Podcasts about Television Without Pity

Midseason Finale of 'Prison Break' - The Killing Box In this episode, Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein dive deep into 'The Killing Box,' the midseason finale of 'Prison Break' Season 2. They discuss the significant plot twists, the narrative style of the show, and the concept of midseason finales in live TV. Sarah shares personal stories, including finding out she was pregnant during filming. They also delve into the importance of character vulnerabilities, particularly focusing on Kellerman's evolution and Teabag's complex psyche. Additional highlights include details about the episode's production, audience engagement through television forums like 'Television Without Pity,' and specific fan questions. The episode wraps up with a call for fan participation and behind-the-scenes anecdotes. 00:00 Introduction and Syncing Up 00:45 Discussing the Midseason Finale 01:43 Explaining the Midseason Finale Concept 05:06 Recap of Episode 213: The Killing Box 07:02 Character Arcs and Plot Twists 15:59 Behind the Scenes and Personal Stories 26:41 Unexpected Pregnancy Revelation 26:59 Pressures of Keeping a Secret 27:28 Sharing the News with Friends 27:55 Pregnancy and Production Challenges 31:54 Television Without Pity and Online Criticism 35:15 Isolation and Social Dynamics in Dallas 38:54 Fan Questions and Fun Anecdotes 45:30 Concluding Remarks and Credits Leave us your comments, shoot us an email, or leave us a voicemail - we love hearing from all of you! For the FULL Prison Breaking With Sarah & Paul experience, join our very active Patreon community where you can watch our WATCH PARTY episodes, released a day before the podcast episode, where you can re-watch every episode of Prison Break alongside Sarah & Paul's real time commentary (kind of like the DVD director commentary tracks of yore).  You also get access to all of our Fan Fiction episodes and our Discord Server where you can join our active Prison Breaking community, interact with Sarah & Paul's "Ask Me Anything" and join group WATCH PARTIES where you can experience the release of every Watch Party and along with a group chat.   Join our Patreon here: https://patreon.com/user?u=116411884 If you love all the behind-the-scenes Prison Break convo that Sarah & Paul are bringing weekly, then please give us a review and a follow us on all your podcast, social media, and YouTube accounts! Watch the episode on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@PrisonBreakPodcast Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/prisonbreakpodcast/ Follow us on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@prisonbreakpodcast Merch!!! - https://pbmerch.printify.me/products Email us at prisonbreaking@caliber-studio.com And leave us a message with all your burning questions at (401) 3-PBREAK Logo design by John Nunziatto @ Little Big Brands.  If you want one yourself, reach out at https://www.littlebigbrands.com/ and tell him we sent you.   PRISON BREAKING WITH SARAH & PAUL is a Caliber Studio production. 

The premiere of season 5 (the final season?!) has arrived and this is the one where [REDACTED] DIES!! For some spoilers, it's always too soon. Like right here in the description that you're probably only reading if you've already seen the episode???? It's also the one where we learn that Vaughn's name is Andre Micheaux, his dad was part of a group called Prophet Five and Sydney is pregnant!! Spy Baby on the way! It's also the one that Bree first watched in three minute digital camera clips that Jess recorded. You'll hear the whole story... as well as Bree's original post-episode thoughts from her 2005 journal. You will find the referenced Television Without Pity recap here. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original.

The season 4 finale is finally here (Happy New Year!) This is the one where we relive the action packed finale, our heroes save the world with some surprising twists and losses...and we wish we could end it a few minutes early and avoid the trauma of the car accident that forever changed how we watch television and movies. This is also the one where Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) do a dramatic reading of a minutes post-finale exchange between recappers from Television Without Pity.   MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. NOTES: Find us on social media at @SimpleAliasCast.

The penultimate episode of season 4 has arrived and this is the one where LENA OLIN IS BACK!! This is the one where we learn Irina didn't die and our team needs to rescue her before they head to Russia to stop Sophia and Sloane from unleashing the Mueller device on the world. It's also the one with one of Bree's favorite exchanges of the entire series. You will find the referenced Television Without Pity recap here. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. NOTES: Find us on social media at @SimpleAliasCast.

