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TV Is Good

Alan Sepinwall
TV Is Good
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    Does Lanterns want to be a comic book show?

    08/17/2026 | 1h 2 mins.
    The latest instalment in the DC Universe arrives this week, and Alan & Kathryn are here to share their thoughts on HBO's Lanterns. Then, a throwback tribute to a legendary superhero one-hit wonder, The Middleman.

    00:00 Intro
    01:09 September Patreon Poll Results
    03:04 A Patreon Correction
    03:58 Kathryn's Voice: Why Does It Sound Like That?
    05:54 Alan's Audiobook
    11:35 Swiss Bones
    14:36 Alan's Watching Watchmen
    15:51 The Bluey Years
    19:09 Lanterns
    41:23 The Middleman
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    Read Alan at What's Alan Watching? and Kathryn at Vulture

    Preorder Alan's Rod Serling biography & get the bonus essay

    Pre-order Kathryn's Bluey book
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    Why is Ted Lasso back, exactly?

    08/10/2026 | 1h 3 mins.
    With the return of Apple TV's flagship comedy looming, Alan & Kathryn attempt to untangle the complicated road that brought Ted Lasso back for a fourth season. Then the pair compare sports comedies past and present with the Aaron Sorkin breakthrough Sports Night.

    00:00 Intro/Foreign TV Is Good
    11:00 Ted Lasso
    36:55 Sports Night
    Support us on Patreon

    Read Alan at What's Alan Watching? and Kathryn at Vulture

    Preorder Alan's Rod Serling biography & get the bonus essay

    Pre-order Kathryn's Bluey book
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    Wait, the creator of New Girl made a cop show?

    08/03/2026 | 1h 3 mins.
    Alan & Kathryn take a tour through Furious, the new Hulu crime drama from Elizabeth Meriwether. Then, they discuss the history of her hangout sitcom New Girl through the lens of its exceptional second season episode "Cooler".

    00:00 Intro/The Gilmore Girls Minute
    04:16 Furious
    35:01 New Girl
    Support us on Patreon

    Read Alan at What's Alan Watching? and Kathryn at Vulture

    Preorder Alan's Rod Serling biography & get the bonus essay

    Pre-order Kathryn's Bluey book
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    [Patreon Preview] The Leftovers: "Axis Mundi"

    08/03/2026 | 11 mins.
    August's special Patreon-exclusive episode sees Alan and Kathryn break down the historic course correction of The Leftover's second season, beginning with its premiere episode "Axis Mundi". But first, an important celebrity sighting.

    See the full episode on Patreon at https://patreon.com/tvisgoodpod
    Support us on Patreon

    Read Alan at What's Alan Watching? and Kathryn at Vulture

    Preorder Alan's Rod Serling biography & get the bonus essay

    Pre-order Kathryn's Bluey book
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    When spinoffs get too weird

    07/27/2026 | 1h 13 mins.
    We've got spinoff fever this week, as Alan and Kathryn try to figure out the point of Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, the latest of the Big Bang Theory offshoots. Then, Kathryn celebrates the underwater clowns of The Brady Variety Hour while Alan tries to explain the potted history of Mrs Columbo. Lastly, the pair check in with the complete third season of The Vampire Lestat.

    00:00 Intro/Housekeeping
    04:40 Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
    26:15 Spinoffs
    54:03 The Vampire Lestat Spoilers
    Support us on Patreon

    Read Alan at What's Alan Watching? and Kathryn at Vulture

    Preorder Alan's Rod Serling biography & get the bonus essay

    Pre-order Kathryn's Bluey book
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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About TV Is Good
TV critics Alan Sepinwall and Kathryn VanArendonk get together once a week to talk about all the things they love (and some of the things they don’t) on television. They talk about new releases, old favorites, TV curiosities and whatever’s happening in the wide wide world of how people watch TV these days. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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