The Show Off

Amanda finally remembered a short-form comedy she loves, and now Kampy loves it too! It’s People of Earth, a 2016 TBS comedy of all things, but we promise, this is a great one.    Sit down in a circle with our alien abduction support group as we chat about this kooky group of humans and their equally kooky alien counterparts, including off-brand cable TV Legolas and Ballsac (not their real names),...

Wake up witches, we’re back with Agatha and the coven in episode 5 of Agatha All Along, “Darkest Hour, Wake Thy Power.”    This episode is as short as it is devastating and naturally we’re digging all the way into it (and Agatha’s trauma). We get into Rio’s intriguing justification of Agatha’s choices and even defending her against her ghost mom, the best 80’s sleepover horror aesthetic, one excel...

We’ve come to one of the best episodes of the show in episode 7 of Agatha All Along “Death’s Hand in Mine.”    Join us for this timey wimey masterpiece of an episode where we finally find out where Rio went (!!), a Disney witch costume competition for the ages, the tarot trial we’ve been waiting for, some of the best editing, writing, and plot weaving we’ve seen in a while, Lilia’s bops finally co...

We’re over halfway through the show just in time for some flashbacks and some cameos with episode 6 of Agatha All Along, “Familiar By Thy Side.”    Come along as we dive back into Teen/William/Billy’s past, meet his Boyf and Evan Peters’ Ralph—I mean, Randall—learn about near-death experiences, finally find out about that car crash in Eastview, both cast and break the sigil, break into Agatha’s ho...

PART 2 -- We’re back witches with Agatha All Along episodes 3 and 4 “Through Many Miles of Tricks and Trials” and “If I Can’t Reach You, Let My Song Teach You.”   This proved to be quite the lift because we have a lot to say about these two episodes. Including but not limited to, the creepiness of a house that is too clean, speed running everyone’s trauma, power v. knowledge, a LOT of gorgeous pra...

PART 1 -- We’re back witches with Agatha All Along episodes 3 and 4 “Through Many Miles of Tricks and Trials” and “If I Can’t Reach You, Let My Song Teach You.”   This proved to be quite the lift because we have a lot to say about these two episodes. Including but not limited to, the creepiness of a house that is too clean, speed running everyone’s trauma, power v. knowledge, a LOT of gorgeous pra...

We’re finally going down, down, down the road, witches!!!! Marvel fan Amanda and non-fan Kampy have made it through WandaVision just to get to this moment, the start of Amanda’s favorite show of 2024, Agatha All Along. Nevermind that it took us all of 2025 to record our reactions to it shhhhhhh.    We chat about the unexpected start of this series, being a TV detective, supposed New Jersey accents...

We’re back with the first round of short-form comedy Show Offs and it’s Kampy’s pick first — It’s Always Sunny. This episode (much like the show itself) subverts the sitcom genre with a “clip show” that goes off the rails into multiple false realities, Inception style.    We chat about subverting sitcom tropes, WandaVision continuing to haunt the narrative, Jackass-style humor, no character develo...

Hoo boy have we got a doozy of an episode for you guys today — it’s the WandaVision finale and spoilers, we struggled a bit with this one. Kampy runs once again straight into the wall of her distaste for Marvel and superhero spectacle, but don’t worry we find many things to like about this episode too.    Including but not limited to, a battle of philosophy in the middle of a library no less, Wand...

It's Kampy's turn for the animation Show Off with Over the Garden Wall. And she’s got a lot of splainin’ to do… about the history of animation! And how it all inspired this little miniseries that's unlike just about any other animated series out there. But does Amanda go for it? You’ll have to listen to find out. ;)    We’re chatting Disney v Fleischer studios, spooky scary skeletons, animation as...

We’re in the final stretch of WandaVision with episode 7 “Breaking the Fourth Wall” and episode 8 “Previously On.” After our last discussion of episodes 5 and 6, Kampy’s got her theories dialled in and now, we find out if they’re right. 👀   Discussion of these two episodes includes but is not limited to: Agnes as the devil and Vision as the angel on Wanda’s shoulders, our one and only mockumentar...

It’s Amanda’s pick for the animation round of The Show Off and we’re kicking things off right with The Legend of Korra! Amanda’s hottest take in the history of the pod might be this: she likes Legend of Korra more than OG Avatar: The Last Airbender. BUT WAIT LET HER COOK— because the subtext tea in LoK is piping hot— and we’re getting into it in this episode.   We’re talking animation style, incre...

