Today's Episode

Today we sling our way into one of the most anticipated shows of the year, Disney+’s latest animated reboot of the iconic Marvel superhero, Spider-Man. Guided by Norman Osborn instead of Tony Stark, a 14-year-old Peter Parker navigates 3D cel-shaded streets—and a mountain of comic-book history. On this podcast, we discuss the show, pros, cons, some weird spidey facts, and our thoughts on the curre...

Dan Fogelman's ( This Is Us ) new show Paradise on Hulu has a head-spinning twist. Sterling K. Brown stars as Xavier Collins, the dutiful head of security for President Cal Bradford (James Marsden). When Bradford ends up dead, Xavier begins to retrace everyone's steps from the night before. Along with solving his murder, we also have to question who stole the extremely important iPad Bra...

Sakamoto Days —the new anime adaptation of Yuto Suzuki’s hit manga is on Netflix. It follows Taro Sakamoto: once the deadliest assassin alive, now an unassuming, overweight convenience-store owner who just wants a peaceful life with his family. Too bad the criminal underworld will never let that settle! Across Episodes 1–3, we follow Sakamoto and his growing “crew” dodging (and dishing out) cartoo...

Apple TV+'s first drama of the year is Prime Target, a show promising mathematical mayhem and a lot of conspiracy. In this thriller, Cambridge prodigy Ed unearths the “secret power” of prime numbers—only to see his research torched, his professor dead, and a shadowy organization named Kaplar beckoning. Think A Beautiful Mind meets The Da Vinci Code . We break down Episodes 1 and 2, question t...

Happy MLK Day. We’re taking a look at Shifting Gears, ABC’s newest sitcom from Mike Scully and Julie Thatcher (the minds behind The Pitts and Complete Savages ) and showrunner Michelle Nader. Starring Tim Allen as a widowed auto shop owner who’s suddenly responsible for his estranged daughter and two grandkids, Shifting Gears leans on that old-school family-comedy formula—complete with generationa...

Tune in as we discuss Netflix’s latest foray into the Wild West, American Primeval. Directed by Peter Berg and starring Taylor Kitsch, Betty Gilpin, and Jai Courtney, this mini-series plops us right into the path of the Mountain Meadows Massacre—where a lone drifter, a desperate mother, and a powder keg of frontier tensions threaten to explode at any moment. Like Under the Banner of Heaven , the u...

In HBO's new medical drama, The Pitt, Noah Wyle is back in scrubs as Dr. Michael “Robby” Rabinavitch, leading a chaotic 15-hour shift in a Pittsburgh trauma hospital—one jam-packed hour at a time. With an ensemble of interns, nurses, and execs, this show brings old-school intensity into the 2020s. In this podcast, we unpack the over-the-top injuries, the reviews, and inevitable ER comparisons...

Join us as we tackle FOX’s newest hospital series, Doc . Molly Parker ( House of Cards, Lost in Space ) stars as Dr. Amy Larsen, a super smart and sarcastic Chief of Internal Medicine in Minneapolis who loses eight years of memories after a car accident. Adapted from the hit Italian show Doc – Nelle tue mani and also based on a real person, this pilot explores the fallout of Amy’s fractured mind—b...

For our first comedy review of the year, we're taking a close look at Going Dutch , the brand-new FOX sitcom from Brockmire creator Joel Church-Cooper. The show stars Denis Leary as Colonel Patrick Quinn, a hotheaded and egotistical officer who’s exiled to a military base in the Netherlands. We discuss cast, comparisons, tropes, trivia, reception and more. Tune in for our thoughts and rating...

We kick off 2025 with Missing You , Netflix's latest Harlan Coben adaptation. In the pilot, British detective Kat Donovan juggles three mysteries: a missing professor, unresolved questions about her father’s death, and the sudden reappearance of her ex-fiancé. We break down the tangled web of plotlines, highlight some unexpected changes from the book, and discuss whether this series sticks to...

The dark passenger is back—sort of. On Today’s Episode, we discuss Showtime’s reboot-prequel-sequel hybrid starring Michael C. Hall (as narrator only). With its first three episodes— And in the Beginning , Kid in a Candy Store , and Miami Vice , this series revisits Dexter Morgan’s formative years in Miami during the early 1990s. We’ll break down the show’s connection to Dexter and Dexter:New Bloo...

Tune in to hear the 10 best episodes and 10 best shows of the year! 2024 Shows Fool Me Once The Brothers Sun Echo Ted Boy Swallows Universe Monsieur Spade Hazbin Hotel Death and Other Details Masters of the Air Griselda Expats Mr. & Mrs. Smith The Daily Show Tracker Constellation Avatar: The Last Airbender The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Shōgun Regime The Gentleman Girls5eva Manhunt X Men...

