129: Snatching Wigs With RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
With the best of RuPaul's girls returning for another chance at the crown on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Mark Blankenship returns to the podcast to talk about the twists, turns, and tucks! The Blotter Presents a true crime twofer: Sarah's assessment of the latest in JonBenΓ©t Ramsey investigations, and a survey of coverage on East Tennessee catfisher Jenelle Potter! Around The Dial stops at So...
1hr 35m Sep 13, 2016
1hr 35m
128: Voting Early And Often On The West Wing
TWW Marathon Diarist Sarah Hope comes to Extra Hot Great for a West Wing floor fight: our favorite characters and relationships from Aaron Sorkin's turn-of-the-millennium political drama, the Sorkiniest moments, and the stuff that hasn't aged well (paging, um, all those pagers in the premiere). The Blotter Presents watched Marg Helgenberger chow the scenery in a vintage JonBenΓ©t TV movie, and w...
1hr 50m Aug 30, 2016
1hr 50m
127: Committing Mutiny With Halt And Catch Fire
As Halt And Catch Fire boots up for its third season, Philip Michaels joins us to talk about all the best bits (and bytes) of the first two episodes. The Blotter Presents Sarah's review of MTV's new true crime docuseries Unlocking The Truth, and then we go Around The Dial with stops at Key & Peele, British Premier League soccer on NBC, Ripper Street, and an appropriate vintage Vic-20 ad. Phil p...
1hr 34m Aug 23, 2016
1hr 34m
126: Big Draw: Animated Shows For Grown-Ups
Our esteemed colleague Monty Ashley is back to talk about our favorite cartoons for adults in all sorts of categories -- cartoons no kid should ever see (hey, Ren), series that work just as well for adults as for kids (lookin' at you, SpongeBob), the most beautifully drawn (and scored) shows, and much more. The Blotter managed to dig up a crime cartoon, and then we went around the dial with hum...
1hr 44m Aug 16, 2016
1hr 44m
125: The Question Is Zoot
For a very special all-'Is This Worse Than Jazz?' installment of the podcast, Dave, Sarah, and Tara invite discussion of their own possibly worse than jazz TV phenomena, and dig into questions submitted by listeners like you, grading them on an appropriately jazzy scale: Rusty GateThe Question Is ZootSmooth PoisonAtonal Omens Of Pain Scat Man DownBarrelhouse Of Horror Boogie Woogie Influenza...
1hr 27m Aug 02, 2016
1hr 27m
124: Where No EHG Has Gone Before: The Star Trek Fantasy Draft
Trek Week continues on Previously.TV with an all-new Extra Hot Great featuring Maureen "Mo" Ryan and the Star Trek Fantasy Draft! David Snyder kindly shepherded this EHG enterprise (geddit?!) through the lesser science officers, 90210 Borg Queens, and Count Bakula picks the draft entailed. Who will emerge victorious with the very best Trek team*? Stay tuned! But first, go Around The Dial with u...
1hr 59m Jul 26, 2016
1hr 59m
123: Rebooting Mr. Robot
As Elliot and the rest of the gang gear up for another season of hacking shenanigans on Mr. Robot, John Ramos returns to the podcast to talk about what went right, and what went otherwise. Around The Dial spins to the series premiere of HBO's Vice Principals, TNT's Animal Kingdom, last week's Emmy nominations, the pleasingly scaled-back Intervention, and Netflix's throwback suspense series Stra...
1hr 57m Jul 19, 2016
1hr 57m
122: The Night Of At The EHG Round Table
Criminal Justice remake The Night Of bowed on HBO this week, and Al Lowe Huff is back to discuss the show, the original, and the importance of casting. The History Channel wondered if DB Cooper's case is Closed? before Tara Flipped Out, Allison joined the Odd Squad, Joe was Shown A Hero, and Sarah went on The Hunt while Dave got tired of being Preached to. Ron pitched Deadwood's second season p...
1hr 39m Jul 12, 2016
1hr 39m
121: Loading In With Roadies
Remember how much you loved Cameron Crowe circa Almost Famous? Showtime must hope you do, because it's airing his new dramedy series about roadies on a rock tour; designated Rock Cop Jeff Drake joins us to talk about where it went right, and wrong. Around The Dial stops at The Jim Gaffigan Show, Game Of Thrones's Season 6 finale, ABC's rebooted Match Game, and Below Deck Mediterranean. Listener...
