Chatz: A Television Podcast

Anne Sexton once said "Poor thing. To die and never see Brooklyn." Lucky for you, Flatbush Misdemeanors and Chatz: A Television Podcast are here to save you from that fate. As Biggie Smalls would say, we're spreading love because "it's the Brooklyn way." In this discussion, we spoil various parts of the season. Here are timestamps for those spoilers.  0:00:00 - General Thoughts 0:08:30 - Spoilers...

Magellan and Allen take the week off to read some fascinating deep dives on The Leftovers, its relevance in 2015, other takes on its relevance to COVID, and a new take on "International Assassin". Come back next week as we brave uncharted waters with Season 3, where I'll probably make more oceanic references! Knot! Works Discussed: Following The Leftovers – 210 – I Live Here Now How The Leftovers...

There's no problem that a good karaoke night can't fix. That's Kevin's solution at least as he slams into the end of the Jarden plotline and Season 2 of The Leftovers as a whole. Meanwhile, the missing girls are no longer missing, families struggle to keep it together, and we look forward to next season, which neither Allen nor Magellan have seen... EDITOR'S NOTE: We mention this at the bottom of...

This week on The Chatzovers, Kevin barrels towards his fate to get rid of the Patti in his mind. John suspects something isn't right though, and Kevin takes the final plunge towards...a career in espionage?   International Assassin is a well-regarded episode of television, often cited as one of modern TV's best. Does it actually hold up in isolation, or does it rely on the foundation laid in Seaso...

This week on The Chatzovers, those two boats and a helicopter didn't get Matt Jamison very far at all, and he finds himself on a morally complicated hero's journey getting back to Jarden. Erika and Nora take center stage in Lens, which features the most intense staring contest maybe ever put to television. Check out chatzpod.com for all things Chatzpod! Twitter Reddit Twitch Chatzums Email : chatz...

Join Allen and Magellan for this month's Should You Watch show, Heartstopper! We discuss the representation of queer relationships in media, the show's beautiful lighting and music, and the fact that we can and should have nice things. In this discussion, we spoil various parts of the season. Here are timestamps for those spoilers.  0:00:00 - General Thoughts 0:10:45 - Spoilers for the pilot begin...

Content warning: This episode includes a discussion of the rape scene in "Off Ramp" from approximately 31:00-38:25. Our story picks up from where Tom and Laurie were last season, and things are...not great! People are leaving the Guilty Remnant, we're infiltrating compounds, there's an evil landlord (Read: a landlord), and Tom reveals a bit more about his time with Wayne. In our discussion of "Ora...

It's time for a major scenery change as we say goodbye to Mapleton (for now!) and travel with the Garveys to Jarden, Texas. Can a town with no departures be truly safe? What does it mean to be safe in a town at the center of major earthquakes, corrupt firemen, and...oh, they have people disappearing here too...oops. Check out chatzpod.com for all things Chatzpod! Twitter Reddit Twitch Chatzums Ema...

This week, we spend some time thinking about the past, and how everything seems better in hindsight. Were the Garveys ever truly at their best? Or was it just time and distance that made time before The Departure seem so nice? And in our second half, we discuss the climactic events in Mapleton, and ponder the future of the family at the center of it all. Check out chatzpod.com for all things Chatz...

Grandpa's escaped again! Kevin's mad dash to find his father intertwines with Tom's crisis of faith, Jill's need for companionship, and Nora's not very happy with the Guilty Remnant this week. But where is Patti in all of this? The ChatzKidz answer all of this and more in this week's episode. Check out chatzpod.com for all things Chatzpod! Twitter Reddit Twitch Chatzums Email : chatzpod@gmail.com...

 Welcome back to TrekChatz! Season 2 of TNG brings with it a Geordi promotion, Doctor Pulaski, and so much wonderful Data content. We had a great time, and we hope you enjoy our first-timer takes. Check out chatzpod.com for all things Chatzpod! Twitter Reddit Twitch Email : chatzpod@gmail.com Our main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://camillafranklin...

From our perspective, the Disney corporation is evil. That said, only annoying YouTubers deal in absolute takes. Join us (and our old friend Six from Scanline Media!) to discuss if this is where the fun begins or if this show is coarse, rough, and irritating.  In this discussion, we spoil various parts of the season. Here are timestamps for those spoilers.  0:00:00 - General Thoughts 0:10:45 - Spo...

