The Jacked Up Review Show

Tracey Phillips (Everybody Counts Podcast) joins us once more, this time to sum up the appeal on Apple+'s Ted Lasso- all on April Fool's Day! Which gag still has one chuckling non-stop to? Which is the all time greatest character conceived on this slam-bang well-done show? Why is it actually engaging as a character study if you were to strip away all the light-hearted and occasionally vulgar humor...

Two podcasts unite in full to sum up the appeal of Michael Connelly's own-adaption of his Harry Bosch books! What sets it apart from The Shield, The Closer and even NYPD Blue? How does each stand-alone season one-up the previous year while making True Detective look infantile in comparison? How many actors from 24, Breaking Bad and Star Trek can you spot on this show? And more compelling narrative...

Seth Gent continues his latest podcast guesting to help me explain to the world the endless relevance of the long-running television program 24! We tackle the 3rd and 4th seasons with audio clip recaps and explosive trailers! How can one expect typical gory backstabbing mayhem and still be pleasantly surprised? Are the villains here still pretty extraordinary or a far cry from the first two season...

Janelle, a key member of the online #FBIFam social trend, joins me to make her podcasting debut! We tackle Dick Wolf's ongoing Law & Order/Chicago PD spin-off series FBI and its spin-offs Most Wanted and International! Why are most of these far better than most formulaic CBS shows? Is the main FBI show the next addicting binge since 24? Is Most Wanted essentially going deeper than any Criminal...

We tackled fan-made productions of previously existing genre material before on the show so why not be the one main podcast to tackle Clive Barker's Hellraiser? Cort from Cinema Psyops rejoins in the mayhem! Which of these are possibly better than the lesser sequels? Why the (considered non-canon) Revelations and confusingly recent Judgment sequels were essentially fan-films that got official dist...

Business owner, rap artist and around rather brilliant minded MoneyBag Mia returns once again! This time, we're tackling more than just social media melodrama and detailing hypocrites, social disturbances and slut shaming that still exists in all forms of the industry. Why is it not just a business or entertainment common occurrence? Why do so many who claim to not be political often instigate pol...

MSTie fan Shelly Repko joins us for Jon and I's first embarkment on the cartoons that made us tick on both the cable channels, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network! Did Cartoon Network start becoming a fad around '04 or was it more around '06? Did Nickelodeon try too hard to do too many Saturday Night Live type sketch shows (only aimed for kids)? How many had the cable tv package which would just shift...

David E. Kelley's Massachusetts-set saga (and partially connected to the St. Elsewhere and Boston Public universes!) is still pretty edgy and available to stream on Hulu all these years later. David Wolf returns to once again embark on why this show is still unlike any other morality tale! What was it like for people like David who embarked on similar legal careers when this was hot? Did spin-off...

Another great guest and another great topic! Tartan Asia dominated the international distribution of many Japanese horror films, South Korean revenge and Chinese exploitation dramas of the '90s and '00s at every other videostore worldwide in the U.S. and U.K.! What was Steph's first encounter with the subgenre of films here? What underseen films does Cam recommend? Where would experimental films l...

Dick Wolf and his writing duo Michael Brandt and Derek Haas tackle complex firefighters, crooked narcotics cops and ego-headed medical staff in their One Chicago show line-up for NBC! Alexandria Ingham is a an avid small-screen watcher and writes for FanSided when she's not chiming in as a guest on here! Is Med losing some serious steam due to the once intriguing characters becoming unlikable and...

The latest in the interview series chronicles the multitalented Kathrine Caruso! Here, she joins the podcast to detail her extremely inspiring and many well-structured careers. What are inspiring feats that anyone in any job industry or way of life adapt to? What are obstacles that anyone can use for self-motivation? What are the best ways to get into a business industry with more than just charis...

Tony Soprano and his murder-bound, mentally ignored family of crooks get chronicled here by the trio here! What is it about the material that constantly made it, The Shield and Breaking Bad the main patriarchs of addicting crime-themed television? Why did both the cable networks that aired it and other critics often just not get what was going on with this material? Why was the recent prequel film...

Shane, Thomy and Chanan are some die-hard Community fans so it was only appropriate to bring them on-board to tackle Dan Harmon's landmark cult comedy show! Where was the ideal place to find this show pre-streaming and post-digital recording days? What was the last we heard about the upcoming movie constantly teased as being in development? Would anyone here actually want to attend this college? A...