1hr 24m Jun 28, 2016
1hr 24m
120: Paying The Piper With Orange Is The New Black
Orange Is The New Black Season 4 dropped over the weekend, and Monty joined the panel to talk pacing, mental illness, casting churn, and dark turns. We went around the dial with The Girlfriend Experience, a Skin Wars spinoff ("skin-off"?), Samantha Bee, OJ, and series that should know when to end before they start. After we got juiced with a Bob's Burgers Canon submission, Younger won, a Game O...
1hr 43m Jun 21, 2016
1hr 43m
119: Tackling O.J.: Made In America
Just when you thought you were O.J.ed out after American Crime Story, ESPN presents O.J.: Made In America, and we bring true crime aficionada Stephanie Green back to talk about the first episode! Around The Dial spins through Veep, The Real Housewives Of Orange County, the Tony Awards, Cop Rock, and another very culturally sensitive ad of yesteryear. Stephanie makes her case for the Happy Endin...
1hr 15m Jun 14, 2016
1hr 15m
118: UnREAL-ity Television
UnREAL is back for Season 2, and so is our esteemed colleague John Ramos, who joins the panel for a discussion of Hollywood truisms, miscasting, and whether the show is using Craig Bierko correctly. We went around the dial with Angie Tribeca, The Challenge, RHONYC, comics we had TV hopes for (now dashed), and the "high"lights of 1991 TV, before John brought an episode of Humans (heard of 'em?) ...
1hr 26m Jun 07, 2016
1hr 26m
117: Saying A Little Prayer For Preacher
Eve Batey returns, but will it be to worship AMC's new drama Preacher, or to condemn it to Hell? TOPICS Lead Topic: πŸ™ Preacher The Blotter Presents: πŸ”ͺ Missing: Dial Around The Dial: πŸ‘Ά Call The Midwife Around The Dial: 🎢 Empire Around The Dial: 🩺 Grey's Anatomy Around The Dial: 🚨 60 Days In The Canon: πŸ₯ ER Winner & Loser: πŸ‘ Catfish Nev Schulman Winner & Loser: πŸ‘Ž Damien Game Time: 🧠 Rh...
1hr 30m May 24, 2016
1hr 30m
116: The Heat Is On: Summer TV Preview
As the "regular season" wraps up -- is that even a thing anymore? -- the gang plus Kim looks ahead to the new crop of shows, old favorites, and what we can't wait to watch...or boot off the season-pass list. Catfish, The Americans, Survivor, Scandal, and the now-weekly plug for Happy Valley took us Around The Dial before we got Lost in Kim's bold Canon submission, and declared the colonies and ...
2hr 26m May 17, 2016
2hr 26m
115: Sissying That Walk With RuPaul's Drag Race
Mark Blankenship brings his charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent to a discussion of Ru's latest girls. TOPICS Lead Topic: πŸ’„ RuPaul's Drag Race Around The Dial: πŸ’Ό The Good Wife Around The Dial: 🏨 The Night Manager Around The Dial: πŸ›© The Amazing Race Around The Dial: πŸ€Ύβ€β™‚οΈ The Challenge The Canon: πŸ‘―β€β™€οΈ Broad City Winner & Loser: πŸ‘ Feud Winner & Loser: πŸ‘Ž Dateline Game Time: 🧠 Oscar Win...
1hr 39m May 10, 2016
1hr 39m
114: Blindly Watching Game Of Thrones
As Game Of Thrones returns from hiatus, and moves beyond the books, the gang plus Jeff and Nick talked about Jon Snow, Crone Castle, and what's next for the Starks. We went around the dial with Better Call Saul, Valleys Silicon and Happy, Houdini & Doyle, Project Runway All-Stars, and the National Enquirer before putting Angie's 30 Rock Canon submission under a "Black Light." Humans? Heard of '...
