TV Party

For this bonus episode, we asked Time Out Chicago theater critic Kris Vire to tell us what was a-happenin' with NBC's excellent addition to the live televised musical canon, Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert. Kris and Allison get into what worked (hint: a lot!), what didn't, and how well Ben Daniels' Pontius Pilate would do on RuPaul's Drag Race. We also wax rhapsodic about Brandon Victor Dixon, Sara Bareilles, John Legend, John Legend's cheekbones, and the rest of this (mostly) excellent cast.

Worried we might not have enough expertise musically? Everything's alright, yes, everything's fine, because the great Kate Kulzick joins us to discuss the orchestration in "Gesthemane," among other things. 

Thanks to Kris and Kate for joining us, and thanks to costume designer Paul Tazewell for all those deep v-necks. 

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For this spook-tacular episode of TV Party, Allison and Clint venture deep into the bowels of the Consequence Podcast Network studio! There, The Loser's Club hosts Randall Colburn and Michael Roffman lie in wait to help them discuss our picks of the most frightening moments in television history.

Whether it's the existential horror of Twin Peaks: The Return's Woodsman, or the simple tension of Walter and Skyler White's scuffle over a kitchen knife in Breaking Bad, television's greatest shocks come in many forms, and we're here to discuss them all, as well as what makes a great TV scare in the first place.

Along the way, the crew also discusses Donald Glover's acrimonious split from Marvel over his Deadpool series, the premieres of AMC's The Terror and HBO's Barry, and the return of FX's The Americans for its final season.

Timestamps:
1:55 - TV News: Donald Glover leaving Deadpool, "I Want Your Cray-Cray" Jessica Jones Pop-Up Video

This Week in TV:
5:58 - Michael: Barry, "Chapter One: Make Your Mark" (HBO)
9:36 - Clint: Santa Clarita Diet Season 2 (Netflix)
12:56 - Randall: The Challenge! (MTV)
19:17 - Allison: The Americans, "Dead Hand" (FX); The Terror (AMC)

The Scene Who Knocks:

Backups:
24:55 - Clint: The human mural, Hannibal, "Kaiseki" (NBC)
27:48 - Michael: Zeebo, Are You Afraid of the Dark, "The Tale of Laughing in the Dark" (NICK)
30:09 - Randall: Laura Palmer screaming, Twin Peaks season 2 finale (ABC)
33:41 - Allison: Lucy gets stabbed, ER, "Be Still My Heart" (NBC); Bolero, Legion, "Chapter 7" (FX)

35:47 - What Makes a Good TV Scare?

The List:
44:56 - First glimpse of the creature on the wing, The Twilight Zone, "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" (CBS)
47:45 - The reveal of Mrs. Peacock, The X-Files, "Home" (FOX)
52:51 - The floating boy, Salem's Lot (CBS)
56:15 - Knife fight between Walter and Skyler, Breaking Bad, "Ozymandias" (AMC)
1:00:59 - Disembodied heads of Punky's friends, Punky Brewster, "The Perils of Punky: Part 2" (NBC)
1:06:36 - "Got a light?", Twin Peaks: The Return, "Part 8" (SHO)
1:11:12 - "I don't have a car," Six Feet Under, "That's My Dog" (HBO)
1:15:06 - Sky is possessed and starts repeating the others, Doctor Who, "Midnight" (BBC)

Next Week in TV:
1:19:29 - Clint: DC's Legends of Tomorrow, "Guest Starring John Noble" (CW)
1:20:20 - Randall: WrestleMania 34 (WWE)
1:23:03 - Michael: Legion season 2 premiere (FX)
1:24:05 - Allison: Killing Eve (BBC America)










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For this bonus episode, we follow up on last week's Rank and File on the 25 Greatest Teens in TV History with Allison's full interview with Isabella Gomez, who made our list as Elena Alvarez on the recently-renewed Netflix sitcom One Day at a Time! Together, they talk about what makes a great TV teen, working with Rita Moreno, and more. 

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It's a TV party of two this week, as Allison and Clint go it alone to walk the latter through his very first episode of RuPaul's Drag Race. What did he think of the show? Will Shantay he stay, or sashay away from it altogether?

After that, the host talk about some exciting TV news, the blurring lines between streaming films and television (in wake of the Cannes ban on Netflix flicks), the finale of American Crime Story, and more. Slap on your wig, put on your face, and let the podcast play!

