We're celebrating the holidays on the Podcastulacra this week, first with regular business: Deep Space Nine sees the formalization of labor relations in "Bar Association," the arrival of a savior (fitting) in "Accession," and an awesome non-warrior Klingon in "Rules of Engagement." Then, Friday Night Lights gets busy with "I Think We Should Have Sex," and we learn why Buddy Garrity has no friends.

After that, we honor the season by gifting each other great Christmas episodes: J. makes Robby watch The X-Files again to discover exactly "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas," while Robby brings the Tony Clifton Taxi episode that wasn't, "A Full House for Christmas."

Next week, we kick off the fifth season of LOST! with "Because You Left," "The Lie," and "Jughead." Watch out for flaming arrows!

We're celebrating the holidays on the Podcastulacra this week, first with regular business: Deep Space Nine sees the formalization of labor relations in "Bar Association," the arrival of a savior (fitting) in "Accession," and an awesome non-warrior Klingon in "Rules of Engagement." Then, Friday Night Lights gets busy with "I Think We Should Have Sex," and we learn why Buddy Garrity has no friends.

After that, we honor the season by gifting each other great Christmas episodes: J. makes Robby watch The X-Files again to discover exactly "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas," while Robby brings the Tony Clifton Taxi episode that wasn't, "A Full House for Christmas."

Next week, we kick off the fifth season of LOST! with "Because You Left," "The Lie," and "Jughead." Watch out for flaming arrows!

Back to Deep Space Nine this week, as we discuss "Crossfire" (sad Odo), "Return to Grace" (sad Dukat), and "Sons of Mogh" (sad...everybody, especially those who have to sit through its inexcusable cop-out ending). Before that, we talk about this week's stellar off-format episode of Elementary; afterwards, we talk about Friday Night Lights and Dillon's widening racial divide.

Next time, we wrap up LOST's fourth season and find out just who was in that coffin last season. And it's a season finale, so there may be yelling.

Back to Deep Space Nine this week, as we discuss "Crossfire" (sad Odo), "Return to Grace" (sad Dukat), and "Sons of Mogh" (sad...everybody, especially those who have to sit through its inexcusable cop-out ending). Before that, we talk about this week's stellar off-format episode of Elementary; afterwards, we talk about Friday Night Lights and Dillon's widening racial divide.

Next time, we wrap up LOST's fourth season and find out just who was in that coffin last season. And it's a season finale, so there may be yelling.

Well, this was a pain in the ass.

We started recording this episode on the Friday before Thanksgiving, but found ourselves interrupted during the discussion of LOST! (we're talking about "Something Nice Back Home," "Cabin Fever," and "There's No Place Like Home, Pt. 1" this week). So we tried to reconvene a couple of times, but...that didn't work out so well. So, almost a week later, we rejoined to finish this glued together, shambling monster of a podcast. The conversation is good though, with the LOST! talk sandwiched by Elementary and Friday Night Lights.