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett's Discworld series in chronological order. This week, Part 3 of our recap of “I Shall Wear Midnight”. Weddings! Funerals! Folklore! Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefretDiscord: https://discord.gg/29wMyuDHGP Want to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Television Without Pity's demise forces a generation to face the snark reality - The GuardianThe Leaping Hare by George Ewart Evans - Goodreads the life and legend of michael scot - The Project Gutenberg Jugging - Wikipedia    Watermarks & Foolscaps: Exploring the History of Paper Production - Alembic Rare Books END BIT CREDIT: Sir Terry Pratchett in conversation with Dr Jacqueline Simpson in 2010 - The Folklore Society [Taken from part 1, near the end, but listen to the whole thing – there's more of the song as well as a fantastic conversation – and perhaps even invest in a membership. It's quite possibly the best non-essential on which I spend money.]Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

On the heyday of the blogger and what became of the genre. On why James Van Der Beek earned her scorn. On how one becomes less cruel (for sport) with age. On whether blogs have a place in 2024.

Do you enjoy eggnog without alcohol? Plus, peach schnapps trauma, a detour through Television Without Pity, and Her Majesty's Milk Punch.   Music: Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses   Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. If you'd rather make a one-time gift, I'm on Venmo and PayPal on the TableCakes accounts.   Want food stories from around the world? Subscribe to the Smart Mouth newsletter here. Drew on IG  • Drew on Twitter   Follow Smart Mouth: Newsletter • Instagram • Facebook • Katherine on Twitter   Listen to Smart Mouth:  iTunes • Google Podcasts • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn  Related Episodes: Christmas Cookies with Kim-Joy Maraschino Cherries with Courtney Nichols Sources FDA Farmer's Almanac A-Z of Food and Drink Oxford Companion to Food Eater Punch Time Washington Post Food Timeline Fred Opie

The  2003 Tokachi-Oki earthquake rocks the eastern coast of Hokkaido, in the Tokachi region of Japan while David Hempleman-Adams embarks on a trans-Atlantic flight in a wicker basket balloon. Meanwhile Dido goes to number one in the Aussie charts with 'White Flag' the lead single from her album 'Life for Rent. We think it may have had something to do with a fella called Slim Shady! We've got albums from Obie Trice, Outkast, Limp Bizkit, Morbid Angel and Nickelback and in music news Max Cavalera from Soulfly faces industrial action from his entire band. At the movies we've got sexy vampires and werewolves when Underworld takes the top spot at the US box office, NCIS debuts on the small screen and the Sopranos dominate the 55th Annual Emmy Awards. Plus we break down, in detail, the premiere of One Tree Hill thanks to a website called 'Television Without Pity'... and heaps more! Hang with us on socials to chat more noughties nostalgia - Facebook (@tminus20) or Instagram (tminus20podcast). You can also contact us there if you want to be a part of the show.

Piccolo-voiced culturista Matt Rogers is joined by his close friend, bassoon-throated actor Zane Phillips, on this episode of Las Culturistas to discuss being a lil academic smart girl, science fairs, hot coffee-and-crossword culture, and serving STEM at a young age. Also, coming up in the queer "scat pack" (lol noooo), playing against type when you are A Type, and why superhero movies are so washed out as of late. All this, America's Next Top Model and the act of transformation, Television Without Pity and recap culture, how Survivor has changed, how The Traitors should change, a rundown of playable Super Smash Bros. characters, a searing takedown of Mario Kart's Rainbow Road, and an honest discourse on the state of soup. Readers? We want to be culminated in you. And you will want to be culminated in THIS... episode! Of Las Cultch!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

First off, we take February 1990 "Rate Your Willpower" quiz. If you think you may know what kind of tangents that leads us to, you are almost certainly wrong. Then we play your latest voicemails, in which you tell us about your own experiments with Sassy's beauty hacks, your musings about which kind of medical procedure would be least terrible if interrupted by an earthquake, what it's like to get scammed by a poetry contest, and so much more! QUICK LINKS