Timestamps:
6:04 - TV News: Monty Python headed to Netflix, Margot Robbie's women-led Shakespeare series

This Week in TV:
15:30 - Consensus: RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10 Premiere (VH1)
39:23 - Clint: Brooklyn Nine-Nine, "Safe House" (FOX)
42:36 - Allison: The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, "Alone" (FX)
56:30 - Last Week, This Week: "A History of Women's Pain" (feat. Laurie Metcalf) on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)

Overly Specific Thing of the Week:
58:52 - Clint: Dark Corporate Synergy of the Week: Good Girls shop at Superstore's Cloud 9 (NBC)
1:01:13 - Allison: Natural 20 of the Week: Constantine's D&D Campaign on DC's Legends of Tomorrow (CW)

Next Week on TV:
1:08:50 - Allison: Barry (HBO), The Terror (AMC)
1:11:34 - Clint: Trust (FX)

1:14:47 - Discovery Special of the Week: The Curse of Civil War Gold (History)

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Whether they're counterculture iconoclasts or hilariously uptight, heroes or villains, teenagers have had a long history as some of television's most important and indelible characters. But who stands out among the crowd?

For this special, extra-long episode, Allison and Clint (along with Dominick Suzanne-Mayer and Caroline Siede) lock themselves in their rooms with nothing but a telephone and a Lisa Frank binder to figure out who the greatest teenagers in TV history may be.

Along the way, we also hear from Alone Together's Esther Povitsky on the characteristics of on-screen teens, and a few words from One Day at a Time's Isabella Gomez on her character's inclusion on the list!

(Special thanks to writers Kate Kulzick and LaToya Ferguson for helping curate this list!)

Timestamps:
3:33 - What Makes a Great TV Teen?
6:03 - Interview with Alone Together's Esther Povitsky on TV Teens
15:33 - Who Did We Leave Off the List?
25:46 - Honorable Mentions

The List:
31:02 - 25. Sally Draper (Kiernan Shipka), Mad Men
24:38 - 24. Steve Harrington (Joe Keery), Stranger Things
37:39 - 23. Paris Gellar (Liza Weil), Gilmore Girls
40:41 - 22. Jan Brady (Eve Plumb), The Brady Bunch
43:40 - 21. Elena Alvarez (Isabella Gomez), One Day at a Time (featuring interview excerpt with Gomez)
50:43 - 20. Ryan Atwood (Ben McKenzie), The OC
53:21 - 19. Zoey Johnson (Yara Shahidi), Black-ish and Grown-ish
55:25 - 18. Carlton Banks (Alfonso Ribiero), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
58:50 - 17. Korra (Janet Varney), The Legend of Korra
1:01:54 - 16. Shawn Hunter (Rider Strong), Boy Meets World
1:06:11 - 15. Jake Sisko (Cirroc Lofton), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1:11:57 - 14. Daria Morgendorffer (Tracy Grandstaff), Daria
1:15:16 - 13. Eddie Haskell (Ken Osmond), Leave It to Beaver
1:18:55 - 12. Matt Saracen (Zach Gilford), Friday Night Lights
1:23:32 - 11. Angela Chase (Claire Danes), My So-Called Life
1:27:32 - 10. Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli (Henry Winkler), Happy Days
1:32:32 - 9. Audrey Horne (Sherilynn Fenn), Twin Peaks
1:35:39 - 8. Alex P. Keaton (Michael J. Fox), Family Ties
1:39:39 - 7. Lindsey Weir (Linda Carellini), Freaks and Geeks
1:45:01 - 6. Arya Stark (Maisie Williams), Game of Thrones

The Top Five:
1:52:22 - 5. Finn the Human (Jeremy Shada), Adventure Time
1:55:15 - 4. Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1:58:36 - 3. Boadie Broadus (J.D. Williams), The Wire
2:01:07 - 2. Kevin Arnold (Fred Savage), The Wonder Years
2:04:06 - 1. Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell), Veronica Mars






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For their latest trick, Allison and Clint (along with their lovely assistants Dominick Suzanne-Mayer and Caroline Siede) patter about ABC's newest, weirdest magician/cop procedural, Deception! Is it secretly amazing, or does it just providethe illusion of quality? Or is it both?

Along the way, our hosts also celebrate John Oliver's deep dive into Bitcoin, discuss the premiere of NBC's painfully earnest musical theater drama Rise, and talk about Syfy's upcoming superhero prequel series Krypton (featuring an exclusive interview with the show's star, Cameron Cuffe).

