Made for TV Mayhem Show

After threatening to do a podcast-spinoff dedicated to Trapper John M.D., Amanda finally sat down and did it! In the debut episode, Amanda discusses Trapper's pilot, it's connection to Medical Center and the beginning of TJ's dance with reverse psychology. There are some hiccups, but lots of soundbites and gratuitous use of the series' incredible score to make it a little more tolerable! Amanda will be updating this spinoff monthly. Hope you enjoy!

The Made for TV Mayhem Show was nominated for a Rondo!!! We weren't sure if we might be picking up a few listeners through that nomination, so we thought we'd get together and each suggest an episode we felt gave people a good idea of what we do. They are episodes that show us at our best... or at our least confused. Something like that. So, of course recording this was a bear. There are sound issues galore (thanks Skype for the bad reception and time lags), and choppy editing came about as I was trying to put it into something that was more coherent. Please be kind. We did this on the fly and on a day that was proving to be difficult.

If you are new, welcome! If you are just listening cuz you like us... thank you so very much. We appreciate every download. Hope you enjoy!

You can look at the Rondo Awards ballot at www.rondoaward.com, and you'll find our little podcast in the Best Multi-Media Site section. You can email your selections to [email protected].

Amanda was nominated in three categories total. The other two are:

Best Commentary: Last House on the Left (with Bill Ackerman)

Top Event: ‘Big Scares on the Small Screen: A Brief History of the Made-for-TV Horror Film,’ at The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, NYC

Put your votes where you must! And thank you so much for checking us out or sticking with us!

Yes, we're just a tad late, but we're only speaking of love yet again this February. We made it a twofer though. We're talking romantic comedies, and our double features two of our favorite small screen faces who are no longer here. Dan and Amanda discuss Every Man Needs One (1972), starring Ken Berry and More than Friends (1978), starring Penny Marshall.

We're kicking off 2019 with a retrospective on Michael Parks' interesting small screen career. We look at Escape from Bogen County (1977) and The China Lake Murders (1990)... and there's a bit of talk about Parks' thick, luxurious hair. Hey, it's how we do. Anyway, here you go! We hope you enjoy!

We'll be back towards the end of February, and although we're missing Valentine's Day proper, we're still gonna keep love in the air with two romantic comedies featuring actors we love but lost recently. The films on tap: More Than Friends (1978), starring Penny Marshall, and Every Man Needs One (1971) with Ken Berry.

Happy Holidays! Here's our episode dedicated to Rich Little, Ebeneezer Scrooge, Wacky Wall Walkers and Truman Capote?! Yup, it's all here and we hope you enjoy our discussion on Rich Little's A Christmas Carol (as well as our talk on the weirder Christmas TV offerings)! Nate went all Bah-humbug on us and had to drop out at the last minute, but we're joined by our very good friend and holiday expert Joanna Wilson, and she helps me unwrap the LSD headtrip that Rich Little brought into our living rooms oh so long ago!

Hope you have wonderful holiday, and we'll see you next year!

OMG! It's finally here! It's the Small Screen Vixens episode we recorded eons ago but which had to put on the backburner because life... how she gets in the way. If you don't remember, this is the episode where we cover Summer Girl (1983) and The Face of Evil (1996). Enjoy!

Btw, Dan was kind enough to do the edits on this one. And he did a wonderful job. Thank you so much Dan!!!

We'll be back shortly with our annual Christmas episode. Details coming...

We made it! It's the scariest time of the year, so the Made for TV Mayhem Show crew decided to talk about a couple of classic ghost story TVMs. Our latest episode dives into the otherworlds of The Woman in Black and The Haunting of Sarah Hardy (both 1989), and ghoulish times were had! Enjoy!

... and our winner is... Ralph Roullard! Hooray!

And here's the episode were we read some of our Snowbeast vs. ? entries and draw the winner. We had a blast with these. Thank you to all who entered. You are brilliant and we love you!

We're back (finally) and we're enjoying the warm water and sandy beaches as we discuss Zuma Beach (1978) and The Hustler of Muscle Beach (1980)! Come along, catch some rays and Hang 10.

Here's all the details for our Snowbeast Blu Ray Giveaway Contest! Listen, participate! Thanks! Contest ends towards the end of August.