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Now that the Strikes has ended, keeping track of new content is a bit of a mess, but WOW has us covered with the release of Monét X Change’s new YouTube competition series, Glam Slam. Drag Race meets fashion competition? You KNOW we’re there! Meanwhile, MGM+ has debuted a new series based on the writings of Hugh Howey, the sci-fi psychological thriller Beacon 23, and we’re taken a look at the firs...

It’s been quite a week for the Marvel Cinematic Universe! Between the Loki Season 2 (and possibly series!) finale and the release of The Marvels, there’s a ton for Marvel fans to discuss and dissect, and the Action Pack is here to unpack it all. Is Kang gone forever? Are mutants finally entering the MCU? When does the next project even come out?? We’re coming at you with all the info you need to s...

Streaming is alive with International Queer Excellence this week -- Doctor Who returns with an all-new special AND global destination, while Drag Races around the world premiere, nearly conclude, and keep trucking along on YouTube in different forms! Up first, the Action Pack will be discussing the brand-new Doctor Who special, THE STAR BEAST, along with the triumphant returns of many names and fa...

It's been a cultural touchstone for many generations. It was almost always on a Thursday. It made us laugh, it made us cry, it brought us together and it tore us apart. And once a year, it would air a Thanksgiving episode! Somehow, the beloved-by-some 90s sitcom has become synonymous with another annual American tradition. But what if you're not feeling FRIENDS-ly this year? What else is there to...

Here at X Is For Show, we love all kinds of media and all sorts of holidays! With a segment we call Marathon Makers, we’ve combined those loves to bring you some recommendations for holiday viewings! From lighthearted scares to visceral horror, the Action Pack has brought together quite the eclectic collection as Nico, Kevo, and TK each program their own 24-hour marathon of Halloween delights. How...

After several years without any mischief, variants, or Miss Minutes, Loki has returned with a banger premiere full of twists, turns, and trickery (plus Sylvie, Mobius, and plenty more). On the other side of things, Only Murders In The Building & Ahsoka, two more streaming shows where the arc design is a function of the series (ie, moving forward the universe or telling a specific complete mystery)...

Loki’s back! The show that brought the term “variants” into your living room returns with a new set of rules, more variants, and a lot of questions about what-could-have-been. The MCU is filled with stories of what-could-have-beens with actors who came so close to playing roles over the years but didn’t quite. Join the Action Pack as they dive into the history of the MCU and how it all could have...

It starts with a small block. Add construction elements, IPs, celebrities, and (mostly) likable two–builder teams, and that’s Lego Masters. After two US seasons, a holiday special season, and a ton of international editions, Lego Masters is back with wilder gimmicks, new themed-challenges, and of course, more Will Arnett (who beats us to the punch, joking about his own credentials). Join us for th...

It’s here – Kandy vs Jimbo for the crown! All the girls vs all the girls for the Fame Games! It’s been an odd season full of predictable moments, out of nowhere shocks, and drop outs! But now, a winner is crowned, and everything is different! Who brought it? Who left it all on the stage? The season & finale in review! Then, what’s Food Stars? Why is Gordon Ramsey making people compete in the deser...

Do you like space aliens? Do you like history? Do you like space aliens MAKING history? Then DOCTOR WHO might be for you! As the long-running sci-fi series is about to undergo a massive revitalization for its 60th anniversary, now may be the perfect time for you to take the plunge into the TARDIS. But what even is a TARDIS? And SIXTY YEARS?? With so much to catch up on, it can be hard to know wher...

Cooking shows now require some life-or-death element. Hulu’s Secret Chef (which likes you remind the viewer it is “from executive producer David Chang”) is the latest entry, mixing the best of Cutthroat Kitchen, The Mole, Top Chef, maybe kind of the Saw movies, and hosted by a passive-aggressive Miss-Minutes-from-Loki. How much is H’s SC about the cooking? How much is it about the gameplay? All in...

As one of Nintendo’s best-selling yet somehow still underrated properties, Splatoon offers up a world with its own unique cultural aesthetic, beautiful music, and a unique spin on shooter gamplay. With online casual and competitive, as well as fantastic single-player platforming, even a digital card game, Splatoon offers so much gameplay. As one of Nintendo’s few esport-viable properties, Splatoon...

Who’s got the cakes: Mikey Day, Tyler Florence, or Paul Wesley? JOIN US TO FIND OUT! It’s Sunday night, and that means it’s time for an X Is For Show Weekly TV Roundup! First up in our Spotlight, the Action Pack will cut our way right through the entire new season drop of IS IT CAKE? The highs, the lows, the cakes, and the oops-it’s-not-cakes. Then we’ll discuss some SHOCKING eliminations from our...

