TVDONUT

Episode 2 - “Old Men Who Aren’t Cops Anymore”

Creators Nigel McCrery and Roy Mitchell have given a workaholic career police officer a monumental task: bringing a bunch of strange old men a second career in law enforcement.

We discuss the ethics of blackmail, clairvoyants in police work, naps, the misuse of tea-boys, cheating sadsacks, dealing with loss by talking to your dead wife, actor Dennis Waterman's GENIUS theme song, the many charms of Amanda Redman, and just how you can balance crime, drama, and comedy against each other in a single show.

Every episode two teen drama shows go head to head and only one comes out victorious. If you love Dylan McKay, Pacey Witter, and Matty McKibben this is the podcast for you. If you have never heard of them before you're right there with my co-hosts who are rolling their eyes at me constantly. Tune in to see if I ever win them over.

This Episode: One Tree Hill (The WB) vs Skins (E4)

Episode 1 - "There's A Box With The Names On It, Of All The Agents Around The World"

A&E's The Beast falls victim to many cliches, but is it worth it just to see Patrick Swayze's last performance? Perhaps... A crime drama like many others, we do not hold back our feelings about this one. Please, enjoy!

Every episode two teen drama shows go head to head and only one comes out victorious. If you love Dylan McKay, Pacey Witter, and Matty McKibben this is the podcast for you. If you have never heard of them before you're right there with my co-hosts who are rolling their eyes at me constantly. Tune in to see if I ever win them over.

This Episode: Greek (ABC Family)vs One Tree Hill (The WB)

Episode 22 - "Do You Want Us To Like Your Main Characters?"

On the Season 4 Finale of TV Donut we encroach on Clash of the Teen Drama Titans territory with this Superbad knock-off sex comedy that feels like a movie we might have liked in the 80s when we didn't know better. (Shame on US)Piers and Hannah disagree on the music and Saskia just wants this racist, sexist, charmless mess to be over (Shame on MTV). Enjoy!

*WARNING - EXPLICIT BRITISH LANGUAGE*

Another Donut season nearly over, we recap the shows we loved the most & those we didn't love at all.

Happy Thursday!!!

Episode 21 - “100%, This Is A Lie"

The TV Donut gangle tackle David Cross' oft-resurrected UK/USA co-production, THE INCREASINGLY POOR DECISIONS OF TODD MARGARET, in the penultimate episode of season 4!

Lies stack upon lies in this over-the-top farce that sees David Cross playing the ultimate schlub - the world's most frustrating man that still manages to somehow get you on his side. Today's donut may contain inveterate liars, pyramid schemes, toxic masculinity, gross-out gags, energy drink logistics, psychopathic manipulations, and an apartment in Portland full of dead animals.

Every episode two teen drama shows go head to head and only one comes out victorious. If you love Dylan McKay, Pacey Witter, and Matty McKibben this is the podcast for you. If you have never heard of them before you're right there with my co-hosts who are rolling their eyes at me constantly. Tune in to see if I ever win them over.

This Episode: Greek (ABC Family)vs Joan of Arcadia (CBS)

Episode 20 - "I'm Fucking Left With Patsy?!"

SPOILER ALERT, this is a Special Donut that will spoil the series. Proceed with caution.

Special Guest Jake Hiltz's deepest desire finally came true. We landed on the Sopranos, his favorite show of all time! We let him choose his two favorite episodes of the series, as we'd all seen it before, and ended up watching the penultimate episodes of both Season 5 & 6, "Long Term Parking" & "The Blue Comet", two of the series most heartbreaking. We talk about the ups and downs of the Soprano family & the shows greatest characters and moments. Hope you like it as much as we love the show!

Episode 19 - “Eric Schweig Doesn’t Need a Name”

Once again, a roll of the dice brings us back up to the great white north with one of Canada’s better known productions, DUE SOUTH. The surprise hit story of a modern-day Dudley Doright exiled in Chicago, Paul Gross and Paul Haggis made it “cool” to be polite. The Donut Gang sit down to discuss several dozen dead caribou, ghost dads, the clues provided by a person’s nose, 90s TV actors, Canadian stereotypes, Canadian rage, our 13th Prime Minister, wolves, and the mysterious character of Eric Schweig. If there was ever a show due for a reboot, DUE SOUTH is it. Tune in, and find out why.