The first of two Best of episodes dropping today, in which we discuss the different types of modern sci-fi subgenres and their origins, and give some examples of some movies and tv shows you might have seen that fit into one or multiple different subgenres. 

Our next Best of 2023 episode finds us going back to the totally awesome, totally tubular 1990s to talk about the golden age (maybe?) of sitcoms with none other than hockey correspondent Rob Nugent!

From our favorites, to absurd moments, to jokes we didn't get until we were older, this episode was an awesome blast of tv nostalgia.

Let's take a look back at the best episodes of the year as selected by uh....me! We'll do this in chronological order so first up was a very fun episode from Movie May.

The whole month was dedicated to war movies of various kinds and this episode (Battle Breakdown) got into the nitty gritty of combat by dissecting 9 different battle sequences from film and television. Some were from real battles, some were fictional, some did some things right and others did some things wrong. 

Heyo! We are back and alive. Uh, obviously.

We are back with a new episode to close out the year that was, 2023 in case you forgot, by covering all of the previous episodes and themes and seeing what worked, didn't work, and where to go from there.

We also preview the top 4 episodes of the year and give a glimpse into the upcoming, year-long theme the podcast will be following.

Happy 2024! Eat shit, 2023!

And we wrap up the two-fer, and Best of the Best Week, with a look at villains in sports.

Are there as many as you think? When does villainy cross into appreciation? 

One thing is for sure though: villains make for the best real fictional characters.

How about we close out Best of the Best Week with a good old-fashioned two-fer? 

We start by doing a deep dive into bat flips, hip thrusts, coordinated dances, power slides, finger wags, spikes, shimmies, shakes, and war dances to determine what is the best celebration in all of sports.

We have reached the midpoint of our Best of the Best Week and we are hashing out what is the best sports television show of all time.

Here's a dirty little secret about fictional sports tv shows: they mostly suck.

Except for the one selected here. FX's The League is truly head and shoulders (and downstairs mouth) above the rest of the competition and thus, earns a lifetime Shiva award.

Our next episode for Best of the Best Week finds us examining the intersection of sports and music. Nothing hypes up a crowd, or a team for that matter, like a well-placed song drop. Player and team entrances, fan chants, and even some sing-alongs are top of mind with this episode.

We tackle a variety of songs and tell you when it is best to give these tracks a try.

Plus, we open up Pandora's Box and potentially commit some kind of blasphemy by suggesting that maybe, juuuust maybe, Queen does not have the top stadium anthem of all time.

I've said too much, strap in to find out more.

We roll on with our Sports Bonanza and we're offering up a little curveball for your holiday week.

A new minisode every day this week presenting the Best of the Best. First up: The Best Sports Movie.

It's obviously the 1989 comedy classic, Major League. If you think it's something else, you're wrong. I think you'll see things, just give me like 5 minutes to convince you.

You still don't believe me? I guess there's only one thing left to do then...

Listen to the whole fucking thing.

We're jumping right back into another Sports Bonanza episode, this time with a few answers to our pressing Cleveland sports questions.*

Can the Guardians dream real big this offseason? How should we consider this wild, up-and-down Browns season? Will the Cavs have the first father-son duo in NBA history? Get answers to all that and more!

*Unfortunately, we didn't have time to provide any commentary or updates on the ever-growing steroid and cocaine scandal in the Greater Cleveland Interscholastic Bowling League. Check back in next week!