In Syndication

 This week on the In Syndication podcast we talk about The Andy Griffith Show. We talk about (perceived lack of) politics of the show, the strengths of it's lead (as well as Don Knotts), and everything else around it. Everything's coming up Mayberry!

 This month the In Syndication podcast covers the show about Vietnam veterans framed for a crime they didn't commit together to do what anyone would...flip some cars, fire some guns at nothing in particular, and get paid large cash while doing it. That's right we're talking about The A-Team. If you haven't had enough Mr. T in your life since the 80's, hold on cause we're serving you an extra helping.

 Subscribe now to the new podcast, A Cosmic Void starring Alex Biggs Small and Jeremiah Perez! Here's a taste of one episode, there's more on the feed and many more to come. This episode is about the Alex Garland instant classic: Ex Machina. We dissect the movie going scene by scene uncovering the themes that run beneath. We discuss the feminist reading of this movie, the allusions to literature and history, and discuss the slightly ahead of it's time presentation of the danger of data mining. And of course we list movies that informed it, as well as movies influenced by it. And that's just the tip of the iceberg!

 According to Adam West, the sixties was about the three B's: The Beatles, Batman, and Bond. We actually talk about all three in this episode of In Syndication, but we completely focus on the show captured a nation, a Joker, two Riddlers, and three Cat Women (if you count the movie). We're breaking down Batman!

This month the In Syndication podcast dives into Peter Falk's iconic turn as the disheveled detective who everyone underestimates...Columbo! We talk about why it was TV movies instead of a show proper, the other men who played Columbo, and the debt the crime procedural owes to it.

 This month the In Syndication podcast asks if you had a wish, would let it be horribly corrupted by a charismatic car dealer? We go through the ins and outs of the TV show: Fantasy Island.

 We return for our third season of the In Syndication podcast with a Halloween appropriate entry. Tales from the Crypt was HBO's first premier show that ran for seven seasons. It was an anthology show that had a refreshing celebrity cast that has never been matched. Find how five of the biggest producers in Hollywood turned a comic book from the fifties into a giant franchise of multiple shows and movies.

Jedi Master's Degree is a podcast that will introduce you to the world of Star Wars, or bolster what you already know. All nineteen episodes of season one are available now! This episode is about the book that was the backdoor pilot to The Empire Strikes Back.

For the season finale of In Syndication we cover Car 54 Where Are You? Toody and Muldoon may have always found hilarity, but they never collared the crooks. Find about the groundbreaking sitcom on the In Syndication podcast in your favorite app.

This month on In Syndication we talk about an action figure that was definitely not a doll. It spawned a comic book to create a mythos for it's television show. And that show helped sell the best selling action figure (not doll) of the eighties: G.I. Joe!

This month we talk about the show that reinvigorated the western, made stars of Timothy Olyphant and Ian McShane (in the States, anyway), and was weirdly written in iambic pentameter: Deadwood!

He took a licking and kept on ticking. No sucker punch, bullet to the temple, or computer could stop him. Blindness and concussions were temporary setbacks. We examine the show that reinvigorated the detective genre: Mannix.

John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, and Terry Gilliam started Monty Python's Flying Circus and not only set the template for comedy shows to come, but created their own brand of comedy in the process.

We open season two with the most groundbreaking show in all of history: I Love Lucy! Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz took charge of their show and broke nearly every existing convention creating a sitcom that works almost seven decades later.

CBS thought they hired an unoffensive comedic team to host a variety show. What they got was one of their most censored shows. Find out about the show that gave Steve Martin, Rob Reiner, and Bob "Super Dave" Einstein their starts in showbiz.

We delve into the show that was about the Korean War (but really Vietman). Learn about the fight over the laugh track and how they broke the nudity barrier for a network show. We're covering M*A*S*H.

Cheers is one of the most loved sitcoms to hit televisions. It was high and low brow. It weathered losing a colead. It created a multitude of characters that will never be forgotten. And it laid track for shows like The Simpsons and Parks and Recreation along the way.

The Outer Limits was a sci-fi show that introduced television to lighting in the style of German expressionism, managing it's own special effects department, and the monster of the week. We discuss all the ways it aged wonderfully...as well as comically bad.

Married With Children, the fledgling Fox Network's first hit, was designed to be the polar opposite of The Cosby Show. It was centered around a shoe salesman's family, and had dialogue right out of a roast. We pull no punches reviewing this pop culture relic.

In Syndication plums the depths of the oceans to uncover nondescript European country plots and mermen in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Check out this episode and you'll believe a submarine can fly...if your six...I guess.

We take a look at the America's most lovable bigot, his little goil, the dingbat, and Meathead. We discuss the pitfalls of a writer's intention versus a viewer's interpretation. And we pull apart a show that is every bit as relevant today as it was in the seventies.

This episode we're moving on up to the Eastside to cover The Jeffersons, the spinoff of All in the Family that lasted eleven seasons and laid the groundwork for many black sitcoms to come. We pull no punches looking at the positives and negatives of this racially charged show.

One of the first auteur shows to dominate ratings. The Sopranos  was an excellent cocktail of the mob, therapy, and comedy. Find out juicy details about the best episodes, why there were so many birds, and who wore a sex toy to bring out the best in James Gandolfini.

Marlo Thomas broke ground producing and starring in the first sitcom to be centered around an independent woman. Find out how The Feminine Mystique helped shape a show that's wide ranging influence can be felt in shows like The New Girl.

Taxi had the most prolific cast and crew in sitcom history. Dive into the careers of James L. Brooks, Danny DeVito, and Christopher Lloyd. Discover how the show fits into Andy Kaufman's legend. And find out how many times Tony Danza played a Tony.

We begin talking about the history of television by covering one of the most iconic television series of all-time: Star Trek. Find out the reality of the first interracial kiss on television, how the cast chemistry affected the show, the best episodes, and so much more!

Welcome to In Syndication where we review television shows from the past and tell it's place in history, what shaped the show, and whether it holds up. This episode is where we lay out what we're doing and why.