FOX has kicked off its 2025 scripted slate with Best Medicine, a U.S. adaptation of the beloved British hit, Doc Martin. The series stars Josh Charles as Martin Best, a brilliant but antisocial surgeon who swaps his high-stakes Boston career for a small coastal town in Maine. In this podcast, we break down the 42-minute pilot "Docked," to see how it stacks up against the 2004 original. We also talk comparisons, trivia, favorite moments, reception and rating. Tune in and Welcome to Today's Episode!

The new year is here and Netflix is back teaming up with Harlan Coben for another British thriller. This time, in Run Away, we’ve got James Nesbitt front and center as Simon, a distraught father searching for his missing daughter. Danger seems to lurk around every corner. After watching the 50-minute first episode, "Seeing is Believing," and reading the book, we dig into what this adaptation brings to the table and how the story translates from Central Park to the UK. On the podcast, way we talk comparisons, plot breakdown, favorite moments, nitpicks, cliffhangers, red herrings, and overall reception, along with our ultimate rating.

Tune in, and welcome to Today’s Episode!

It's that time of year. Tune in to hear the 10 best episodes and 10 best shows of the year! 

Shows watched in 2025:

Missing You
Going Dutch
Doc
The Pitt
American Primeval
Shifting Gears
Prime Target
Sakamoto Days
Paradise
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Common Side Effects
Apple Cider Vinegar
Cassandra
Asura
Good Cop/Bad Cop
Zero Day
Suits LA
Pantheon
Running Pointe
Daredevil BA
Long Bright River
Dope Thief
Adolescence
Happy Face
The Studio
MobLand
The Last Anniversary
The Bondsman
Lazarus
Your Friends and Neighbors
Government Cheese
Ransom Canyon
Shelock & Daughter
Étoile
The Four Seasons 
Carême
This City is Ours
The Eternaut
The Rookie
Murderbot
Sirens
Duster
Librarians: The Next Chapter
The Better Sister
Department Q
Stick
Phineas and Ferb
Revival
Hell Motel
We Were Liars
Countdown
Smoke
Squid Game
Ironheart
Nyaight of the Living Cat
Dexter: Ressurection
The Institute
División Palermo/Community Squad
The Hunting Wives
South Park
Twisted Metal
Untamed
Bookish
Outlander: Blood of My Blood
Alien: Earth
Chief of War
The Rainmaker
Long Story Short
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
The Twisted Talke of Amanda Knox
The Runarounds
The Paper
Task
The Girlfriend
Tempest
Black Rabbit
The Lowdown
Marvel Zombies
Chad Powers
Hotel Costeira
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
The Last Fronteir
The Chair Company 
The Resurrection
DMV
Lazarus
IT: Welcome to Derry
Down Cemetary Road
Robin Hood
Pluribus
Death By Lightning 
The Beast In Me
I love LA
All Her Fault
A Man on The Inside
The Artist
Watson
Spartacus: House of Ashur
The Abandons
Ciudad de sombras/City of Shadows

It's that time of year. Tune in to hear the 10 worst episodes and 10 worst shows of the year! 

Shows watched in 2025:

Missing You
Going Dutch
Doc
The Pitt
American Primeval
Shifting Gears
Prime Target
Sakamoto Days
Paradise
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Common Side Effects
Apple Cider Vinegar
Cassandra
Asura
Good Cop/Bad Cop
Zero Day
Suits LA
Pantheon
Running Pointe
Daredevil BA
Long Bright River
Dope Thief
Adolescence
Happy Face
The Studio
MobLand
The Last Anniversary
The Bondsman
Lazarus
Your Friends and Neighbors
Government Cheese
Ransom Canyon
Shelock & Daughter
Étoile
The Four Seasons 
Carême
This City is Ours
The Eternaut
The Rookie
Murderbot
Sirens
Duster
Librarians: The Next Chapter
The Better Sister
Department Q
Stick
Phineas and Ferb
Revival
Hell Motel
We Were Liars
Countdown
Smoke
Squid Game
Ironheart
Nyaight of the Living Cat
Dexter: Ressurection
The Institute
División Palermo/Community Squad
The Hunting Wives
South Park
Twisted Metal
Untamed
Bookish
Outlander: Blood of My Blood
Alien: Earth
Chief of War
The Rainmaker
Long Story Short
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
The Twisted Talke of Amanda Knox
The Runarounds
The Paper
Task
The Girlfriend
Tempest
Black Rabbit
The Lowdown
Marvel Zombies
Chad Powers
Hotel Costeira
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
The Last Fronteir
The Chair Company 
The Resurrection
DMV
Lazarus
IT: Welcome to Derry
Down Cemetary Road
Robin Hood
Pluribus
Death By Lightning 
The Beast In Me
I love LA
All Her Fault
A Man on The Inside
The Artist
Watson
Spartacus: House of Ashur
The Abandons
Ciudad de sombras/City of Shadows

