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Friend of the show Kate Kulzick stops by to help Alasdair offer our long-awaited (hopefully, otherwise they're just late) thoughts on the second chapter of Flux. We discuss how well the episode dusts off the Sontarans for their first significant non-Strax appearance since 2008. We consider what the Crimean War setting lends to the episode. Kate shares her worries about Yaz's eventual fate, and we remain charmed by Dan, with or without his implausibly young parents...

Hi friends! Sorry we haven't had a chance to get you an episode on "War of the Sontarans", even though it's a week later and, uh, slightly after the next episode aired in the UK. As Alasdair hops on briefly to explain, we had some scheduling issues this week, but a full episode on "War of the Sontarans" with guest cohost Kate Kulzick will be here soon, and then we'll endeavor to get back on schedule. Thanks for your understanding!

Tyler and David are joined by Ryan Gallagher and Kate Kulzick to discuss their favorite memories from Comic-Cons past.

We're back for another live show, and we might even have a surprise visit from the podcast's best friend. Which is to say, we totally do! The Captain Jack of the podcast is on hand, in the form of the great Kate Kulzick. She pops by for a spell to help discuss how the different showrunners approach the lives of the companions, and why one thing the Chibnall era has going for it is how real the companions' situations feel relative to, well, definitely the Moffat era companions. But what of the RTD companions? Then Allison and Alasdair discuss whether the Master could, in fact, be the Timeless Child, which leads to one hell of a lore dump about the Master. Then Alasdair cracks a listener riddle, and we offer a whole bunch of recommendations of other shows and movies featuring Doctors, companions, and more!

Politics has never been perfect, politicians even less so. But for seven long years, NBC's seminal political drama The West Wing gave TV watchers an idealized version of the White House, an administration that trudged through the murky waters of political compromise with admirable conviction and the fast-talking wit that could only come from the pen of Aaron Sorkin. The West Wing was revolutionary in a number of ways, from presenting feature-quality production values and performances on network TV in the '90s to inspiring a generation of young people to get into politics. (And the show's patented walk-and-talks forever changed the visual vocabulary of TV dialogue.)   Amid all of The West Wing's flaws -- Sorkin's recurring limitations/pet concerns as a screenwriter, the unevenness of the John Wells years -- the show remains firmly ensconced in the public consciousness. Sure, some of that is a lingering desire to return to the kind of principled, service-centric political leadership we imagine we once had but never really got. But so much of it is down to the show's incredible ensemble of characters, played to a tee by a rotating cast of industry-best performers: Martin Sheen's folksy-yet-godlike President Bartlet, Allison Janney's acerbic press secretary C.J. Cregg, Bradley Whitford's prickly Josh Lyman, and a host of others.   On this episode of the podcast, Allison and Clint (alongside returning guest panelists Kate Kulzick of The Televerse and Caroline Siede of The AV Club) sift through the dossiers of the Bartlet administration's brightest stars and see which one deserves to be elected into our Hall of Faces. Is it Bartlet? CJ? Toby? Leo McGarry? Mrs. Landingham? If you don't listen to the pod and find out who we pick, then God, Jed, I don't even want to know you! (Hall of Faces is a proud member of the Chicago Podcast Coop. Thanks to Overcast for sponsoring this episode!)

25 years ago, Friends (sorry, F*R*I*E*N*D*S) burst onto the scene to hold multicolored umbrellas and dance through the water fountain of our pop-culture consciousness, becoming one of the most indelible sitcoms of the '90s. The tale of six close friends trying to make it in New York City amid the flannel-draped tumult of the Giuliani years, Friends was the yin to Seinfeld's yang, the warm, fuzzy, uncomplicated romp we turned to when the rain started to fall.   Like many things in the era, it hasn't aged well: where are the people of color? How can they afford such nice New York apartments? What's with all the 'no homo' stuff between Chandler and Joey? But even with these bugaboos, it's surprisingly easy to get back into the swing of the show, especially when Netflix makes it so addictively bingeable.   Over ten seasons of high ratings and dozens of Emmy nods, the main cast of Friends -- Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer -- were catapulted to near-instant stardom, becoming one of the most beloved ensembles in television history.   It almost seems impossible to pluck one of the Friends out of the group and put them on the pedestal of our Hall of Faces, but boy howdy we're going to try! Reigning champion Kate Kulzick (of The AV Club and The Televerse) and frequent guest/Spool staffer Caroline Siede join us as we "PIVOT!" from Friend to Friend to see which one passes muster and earns a spot in our pantheon of great TV characters. Could it be a more contentious battle? (Hall of Faces is a proud member of the Chicago Podcast Coop. Thanks to Overcast for sponsoring this episode!)

During Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's seven-season run in syndication from 1993 to 1999, the spinoff was never particularly popular. It didn't look like a Trek show: instead of a clean, shiny starship filled with Starfleet's best and brightest, we followed a group of disparate souls struggling to overcome conflicts both personal and interpersonal on a ramshackle space station in the middle of nowhere. Where most Trek zoomed to a new planet each week, solved the problem, and moved on, Deep Space Nine was forced to stick around and do the hard work of rebuilding the occupied planet of Bajor, all while wormholes and interstellar dominions came knocking at their door.   Showrunner Ira Steven Behr, along with other head writers like Ronald D. Moore (whose Battlestar Galactica reboot carries a lot of DS9's DNA, what with its focus on serialized storylines and a greater focus on religion than most sci-fi properties), found a way not just to make their show stand out from The Next Generation and Voyager, but to interrogate the very ideals of Gene Roddenberry's Trekkian utopia by showing a Starfleet filled with ethical quandaries and realistic philosophical struggle. And on top of it all, this long-form serialized storytelling gave way to one of the best, most robust ensembles in science fiction history.   For this month's Hall of Faces, Clint and guest host Kate Kulzick (of The Televerse) are joined by Vulture's Angelica Jade Bastien and Improvised Star Trek's Sean Kelley to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the show's finale! Together, we dig through Deep Space Nine's extremely deep bench of characters and find the one that best represents the show's emotional complexity and philosophical ideals. Is it Sisko? Worf? Garak? Gul Dukat? Quark?! Take a listen and find out what the Prophets decide.  (Hall of Faces is a proud member of the Chicago Podcast Coop. Thanks to Overcast for sponsoring this episode!)

