Mo and Ryan return with the first installment of 2016. We cover a lot of shows, and also our approach to TV criticism in the age of Peak TV.
0:00 - 38:10: Quick Hits: Angel From Hell, Second Chance, Man Seeking Woman, The Shanarra Chronicles, London Spy, Colony
38:10 - 1:00:27: Mercy Street/State Of TV Criticism
 
1:00:27 - End: Billions
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Episode 173: Making My Billions On Mercy Street

The latest and greatest about all things TV from Maureen Ryan and Ryan McGee.

TV & Film

Mo and Ryan. Again! Dreams come true. Fall Tv Quick Hits: 0:00 - 6:01 One Mississippi: 6:01 - 9:28 Survivor's Remorse: 9:28 - 18:23 BoJack Horseman/Twin Peaks: 18:23 - 28:58 Better Things: 28:58 - End Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts. 

Episode 217: Catch Us If You Can

Mo and Ryan. Your eyes do not deceive you. People Of Earth: 0:00 - 13:12 The Last Tycoon: 13:12 - 25:54 GLOW: 25:54 - 39:14 Insecure: 39:14 - 47:46 Wynonna Earp: 47:46 - End Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.   

Episode 2016: Wow, We Recorded An Episode

Hi there, it's Mo here with a really special treat. In June, I moderated a panel on the HBO drama "The Leftovers" at the ATX Television Festival in Austin. It was a few days after the show's series finale aired, and on the panel were executive producer Damon Lindelof, executive producer (and author of the novel "The Leftovers") Tom Perrotta, and executive producer/director Mimi Leder. At the start of the conversation, I handed out tissues to all the panelists, because I was fairly sure most of us were going to cry at some point. Many did, but before and after those moments, we talked about the show in depth, and it was life-affirming to hear these creative and thoughtful people talk about the themes of "The Leftovers" and the choices they made and why this amazing program ended the way it did. Near the end, Lindelof made me cry in a way I totally did not see coming (which seems like a very "Leftovers"-ian thing to do, and that moment also has to do with  this essay). By the way, if you're a "Leftovers completist, don't miss this previous Talking TV podcast on the show!   One other note: Jasmin Savoy-Brown, who played Evie Murphy, was in the audience, and that led to the above moment of mild hilarity (because everyone enjoys Guilty Remnant humor). In any event, I loved moderating this panel, the panelists were wise and funny and informative, the audience questions at the end were great, and lots of people got a little bit misty before it was all over. What more could we ask for?   Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Episode 215: Talking 'The Leftovers' With the HBO Drama's Creative Team at the ATX Television Festival

Mo and Ryan are back with a long ep featuring four shows. Is Reviewing Twin Peaks On A Weekly Basis A Good Idea? 0:00 - 36:16 I'm Dying Up Here: 36:16 - End Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts. 

Episode 214: Twin Peaks And the "Meaning" of Criticism

It's Mo flying solo and talking to W. Kamau Bell, host of the fine CNN series "United Shades of America, which returns April 30. It's a show that manages to be funny, timely and well-researched, and Bell is one of the best conversationalists on TV right now. We talk about how his show changed its approach slightly in Season 2, and about where he and his producers went this year.  Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts. 

Episode 173: Making My Billions On Mercy Street

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