The whacky independently produced trilogy of the demonic cult and the numerous people besieged by said unusual premise is detailed by recurring pal Tom Lineman and I! Has anyone seen the whacky YouTube web series? Is this still set in the same univerrse as some other Southern backwoods terror flick like The Devil's Rain or Texas Chainsaw Massacre? Which was the best of the sequels given their some...

A giant take on the always talented Mike Flanagan's freaky Shirley Jackson inspired mystery show The Haunting of Hill House, followed by it's spiritual Henry James type drama Bly Manor. Joining me is Iris-Sora Saravia from the Legion Podcast network shows Cinema Beef! What plot twist in Hill House really gets under one's skin? What infamous face from Tommy Wiseau's The Room can you spot in Bly Man...

MoneyBag Mia hops back onboard once again to detail some more positive thinking, peer reviews of friendships and healthy relationship reevaluation! We once again get more samples of her rap music, her fashion store and future projects detailed as well!! Why do so many people just can't take a hint in that "No" still means "just no!"? What are other ways for either gender to stand their ground when...

Producer John Wells struck gold under Steven Spielberg's supervision prior to striking additional award-winning television acclaim with The West Wing and Southland years later! Most medical dramas tend to follow the ER formula but is that a good or a bad thing? What did it bring to the table that St. Elsewhere already hadn't? Is it's spin-off Third Watch still a solid Hill Street Blues clone (only...

The hit medical mystery drama show Crossing Jordan and the rather silly escapism filled Las Vegas were apparently one giant franchise for NBC back in the '00s. Dina returns to help me sum it up as part of International Women's Day month! Does Crossing Jordan stand out to genre fans or is it just leftovers from better material like Homicide, Profiler and CSI? Was its material done far better later...

Two inspirational show's are showcased in our first ever tribute to International Women's Day! Cagney & Lacey still airs as reruns but why was it so ahead of it's time to where you can also see elements of it in other feminist friendly shows like The Closer and Crossing Jordan? How does Rizzoli & Isles stand out from similar shows like Bones and the CSI franchise? What solid writing, casti...

The rather celebrated Dick Wolf produced NBC saga is further detailed in its still current entry's 23rd season and the newest addicting spin-off featuring the return of an emotionally complex protagonist forced to play by the rules. Why do so many find sex crimes, difficult court cases and off-color cops so addicting to watch this many years later? What else can we predict from Stabler's non-endin...

Gifted actress and stunt coordinator/performer Kerry McCormick jumps aboard to detail her numerous film set experiences in Georgia, Louisiana and Texas. Who are some other neat faces she's worked with besides Vivica A. Fox and Dennis Quaid? What is still one of her favorite fight scenes to orchestrate still to this day? What kind of acting roles is she still pursuing? And more from a talent who's...

The book series of the real name is adapted into a scientific and rather fictional comedy-action-mystery show that ran for 12 successful years. What years was essentially a rather bearable soap opera? Why do many forget that it had a spinoff as well as crossovers with The Simpsons, Sleepy Hollow and Rosewood? What are the best recurring gags and how did it separate itself from the NCIS/Law & O...

Keith M. Sedor from the Pour the Milk and Treksperts Roundtable podcasts (all great in their own damn right, mind you!) beams aboard to help cite what are the best and worst Star Trek fan films and fan-created web series to date! Which ones had great CGI effects and ideas but were let down by atrocious production values, nonexistent acting and generic scripts? Which ones would had probably worked...

Jon and I note the pretentious film-bashing awards known as the Golden Raspberry Awards. Utilized still to this day, why do they just seem like unlikable cynics who are jealous of other famous people's success nowadays? Why does it seem like they didn't actually see half the films they bash and go just on not liking the performer as a person in the tabloids? Did they actually take themselves serio...

Steve Sullivan (no relation to Cam and his surname!) and Jon Mark chime in on what film composers truly left a great impression to them growing up in the world of cinema. Steve notes material from the 50s to 70s while Jon notes 80s and 90s film musicians (while I pepper it with a big of everything including small-screen composers as well!). It's a win-win for all with many famous and less-known na...