1hr 34m Apr 26, 2016
1hr 34m
113: Crawling Into The Bunker With Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
TOPICS Lead Topic: πŸ•³ Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt None: πŸ’„ Face Off The Blotter Presents: πŸ”ͺ Game TIME TO DIE Around The Dial: βš–οΈ Confirmation Around The Dial: πŸ§Ÿβ€β™€οΈ iZombie Around The Dial: πŸ‘¨β€β€οΈβ€πŸ‘¨ The Outs Around The Dial: πŸš” 60 Days In The Canon: 🍷 Brothers & Sisters Winner & Loser: πŸ‘ Girlfriends' Guide To Divorce Winner & Loser: πŸ‘Ž Horace And Pete Game Time: 🧠 Catch The Here's Butt NOTES...
1hr 35m Apr 19, 2016
1hr 35m
112: THIS...Was American Idol (And Some Other Stuff)
Sarah D. Bunting is back from baseballing, and Stephanie Cangro is back to discuss the final season of American Idol, the Idol farewell, and what it all meant to us as a culture. Liv and a sugar high told us about Face Off and My Little Pony, and we went around the dial with Togetherness, true crime, dance shows, try-hards, and a creepy deodorant ad. Was Stephanie's I Love Lucy Canon TOO classi...
1hr 26m Apr 12, 2016
1hr 26m
111: Delivering A Suspenseful Beating To The Walking Dead
New guest Daniel MacEachern and returning champion Omar Gallaga join us to talk about an apocalyptic cliffhanger! TOPICS Lead Topic: πŸ§Ÿβ€β™€οΈ The Walking Dead None: πŸ’„ Face Off Around The Dial: πŸ‘Ά Call The Midwife Around The Dial: πŸ₯ƒ Horace And Pete Around The Dial: πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Scandal Around The Dial: 🎸 Vinyl The Canon: πŸ“Ή The Newsroom (Canada) Winner & Loser: πŸ‘ The Blacklist Famke Janssen Winner & L...
1hr 31m Apr 05, 2016
1hr 31m
110: Daredevil: The Blind Leading The Bored
After David T. Cole died, then came back to life as befitting the Easter weekend, Jeff Alexander sat down with the gang to discuss the second season of Daredevil, Joe's issues with Jon Bernthal, why a character based IN NEW YORK CITY can't just be Irish already, and whether any of us will be back for S3. After Liv's candy high took us through Face Off and Buntsy thumbs-upped the original Helter...
1hr 29m Mar 29, 2016
1hr 29m
109: Pledging Allegiance To The Americans
Tradecraft enthusiast Nick Rheinwald-Jones creeps back onto the podcast under cover of night to talk about the Season 4 premiere of The Americans. We break with tradition to let Dave interview Liv about the latest episode of Face Off, and ponder whether the jazz at the jazz club in House Of Cards is worse than jazz. Around The Dial stops at Royal Pains, Not Safe With Nikki Glaser, the pre-Crazy...
1hr 31m Mar 15, 2016
1hr 31m
108: Is House Of Cards A Good Play?
House Of Cards dropped its fourth filibuster last Friday, and our esteemed colleague Kim Reed joined the gang to discuss how Frank Underwood and Scandal's Fitz stack up, plus constitutional procedure, hateful heroes, and a listener's possibly crackpot theory that all sitcoms should end after three seasons. We went around the dial with the end of Downton, new Broad City, Intervention, and Late N...
1hr 52m Mar 07, 2016
1hr 52m
107: Speaking Truth To Catfish
Max defender and periodically ashamed Michigander Stephanie Green returns to talk about the mΓ©nage Γ  trois that was the Season 5 premiere of Catfish and whether there's even a point to it anymore (...if ever). Liv takes us through the stages of the latest Gauntlet challenge in her Face Off report; Sarah takes us through American Tragedy, ABC's 2000 miniseries on the O.J. Simpson trial, for The ...