For our last review of 2025, we check in on the pilot of Ciudad de Sombras (City of Shadows), the Spanish crime series based on the novel El Verdugo de Gaudí, set in Barcelona in 2010. The series opens with a public murder staged at a Gaudí landmark, pulling disgraced detective Milo back into the force while he’s still reeling from personal trauma and stuck with a new partner. On the podcast, we break down the hard-boiled tone, our crime-thriller comparisons, the show’s not-so-subtle promotion of Barcelona’s architecture and history, early reception, and our final rating.
Tune in. Welcome to Today’s Episode!

The Abandons is Netflix’s new Western, created by Sons of Anarchy showrunner Kurt Sutter and set in the 1850s Washington Territory, where devout rancher Fiona Nolan (Lena Headey) and ruthless mine owner Constance Van Ness (Gillian Anderson) collide over land, power, and the fate of their families.
On the podcast, we discuss the 50-minute pilot, from the cattle wildfire to the Romeo-and-Juliet love story. We also talk Sutter’s exit from the show, the rumored extra-long “Sutter cut” of the premiere, and how his usual strengths and bad habits show up here. Tune in to hear our comparisons, rating, and trivia. Welcome to Today’s Episode!

What is dead may never die… wait, wrong show, but same concept. It’s December 2025 and Spartacus is back on Starz with Spartacus: House of Ashur, a sequel that takes one of the most hated villains in the show’s run, resurrects him from hell, and hands him everything he’s ever wanted. If that sounds weird, it very much is. On the podcast, we discuss the first two episodes, how they compare to the original series, and the familiar mix of stylized dialogue, gratuitous nudity, and slow-mo carnage. It’s a new era, so there’s a new crop of gladiators, as well as nods to those who didn’t survive. Tune in to hear our thoughts. Welcome to Today’s Episode!

“Livvy Sees the Doctor” is the eighth installment of Watson’s 20-episode second season. It’s written into the contract of every hospital drama that there must be a hostage episode, and this was theirs.

On the podcast, we discuss Fitz, a troubled vet whose daughter has been bounced from misdiagnosis to mystery illness for months on end. Not anymore. Strapped into a handmade explosive suit with a dead-man’s trigger, Fitz is demanding answers.

Between twists, wild medical leaps, neck stabs, and a huge narcissist, we break down the episode’s best and worst moments, dig into the characters, and land on our ultimate rating.

Tune in and enjoy!

There’s a new streaming service out called The Network, and it just dropped a new series, The Artist. Set in 1906 Rhode Island, the show follows Norman and Marian Henry (Mandy Patinkin and Janet McTeer), a powerful but couple in a rocky marriage whose estate becomes ground zero for a murder mystery. Part upstairs/downstairs drama and part absurd comedy, it brings a modern, loosely improvised energy to period TV in a way that sits somewhere between The Great and Dickinson. The ensemble includes Danny Huston as Edgar Degas and Hank Azaria as Thomas Edison, and in the premiere their storylines. Tune in to hear our pros, cons, comparisons, and rating.
Welcome to Today’s Episode!

Ted Danson is back undercover in Season 2 of A Man on the Inside. Charles finds himself posing as a professor at Wheeler College. Throughout eight episodes he investigates clues like a burned painting, a missing laptop, a fountain pen, and a full staff of liberal arts teachers.  On the pod, we break down the best moments, the red herrings, Project Aurora, and standouts like Mary Steenburgen, Gary Cole, and David Strathairn. We also talk the Good Place connections, the Julie–Vanessa-Apollo storyline, and whether the finale sticks the landing. Tune in and enjoy!Welcome to Today’s Episode!