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Nothing But Static

Since they wouldn't stop talking about TV, we just shoved a microphone in front of them and hit record. Listen as "two people", Dan Doolan and Chris Billingham indulge in their obsession and attempt to dissect the ever evolving world of television. Featuring news, reviews and recommendations.

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    350. The Fifteenth Annual Static Awards (Night Two)

    To celebrate 14 years of this podcast, it's time for the Fifteenth Annual Static Awards! Our fictional TV awards show which is really just a poor excuse to recap the year in TV. We both nominate shows for each award and debate who should win. Awards are meaningless, but this podcast is fun. We promise. This is Night Two of our two part podcast, we recommend listening to Night One first!

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    349. The Fifteenth Annual Static Awards (Night One)

    To celebrate 14 years of this podcast, it's time for the Fifteenth Annual Static Awards! Our fictional TV awards show which is really just a poor excuse to recap the year in TV. We both nominate shows for each award and debate who should win. Awards are meaningless, but this podcast is fun. We promise. This year we are continuing the trend of splitting this podcast into two for everyones benefit. Part two releases just 24 hours after this one!

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    348. In which we thoroughly earn our explicit tag

    This week Dan and Chris take a look at the trailer for Avatar: The Last Airbender Season Two, we eulogise The Late Show and discuss Colbert's final episode. We also review The Punisher: One Last Kill, Rooster and Margo's Got Money Troubles.

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    347. Finally

    This week Dan and Chris take a look some TV news, including new Casper and Fast and Furious series going into development. Helena Bonham Carter leaving The White Lotus as production began and a bunch of renewal and cancellation announcements courtesy of Upfronts. Plus after all these years, we (finally) watched Inside No. 9.

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    346. Too Girthy For Me

    This week Dan and Chris take a look some TV news, including Warner Brothers big shareholder vote over the Paramount merger, 2000 jobs being lost over at the BBC, Dexter Ressurection casting news and the Clueless series not going forward at Peacock. Plus we review The Miniature Wife and the revivals of Scrubs and Malcolm in the Middle. Note: This podcast was recorded earlier than usual, on the morning of Friday 24th of April, and some TV News broke between recording and release that is not discussed, such as the cancellation of Gen V. We will come back to this news in a few weeks time when we return.

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    345. Too Damn Woke

    This week Dan and Chris take a look at the TV News from the last few weeks; including Disney lay offs, a Korean adaptation of The Americans, Animorphs returning to TV and a reminder that American Horror Story still exists. Plus this week we recommend/review whatever we happened to watch naturally over the last two weeks. We discuss The Comeback, SNL UK, Daredevil Born Again, Invincible, Taskmaster, The Pitt, Monarch Legacy of Monsters, One Piece, Shrinking, Starfeet Academy, Weapons, Exit 8 and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.

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    344. Cynical Hat

    This week Dan and Chris take a look at the TV News from the last few weeks; including the cancellation of the Buffy reboot and whether the Firefly animated revival is already in trouble. Plus we talk Wonder Man being renewed, Paramount continuing to mishandle Star Trek and the first episode of SNL UK. And to top it all off we finally review FX's The Lowdown.

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    343. DFE (Mostly)

    This week Dan and Chris take a look at some TV news, including some lost Doctor Who episodes being found and some shows being renewed. Plus we review Task and The Chair Company and discuss the trailer for The Miniature Wife.

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    342. I'm Gonna Sing The Doom Song

    This week Dan and Chris catch up on all the latest TV news, including an extensive discussion of the Paramount Warner Bros Discovery accuisition and Stephen Colbert being censored. In happier news we discussed the Ghosts movie announcement and we review A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms, Lord of the Flies and Small Prophets.

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    341. Tighty Ducky

    This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including an update on the Paramount/Netflix/WBD saga, the cancellation of Terminator Zero, the cast of SNL UK, the Baywatch reboot and Disney finally selecting a new CEO. Plus we review Wonderman and Film Club.

