High Maintenance is back on HBO, and John Ramos is also back to talk about the adventures of The Guy in marijuana-delivery-land; whether the show's too New York-y to be relatable, or warm-hearted enough to have broad appeal; and what exactly happened to that one lady's cat. We also went around the dial with new Soderbergh joint Mosaic, new-to-John show Insecure, and the same old comforting Top Chef before considering a listener submission for Star Trek: Voyager changed the way we think about amphibians forever. Party Of Five won, casting agents looking for Trumps lost, and speaking of losing, boy did someone screw the pooch in a David T. Cole-authored Game Time. Pass around the edibles: it's time for an all-new Extra Hot Great.

• Lead Topic
  • High Maintenance
• Around The Dial
  • Mosaic
  • Insecure
  • Top Chef
• The Nonac
  • Star Trek: Voyager S02.E15: Threshold
• Winner and Loser of the Week
  • Party Of Five
  • Fire And Fury
• Game Time
  • 12 Questions

1. Ben Stone
2. Don Draper
3. Rainbow Johnson
4. B.A. Baracus
5. Keith Mars
6. Jon Snow
7. Bad Janet
8. Laura Roslin
9. Diane Chambers
10. Walter White
11. Tony Soprano
12. Jessica Jones

Special Guest: John Ramos.

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High Maintenance is back on HBO, and John Ramos is also back to talk about the adventures of The Guy in marijuana-delivery-land; whether the show's too New York-y to be relatable, or warm-hearted enough to have broad appeal; and what exactly happened to that one lady's cat. We also went around the dial with new Soderbergh joint Mosaic, new-to-John show Insecure, and the same old comforting Top Chef before considering a listener submission for Star Trek: Voyager changed the way we think about amphibians forever. Party Of Five won, casting agents looking for Trumps lost, and speaking of losing, boy did someone screw the pooch in a David T. Cole-authored Game Time. Pass around the edibles: it's time for an all-new Extra Hot Great.

GUESTS

👤 John Ramos

TOPICS

Lead Topic: 💨 High Maintenance

Around The Dial: 🗻 Mosaic

Around The Dial: 🌴 Insecure

Around The Dial: 🍽 Top Chef

The Nonac: 🚀 Star Trek: Voyager

Winner & Loser: 👍 Party Of Five (2020)

Winner & Loser: 👎 Fire And Fury

Game Time: 🧠 12 Questions

NOTES

🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 188 page on ExtraHotGreat.com

🐦 John Ramos on Twitter

💧 What Lies Upstream on YouTube (for rent or purchase)

High Maintenance is back on HBO, and John Ramos is also back to talk about the adventures of The Guy in marijuana-delivery-land; whether the show's too New York-y to be relatable, or warm-hearted enough to have broad appeal; and what exactly happened to that one lady's cat. We also went around the dial with new Soderbergh joint Mosaic, new-to-John show Insecure, and the same old comforting Top Chef before considering a listener submission for Star Trek: Voyager changed the way we think about amphibians forever. Party Of Five won, casting agents looking for Trumps lost, and speaking of losing, boy did someone screw the pooch in a David T. Cole-authored Game Time. Pass around the edibles: it's time for an all-new Extra Hot Great.

Special Guest: John Ramos.

As we count down to the official premiere of Starz's previously sneak-peeked new J.K. Simmons vehicle Counterpart, Eve Batey and Tim Ehhalt join us to discuss all the twists, turns, and...twins? Around The Dial takes us to new series Alone Together and Dr. Pimple Popper; limited series Wormwood; and returning fan favorites The Magicians and The Fosters. We debate the induction of the Justified episode "Brother's Keeper" to the Canon, and then after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a non-regulation Game Time (RIP Sarah) (just kidding, she'll probably live). Grab a nostalgic funnel cake and join us!

GUESTS

👤 Eve Batey

👤 Tim Ehhalt

TOPICS

Lead Topic: 👯‍♀️ Counterpart

Around The Dial: 🌴 Alone Together

Around The Dial: 🌊 The Fosters

Around The Dial: 🪄 The Magicians

Around The Dial: 🩺 Dr. Pimple Popper

Around The Dial: 💊 Wormwood

The Canon: 🏆 Justified

Winner & Loser: 👍 Norsemen

Winner & Loser: 👍 The Terror

Game Time: 🧠 The Return Of The Steep Incline Climber

NOTES

🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 187 page on ExtraHotGreat.com

🐦 Eve Batey on Twitter

🐦 Tim Ehhalt on Twitter

As we count down to the official premiere of Starz's previously sneak-peeked new J.K. Simmons vehicle Counterpart, Eve Batey and Tim Ehhalt join us to discuss all the twists, turns, and...twins? Around The Dial takes us to new series Alone Together and Dr. Pimple Popper; limited series Wormwood; and returning fan favorites The Magicians and The Fosters. We debate the induction of the _Justified_episode "Brother's Keeper" to the Canon, and then after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a non-regulation Game Time (RIP Sarah) (just kidding, she'll probably live). Grab a nostalgic funnel cake and join us!