What is a body but a mass of flesh, bones, and ideology? "Gladys" attempts to discuss this question and more to mixed results, and "Guest" centers Nora Durst on what seems to be a totally normal conference trip. But before she straddles a plastic corpse, stops someone from blaming the Mossad regime, and gets a big friendly hug, she invites someone over to her house for some company...maybe Miami w...

A background character dealing with his own struggles takes center stage in our first discussion this week, and a precious goo totem is robbed in part 2. Like The Leftovers, not every podcast description has to make perfect sense, but we hope you find fun and fulfillment along the way! Check out chatzpod.com for all things Chatzpod! Twitter Reddit Twitch Chatzums Email : chatzpod@gmail.com Our mai...

Editor's Note: If you're already a patron and you want to skip past the PilotChatz discussion, jump ahead to 53:20 for the new content! Welcome to The Chatzovers, a Leftovers podcast hosted by Allen and Magellan of Chatz. We're really excited to be discussing this show with first-timers and rewatchers alike, and we hope you enjoy the ride along with us. The first 50 minutes of this episode are an...

New Amsterdam, we love you, but you're bringing us down. That's why we are bidding a fond farewell to our good friend Jeffrey New York in this, our final episode of New Chatzerdam. Next week we will be moving on to our next full season of Chatz, listen until the end to hear what we'll be covering! And never fret, fans of obscure and mediocre cancelled shows - we'll be back to finish out our Thirte...

Paramount+'s Halo series meets its very own Demon, Magellan's brother Xander, as we discuss the Master Chief's face and butt and also whether this show is worth watching. In this discussion, we spoil various parts of the season. Here are timestamps for those spoilers. Please note there are also some passing references to Game of Thrones throughout that may or may not be spoilers (Magellan doesn't...

In this episode of New Chatzerdam, we're in a New Amsterdam state of mind as we make the case that we should executive produce this show's inevitable streaming reboot. Check out chatzpod.com for all things Chatzpod! Twitter Reddit are Email : chatzpod@gmail.com Our main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://camillafranklin.myportfolio.com/ Magellan's new...

New Amsterdam, concrete jungle where fever dreams are made of! A slightly sick squad of podcasters (The ChatzKidz and their friend Justin from Super Smash Echoes) do their best to make sense of...all of this. Check out chatzpod.com for all things Chatzpod! Twitter Reddit Twitch Email : chatzpod@gmail.com Our main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://cam...

If you can make it there (for hundreds of years of your immortal life), then you can make it anywhere! We're talking about New Y- we mean New Amsterdam! John Amsterdam (yup, that's his name) is an immortal homicide detective who's just trying to find love in the big city. Join us and our special guest Michel from Fullmetal Analysts as we bring this decidedly mortal show back to life. Check out cha...

What a long, strange drive it's been... Check out chatzpod.com for all things Chatzpod! Twitter Reddit Twitch Email : chatzpod@gmail.com Our main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://camillafranklin.myportfolio.com/  Magellan's newsletter Bluesky Twitch Chatzums Email : chatzpod@gmail.com Our main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose wor...

It's time to shift gears in this week's episodes of Drive as we steer into a darker tone. Car phrases considered but not incorporated into this joke include: floor it, glovebox, muffler, oil change, uh... trunk, spare tire, y'know... headlights, rearview mirror, stuff like that. Check out chatzpod.com for all things Chatzpod! Twitter Reddit Twitch Email : chatzpod@gmail.com Our main podcast feed a...

In order to get this next joke, you need to be familiar with both Moon Knight and the Dominic Fike song "3 Nights": "Three Knights in the body / Under starlights / In the tomb of Amit / Khonshu what you want, well you're not a great boss / But you can call me (Mark) if you spare my wife". Credit to Roommate of the Pod, Charlie, for the concept there. In this discussion, we spoil various parts of t...

VROOOOOM, and away we go for the second part of our season on shows canceled in 13 episodes or less. We watched the first two episodes of the 2007 mid-season replacement drama series Drive, which until now mostly existed in the recesses of Allen's memory. It took a visit from the Spit and Polish hosts Ryan and Bartek to tackle this meaty pair of episodes! Does the show live up to a distant memory,...

More gags, more goofs, more whacky cartoon hijinks! In our discussion of the second half of On the Air's aired episodes, we realize the series can be extremely funny when it's not rehashing the same three gags. But does it have something greater to say in just seven episodes about the TV industry? Ryan P. from The Safe Room podcast (and PeaksChatz alum!) joins us for a fun discussion. The On the A...