A weekly podcast talking about tv shows, tv news, and other general pop culture musings. Join Casey Hackett, Sean Higgins, and Chris Brook as we celebrate our favorite medium via another!
It's been awhie, but the boys are back! Topics include the Parks and Recreation series finale, the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary special (or SNL40 to you youngsters), The Last Man On Earth, and Jon Stewart's decision to leave The Daily Show. All this, and the welcome return of Under the Dome talk!
The Boys are back to tackle the big issues: YOGURT. AND FOOD. AND AUSTRALIA. Then, Casey warms up to Agents of SHIELD, Sean likes Transparent, and Chris is intrigued by DISH Network's new Sling service. Then, the gang pick their favorite TV shows of 2014, with a single show topping ALL of our lists! Trust us, if we say it's good, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY BE WATCHING IT.
The march to episode 100 continues! Chris and Casey are joined by returning guest Kristina (T) Hansen to discuss the ridiculousness of Sons of Anarchy, the woes of Mulaney, Casey is loving the Nat Geo channel, and T has a bone to pick with The Newsroom's final season. We then bid a fond farewell to The Colbert Report and Boardwalk Empire.
Then, 2 Months Later... The boys are back after another lengthy hiatus to catch up with what's new in their lives, Chris proves he is really good friends with "Friend of the show, 'What's her name,'" A farewell to shows already canceled and on the bubble, the boys discuss what's wrong with "Mulaney," Casey enjoys "Jane the Virgin" and feels weird about it, Sean had some awful falafel in Orlando, and the return of "Cranky Old Casey" in which Casey is fed up with "The League."
After a 2 month gap, we are back and Hellovision is ON THE MOVE! Casey now lives in Los Angeles, Chris is moving into a new place, and Sean is looking to move! Besides that, we dissect what makes something "Sci-Fi," a lot of sad deaths, the triumphant return of MINKUS, and Casey has an adventure with Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul! Then the guys discuss some new Fall pilots. Casey reviews "Selfie," Chris tackles "A to Z," and Sean reviews "Bojack Horseman." All this and the boys unveil their new grading system when reviewing shows!
On this week's installment of Hellovision: Yahoo! saves “Community!” Better Call Saul may or may not involve wormholes! Wet Hot American Summer is potentially returning as a TV Series, some surprising Boardwalk Empire news, and Chris still has some trouble pronouncing the last names of actors Martin and Charlie Sheen! In the second half, Chris convinces Casey to start watching the ridiculously dumb “Under the Dome” for it’s second season. And then Casey tries to convince Sean to start watching it too. IT’S DOME MADNESS!
John Mulaney's new show looks not great and Casey is apparently a fan of Nasim Pedrad. Then we discuss our favorite and least favorite opening credit sequences for various shows!
Hellovision returns with guest host Chris Sampson to discuss all the heartbreaking cancellation announcements, shocking renewals, and Casey is concerned about the rising amounts of comic book based tv shows coming to the airwaves next fall. Then we discuss the exciting returns of Louie and 24 to the airwaves after long absences, as well as how impressed we are with the quality of FX's Fargo miniseries!
This may be the loose-iest of the goose-iest of all Hellovision episodes as the gang gets together for a rare in person episode! Due to some beers and general silliness we go a little of the rails but are able to discuss Mad Men, Orphan Black, Stephen Colbert taking over for David Letterman, and the greatness of Tig Notaro! All that and Chris picks a MAJORLY CRAZY SONG THIS WEEK.
Casey returns from Los Angeles and a case of food poisoning and we are back at it with returning guest host, Chris Sampson to fill in. Topics discussed include the impending return of Jack Bauer in 24: Live Another Day, the awfulness of The Big Bang Theory, Comedy Bang Bang gets picked up for FORTY episodes, and the guys all give a minute review of the new Comedy Central show REVIEW (5 Stars!) In the second half the guys break down our top 3 favorite TV villains with some expected and some truly unexpected choices!
We forgot it's our 4th anniversary, and Casey is so flabbergasted he can hardly pronounce anybody's name correctly! Chris challenges Sean and Casey to name all the Presidential dogs, discussion of Hannibal, The Americans, and Mixology. All this and the debut of Chris Brook's Snack Corner. All this and the return of the Epix Horn!
The Hellovision crew record live and in person together to discuss TV News, The Winter Olympics, the abundance of great comedy shows on tv right now, LA Deli, and Casey makes some wine pairing suggestions.
