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We celebrate our fourth anniversary and 200th episode with a big ol' RECAP! After playing a quick round of Trial by Wordle, we discuss a wide variety of shows from the past few months including Yellowjackets, And Just Like That, Abbott Elementary, The Legend of Vox Machina, Anxious People, Elves, and more!

We catch up on a bunch of recent pilots including Peacemaker, Abbott Elementary, Single Drunk Female, and that new Netflix show with Kristen Bell.

Bill nerds out over Dungeons and Dragons while we talk about the pilot to The Legend of Vox Machina, a new animated series based on the immensely popular Critical Role podcast.

We take a look at the pilot to Anxious People, a new Swedish series on Netflix. Elizabeth updates us on And Just Like That... while Bill continues to speak way too fast. 

We kick off the new year with - you guessed it - another foreign language show! We discuss The Silent Sea, a new Korean drama on Netflix, and then chat about The Wheel of Time, The Witcher, and Bill's library.

It's that time of the year where we watch an awful, terrible, rotten, no-good, stinkin' Christmas movie! And this one STINKS.

And just like that...we review the pilot to this Sex and the City revival. 

It's the holiday season and we're kicking things off with the Danish-language Netflix series Elves. We discuss the pilot, get very confused by PEN15's second season, and talk about our upcoming bad Christmas movie special. 

We discuss the pilot to The Wheel of Time, a new Amazon series based on the popular fantasy novels. We also chat about Squid Game, Lupin, Sex Education, and Elizabeth's hatred of masked horses. Also, please note that Charles Dance does not have a role in this show despite Bill's dozen or so mentions of him.

This time we're counting down our top ten favorite comedies of all-time! Ever! Since the dawn of time!

We discuss the pilot to the Netflix animated series Inside Job, talk about actual conspiracy theories (well, barely), and binge the rest of Squid Game. 

We catch up on laundry while reviewing the pilot to Maid on Netflix. That's it for the description this week. What else do you want?

Happy Halloween! We discuss the pilot to the not-very-spooky Ghosts, a new CBS sitcom. We also talk about Happy Endings (the show, you perverts) and Halloween costumes.

Join us for a very special episode as we discuss our top ten favorite drama series. Of all time! Ever!

After spending three weeks living under a rock, we crawl out to discuss the pilot to Squid Game, the hit Netflix series.

We discuss the pilot to Foundation, based on the renowned science fiction novels by Isaac Asimov. Bill defends Jared Harris while Elizabeth restarts the "titular" count. All aboard the space elevator!

We take a look at the pilot to The Wonder Years reboot, compare it to the original hit show, and talk surprisingly little about our love of Gus from Psych. 

We take a look at the pilot to Y: The Last Man, based on the award-winning graphic novel. It's got a monkey in it!

This week we discuss the pilot to the wildly popular Ted Lasso - it's nominated for A LOT of Emmy Awards. Oh, speaking of those things, we do some quick previews and predictions ahead of this weekend's awards!

Join us as we discuss the pilot to Only Murders in the Building, the most-watched comedy premiere in Hulu history! Then Bill desperately tries to get some sleep.

Have a seat! We're talking about the pilot to the new Netflix comedy The Chair, starring Sandra Oh. We also take Dr. Death off of life support. 

This week we discuss sexy smoothies, tiny ice cream cones, and the pilot to Nine Perfect Strangers. 

We discuss the pilot to Reservation Dogs, a new comedy on FX, or Hulu, or whatever. Elizabeth finishes a juice cleanse, paints the basement, and fixes our grill while Bill eats a bag of Goldfish and watches Black Widow. 

We discuss the pilot to the new musical comedy Schmigadoon! Bill becomes TikTok famous, Elizabeth defends stage crews, and we all learn a little more about corn puddin'.

We discuss the pilot to Masters of the Universe, a new animated Netflix series based on the '80s cartoon and created by Kevin Smith. Then Elizabeth tries to get refunded for some of the cartoons our kid has purchased this year.

We discuss the pilot to Dr. Death, a new Peacock drama based on a true story based on a podcast. Also, Christian Slater! Swoooon!