Pamela Ribon is the creator and writer of MY YEAR OF DICKS, an adaptation of her critically-acclaimed comedic memoir NOTES TO BOYS (AND OTHER THINGS I SHOULDN'T SHARE IN PUBLIC) My Year of Dicks is currently nominated for Best Animated Short Film for the 95th Academy Awards. Pamela is a screenwriter (Moana, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Bears), performer, VR and TV writer, comic book writer (MY BOYFRIEND IS A BEAR, SLAM!), best-selling novelist, and filmmaker. She co-hosts the podcast Listen To Sassy, a weekly deep-dive through every issue of Sassy Magazine. Pamela was a flagship contributor to Television Without Pity, and is known as a pioneer in the blogging world with pamie.com, where she launched such viral essays as “How I Might Have Just Become the Newest Urban Legend” and “Barbie Fucks it Up Again,” the latter of which led to #FeministHackerBarbie, a revamp of Mattel's products and marketing for Barbie,  and the creation of Game Developer Barbie as “Career of the Year.” Pamela's stage work has been showcased at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival. A former Austinite with a BFA in Acting from the University of Texas, Pamela has been entered into the Oxford English Dictionary under “muffin top.” That is not a joke. Thank you for tuning in to this episode of Entertainment Business Wisdom. We invite you to subscribe, like, review, and share it with your friends and colleagues. Connect with your host Kaia Alexander: https://entertainmentbusinessleague.com/ https://twitter.com/thisiskaia  Produced by Stuart W. Volkow P.G.A. Get career training and a free ebook “How to Pitch Anything in 1Min.” at www.EntertainmentBusinessLeague.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a mini Television Without Pity reunion as the gang and former recappers Dan Rogge (DJB), John Ramos (Couch Baron), Kim Reed (Kim), and Joe Reid (Joe R) play Mullendash -- a game invented and played at the TWoP annual summits of yore. Take the game Balderdash and replace the cards with items from Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet from the pages of Entertainment Weekly. The set up to a Hot Sheet "joke" is read and players must create their own punchline in that particularly confounding Mullen style in an attempt to fool the others that they are The Mullen. It's a game full of WTF, shame and pretzeltine mental gymnastics!

Tara Ariano and Sarah D. Bunting are among the great minds behind Television Without Pity and the Extra Hot Great podcast, and they've wrote a lovely, hilarious book about "Beverly Hills 90210." Listen to them talk about loving terrible things so much they become great, Luke Perry implanting himself on our lives and also some, uh, problematic moments from the show's history. Follow the podcast at @stillreadbooks on Twitter, and email your author recommendations to peoplestilllreadbooks@gmail.com. Let's go on this journey together.

Do you enjoy eggnog without alcohol? Plus, peach schnapps trauma, a detour through Television Without Pity, and Her Majesty's Milk Punch.  You can listen to Smart Mouth on iTunes, on Stitcher, on Spotify. Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. Drew IG  Drew Twitter  Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Katherine Twitter Related Episodes: Christmas Cookies with Kim-Joy  Maraschino Cherries with Courtney Nichols  Sources: FDA  Farmer's Almanac  A-Z of Food and Drink  Oxford Companion to Food  Eater  Punch  Time  Washington Post  Food Timeline  Fred Opie 

This week we discuss how Kim Johnson struggles with physical challenges, the thoughts of Television Without Pity, and we say goodbye to Linda.

Connor books an unusual role on HBO's VEEP after over a decade in the show biz wilderness, with some help from his friend Shannon O'Neill (How To Fix A Drug Scandal, Broad City). Featuring VEEP's Matt Walsh and Tony Hale.The Chris Gethard Show episode where Shannon spills the beans.The Chris Gethard Show clip where Connor has to eat vegetables.Episode Transcript---Follow the show @deadeyespodcastAdvertise on Dead Eyes via Gumball.fm

TV critic, Television Without Pity co-founder, and Extra Hot Great co-host Tara Ariano joins The Bones Zone this week to chat about Season 1, Episode 15: Two Bodies In a Lab. This episode's astonishingly busy cold open involves the mob, the very sensible dating site Sensible Partners Dot Com, and an assassination attempt. There's also a double agent and plenty of casual goriness - just another week at the Jeffersonian! BONES S01E15: https://www.hulu.com/watch/42427239-ae24-46b3-a69d-3480988f745e TARA ARIANO ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/TaraAriano

This week on Yes But Why, we chat with comedy writer and producer, Meghan R. Ross. Meghan R. Ross is a writer, producer, director, and comedian from New York, now living in Austin, Texas. Since 2015, she has been hosting, writing, and producing That Time of the Month, an award-winning late night show featuring an all-women and non-binary comedy lineup. Meghan’s comedy writing has also appeared in Broadly, Reductress, Medium’s Slackjaw, and one time she wrote tweets for Mel Brooks.In our conversation, Meghan and I talk about networking and getting connected to the performers and producers you want to work with. Meghan’s experience running her show, That Time of the Month in both NYC and Austin really fascinated me and I picked her brain about it. Meghan started out in marketing before her first comedy writing internship, doing television recaps at Bravo’s Television Without Pity. But Meghan always had an eye on a career in entertainment. Meghan shares stories about her experiences at UCB and her decision to move to Austin, Texas. Support Meghan R. Ross by checking out her newest project, a quirky online interview show called “No One Asked For This,” that you can find on her Instagram, @meghanrrossYes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY.

