The Televerse

Noel, Allison, and Kate return to Streaming In Place with Lodge 49, kicking off season two with the premiere, "All Circles Vanish." Six weeks later, Dud's shark bite, Liz's new gig, and much more. Tune in for our thoughts, then come back next week for season two, episode two, "The Slide."

Allison is back, joining Noel and Kate to Stream In Place with Netflix's Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey. We talk Forest Whitaker, Anika Noni Rose, and discovering Madalen Mills. Plus the music, the animation, and those costumes! Tune in for our thoughts, then come back on Wednesday as we return to Lodge 49 to talk season two, episode one, "All Circles Vanish."

Shout-out to our Zoom listeners, Marcus and Scottie! Thanks for joining in on the fun and sharing your thoughts on the movie.

It's our final episode of 2020, which means one thing: The List-ening is upon us. Noel and Kate list off their picks for the best in TV in 2020, from traditional categories like Best Performance or Best Direction to much more specific categories, like Best Shipping and Best WTF moment. There was a lot to remember and celebrate in this year of TV, and listen in to get some of Noel and Kate's picks, then reach out with your picks. Spoiler alert: We do not hold back in our wide-ranging 2020 TV talk. If you're worried about being spoiled for your favorite series, wait to listen to this episode until you're all caught up.

Performance Awards (7:50) Best Lead Performance; Best Supporting Performance; Most Acting; Least Acting; Best Voice Acting; Best Reality Personality; Most Novel Casting; Best Ensemble; Most Underrated Ensemble; Best Cameo; Best Guest Appearance; 6th Man Award

Character Awards (18:52) Best New Characters; Best Villain; Best (and Worst) Parents; Best Kids; Best Pet; Best (and Worst) On-screen Death; Badass Award; Character We Want More Of; Actor We Want More Of

Production Awards (33:37) Notable Comedy Direction; Notable Drama Direction; Best Cinematography; Best Costuming; Best Set Design; Best Hair; Best Makeup; Best Editing; Most Inventive Animation

Music Awards (41:44) Best or Catchiest New Theme Song; Best New Opening Credit Sequence; Best Score; Best Soundtrack; Best Original Song; Best Musical Moment

Sequence Awards (45:56) Best Stunts; Best Action Set Piece; Best Standalone Fight Scene; Best Dream Sequence; Best Dance Sequence; Best Montage

Writing Awards (52:18) Best Writing for a Comedy Series; Best Writing for a Drama Series; Best Monologue; Best Writing for a Single Episode; Best Episode Title; Best Crafting of a Season

Season Awards (1:01:37) Season with the Most Spectacular Burn Out; Most Spectacular Slow Build or Season-Long Mystery; Best Finale Payoff; Most Underappreciated Finale or Payoff; Most Overrated Finale or Payoff

Series Awards (1:07:52) Best New Comedy (not in our Top 20); Best New Drama (not in our Top 20); Most Underrated Series; Homework Award; Ringer Award; Srsly Guys, Why Aren't You Watching…?; Srsly, Why Aren't We Watching…?; Gone, But Not Forgotten

Moment Awards (1:15:49) Trippiest Scene; Best WTF Moment; Dusty, Dusty Him Sad Award; Best Extraneous Nudity; Best Shipping/Most Chemistry; Least Chemistry; Oxygen Award; Most Ridiculous Moment; The La-la-la Award (for Show We Least Want Spoiled)

Miscellaneous Awards (1:26:42) Best Surprise; Worst Disappointment; Spotlight of Shame; Breakthrough Performance or Series; It Should Have Worked…; It Shouldn't Have Worked…; It's Not Me, It's You Award; Life Vest Award; Show We Most Want to See Make the Leap

Music Featured:

"Call Me When You Get There" from The Eddy; "Suzie's Song (Busker Version)" by Johnny Lloyd and Nathan Coen, from I Hate Suzie; "Edge of Great" from Julie and the Phantoms

"Hallelujah"/"Eye of the Tiger" from Perfect Harmony; "Mighty as Kong" from Royalties; "Being Human" from Steven Universe Future

Allison is on assignment, so Noel and Kate finish Streaming In Place with season one of The Flight Attendant, talking episode eight, "Arrivals and Departures." Cassie makes some changes, Ani makes a new friend, and Shane?!? Tune in for our thoughts, then come back next week as we embrace the holiday spirit with Netflx's Jingle Jangle.

Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus! Thanks for joining us for The Flight Attendant and sharing your take on the season.

Allison, Noel, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with The Flight Attendant, episodes six and seven, "After Dark" and "Hitchcock Double." More stellar work from Kaley Cuoco, team-up shenanigans, and ugh, dead cat guy. Tune in for our thoughts, then come back Wednesday for the season one finale of The Flight Attendant, "Arrivals and Departures."

Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on these episodes.

We're at the final weeks of December, which means two things: It's time for our end-of-the-year Best Of podcasts, and it's officially Noel's fifth anniversary cohosting The Televerse! We dive right into our Top 20, breaking the list into three segments. Take a listen for our picks, and some of the memorable TV music of the year, and then reach out with your picks for the best series of 2020 and the moments you hope we'll remember for next week's Best Of Smorgasborgy.

Top 20–15 TV Series of 2020 (14:12) Star Wars: The Clone Wars Adventure Time: Distant Lands Miracle Workers: Dark Ages Kakushigoto Schitt's Creek Giri/Haji DuckTales Legendary

Top 7–14 TV Series of 2020 (31:12) Steven Universe Future The Amber Ruffin Show Gentefied Mrs. America What the Constitution Means to Me Kim's Convenience Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Superstore The Good Fight Briarpatch DC's Legends of Tomorrow Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Top 1–6 TV Series of 2020 (1:25:56) Infinity Train Harley Quinn: The Animated Series Better Things The Great The Good Place What We Do in the Shadows Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! I May Destroy You

Music Featured:

"Party Mix" from Miracle Workers: Dark Ages; "Weirdos Make Great Superheroes" from Central Park; "I Want to be Evil" from Lucifer

"Always Be My Baby" from Schitt's Creek; "Toss A Coin To Your Witcher" from The Witcher; "American Pie" from Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

"I Wanna Kill You This Christmas" from The Amber Ruffin Show

Noel, Allison, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with The Flight Attendant, episodes four and five, "Conspiracy Theories" and "Other People's Houses." Cinnamon roll Max and his doom face, welcome back to our TVs T.R. Knight!, and more time with Michelle Gomez, please. Tune in for our thoughts, then come back next week for the next two episodes of The Flight Attendant, "After Dark" and "Hitchcock Double."

Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus! Thanks for joining in on the fun.

Allison, Noel, and Kate begin Streaming In Place with The Flight Attendant, diving in with the miniseries with episodes one through three, "In Case of Emergency," "Rabbits," and "Funeralia." Kaley Cuoco's star turn, Michiel Huisman's changing performance, and that score! Tune in for our thoughts, then come back Wednesday for the next two episodes of The Flight Attendant, "Conspiracy Theories" and "Other People's Houses."

Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus! Thanks for joining us on our latest show and for sharing your initial takes.

The end of the year approaches, so it's time to start catching up with the series we may have overlooked. This episode, Noel and Kate explore season one of HBO's comedy docuseries How To with John Wilson. Before that, though, there's plenty of TV to discuss. We kick things off with the finale of Wilmore, Peacock's limited run election series, then check in with The Unicorn and The Mandalorian before moving to reality. It's a lovefest for The Great British Baking Show: Holidays season three (more specifically, the Derry Girls special), then Kate shares some thoughts on The Great British Sewing Bee seasons one and two, and we round out the week with the penultimate The Amazing Race. Take a listen for our thoughts, then reach out with your take on John Wilson, the week's TV, and the viewing you're fitting in before the end of the year.

Season Spotlight: How To with John Wilson Season 1 (1:06:12)

Our Week in TV Wilmore finale (15:56) The Unicorn (21:18) The Mandalorian (32:58) The Great British Baking Show: Holidays Season 3 (39:04) The Great British Sewing Bee Seasons 1–2 (50:07) The Amazing Race (53:54)

Music Featured: "Gold Rays" by Summer Kennedy

Noel, Allison, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with Lodge 49, talking season one episode ten, "Full Fathom Five." Well, that's one way to end a season. Dud gets back in the water, Liz gets out from under water, and because why not, Cheech Marin. Tune in for our thoughts, then come back next week as we take a break from Lodge 49 and dive into the world of international intrigue with the first three episodes of The Flight Attendant.

Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus! Thanks for joining us for season one of Lodge 49 and for sharing your thoughts today.