Talking TV With Ryan and Ryan

Mo and Ryan. Again! Dreams come true. Fall Tv Quick Hits: 0:00 - 6:01 One Mississippi: 6:01 - 9:28 Survivor's Remorse: 9:28 - 18:23 BoJack Horseman/Twin Peaks: 18:23 - 28:58 Better Things: 28:58 - End Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan. Your eyes do not deceive you. People Of Earth: 0:00 - 13:12 The Last Tycoon: 13:12 - 25:54 GLOW: 25:54 - 39:14 Insecure: 39:14 - 47:46 Wynonna Earp: 47:46 - End Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.  

Hi there, it's Mo here with a really special treat. In June, I moderated a panel on the HBO drama "The Leftovers" at the ATX Television Festival in Austin. It was a few days after the show's series finale aired, and on the panel were executive producer Damon Lindelof, executive producer (and author of the novel "The Leftovers") Tom Perrotta, and executive producer/director Mimi Leder. At the start of the conversation, I handed out tissues to all the panelists, because I was fairly sure most of us were going to cry at some point. Many did, but before and after those moments, we talked about the show in depth, and it was life-affirming to hear these creative and thoughtful people talk about the themes of "The Leftovers" and the choices they made and why this amazing program ended the way it did. Near the end, Lindelof made me cry in a way I totally did not see coming (which seems like a very "Leftovers"-ian thing to do, and that moment also has to do with this essay). By the way, if you're a "Leftovers completist, don't miss this previous Talking TV podcast on the show!  One other note: Jasmin Savoy-Brown, who played Evie Murphy, was in the audience, and that led to the above moment of mild hilarity (because everyone enjoys Guilty Remnant humor). In any event, I loved moderating this panel, the panelists were wise and funny and informative, the audience questions at the end were great, and lots of people got a little bit misty before it was all over. What more could we ask for?  Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan are back with a long ep featuring four shows. Is Reviewing Twin Peaks On A Weekly Basis A Good Idea? 0:00 - 36:16 I'm Dying Up Here: 36:16 - End Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

It's Mo flying solo and talking to W. Kamau Bell, host of the fine CNN series "United Shades of America, which returns April 30. It's a show that manages to be funny, timely and well-researched, and Bell is one of the best conversationalists on TV right now. We talk about how his show changed its approach slightly in Season 2, and about where he and his producers went this year.  Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan are back with a long ep featuring four shows. Mary Kills People: 0:00 - 13:43 Girls: 13:43 - 27:40 American Gods: 27:40 - 41:50 The Handmaid's Tale: 41:50 - End Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan return to talk about two heavy hitters. Mo also introduces the concept of the "How Dare You" show. Fargo: 0:00 - 23:17 The Leftovers: 23:17 - End Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan return as promised with an analysis of all 13 episodes of Netflix's "13 Reasons Why." We go for a full hour. We had a lot to say. Do not listen until you've watched the whole show. Seriously. Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan are back...for now. This is not a joke. We'll even have another ep next week. This is also not a joke. To Walk Invisible: 0:00 - 6:10 Review: 6:10 - 15:19 13 Reasons Why: 15:19 - End Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.  

Mo talks to author, commentator and TV creator Reza Aslan, who is a consultant on 'The Leftovers,' creator of the web series The Secret Life of Muslims and the guy behind the new CNN series 'Believer,' which explores different faith communities. We talk about faith, extremism, the power of TV and much more. Enjoy!  Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan are back...for now. Savor the ep! National Treasure: 0:00 - 15:49 Feud: Bette and Joan: 15:49 - 30:17 The Americans: 30:17 - 42:46 Jane The Virgin: 42:46 - End Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan are back...we tried to have Hulu save us from cancellation, then just remembered we could talk about TV like always without any intervention. Riverdale: 0:00 - 13:05 24: Legacy: 13:05 - 25:08 Legion: 25:08 - End Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan are back with looks at the best TV of the year. You can find Mo's written list here, and Ryan's three-part breakdown right here. 0:00 - 14:51: Killjoys/Wynonna Earp 14:51 - 21:10: Transparent 21:10 - 30:41: Survivor's Remorse 30:41 - 43:42: Jane The Virgin 43:42 - End: Rectify (including a full break down of tonight's finale) Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan return with a short (by their standards) look at season one of HBO's "Westworld." Please note that every episode is discussed, so put on your spoiler hats (white or black) accordingly. Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.  

