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After the shocking death scenes of last week, this week “Game of Thrones” settled down a bit. Monty Ashley and Jason Snell talk you through episode three, including Stannis Baratheon’s nifty table and the cold cunning of Tywin Lannister and Olenna Tyrell. Plus, how can you make incest even ickier? By doing it in a church next to the dead body of your child! Yeah, that’s the spirit, Lannisters!

Monty Ashley and Jason Snell talk about episode two of “Game of Thrones” season 4. Let’s be honest, there’s only one scene here that everyone will be talking about after viewing: The scene where Melisandre talks to Stannis’s daughter about religion. Oh, also Joffrey gets married and other stuff happens. He’s a bit of a bridezilla.

The Hollywood Reporter’s Tim Goodman joins Jason Snell to talk about CBS hiring Stephen Colbert to replace David Letterman on “Late Show.” Read Tim’s analysis, Why Stephen Colbert Is the Perfect David Letterman Replacement. Also we mention Aisha Tyler and Chris Hardwick. Earlier: Our reaction to Letterman’s retirement.

Monty Ashley and Jason Snell talk about the “Game of Thrones” season 4 premiere. We count swords, praise Natalie Dormer, and generally try to remember exactly who is who and what they’re doing now that we’re back at the start of a new season. Also, we complain about the mixing of chicken-related metaphors. And don’t miss Monty’s piece about “Game of Thrones” in The Guardian.

We react to David Letterman announcing his retirement and speculate about where late-night comedy goes from here. Also, why are we all wearing togas?

Dissecting the Oscars with Philip Michaels, Lisa Schmeiser, and Jason Snell. Our podcast doesn’t run as long as the Oscarcast, but it’ll feel like it!

It’s Super Bowl week, and Vidiots Jason Snell and Philip Michaels are here to talk about NFL Network, NFL Films, Super Bowl commercials, and the question of what show best fits in the post-Super Bowl time slot. Oh, and the autumn wind is a raider, pillaging just for fun.

And we’re back with another podcast. This one features incisive analysis of Nintendo’s new Wii console from Steve Lutz, as well as a roundtable discussion of the aftermath of the new fall season from Jason Snell, Philip Michaels, and Lisa Schmeiser.

The prodigal podcast returns, featuring Vidiot Steve Lutz’s exclusive interview with Michael J. Nelson, formerly of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and now of RiffTrax. (Steve wrote about RiffTrax on TeeVee in August.)

Steve Lutz on the merits of watching and skipping commercials; Six Angry Vidiots discuss the Emmys, the new fall season, TV on DVD, “Rescue Me,” “The Amazing Race,” and… Angela Lansbury?