Special Guests: Eve Batey and Tim Ehhalt.

A new year means new sitcoms, and Spotted Dick/seasoned business traveler Adam Grosswirth is joining us to discuss one in particular: Fox's budget-airline-com L.A. To Vegas! We debate whether Dave Will Hate Ridley Scott's new TV project The Terror, before Around The Dial takes us to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, 9-1-1, The X-Files, and The Leftovers. The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt episode "Kimmy Goes To A Play!" is submitted for induction into the EHG Nonac, and then after naming the new year's first Winner and Loser, it's we finish our televisual tour of these United States in Game Time. Put your chair and tray table into the upright position and listen!

GUESTS

👤 Adam Grosswirth

TOPICS

Lead Topic: 🛩 L.A. To Vegas

Will Dave Hate This?: 😡 The Terror

Around The Dial: 🤣 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Around The Dial: 🛸 The X-Files

Around The Dial: 🫥 The Leftovers

The Nonac: 🕳 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt S02.E03: Kimmy Goes To A Play!

Winner & Loser: 👍 Animaniacs

Winner & Loser: 👎 The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story The Versace family

Game Time: 🧠 The United States of Television Part 2

NOTES

🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 186 page on ExtraHotGreat.com

🐦 Adam Grosswirth

💧 What Lies Upstream on YouTube (for rent or purchase)

A new year means new sitcoms, and Spotted Dick/seasoned business traveler Adam Grosswirth is joining us to discuss one in particular: Fox's budget-airline-com L.A. To Vegas! We debate whether Dave Will Hate Ridley Scott's new TV project The Terror, before Around The Dial takes us to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, 9-1-1, The X-Files, and The Leftovers. The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt episode "Kimmy Goes To A Play!" is submitted for induction into the EHG Nonac, and then after naming the new year's first Winner and Loser, it's we finish our televisual tour of these United States in Game Time. Put your chair and tray table into the upright position and listen!

Special Guest: Adam Grosswirth.

Happy new year! And...unhappy near-future narratives, as Nick returns to discuss the fourth season of Black Mirror. We all ranked the episodes from our least to most favorite, and discussed what worked (Star Trek neckbeard vengeance; "San Junipero" with a twist) and what didn't (chases; barely altered procedurals). After we went Around The Dial with The Profit, Black-ish spin-off Grown-ish, and Runaways, Nick wined and dined us for our Canon votes with the "First Date" episode of Master Of None. Who were our Winners and Losers of all of 2017? Where in these United States (of TV) were the answers to this week's Game Time? And why might Monica Potter's agent be cringing? Auld lang syne up to download the first Extra Hot Great of 2018!

GUESTS

👤 Nick Rheinwald-Jones

TOPICS

Lead Topic: ⬛️ Black Mirror

Around The Dial: 🎓 Grown-ish

Around The Dial: 🦸 Runaways

Around The Dial: 📈 The Profit

The Canon: 💓 Master Of None

Winner & Loser: 👍 Late Night With Seth Meyers

Winner & Loser: 👎 Dicks

Game Time: 🧠 The United States Of Television, Part I

NOTES

🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 185 page on ExtraHotGreat.com

🐦 Nick Rheinwald-Jones on Twitter

🎧 The Mark And Sarah Talk About Songs podcast

Happy new year! And...unhappy near-future narratives, as Nick returns to discuss the fourth season of Black Mirror. We all ranked the episodes from our least to most favorite, and discussed what worked (Star Trek neckbeard vengeance; "San Junipero" with a twist) and what didn't (chases; barely altered procedurals). After we went Around The Dial with The Profit, Black-ish spin-off Grown-ish, and Runaways, Nick wined and dined us for our Canon votes with the "First Date" episode of Master Of None. Who were our Winners and Losers of all of 2017? Where in these United States (of TV) were the answers to this week's Game Time? And why might Monica Potter's agent be cringing? Auld lang syne up to download the first Extra Hot Great of 2018!

Special Guest: Nick Rheinwald-Jones.

What's under the Extra Hot Great tree today in this winter-holiday all-Canon episode? First up is Supernatural's fifth-season "Changing Channels," a TV trope send-up with a couple of Buntnip elements the submitter hopes will guarantee a vote from Sarah, followed by a very courageous anime submission in the form of Gurren Lagann S01.E08. And once we've dispensed with Jeffrey Dean Morgan in-jokes and AT-AT tiki walkers, it's time to contemplate the $165 budget of the pilot of NightMan, a show that couldn't even afford a fan and seems like it's maybe actually a pest-control porno. O Little Town Of *****, N*, there's a message for one of your residents in this very merry episode of Extra Hot Great.

TOPICS

The Canon: 👿 Supernatural S05.E08: "Changing Channels"

The Canon: 🇯🇵 Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann S01.E08: "Later Buddy"

The Canon: 🎷 Nightman S01.E01: "Episode 1"

NOTES

🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 184 page on ExtraHotGreat.com

🌉 The NightMan credits sequence you can't live without