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The flavor of the month...or maybe that should be the flavor of the last 36 months of the 1980s was Australia.  Crocodile Dundee-mania was huge and Yahoo Serious was briefly relevant.  Surely, someone will incorporate an Aussie into a television show.  Lo and behold, CBS did with a family-oriented sitcom with an Australian live-in nanny, which is merely a blip in television history.

Greg and Dane come back for the start of the end of their 2010 arc on the podcast as they look at the 2010 edition of Slammiversary. We have a Main Event for the TNA title between RVD and Sting, Madison Rayne being the 2010 version of Gunther, the 2010 World Cup and the vuvuzelas, Jeff Hardy and Mr Anderson forming a team, Brother Ray and Jesse hugging it out, and Matt Morgan getting a doctor's no...

Back in 2021 for the Fourth of July we released The Bicentennial Minute a series of segments done by CBS in primetime between July 4th, 1974 to December 31st, 1976 to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the United States. Later, in 2021 we released a Director's Cut with extra material and now in 2026 for the 250th Anniversary of the USA we release the Super Special Longer 2006 Edition. This updated...

Last week, we mentioned Chain Reaction since it was one of the shows cancelled to make room for The David Letterman Show.  We felt it was fitting to spotlight the first of numerous revivals of Chain Reaction, in all its Canadian glory.  We even give a nod to the French language version from the same time.

To honor the Fourth of July, Greg and Dane continue from recently reviewing Vengeance '05 as they look at the 7/4/05 episode of Monday Night RAW featuring a big tag match with the Hulkster and HBK vs. Kurt Angle and Carlito. We also get Diva Search crap, Rene Dupree with a mustache, Bubbly Maria and Todd Grisham outside of Eric Bischoff's office!

The 46th anniversary of the debut of this program happened earlier this week.  We decided to revisit it this week, as more footage of the show has found its way online in the last 6 years like Isaac Asimov talking about the future, Chuck Norris doing some martial arts, and Phil Donahue supposedly dating Bill Murray's grandmother.  Also, a sitting senator was supposedly an occasional guest?!

It's Lost in Translation time.  We're going down under for this installment, with a series that really pushed the envelope in Australia for most of the 70s, but barely made a whimper in the United States.  Was it because the American version didn't have the edginess?  Was it due to scheduling?  Could there have been too much going on?  Could it have been due to similar but more popular shows on ot...

We visit a late 70s obscurity from NBC, where a recent podcast favorite played a playboy who got framed for a crime he didn't commit, spending three years behind bars.  Upon his release, he went for revenge.  His calling card was literally a playing card.  The show went on a lengthy hiatus before airing one final two-hour episode, when NBC dealt one final blow--cancellation.

Greg and Dane look at one of the best WWE PPV's of 2005 with Vengeance '05 from Las Vegas. We got two world title matches and an epic WrestleMania 21 rematch between Kurt Angle and Shawn Michaels! We also get to see if Lilian Garcia will propose to the world's largest love machine Viscera, and hopefully nothing ruins this proposal! 

We're trying to kick it up a notch this week.  It's not happening with this failed effort to bring a TV chef to a mainstream audience, in the form of a sitcom.  The events which happened two weeks before the premiere likely hurt more than giving the lead his own sitcom.

Greg and Dane continue their 2010 TNA look as they watch Sacrifice 2010 as RVD defends the TNA World Title against AJ Styles. We get the never-ending saga of Orlando Jordan vs. Rob Terry, Sting beating the crap out of Double J, and Eric Young being a member of The Band. We also get Ric Flair going nuts on commentary so that's a win! NOTE: We recorded this episode before this past weekend's AAA liv...

In this episode, we get proof that there is no positive correlation between the cost of a series and the ratings received.  An amazing amount of star power and promotion couldn't save this animated series about Siegfried and Roy's white tigers and lions, and their (obviously) made-up adventures.