This week on Yes But Why, we chat with comedy writer and producer, Meghan R. Ross. Meghan R. Ross is a writer, producer, director, and comedian from New York, now living in Austin, Texas. Since 2015, she has been hosting, writing, and producing That Time of the Month, an award-winning late night show featuring an all-women and non-binary comedy lineup. Meghan’s comedy writing has also appeared in Broadly, Reductress, Medium’s Slackjaw, and one time she wrote tweets for Mel Brooks. In our conversation, Meghan and I talk about networking and getting connected to the performers and producers you want to work with. Meghan’s experience running her show, That Time of the Month in both NYC and Austin really fascinated me and I picked her brain about it. Meghan started out in marketing before her first comedy writing internship, doing television recaps at Bravo’s Television Without Pity. But Meghan always had an eye on a career in entertainment. Meghan shares stories about her experiences at UCB and her decision to move to Austin, Texas. Support Meghan R. Ross by checking out her newest project, a quirky online interview show called “No One Asked For This,” that you can find on her Instagram, @meghanrross Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun. This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY.

This week on Yes But Why, we chat with comedy writer and producer, Meghan R. Ross. Meghan R. Ross is a writer, producer, director, and comedian from New York, now living in Austin, Texas. Since 2015, she has been hosting, writing, and producing That Time of the Month, an award-winning late night show featuring an all-women and non-binary comedy lineup. Meghan’s comedy writing has also appeared in Broadly, Reductress, Medium’s Slackjaw, and one time she wrote tweets for Mel Brooks.In our conversation, Meghan and I talk about networking and getting connected to the performers and producers you want to work with. Meghan’s experience running her show, That Time of the Month in both NYC and Austin really fascinated me and I picked her brain about it. Meghan started out in marketing before her first comedy writing internship, doing television recaps at Bravo’s Television Without Pity. But Meghan always had an eye on a career in entertainment. Meghan shares stories about her experiences at UCB and her decision to move to Austin, Texas. Support Meghan R. Ross by checking out her newest project, a quirky online interview show called “No One Asked For This,” that you can find on her Instagram, @meghanrrossYes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY.

This week on Yes But Why, we chat with comedy writer and producer, Meghan R. Ross. Meghan R. Ross is a writer, producer, director, and comedian from New York, now living in Austin, Texas. Since 2015, she has been hosting, writing, and producing That Time of the Month, an award-winning late night show featuring an all-women and non-binary comedy lineup. Meghan’s comedy writing has also appeared in Broadly, Reductress, Medium’s Slackjaw, and one time she wrote tweets for Mel Brooks. In our conversation, Meghan and I talk about networking and getting connected to the performers and producers you want to work with. Meghan’s experience running her show, That Time of the Month in both NYC and Austin really fascinated me and I picked her brain about it. Meghan started out in marketing before her first comedy writing internship, doing television recaps at Bravo’s Television Without Pity. But Meghan always had an eye on a career in entertainment. Meghan shares stories about her experiences at UCB and her decision to move to Austin, Texas. Support Meghan R. Ross by checking out her newest project, a quirky online interview show called “No One Asked For This,” that you can find on her Instagram, @meghanrross Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun. This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY.

This week on the podcast, we're joined by an extra (hot great) special guest: Tara Ariano, the founder of Television Without Pity (may it rest forever in peace), editor-at-large of Primetimer, podcaster extraordinaire, and personal joint hero of Margaret and Kathryn. We are, in fact, so excited to praise Tara for her many accomplishments that we barely remember to say her name! In addition to schooling us on the parallels between Lodge 49 and Succession, Tara lets us know if the new Batman-spinoff show Pennyworth is worth it. And then the three of us dig into what we're REALLY here to discuss: the new Showtime original series Couples Therapy, with which it's safe to say we are obsessed. Join us to hear about therapist Orna Guralnik's expressive eyebrows, adorable dog, and astute insights-- as well as Margaret's strange connection to the show Married at First Sight, and what all three of us would do if Bebe Neuwirth wanted to drink our blood. If you enjoyed Tara as much as we did, you can find her any of the following places: Recapping classic episodes of Beverly Hills 90210 and Melrose Place on the Again With This podcast  Analyzing the present season of Succession on The Sweet Smell of Succession And being generally QUITE interesting and expert about TV at large on her general interest TV podcast, Extra Hot Great (where Kathryn appeared (and covered herself in no Game Time glory) on three episodes.)

