Episode 111: Fall 2019 TV Roundup

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Join us as we discuss the most recent winner of our What To Watch Next TV Bracket: Pose! Then we exhaustively review the shows we’re watching, shows we’ve lost, shows we might consider adding, and shows we’ve put on unintentional hiatus.

Links
Billy Porter Instagram (video)
Paris is Burning
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Pose
The Good Place
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
FBI
Jeopardy!
Schitt’s Creek
CBS Sunday Morning

New Tryouts:
American Horror Story: 1984
Batwoman
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Derry Girls (Two Bossy Dames post)
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Evil
Stumptown (native academic consultant) (actor Cole Sibus)

Rest in Peace:
For the People
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Whiskey Cavalier

Want to Watch:
All Rise
The Baker and the Beauty
Elite [People Like Us by Dana Mele]
FBI: Most Wanted
Fleabag
Nancy Drew
Prodigal Son
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (2020)

Need to Catch Up On:
Black Lightning
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Fringe
Person of Interest
Quantico
Riverdale
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Supergirl
Wynonna Earp

Musical Obsessions
Anna: Dreams by the Cranberries
Alene: Odchazim S Virou (Holding Out For A Hero) by Karel Gott from Whiskey Cavalier

Obsessions
Anna: Dungeons & Dragons
Alene: peppermint mocha and cinnamon apple (NOT pumpkin spice)

Episode 12 Show Notes: Binge Watching and Sport Ball Game Outfits

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In this episode, we tackle two listener questions. First, we are pretty miserable at recommending good binge-watching practices. Then, we tackle (hee) the question of sports, zeroing in on the uniforms with laser-like precision. Thanks for the questions, @sophiebiblio and @surlyspice!

Links!

Mango La Croix
Orange is the New Black
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
X-Files
House of Cards
Once Upon a Time
Everlasting Gobstoppers
Skittles
Fringe
Friends
Olympic fanfare:


Pittsburgh Steelers uniforms
Manny Ramirez’s pants
C.C. Sabathia’s pants
David Ortiz’s pants
GOOD baseball pants wearing: Jason Varitek
Uni Watch: Neon Jerseys Not a Bright Idea
Seahawks go full Action Green
Kobe Bryant in tights

Obsessions:

Anna
Fifty Shades of Grey
Worst Bestsellers podcast

Carolyn
The Martian by Andy Weir

Episode 4 Show Notes: What is Pop Culture and Separating the Art from the Artist

In this episode, we backtrack to the question of how we define pop culture, then talk about whether you can still enjoy someone’s work once you find out something unsavory about them. And we still don’t think opera is (current) pop culture.

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