Twenty years ago, a little mobster show by the name of The Sopranos premiered on HBO, and hit the pop culture zeitgeist harder than a plate of rigott' pie hurled at your face. David Chase's layered, presentational, deeply complex prestige drama didn't just help establish the network as the home of serialized, critically acclaimed dramas; its telling of the story of New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) and the delicate balancing act he walks between his life of crime and the domestic travails of his family was a triumph of long-form storytelling, and helped cement TV as a medium to be taken seriously.   On the surface, it was GoodFellas meets The Honeymooners; dig deeper, and you'll find volumes of intriguing remarks on American culture around the turn of the millennium, the precarious nature of masculinity, and man's impossible tug of war against its own worst instincts. (In concert, of course, with jokes about Big Mouth Billy Bass and mobsters complaining about poison ivy.)   So much of The Sopranos' success can be laid on its absolutely stacked cast, which is what we're here to discuss: of Chase's carousel of incredible characters, which one deserves a spot in our vaunted hall of TV's greatest characters? Is it Gandolfini's iconic Tony Soprano? Edie Falco's tantalizingly conflicted matriarch Carmela? Nancy Marchand's scene-stealing villain Livia? Dr. Melfi? Paulie Walnuts?   The show is an embarrassment of riches, which makes this one particularly difficult. However, Clint and Allison have some help in the form of perennial guest Kate Kulzick of The Televerse and noted Dudelander Noel Starbird to sort this one out among the families. Grab a glass of orange juice (not the full-pulp kind, the some-pulp kind) and take a listen! Hall of Faces is a proud member of the Chicago Podcast Coop. Thanks to Cards Against Humanity for sponsoring this episode!)

Welcome to the Hall of Faces, The Spool's monthly TV podcast! A spinoff of the short-lived Consequence of Sound podcast TV Party, Hall of Faces sees hosts and TV critics Allison Shoemaker and Clint Worthington build up a pantheon of television's greatest characters, one show at a time. For our very first episode, Allison and Clint are joined by guests Kate Kulzick of The Televerse and Kris Vire, formerly of Time Out Chicago, to talk about Tina Fey's incredible NBC sitcom 30 Rock! Running from 2006 to 2013, 30 Rock offered up a witty, satirical spin on Fey's tenure as head writer of Saturday Night Live, quickly turning into one of TV comedy's most consistent and uproarious joke delivery systems. Warping the ins and outs of a sketch comedy show set in 30 Rockefeller Plaza into high-concept farce of the highest order, Fey and co. also managed to craft a cast of TV's most wonderful characters, from Fey's high-strung Liz Lemon, to Tracy Morgan's gut-bustingly bizarre star Tracy Jordan, to Alec Baldwin's hard-edged ultracapitalist Jack Donaghy. Which character makes the cut? Liz? Jack? Jenna Maroney? Kenneth Parcell? Tangiers, the super-gay lion? Take a listen and find out! Hall of Faces is a proud member of the Chicago Podcast Coop. Thanks to Lagunitas for sponsoring this episode!)

It's been a whirlwind week in TV, but the hosts of TV Party have you covered! Kate Kulzick joins Allison and Clint once again, this time to talk about the bold, controversial finale to the second season of Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale. What do the events of the finale mean for the future of Gilead? Have we lost some characters for good? And why didn't June get in the truck?! From underground Martha railroads to Bradley Whitford's love of Annie Lennox, we cover it all for you. We also dig into the whirlwind of this year's Emmy nominations (read more of our thoughts in this year's Emmys breakdown), from our biggest surprises (Kenan!) to our biggest snubs (no Crazy-Ex Girlfriend?!). But that's not all! Clint chats with the effervescent star of Somebody Feed Phil (and Everybody Loves Raymond co-creator) Phil Rosenthal about the importance of travel, the unexpected political weight of his show, and dispenses some much-appreciated relationship advice. Timestamps:3:02 - TV News: Sacha Baron Cohen, RuPaul talk show, Y the Last Man, Queer Eye and POSE renewals, longer season 4 for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend11:42 - Picks of the Week:Allison: Harlots, Season 2 Episode 2 (Hulu), Sharp Objects, "Dirt" (HBO)Kate: Pose, "Love is the Message" (FX), Queen Sugar (OWN), Claws (TNT)Clint: Anne with an E season 2 (Netflix), Somebody Feed Phil season 2 (Netflix)17:29 - Interview with Somebody Feed Phil's Phil Rosenthal31:52 - Bachelorette HaikusDeep Dive: The Handmaid's Tale Season 233:09 - Introductions/thoughts on the finale and season in general52:43 - Best/Worst episodes of the season1:01:36 - MVP Characters (Hard Mode: No Elisabeth Moss)1:11:13 - Emmy Nominations1:25:16 - Picks for Next Week:Clint: The Bold Type, "Betsy" (Freeform)Kate: Dietland, "Rad Fatties" (AMC)Allison: Trial and Error season 2 (NBC)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

It's recurring guest Kate Kulzick's birthday, which means it's a perfect time for another installment of our regular segment Just Do This For Me!, in which one of our hosts or guests forces the others to watch a show of their choosing, and we talk about it on air.This time, we take a look at Cartoon Network's bubbly, infectious animated series Steven Universe, just in time for the show's big StevenBomb event! Kate (and her Gem of a sister Maggie) join Allison and Clint to talk about the show's incredible cult following, surprisingly nuanced grasp of serialized storytelling and groundbreaking LGBT representation. Oh, and the songs, of course. So many great songs.(Note: Some technical difficulties affected the audio quality of this episode, apologies for that. We'll be back to our sprightly, professional-sounding selves next week.)Timestamps:7:41 - Picks of the Week:Kate: Hannah Gadsby: Nanette (Netflix), Claws, "Scream" (TNT)Allison: The Bold Type, "Stride of Pride" (Freeform), The Handmaid's Tale, "Postpartum" (Hulu)Clint: GLOW, "The Good Twin" (Netflix), Pose, "Mother's Day" (FX)20:37 - Bachelorette HaikusJust Do This For Me!: Steven Universe21:38 - Introductions30:51 - Themes42:53 - Characters51:46 - Episodes1:05:57 - Music1:19:11 - The most recent StevenBomb1:35:30 - Picks for Next Week:Allison: Harlots season 2 (Hulu)Kate: Handmaid's Tale finale (Hulu)Clint: Sharp Objects (HBO), rewatching Babylon 5 (Amazon Prime)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