Mo and Ryan return after a long hiatus. Did anything happen since late October? Let's find out. Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.  

Mo and Ryan return for a second time this week. Look, we're just as surprised as you are. Two deep dives await your listening pleasure. 0:00 - 8:51: Chance 8:51 - 15:32: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency 15:32 - 24:51: Goliath 24:51 - 37:49: Luke Cage 37:49 - End: Berlin Station Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan return for a second time this week. Look, we're just as surprised as you are. Two deep dives await your listening pleasure. 0:00 - 20:56: Luke Cage 20:56 - End: Westworld Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan are back, with a deep dive into Mr. Robot and a lot of shorter looks at some Fall premieres. 0:00 - 49:08: Quick hits on The Good Place, Speechless, MacGyver, The Exorcist, No Tomorrow, This Is Us, and Pitch 49:08 - End: Mr. Robot Season 2 breakdown Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan are back, with an alarmingly positive look at some upcoming shows. Mo wrote about these shows here, and Ryan wrote about them here, if you need more content after this nearly 90-minute installment. Note: we use a little language in this one, so we put the Explicit tag on lest you drive into traffic so your kids don't hear the swearing. 0:00 - 21:02: Better Things 21:02 - 34:50: One Mississippi 34:50 - 51:51: Fleabag 51:51 - End: Insecure Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.  

Mo and Ryan are back, now that Mo has returned from TCA, to talk to shows and take a broad look at one of the more important topics in the medium in 2016. 0:00 - 18:22: Atlanta 18:22 - 32:52: You're The Worst 32:52 - End: Diversity in front of and behind the camera Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.  

Mo and Ryan are back to talk about some specific shows and also take a wider view of what a TV critic should do in the era of Peak TV. 0:00 - 8:32: Survivor's Remorse 8:32 - 17:55: Superstore 17:55 - 44:52: Stranger Things (spoiler alert halfway through) 44:52 - End: The role of TV critic in 2016 Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. SoundCloud is also now in play. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan talk about three shows they really like. Technology tried to keep us apart, listeners, but we managed to get this episode published all the same. 0:00 - 23:38: Mr. Robot 23:38 - 40:38: Stranger Things 40:38 - End: The Night Of Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. SoundCloud is also now in play. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Hi all, we're back with a new podcast that is all about the third episode of Showtime's "Roadies." Just so you know, we discuss plot points from episode three in detail. Even if you haven't seen the show, this podcast might be worth a listen, especially if you are interested in the complex topic of how scripted television handles issues relating to assault. If you want a more general, non-spoilery discussion of "Roadies," you can find that in this recent podcast.  Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan talk nothing but the Broadway phenomenon "Hamilton" in this special edition of the podcast. Be sure to stay tuned after the outro music finishes...there's a special surprise waiting for you. If you want to hear/share that surprise by itself, DJ Mo Money has also posted it on SoundCloud. Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. SoundCloud is also now in play. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan return with a long look at the Showtime series, which surprisingly announced its end yesterday. Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan are back with a quick podcast to whet your appetite until we do something very different next week. No spoilers! 0:00 - 13:00: Stranger Things/Animal Kingdom 13:00 - 21:35: BrainDead 21:35 - End: Roadies Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan are back to talk about two of their favorite current shows. Apologies for the slight audio issues: the wifi in Mo's hotel wasn't the best. We tried. 0:00 - 23:17: UnREAL 23:17 - End: Penny Dreadful Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan are back with two main segments. 0:00 - 26:57: Catch up corner on "Feed The Beast," "Chef's Table," "Guilt," and "Roots" 26:57 - End: Looking at the latest seasons of "Banshee," "The Flash," "Agents of SHIELD," and "Supergirl" Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.  

Mo and Ryan are back with a look at the CBS series after its finale this past Sunday. Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan return! 0:00 - 12:59: Catastrophe 12:59 - 30:17: Jane The Virgin 30:17 - End: The Americans Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.    