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    340. Rambling Dan

    This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent news including the the future of Game Of Thrones, Dragonball, Shrinking and Legally Blonde. Plus we talk about the trailers for The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins and The Muppets Show and we review FIVE streaming movies from the last year; Deep Cover, Heads of State, Thursday Murder Club, Wake Up Dead Man and Kpop Demon Hunters!

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    339. Summary

    In which our hosts are concise and to the point as they discuss the Warner Bros Discovery/Netflix merger and Paramounts hostile take over attempt. Plus we discuss the change of leadership at Lucasfilm, the bizzare response to the Stranger Things finale and we review Pluribus and Welcome to Derry.

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    338. Hercules Poirot In Die Another Day Another Day

    This week Dan and Chris take a break from their usual format to do their annual look at the UK Festive TV schedule. Plus Chris cannot say a famous detectives name.

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    337. Breaking Bad Retrospective (The Final Season)

    This week Dan and Chris take another break from their normal structure to complete their season by season retrospective of Breaking Bad. Is this show as good as history remembers it? Does it hold up to it's reputation? Let's discuss!

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    336. Breaking Bad Retrospective (Season Five)

    This week Dan and Chris take another break from their normal structure to continue our season by season retrospective of Breaking Bad. Is this show as good as history remembers it? Does it hold up to it's reputation? Let's discuss!

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    335. Finger Off The Pulse

    This week Dan and Chris discuss the cancellation of Pokerface and the absolutely wild plans for it's future. We also talk about the potential new Stargate series, DC's plans for a V for Vendetta series and the last 8 episodes of cancelled Friends spin-off Joey finally getting an official release. Plus we chat about the shows that all got renewed this week; Twisted Metal, House of the Dragon, Alien Earth, The Chair Company and Task.

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    334. Phoning it in

    This week Dan and Chris discuss the Doctor Who/Disney+ split, Amazon ordering a new sitcom from Brett Goldstein and ITV possibly being sold to Sky. Plus we review the new Sally Wainwright drama Riot Women.

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    333. Bubble Magician

    This week Dan and Chris discuss some recent TV news, including the possible return of The Inbetweeners, the departure of Strictly Come Dancings presenting team, the Stranger Things finale going to cinemas and Warner Brothers offically taking offers for sale. Plus we review Stick and Nine Bodies In A Mexican Morgue.

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    332. Scraping The Bottom Of The News Barrel

    This week Dan and Chris try to discuss TV news, but we discover there really wasn't much going on. We talk about the Simpsons Movie getting a sequel, Dexter Ressurection being renewed and Hulu replacing Star internationally on Disney+. Plus we review Marvel Zombies and Wayward.

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    331. Please sir, can I have some free speech sir?

    This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news which unfortunately means discussing politics... a lot. So yeah, we talk about the Jimmy Kimmel situation, Apple pulling a show to avoid stoking tension, how Warner Brothers became the bell of the ball, The Muppet Show returning for the 50th anniversary and Catfish The TV Show being cancelled. We also review Alien Earth and Eyes Of Wakanda.

  21. 333

    330. I've ranted about so many things I don't know if I've contradicted myself

    This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including casting for the Scrubs reboot, chaos over at Amazon for Mr and Mrs Smith, the Wednesday ratings and the strange release model, Doctor Who's future and why they cancelled Dexter Original Sin. Plus we review The Office spin off The Paper and new Netflix animated comedy, Long Story Short.

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    329. Breaking Bad Retrospective (Season Four)

    This week Dan and Chris take another break from their normal structure to continue our season by season retrospective of Breaking Bad. Is this show as good as history remembers it? Does it hold up to it's reputation? Let's discuss!

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    328. We Keep Wandering Into Depressing Territory

    This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including all the reasons Dan hates Disney, the future of WWE on ESPN, Hulu being phased out and some renewals and cancellations. Plus we discuss the trailer for The Paper and review Department Q and Murderbot. We also discuss Dexter Ressurection, the King of the Hill revival and Happy Gilmore 2.

