It may be unseasonably warm, but, if you can believe it, it's football season once again! To mark the start of the new season, we are sharing one of the first episodes we ever recorded: our review of Season 3 Episode 8 of the CW hit series All American.

I would like to start off by giving credit to Taye Diggs who gives a wonderful performance throughout the entire series—a series one of your hosts watched for several seasons after this.

So get ready to hear discussions about CW, high school, bullying, high school football, college football, professional football, teen angst, teen bullying (one of the biggest issues facing teens today), a secret teen marriage (one of the biggest issues facing teens today), homecoming. Yeah. we've got it all.

What's the premise of Mids? Well, two friends use randomizers to pick a show and a episode that we may or may not have seen before—and then we talk about it. So get lost with us, or yell at your ipod nano because we can't get the character names straight. Either way, we're confident that you'll have a good time. It's fine to put on while you're folding laundry.

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I want to shout out Deniz Gamze Ergüven for directing the episode of Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale that we reviewed this week. We didn't get to it, but it was in my notes to highlight her fantastic direction. This episode deals with things a little heavier than our normal fare, but we never know what we're gonna get each week. We hope it is still a fun and interesting listen.

I'll note that we recorded this several years ago so forgive us for not addressing how bad everything is.

Shout out to Kate Bush for the incredible song featured in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WataeV4WsI4

And of course, Happy Birthday to Elizabeth Moss.

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Special message from David:

If you can, please donate to this mutual aid effort to support the MacArthur Park vendors. You have probably seen on the news that people who sell ice cream trying to make a living for their families are being harassed by federal immigration enforcement. They're laying low for the summer so this link is being used to raise funds to assist they directly. https://www.gofundme.com/f/el-pueblo-salva-el-pueblo-mutual-aid-for-street-vendors

For the second time in the history of Mids, we are talking Canadian TV. In this episode, recorded in 2022, we discuss Workin' Moms. We follow the adventures of Kate and two other moms as they navigate upper middle class, urban-adjacent life. This show drew quite a reaction from one of our hosts. Can you guess who? Leave a comment down below with your guesses.

https://youtu.be/jtCGODjuRq0?si=2jT_h3on_Wef7Xjs

This week, we welcome special guest Cami to discuss the NBC smash hit sitcom Frasier and the Paramount + revival Frasier!

Which one do you think we preferred? Do you remember the 1974 film 'The Groove Tube'? Hmmm? Do you like a Riesling? Does it rain where you live? Can you sing the Mikado? You like dogs? Bulldogs?

We discuss this...and much much more.

Shout out to Cami for coming on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3QeyNtuz8M

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In this episode, which we recorded a millio years ago (which should be evident by our reference to the Edmonton Football Team), we reviewe Chopped Canada! Listen along as we react to Season 3 Episode 3 "Rice Twice", and have a drink every time we say the titular phrase–you know, that very common phrase you've heard people say your entire life?

How does it compare to Chopped proepr? Well, you'll have to listen to find out. Come for the comparison and stay for our own proposed dishes, olive theoru, US/Canada relations, and True Detective.

Unfortunately, the YouTube link to the episode is no longer. If you can't find it on streaming, we invite you to engage in some theater of the mind.

Shout out to Food Network and Food Network Canada.

Folks, we are BACK with our first ever twofer. Do you like Roseanne? Do you like The Connors? Well, we review both. In this episode, the gang talks recent TV viewing experiences, therapy, and Mids' international appeal. Reach out to us on IG or via our email to let us know how you found us. Maybe you can replace the cat as a third mic for an episode.

We have a bonus episode this week! Remember Nickelodeon's Rocket Power? Well, I kind of do too. Krista certainly does. Join us as we talk about classic characters like ummm...Otto? Rodriguez? Reggie? And their dog Squid Games.

Come for the 70's classic 'Rhoda' (itself a spinoff of the classic 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'), and stay for D's impressions of Marge Simpson and Homer struggling to say 'Marge'. Shouts out to Julie Kavner! Even bigger shout out to Krista for keeping us on track with the plot synopsis (evergreen statement).

This episode was recorded sometime in 2021 if that wasn't clear.

Hey folks! We are turning it all the way back to 2021, when we recorded an episode of a podcast about an episode of television for just the second time ever. Enjoy our early attempt and pod racing. We talked about a 2017 episode of Lifetime's The Rap Game.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boku_(juice)

Show Notes:

In this solo update, D provides a state of the show and reflections on a tumultuous start to the new year.

Please consider donating to a mutual aid effort to support victims of the LA area wildfires. Here are a couple:

Mutual Aid LA Network: https://mutualaidla.org/

Immigrant Fire Relief Fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/lafires2025

I'm linking to a few pieces I've found interesting in light of recent events.

The Case for Letting Malibu Burn by Mike Davis: https://longreads.com/2018/12/04/the-case-for-letting-malibu-burn/

It's a Strange World, Isn't It? by Meaghan Garvey (Pitchfork): https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/david-lynch-twin-peaks-reality-blues/

Behind the News: The Billionaires Killing California w/ Yasha Levine (Jacobin Radio): https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/behind-the-news-the-billionaires-killing-california/id791564318?i=1000684997622