We've hit the halfway mark of 2018, so it's time to sit down and take stock of the damn good year in TV we've had thus far. Clint and Allison are joined by regular contributors Dominick Suzanne-Mayer and Kate Kulzick this week to break down some of the best TV shows and performances of the past month - with a special shoutout to Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals' incredible work on FX's POSE. (We also do our best to process that humdinger of a Drag Race finale.) If that's not enough for you, we also re-cap our top ten (technically, eleven) TV shows of the year so far! What do you think of our picks? Is there anything we missed? Let us know!You can read our official list here, but if you want to hear us rhapsodize further (and repeatedly, gleefully butcher the One Day at a Time theme), we've got you covered. Timestamps:2:39 - TV News: Danny McBride/John Goodman HBO show, reboot of Daria8:01 - Episodes of the Month/Week:Dom: GLOW, "Work the Leg" (Netflix) / Succession, "Sad Sack Wasp Trap" (HBO)Allison: Dietland, "Y Not" (AMC) / Queer Eye, "God Bless Gay" (Netflix)Kate: Claws, "Cracker Casserole" (TNT) / The Break with Michelle Wolf, "Entertainment Explosion!" (Netflix)Clint: Westworld, "Kiksuya" (HBO) / The Expanse, "Congregation"/"Abaddon's Gate" (Syfy)30:23 - Drag Race Drop-In42:27 - Episode of the Month (consensus): POSE, "The Fever" (FX)51:41 - Performances of the Month:Consensus: Billy Porter, POSE; Zahn McClarnon, WestworldDom: Hannah Gadsby, Nanette (Netflix)Allison: Mishel Prada, Vida (Starz)Kate: Joy Nash, Dietland (AMC)Clint: Alfre Woodard, Luke Cage (Netflix)1:00:27 - The Best TV of 2018 So Far2:02:03 - Picks for Next Week:Dom: Sir Mix-A-Lot's House Remix (DIY), The 2000s (CNN)Allison: Sharp Objects (HBO), A Very English Scandal (Amazon)Kate: Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems (Cartoon Network)Clint: Somebody Feed Phil season 2 (Netflix)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Deep in the bowels of CPN Studios, there lies a chamber only the greatest TV characters can enter – the funniest, the grumpiest, the maddest visages the television medium has to offer. There, we honor the breakout comic relief, the magnetically flawed protagonist, the one-time guest character that defines an entire series. This is where we hoard TV’s most valuable visages. This… is the Hall of Faces.For our fourth entry in the Hall of Faces, Allison and Clint (with Kate Kulzick in tow) celebrate the host of spies, killers, and handlers in FX's recently completed series The Americans with a fierce debate - does only one of the Jennings deserve to get in, or do we say "why not both?"Who else gets in? Martha? Claudia? The mail robot? Like the show itself, the latest TV Party takes its cast on some breathtaking twists and turns, with more than a few difficult, world-shattering decisions to make. While we're at it, we weigh in on the exhaustive, week-long controversy surrounding Roseanne's cancellation, start our season-long segment of Bachelorette haikus, and much more!Timestamps:4:28 - TV News: Roseanne-gate, Lethal Weapon cast infighting, Samantha Bee, Heathers, Legion renewal, and more20:47 - Episodes of the Week:Kate: Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady (Netflix), The Americans, "START" (FX)Clint: Pose, "Pilot" (FX); The Expanse, "It Reaches Out" (Syfy); The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, "Party Monster: Scratching the Surface" (Netflix)Allison: The Americans, "START" (FX); JR Smith and LeBron, Vida (Starz)40:47 - Bachelorette HaikuHall of Faces: The Americans43:42 - Discussion of format54:36 - Characters we left out1:02:59 - Round One - Choose the CharacterKate: Martha HansonAllison: Elizabeth JenningsClint: Phillip Jennings1:18:27 - Round Two - Debate 1:23:06 - Picks for Next Week:Allison: Dietland (AMC), Vida (Starz)Kate: Sense8 finale (Netflix); premiere of Marvel's Cloak & Dagger (Freeform); Queen Sugar (OWN)Clint: Sense8 finale (Netflix)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Clint's been temporarily displaced from time, so this week Allison is joined by co-pilot Kate Kulzick (and special guest Carly Lane, contributing editor for Syfy Wire) to talk about the stellar season 2 of Timeless! NBC's time-travel adventure show just finished a rip-roaring, entertaining sophomore season after being barely rescued from cancellation, with all the history jokes and fetching period costumes you can shake a stick at. In the wake of Timeless' jaw-droppingly delicious season finale, our resident Clockblockers dig deep into their favorite episodes of the season, the MVPs of the show, and Carly's incredible Syfy Wire piece on how the show(along with perennial TV Party fave Outlander) explores historical witch-hunts. Strap in, steal some petticoats from a clothesline and zip through Timeless with us - along with more renewal chat, and discussions of The Americans, Killing Eve and The Handmaid's Tale.Hey, NBC. #RenewTimeless, would you please?Timestamps:3:20 - TV News: Final seasons for Jane the Virgin, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and iZombie, Ann Dowd's response to the White House Correspondent's Dinner, Jordan Peele's Nazi show, Guillermo del Toro going to Netflix17:34 - Episodes of the Week:Kate: The Americans, "The Summit" (FX)Carly: Killing Eve, "Take Me to the Hole" (BBC America)Allison: The Handmaid's Tale, "Seeds" (Hulu)Deep Dive - Timeless Season 2:44:05 -Season 2 finale chat, "Chinatown"1:06:34 - Discussion of Carly's piece on Timeless, Outlander and TV's treatment of historical witch-hunts 1:16:19 - Favorite Episodes:Kate: "The Day Reagan Was Shot"/"The General"Carly: "Hollywoodland"/"The King of the Delta Blues"Allison: "The War to End All Wars"/'Chinatown"1:37:06 - MVP:Carly: Abigail Spencer, costume designer Mari-An CeoKate: Malcolm Barrett, Writing/research teamAllison: The entire supporting cast (Sakina Jaffrey, Paterson Joseph et al.), visual effects team1:56:50 - Picks for Next Week:Kate: Killing Eve finale (BBC America), The Break with Michelle Wolf premiere (Netflix), The Terror finale (AMC), Tig Notaro: Happy to Be Here (Netflix)Carly: The Expanse, "Delta-V" (Syfy)Allison: The Americans, "Jennings, Elizabeth" (FX)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Allison and Clint (along with Kate Kulzick) are joined by New York drag queen extraordinaire Sutton Lee Seymour to discuss that most hallowed of RuPaul's Drag Race holidays - Snatch Game! Together, we discuss the tops, bottoms and everything in between for season 10's iteration of the classic Drag Race challenge, and also hearken back to Snatch Games of yesteryear. Along the way, we find new ways to gush about BBC America's Killing Eve, gab about the remixed fourth season of Arrested Development, and get a crash course in Steven Universe lore from Kate. Timestamps:2:41 - This Week in TV:Kate: The White House Correspondents' Dinner; Killing Eve, "Sorry Baby" (BBC America)Clint: Arrested Development Season 4 Remix: Fateful Consequences (Netflix); The Goldbergs, "Opportunity of a Lifetime" (ABC)Allison: The Americans, "Rififi" (FX); Adam Rippon on Dancing with the Stars (ABC)19:55 - Deep Dive: Snatch Game32:55 - Season 10: tops, middles, bottoms1:15:29 - Snatch Games of Yesteryear1:46:32 - Next Week in TV:Allison: Little Women (PBS); Patrick Melrose (Showtime)Kate: Steven Universe, "Can't Go Back/A Single Pale Rose" (Cartoon Network); Atlanta finale (FX)Clint: Safe (Netflix)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week on TV Party, Allison and Clint are joined by two of TV Party's finest Cabinet members (Kate Kulzick and Caroline Siede) to kick off our new recurring segment on perfect, ambitious episodes of television, You Get Hoynes!We couldn't very well do this segment without celebrating the episode it was named after - The West Wing's spellbinding season two finale, "Two Cathedrals." From Martin Sheen's bravura speech to God in the National Cathedral, to the flashbacks of young Jed Bartlett's relationship with the recently-passed Mrs, Landingham, to the ongoing question of whether Jed will seek a second term, it's a masterful hour of Peak Aaron Sorkin television we take great pleasure in discussing in detail - presumably while continuously walking down the halls of CPN Studios. Along the way, Allison and Clint also provide a snippet of their interview with young Mrs. Landingham herself, Kirsten Nelson. Take a listen!Timestamps:3:27 - TV NewsGrey's Anatomy renewed, RIP Harry Anderson, the Allison Mack and Robbie Turner controversies14:02 - This Week in TV:Clint: Black-ish, "Fifty-Three Percent" (ABC)Caroline: For the People, "World's Greatest Judge" (ABC)Allison: Legion, "Chapter 11" (FX)33:08 - Kate: Jane the Virgin, "Chapter Eighty-One" (CW) (SPOILER ALERT)You Get Hoynes: The West Wing, "Two Cathedrals" (NBC)37:57 - Why this episode?46:00 - Episode Synopsis49:35 - Writing1:20:32 - Performances1:31:36 - Interview w/Kirsten Nelson (Young Dolores Landingham) (full interview to come in this week's After Party)1:36:32 - Direction and Cinematography1:43:24 - Score and Music1:55:01 - Next Week in TV:Caroline: Crash Course (Youtube) and Westworld, "Journey Into Night" (HBO)Allison: The Americans, "The Great Patriotic War" (FX); Dirty Computer (MTV)Kate: Premieres of Into the Badlands (AMC) and Archer: Danger Island (FX)Clint: The Expanse, "Assured Destruction" (Syfy)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