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    327. There's No Money In TV Anymore

    This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including the cancellation of 'The Late Show', what this means for the future of late night and whether political pressure played a part in the decision. Plus we discuss 'The Comeback' making a comeback, HBO Max ordering a 'Big Bang Theory' spin-off with an insane premise and Netflix ordering a live action 'Captain Planet' show. Plus we review new Channel 4 comedy 'Pushers' and the long delayed 'Iron Heart' series.

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    326. Breaking Bad Retrospective (Season Three)

    This week Dan and Chris take another break from their normal structure to continue our season by season retrospective of Breaking Bad. Is this show as good as history remembers it? Does it hold up to it's reputation? Is 'The Fly' a masterpiece or disaster? Let's discuss!

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    325. The Fourteenth Annual Static Awards (Night Two)

    To celebrate 13 years of this podcast, it's time for the Fourteenth Annual Static Awards, our fictional TV awards show which is really just a poor excuse to recap the year in TV. We both nominate shows for each award and debate who should win. Awards are meaningless, but this podcast is fun. We promise. This year, split this awards into two episodes to make the whole thing more digestable.

  27. 327

    324. The Fourteenth Annual Static Awards (Night One)

    To celebrate 13 years of this podcast, it's time for the Fourteenth Annual Static Awards, our fictional TV awards show which is really just a poor excuse to recap the year in TV. We both nominate shows for each award and debate who should win. Awards are meaningless, but this podcast is fun. We promise. This year, split this awards into two episodes to make the whole thing more digestable.

  28. 326

    323. Who Review 7

    This week Dan and Chris are diving into the second season of the new era of Doctor Who in this bonus episode. We attempted, and failed to review each episode in just 20 minutes week by week and this is the result!

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    322. Good TV, Bad Movie

    This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including a bunch of casting news, the return of scrubs, the cancellation of The Wheel of Time and Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye Season Two wage dispute. Plus we review The Studio, The Four Seasons and Common Side Effects.

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    321. Rubix Times at Chrismont High

    This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including the WWE pulling back the curtain on their creative process, Alicia Silverstone returning to Clueless and the line up for the Celebrity Traitors. We also review The Residence and Daredevil Born Again, plus we discuss exactly why we will no longer be covering the Harry Potter HBO series.

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    320. The Trinity

    This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including Harry Potter casting, some shows being renewed and Mythic Quest getting a new ending in the wake of it's cancellation. Plus we review The Pitt and Adolescence.

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    319. Person News and TV Reviews

    This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including the future of streaming in the wake of a report suggesting AppleTV+ is losing one billion dollars every year. Plus we review Paradise and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.

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    318. Breaking Bad Retrospective (Season Two)

    This week Dan and Chris take another break from their normal structure to continue our season by season retrospective of Breaking Bad. Is this show as good as history remembers it? Does it hold up to it's reputation? Let's talk about Season Two.

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    317. News Glorious News

    This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including some Harry Potter casting news, a potential Dungeons and Dragons Netflix show, the return of Mitchell and Webb to sketch comedy and bunch of shows getting renewed, but did it happen too late? Plus, Dan bursts with excitment at the idea of a Buffy revival.

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    316. We review three comedies...

    This week Dan and Chris briefly talk about wrestling for some reason before we catch up on some recent TV news including the end of The Sandman and the renewal of Abbot Elementary, The White Lotus and High Potential. Plus we review Laid, St Denis Medical and Man On The Inside.

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    315. We touch on Daredevil, but there's loads of Echo

    This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including production being halted on The Adventures Of Dick Turpin, the cancellation of Extraordinary and Frasier and an update on Daredevil Born Again's second season. Plus we review Skeleton Crew and Creature Commandos.

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    314. More, more... less

    This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news, including how we're getting more Dexter, Bad Monkey, Creature Commandos, Man Vs Bee and Malcom In The Middle as they've been renewed; and we're getting less In The Know and The Franchise as they haven't. We also spend some time to call Disney out on their bullshit and we do eventually review Dune Prophecy and Black Doves!