THIS WEEK ON HELLOVISION: - NEWS! - Casey has some searing questions about Happy Days! - A recurring joke is born! - Shiggins admits that anything can be good. - What are You Watching Returns! - Broad City is great and so is Enlisted! - Sean calls a famous show the wrong name! - Everyone should watch True Detective! - Everybody on Dawson's Creek is a creep! - Sean and Casey watched the Royal Rumble and Hellovision will never be the same again!
It's another week where we take a break from TV to discuss THE MOVING PICTURES, also known as, movies! Casey is joined by returning guest Ben Emery and first timer Suzanne Michelle (with a cameo from Shawn Callan) to go over the ENTIRE Fast and Furious movie franchise. Will we make through all 6 movies?! Will Ben love or hate them?! WHO IS THE SEXIEST POKEMON (yes, this is addressed)?! Find out all this and more!
The Hellovision crew gets off to the rockiest start they've ever had. The guys gather to discuss how 2013 was for them personally, including an astounding amount of beers consumed by Chris, and embarrassing story for Casey, and Sean's favorite meals of the year. Later they discuss what they hope to accomplish in 2014, and a quick review of Trophy Wife by friend of the show, Shawn Callan! We promise more TV talk in the next epiode!
It's the end of another year, and the Hellovision crew brings a list of their favorite TV related things from 2013, as well as some things they didn't like! Thanks for a great 3rd year and we'll be back in 2014!
Hellovision makes a not quite triumphant return from a month long hiatus with talk of In 'N' Out Burger, the word "Brioche!" a uttered a surprising amount of times, some Book talk and discussion over how upset people are over the fact that "the dog" on Family Guy was killed off! Then, Chris has Boredwalk Empire spoiled and Casey spoils a classic Charles Dickens story, Agents of SHIELD is borderline terrible, and Sleepy Hollow is a SLEEPER HIT (see what we did there?)
On this episode of Hellovision! - Halloween festivities are discussed! - RIP Marcia Wallace - Fox Need More "Dads!" - Homeland - Is The Honeymoon Over? - Sean is at the cutting edge of hating things before it’s cool! - The unaired CBS pilot for Super Clyde is watched and discussed! - And are shows that utilize Twitter for comedy funny or lazy? For more information, check us out at www.hellovisionpodcast.com!
Chris is on vacation so Casey and Sean decide to take a break from talking exclusively about TV! Instead they take on pumpkin beers, discuss Gravity, and the shows they've been enjoying the most this Fall!
Breaking Bad is over and all we want to talk about is how the show ended so FULL ON SPOILERS for the Series Finale! If you want to share any insights of your own, reach out to us on twitter.com/@hellovisionshow or email us at hellovisionpodcast@gmail.com! Have an A1 Day!
This week, Casey is joined by guest co-host Chris Sampson while Shiggins and Chris are out to discuss Fox's controversial new show "Dads," but more importantly, to discuss the beauty of The Family Feud and Baggage. Also, be sure to check out the triumphant return of Chris' Podcast, Enjoy Your Day!
The Hellovision gang is finally together in person again after more than a year! Discussions include the end of The Real World, Water Sommeliers are ruining Los Angeles, the amazingness of "Come On Be My Baby Tonight," Hollywood just adapting movies to TV shows now, AMC ruining their shows by insisting on having shows about those shows and ANOTHER talk about The Newsroom!
In this extremely unprofessional, snack fueled show, Breaking Bad is discussed with great enthusiasm, we wonder if AMC is doomed after next year, Gideon Yago and Sway are discussed AGAIN, Casey would do terrible things for money, and Dexter's final season is FLOPPING.
It's that time of year again as the 2013 Emmy Nominations are discussed and disected by the Hellovision crew! That and a rundown of news, a discussion of future plans, and more!
This week on Hellovision: Casey admits he's finally going to watch The Sopranos, Shiggins is watching a lot of British shows, and Chris is still watching The Goodwin Games because he hates books, apparently. Also we very sloppily go through Entertainment Weekly's picks for the 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. Because they are a crazy bunch of people at that magazine!
No episode this week as Chris, Casey and Shiggins go camping for vacation! But here's a quick episode and a groovy TV theme from our past!
Chris suddenly loves Law & Order: SVU, Dan Harmon returns to Community! Mad Men theories are getting out of hand! Game of Thrones shocks, and we close the books on Arrested Development Season 4…FOR NOW!
