Twice as Bright, Half as Long

Ian and Dave return for three more episodes of The Middleman. In "The Manicoid Teleportation Conundrum," Aliens living on Earth are being kidnapped and Wendy's break-up video becomes an Internet sensation. In "The Flying Fish Zombifaction," Wendy and The Middleman must find out who is creating zombies that crave trout. And in "The Boy-Band Superfan Interrogation," The Middleman must choose between Ida and defeating a group of alien generals disguised as a boy band. On the way, Dave must innovate to convey something that doesn't translate to audio, while Ian finds himself in the outtake section again. Art Crawl!

Dave and Ian tackle their first series from the US as the begin to make their way through the 2008 show The Middleman. In "The Pilot Episode Sanction," artist Wendy Watson is recruited as a sidekick to a mysterious man who foils villainy on a comic book scale, and must stop a super-intelligent gorilla from taking over the mob. In "The Accidental Occidental Conception," the schemes of a Terra Cotta Warrior mean The Middleman and Wendy must journey to the underworld. In "The Sino-Mexican Revolution," Wendy has to rescue the legendary martial artist Sensei Ping and the Middleman from a group of vengeful lucha libre wrestlers. Statistician Ian returns, Dave shakes his fist at sexist network interference, and Ian is in need of a cold shower.

Ian and Dave come to the end of Neverwhere. In "Down Street," the Door, Richard, and Hunter make the dangerous return journey to give the key to Islington, the Marquis returns from the dead and the traitor is revealed. In "As Above, So Below," Richard and the Marquis must join forces to free Door from Islington but first they must vanquish the Beast of London Below. They discuss the series as a whole. Get audio feedback from some old friends, and some last minute email feedback with some fantasy casting. Everyone agrees that the Beast of London Below is shit.

Dave and Ian watch two more episodes of Neverwhere. In "Earl's Court to Islington," Door and Richard search for the portal to the Angel Islington's domain while The Marquis de Carabas does some investigating of his own. In "Blackfriars," Richard must endure an ordeal to secure a key for Islington while de Carabas plays a dangerous game with Croup and Vandemar. Dave makes a suggestion for Hey, an Actor!, and Ian rants about inaccurate museum representation and kills the English language.

Ian and Dave begin their second show: Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere. In "Door," self-described normal, boring man Richard Mayhew rescues a girl called Door from assassins. This act leads him to discover the strange, hidden world of London Below. In "Knightsbridge," Richard attempts to find Door in London Below while Door and The Marquis de Carabas search for evidence that will lead them to those responsible for the murders of Door's family. Statistician Ian returns, they briefly discuss the US Ultravilolet pilot, and Ian has to confess more things he hasn't seen.

Dave and Ian close the book on their first series with the last two episodes of Ultraviolet. In "Terra Incognita," a Brazilian immigrant leads the team to a Code V experiment with synthetic blood, and Vaughan finds himself in mortal danger. In "Persona Non Grata," the team have a Code V in custody, and Michael's loyalty is put to the test as their enemy's endgame is revealed. They also discuss the show overall, what they would have like to have seen in a second season, ponder who is the Paul Darrow of Ultraviolet, and Ian marks Dave's Latin pronunciation.

Ian and Dave cover two more episodes of Ultraviolet. In "Sub Judice," the team investigate a barrister who's womb is being used to incubate a human / Code V hybrid. In "Mea Culpa," a schoolboy murders a priest. Is it a simple case of teenaged violence, or a symptom of a Code V experiment? Will there be any laughs to be had given the dour nature of these stories? If anyone can find them it's Wilson and Probert.

Dave Probert and Ian Wilson are back with an exciting new show that in no way borrows heavily from their previous one. (This may be a lie.) They begin their viewing of short-lived TV shows with the British one-season wonder Ultraviolet. In "Habeas Corpus," Policeman Michael Colefield discovers that the world isn't what he thinks it is when his partner goes missing, and a mysterious team investigates his disappearance. The truth will change his life. In "In Nomine Patris," Michael joins the team, and his first case involves a millionaire's son, stock market trading, and illegal experimentation on the terminally ill. They also discuss late 90s nostalgia, the best way to make an entrance, and the triumphant return of Statistician Ian.

It's a trailer for Dave Probert and Ian Wilson's next show: Twice as Bright, Half as Long!