The Action Pack were lucky enough to see several Tori Amos shows, and now we’re totally teed up to talk Tori Amos. Tori’s discography and characters transcend the expectations of most musicians, outlasting contemporaries and countless “copycats” – so who is she and what are the characters, stories, places, and elements that run through her music? Amos’s songs transform across tours, releases, and...

It’s time for X Is For Show’s roundup of TV spotlights and highlights – and this week it’s full of crime and criminals. From this week’s Secret Invasion debut (who can you trust?!) to Based On A True Story’s finale (Tennis: 0, Death: 1) and Crime Scene Kitchen’s new season (where the only true crime is the bakers’ hubris), it seems as if every other show is trying to be either Serial or Only Murde...

While Nico and Kevo have been loving their whirlwind introduction to all things RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2023, there is another love that they have had going way back, so far back that it’s celebrating its 20th season with a bang. This week saw the premiere of Project Runway – which has been TK’s big whirlwind – and also happens to be yet another summer season comprised of all stars! Join us for the...

Star Trek ventured to the Final Frontier – and here on X Is For Show, we’re Trekking hard and getting amped the Fed(eration) up! We’ve seen the end of the Picard and said goodbye to the Next Generation for now, but our exploration of the Trek cosmos seems to have just begun! After spinning out from Star Trek Discovery, STRANGE NEW WORLDS is a fascinating look at the Original Series era that’s abou...

The Action Pack talk about a lot of TV -- and a crazy amount of it is technically game shows. "Game show" covers a lot of ground -- from Jeopardy to Drag Race to Don't. And game shows themselves are so much more than silly fun -- the Quiz Show scandal or Press Your Luck scandals; Who Wants To Be A Millionaire's first $1,000,000 winner creating a touching moment between father and son or Rodney Alc...

The Disney Afternoon ran from 1990 to 1997 and it’s the gift that keeps on giving. From the beloved cartoons it showed came a number of exciting spin-off materials, and two of our favorite titles here at X Is For Show have always been Gargoyles and Darkwing Duck. With these series recently being given new life by Dynamite Comics, we’re taking a moment to reflect on our own fond memories of the Dis...

When Nico and Kevo first agreed to join this week’s SPECIAL GUESTS Joey Lewandowski (@soulpopped) & Joe Two (@JoeyDe_) on their 2 Fast 2 Forever (@2Fast2Forever) series, they weren’t quite sure what they were getting themselves into. The combined total of the Fast & Furious franchise, including all of the films AND the Dreamworks animated series, certainly inspires a lot of conversation - which ca...

It’s the weekend – and that means the Action Pack are here to look back at their week in TV! Kicking things off with a look at the newest news from Disney+ – namely the fact that Disney+ is subtracting a ton of content from across several platforms. With content departing, that means rights and residuals disappear as well, which of course means talking Writer’s Strike. The guys voice support of th...

SECRET LOCHOMANIA (Secret Invasion, Loki, Echo, Quantumania)! What is it? It’s a bunch of Marvel Magic is what it is. With these Disney Plus titles have all been making headlines recently, we’ll be taking a look at what we know, what we think we know, and what we hope we know from these Marvel Studios streaming shows. Join Nico, TK, and Kevo in the first half as they give their reaction to Disney+...

In this week’s edition of our TV Roundup, the Action Pack is going even wider with our ever-expanding coverage. While we’re still keeping pretty queer with a check-in on the current season of Drag Race All Stars, we’ll also be checking out the first episodes of new streaming series Muppets Mayhem and Silo. Do these shows have anything in common? Probably not! But if anyone can find a connective th...

One of our favorite segments, BRACKETEERING, pits subjects against each other in a bracket fight to see who comes out on top. In this installment, we take some of the biggest film franchises ever produced to ask some of the most random questions we can think of. Which would make a better prom theme, James Bond or Godzilla? Which is a better Mother’s Day film, Alien or Psycho? Who would be a better...

As X Is For Show evolves, so does the programming – and the format does, too. The Action Pack watches a LOT of real real queer reality TV. And now they’re gonna talk about it! This week on Queer AF Reality TV Round-Up, the guys talk Eurovision 2023, Drag Race All Stars Season 8 Episodes 1-2 (and Untucked – duh!), and lastly, join Nico & Kevo for what is a lifetime dream come true – PROJECT RUNWAY...