This week Annie and Jenn are joined by the fabulous Jessica Morgan of Television Without Pity fame. We discuss her X Files recaps, the evolution of the online fandom, and the fashion of the X Files!

This week Annie and Jenn are joined by the fabulous Jessica Morgan of Television Without Pity fame. We discuss her X Files recaps, the evolution of the online fandom, and the fashion of the X Files!

For decades, critical praise for a TV show was that it was “not like TV,” but more like a novel or a movie. That ingrained hierarchy always bugged Emily Nussbaum, who went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for her criticism in The New Yorker. She has been compared to Pauline Kael, but Nussbaum—acknowledging the compliment—is quick to point out that she has never written about movies, nor has she wanted to. She was inspired to be a TV critic by “Television Without Pity,” a blog site of passionate, informed fans arguing constantly. In her new book, “I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way through the TV Revolution,” Nussbaum argues that the success of serious antihero dramas like “The Sopranos” and “Breaking Bad” has led many to devalue mainstays of TV, like comedies and even soap operas. It’s time to stop comparing TV to anything else, she tells David Remnick. 

For decades, critical praise for a TV show was that it was “not like TV,” but more like a novel or a movie. That ingrained hierarchy always bugged Emily Nussbaum, who went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for her criticism in The New Yorker. She has been compared to Pauline Kael, but Nussbaum—acknowledging the compliment—is quick to point out that she has never written about movies, nor has she wanted to. She was inspired to be a TV critic by “Television Without Pity,” a blog site of passionate, informed fans arguing constantly. In her new book, “I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way through the TV Revolution,” Nussbaum argues that the success of serious antihero dramas like “The Sopranos” and “Breaking Bad” has led many to devalue mainstays of TV, like comedies and even soap operas. It’s time to stop comparing TV to anything else, she tells David Remnick. 

First Draft Episode #194: Linda Holmes Linda Holmes, pop-culture critic at NPR and co-host of the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast, is out with her debut author of Evvie Drake Starts Over. I loved what Linda had to say about how practicing appellate law helped hone her critical writing; getting used to listening to her own voice; how she manages anxiety and depression, and the difficulty in even acknowledging that she wanted to write a novel. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode I got the good NPR shirt, and the soup-sized mug, when I visited Linda to interview her at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. Linda’s interview on The Hilarious World of Depression podcast Television Without Pity, which became Previously.tv, which recently became PrimerTimer.com! The Amazing Race was on the top of my mind when thinking about Television Without Pity Again With This, a podcast hosted by Sarah D. Bunting and Tara Ariano, two of the founders of Television Without Pity, who do episode-by-episode recaps of Beverly Hills 90210 Stephen Thompson, one of Linda’s dear friends and co-workers, worked at The Onion before joining NPR Linda’s writing was formerly hosted on the Monkey See blog at NPR, but that blog was sunsetted in favor of expanding the Pop Culture Happy Hour brand Dancing with the Stars is now discussed on NPR, and that is largely due to Linda’s influence All Songs Considered, the music-oriented NPR show and podcast that served as the inspiration for Pop Culture Happy Hour Talk of the Nation, a live call-in show which had Linda on as a guest. She loved the spontaneity of participating in a live radio show Linda had every intention of writing a book for National Novel Writing Month, alas her apartment flooded Chuck Knoblauch throwing a baseball into the stands, hitting Keith Olbermann’s mother If the yips interests you as much as it interests Linda, check out Field of Fear, a 30 for 30 mini-documentary Before Sunrise is a movie that’s mostly talking, and is amazing, but Linda wanted Evvie Drake to have more action than that Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a TV show that brings Linda joy and is fun, but also is warm-spirited and compassionate Audie Cornish gets a break from being a very serious NPR news reporter when she guests on Pop Culture Happy Hour Linda uses Matt Damon growing potatoes in the film The Martian as a parable for the importance of art and culture in our lives Sarah Burnes at The Gernert Company reps Linda (hear Sarah Burnes’ episode of First Draft with Sarah Enni here) Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; Michael Dante  DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; or Rhett Miller, musician and frontman for The Old 97s. Together, we take deep dives on their careers and creative works. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s free! Rate, Review, and Recommend How do you like the show? Please take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you! Is there someone you think would love this podcast as much as you do? Please share this episode on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or via carrier pigeon (maybe try a text or e-mail, come to think of it). Just click the Share button at the bottom of this post! Thanks again!

