Gritty Reboot Podcast

Hosts Kevin James and Hunter Markham are about to embark on the journey of a lifetime—discussing moody teen drama TV shows. But where are they going? How come neither of them has a map? They discuss the rise of the 'dark, mysterious' reboot, what movie monsters they'd jump into bed with, and reveal the television series they'll be tackling.

Hunter and Kevin leap right into Riverdale. They learn that ARCHIE GOT HOT and are pretty certain Jughead's a ghost. Also, you on some tea, bro?

Kevin and Hunter are joined by co-host Sarah Dunaway in this episode! We answer many inquiries about the upcoming pep rally, learn that teens love disfigured 1950s film stars, and uncover a deleted scene where Archie and Grundy discuss his lyrical material.

Archie enters the magma core of Josie and the Pussycats practice to debate civil rights, Veronica and Betty slip drugs into a teen's drink to combat sexism, and the Gritty Reboot gang scratches their heads while trying to figure out what any of this means in relation to the ONGOING MURDER CASE.

The gang discovers Betty's fingers are so sticky she can't resist stealing firearms and what's this breaking news about a biker gang Archie spinoff series?

We've got a musical number of our own and it's more original than 90% of Josie and the Pussycats songs. Also, Archie sucks at football.

The episode of hookups and trysts! Also, Archie sees wolfmasks. What a putz.

Release...the hounds! We're hunting runaways in this episode.

We enter the Lair of the White Wyrm! And do some behind-the-scenes work to shed light on Sheriff Keller's unique investigative technique.

We care about an Archie storyline for once! We still hate all his choices though.

The Gritty gang decides to ignore Veronica to focus on far better characters. Hal Cooper sings karaoke and in a deleted scene Jughead develops a bond with Chuck E. Cheese.

The Gritty Gang finds out exactly how the worm turns in the worst episode of Riverdale to date. Can someone explain to us why Kids in America stops at East California?

The gritty gang is hangin' around the ol' syrup barn this week. They find out Kevin is a massive pen nerd, and then everyone takes shots at Timothee Chalamet. Also, there was a Riverdale episode with murder and suicide, I guess.

We made it through season 1 of Riverdale! Naturally, it's time to discuss the logistics of interrogating corpses and the single-celled wonder of Milo Ventimiglia.

Surprises await! If you thought the gang was going to move straight into season 2 of Riverdale after wrapping season 1, you were way off.

So, we skipped a season of Riverdale and now Archie's in prison, the show's set in the deep south, and the sharecroppers are coming out in droves. My God, we chose wisely.

We meet our new favorite character when Archie gets settling into prison. Can you guess whether Hunter or Sarah has a bigger crush on this hard slab of manbody known as Mad Dog?

Take a nice, long elevator ride with the Gargoyle King as we discuss Archie's sudden fighting prowess and rejoice over the fact that Betty and Jughead have definitely banged.

We go back in time to the 1980-90s where nothing makes sense, candy is drugs, and everyone is their own parents in a thrilling time paradox.

Mad Dog is back and we're all officially in love with him. Host Kevin (not Riverdale Kevin) gets sucked into G&G and it may cost him his livelihood and relationships, but it's worth it if he can ascend.

Disagreement in the ranks when Hunter enjoys this episode of Riverdale way more than Kevin and Sarah. Pros: there's a massive body count. Cons: it's Riverdale so it's completely stupid and illogical.

We try really hard to become friends with Lili Reinhart in this episode. Really, we praise her performance. Everyone else on this show? Yeah, it's Riverdale so they pretty much sucked.

We're so glad we could get a break from quarantine in real life with...oh no Riverdale is under quarantine too. This time, Riverdale has changed.

Is this it for Riverdale? Archie gets mauled by an invisible bear and we lose our cool at the sheer stupidity of this show. Mutiny reaches a breaking point in the Gritty Reboot ranks when we question if we can keep watching this trainwreck.

We couldn't take it anymore! We jumped ship on Riverdale, but we need closure. Who is the Gargoyle King? Whose organs get harvested? Does anyone ever explain why those babies leviated over a bonfire? We answer all that and more when we close the book on Riverdale forever.

It's our first feature film review! We knock back a few beers and argue over whether The Craft is a fun supernatural flick or a slow train ride to hell. Does anything meaningful happen? Do the snake fingers make up for the flaws?

Harmony returns to the Gritty Reboot world! Following last week's debate, we mix up a batch of midnight margaritas and worship each other like bats as we discuss the joys of the Sandra Bullock/Nicole Kidman supernatural romance, Practical Magic.