Timestamps:
This Week in TV:
Consensus: Deception (ABC)
20:15 - Caroline: For the People  (ABC)
22:43 - Allison: Timeless, "The War to End All War" (NBC)
26:52 - Dominick: Superstore, "Amnesty" (NBC)
30:07 - Clint: Wild Wild Country (Netflix)

32:23 - Last Week This Week: John Oliver's Bitcoin segment on Last Week Tonight (HBO)
36:40 - TV News: Claire Foy/Matt Smith's salary inequities on The Crown, The Clarissa Explains It All reboot
43:34 Secret Pearson: This is Us (NBC)

Overly Specific Thing of the Week:
49:45 - Clint: Car Disposal Gag of the Week - Mae Whitman's Bluetooth call from Good Girls, "Borderline" (NBC)
52:38 - Caroline: Legend in Skinny Jeans of the Week: Bernadette Peters in Mozart in the Jungle (Amazon); Worst In-World Casting Choices of the Week: Rise (NBC)
56:37 - Allison: Jumpsuit for the Gods of the Week: Andrew's red confection on American Crime Story (FX); Destroy My DVR Moment of the Week - VH1's Drag Race DVR slipup
59:09 - Dominick: Climactic Cameo of the Week: Michael Vick on Atlanta, "Moneybag Shawty" (FX)

Next Week in TV:
1:01:21 - Allison: Station 19 (ABC)
1:03:42 - Caroline: American Crime Story finale (FX)
1:04:17 - Clint: Krypton pilot (feat. interview w/star Cameron Cuffe)
1:17:02 - Dominick: Barry premiere (HBO)

1:18:42 - Discovery Special of the Week: Love at First Flight: The Journey Begins, "First Impressions" (Lifetime) 

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Hot off the heels of TV Party's induction of Jessica Jones' Kilgrave into the Hall of Faces last week, our intrepid hosts (Allison, Clint, Kate Kulzick of The Televerse) dig into the first few episodes of Marvel's Jessica Jones season 2! Does it hold up to the show's stellar first season? How does JJ fare in David Tennant's absence? Take a listen and find out!

Along the way, our caffeine-deprived heroes discuss everything from Neal McDonough's fabulous Javier Bardem wig on Legends of Tomorrow, to the nightmare fuel provided by last week's X-Files, to the surprisingly nuanced discussion of racial bias in dating from Grown-ish.

Timestamps:
THIS WEEK IN TV:
2:37 - Consensus: Marvel's Jessica Jones Season 2, Episodes 1-3 (Netflix)
18:47 - Clint: Grown-ish, "It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp" (Freeform)
22:42 - Kate: DC's Legends of Tomorrow, "No Country for Old Dads" (CW)
29:58 - Allison: Atlanta, "Sportin' Waves" (FX)

34:41 - Last Week This Week: "Hamilton Polka" and Weird Al/LMM on Fallon (NBC)
41:30 - Drag Race Drop-In: RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars 3 (VH1)
49:48 - TV News: BBC's His Dark Materials miniseries announcement, Jon Favreau's Star Wars series

OVERLY SPECIFIC THING OF THE WEEK:
55:32 - Clint: I Know That Guy! of the Week - Nailed It! (Netflix)
57:39 - Kate: Nightmare Fuel of the Week - Mr. Chuckleteeth from The X-Files, "Familiar" (FOX)
59:47 - Allison: Wig of the Week - Damien Darhk's Javier Bardem Wig from Legends of Tomorrow (CW)

NEXT WEEK ON TV:
1:01:59 - Allison: Rise premiere (NBC)
1:03:32 - Kate: The return of Bob's Burgers (FOX), The Flash, "Run, Iris, Run" (CW)
1:05:31 - Clint: Brooklyn Nine-Nine spring premiere, "Safe House" (FOX)

1:07:23 - Discovery Special of the Week: Mysteries at the Museum, "Million Dollar Dinner, Thing in the Woods and Cornstalk Colonel" (Travel Channel)

1:10:45 - Spoiler Chat: Marvel's Jessica Jones Season 2 (up to episode 7)

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Deep in the bowels of CPN Studios, there lies a chamber only the greatest TV characters can enter – the funniest, the grumpiest, the maddest visages the television medium has to offer. There, we honor the breakout comic relief, the magnetically flawed protagonist, the one-time guest character that defines an entire series. This is where we hoard TV’s most valuable visages. This… is the Hall of Faces.

For this sophomore entry in the Hall of Faces, Allison and Clint are joined by The Televerse's Kate Kulzick and TheAndrewBlog's Andrew Bloom to see if any of the characters in Marvel's gargantuan, nine-show interconnected TV show universe deserve a spot in the pantheon. Will it be David Tennant's devious Kilgrave or Hayley Atwell's badass Peggy Carter? Jon Bernthal's bloody-sexy Frank Castle, or Alfre Woodard's conniving Black Mariah from Luke Cage? Strap on your Infinity Gauntlets and listen to find out which (if any) made it into this extremely legitimate, not-at-all-made-up canon!