1hr 46m Feb 29, 2016
1hr 46m
106: It's Time For Rhyme
The first round of the Extra Hot Great Listener Game Time concludes with the Son Of The Game That Rhymes from Rob Hartmann. Who's the last one to advance to the Hallowed Hall Of Champions round? Find out! TOPICS Game Time: 🧠 Son Of The Game That Rhymes NOTES πŸ—’ Full episode notes can be found on the episode 106 page on ExtraHotGreat.com (https://extrahotgreat.com/ehg-106/)
37m Feb 22, 2016
37m
105: Ringing In A New Season Of Better Call Saul
Better Call Saul returns for its second season, and Jeff Drake is back to talk about that, plus how much he hates Vinyl and which S2 Fargo should go into the Canon. Liv learned about parasites on Face Off, Sarah talked about American Crime Story's foundation book, and we went around the dial with SNL, The Good Wife, Alyssa Milano's wardrobe issues, and Teresa Giudice's parole tour before Bill C...
1hr 54m Feb 15, 2016
1hr 54m
104: A Little Taste
Game experts and EHG contributors Trip Payne, David Ellis Dickerson and Rob Hartmann join Dave and Tara for a TV show theme quiz. Oh, the clips are only one and three seconds long. So there's that. TOPICS Game Time: 🧠 A Little Taste NOTES πŸ—’ Full episode notes can be found on the episode 104 page on ExtraHotGreat.com (https://extrahotgreat.com/ehg-104/)
54m Feb 08, 2016
54m
103: The People Vs. The People Vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
The old TWoP bullpen is reunited as Pop Culture Happy Hour's own Linda Holmes joins us for a discussion of American Crime Story, Ryan Murphy's dramatization of (this season) the O.J. Simpson murder trial. Where will your panelists fall on the matter of John Travolta and his Robert Shapiro eyebrows?! After Liv's latest report on Face Off, Around The Dial stops at Jane The Virgin, Rehab Addict, H...
2hr 5m Feb 01, 2016
2hr 5m
102: The X-Files Returns, And We Want To Believe
As The X-Files gets back on the case, so does our esteemed colleague Eve Batey -- does the show improve after the premiere? What's with the cast not aging? And who greenlighted those super-gross SFX? After Liv (and Ellie) took us through Face Off, The Blotter recommended American Experience's crimey new season, and we went around the dial with Blackish, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Pablo Escobar, enrag...
1hr 53m Jan 25, 2016
1hr 53m
101: Legends Of Tomorrow...Today!
Our designated Legends Of Tomorrow correspondent John Ramos joins us to bend the very laws of time itself and discuss the series premiere of The CW's Legends Of Tomorrow DAYS before it actually premieres! Also returning? Liv Kwan, our seven-year-old Face Off reporter, with a report on the season premiere. Around The Dial stops at Mercy Street, The Laramie Project, the mytharc episodes of The X-...
2hr 12m Jan 18, 2016
2hr 12m
100: The Final Count-Downton
Downton Abbey is back for one last spin around the foxhunting course...or something, and Nick's back to discuss the wedding, ageless Daisy, and what will become of Thomas and Lady f'ing Edith. We celebrated a Tiny Triumph, welcomed Smooth Joey Apollo to talk Golden Globes, joined The Hunt For John Wilkes Booth, and went around the dial with Angie Tribeca, Sherlock, American Crime (NOT American ...
1hr 35m Jan 11, 2016
1hr 35m
99: The Bachelor Turns Things Over To Gentle Ben
It's a new year, which means it's time for a new Bachelor, and we've brought our Bachelor correspondent Stephanie Green back to the podcast to discuss the Season 20 premiere (AND TWINNNNNNNS!). We also update you on the most popular team of the Law & Order draft, and return to the topic of Netflix's Making A Murderer to discuss whether it's worse than jazz (uh, in the sense, this time, of more ...
2hr Jan 05, 2016
2hr
98: That Championship Season: The Law & Order Fantasy Draft
Hitfix's Alan Sepinwall kindly subjected himself to our very first Extra Hot Great franchise draft as we all picked from our favorite detectives, ADAs, MEs, and baddies to form Law & Order-verse superteams. Who emerged victorious? That's up to you, and you'll have to listen to know what we mean! After Sarah recommended Netflix's inconveniently timed but still solid Making A Murderer, we went Ar...
