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Sherlock: "The Abominable Bride"

Jessica Tingler joins to talk about this spooky, mind-bendy period piece that places modernized Sherlock Holmes back into his classic time (or does it?)

Find Jessica on TikTok: @silly.mama

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Email: [email protected] | Twitter: @gimmickspod | Instagram: @gimmickspod | Derek on Twitter: @DerekBGayle

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The X-Files: "Bad Blood"

Merrilee O'Neil joins to talk about Mulder and Scully's Rashomon-style retelling of their absurd vampire investigation.

Find Merrilee on Twitter: @papillonvoleur

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Email: [email protected] | Twitter: @gimmickspod | Instagram: @gimmickspod | Derek on Twitter: @DerekBGayle

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Sources
Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files by Zack Handlen and Emily Vanderwerff | Monsters of the Week: The Complete Cartoon X-Files

Cowboy Bebop: "Toys in the Attic"

Stik Braxton (author and host of the Clueless Vino and Too Tall Boyz podcasts) joins to talk about an homage to 1979's Alien that's equal parts creepy, absurd, and hilarious.

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Doctor Who: "Eve of the Daleks"

A.P. of Ranger Command Power Hour joins to talk about a time loop rom-com New Years special with murderous Daleks.

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Step by Step: "The Case of the Missing Diary"

Doug Fink (host of Victory Road, Novel Gaming, and Walloping Websnappers) joins to talk about this lighthearted, pun-filled noir parody from a TGIF favorite.

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Smallville: "Noir"

Craig Byrne (Editor-in-Chief of KSiteTV and KryptonSite, and author of five Smallville official companion books) joins to talk about Jimmy Olsen's incredibly authentic and gorgeous-looking 1940s noir dream.

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Sliders: "As Time Goes By" 

Annie Fish, author of the Think of a Roulette Wheel blog and an upcoming book about Sliders, joins to talk about this bizarre love story that stretches over three worlds and destroys at least one universe.

Find more from Annie:
Annie's website: violetmice.com | Annie on Twitter: @_anniefish | Think of a Roulette Wheel: earthprime.com/roulette

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Email: [email protected] | Twitter: @gimmickspod | Instagram: @gimmickspod | Derek on Twitter: @DerekBGayle

Episode Sources:
Earth Prime | Dimension of Continuity | Original Think of a Roulette Wheel Episode Post

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Community: "Remedial Chaos Theory"

Tommy Proffitt of Distant Echoes joins to talk about this dense and elaborate storytelling experiment, which also happens to be the origin of The Darkest Timeline.

Find more from Tommy:
Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast: anchor.fm/distant-echoes | Distant Echoes on Twitter: @DistantEchoesSW | Tommy on Twitter: @AwkwardComma

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Email: [email protected] | Twitter: @gimmickspod | Instagram: @gimmickspod | Derek on Twitter: @DerekBGayle

Episode Sources:
Vulture | Community Inside Look | Community Wiki | Dan Harmon's Tumblr

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Ted Lasso: "Beard After Hours"

Kevin Quigley (author and host of Thirty20Eight) joins to talk about Coach Beard's strange, sexy, and surreal night in an homage to Martin Scorsese's After Hours!

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Email: [email protected] | Twitter: ⁠@gimmickspod⁠ | Instagram: ⁠@gimmickspod⁠ | Derek on Twitter: ⁠@DerekBGayle⁠

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Star Trek: The Next Generation: "A Fistful of Datas"

Cassie Proffitt of Distant Echoes joins to talk about a western holodeck adventure.

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Source: Memory Alpha