Mo and Ryan almost had a short episode. SO CLOSE. 0:00 - 15:42: The Last Panthers 15:42 - 30:38: The Night Manager 30:38 - End: Confirmation Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Hi, it's Mo here, and I've got Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan talking about their Amazon series 'Catastrophe.' It's great and you should watch it (and both seasons are on Amazon Prime in the United States). I didn't record an introduction to this podcasta because GarageBand decided to be difficult. Still, they're great, 'Catastrophe' is terrific, and ideally you will enjoy both. One note: Toward the end of the podcast, I mention a show called 'Divorce,' which is a TV series that Sharon is working on for another network (it's nothing to do with 'Catastrophe'). Anyway, thanks for listening!  Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan are here with an entire podcast about the incredible FX show that wrapped up tonight. Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan are back. I know! People thought it might not happen again. We will be posting a bonus ep later this week to make up for it. 0:00 - 17:38: Happy Valley 17:38 - 30:05: Catastrophe 30:05 - End: Outlander Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Ryan and Kate Kulzick from The Televerse are here to discuss two two big topics. 0:00 - 35:24: "Daredevil" and the state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in television 35:24 - End: The state of "The 100" and its fandom in the aftermath of "Thirteen" Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan are back with an extra-long installment. 0:00 - 7:06: Of Kings And Prophets 7:06 - 17:07: And Then There Were None 17:08 - 35:51: The Carmichael Show 35:51 - 57:45: The Americans 57:45 - End: Agent Carter and the "anti-darkness" drama Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Hi there, it's Mo with a podcast all about the Netflix comedy "Master of None." I spoke to co-creator and executive producer Alan Yang and executive producer Mike Schur about the comedy and its origins and its point of view, and we also talked about the state of how TV deals with race, behind the scenes and on screen. These conversations were also part of a couple of big stories I'm dropping this week, on the ABC comedy "Black-ish" and on TV's new, more direct approach to matters of race. If you like this conversation with Schur, by the way, you may like a different conversation with him that we posted a few weeks ago.   Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Hello there, it's Mo with a new podcast containing conversations with the cast of the comedy "Black-ish." If you like this one, check out the previous podcast with creator Kenya Barris, as well as a feature story on "Black-ish" and another recent piece on how TV talks about race. Below are approximate time codes for this podcast:  0 - 3:00 Intro 3 - 20:00 Anthony Anderson (Dre Johnson on "Black-ish") 20:00 - 40:00 Laurence Fishburne (Pops) 40:00 - 55:00 Tracee Ellis Ross (Rainbow Johnson) 55:00 - end Jenifer Lewis (Ruby)  Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.  

Hi, it's Mo here with a conversation with Kenya Barris, the creator and showrunner of the ABC comedy "Black-ish." We talked about the Feb. 24 episode of the show, in which the Johnson family has a series of conversations about police brutality and how to discuss it with the younger Johnson kids. We also discussed the racial landscape of TV and what has and hasn't changed there, and we talked about "Black-ish" in general and what makes it such a strong and versatile addition to the television landscape. About halfway through, executive producer Jonathan Groff joined the conversation as well. If you like this podcast, please check out two others that drop this week -- one with interviews with the cast of "Black-ish," one containing conversations with Alan Yang and Mike Schur, executive producers of "Master of None." And please check out my stories on "Black-ish" and how TV talks about race on the Variety web site, if you care to.  Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.  

Mo and Ryan are back with a quadrilogy of shows to discuss. 0:00 - 12:19: Broad City 12:19 - 25:23: Girls 25:23 - 42:30: Togetherness 42:30 - End: 11.22.63 Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan are back with THINGS TO SAY. I know. Shocking. 0:00 - 40:23: Vinyl 40:23- 50:50:The Flash 50:50 - End: The 100 Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan are back and go down the "Making A Murderer" rabbit hole. But before that, they talk about two other shows as well. 0:00 - 13:50: Animals. 13:50 - 22:26: Agent Carter 22:26 - End: Making A Murderer Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