If there's one thing you can count on here at TV Party, it's that we take every single opportunity to dump effusive praise on our favorite piece of superhero schlock on the airwaves right now - The CW's deeply wacky time-travel smorgasbord DC's Legends of Tomorrow. If you're not watching it, you're missing out on something special: Vikings worshipping a Tickle Me Elmo-like fuzzy toy. Neal McDonough in a silly Javier Bardem wig. A young Barack Obama chased by a murderous psychic gorilla. It's just.... so much of everything you never knew you wanted. Now that Legends has finished its third season (which you can already find on Netflix), Allison and Clint - along with fellow superfan Kate Kulzick - take a few minutes out of their day for a very special After Party to discuss the wild, wild season 3 finale. Along the way, they pinpoint the many ways the season as a whole has seen the show solidifying its irreverent tone and giving its game cast of underrated performers new things to do - and new historical figures to save. Take a listen!Timestamps:8:57 - Discussion of the season 3 finale, "The Good, The Bad and the Cuddly"22:07 - Season 3 discussionLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Deep in the bowels of CPN Studios, there lies a chamber only the greatest TV characters can enter – the funniest, the grumpiest, the maddest visages the television medium has to offer. There, we honor the breakout comic relief, the magnetically flawed protagonist, the one-time guest character that defines an entire series. This is where we hoard TV’s most valuable visages. This… is the Hall of Faces.With The Handmaid's Tale premiering its second season on Hulu on April 26th, Allison and Clint bring on Kate Kulzick of The Televerse and AV Club staff writer Gwen Ihnat to revisit the home of Elisabeth Moss' biggest Peak TV role, Mad Men! Which member of Sterling Cooper/SCDP/SCP makes it into our Hall of Faces - is it Peggy Olsen? Don Draper? Betty Draper? Joan Harris? Listen and find out!Along the way, we also discuss the wigs and workroom drama of the latest Drag Race, Tig Notaro joining Star Trek Discovery, and the premieres of Killing Eve and Lost in Space. Timestamps:3:57 - TV News: Peabody nominees, Tig Notaro joining Star Trek Discovery, NOS4A2 series order at AMC, Kyle Chandler cast in Hulu's Catch-2215:59 - This Week in TV:Kate: RuPaul's Drag Race, "The Last Ball on Earth" (VH1)Clint: Lost in Space (Netflix) (hon. mention: The Expanse, "Fight or Flight" (Syfy))Gwen: New Girl, "About Three Years Later" (FOX)Allison: Killing Eve, "Nice Face" and "I'll Deal With Him Later" (BBC America)Hall of Faces: Mad Men38:00 - Introduction41:09 - Backups53:15 - Main Picks1:18:28 - Who Would NOT Have Made the List1:22:04 - Favorite Moment1:31:38 - Picking the Winner1:42:22 -Next Week in TV:Gwen: Riverdale, "A Night to Remember" (CW)Allison: Laurie Metcalf's guest turn on Supergirl, "Schott Through the Heart" (CW) Kate: season finales of Jane the Virgin and Black Lightning (CW)Clint: Westworld, "Journey Into Night" (HBO)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

