The Show Off

This week is Kampy’s pick for our double feature Doctor Who Show Off, and of course, it could only be a Ten episode: “The Girl in the Fireplace.”    It’s another Moffat one-off, and we chat all about this timey wimey adventure with Ten, Rose, Mickey, and Madame du Pompadour herself, Renette. We dig into some frankly wild similarities between this episode and Amanda’s pick from last week, lots of T...

Grab your companions and sonic screwdrivers listeners, because we’re talking Doctor Who today on The Show Off podcast. This is the first time we’ll each be pulling an episode from the same show to talk about, starting with Amanda’s pick: Doctor Who series 8 episode 4, “Listen.” It’s a Twelve and Clara episode, and you bet we’re gonna talk about all of the insanity that comes with these two togethe...

Oh shit, listeners, we’re back to talk about Kampy’s favorite show this week: Bob’s Burgers. The episode is “Poops, I Didn’t Do It Again,” and we’re getting real in this one. Buckle up for a lot of puns, toilet humor, purple pickles, shark obsessions, heartwarming family moments, an upsetting amount of laxatives, weirdos at the pharmacy, and a cast of off-the-wall side characters. Plus, we discuss...

Let’s go steal a podcast, thieves and grifters! Welcome back to a new round of The Show Off, where we’re talking about episodes of our all-time favorite shows, starting with Amanda’s pick — Leverage, created by John Rogers and Dean Devlin for TNT in 2008.  We chat all about this excellent heist and con procedural and break down a fan favorite episode: The Bank Shot job. We’re talking about some gr...

Today we’re switching it up and chatting a bit about one of our favorite TV genres: blue skies TV. This is a term that’s started to get tossed around in the last year or so, but it all started with late 2000s and 2010s TV. Is the blue skies genre making a comeback in 2024 and 2025? Join the discussion with us (Amanda and Kampy) and let us know, what’s your favorite blue skies TV show?   Leave us a...

We're back for part 2 on HBO's Barry, discussing the series finale, "wow." This was a super fun discussion where we talk about character development from the pilot to now, who's fighting who, a serious tone shift, why does everybody hate Sally, religious delusion, the American treatment of on-screen violence, lots of guns, a top ten comedy moment, the bronze Fonz, long stationary shots for the dra...

Amanda and Kampy jump into Kampy’s first pick for the Show Off pod – HBO’s Barry. We dissect the pilot, “Make Your Mark,” diving into camera movement (or lack thereof), the art and science of comedy, contrasting stakes, lighting and cinematography, depictions of violence, setting up character arcs, some good monologues, and the simultaneous love letter to and mockery of acting in this show. And mu...

Welcome back to our part 2 discussion of Once Upon a Time! Amanda shows Kampy the season finale of season 1, 1x22 "A Land Without Magic". We get into the pilot parallels, wrapping up a cohesive season while setting up the next one, the benefits of a gun vs. a sword, a (not) dead kid, the infamous closet fight, and of course, the swanqueen of it all. And much more! Spoilers abound, so enter at your...

Join Amanda and Kampy as they jump into their first Show Off ever with Once Upon a Time season 1, episode 1 "Pilot". It's Amanda's turn first and she's showing Kampy her very first episode of OUAT. And boy do we have some stuff to talk about with this excellent pilot! We're talking about how you introduce six compelling characters in less than an hour, excellent costume choices, cheesy but not ter...

Welcome to the Show Off! Join Kampy and Amanda as they introduce themselves and the show, share why they started the pod, and the format for each Show Off pod going forward. It’s the beginning of a new adventure!    Join the conversation and email us at theshowoffpod@gmail.com