Casey loves Daft Punk, Shiggins hates Daft Punk, and Chris likes Arrested Development! All this and news news news! Then in the second half it's that time of year again: TV Upfronts! We discuss a lot of the new shows set to hit airwaves this fall! And man oh man, there is a lot of GARBAGE. IT'S GONNA BE GREAT!
Girls drama! Chris proves he can say "Charlie Sheen," there's hope for Happy Endings yet, Arrested Development has a premiere date, Reaper is getting an unexpected reunion, and Frankie Callan joins us to discuss the train wreck that is Smash! Then it's a lightning round of discussions on Justified, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, and Mad Men!
It's an episode with a quick turnaround! Late Night drama! Girls is controversial! And Veronica Mars is blowin' up Kickstarter! And music by Campfires!
This week on Hellovision, we want to party with Don Pardo, Chris doesn't understand the Harlem Shake nor the hoopla over Justin Timberlake's SNL performance and complains about how far a nickel used to get him, The Following is a snoozefest, NBC is in trouble, and a review of the big SNL episode from this week. Then it's the sort of triumphant return of Shootin' The Shiz with Shiggz and Griz! Then we breakdown the Delocated finale, a round of "What Are You Watching?!" where Casey admits he's liking Arrow, Chris is addicted to The Taste, and Shiggins makes a case for HBO's Enlightened!
Its the return of the Lord of the Internet Chris Sampson to the hallowed halls of Hellovision! We discuss the rise of the Bronies, Casey is flattered to be compared to Lee Pace, and the possibilities of Kathy Bates on American Horror Story! Then we talk about The Oscars which detours into a love-fest for musicals, Chris Sampson dishes on Bunheads, Casey and Chris Brook discuss The Americans, and MLB.TV vs. NBA League Pass because SPORTS!
- It's a TV Podcast! - The Hour Gets the Axe! - Casey loves Terry Crews! - "US Cyber Command" is a better name for a show than "Intelligence!" - The Walking Dead is Unstoppable! - RIP 30 Rock, Welcome Back Community! - Pat Sievert returns for some game show talk! - Supermarket Sweep! - MTV Dating Shows are sorely missed! - And Nick Arcade doesn't hold up at all!
On this week's episode of Hellovision: RIP Ben & Kate! The Powerpuff Girls are back with Ringo Starr in tow! A short discussion on Girls and Adventure Time A discussion on reality shows like Duck Dynasty, Storage Wars and more! Returning guest Dan Rubalcaba returns with a newfound appreciation for Bunheads, discusses the various Star Trek pilots, and has a great new game in tow: "Is The Plotline a Stephen King Novel or an Episode of 'Are You Afraid of the Dark?'" Chris pines for Space Cases and Radu! And finally some Quantum Leap talk! All this and plenty more!
The first show of 2013 and the start of year 3 of Hellovision! On this week's episode: Happy Endings drama! The Killing ain't dead yet! Jessica Simpson is about to be a sitcom star much to our dismay! House of Lies is still boring. An unexpected reference to Battle Bots! The Golden Globes are terrible! More news, and talk of all the reality shows we don't know a thing about and the ones we miss! And an unexpected reference to MTV's Undressed!
It's the final episode of 2012! Some final news to stew on, some morbid Golden Girls jokes while being distracted by the Miss Universe Pageant, Casey keeps going "on the record" since Hellovision is a legally binding document, Chris predicts what it would be like if Bryan Singer and Bryan Fuller made a show only to realize they DID already, the rise of Pope Paul McCartney, a reference to Krippendorf's Tribe, and some serious talk about the Nielson Ratings and Twitter! Then in the second half, the boys discuss their favorite shows, moments, and more from the world of television in 2012! See you all in 2013!
This week, it's a bit of a mess but we cover news with Chris "The Alpine" Brook, a shoutout to Glenn Yoder, ask who actually uses Bing, Sean reviews Hunted and Metacritic messes up his score, Casey finally watched Veronica Mars and Misfits, and the return of "What Are You Watching?"
On this exciting Thanksgiving edition of Hellovision: - Tongue Twisters! - What if Goodburger had been a skit on SNL? - Chris's torrid love affair with Jersey Shore reaches an abrupt end - Ryan Murphy hates SOMETHING - Patton Oswalt is blowin' up! - The Killing isn't dead yet! - NBC is doing everything it can to kill "Up All Night" - Casey Hates Step By Step - The Nabisco Cookie Man Lives! - A review of a failed pilot: Mockingbird Lane!