2hr 2m Dec 14, 2015
2hr 2m
97: Heading Into The Lyons' Den For Empire
Empire has taken its final bow (before coming back in like a Lyon next March), so we've invited Empire correspondents Eve Batey and Mark Blankenship back to tell us what they thought of the season to date. For The Blotter Presents..., Sarah tells us about Investigation Discovery's Barbara Walters Presents American Scandals. Joe shares a recent Tiny Triumph. Around The Dial stops at American Hor...
2hr Dec 07, 2015
2hr
96: The Marvel-ous Jessica Jones
Let's get this Joe on the road: with Reid off for the week, we asked esteemed colleagues John and Nick to join us for a discussion of Netflix's Jessica Jones, whether it works as a Veronica McNulty PI show of its own, and who Wil Traval reminds us of. The Blotter Presents scratched your Panettiere itch with an Amanda Knox movie before we went around the dial with bullshit dream-sequisodes, Brit...
1hr 25m Nov 23, 2015
1hr 25m
95: Dressing Down With Project Runway: Junior
Tim Gunn gets another chance at shoring up his fan base with Project Runway: Junior, the shrunk-down version of the fashion competition, and Stephanie Cangro returns to talk about it! Around The Dial stops at Peep Show, London Spy, The Man In The High Castle, How To Get Away With Murder, MasterChef Junior, Into The Badlands, and W/ Bob & David. Stephanie makes her case for the induction to The ...
1hr 44m Nov 16, 2015
1hr 44m
94: Less Kissing, More Superpowers
Our esteemed colleague Monty Ashley covers most of the comic-book shows on Previously.TV, and he's back to talk about superhero TV from Arrow to, er, Zagents of SHIELD. We wrapped Project Project Greenlight, recommended Maura Murray materials in The Blotter Presents, and went around the dial with ballet, buried treasure, Survivor's eternal allure, Aussie TV recs, and Cheese of Foster's Home For...
1hr 54m Nov 09, 2015
1hr 54m
93: Ghouls Between Giggles: iZombie And Ash Vs. Evil Dead
With Ash Vs. Evil Dead premiering on Starz and iZombie well into a strong second season on The CW, we felt it was time to bring back horror/comedy/horror-comedy fan (and iZombie correspondent) Eve Batey for a discussion of both. Liv delivers her final Face Off report on Season 9, and all of us share our thoughts on the season finale of Project Greenlight...until next week when we talk about The...
1hr 55m Nov 02, 2015
1hr 55m
92: Supergirl Takes Her First Flight
Does CBS's new Supergirl soar or splat? Jeff Alexander, who'll be covering the show for Previously.TV all season, returns to the podcast to join us in a discussion about the pilot. Liv gives us her thoughts on the season's penultimate Face Off before the rest of us chew over the season's penultimate Project Greenlight. (TOO SOON!) The Blotter Presents takes us through the high points of The Lin...
1hr 46m Oct 26, 2015
1hr 46m
91: Raiding The Mini Bar With American Horror Story: Hotel
That's right, listeners: Joe "Awardsy" Reid is back in the permanent Extra Hot Great rotation, as the gang (of four!) checks into American Horror Story: Hotel. When will the show lose most of us this season? What's with that kid looking like Noah Syndergaard? And are we gaga for Gaga? Then we ordered up some room service with the Face Off report, bitched about Jason Mann in our Project Project ...
2hr 13m Oct 20, 2015
2hr 13m
90: The Good Wife: Still Good?
As The Good Wife returns for its seventh season, we welcome Adam Grosswirth to talk about how well the season premiere washes away the bad taste left by Season 6. Liv gives us her report on a freak show-focused episode of Face Off, and The Blotter Presents tells you about Showtime's Warren Jeffs documentary Prophet's Prey (and some other highlights from the annals of Mormon true crime). Around ...
1hr 46m Oct 04, 2015
1hr 46m
89: It's The Most TV-ful Time Of The Year!
Fall premiere season is upon us, and since we know you rely on us to advise you as to what to watch and what you can skip (you do, right?), we've invited Jeff Drake to join us for a discussion of the season: what we're into; what we probably should be into but aren't, or have given up on; and what no one should be into. We move from there into Liv's report on the latest apocalyptic Face Off, an...