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Hot off the heels of this year's Oscars, Allison and Clint are joined by The AV Club's Caroline Siede and CoS' Dominick Suzanne-Mayer to talk about the highs, lows, and hard-won jet skis of the 90th Annual Academy Awards. Was Jimmy Kimmel the right host for the night? Did the right movies win? What movies should have been nominated in the first place?

The hosts also dig into socially-conscious documentary theater with HBO's Notes from the Field, speculate on the last-minute rescheduling of Paramount's Heathers reboot, and more!

THIS WEEK IN TV:
01:25 - Consensus: The 90th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony (ABC)

32:30 - Caroline: Waco, "Day 51" (Paramount Network)34:18 - Dominick: Atlanta, "Alligator Man" (FX)37:01 - Allison: The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, "Descent" (FX)
38:59 - Clint: Notes from the Field (HBO)

REBOOT REPORT:
42:46 - Paramount Network Pushing Back the Heathers Reboot (Paramount Network)
47:04 - Drag Race Drop Zone (RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars 3 (VH1))

OVERLY SPECIFIC THING OF THE WEEK:
49:20 - Clint: Drunken Karaoke Wham! Cover of the Week - DC's Legends of Tomorrow (CW)
51:07 - Caroline: Best Example of How Chadwick Boseman Is Becoming T'Challa in Real Life of the Week - Oscars red carpet coverage (ABC)
52:58 - Dom: Best Extremely Uncomfortable Fake Honesty of the Week: American Crime Story (FX)
55:34 - Allison: Best Boilerplate Interrogation Scene That's Secretly Amazing Because It Features Bill Camp: The Looming Tower (Hulu)

NEXT WEEK IN TV:
57:53 - Allison: Collateral (Netflix), Jessica Jones (Netflix)
59:39 - Caroline: The Bachelor finale (ABC)
1:00:38 - Dom: OJ Simpson: The Lost Confession (Fox)
1:02:20 - Clint: Hard Sun (Hulu)

DISCOVERY SPECIAL OF THE WEEK:
01:03:07 - Gold Rush: White Water, "The Graboid" (Discovery)

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Joining Allison and Clint in-studio this week is The Televerse's Kate Kulzick! Together, this group of misfits gush about Legends of Tomorrow''s slap-happy time loop episode, express their dismay at the lackluster state of RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars 3, and muse on the potential of Netflix's Lost in Space reboot!

Along the way, our intrepid hosts discuss the appeal of Doctor Who's slick new logo,' dig into the power and significance of CNN's Town Hall with the students, teachers, and families of Parkland, and figure out what a buddy cop show called Fast 'n Loud would look like. Enjoy!

EPISODE GUIDE:
2:40 - This Week in TV: Expanse Season 3 Premiere Date, SNL TV Hosts, Tiffany Haddish and Michelle Wolf's Dope Hosting Gigs

LAST WEEK IN TV:
13:54 - Consensus: DC's Legends of Tomorrow, "Here I Go Again" (CW)29:27 - Follow-up: RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars 3 (VH1)

37:33 - Kate: CNN Town Hall with Parkland Survivors48:11 - Allison: Ugly Delicious, "Fried Chicken" (Netflix)53:59 - Clint: Seven Seconds (Netflix)

REBOOT REPORT:
57:22 - Lost in Space (Netflix) Date Announcement Teaser

OVERLY SPECIFIC THING OF THE WEEK
1:02:26 - Clint: Awkward Reading of a Decades-old AOL Chatlog of the Week - The Mortified Guide (Netflix)
1:05:10 - Kate: Production Actually Giving a Damn of the Week - Tala Ashe's Real Violin Aptitude on Legends of Tomorrow (CW)
1:13:06 - Allison: Logo That Made Me Gasp of the Week: Reveal of Doctor Who's new logo (BBC)

NEXT WEEK IN TV:
1:15:50 - Allison: Anna Deavere Smith's Notes from the Field (HBO), The Looming Tower (Hulu)
1:19:01 - Kate: Series premiere of Good Girls (NBC)
1:22:55 - Clint: Season 3 premiere of UnREAL (Lifetime) and Ash v. Evil Dead (Starz)

DISCOVERY SPECIAL OF THE WEEK:
1:24:36 - Street Outlaws: vs. Fast N' Loud: Build to Mega Race Gear 4 (Discovery)

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