Intro Skippers

The Muppets are back!(?) We are talking about the new Muppet Show special featuring Sabrina Carpenter and the return of Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie, Rowlf, Rizzo, Pepe, Bean Bunny, Electric Mayhem. And literally over 100 more muppets alongside Maya Rudolph, Seth Rogen, and of course Sabrina Carpenter. We have a special announcement: this 50th episode marks the end of Intro Skippers Season 1,...

Secret Mall Apartment, steaming now on Netflix, is the unbelievable real-life story of artists who secretly built and lived inside a hidden apartment in the Providence, Rhode Island shopping mall for years. How did they pull it off? Why did they do it? And what does it say about art, capitalism, and modern urban life? We break down Secret Mall Apartment’s biggest moments, the real timeline behind...

Step into the world of secrets, scandal, and classic British mystery as we check out Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials Netflix limited series. In this episode, we break down one of Christie’s most controversial and disliked whodunits! We’ll be spoiling the entirety of this Netflix cozy mystery! Is Seven Dials an underrated gem or a super weird choice in the Queen of Crime’s catalog? We’re debating it...

We watched the first episode of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and SPOILER ALERT: We loved it! You can watch us now at youtube.com/@introskippers or on Spotify. If you prefer audio-only, we’ve got you covered right where you are too.  Like the pod? Please subscribe and leave a five-star review if you haven’t already! This episode was produced by Kim Horcher and Jason Charles Miller. Music composed...

Bugonia, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons is now streaming, so we watch it! As a sci-fi dark-reality remake, it’s not common fare for Lanthimos, but the social commentary and unsettling conspiratorial tone are very, very familiar.  Did you wonder if Stone's Michelle was actually an alien? Who was the real protagonist? And did the metaphors land well enough...

Happy New Year! We’re BACK and we’re back to breaking down Stranger Things, but this time it’s the SERIES FINALE! This episode is chock-full-o-SPOILERS, so beware!!!   Why is Vecna so scared of that cave? What was IN the briefcase? Does Rockin’ Robin report her playlist to Media Base? What kind of Axe skills does Joyce REALLY have? How many cabbages can Murray smuggle into the Upside Down? Did sor...

We’re breaking down Stranger Things Season 5: Part 1 in this spoiler-filled podcast episode analyzing the opening chapters of the final season on Netflix. We’re unpacking major plot developments, character arcs, and theories for the end, like, will anyone die?? From Hawkins’ weird reality and Vecna’s ongoing threat to the evolution of Eleven, Mike, Dustin, Lucas, Will, and more, we examine how Str...

The Game Awards 2025 have come and we’re talking about the winners, the nominees, the controversies, but most of all how lovely and fun the people and culture of gaming are on their big night. Do you love the Game Awards? Dislike them? We were there on the ground for the [free] portion of the evening and will tell you about it in this hangout episode of Intro Skippers! You can technically skip the...

Is Emmett Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas the best Muppet holiday special ever?? Some say yes and some say hard no, but this Jim Henson special is truly special in many ways and paved the way for many muppets to come . It may even be Amy Poehler’s favorite and one of the host’s of this podcast. You can watch us now at youtube.com/@introskippers or on Spotify. If you prefer audio-only, we’ve got you cov...

Pluribus may be the best show of 2025. From the alien signal that transforms humanity into a collective hive mind, to Carol Sturka’s desperate struggle to maintain individuality, this episode we dive deep into themes, symbolism, character arcs, shocking twists, and what Episodes 1–4 mean for the rest of Vince Gilligan’s excellent new show on Apple TV+. If you’re watching Pluribus, this is the spoi...

It: Welcome to Derry on HBO Max is a series that ties together It, It: Chapter Two, The Shining, and probably a lot of Stephen King stories, despite not being directly based on any book.  In this episode, we break down how the series connects to King’s wider multiverse, including cosmic horror elements, Pennywise, and ties to characters, timelines, and mythology across his works. Prequels are hard...

Welcome to Intro Skippers with Kim Horcher and Jason Charles Miller, the podcast where we skip the fluff and dive straight into the good stuff! In this episode, we break down “The Chair Company” on HBO / HBO Max from Tim Robinson, master of chaotic cringe comedy and now, suspense? Would this show make sense if you’ve never seen I Think You Should Leave? What is a Tim Robinson character, at its hea...

We briefly (briefly!) discuss The Blair Witch Project (1999) before getting to a chill hangout and catch-up. Plus, Jason has a very surprising and spooky connection to Blair Witch! Jason explains the life of a touring musician, how to get played on the radio, and the payola scandal, while Kim discusses a new ambition and options coming up for her.  You can watch us now at youtube.com/@introskipper...