For this bonus episode, we asked Time Out Chicago theater critic Kris Vire to tell us what was a-happenin' with NBC's excellent addition to the live televised musical canon, Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert. Kris and Allison get into what worked (hint: a lot!), what didn't, and how well Ben Daniels' Pontius Pilate would do on RuPaul's Drag Race. We also wax rhapsodic about Brandon Victor Dixon, Sara Bareilles, John Legend, John Legend's cheekbones, and the rest of this (mostly) excellent cast.Worried we might not have enough expertise musically? Everything's alright, yes, everything's fine, because the great Kate Kulzick joins us to discuss the orchestration in "Gesthemane," among other things. Thanks to Kris and Kate for joining us, and thanks to costume designer Paul Tazewell for all those deep v-necks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Whether they're counterculture iconoclasts or hilariously uptight, heroes or villains, teenagers have had a long history as some of television's most important and indelible characters. But who stands out among the crowd? For this special, extra-long episode, Allison and Clint (along with Dominick Suzanne-Mayer and Caroline Siede) lock themselves in their rooms with nothing but a telephone and a Lisa Frank binder to figure out who the greatest teenagers in TV history may be. Along the way, we also hear from Alone Together's Esther Povitsky on the characteristics of on-screen teens, and a few words from One Day at a Time's Isabella Gomez on her character's inclusion on the list!(Special thanks to writers Kate Kulzick and LaToya Ferguson for helping curate this list!)Timestamps:3:33 - What Makes a Great TV Teen?6:03 - Interview with Alone Together's Esther Povitsky on TV Teens15:33 - Who Did We Leave Off the List?25:46 - Honorable MentionsThe List:31:02 - 25. Sally Draper (Kiernan Shipka), Mad Men24:38 - 24. Steve Harrington (Joe Keery), Stranger Things37:39 - 23. Paris Gellar (Liza Weil), Gilmore Girls40:41 - 22. Jan Brady (Eve Plumb), The Brady Bunch43:40 - 21. Elena Alvarez (Isabella Gomez), One Day at a Time (featuring interview excerpt with Gomez)50:43 - 20. Ryan Atwood (Ben McKenzie), The OC53:21 - 19. Zoey Johnson (Yara Shahidi), Black-ish and Grown-ish55:25 - 18. Carlton Banks (Alfonso Ribiero), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air58:50 - 17. Korra (Janet Varney), The Legend of Korra1:01:54 - 16. Shawn Hunter (Rider Strong), Boy Meets World1:06:11 - 15. Jake Sisko (Cirroc Lofton), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1:11:57 - 14. Daria Morgendorffer (Tracy Grandstaff), Daria1:15:16 - 13. Eddie Haskell (Ken Osmond), Leave It to Beaver1:18:55 - 12. Matt Saracen (Zach Gilford), Friday Night Lights1:23:32 - 11. Angela Chase (Claire Danes), My So-Called Life1:27:32 - 10. Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli (Henry Winkler), Happy Days1:32:32 - 9. Audrey Horne (Sherilynn Fenn), Twin Peaks1:35:39 - 8. Alex P. Keaton (Michael J. Fox), Family Ties1:39:39 - 7. Lindsey Weir (Linda Carellini), Freaks and Geeks1:45:01 - 6. Arya Stark (Maisie Williams), Game of ThronesThe Top Five:1:52:22 - 5. Finn the Human (Jeremy Shada), Adventure Time1:55:15 - 4. Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Buffy the Vampire Slayer1:58:36 - 3. Boadie Broadus (J.D. Williams), The Wire2:01:07 - 2. Kevin Arnold (Fred Savage), The Wonder Years2:04:06 - 1. Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell), Veronica MarsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Hot off the heels of TV Party's induction of Jessica Jones' Kilgrave into the Hall of Faces last week, our intrepid hosts (Allison, Clint, Kate Kulzick of The Televerse) dig into the first few episodes of Marvel's Jessica Jones season 2! Does it hold up to the show's stellar first season? How does JJ fare in David Tennant's absence? Take a listen and find out!Along the way, our caffeine-deprived heroes discuss everything from Neal McDonough's fabulous Javier Bardem wig on Legends of Tomorrow, to the nightmare fuel provided by last week's X-Files, to the surprisingly nuanced discussion of racial bias in dating from Grown-ish. Timestamps:THIS WEEK IN TV:2:37 - Consensus: Marvel's Jessica Jones Season 2, Episodes 1-3 (Netflix)18:47 - Clint: Grown-ish, "It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp" (Freeform)22:42 - Kate: DC's Legends of Tomorrow, "No Country for Old Dads" (CW)29:58 - Allison: Atlanta, "Sportin' Waves" (FX)34:41 - Last Week This Week: "Hamilton Polka" and Weird Al/LMM on Fallon (NBC)41:30 - Drag Race Drop-In: RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars 3 (VH1)49:48 - TV News: BBC's His Dark Materials miniseries announcement, Jon Favreau's Star Wars seriesOVERLY SPECIFIC THING OF THE WEEK:55:32 - Clint: I Know That Guy! of the Week - Nailed It! (Netflix)57:39 - Kate: Nightmare Fuel of the Week - Mr. Chuckleteeth from The X-Files, "Familiar" (FOX)59:47 - Allison: Wig of the Week - Damien Darhk's Javier Bardem Wig from Legends of Tomorrow (CW)NEXT WEEK ON TV:1:01:59 - Allison: Rise premiere (NBC)1:03:32 - Kate: The return of Bob's Burgers (FOX), The Flash, "Run, Iris, Run" (CW)1:05:31 - Clint: Brooklyn Nine-Nine spring premiere, "Safe House" (FOX)1:07:23 - Discovery Special of the Week: Mysteries at the Museum, "Million Dollar Dinner, Thing in the Woods and Cornstalk Colonel" (Travel Channel)1:10:45 - Spoiler Chat: Marvel's Jessica Jones Season 2 (up to episode 7)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Clint and Allison are joined once again by SyFy and Paste's Jacob Oller (and the absentee picks of lost-but-not-forgotten co-host Kate Kulzick of The Televerse) as we break down the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend finale, Netflix's new '90s nostalgia show Everything Sucks! and gush about the return of The CW's galactically silly superhero show Legends of Tomorrow. Along the way, we also celebrate Drunk History's take on sex ed history, salute the brave students of Parkland in their public TV appearances, and nitpick about which version of "Way Down in the Hole" works best for The Wire. Enjoy!2:17 - TV NewsThis Week in TV:11:27 - Consensus: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend finale, "Nathaniel is Irrelevant" (CW)33:08 - Jacob: The Wire, Season 3 (HBO), All the Pieces Matter: The Story of the Wire36:40 - Allison: The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (FX); DC's Legends of Tomorrow, "Daddy Dahrkest" (CW)41:00 - Clint: Everything Sucks! (Netflix)Last Week This Week: The Rundown with Robin Thede (BET)Overly Specific Thing of the Week: Kate: The Children Are Our Future of the Week - the televised public reactions (and political action) of the students of Parkland, Florida in the wake of the Parkland shooting48:25: Allison: Shopping Spree of the Week - Anissa, Black Lightning (CW)49:50 - Jacob: Best Trailer That Made Me Wanna Go Back and Watch a Whole Series of the Week - Voltron: Legendary Defender (Netflix)51:40 - Clint: Horny Lovebirds, But Also Scientists of the Week: Drunk History (Comedy Central)Next Week in TV:53:15 - Clint: Seven Seconds (Netflix)54:32 - Kate: Amazing Race finale (CBS)55:30 - Allison: RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars 3 (VH1)1:01:17 - Jacob: The Tick season 1, part 2 (Amazon)1:03:02 - Discovery Special of the Week: Moonshiners: Sour Mash UnfilteredLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

As part of Alasdair's Chicago visit, we take an hour to talk all about dressing up like Doctor Who characters, and who better to bring in for such a chat than cosplay maestro Kate Kulzick? Alasdair reveals he's doing a Halloween costume for the first time in about 15 years, and he's mostly doing it because it's super easy to justify the 9th Doctor's clothes as stuff he'll just add to his regular wardrobe. We then break down the pros and cons of dressing up like other Doctors, the gendered differences in cosplay, and how it's damn near impossible to dress up like most of the companions in a way that anyone will be able to tell who you're supposed to be.

Alasdair is visiting Chicago, so he drops by Allison's place to record an in-person episode. Friend of the show Kate Kulzick joins us for the opening of this, the second edition of our big look at the Master, to discuss the character's origins in the classic series and what has and hasn't carried over to the new series. Then it's just Alasdair and Allison discussing this pair of two-parters, one of which is generally very good with a couple faults here and there, and the other is... ooh boy, where even to begin with the other one? There's a ton of Michelle Gomez praise, as is customary, but we also have more than a few positive things to say about John Simm's incarnation. But then that's just the tip of an especially bonkers iceberg.

