Bottle Episodes

C.J. and guest Brandon Will slip on their headphones and listen at their own peril as they podcast about a movie about a podcast, UNDERTONE (2026). This audio-driven A24 horror movie centers around a young woman acting as the primary caregiver to her ailing mother, and Brandon brings his personal experiences as his mother's caregiver to the discussion. C.J. Arellano is an NYC-based writer/film...

C.J. and guest Julian Doan trap themselves in a glass case of emotion as they dissect the real-time techno thriller and morality play, PHONE BOOTH (2003), starring Colin Farrell and directed by Joel Schumacher. C.J. Arellano is an NYC-based writer/filmmaker who plays in the sandboxes of horror, comedy, and fantasy. His films have played at fests internationally and have won a handful of awards alo...

C.J. and guest Nikita Imafidon go ghostbusting on Christmas Eve as they psychoanalyze intrepid paranormal investigators Mulder and Scully in the very special holiday episode of THE X-FILES, "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas." C.J. Arellano is an NYC-based writer/filmmaker who plays in the sandboxes of horror, comedy, and fantasy. His films have played at fests internationally and have won...

C.J. and Erin Sindewald board a big space truck with a bunch of strangers across a diamond planet (what could go wrong?) as they dissect the terrifying DOCTOR WHO Series 4 episode, "Midnight." C.J. Arellano is an NYC-based writer/filmmaker who plays in the sandboxes of horror, comedy, and fantasy. His films have played at fests internationally and have won a bunch of awards or whatever....

Holy hot mamas! C.J. and guest Tia Hanke-Hills are staying late at 30 ROCK to watch the season finale of "MILF Island" and ponder the line between art and trash. C.J. Arellano is an NYC-based writer/filmmaker who plays in the sandboxes of horror, comedy, and fantasy. His films have played at fests internationally and have won a bunch of awards or whatever. He is fueled by hope, spreadshe...

C.J. and Adam Murray go on a date and encounter threatening memes, terrifying assassination plots, and - eek - aspiring improvisers in Christopher Landon's adorable thriller, DROP. C.J. Arellano is an NYC-based writer/filmmaker who plays in the sandboxes of horror, comedy, and fantasy. His films have played at fests internationally and have won a bunch of awards or whatever. He is fueled by ho...

C.J. and Courtney wait for a table at "The Chinese Restaurant," SEINFELD's real-time outing rife with innovation and impatience.  

Courtney and C.J. explore their dual natures as they check into BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE, Drew Goddard's curious neo-noir from 2018.

C.J. and Courtney wake up in a coffin and find themselves BURIED in this 2010 low-budget thriller starring Ryan Reynolds. 

Courtney and C.J. fight to survive a home invasion as they lock themselves in David Fincher's PANIC ROOM.

C.J. and Courtney are nekkid, embarrassed, and trapped in the bathroom in THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW's super-horny outing, "Never Bathe on Saturday."

Courtney and C.J. desperately try to get their FRIENDS to leave on time in "The One Where No One's Ready." 

C.J. and Courtney survive an hour with Jack Bauer in a tense chapter from 24, "Day 5: 7:00PM-8:00PM."

Courtney and C.J. engage in a battle of wills against a cunning murder suspect as they step into BROOKLYN NINE-NINE’s “The Box.”

Courtney and C.J. camp out in the Buchmans’ hallway as they marvel over this one-take wonder from MAD ABOUT YOU.

C.J. & Courtney burn the midnight oil as they unpack this pivotal chapter of MAD MEN.

Courtney & C.J. quarantine themselves in the Alaskan tundra as they investigate this early season chiller from THE X-FILES.

C.J. and guest Annie Kennedy head to detention with the ragtag breakfast clubbers of DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION.

C.J. and guest Elizabeth Polit find themselves trapped in SD-6 headquarters as they discuss an early Quentin Tarantino-fueled outing of ALIAS.

C.J. and Courtney hole up in Greendale's study room to investigate the mystery of the missing pen that plagues COMMUNITY. 

Welcome to BOTTLE EPISODES, where we discuss very special TV episodes that unfold in one primary location!