 Tara discussing "Wildlife" on These Are Their Stories

🗣 Pacific Standard's oral history of "Wildlife"

Hulu's latest original series, Castle Rock, is inspired by the works of Stephen King -- but is the resulting series Stephen Kingdom Hearts? Deadspin editor, Dave And Jeb Aren't Mean co-host, and spouse of a Maine native David Roth makes his début to talk about it! Around The Dial spins to Seven Year Switch, Bosch, Last Chance U, and a vintage ad from Stephen King's past. David makes a pitch for us to induct the Law & Order: SVU episode "Wildlife" into The Canon, and then after naming the week's Winner and Loser, we continue talking names in a Game Time all about TV characters' monikers. Grab some Wonder Bread and join us!

Special Guest: David Roth.

Rebooting a show hosted by original Spock with the new Spock may have seemed...logical, but the summer-weight EHG panel didn't think much of the new In Search Of, which is perhaps a casualty of the internet, and definitely suffers from not committing to its crackpot premises. At least we got to make an American Movie reference about the premiere? Later, we went Around The Dial with Dr. Pimple Popper, an HBO doc on Robin Williams, and Ancient Aliens before Liz presented a fourth-season Frasier farce for the Canon. Jesus won, UnREAL lost (we think?), and Dan Cassino gave new meaning to the term "sibling rivalry" in a family-friendly Game Time.

So loosen up those polygraph straps and get comfy with an all-new Extra Hot Great.

TOPICS

Lead Topic: 🕵️ In Search Of (2018)

Around The Dial: 🧴 Dr. Pimple Popper

Around The Dial: 🤯 Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

Around The Dial: 🛸 Ancient Aliens

The Canon: 🏆 Frasier S04.E18: Ham Radio

Winner & Loser: 👍 John Legend

Winner & Loser: 👎 UnREAL

Game Time: 🧠 All In The Family

NOTES

🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 211 page on ExtraHotGreat.com

Rebooting a show hosted by original Spock with the new Spock may have seemed...logical, but the summer-weight EHG panel didn't think much of the new In Search Of, which is perhaps a casualty of the internet, and definitely suffers from not committing to its crackpot premises. At least we got to make an American Movie reference about the premiere? Later, we went Around The Dial with Dr. Pimple Popper, an HBO doc on Robin Williams, and Ancient Aliens before Liz presented a fourth-season Frasier farce for the Canon. Jesus won, UnREAL lost (we think?), and Dan Cassino gave new meaning to the term "sibling rivalry" in a family-friendly Game Time. 

So loosen up those polygraph straps and get comfy with an all-new Extra Hot Great.

Even in 2018, the summer TV season isn't all prestigious limited series and Emmy contenders: there's still misbegotten syndication-quality sci-fantasy stuff like The CW's overseas-Syfy import The Outpost! We stretched the bounds of Monty Ashley's patience by inviting him to join us and discuss it. Around The Dial clicks through the second seasons of Nailed It! and GLOW, as well as Penn & Teller: Fool Us and Animal Kingdom. Monty presents Batman: The Animated Series's "Heart Of Ice" for induction into The Canon, and then after naming the week's Winner and Loser, we belly up to the bar for a Game Time about TV's watering holes. Lend us your pointy ears and enjoy!

GUESTS

👤 Monty Ashley

TOPICS

Lead Topic: 🛖 The Outpost

Around The Dial: 🍰 Nailed It

Around The Dial: 🤼‍♀️ GLOW

Around The Dial: 🪄 Penn & Teller: Fool Us

Around The Dial: 🦁 Animal Kingdom

The Canon: 🏆 Batman: The Animated Series S01.E03: Heart Of Ice

Winner & Loser: 👍 Seinfeld Elaine Benes

Winner & Loser: 👎 HBO

Game Time: 🧠 Where Everybody Knows Your Name

NOTES

🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 210 page on ExtraHotGreat.com

🦹 The Villain Edit podcast

💵 Tara on Paid Off With Michael Torpey for Slate

🗡 Tara's first Sharp Objects recap at Decider

Even in 2018, the summer TV season isn't all prestigious limited series and Emmy contenders: there's still misbegotten syndication-quality sci-fantasy stuff like The CW's overseas-Syfy import The Outpost! We stretched the bounds of Monty Ashley's patience by inviting him to join us and discuss it. Around The Dial clicks through the second seasons of Nailed It! and GLOW, as well as Penn & Teller: Fool Us and Animal Kingdom. Monty presents Batman: The Animated Series's "Heart Of Ice" for induction into The Canon, and then after naming the week's Winner and Loser, we belly up to the bar for a Game Time about TV's watering holes. Lend us your pointy ears and enjoy!

Special Guest: Monty Ashley.