Join the boys along with special guest Russ Seyfert to discuss political ads, Nashville, Mad Men meets Point Break, Kevin Smith is no good, and Sean loves Snickerdoodles! Then, the third time's the charm as we bring back the TV Theme Song Challenge! 8 classic TV Theme songs are brought to the table and only ONE can be proclaimed "Best of the Best!" This is a good one!
A Columbus Day Conspiracy! Casey moves! Shiggins gets some ink! Chris reads news! Homeland returns! So does Dexter! All this and more! Also, EMAIL US! HELLOVISIONPODCAST@GMAIL.COM!
It's that time of year again, folks! Fall TV seasons is here and Chris and Casey do the news without Shiggins who is busy writing a fancy essay (or just connecting conspiracy theories in secret!). Topics include the VMAs, James Carville pushing whiskey, and they actually talk about some sports. Then the boys are joined by Hollywood hot shot, Dana Wickens (also the third girl on the show ever!) to discuss all the new Fall TV shows and pass early judgment on what looks good, what looks terrible and what we're excited to see return. It's in depth criticism at its finest!
Chris returns from vacation! Baby Snooki! Flight! Shiggins hates TV (now get back in your cage!)! Burn Notice Finally! Greased Lightning! Go On! Everybody Hated Chris! And Grimm! And…Womanhood.
It's time for another minisode with Shiggins and returning guest host Chris Sampson to discuss the "hit" ABC Family show "Bunheads!" Chris is calling from Skype and cuts in and out like crazy and the show is generally of poor audio quality! Anyways, Casey kinda liked it but wants more Alan Ruck, and Shawn and Chris are 100% on board and disagree with Casey's Emma Stone comparison! And seriously, Chris sounds rough. Bear with it. This is a minisode for a reason!
In a slightly poorly recorded edition of Hellovision, Chris is on vacation and is replaced by Chris Sampson of Enjoy Your Day infamy! We discuss the Olympics again, Chris imagines a more ridiculous way to play Water Polo, Hand Ball is confusing, NBC is a horrible network and Casey has a hard time with the musical guest's name and is sitting in a creaky chair! In the second half, harrowing tales of Rollerbladers and the art of the segue is not lost as the guys discuss motorcycles, how Breaking Bad is going off the rails (HA!), how The Newsroom is not worthy of HBO, and Arli$$ is still a dumb show.
The boys are back and discuss news, the Olympics, and come to the conclusion that streaming original tv shows are pretty terrible. Shocker!
Casey starts some beef with Huffington Post's shitty TV reviewers and defends The Newsroom, Dish Network is being stubborn, the guys lament lack of choice, the return of "What Are You Watching?", an experiment in web TV series, and we propose a live viewing party for the SURE TO BE HUGE HIT, "ANGER MANAGEMENT!"
Compliments! Talk of Dragons and Games regarding Thrones! Hatfields and McCoys! Favorite TV Dads! Anthony Bourdain! And MAJOR MAD MEN SPOILERS! Need we say more?
Episode 50 is finally here and BOY OH BOY, DID WE NOT PREPARE! Talk of some TV, what we SHOULD HAVE DONE for this anniversary episode, lot of personal talk, we try and choose the 2011-2012 TV Season All Stars, and to celebrate, A BLOOPER REEL! Trust us folks, we'll make up for this one in the next 50 episodes.
Join us for an episode in which we discuss news, flaming Dr. Pepper's, the viability of replacing cable with streaming services, whether it's better to binge on tv shows or enjoy them slowly like a fine wine, Casey and Shiggins feel smarter for watching The West Wing, and Chris has a daunting date with Daria!
Casey sits this one out to let Shiggins, Chris and returning guest Russ Seyfert to discuss the merits of The Voice, Casey's crush on Abbey Elliot, Russ asks the tough questions regarding whether or not Aimee Teegarden can even act, more talk of Downton Abbey, and a rundown of the new Sherlock Holmes based show "Elementary" which sounds terrible! Later on, the boys ask Russ, "What Are You Watching?!" with discussion of Justified, Luck, Shiggins compares David Milch to The Clash (which surprisingly works!). Finally, OSCAR TALK! Barbs against Billy Crystal, nobody saw The Artist, and The Muppets are still charming! Also, BLACK FACE IS NOT A GOOD IDEA!
On this, a special edition of "Hellovision! After Dark" Chris and Casey are joined by first-time guest host Nick Largey to discuss all manner of TV news, but mostly to talk about The Simpson's and their impending 500th episode. It pretty much just involves all of them talking about their favorite quotes, moments, episodes, etc. while Casey and Chris get increasingly tired. It's charming in an amateurish way!