TV Is Good

This week, Alan & Kathryn find much to love about NBC's latest attempt to make it 2008 again through science or magic, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins. The natural fit for a past show? Two episodes of Tina Fey's career-making masterpiece, 30 Rock.

00:00 Introduction

01:10 Housekeeping: See Alan & Kathryn in Maplewood!

02:45 See Alan at the Paley Center, NYC

03:19 Community running away with the Patreon poll

05:02 A preview of future episodes

06:20 The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins

37:06 30 Rock

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This week sees the return of Julian Fellowes' costume drama The Gilded Age, and Alan and Kathryn have very different feelings while basically agreeing on its overall quality. Then we move from one Mr. F to another, as the pair dive into a broad overview of the masterpiece Arrested Development.

00:00 Introduction

01:16 Housekeeping: Station Eleven on Patreon

03:09 Holiday episodes - Thanksgiving vs. Christmas

05:12 Ad-free feeds, coming soon

05:55 The Gilded Age

33:33 Arrested Development

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In this month's Patreon-exclusive bonus episode, Alan and Kathryn revisit the century's greatest show with the worst timing, Station Eleven.

Hear the full episode on Patreon at https://patreon.com/tvisgoodpod

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Alan and Kathryn reunite to discuss the fourth season of Keri Russell's political thriller The Diplomat, with topics including the awfulness of Hal and the brilliance of Allison Janney. Then, in the least surprising pairing of all time. the pair go back in time to rewatch The West Wing's most famous cliffhanger. In a bonus third segment celebrating his Rod Serling book's publication, Alan takes us through one of his all-time favourite Twilight Zone episodes.

00:00 Introduction

01:07 Housekeeping: Welcome back Alan!

04:16 The nanopants mystery solved

06:18: You can rent The Good Lord Bird

07:00 Revival corner: The X-Files, Glee, and... Coach

13:35 The Diplomat

34:40 The West Wing

01:04:37 The Twilight Zone: Monsters are Due on Maple Street

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Kathryn is joined by her Vulture colleague Roxana Hadadi to discuss the return of The Lowdown, Ethan Hawke's neo-noir. Can the excellent first season possibly be improved upon? Spoilers: yes! Then, the pair trade Tulsa for Stars Hollow as they re-examine the ups and downs of the beloved Gilmore Girls.

00:00 Introduction

01:28 Housekeeping: Alan's absence

02:02 Serling book event rescheduled

02:46 What's Roxana's deal?

07:35 The return of Girls

17:51 The Lowdown

44:21 Gilmore Girls

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With Alan out of action, Kathryn brings in The Hollywood Reporter's Daniel Fienberg to discuss a pair of future-focused legal dramas. First, Robert and Michelle King's latest legal drama Cupertino, featuring the return of Mike Colter, the grand arrival of Busy Phillips into the Kings universe, some typically delightful weirdo TV judges. Then they consider the long-forgotten science fiction procedural series Century City, which includes an aging boy band, biotech panic, and one fateful pair of nanopants.

00:00 Introduction

01:44 Housekeeping: Alan's absence

03:33 Postponed events

04:50 Introducing Dan

09:06 Cupertino

39:34 Century City

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Alan and Kathryn return to discuss the highly anticipated East of Eden adaptation by Zoe Kazan starring Florence Pugh - but would you believe an even greater performance bowls them both over? Then the pair take a tour through the original Lonesome Dove miniseries and its many, many sequels.

00:00 Introduction

00:51 See Alan & Kathryn live

01:41 Treehouse of Horror on Patreon

02:50 Ninety seconds of Love is Blind: Boston

04:50 East of Eden

32:04 Lonesome Dove

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Alan and Kathryn are discussing one of The Simpsons' classic Halloween anthologies this month on our special Patreon-exclusive episode. But first, some hot takes on the New York Times' latest list of superlatives.

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With the advent of fall TV upon us, Alan & Kathryn break from their format to run down several of the biggest shows on the horizon. Then, the pair are joined by journalist and author Lynette Rice to discuss her new book: "ER: The Oral History".

Purchase Lynette's book at https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250399588/er/

00:00 Introduction

01:20 Housekeeping: Alan wrote a book! Live appearances abound!

03:20 October's Patreon episode

04:40 Fall TV Preview

40:00 Lynette Rice Interview

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All characters great and small come under the microscope this week, as Alan & Kathryn reach first for Reacher (and the new Reacherverse spinoff Neagley) before hailing themselves a Taxi back to the 1970s.

00:00 Introduction

01:19 Housekeeping: See Alan & Kathryn live in New Jersey!

2:19 The Emmys: great winners, garbage production

11:01 October's Patreon episode revealed

12:36 Renewal news: P-Valley and Slow Horses!

15:35 Reacher

35:07 Neagley

44:55 Taxi

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