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Required Viewing
by Zach & Shams
Zach and Shams discuss modern television and share their insights on what is and isn't "required viewing" in today's vast sea of high quality original programming.
Episodes
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Emergency Succession Podcast
Zach and Shams convene for an emergency podcast recording to issue a statement on Season 4, Episode 3 of Succession.
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Saul Gone
After 8 months of hiding in Nebraska, Shams & Zach return to recap the final season of Better Call Saul and decide once and for all if it is actually better than Breaking Bad... SPOILER WARNING for Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul (and also a bit of The Americans)
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Succession S3 Ep9
Reactions to Succession S3 Ep9 "All the Bells Say"
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Succession S3 Ep8
Succession Season 3 Episode 8 "Chiantishire"
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Succession S3 Ep7
Succession Season 3 Episode 7 "Too Much Birthday"
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Succession S3 Ep6
Succession Season 3 Episode 6 "What it Takes"
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Succession S3 Ep5
"Retired Janitors of Idaho"
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Succession S3 Ep4
Shams & Zach discuss Adrien Brody's Succession debut, theories for the future of the season, and share their pick for best line of the episode. Season 3, Episode 4 - "Lion in the Meadow"
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Succession S3 Ep3
Reactions to season 3 episode 2 of HBO's Succession entitled "Disruption."
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Succession S3 Ep2
Reactions to season 3 episode 2 of HBO's Succession entitled "Mass in Time of War."
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Succession S3 Ep1
Zach & Shams' reactions to Succession Season 3's first episode, entitled "Secession."
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Emmys 2021: The One Where Shams Thinks the Mandalorian Will Win Best Directing
Due to the Emmy eligibility window running from June through May, this year's Emmy nominees are all shows that aired during the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, the nominations are even more garbage than usual.
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Year in Review (2020)
Zach and Shams give out some made up awards for the best (and worst) television in 2020. Also the first ever "Required Viewing Show of the Year" award is given out, as voted by our followers. YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT SHOW WON! (Just kidding, you probably will.)
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Leaving Lovecraft Country
Co-hosts Zach & Shams recap the first season of HBO's new series, "Lovecraft Country." This episode contains SPOILERS for Lovecraft Country season 1.
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Emmys 2020 Recap
The most predictable Emmys in history, but still a few surprises... Shams & Zach share their thoughts on all the winners of the 2020 Emmy awards.
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Entering Lovecraft Country
Spoilers for Episode 1 of HBO's Lovecraft Country.
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Emmy Nominations: Unedited Reactions
This episode features Zach & Shams' unscripted and unedited reactions to the 2020 Emmy Nominations announcements. Listen to all the rage and surprise as they hear the nominees for the first time.
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Is Reality TV Garbage?
The answer may surprise you! Shams and Zach are joined by special guest and reality television expert, Ben, to break down the differences between how we evaluate scripted and unscripted tv.
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Hulu is Winning 2020
Zach & Shams discuss the state of television during the COVID-19 pandemic and how, against all odds, all of the best shows airing during quarantine have been exclusively on Hulu.
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Sci-Fi: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Shams & Zach are joined by Bryan to review 3 recent Science Fiction television series. (This episode contains minor spoilers for Westworld Season 3.)
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PANDEMIC SPECIAL!!!
Stuck indoors thanks to COVID-19? Wondering what to watch on TV? In this episode Shams and Zach play a game of lightning recommendations for the 4 major streaming services. HBO, Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime each have 5 minutes dedicated to them so skip ahead to the streaming services you...
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Dissecting Damon Lindelof: Watchmen
Part 3 of 3 in our series about the television career of Damon Lindelof. In part 3 we discuss Watchmen (HBO), the adaptation of Alan Moore's famed graphic novel of the same name. This episode contains major spoilers for Watchmen, both the tv series and the graphic novel.
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Dissecting Damon Lindelof: The Leftovers
Part 2 of 3 in our series about the television career of Damon Lindelof. In part 2 we discuss how The Leftovers (HBO) managed to continue Lost's character-centric style without shackling itself to a convoluted plot. This episode contains major spoilers for The Leftovers.
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Dissecting Damon Lindelof: Lost
Part 1 of 3 in our series about the television career of Damon Lindelof. In part 1 we talk about Damon’s first gig as a show runner: ABC’s hit mystery drama, Lost. (This episode does contain spoilers if for some reason you have not seen Lost already.)
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New Year, New Pope
Shams and Zach discuss HBO's "The New Pope," a surprise follow-up to their 2016 series, "The Young Pope." They also break down what to expect out of TV in 2020 in the wake of the streaming wars.
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Best of the Decade: Top 10 Drama Series
The final episode our 3 part series revealing the official Required Viewing picks for the best tv of the decade. In this episode we discuss the top 10 drama series of the 2010s.
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Best of the Decade: Top 5 Comedy Series
Part 2 of our 3 part series revealing the official Required Viewing picks for the best tv of the decade. In this episode we discuss the top 5 comedy series of the 2010s.
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Best of the Decade: Top 5 Limited or Anthology Series
Part 1 of our 3 part series revealing the official Required Viewing picks for the best tv of the decade. In this episode we discuss the top 5 limited or anthology series of the 2010s.
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The Series Finale
No, this isn't the series finale of our podcast. In this episode we review the final seasons of all the biggest shows that came to an end in 2019. That's right, ALL the biggest shows. NO, we definitely did NOT leave any out.
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Succession: The Greatest Show on Television
Spoilers for HBO's "Succession" Seasons 1-2 Zach and Shams are joined by Bryan for this special episode reviewing all the best burns, memorable lines, and everything else that made Season 2 of Succession one of the greatest seasons of TV ever.
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Emmys 2019 Recap Show
Zach & Shams talk about the 71st annual Television Academy Awards show and share their thoughts on the "hostless" show plus all of their mildly hot takes on who won and who got snubbed. If you have a television related question go to anchor.fm/requiredviewing and leave us a message. We'll share…
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A Brown Guy and a WASP Talk About Diversity
Shams and Zach go over the biggest announcements from Comic Con and the TCA Press Tour, discuss whether a tv show being “diverse” is enough to make it great, and share their picks for the best shows they’re watching right now. We're using a new recording setup this episode so let us know if the...
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Emmy Nominations LOL
Co-hosts Zach & Shams share their takes on this year's Emmy nominees, including all the surprises and snubs. They also discuss the bigger picture problems with the Emmy awards as a whole and suggest some changes to adapt to the new streaming dominated world and other trends in TV content…
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Black Mirror - Ranking all 23 episodes (part 2)
Spoiler Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Black Mirror. In this episode, Shams & Zach reveal the results of a study ranking all 23 episodes of Black Mirror and share their own personal ranked lists. The overall rankings were based on an online survey of over 200 Black Mirror fans as…
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Black Mirror - Ranking all 23 episodes (part 1)
Spoiler Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Black Mirror. In this episode, Shams & Zach reveal the results of a study ranking all 23 episodes of Black Mirror and share their own personal ranked lists. The overall rankings were based on an online survey of over 200 Black Mirror fans as…
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Zach and Shams discuss modern television and share their insights on what is and isn't "required viewing" in today's vast sea of high quality original programming.
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