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It’s been another long week, but admittedly a thin one for TV viewing. We kick off the podcast with Our Week in TV, starting with Kate’s thoughts on The CW premiere of Swamp Thing. Then Noel and Kate dive in with DuckTales’ Halloween episode, Kate catches up with Archer and The Vow, and we round out the week with another deep dive into the latest The Great British Bake Off. Afterward, we head back to the DVD Shelf to talk Tanner ’88, a documentary following the 1988 Presidential campaign of the fictional Jack Tapper. Newly streaming on HBO Max, the series is an interesting experiment in quasi-real time political storytelling and a clear predecessor to The West Wing, and if either aspect sounds intriguing, it’s very much worth your time. Tune in for our reactions, then reach out with your take on the week’s TV, Tanner ’88, and any other recent TV finds.

DVD Shelf: Tanner ‘88 (52:38)            

Our Week in TV Swamp Thing premiere (17:08) DuckTales (23:06) Archer (27:17) The Vow (28:43) The Great British Bake Off (33:06)

Music Featured:  DuckTales’ “The Trickening!” theme song

Article Referenced: “How Safe Is SNL’s Audience?” at Seth Simons’ Humorism

Noel is under the weather, so Allison and Kate finish out week 29 Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Three: Change, episodes nine and 10, “The Stakeout” and “Long Live the Queen.” Tremors, Asami getting her Batwoman on, and Bolin’s moment. Plus of course, that scene with the Earth Queen. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back next week for episodes 11, 12, and 13, “The Ultimatum,” “Enter the Void,” and “Venom of the Red Lotus.” Shout-out to our Zoom listener Marcus for joining us again this week and sharing his thoughts on the episodes. We’ll see you back next week for the end of Book Three.

Noel, Allison, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Three: Change, episodes seven and eight, “Original Airbenders” and “The Terror Within.” Fun with baby air bison, our first group battle, and Noel fills us in on Nickelodeon’s interesting programming choices for Korra. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow for episodes nine and 10, “The Stakeout” and “Long Live the Queen.” Shout-out to our Zoom listener Marcus!

Allison, Noel, and Kate start week 29 Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Three: Change, episodes five and six, “The Metal Clan” and “Old Wounds.” Lin has a sister and lots of family baggage? Do tell! Plus Zaheer goes undercover and Korra tries metalbending. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back on Wednesday for episodes seven and eight, “Original Airbenders” and “The Terror Within.”

Shout-out to our Zoom listener Marcus. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and joining in the fun!

It’s a particularly strange 2020 day, but we’re powering through with the podcast as usual because this being 2020, who knows what’s right around the corner. We kick things off with our week in TV, starting with the premiere of The Amber Ruffin Show, a sobering Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and sporty Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. Then we talk about the TV side of the first presidential debate, check in briefly with DuckTales, and round out the week with a closer look at the premiere of The Great British Bake Off. Afterward, we head to the spotlight section and dive in with the first season of Doom Patrol, now available streaming on HBO Max. Take a listen, then reach out with your thoughts on this week’s TV, Doom Patrol, and your own Legends of Tomorrow and Doom Patrol pairings.

Season Spotlight: Doom Patrol Season 1 (56:09)       

Our Week in TV The Amber Ruffin Show premiere (12:22) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (17:16) Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (20:53)First Presidential Debate (24:34) DuckTales (37:24) The Great British Bake Off premiere (38:35)

Music Featured:  “A Message from The Man in the Moon” by Josephine Baker and “It was a Shit Show” from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Noel, Allison, and Kate finish week 28 Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Three: Change, episodes three and four, “The Earth Queen” and “In Harm’s Way.” The Earth Queen, Mako and Bolin’s family, and most importantly, Happy Birthday Noel! Tune in for our thoughts, and come back next week for episodes five and six, “The Metal Clan” and “Old Wounds.” Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus. Thanks for joining us this week. We hope you’ll be back for week 29!

Allison, Noel, and Kate start Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Three: Change. First up are episodes 1 and 2, “A Breath of Fresh Air” and “Rebirth.” Bumi’s a bender, Zuko has a dragon, and Tenzin’s a terrible salesman. Tune in for our thoughts on the start of the season, and come back tomorrow for episodes three and four, “The Earth Queen” and “In Harm’s Way”. Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus! Thanks for joining the fun.

Noel, Allison, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with our wrap-up of The Legend of Korra, Book Two: Spirits. We share our thoughts on the season as a whole, then turn things over to our fabulous Zoom listener Marcus, who helps us process the season, reminds us about our new fav the cat deer, and anticipates what’s to come in season three. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow as we dive in with Book Three: Change.

Allison, Noel, and Kate start week 28 Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Two: Spirits, episodes 13 and 14, “Darkness Falls” and “Light in the Dark.” Kaiju Korra, Tinkerbell Jinora, and Bolin’s declaration. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow as we look back on the season as a whole. Shout-out to our Zoom listener Marcus. Sorry about the Bumi confusion! We hope you’ll join us tomorrow.

It’s another week of premieres and even a finale here at the podcast, giving us plenty to discuss. First Noel and Kate look at the premiere of Larry Wilmore’s new series on Peacock, Wilmore, plus the finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race: Vegas Revue, some further thoughts on The Great Pottery Throw Down, and the premiere of The Great British Baking Show. Then Noel talks Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous season one and we round out the week in TV with the surprise return of DuckTales. Afterward, we head to the spotlight section to dive in with Netflix’s new Sherlock Holmes spinoff, Enola Holmes, discussing the film and Netflix’s new trend of potential franchise building via movies that feel much more like pilots and TV movies than standalone features. Tune in for our thoughts, then reach out with your own takes on Enola Holmes and the week’s TV.

Spotlight: Enola Holmes (1:00:46)      

Our Week in TV Wilmore premiere (16:06) RuPaul’s Drag Race: Vegas Revue finale (24:44) The Great Pottery Throw Down (32:14) The Great British Baking Show premiere (39:13) Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous Season 1 (44:31) DuckTales (52:04)

Music Featured:  “Training Montage” from DuckTales