Now that we've left Riverdale behind, we're embarking on an episode-by-episode adventure into a new show. This one has way more gunplay, a strong female lead, and most importantly is not Riverdale.

We dive into episode 1 of Wynonna Earp! We don't hate any of the characters yet, except for Champ. We definitely hate Champ. We want him to get tossed into a lake.

How does any of this work? We're entirely baffled by intricacies of Wynonna Earp and much more concerned with destructible throat anatomy and how to date bartenders without them knowing.

There's a porpoise barber leaping from the water like free willy in this episode, but we mostly discuss the cinematic masterpiece of Van Helsing (2004) and Nicki Minaj's prosecco. Music: "Internal Eyes" by Heartsounds

The monumental breakup of Champ and Waverly is here, but is it what we really wanted? There are cannibals, and we're pretty sure Agent Dolls is transforming into a Mexican Beaded Lizard. This show never explains anything to us, so we're left to speculate. Music: "Pristine" by Snail Mail

We discuss the fox POV moment in Lord of the Rings, Larry the Cable Guy's ouvre, and the tragedy of backgammon. Also, we watched an episode of Wynonna Earp and Doc Holliday isn't hot, but this was a rip snortin' good episode. Music: "(I Feel Like)(Gerry) Cheevers" - Chixdiggit

Ever wonder what we'd do if we ran into a really good episode of a TV show? Of course we'll still nitpick it, talk about Shakespeare's biceps, and provide facts about Alberta's meat processing industry. Music: "Potemkin City Limits" - Propagandhi

All we want is to see hot chicks kiss because we are a very reserved and mature podcast. Unfortunately, this episode also had some other plot with summoned beasts and burying witches. We really take the discourse to new depths. Music: "Hollywood Factory" - Skating Polly

We are the smartest podcast in the world. Between the bird puns, bear puns, zoology, Navajo Nation geography, and knowledge of Greek architecture, we pretty much cover it all. Thank god there's a bear attack in this episode of Wynonna Earp. It's been ages since we covered a good mauling. Music: "Bore Me" - The Hellacopters

There are poker tournaments that never happen, demon hookers biting off penises, and Wynonna's hair inexplicably looks great through all of it. Music: "Wild One" - Colleen Green

So, we all hate Willa as a character and want to see her torn apart by wild horses tied to each of her limbs. Besides that sentiment, we mostly discuss sex cults, Herman Melville, and Jackie Chan/Jennifer Love Hewitt vehicles. Music: "Breathe Grease" - Municipal Waste

Well, we really didn't like this season finale. We didn't get a full lizard transformation or anything, there were too many bulletproof vests, and then snake monsters appeared out of nowhere. Somebody better be dead. Music: After the Party - The Menzingers

We just spent last episode ragging on Wynonna Earp's season 1 finale. Would we be fool enough to commit to watching more? What do you take us for, not-idiots? Music: Web in Front - Archers of Loaf

Wynonna Earp has rewarded our patience! The most beloeved episode yet. There's a wonderful IT nerd, we bash all the gorgeous CW doorknobs, and we discuss why Halsey inspires real pain. Music: All Hands - Protest The Hero

A real quick-hitter here, folks. This episode was a narrative exercise in running in place, so we talk about Medea, police clearance rates, and don't even do a synchronized howl when we discuss the lesbian sex scene. Music: Spooky Action at a Distance - Iron Chic

Hello, fellow Gunters! Welcome to our discussion of anything other than Ready Player Two. There's a lot of obsession with what's up cheerleader's skirts in this episode. Thank god we break from that inappropriate moment for Wynonna to beat up some children. Music: Your Gravest Words - The Lawrence Arms

Why does every show have a jazz number? We've got a new Mad Dog physique contender coming in hot, but that high note gets overshadowed by some really...icky family vibes. This goo demon acting like the coronavirus the way it gets spread around. Music: Tyler Herro - Jack Harlow

Look, it's not a common name, okay? Music: Blistering Blue Barnacles - Möngöl Hörde

The Twilight baby is back and Doc doesn't know what condoms are. Time to suck down some Beaver Buzz and ponder who the tiny, sexy dragon in your life is. Music: Hold Me Up - Banner Pilot

Canadian geography lessons, strip club stories, Bass Reeves facts, and beer mixing tips. We're not drunk enough for this. It is what it is. Music: It Always Happens This Way - Toulouse

We wanted a baby shower and all we got was this stupid vision quest. Come on, ya jamokes, According to Sarah the "Pin the penis on the baby" game is a staple of all baby showers. Music: "Anacrime" - Karoshi Boy