TV Is Good

Kathryn is joined by her Vulture colleague Roxana Hadadi to discuss the return of The Lowdown, Ethan Hawke's neo-noir. Can the excellent first season possibly be improved upon? Spoilers: yes! Then, the pair trade Tulsa for Stars Hollow as they re-examine the ups and downs of the beloved Gilmore Girls.

00:00 Introduction
01:28 Housekeeping: Alan's absence
02:02 Serling book event rescheduled
02:46 What's Roxana's deal?
07:35 The return of Girls
17:51 The Lowdown
44:21 Gilmore Girls
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With Alan out of action, Kathryn brings in The Hollywood Reporter's Daniel Fienberg to discuss a pair of future-focused legal dramas. First, Robert and Michelle King's latest legal drama Cupertino, featuring the return of Mike Colter, the grand arrival of Busy Phillips into the Kings universe, some typically delightful weirdo TV judges. Then they consider the long-forgotten science fiction procedural series Century City, which includes an aging boy band, biotech panic, and one fateful pair of nanopants.

00:00 Introduction
01:44 Housekeeping: Alan's absence
03:33 Postponed events
04:50 Introducing Dan
09:06 Cupertino
39:34 Century City
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Alan and Kathryn are discussing one of The Simpsons' classic Halloween anthologies this month on our special Patreon-exclusive episode. But first, some hot takes on the New York Times' latest list of superlatives.

Hear the full episode on Patreon at https://patreon.com/tvisgoodpod
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Alan and Kathryn return to discuss the highly anticipated East of Eden adaptation by Zoe Kazan starring Florence Pugh - but would you believe an even greater performance bowls them both over? Then the pair take a tour through the original Lonesome Dove miniseries and its many, many sequels.

00:00 Introduction
00:51 See Alan & Kathryn live
01:41 Treehouse of Horror on Patreon
02:50 Ninety seconds of Love is Blind: Boston
04:50 East of Eden
32:04 Lonesome Dove
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With the advent of fall TV upon us, Alan & Kathryn break from their format to run down several of the biggest shows on the horizon. Then, the pair are joined by journalist and author Lynette Rice to discuss her new book: "ER: The Oral History".

Purchase Lynette's book at https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250399588/er/

00:00 Introduction
01:20 Housekeeping: Alan wrote a book! Live appearances abound!
03:20 October's Patreon episode
04:40 Fall TV Preview
40:00 Lynette Rice Interview
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