Tasting Menu

Appetizers: The Great North, Women Wearing Shoulder Pads, Pokémon Concierge, CITY: The Animation, Dan Da Dan, The Lowdown, Wayward, Juice, One Battle After Another, Hades II, Silent Hill f   Main Course: Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011)   Next Time: Skins - "Effy" (2007)

Appetizers: Kev's album corner, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Narnia: The Magician's Apprentice, Jon's video game corner   Main Course: Howl's Moving Castle (1986)   Next Time: Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011)    

Appetizers: Saturday Night Live casting updates, Netflix releasing movies theatrically, 2025 Oscars speculation, Weapons, Dexter: Resurrection, Twisted Metal, The Paper, Long Story Short, Peacemaker, Dropout TV   Main Course: Nichijou - My Ordinary Life - Episodes 6 and 16 (2011)   Next Time: Howl's Moving Castle (1986)

Appetizers: The Naked Gun (2025), KPop Demon Hunters, Dexter: Resurrection, King of the Hill, CITY: The Animation, UFO 50, Donkey Kong Bananza, Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail   Main Course: Mystery Science Theater 3000 - "Space Mutiny" (1997)   Next Time: Nichijou - "Episode 6" and "Episode 16" (2011)

Appetizers: Dune Part Three, And Just Like That, Buffy reboot, Superman, Fantastic Four: First Steps, The Sandman, Dan Da Dan, Twisted Metal, moisturizer - Wet Leg, Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl   Main Course: Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (various)   Next time: Mystery Science Theater 3000 - "Space Mutiny" (1997)

Appetizers: James Bond news, Wake Up Dead Man, The Bear, Virgin - Lorde, Crying the Neck - Patrick Wolf, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach   Main Course: Looking - "Looking for the Future" (2014)   Next Time: Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (videogame, 1996)

Appetizers: The 2024 Nebula Awards, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Elden Ring Nightreign, 28 Years Later, I quit - HAIM, Taskmaster, I Kissed a Boy, Dropout TV   Main Course: Next to Normal (2008, plus the 2025 Great Performances recording)   Next Time: Looking - "Looking to the Future" (2014)

Appetizers: Étoile's cancellation, Psycho Killer music video, Friendship, The Phoenician Scheme, Ballerina, Doctor Who, Hacks, Adults, Overcompensating, The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy, the state of Final Fantasy   Main course: ER - "Hell and High Water" (1995)   Next time: Next to Normal (2008) (plus the 2025 Great Performances episode showcasing it)

Appetizers: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Thunderbolts*, Andor season 2, Murderbot, Poker Face season 2, Elsbeth season 2, Ghosts season 4, Duster, Taskmaster season 19, The Blue Prince, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage   Main Course: Life is Strange (2015)   Next Time: ER - "Hell and High Water" (1995)

Appetizers: A Eulogy for Polygon, Greta Gerwig's The Magician's Nephew, Lena Dunham and Carly Rae Jepsen's 10 Things I Hate About You musical, Sinners, Andor season 2, The Rehearsal season 2   Main Course: Étoile - Season 1 (2025)   Next Time: Life is Strange (2015)

Appetizers: Mythic Quest's cancellation, Hacks, Yellowjackets, Doctor Who, Dying for Sex, The Pitt   Main Course: The X-Files - "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" (1995)   Next time: Étoile (2025)

Appetizers: Avengers: Doomsday, Nintendo Switch 2, Mayhem - Lady Gaga, Severance, The Studio, Mythic Quest, Assassin's Creed: Shadows   Main Course: Doctor Who - "The Romans" (1965)   Next time: The X-Files - "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" (1995)

Appetizers: Mickey 17, Righteous Gemstones season 4 premiere, The Pitt, Watson, Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii   Main Course: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - "Band Candy" (1998)   Next time: Doctor Who - "The Romans" (1965)

Appetizers: The Academy Awards, Thunderbolts*, The Traitors   Main Course: Red Dwarf - "The End" (1988) and "Polymorph" (1989)   Next Time: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - "Band Candy" (1998)

Appetizers: Avatar: Seven Havens announcement, The Pitt, Clean Slate, Big Boys, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Yellowjackets, Dropout TV   Main Course: Farscape - "Crackers Don't Matter" (2000)   Next Time: Red Dwarf - "The End" (1988) and "Polymorph" (1989)

Appetizers: The possible Buffy the Vampire Slayer revival, Update on Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, Patrick Wolf's "Dies Irae", The Traitors US season 3 (spoilers up to episode 7), Common Side Effects, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man   Main Course: Dawson's Creek - "Beauty Contest" (1998)   Next time: Farscape - "Crackers Don't Matter" (2000)

Appetizers: Greta Gerwig's Narnia movie, the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal, Severance, The Traitors, Dimension 20: Dungeons & Drag Queens, Laid   Main Course: Patrick Wolf's The Bachelor (2009)   Next time: Dawson's Creek - "Beauty Contest" (1998)

Appetizers: Nosferatu, Nickel Boys, The Fire Inside, the Abbott Elementary/Always Sunny crossover   Main Course: Oxenfree (2016)   Next time: Patrick Wolf's The Bachelor (2009) and Lupercalia (2011)

Appetizers: Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey news, Wicked update, Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim, A Complete Unknown, the Dynasty Typewriter Star Wars prequels live script reads, Slow Horses, Interior Chinatown, A Man on the Inside   Main Course: Supernatural - "Mystery Spot" (2008)   Next time: Oxenfree (2016)

Appetizers: Fantasian: Neo Dimension, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, UFO 50, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Dimension 20: Misfits & Magic   Main Course: Pride (2014)   Next time: Supernatural - "Mystery Spot" (2008)

Appetizers: Wicked, Gladiator II, 2024 Oscar race, Dragon Age: Veilguard, Dune: Prophecy   Main Course: Carly Rae Jepsen's The Loneliest Time (2022) & The Loveliest Time (2023)   Next Time: Pride (2014)

Appetizers: Pokemon Gold and Silver anniversary merch, the upcoming Christopher Nolan movie, Florence Pugh's career, Very Important People season 2, Invincible Fight Girl, Pokemon TCG Pocket, Ranma 1/2 (2024), Junior Taskmaster   Main Course: Gilmore Girls - "They Shoot Gilmores Don't They?" (2002)   Next time: Carly Rae Jepsen's The Loneliest Time (2022) and The Loveliest Time (2023)

Appetizers: Discussion on the Wicked movie (again), Gladiator II, Dan Da Dan, Star Trek: Lower Decks plus the state of Star Trek in general, and Life is Strange: Double Exposure   Main Course: Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons - "The Mysterons" and "Winged Assassin" (1967)   Next episode: Gilmore Girls - "They Shoot Gilmores, Don't They?" (2002)

Appetizers: Discussion on Wicked (2024), The First Omen (2024), Immortality (2022), and From (2022-) Main Course: Justified - "Fire in the Hole" (2010)   Next episode: Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons - "The Mysterons" (1967)