It's Mo here, with a conversation with Mike Schur, executive producer of Parks and Recreation, Master of None, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and the upcoming NBC comedy Good Thing. I spoke to Mike when I was in Los Angeles recently, and the shows and ideas we talked about in our wide-ranging discussion include (among other topics):  The Leftovers (we talk about certain elements within Season 2 but not after the 40-minute mark. Also, my Variety interview with Damon Lindelof, which we talk about a little, is here and the Andy Greenwald-Lindelof podcast we mention is here) Master of None and writing TV in the streaming age, i.e., how creating a show that airs weekly isn't like creating a binge-able show, and why limitations on writing aren't bad things What an episode of TV is, should be or can be in the age of streaming, and the difficulties of ending anything, especially a long-running TV show  In that context, we talked a little about the endings of Parks and Recreation, The Shield and The Sopranos (no Parks or Shield spoilers, but we do mention the Sopranos ending) From minute 66 to the end, we talk about Star Wars: The Force Awakens. We discuss what we liked about the movie, one or two things we question and what some of the responses to Rey say about popular culture.   Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes as much as Kylo Ren hates. well, lots of things. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.  

Mo and Ryan are back with a mega-long, nearly two-hour episode. Hope you don't have any TV to watch: This is gonna take a while. 0:00 - 6:36: War and Peace 6:36 - 10:38: Mad Dogs 10:38 - 16:38: Baskets 16:38 - 29:25: The Magicians 29:25 - 45:36: Legends Of Tomorrow 45:36 - 1:06:55: The X-Files 1:06:55 - 1:23:08: American Crime Story: The People Vs O.J. Simpson 1:23:08 - End: The 100 Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan return with the first installment of 2016. We cover a lot of shows, and also our approach to TV criticism in the age of Peak TV. 0:00 - 38:10: Quick Hits: Angel From Hell, Second Chance, Man Seeking Woman, The Shanarra Chronicles, London Spy, Colony 38:10 - 1:00:27: Mercy Street/State Of TV Criticism   1:00:27 - End: Billions Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan return. Again. I know! 0:00 - 18:51: Transparent 18:51 - 23:52: Deutschland 83 23:52 - 35:37: Survivor's Guilt 35:37 - 43:58: The Flash 43:58 - 54:34: Review 54:34 - End: You're The Worst Here's a link to the article we discuss in the podcast about several shows. Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

A special edition of the Talking TV podcast with a special guest -- Hitfix critic Alan Sepinwall (feel free to think of the episode as a rare edition of the Firewall and Mo-Berg podcast). We talk about the new, revised edition of Alan's book, "The Revolution Was Televised," and discuss what we love, don't love and question about the current TV landscape. Talk of Alan's book and general questions about the state of TV are woven into conversations about some of the shows on the Top 10 rosters we submitted this year to Hitfix's annual critics poll.  Here are time codes for the discussions (and there is some overlap here and there, as well as a few mentions of other shows not listed here): 0 - 7:19 Introduction and book talk 7:20 - 12:59 Master of None 13:00 - 18:30 TV's worst trend 26:00 - 29:33 The Leftovers 29:34 - 37:29 The 100  37:30 - 41:49 The trouble with many broadcast network dramas 41:50 - 50:25 Fargo  50:26 - 58:21 You're the Worst 58:22 - 63:39 What's missing from TV  63:40 - end Mad Men Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan are back, this time with a deep dive into the second season of the HBO drama. Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan return with the first of MANY podcasts about to drop in the next few days. Strap in! 0:00 - 21:36: The Good Wife 21:36 - End: Jessica Jones Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan return with another hour of TV analysis. 0:00 - 24:37:  Jessica Jones 24:37 - 38:16: The Expanse 38:16 - End: The Man In the High Castle Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Options abound. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.

Mo and Ryan are back, to talk about three shows and do a deep dive on a recent piece that Mo wrote for Variety.  0:00 - 19:05:  Arrow 19:05 - 38:55: Jane The Virgin 38:55 - 55:08: Scandal 55:08 - End: Diversity in the world of TV directors Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes as much as Vince Vaughn hates talking about heart-related blue balls. You can also subscribe on Stitcher if you like. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.