Holy crap we’re back FINALLY with WandaVision episode 5 “On a Very Special Episode” and “All-New Halloween Spooktacular.” After a quick opening debate on episodic vs bingeable TV, we settle into these two mid-season episodes. We’re still progressing our way through the TV eras, but things are starting to get a little hinky.    We got Agnes in full jazzercise gear, retelling a bit of Wanda’s trauma...

We’re back with Kampy’s pick for our fantasy themed Show Off with as usual, a bit of an out of the box pick – Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency.    Join us for our discussion of the premiere episode of season 2, where things get more than a little weird. We start off with a giant scissors sword fight, then some dubious and unfortunately gooey torture methods, exactly the kind of asshole dude...

We’re back babyyyy with WandaVision episode 3 “Now in Color,” and episode 4 “We Interrupt this Program.”    It’s the 70s and 80s with all the wild fashion and hairstyles that entails. Things are starting to look even more suspicious and unsettling in Westview, we got a magical pregnancy, a stork that just will not disappear, a big cheesy wink, TWINS! we got TWINS!, one grounded astronaut, a few fa...

For our first Show Off of season 2 we’re talking fantasy series, and Amanda couldn’t be more excited to bring The Wheel of Time to the pod.    We’re talking about what makes this the Best Fantasy Series on TV Right Now (in Amanda’s not-so-humble opinion) and what sets it apart from the rest (you know the usual suspects). In this episode, that includes bookended funerals, a lot of eye contact only...

Welcome back for Season 2 of The Show Off!!!  We’re so excited to be back, with something a little different from your regularly scheduled programming. We’re going to be making our way through the MCU miniseries WandaVision, episode by episode, reacting and reviewing from an MCU fan (Amanda) and a non-fan (Kampy).  Honestly, we’re doing this full series reaction just to get us to the main event, A...

Our 2024 Favorites in Movies, TV, and More! What’s up everyone, we are so BACK with a special in-between-the-seasons episode for ya — our favorite movies, tv, music, and more from 2024. As always, our picks offer more of a psychological profile of us than anything else.    We hope you enjoy this episode and maybe pick up a recommendation or two to add to your watch/read/listen list. :)    What wer...

It’s a season in review — this is our Show Off S1 Season Superlatives where we give you our faves of the season, what we liked and didn’t, and we maybe get a little unhinged with some of our picks. You just have to be there for this one, trust us.    But in all seriousness, thank you so much for listening to The Show Off pod this season! You guys are awesome. We’ll be back near the end of the year...

It’s Amanda’s turn to pick a movie, and this is one for the ages. We’re geeking out and breaking down the iconic, legendary, absolutely STACKED Ocean’s 8 (2018). Amanda makes the case for why this movie stands toe to toe with the original Ocean’s trilogy, and honestly, it’s just a freaking good time. Um and have we mentioned the stacked cast?? Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Mindy Kaling, Awkwafin...

We’re back with quite the episode for you today — to round out season 1 of The Show Off, Kampy and Amanda are each choosing a full movie to geek out about and break down for your listening enjoyment. We’re starting with Kampy’s pick — Twisters (2024). Which, for the record, is a pretty good sequel to an excellent 90s cult classic disaster film. But neither you, dear listener, nor Amanda are gettin...

We're back with a mini-episode this week on what we're watching, listening to, digging right now. And by right now I mean about six months ago when we recorded this. But our recs are always timeless! What are y'all digging right now? Tell us in the comments! Leave us a comment/review, and make sure to subscribe for many more Show Offs to come. :) You can also follow us on Tumblr (yes, really, we n...

We’re back with part 2 of the “brilliant but cancelled” round of The Show Off with Kampy’s pick — a little show called Imposters. This Bravo network dramedy was unjustly cancelled after just two short seasons, but we’re here today to resurrect it and give it the spotlight it deserves. (How about that 93% on Rotten Tomatoes??)   We’re chatting about two clueless idiots, one dynamite conwoman and he...

Ever wonder what it would be like if you could read people’s minds by reading their faces, speech patterns, and body language? That’s basically what Lie to Me is about. We start a new round of The Show Off this week called “brilliant but cancelled,” aka “only the good die young.” Amanda’s pick is Lie to Me, a psychological procedural that made it about 2.5 seasons on Fox, starting in 2009 and endi...

We’re sticking with the Doctor Who theme for just one more week, but this is a bit of a different episode. We’re expanding a long-standing debate between the two of us on Moffat era Who — Kampy stands for the prosecution, Amanda for the defense.   We’re talking about all the positives and negatives of this era of Doctor Who, including characterization of the Doctor and his companions, the fairytal...