Alasdair is in Chicago, so he stopped by Allison's apartment to record a bunch of episodes. First up, here's a half-hour's worth of series 11 discussion with friend of the show Kate Kulzick, in which we break down the recent news that incoming showrunner Chris Chibnall is considering a switch to 10 hour-long episodes instead of the traditional 45-minute format. While this sounds like a simple bit of arithmetic, we use this as an excuse to take a deep look at Chibnall's Who resume, the difference in pacing stories at those various lengths, and what two-parters actually work as 90-minute stories in the first place.

Gooooooooooooooooood morning, podcast listeners! It's time for a brand-new episode of Mousterpiece Cinema, and Josh and Scott are in the mood for some wacky comedy and rock 'n' roll. So it's a good thing they're discussing the 1987 film Good Morning, Vietnam on the new podcast. Josh and Scott are joined by friend of the show Kate Kulzick of The Televerse to talk about the Barry Levinson film, and its seminal Robin Williams performance. Does this movie still hold up after 30 years? Is it surprisingly tone-deaf? Can Barry Levinson actually direct worth a damn? Find out now!

Kate Kulzick, the officially recognized Captain Jack Harkness of this podcast, returns to help Alasdair answer a listener's question about how to get into classic Doctor Who! While she admits her advice of "Just watch everything!" might not be the most helpful, we work to break down some of the different strengths and weaknesses of the show's various eras, as well as how to approach watching something that's so completely a product of a different era. We offer some specific story recommendations to get you started, even if there's fierce (if brief) disagreement over the quality of "Carnival Of Monsters." Plus we discuss our favorite classic Doctors, discuss how much showrunners made a difference on the old show, and what stories might be improved by swapping Doctors.

A.V. Club critic Kate Kulzick joins us to discuss Mr. Robot's season one finale. Empty your bank accounts and join us for a discussion of "Zero Day," the season one finale of Mr. Robot. Our guest this week is A.V. Club critic Kate Kulzick, who also hosts The Televerse podcast. Listen: iTunes Android Stitcher Submit Your Feedback: Please get in touch with us and send any questions or comments to feedback[at]mrrobotpodcast.com or fill out our contact form. Follow us on Twitter Join our Facebook Group Add us on Instagram Art by Nathan Bliss. The music heard in this episode is by Jaunter, used under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.

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.

Sarah’s back, and we waste no time in catching up. We have news about renewals, cancellations and casting announcements. then we take a deep dive into a listener question: does catching up on television ever feel like work? Do we sometimes keep watching over a sense of obligation instead of enjoyment? Perfect question to examine on our tenth (tenth!) episode And finally, we have some Peak TV Trophies for you! Sarah salutes a great actor, Laura makes the other two hosts squirm , and Diego gives a shout out to a great late-night production. Follow us on Twitter: @PeakTVPodcast / @leleana, @bigdamntvgeek, @dreyesbo Stream us on Soundcloud: @peaktvpodcast Check out our new website: peaktvpodcast.com Links to further reading: Alyssa Rosenberg, “Our relationship with TV is messed up. It’s time for a change.” : https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2016/02/26/our-relationship-with-tv-is-messed-up-its-time-for-a-change/ Kate Kulzick, “Completionism in TV’s Platinum Age: Why critics and fans need to start jumping in mid-series” : http://www.popoptiq.com/completionism-in-tvs-platinum-age/ Alan Sepinwall, “Hope-watching vs. hate-watching in TV’s new Golden Age” : http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/hope-watching-vs-hate-watching-in-tvs-new-golden-age - News (00:00 - 04:19) -- American Gods -- Fuller House -- Legends of the Hidden Temple -- Nancy Drew -- Iron Fist -- NCIS -- Bones -- Review - Is keeping up with TV becoming a burden? (04:19 - 30:47) -- Sunk cost fallacy / Stockholm Syndrom -- Netflix model -- FOMO -- Hope-watching -- Current series vs. TV canon backlog -- Possible solutions - Peak TV Trophies (30:47 - 35:43)

Joining me today is Kate Kulzick. Kate co-hosts The Televerse Podcast and blogs at The AV Club.   Pause for the News: [00:01:28] Lip Sync Battle Renewed Live with Kelly & Michael Renewed Through 2020 The Wendy Williams Show Renewed Through 2020 FABLife Cancelled That Metal Show Cancelled (Statement on Eddie Trunk’s Website) Castle to […]

Friend of the show Kate Kulzick fills in as cohost this week as she and Alasdair break down the latest two-parter, "Under The Lake" / "Before The Flood." But first, we award the Danielle Fan Email of the Week award to listener Caroline S. (no, wait, that’s too obvious, let’s say a Ms. Siede), whose question is so good that (a) we’ll probably invite her on the show next week and (b) Kate and Alasdair take like 25 minutes to answer it, despite it just being, "What’s your favorite and least favorite 12th Doctor story?" Also, the team discusses the newly announced Doctor Who spinoff and the news of John Hurt-starring War Doctor audios, which Alasdair feels people aren’t sufficiently irrationally exuberant about.

We're joined by frequent guest and friend of the show Kate Kulzick, contributor to The AV Club and PopOptiq, and host of our favorite Hannibal podcast This is Our Design and wide ranging TV podcast The Televerse to discuss Ridley Scott's 2001 film Hannibal, the final film in the Anthony Hopkins Lecter trilogy. We all... The post Hannibal – Eat The Rudecast appeared first on Cooper S. Beckett.

For possibly the final time, welcome back to This is Our Design. With some time to digest the season three finale of Hannibal, set aside a chunk of your evening to dive in with co-hosts Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick, who are joined by Noel Kirkpatrick of TV.com. The post This is Our Design #39: “The Wrath of the Lamb” appeared first on PopOptiq.

This week, co-hosts Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick are joined by author Cooper S. Beckett of Eat The Rudecast as the crew breaks down yet another strong central sequence... The post This is Our Design #38: “The Number of the Beast is 666…” appeared first on PopOptiq.

As the season (and possibly series) nears its end, we're pulling out all the stops. This week, co-hosts Kate Kulzick and Sean Colletti are joined by Aaron Abrams of the Hannibal cast (and much more). The post This is Our Design #37: “…And the Beast from the Sea” appeared first on PopOptiq.

This week, co-hosts Kate Kulzick and Sean Colletti are joined by father of Chucky and the Child's Play series, Don Mancini. Finally, we get answers to the lack-of-subject idiosyncratic writing of Hannibal that we've been talking about for years. The post This is Our Design #36: “And the Woman Clothed in Sun” appeared first on PopOptiq.

We're joined by Kate Kulzick from Sound on Sight‘s Hannibal podcast This is Our Design joins us to discuss the rise of The Great Red Dragon, as Miko completes her summer walkabout in a vacation home with poor wifi. Cooper is a bit jarred by the transition from pretentious seventies foreign film first half of... The post Hannibal S03E08 – The Great Red Dragon – Eat The Rudecast appeared first on Cooper S. Beckett.