It's the end of the 2010 Monday Night Wars on the SCTM, and TNA's attempt at going head-to-head with RAW ends not with a bang but with a whimper. But we do get the start of the Ric Flair/Jay Lethal feud and finally see some emotion from Chelsea, so that's a plus!

Greg's birthday is around the corner, which means it's time for Greg to play his Money in the Bank.  This year, Greg selected a show with someone from one of his favorite programs.  In 1977, there was a spinoff/revival of Bewitched with the focus on Samantha and Darren's daughter, who had witchy tendencies like her mother.  The television audience quickly shied away from the show.

Greg and Dane make their return to the Spectrum in the newest SCTM episode as they look at the WWF Spectrum House Show on PRISM from Early June of 1984. We get a dynamite match for the WWF Title between Hogan and Sheiky Baby, Tito Santana putting the IC title on the line against Dr. D and Sgt. Slaughter against Mr. Wonderful. We also get the SCTM debut of Kal Rudman plus the return of The Zink! CO...

Our first foray into war dramas takes us to one of the more popular failures in television history.  The name in season 1 could have been misleading, costs certainly were high between aircraft and personnel, and the ratings were low.  Despite all that, the show has lived on in reruns for well over a decade every weekend.

In the newest SCTM episode, we do a listener request and review the 2nd Annual Battle of the WWF Superstars tape from Coliseum Video. We get Sean Mooney dressed as Patton as we watch an epic match between Mr. Perfect and Roddy Piper for the IC title. Too bad the rest of the matches on this tape weren't as good as that one. But we do get a nice profile on Hacksaw Jim Duggan and some Trivia to pad o...

Our latest Live Watch takes us to the late 1980s and The Trial of the Incredible Hulk. When David Banner is accused of a crime he didn’t commit (again), his only hope is a blind lawyer who doubles as the city’s vigilante protector. And also Stan Lee’s first (of many) cameo appearances!

We return to our now-regular weekly schedule with a show we have wanted to talk about for years, but there was no footage of it in English...until a few weeks ago.  What happens when three people in a large American city are given a life-changing sum of money?  It isn't always sunshine and rainbows.  It is, however, incredibly redundant.

Greg and Dane return to 2010 TNA to watch the post-Lockdown episode of Impact. Boy oh boy, is TNA desperate for people to watch the show as they're now bombing against RAW on Monday Nights. We see a return of somebody captured by NINJAS! along with a TNA World Title match with AJ facing the winner of a match between RVD and Jeff Hardy. But be warned, we get lots and lots and lots of talking, Broth...

Pilot Month 2026 ends with a television adaptation of one of the big comedic movies from the prior year, but there was no involvement from the key figure which made the movie a hit.  Unfortunately, Tommy Davidson is no Eddie Murphy.  It didn't help that this aired on a federal holiday, when people are celebrating the country's independence.

We're down to the final two pilots of Pilot Month 2026.  Sending us down the home stretch is an animated version of a beloved sitcom from the mid-60s, but with its characters a smidge older, plus two cousins are introduced to the show's canon.  Some shows should left untouched, so efforts like this cannot sully the legacy of the original show.

The antepenulatimate entry in Pilot Month 2026 (that's 3rd to last entry) is one of the first national endeavors done by a weatherman at KNBC.  If you're a fan of a variety of games, this is the show for you.  Despite technical glitches, one can see a glimpse of what would become a very fruitful career from this weatherman-turned-host.

A beloved show to people of a certain age is Whew!  The format was brought back in pilot form, with elements of an immensely popular board game of the era, the one with wedges and pies.  With a combination of knowledge, luck, and guts, someone could win the Pie in the Sky.

In honor of WrestleMania 42 having just ended, Greg and Dane for Episode 50 look at WrestleMania 30 years ago with WrestleMania XII from Anaheim at the Pond. We have the Iron Man match for the WWF Title between Bret and Shawn, a Hollywood Backlot Brawl between Goldust and Roddy Piper, and The Undertaker facing Diesel. Also, we get a weird case of deja vu while watching the PPV for some reason. NOT...