Why does TV matter so much to us? How is producing or critiquing television different in the peak TV era ? We dig into the joys of television ahead of the ATX Television Fest.Joining us in the studio is Tara Ariano, an Austinite who helped pioneer the TV recap format as one of the creators of the website Television Without Pity and who continues to evolve it with write-ups and podcasts at Previously.tv. ALSO: One of the highlights of the festival this year is a "Felicity" reunion, which got Tolly and co-host Addie Broyles thinking: Why are coming-of-age shows so memorable? They chatted with Felicity megafan (and features editor) Sharon Chapman about the other shows that influenced us in our journey toward adulthood, and why we continue to watch them, long after we've "grown up." PLUS: Even if you’re not a soccer-obsessed fan, you'll probably catch some of this year's World Cup action somewhere, so we brought in "The United States of Soccer" author Phil West to explain what we should be looking for, even though Team USA isn't in competition, and which bars and restaurants will have the best watch parties. AND FINALLY: With the Paramount Summer Movie Series already underway, we checked in with Statesman culture writer Joe Gross about which movies you should try to catch there this summer and why it's so fun to watch a movie in an old-school theater. In A Toast recommendations: Nintendo Labo, Calimochos and organizing your friends and family to contribute money for an experiential birthday gift. More info: http://austin360.com/loveaustin360

We’re joined by two of the co-founders of the website Television Without Pity, Tara Ariano (@TaraAriano) and Sarah D. Bunting (@TomatoNation), to discuss the lemonlyman.com plotline—inspired by Aaron Sorkin’s own posts on TWoP. We’re also joined by David Wade (@davideckelswade) who was national spokesman for then-Senator John Kerry’s presidential campaign and who later served as Secretary Kerry’s chief of staff. We compare President Bartlet’s hot mic moment in this episode with a famous one from John Kerry when he was a candidate. For more, visit thewestwingweekly.com/316.

Alan Sepinwall's blog What's Alan Watching launched in 2005, when he was working as a TV critic at Newark newspaper The Star-Ledger. The site would take the TV episode recap, something popularized on sites like Television Without Pity, and turn it into a place for almost instant analysis of readers' favorite shows. He's since moved on to Hitfix and Uproxx and has written two books, each on some of the greatest shows ever made. He joins Todd to talk about why he favors strong episodes to full seasons, the biggest changes to TV criticism over the years, and the greatest TV series ever made. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From a TV-loving high-schooler who learned about the TV business on the great old “Television Without Pity” message boards to actually writing about TV at TV Guide Magazine and Variety among others…We covered Oriana's journey to becoming one of the best TV-ratings reporters out there. There's a Mark Cuban quote that “Nobody ever quit something they're good at,” but Oriana was not merely good as a TV ratings reporter, she...

(Bonus audio: "Glasses", by Jonathan Coulton, the S.S. Librarianship theme song. Used by permission). Back in the heyday of Television Without Pity, when a show went off the air, they would often assign it the status of "Indefinite Hiatus." In some ways this was a brilliant flash of foresight about the future of TV - they were anticipating that some beloved shows would never be over for good in the age of Netflix and crowdfunding. But it always seemed, too, like a rather poetic nod to the fact that the media we love never really ends, because we can always return to it again and again, often discovering it anew as we continue to grow and change beyond the era it was made and the perspectives we held. You've probably noticed that S.S. Librarianship has been quiet for a while. We've decided that, for the foreseeable future, this project is over for us. We've loved the ride, and we've so appreciated the responses we've gotten and the opportunities the show has given us to engage in conversation with each other and with so many brilliant and fascinating friends and colleagues. We're very proud of this podcast as a body of work and a testament to our passion for our profession and all our other favourite things. We'll keep the site up and running for the time being, which means you can return to this feed or to this page to access the archives. We hope the show continues to be discovered by new librarians and new nerds, and continues to provide something useful, or at least entertaining, to all who listen. We're also not shutting the door completely on podcasting in general. Right now we're both pretty busy with work and life, but we see each other often, and we've never stopped enjoying talking to each other and everyone else about the things we love and the issues we care about. So we may very well be back before you know it, in some form or another. In the meantime you can find us on Twitter individually: Alli is @navillusnosilla and Sam is @dothenextthing. And we still get emails at sslibrarianship@gmail.com. That's all there is for now, friends. We'll catch you on the proverbial flipside. -Sam and Alli

