Newsradio: "Sinking Ship"

What do you do when you're a surrealist sitcom that's been treated badly by NBC and pretty sure you're about to be cancelled? Blow all the network's budget on an effects-heavy period piece! In what was famously Phil Hartman's last appearance, Newsradio parodies the recent and hugely popular Titanic film...or the trailer for it, at least. We talk about the standout production designs, this show's influence on network comedy, and its stacked cast that includes some of the best comedic actors (Dave Foley, Maura Tierney, Stephen Root) and some of the worst people alive (Joe Rogan, Andy Dick).

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Newsradio Oral History | E! News Behind the Scenes #1 | E! News Behind the Scenes #2

Alias: "Phase One"

Just in time for the Big Game, we're covering when the classic J.J. Abrams spy thriller Alias scored the treasured Super Bowl lead out slot... and aired its wildest episode that not only demolishes its original premise and radically retools the series, but also attempts to function as a self-contained entry point for new viewers. We talk about the history and importance of Super Bowl lead out programs, Alias's battle for narrative accessibility, Jennifer Garner's sexy outfits and incredibly emotive performances, all the daddies, and why this is secretly one of the most gimmicky episodes we've covered.

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30 Rock: "Queen of Jordan"

HAM! Nick Coffman from Hard Drive and Smashing Game Time joins us for an iconic episode from the Tina Fey comedy that spotlights Angie Jordan (Sherri Shepard) and her Real Housewives-esque in-universe show, which includes lots of wine throwing, Alec Baldwin doing pratfalls and being mistaken for gay, Titus Burgess in his breakout role, and an uncomfortable subplot with Susan Sarandon.

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Smashing Game Time

Nick's hilarious Hard Drive article about Netflix

Nick on Twitter: @thatCoffman

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Superman: The Animated Series: "The Late Mr. Kent"

The Big Blue Boy Scout finds himself tangled in a noir-style murder mystery when his alter-ego of Clark Kent appears to be killed! With private eye-style flashback narration, a grounded crime story with death row and a dirty cop, and a dark ironic ending worthy of Batman, this episode explores why Clark Kent the reporter is just as important as Superman (even if everyone hates reporters).

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Fringe: "Brown Betty"

Merrilee O'Neil joins us for one of the strangest genre mash-ups of all time from this cult sci-fi show, where a grief-stricken mad scientist tells a fairy tale about glass hearts, singing corpses, and quantum laser knives to a child while being stoned out of his gourd. We explore this episode's surprising ties to the success of Glee, the noir gender-swapping with Anna Torv as a hardboiled detective and Joshua Jackson as a femme fatale, animated Leonard Nimoy, and John Noble singing a crooner version of Tears for Fears! Plus, an extended tangent about Kingdom Hearts for some reason.

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LA Times BTS interview | TV Line on Jasika Nicole and Racism | Ars Technica on the Cipher

Doctor Who: "Midnight"

Hamish Steele (creator of Dead End: Paranormal Park and DeadEndia) joins us for one of Doctor Who's best and scariest episodes, which uses knocking, repetition, and a tourist bus to expose the darkness of humanity. On the heels of David Tennant, Catherine Tate, and Russell T. Davies returning for the 60th anniversary, we discuss the show as inspiration, its parallels to tokusatsu, and why its childlike wonder still persists.

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SlashFilm | TARDIS Wiki

Angel: "Birthday"

It's an ode to Cordelia Chase in this It's a Wonderful Life homage, where Queen C faces certain death, is guided by an affable demon to reflect on her life choices, and finally lives the alternate life she always dreamed of as a rich and famous actress. We talk all about the weird legacy of this Buffy spin-off, including the real-life abuse Charisma Carpenter faced (and how she's recently reclaimed this awesome character), the highs and lows of the series, and a parody of bad WB sitcoms from the 00s.

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Futurama: "The Sting"

Every TV viewer knows that even if the main character dies, things have to get back to normal somehow, right? This surreal, emotionally-charged episode explores every possibility of that premise, from dreams and hallucinations, to sci-fi resurrections, to even the show's own impending cancellation. Trippy visuals, a stellar Katey Sagal performance as Leela, and plenty of observational humor about death and sanity make this one of Futurama's best!

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The Donna Reed Show: "Have Fun"

We're venturing back to the late 1950s for a piece of television history you may not have known about -- the first ever Rashomon-style episode! Though Donna Reed became known as the ur-example of a typical sitcom housewife, this episode shows off how modern and high-concept this series could be, as the story of Donna and her smokeshow husband's first date is told from two different perspectives.

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Donna Reed: Fire and Ice

The Haunting of Hill House: "Two Storms"

Nadia from Inside All Day Podcast joins us for this equal parts scary and sad episode of the acclaimed Netflix adaptation of Shirley Jackson's famous novel, where horror mastermind Mike Flanagan uses ambitiously long and complex single takes spanning two time periods to depict a family haunted by both ghosts and grief.

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Nadia on Twitter: ⁠⁠@NerdDollface⁠

Inside All Day Podcast

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Content Warning: We have frank discussions about grief and discussion about characters dying by suicide. If you are in the United States and thinking about suicide, you can access immediate help by dialing 9-8-8 to speak to a trained counselor with the Lifeline network.

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