1hr 59m Sep 28, 2015
1hr 59m
88: They Win Some, We Lose Some
Now that we've put our champagne flutes in the dishwasher and peeled off our Spanx, we're ready to look back on the 2015 Emmy awards telecast, from how much funnier Andy Samberg was than the stiffs in the room to the feelings we experienced watching Jon Hamm literally climb on stage to accept his statuette -- and thank God Joe Reid was able to return to the podcast and join us. After Liv gives ...
1hr 46m Sep 22, 2015
1hr 46m
87: Giving Project Greenlight The, Well, Green Light
The Good Wife Marathon Diarist Kim is back to discuss the un-Moored return of Project Greenlight, and whether a fourth season a decade in the making is off to a first-rate start. Tara shared a You're The Worst Tiny Triumph that is kind of the best before Liv weighed in on two weeks of Face Off and we all bid Under The Dome its overdue (but still dumb) farewell. We went around the dial with Play...
1hr 46m Sep 14, 2015
1hr 46m
86: Do You EHG Listeners Know What Time It is?
Has PICCI been kind to Kim, Lea, Ian, and Michele? Listen to our latest special all-listener Game Time and find out! TOPICS Game Time: 🧌 Don’t Feed The Trolls NOTES πŸ—’ Full episode notes can be found on the episode 086 page on ExtraHotGreat.com (https://extrahotgreat.com/ehg-086/)
31m Sep 07, 2015
31m
85: Coming Home To Playing House
Now that Playing House's second season is well underway, we've invited Nick Rheinwald-Jones, one of its staunchest fans, to join us for a discussion of how things are going so far. Tara shares a Playing House-based Tiny Triumph, after which it's time for Liv to report on the latest Face Off, and for Tara to share the latest insanity from Under The Dome. Around The Dial stops at Regular Show, Sh...
1hr 34m Aug 31, 2015
1hr 34m
84: Challenge Accepted: Fear The Walking Dead
Omar's back to talk about AMC's Walking Dead prequel, Fear The Walking Dead. Does it need more process and less teen angst? What's with the stupid driving? And will we keep watching? Dave explained a few EHG facts before Liv learned subtlety on the Face Off report and Tara made us Domer, and we went around the dial with documentary spoofs, vintage reality shows, dysfunctional comedy joints, and...
1hr 58m Aug 24, 2015
1hr 58m
83: Humans: Heard Of 'Em?
As Humans (heard of 'em) wraps its first season, John Ramos joins us to talk about the titular humans and their synth friends...and foes! Liv tells us all about a wedding-themed episode of Face Off, and Tara takes us through the latest idiocy making us all Domer on Under The Dome. Around The Dial stops at Last Week Tonight, Show Me A Hero, Rectify, Mr. Robot, and another confounding Star Wars t...
1hr 51m Aug 17, 2015
1hr 51m
82: Project Runway Makes The Cut...Barely.
Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan joined the gang this week to take a closer look at Project Runway as it returns for a fourteenth season. Liv trolled us in her Face Off report, Tara recharged the amethysts Under The Dome with rage, and we went around the dial with Jon Stewart, Cait Jenner, Becoming Us, Nic Pizzicato Five, the resurgence of Big Brother, and the lies Saturday-morning ads tell -- ...
1hr 59m Aug 10, 2015
1hr 59m
81: Let's Give Summer TV A Hand!
Since summer TV is no longer dumber TV, we've invited Mark Blankenship back to the Blankenship Chair to join us for a discussion of our most winning series picks! Niece Liv -- now seven years old -- returns to bring us the scoop on Face Off's Season 9 premiere, and then Tara tells us the latest ways Under The Dome has made us Domer. Mark makes a case for the induction of Downton Abbey's S05E03 ...
2hr Aug 03, 2015
2hr
80: A Fine Kettle Of Catfish
Our esteemed colleague Kim helped the gang poke holes in Catfish this week, as we wondered whether Max has gotten better...or everything else around him on the show has gotten worse. We got psyched about the revivals of Wet Hot American Summer and America's Best Dance Crew, took a buggy down memory lane with Little House, and got on board with Humans ("...heard of 'em") before bringing Zoo Unde...
1hr 48m Jul 27, 2015
1hr 48m