Summer is upon us, and we talk about some of the summer programming we're most looking forward to watching. Margaret's interested in the new Baz Luhrman show The Get Down, Andrew's thinking about catching up with Mr Robot, and we all wonder why TBS won't let us watch Playing House in some easily accessible streaming place. Our main discussion this week is about the secondary television market - recaps, post-show discussions, series-specific podcasts, and all forms of immediate TV criticism. We talk about what works and what doesn't, why we like TV criticism, and what kinds of recaps we seek out. Margaret and Kathryn are wistful about the late, lamented Television Without Pity, and Andrew tells us how TV recaps are like a tree.  

Rebekah of SimplyRebekah.com joins Megan this week to talk all things REALITY TV! From the original cast of The Real World to the most recent season of Big Brother and every crazy concept in between, this week’s show is dedicated to all things (sorta) reality on the TV screen. All of that plus Awesome of the Week! SHOW NOTES 1) Simply Rebekah: I am really trying, but … (when intentional living is met with resistance) 2) Sorta Awesome Hangout on Facebook 3) i hate green beans blog 4) Rob has a podcast (Rob Cesterino) 5) Television Without Pity (sigh) 6) SHAYTARDS (youtube) 7) Sam and Nia (youtube) Find Rebekah on her blog, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! As always, thanks to Progger for allowing us to use the song Strut! Find more from Progger at Proggermusic.comFeedback on today’s show? Sign up for the show’s mailing list at tinyletter.com/SortaAwesome or leave a comment below (click the date link). And don’t forget to find us in the Sorta Awesome Hangout on Facebook  and on Instagram! You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram!  

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss Darren Aronofsky's Hollywood version of Noah's Ark, how fame changes friendship in HBO's Doll & Em, and the TV recap website "Television Without Pity" going dark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss Darren Aronofsky's Hollywood version of Noah's Ark, how fame changes friendship in HBO's Doll & Em, and the TV recap website "Television Without Pity" going dark.

Emily Nussbaum, television critic at The New Yorker. Show notes: @emilynussbaum emilynussbaum.com Nussbaum's New Yorker archive Nussbaum's New York archive [1:30] Tina Fey at the Paley Center for Media [5:45] "Shark Week: House of Cards, Scandal, and the political game" (The New Yorker • Feb 2013) [8:00] "My Strange Addiction: The sleazy wisdom of Big Brother" (The New Yorker • Aug 2012) [8:40] "My Breaking Bad Bender" (New York • July 2011) [8:40] "Child's Play: Breaking Bad's Bad Dad" (The New Yorker • Aug 2012) [11:15] "Reconsidering Two and a Half Men" (New York • Nov 2010) [14:00] "Primary Colors: Shonda Rhimes's Scandal and the diversity debate" (The New Yorker • May 2012) [16:00] "It's Different for Girls" (New York • March 2012) [17:30] "Girls Is Brilliant Gem For HBO" (Tim Goodman • The Hollywood Reporter • March 2012) [20:25] "One-Man Show: Louis C.K.'s unique experiment in television making" (New York • May 2011) [20:25] "Black and Blue: The bruised hilarity of Louie and Episodes" (The New Yorker • July 2012) [24:50] Clive Thompson [25:40] "The Hummingbird Theory'" (The New Yorker • March 2013) [30:20] Lingua Franca archive [32:40] "Analyze This Guy; review of Ronald Hayman's A Life of Jung" (New York Times Book Review • April 2001) [32:40] "Defending Dr. B.: On Theron Raines's Rising to The Light" (New York Times Book Review • Nov 2002) [36:20] "Confessions of a Spoiler Whore" (Slate • April 2002) [38:40] Television Without Pity [39:40] Approval Matrix