It's that time of year. Tune in to hear the 10 worst episodes and 10 worst shows of the year! 2024 Shows Fool Me Once The Brothers Sun Echo Ted Boy Swallows Universe Monsieur Spade Hazbin Hotel Death and Other Details Masters of the Air Griselda Expats Mr. & Mrs. Smith The Daily Show Tracker Constellation Avatar: The Last Airbender The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Shōgun Regime The Gen...

Long ago, in a suburb far, far away... Disney’s Star Wars: Skeleton Crew ! On this podcast we review the premiere, where four kids from an ordinary planet find themselves lost in space. As the series attempts to tread the line between nostalgia and newness, find out why we compare it to classics like The Goonies and Sliders. We’ll also unpack the dynamics of the main characters, the plot, some Eas...

Espionage takes center stage in Showtime’s The Agency . This remake of the critically acclaimed French series The Bureau stars Michael Fassbender as covert CIA agent Martian and Jeffrey Wright as his commanding officer, Henry. The series delves into the high-stakes world of global intelligence, personal betrayal, and impossible decisions, as the agents balance their professional duties with person...

The oilfields of West Texas meet high-stakes drama in Landman , Taylor Sheridan’s latest Paramount+ series. Starring Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy, a no-nonsense fixer for billionaire oil tycoons, the show dives into the gritty world of corporate cover-ups, patch crews, and personal redemption. In this podcast, we discuss the first three episodes ( Landman , Dreamers and Lovers , Hell Has a Front Ya...

The Day of the Jackal , a new British espionage thriller on Sky Atlantic and Peacock, reimagines Frederick Forsyth’s classic story with Eddie Redmayne as the elusive assassin and Lashana Lynch as the relentless MI6 agent tracking him. With a modern twist and globe-trotting stakes, this 10-episode series plunges into the shadowy world of high-risk missions and tense cat-and-mouse chases. In this po...

The spice is back! Dune: Prophecy , the prequel to the epic Dune saga, sends us to a world 10,000 years before Paul Atreides and the great houses of the Imperium. Set amidst political scheming, mystical powers, religious orders (aka) the formation of the Bene Gesserit, this new Max series dives deep into the origins of the universe that shaped Frank Herbert’s iconic tale. In the podcast, we unrave...

Ella Purnell takes center stage in Sweetpea , a six-episode thriller following Rhiannon Lewis, a seemingly ordinary woman with a not-so-ordinary hobby: murder. Based on C.J. Skuse's 2017 novel, the series explores the inner workings of a disillusioned young woman navigating her messy life while hiding an even messier secret. On this podcast, we dive into the show's first season, breaking...

St. Denis Medical – NBC’s latest mockumentary comedy takes us inside the chaotic, underfunded halls of an Oregon hospital, where doctors, nurses, and interns scramble to balance patient care with their own quirky personalities and personal lives. In this episode, we’re breaking down the first two installments, “Welcome to St. Denis” and “A Very Robust Personal Life.” Think The Office or Parks and...

Matlock is a 2024 legal drama featuring Academy Award winner Kathy Bates as Madeline "Matty" Matlock. The series premiered in September, and on Today's Episode we discuss episode 5, "Claws." Lawyer shows have become notorious in the past few years for having leads with shady ethics, ex. Better Call Saul, Suits. Audiences may be surprised to learn Matlock also embraces some...

In Citadel: Honey Bunny , Amazon takes us to India in the year 2000 for a self-contained spin-off in the Citadel universe. The series opening episode, "Dancing and Fighting," follows Honey, a single mother with a mysterious past, who’s pulled back into the dangerous world of espionage when her old life catches up to her. Meanwhile, her estranged partner Bunny discovers not only that Hone...

In Wizards Beyond Waverly Place , Disney’s latest nostalgia-fueled reboot, we return to the magical chaos of the Russo family—but this time, it’s Justin Russo (David Henrie) in the spotlight. Now a father trying to lead a normal life in Staten Island, Justin is unexpectedly pulled back into the wizarding world when his sister Alex seeks his help with a new protégé, a young wizard-in-training named...

Before is a new Apple TV+ series starring Billy Crystal as Eli, a grieving child psychologist haunted by both his past and some truly unsettling clients. The story kicks off with Eli taking on a new patient named Noah, a young boy whose strange behaviors, hallucinations, and ominous statements start to disturb Eli’s already fragile state. The first two episodes, The Imposter and The Scientist , in...

In Uzumaki, we’re dropped into the 5-year adaptation of Junji Ito’s manga, now released as a limited series on Adult Swim. Set in a cursed town where spirals take on horrific, human-bending forms, the story centers on Kirie Goshima, a high school student whose world turns nightmarish as she witnesses the bizarre spiral obsession taking hold of her community. The series pays homage to Ito’s signatu...