The only way forward is back. It's recap time!

We discuss the pilot to Kevin Can F*** Himself, a new dark comedy starring Annie Murphy. Then Elizabeth challenges Bill's Seinfeld knowledge with a bit of trivia!

We discuss the pilot to Katla, a new Icelandic mystery series on Netflix. Listen to Bill say "crevasse" and find out the word of the week!

We discuss the pilot to We Are Lady Parts, a new British comedy on Peacock, before both losing terribly at this week's game. Then we discuss Mare of Easttown and Elizabeth makes plans to fix our grill.

We review the pilot to Sweet Tooth, a new Netflix series based on the comics. We also discuss Xaro Xhoan Daxos, plan our upcoming fantasy drafts, and one of us becomes a tinned fish influencer!

We review the pilot to Loki while trying to stick to the sacred timeline. It doesn't go as planned. 

We discuss the pilot to Rutherford Falls, a new sitcom on Peacock. We also pit movies against television, talk about our first albums, and play a game!

We pop a few antidepressants as we discuss the pilot to Mare of Easttown, a new HBO series starring Kate Winslet. Then we play a new game during our new segment!

We discuss the pilot to 30 Rock before delving into our recent rewatch of the hit NBC series. 

We really show off our knowledge of the inner workings of the television industry as we discuss the pilot to Girls5eva, a new sitcom on Peacock. Then we talk about what else we're watchin' lately!

We attempt to resist superhero burnout as we discuss the pilot to Jupiter's Legacy on Netflix. We also shout-out our favorite TV moms for Mother's Day and Elizabeth gets weird with some Great British Baking Show fan faction.

We're joined by the hosts of Enough Wicker to discuss the pilot episode to The Golden Girls! We also talk about the series as a whole, and you can be sure this description would have a bunch of references and inside jokes if anyone but Bill were writing it!

We're crossing the Fold this week to discuss the first episode of Shadow and Bone, a new Netflix series based on the popular fantasy novels. Don't expect us to pronounce "Grisha" correctly or understand the difference between east and west.

We discuss the pilot to Chad, a new TBS sitcom starring SNL alum Nasim Pedrad as a teenage boy. Does it work? How does it compare to PEN15? And how much is Elizabeth going to spend on smoked tinned fish this week? Tune in to find out!

The boys are back in town! Bill is joined by guests Mike and Casey to discuss the first episode of Invincible, a new animated series on Amazon Prime created by Robert Kirkman.

After reminiscing about college courses, we take a look at the pilot to the new Netflix series The Irregulars. It's based around the fictional or perhaps real life investigations of Sherlock Holmes and the street urchins he enlisted to help solve mysteries. 

We take a look at the pilot to the latest Marvel offering, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Then we discuss WandaVision and Elizabeth finds out that yes, even Thor is part of the Marvel universe. 

Come celebrate our third anniversary with us! We talk about our favorite (and least favorite) pilots and characters from this past year, play some hilarious TV-related games, and delve into WandaVision a bit. Plus, Bill recaps the opening scene to 9-1-1: Lone Star.

It's an animation double feature! We talk about the pilot to The Great North, a new FOX series by the creators of Bob's Burgers. Then we're joined by our son Billy to discuss the first episode of Emmy-award winning Hilda, an animated Netflix original.

This week we discuss the pilot to the Netflix original Tribes of Europa, because apparently we haven't hit our foreign language series quota yet. Oh, and Casey emerges from the forest to join us.

We discuss the Netflix thriller Behind Her Eyes, based on - you guessed it - a book! Elizabeth delves into shows she's been watching, including a few she's given up on. 

Time to brush up on your Luxembourgish (yes, that's really a language) - we're watching the pilot to Capitani on Netflix! 

We discuss the pilot to Firefly Lane, a new Netflix series based on the popular novel by Kristin Hannah. It stars Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke, and...um...we're going to go watch the fourth episode of WandaVision. 

We discuss the pilot to WandaVision, a new Disney+ miniseries kicking off Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Plus at some point during this episode, unbeknownst to the rest of us, Elizabeth freezes time to get some laundry done.