Welcome to Intro Skippers — the movie podcast hosted by Kim Horcher and Jason Charles Miller, where we deep-dive the streaming entertainment worth skipping the intros for! In this episode, we discuss Zach Cregger’s highly anticipated follow-up to Barbarian, Weapons (2025). We explore the small features that make this dark, layered thriller so haunting, from its mysterious 2:17 symbolism to hidden...

FINALLY. We’re diving deep into Netflix’s animated film Kpop Demon Hunters —K-pop, action, supernatural adventure, and derpy tigers: this movie has it all. We’re unpacking the cultural references, details, and how Sony missed out big time on Rumi, Mira and Zoey’s first movie.  You can watch us now at youtube.com/@introskippers or on Spotify. If you prefer audio-only, we’ve got you covered right wh...

Conan O’Brien got the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at a very, very weird time in history, when the Kennedy Center, free speech, and the concept of comedy are all at major points of flux and controversy. So anyway, the show opens with a m@$turb@ting bear.  Conan is a comedy hero for many reasons to many people, and this special, which won an Emmy, expresses that so many ways over. Kim and Ja...

Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE is the Netflix docuseries following the formation of Katseye, the global girl group from HYBE and Geffen. It narrows down thousands of girls, to tens, to the final 6, and it definitely doesn’t want you to call it K-Pop (even though Kpop is a huge compliment and definitely the style they were going for, but we digress). Did you watch Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE? Did you agre...

In this minisode, Kim discusses where she’s been (Asia) and Jason discusses where he’s going (Asia), and a big big announcement from the Tokyo Game Show as it happens! We timed it that way, it’s legit. Next week we’ll be back with a regularly scheduled episode, but for now, we’re all having a friendly catch up! You can watch us now at youtube.com/@introskippers or on Spotify. If you prefer audio-o...

We are sharing our guilty pleasure watches of the summer, but who picked what?! Welcome to Wrexham and the Great American Baking Show both have their roots in both America and Great Britain, and features celebrities doing stuff they wouldn’t normally do, between Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney, Zach Cherry, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Paul HOLLYWOOD (whoah, another coincidence).  What do you watch tha...

Sirens on Netflix is a miniseries starring Meghann Fahy, Milly Alcock, Julianne Moore, Kevin Bacon, Glenn Howerton, and more. It’s nominated for awards, but is this ultra-wealthy soapy limited series worth the watch? Surprisingly, Jason has seen the whole thing and explains it all to Kim, who will decide if it’s something she wants to see! What did you think of Sirens? Would you see it?  You can w...

Dexter: Resurrection may just be as good as the best Dexter original Showtime series! This new series features Dexter (Michael C Hall), Batista (David Zayas), Harry (James Remar), Harrison (Jack Alcott), and a KILLER new cast including Uma Thurman, Peter Dinklage, Krysten Ritter, David Dasmalcian, Eric Stonestreet, and Neil Patrick Harris.  Kim is breaking down through Dexter: Resurrection season...

Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser aka the Netflix Biggest Loser docuseries caused a lot of controversy between subjects like Bob Harper, Jillian Michaels (who didn’t participate), Dr Robert Huizenga, and behind the scenes talent J.D. Roth and David Broome, among many others. And the documentary itself has received criticism for how it handled, or didn’t handle, sensitive and health rela...

Alien: Earth is out! But how do you solve the problem of…what is an “Alien Earth?” Trailer footage was incredibly hopeful for the FX series based on the iconic work of Ridley Scott and H.R. Giger, but we’re happy to say the Alien Earth TV series is mostly pretty great! Check out our SPOILER FILLED discussion and erstwhile Alien: Earth review of sorts. What elements worked for you and which didn’t?...

King of the Hill is back more than 10 years later! But is it just as good as before?? Kim and Jason give their thoughts on the Hulu revival and on what Hank Hill represents all these chaotic years later.  You can watch us now at youtube.com/@introskippers or on Spotify. If you prefer audio-only, we’ve got you covered right where you are too.  Like the pod? Please subscribe and leave a five-star re...

The final installment of Netflix’s Trainwreck series is out, and oh boy, what an apt name. Travel back to 2019 when a self-described shitposter created an extremely expensive series of events that are still not fully resolved. Everyone walks away feeling…something. Was this a successful series?? You can watch us now at youtube.com/@introskippers or on Spotify. If you prefer audio-only, we’ve got y...