As we prep season 3 of Eat The Rudecast, which begins early next week, we have an appetizer for you. Miko, Ophilia, and I were thrilled to join Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick on their show This is Our Design to talk S03E01: Antipasto. We have our own S03E01 episode coming as well, but isn't... The post Hannibal Season 3 Appetizer – Eat The Rudecast & This is Our Design S03E01 Mashup! appeared first on Cooper S. Beckett.

This is 2015. This is the Year of the Sheep. This is the summer television season. This is Sound On Sight. This is Our Design. At long last, Hannibal returns to NBC for its third season (a first for visionary creator Bryan Fuller). Accompanying its return is the dedicated podcast co-hosted by Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick. The post This is Our Design #27: “Antipasto” appeared first on PopOptiq.

We’re back with a very special episode we recorded IN THE SAME ROOM when Alasdair came to visit Chicago. Even better, friend of the show Kate Kulzick makes her triumphant return to Debating Doctor Who! We chat about Clara’s arc in season 8, the possibility of River Song’s return, and our favorite one-off characters and concepts. Then in our second half, we make a last minute adjustment to our plans (we’ll discuss “The Bells Of St. John” and the Sontaran two-parter next week) to take a look at the RTD bonanza that is “Stolen Earth” / "Journey’s End." Kate, Alasdair, and Caroline examine the good, the bad, and the very bad of this epic two-parter.

We are joined at the table once again by Kate Kulzick from Sound On Sight, The Televerse Podcast, and our progenitor the This is Our Design Hannibal podcast. The reason for our expanded table is that we have arrived at the finale! Tonight, the throw down happens, and we get resolution that is both beautiful... The post Hannibal S02E13 – Mizumono – Eat The Rudecast appeared first on Cooper S. Beckett.

Concluding the second season of This is Our Design, which analyzes the first season of Hannibal, is no small task. Thus, co-hosts Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick have brought back the big guns wielded by Noel Kirkpatrick from tv.com in a podcast that is long. Very long. Extremely long. Too long? No. The post This is Our Design #26: “Savoureux” appeared first on PopOptiq.

We're closing out the month of October here at Mousterpiece Cinema with a truly terrifying cinematic experience, a film that could chill your bones and send your teeth shivering with fear. What film could it be? Why, it's the 2004 fairy tale Ella Enchanted, starring Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Eric Idle, Cary Elwes, Minnie Driver, and more! While it may not sound like a scary movie for you, two of the folks on this episode would disagree. Josh and Gabe are joined by longtime friend of the show Kate Kulzick of Sound on Sight and The AV Club to debate this riff on the story of a girl named Cinderella and her evil stepsisters and stepmother. So, which one of these three didn't hate Ella Enchanted? And which one sings during the show? (Hint: it's the same person who swears a few times, and by the way...earmuffs.) Only one way to find out: check out the new show!

It's a new season, and we start it with an ultimate throw down between Jack Crawford and Hannibal Lecter. The killer of the week is extended and creepy, Will is behind bars, and there's lots of wonderful and horrible all around. We are joined by Kate Kulzick, from our favorite Hannibal Podcast This is Our... The post Hannibal S02E01 – Kaiseki – Eat The Rudecast appeared first on Cooper S. Beckett.

Join in and listen to co-hosts Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick as they are joined by the fabulous Molly Eichel, whose reviews of Hannibal you've probably already read at The A.V. Club. The post This is Our Design #20: “Sorbet” appeared first on PopOptiq.

In this podcast, co-hosts Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick are joined by Steve Prokopy of Ain't It Cool News as they delve into a bigger, sadder Jack Crawford who could use a helping hand (or arm). The post This is Our Design #19: “Entree” appeared first on PopOptiq.

NBC might not have aired it, but we here at This is Our Design were never going to pass up on the chance to talk about "Oeuf," Hannibal's most notorious episode. Co-hosts Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick are joined by David Bax of Battleship Pretension and Hey, Watch This! to break down the episode (and...break...some...eggs!? (it's a pun on the title (only now do we realize breaking and cracking something are two different processes))). Discussion centers heavily around ideas of family as we lead into some of our best editions of the recurring segments yet: "Kate's Classical Corner," "The Devil in the Details," and "Spoiled Meat," which has much to do with kitchenware. Have a listen and feel free to join the discussion by leaving some comments. The post This is Our Design #17: “Oeuf” appeared first on PopOptiq.

Co-hosts Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick are joined this week by Eric Goldman of IGN to talk some "Shiizakana." Topics of the conversation include concepts of love and animalism in Hannibal. The crew also challenges some more of the believability and subtlety concerns the series may or may not have The post This is Our Design #9: “Shiizakana” appeared first on PopOptiq.

Co-hosts Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick return to talk some "Su-zakana" with Libby Hill, co-host of TV on the Internet. For anyone who was worried about the return of the thousand airplanes that fly over Sean's house, rest easy. The post This is Our Design #8: “Su-zakana” appeared first on PopOptiq.

Co-hosts Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick will help guide you through "Futamono," relying mostly on the help of Dennis Perkins from The A.V. Club. Topics this week include issues of believability, ideas of impermanence, contributions from some of the supporting characters in this series and Hannibal and Alana sitting in a Tree...Man. The post This is Our Design #6: “Futamono” appeared first on PopOptiq.

It's that time again. This is Our Design, Sound On Sight's Hannibal podcast, is back for another round. Co-hosts Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick are joined by Aaron Pinkston of Battleship Pretension to talk about "Takiawase" and all of the bees in the episode. The post This is Our Design #4: “Takiawase” appeared first on PopOptiq.

Welcome back to another exciting edition of This is Our Design, in which Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick break down the most recent episodes of Hannibal. This week, special guest Noel Kirkpatrick of tv.com joins the podcast to talk about "Hassun," the third episode of the second season. The post This is Our Design #3: “Hassun” appeared first on PopOptiq.

Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick are back again to talk more Hannibal season two in this latest installment of This is Our Design. This week, special guest Les Chappell from The A.V. Club joins the discussion, which spans everything from the gruesome opening of “Sakizuki” to the final image of Dr. Lecter smirking in an empty room. ... The post This is Our Design #2: “Sakizuki” appeared first on PopOptiq.

Did you know that a dream is a wish your heart makes? And we knew you, once upon such a very dream. OK, OK, we're not actually confusing the topic of this week's Mousterpiece Cinema, the 1959 Disney classic Sleeping Beauty, with the 1950 Disney classic, Cinderella, but can you blame us? The two movies, as well as the old favorite Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, maybe share a few too many similarities, all of which are unearthed and uncovered on the new show. Gabe and Josh are joined by longtime friend of the show Kate Kulzick of The Televerse and Sound on Sight's TV section to tackle this lush and artistic standby of Disney's animated canon. But is the romance of two pretty people enough to trump a surprisingly high number of plot holes and a lack of character? Or will there only be one brave soul to stand in defense of this movie in the face of at least one dragon-like opponent? You can only find out by listening to the new show, so don't wait another minute!