The second season of Detroiters started last week, and new guest Josh Gondelman joins us to talk about why it's so great, and why it should be better known: the crack timing, the considered use of Tim Meadows in his lower "gear," and the things it gets right about longtime friendships. We're going Around The Dial with Pose, Nanette, Barry, Jersey Shore: Family Reunion (again), Luke Cage, and Handmaid's Tale before Detroiters's Tim Robinson makes another appearance in Josh's Canon pitch for Robinson's eponymous episode of The Characters. Roseanne-less Roseanne won, Prime subscribers lost (and didn't even know it), and Game Time became snacktime in a quiz about food/show mash-ups. Put us on for your commute (after you check your gas tank for sardines): it's an all-new Extra Hot Great.

GUESTS

👤 Josh Gondelman

TOPICS

Lead Topic: 😱 Detroiters

Around The Dial: 🤭 Nanette

Around The Dial: 👗 Pose

Around The Dial: ⛱ Jersey Shore: Family Reunion

Around The Dial: 🥊 Luke Cage

Around The Dial: ⛪️ The Handmaid's Tale

The Canon: 🏆 The Characters S01.E07: Tim Robinson

Winner & Loser: 👍 The Conners

Winner & Loser: 👎 Amazon Prime

Game Time: 🧠 Foodie TV

NOTES

🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 209 page on ExtraHotGreat.com

🕸 Josh Gondelman's website

🐦 Josh Gondelman on Twitter

💿 Or enjoy his album, "Physical Whisper"

⚖️ Tara's review of Dietland at Vulture

The second season of Detroiters started last week, and new guest Josh Gondelman joins us to talk about why it's so great, and why it should be better known: the crack timing, the considered use of Tim Meadows in his lower "gear," and the things it gets right about longtime friendships. We're going Around The Dial with Pose, Nanette, Barry, Jersey Shore: Family Reunion (again), Luke Cage, and Handmaid's Tale before Detroiters's Tim Robinson makes another appearance in Josh's Canon pitch for Robinson's eponymous episode of The Characters. Roseanne-less Roseanne won, Prime subscribers lost (and didn't even know it), and Game Time became snacktime in a quiz about food/show mash-ups. 

Put us on for your commute (after you check your gas tank for sardines): it's an all-new Extra Hot Great.

Special Guest: Josh Gondelman.

While some prestigious shows do find berths on summer schedules, it's also still a dumping ground for C-list reality shows -- and for you, we welcomed back Jeff Drake...and made him join us in suffering through five premieres from the past week. In what ways does Travel Channel's Caribbean Pirate Treasure fail to live up to its title? Whose trust is being broken in Investigation Discovery's Broken Trust, other than the viewer's that her hour will pass enjoyably? Was 24 To Hell & Back too little time to spend with Gordon Ramsay in his latest Fox restaurant makeover show? How little effort could Howie Mandel expend on NatGeo Wild's Howie Mandel's Animals Doing Things, and could it possibly be less than went into naming the show? And did The Proposal have us down on our knees praying for ABC to cancel it swiftly? Find out in our rapid-fire roundup! We also ponder the induction of Fleabag's series premiere to The Canon, name the week's Winner and Loser, and go around the world for a World Cup-inspired Game Time. Confirm that your surroundings are free of pirates and join us!

GUESTS

👤 Jeff Drake

TOPICS

Lead Topic: 🏴‍☠️ Caribbean Pirate Treasure

Lead Topic: ❤️‍🩹 Broken Trust

Lead Topic: 🔥 Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours To Hell & Back

Lead Topic: 🦔 Howie Mandel's Animals Doing Things

Lead Topic: 💍 The Proposal

The Canon: 🏆 Fleabag S01.E01

Winner & Loser: 👍 Comic-Con attendees

Winner & Loser: 👎 Chris Hardwick

Game Time: 🧠 The World Cup Of Television

NOTES

🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 208 page on ExtraHotGreat.com

⚽️ World Cup 2018 countries

While some prestigious shows do find berths on summer schedules, it's also still a dumping ground for C-list reality shows -- and for you, we welcomed back Jeff Drake...and made him join us in suffering through five premieres from the past week. In what ways does Travel Channel's Caribbean Pirate Treasure fail to live up to its title? Whose trust is being broken in Investigation Discovery's Broken Trust, other than the viewer's that her hour will pass enjoyably? Was 24 To Hell & Back too little time to spend with Gordon Ramsay in his latest Fox restaurant makeover show? How little effort could Howie Mandel expend on NatGeo Wild's Howie Mandel's Animals Doing Things, and could it possibly be less than went into naming the show? And did The Proposal have us down on our knees praying for ABC to cancel it swiftly? Find out in our rapid-fire roundup! We also ponder the induction of Fleabag's series premiere to The Canon, name the week's Winner and Loser, and go around the world for a World Cup-inspired Game Time. Confirm that your surroundings are free of pirates and join us!

Special Guest: Jeff Drake.