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    313. How Festive TV Got Its Groove Back

    This week Dan and Chris take a break from their usual format to do their annual look at the UK Festive TV schedule. Including the ratings juggernaut that this years BBC Christmas Day line up will be!

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    312. Nothing And Static

    This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including the future of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, the development of a potential Scrubs reboot and (Insert sigh here) Harry Potter casting rumors. Plus we review Interior Chinatown, High Potential and The Franchise.

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    311. You could fry an egg on that hot take

    This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent news including David Fincher taking on Squid Game, Sophie Turner in talks to play Lara Croft, Ludwig being renewed and yet another reason Disney continues to be the absolute worst. Plus we review The Office Australia, The Penguin and Agatha All Along.

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    310. Go! Go! Go!

    This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including some clarification on Doctor Who's third season renewal, Aardman Animation bringing Pingu back, more Rick and Morty episodes ordered and a new show from Rachel Bloom. Plus we review English Teacher and Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft.

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    309. How many times can I watch Uncle Ben die?

    This week Dan and Chris discuss some recent TV news; including Sugar being renewed while That 90's Show and Velma were cancelled, plus we talk about that Abbott Elementary and It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia crossover we didn't know we wanted. We also review two new crime dramedies in Ludwig and Bad Monkey. Plus 15 minutes of Rewind Review related nonsense at the end.

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    308. Sunny, Heels and The Golden Cobra

    This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news; including Time Bandits and Chucky being cancelled, how Disney spent way too much money on The Acolyte and casting news for Avatar The Last Airbender, One Piece, Black Mirror and Lanterns. Plus we review Sunny, The Golden Cobra, and the recently relaunched wrestling drama Heels.

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    307. Emmy's No, City Guys Yes

    This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent news including some One Piece casting news, Only Murders In The Building being renewed and Netflix's possible next venture into 'Live' TV. Plus we review Terminator Zero and Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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    306. We are NOT recommending the music of Coldplay, but we do respect them.

    This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news, including the cancellations of The Acolyte and Dead Boy Detectives, casting indicates Ted Lasso Season 4 might be happening, and a possible delay for the sixteenth series of Doctor Who. Plus we review Time Bandits and A Good Girls Guide To Murder.

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    305. WALL-E Is A 'With'

    This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent news; including trailers and updates from D23, more information about X-men '97 showrunner Beau DeMayo's mysterious exit, the future of Ted Lasso and a streaming service finally turns profit. Plus we review Batman: Caped Crusader and Presumed Innocent.

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    304. Delays And Bidets

    This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent news including some bits from the first day of SDCC, more Max originals moving to HBO, lots of renewals and cancellations, Michael C Hall returning as Dexter in two different shows and Apple reportedly reining in their TV spending. Plus we review the Acolyte and Douglas is Cancelled.

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    303. A Very Comedic Afterparty

    This week Dan and Chris review a bunch of new comedies they missed over the last year to decide which deserves our remaining static award. We discuss a large number of shows such as Extended Family, Ted, Queen of Oz, The Change, The Power of Parker, Mammoth, Things You Should Have Done, Dinosaur and Such Brave Girls.

  49. 305

    302. News! Come Get Exciting News!

    This week Dan and Chris exclusively discuss all the news they missed over the last month. Including an update on the second season of Beef, the future of Arcane, The Boys, Resident Alien and House of the Dragon, The Acolyte's viewership figures and a big strategy shift for Max as several originals move to HBO. Including Harry Potter, Welcome To Derry and Lanters.

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    301. Who Review 6

    This week Dan and Chris are diving into the new era of Doctor Who in this bonus episode. This week we're tackling the Fifteenth Doctors first full series, with an episode by episode breakdown and overall thoughts.

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Since they wouldn't stop talking about TV, we just shoved a microphone in front of them and hit record. Listen as "two people", Dan Doolan and Chris Billingham indulge in their obsession and attempt to dissect the ever evolving world of television. Featuring news, reviews and recommendations.

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