In last week’s episode of The Walking Dead, a deadly flu virus spread through the prison. Meanwhile walkers nearly broke through the fence and two mysteries were introduced. In “Isolation,” one of those mysteries is solved, while the other still lingers in the back of everyone’s mind. Guest Deepayan Sengupta joins hosts Kate Kulzick and ... The post Walking Dead Podcast Episode 41: “Isolation” appeared first on PopOptiq.

Friends, by now you may have heard, but if not, Josh and Gabe recently got some tragic news from Montreal: their Mousterpiece Cinema co-host Michael Ryan passed away just over a week ago. As such, today doesn't bring a typical episode of the podcast. Instead, Josh and Gabe have a two-part memorial show in honor of Mike, with this being Part One. For the centerpiece segment, Josh and Gabe are joined by past guest and co-host of The Televerse, Kate Kulzick, to reminisce about Mike on a general level, discussing what he meant to them and how Mike first got involved with the show. This first of two parts also includes a clip package bursting with the best of our duck-loving friend. Make sure to listen to the whole show, and stick around for part two.   NOTE: As you'll hear, this episode eschews the typical Mousterpiece Cinema theme music, instead using snatches of familiar, fitting pieces of Disney music, all of which are owned by Disney, and are not meant to be used here for profit.

How do you know...if a movie is good? How do you know...it's for you? (I hope you're singing those questions out loud.) This week, Josh, Mike, and Gabe convene in Mousterpiece Cinema HQ with special guest (and our first returning guest, to boot) Kate Kulzick of The Televerse to review the 2007 Walt Disney Pictures live-action/animation hybrid Enchanted. Everyone agreed that Amy Adams, in her breakout starring role as the fairy-tale denizen Giselle, is excellent, but what about the rest of the film? Was everyone as enamored with Patrick Dempsey, aka McDreamy? What of the music? And would Enchanted have been better if Paul Schrader had written it? (Of course.) Plenty of spirited debates within, so check out the new show!

Alex Thompson joins Simon Howell and Kate Kulzick this week to discuss the much-anticipated penultimate episode of season two, “Blackwater”, which was written by series author George R. R. Martin and directed by The Descent‘s Neil Marshall. Did the episode live up to the hype? Listen to find out! The post Game of Thrones Podcast Episode #9: “Blackwater” appeared first on PopOptiq.

It’s a big week for Theon Greyjoy, who takes over Winterfell, but at what cost? Kate Kulzick, Michael Waldman and Simon Howell are joined by special guest Richard Thorne to talk over “The Old Gods and the New,” which also features a memorable riot at King’s Landing, Arya making a near-deadly mistake at Harrenhal, Dany’s ... The post Game of Thrones Podcast #6: “The Old Gods and the New” appeared first on PopOptiq.

It's a momentous week at Mousterpiece Cinema headquarters, as your three hosts--Josh, Mike, and Gabe--come together for the first time! And they're joined by a very special guest, Kate Kulzick from The Televerse podcast at Sound on Sight. What's the special occasion? This week, your hosts and their guest tackle one of the biggest classics in the Walt Disney Pictures filmography: Fantasia, the 1940 classic filled with animated segments set to pieces of classical music. With such a big movie to discuss, it's no surprise that the guys and Kate had a long, expansive discussion. You'll definitely want to listen as Josh commits another act of heresy, Kate educates us on the film's musical elements, and much, much more. Check out the new episode of Mousterpiece Cinema now!

With Simon taking the week off, Kate Kulzick and Michael Waldman welcome Sean Ingram from Previously On to the podcast to break down “The Night Lands”, season two, episode two of Game of Thrones. It’s screwy families aplenty, with the Greyjoys and Craster joining the Lannisters in contention for the Westeros Dysfunction Cup. How’d they ... The post Game of Thrones Podcast #2: “The Night Lands” appeared first on PopOptiq.

The game begins anew! Kate Kulzick, Michael Waldman, and Simon Howell are onboard to parse the Season 2 opener, “The North Remembers,” while considering the adaptation process, the innate smackability of Joffrey, and occasionally drop (completely fake) spoilers from the series’ distant future. Playlist: Game of Thrones Intro Theme dEUS – “Let’s See Who Goes ... The post Game of Thrones Podcast #1: “The North Remembers” appeared first on PopOptiq.

The Televerse is back with its latest episode and it’s chock full of Breaking Bady goodness. This week, Kate Kulzick and Simon Howell talk through our week in TV from Tuesday to Monday with looks at Ringer, Glee, New Girl, Raising Hope, Suburgatory, Modern Family, the South Park premiere, the American Horror Story pilot, Top Chef: ... The post The Televerse #6 – Spotlight on the Breaking Bad finale, “Face Off,” and Season Four Review with Rick D appeared first on PopOptiq.

The Televerse is back with its latest episode. This week, Kate Kulzick and Simon Howell talk through our week in TV from Tuesday to Monday with a few more pilot reviews and looks at Ringer, New Girl, Glee, Up All Night, Free Agents, Modern Family, Top Chef: Just Desserts, The Big Bang Theory, Community, Parks and ... The post The Televerse #5- Spotlight on Breaking Bad and Quantum Leap talk with Rich Smith appeared first on PopOptiq.

The Televerse is back with its fourth episode. This week, Kate Kulzick and Simon Howell talk through our week in TV from Tuesday to Monday with pilot reviews along with looks at returning series, including Glee, Modern Family, the Hour finale, Community, Parks and Rec, the Office, Supernatural, Fringe, the Amazing Race, the Simpsons, and The ... The post The Televerse #4- Spotlight on Breaking Bad/Middleman with Alyssa Boehm appeared first on PopOptiq.

The Televerse is back with its third episode. This week, Kate Kulzick and Simon Howell talk through our week in TV from Tuesday to Monday with pilot reviews galore along with looks at returning series, including It’s Always Sunny…, Archer, HIMYM, and Castle. Then we spotlight Breaking Bad’s episode this week, “Salud”, and finish up with ... The post The Televerse Episode #3 – Spotlight on Breaking Bad/NewsRadio with Paul Goebel appeared first on PopOptiq.

The Televerse is back with our second episode. This week, Kate Kulzick and Simon Howell talk through our week in TV, including a look at Breaking Bad and finale talk for Rescue Me, Louie, Futurama, Torchwood, and True Blood. Then we give our picks for if we ran ... The post The Televerse Episode #2 – Emmy Picks and Buffy talk with David Bax appeared first on PopOptiq.

On episode one of The Televerse, a podcast dedicated solely to the idiot box, hosts Kate Kulzick and Simon Howell preview the upcoming fall season, going through each of the new series by day, followed by a preview of the returning series ... The post New Podcast: The Televerse Episode #1 – 2011 Fall Preview appeared first on PopOptiq.