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Have you ever felt like you were the only person in the world who watched (and loved) a show? Do you believe you are the sole member of the Official (insert disappeared show name here) Fan Club? Do you have a miles-long roster of shows that, in your opinion, were gone too soon? Well, The TV Doctor is here to let you know you are, in fact, NOT alone in your discontent. I too carry torches for the shows that were here one day, cancelled the next. I too hold grudges about the errors in judgment that led to the demise of shows that deserved better. Join me as I reminisce on the televisual victims of mediated malpractice.

NOTES:
Here's that episode of RockStar:INXS I mentioned during the Over-the-Counter segment. Enjoy! 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSQj8S6AEC8

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Existing somewhere in the space between Empire and Annie Live!, the television musical is a  powerful elixir, capable of twisting up your entire emotional constitution with less than a minute of the ol' song-and-dance. You might think musicals are corny, but also...I don't know anyone who doesn't enjoy corn. It's corn! 

Spoiler season begins around the 34 minute mark, so soft shoe carefully past that point if you're unfamiliar with the show being discussed (Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist).

If you need a gut punch, here's the link to the scene from Glee I mentioned in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlWHTfrGhoY. And if that's not enough, here's Max from Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist singing "Anyone" (which I now know is the name of that song...special shout out to my Second Opinion): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_ctGtvz8bA&t=5s.

Speaking of my awesome Second Opinion Brandi Nicole, feel free to gag over her accolades and accomplishments here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3759443/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 .

And finally, please consider learning more about Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and supporting the research for its cure by visiting https://www.PSP.org.

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Perhaps an episode all about series finales would make a proper show for the end of this current season. But you know what? The TV Doctor is a little superstitious. I'm not trying to end up like those shows that create a season finale only to discover they've been canceled and the season finale turns into the SERIES finale. I'm nowhere near finished! I have MUCH more work to do! I am not cracking my podcast's door and letting that bad cancellation juju in. So, we're just going to plunk an episode about television's greatest finales right here in the middle and go about our business next week and the week after that and so on until we're good and ready. Okay, everyone...as you were. Look alive!  

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You know how they say you only hate something in others you also hate about yourself? Well, The TV Doctor is back with another "Physician, Heal Thyself" episode to try to prove that old saying wrong. We only hate when we're hate-watching, and it's all love, baby! Tune in if you want to know what show M. Foss loves to hate and hates to love more than all the others.

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Join the TV Doctor on a journey into light, time, space, and place. Amongst the stars we go, with a raised fist! It's time to talk Afrofuturism, y'all!

NOTE: You'll notice a little voice in the background during my chat with my Second Opinion. That's her daughter, who was present during recording. If you find yourself distracted by it, find comfort in the knowledge that her little ears were open while the grown-ups were discussing liberation.

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The TV Doctor's back again with another entry in the "Physician, Heal Thyself" series. This time, the TV Doc answers the question, "In which television show would you like to live?" (Hint: the answer is NOT Star Trek; pop in around the 05:05 mark if you want to know why not!) The real answer may surprise you, but only if you have never heard of Doug Forcett or Jeremy Bearimy.

CW // death and dying

If you're interested in Kenan Thompson's Emmy opening number mentioned in the episode, you can check it out right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH0HFxo1dCU

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The TV Doctor returns for a fourth season with a new series: Physician, Heal Thyself. On this episode, the TV Doc answers the question, "What was your favorite show when you were a kid?" (the answer: The Cosby Show).  It's a complicated and controversial answer; luckily, the W. Kamau Bell docuseries We Need to Talk About Cosby is there to help those of us who grew up dreaming of becoming a Huxtable work through all our feelings. And the TV Doctor is here to help us work through We Need to Talk About Cosby.

CW // sexual assault; sexual violence

For those of you who are interested in the Hannibal Burress clip mentioned in the episode, you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/VMaAOImuea0

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Homesickness is a funny thing, ain't it? Some of us feel it when we leave home for college. Some of us feel it when we leave college for the next thing. This episode is dedicated to those of us in that second camp: the ones for whom college is HOME, especially those of us who found home at an HBCU (Historically Black College/University). HBCUs are somewhat rare in the television landscape, but their stories are important and they deserve The TV Doctor treatment.

Please note: this episode does contain a discussion about a representation of sexual assault. If you would like to avoid this conversation, it begins around the 51:45 minute mark, and concludes by 53:15.

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You know what every good television universe needs? A proper crossover episode, of course! Well, never let it be said that the TV Doctor doesn't give you what you need. In this episode, M. Foss welcomes legendary comic experts The Capeless Crusaders for a spicy conversation about WandaVision and Falcon and the Winter Soldier, in which we ponder both the inequalities in representations of trauma AND why your superhero outfit should never be baggy. Audiences assemble! P.S. Spoilers abound, so enter at your own risk.

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In the [televised] criminal justice system, the majority of programs are considered especially heinous. In the world of podcasting, the dedicated host who investigates these vicious time-sucks is a member of an elite squad known as The TV Doctor. This is her episode about Law & Order. *doink doink*