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Indiewire's Very Good TV Podcast — 212 episodes

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The Series Finale: Episode 214

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We'll Miss You, VEEP: Episode 213

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Talking SUCCESSION with Adam McKay! Episode 212

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We'll Miss You, GOTHAM: Episode 211

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Table-Setting vs. World-Building: Episode 210

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Here's How Much TV We Actually Watch! Episode 209

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How GAME OF THRONES Has Affected April TV: Episode 208

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BARRY's Back, Baby! Episode 207

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Just How Bonkers Is THE OA? Episode 206

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Why We're Thrilled About SHRILL: Episode 205

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Hanging With the Creators of HIGH MAINTENANCE! Episode 204

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TRUE DETECTIVE Season 3 — It Sure Happened! Episode 203

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The Argument For an Awards Show Host: Episode 202

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Seems Like It Sucks to Be a Superhero: Episode 201

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What TV Will Look Like Four Years From Now: Episode 200

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Counter-Programming the Super Bowl: Episode 199

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The Power of Chris Pine Compels You! Episode 198

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The Importance of Picking the Right Protagonist: Episode 197

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When Should A Show Reveal Its Premise? Episode 196

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2019 Golden Globes Fantasy Draft! Episode 195

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Our Favorite Things of 2018: Episode 194

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No Spoilers, But Mrs. Maisel Remains Marvelous: Episode 193

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The Awards-Season Movies That Feel Like TV: Episode 192

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The Stigma Against Animation: Episode 191

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The Ideal Thanksgiving TV May Not Require Words: Episode 190

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So, About a BREAKING BAD Movie... Episode 189

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The Bad and the Good Side of Remixing TV: Episode 188

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When Long Takes Work (And When They Don't): Episode 187

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The System Is Broken: Episode 186

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Is Horror TV Scarier Today Because It Can Be Gorier? With Todd VanDerWerff! Episode 185

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How Streaming Services Try to Keep Us Subscribed: Episode 184

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Politics and Revivals and Tim Allen, Oh My! Episode 183

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Guessing How Long Some Shows Have Been On! Episode 182

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This Year's Emmys Are Crazy! Episode 181

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KIDDING Might Be One of Fall's Most Important Shows — But Will People Watch? Episode 180

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The Most Important Questions About Fall TV: Episode 179

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How About That SHARP OBJECTS Finale? Episode 178

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The Sad News About DISENCHANTED: Episode 177

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Let's Talk About Netflix's INSATIABLE: Episode 176

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We're Very Tired But We're Still Excited About New TV! Episode 175

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What's the Right Season for "Sharp Objects"? Episode 174

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When Is a Surprise Release a Good Idea? Episode 173

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What Is 'Who Is America?': Episode 172

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Emmys Justice for David Schwimmer! Episode 171

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GLOW, And Talking About Making a Show: Episode 170

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How Long is Too Long? Episode 169

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Time For Your Questions! Episode 168

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When Does a Canceled Show Need a Series Finale?

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Give THE AMERICANS an Emmy Already!!! Episode 166

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An Alternative to Revivals: Episode 165

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Yelling About WESTWORLD!: Episode 164

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HOMELAND Director Lesli LInka Glatter In the House! Episode 163

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Hanging Out With DEAR WHITE PEOPLE Creator Justin Simien! Episode 162

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James Cameron and TV: Episode 161

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Wild and Crazy Emmy Predictions 2018! Episode 160

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Getting Haunted By Our Old Reviews! Episode 159

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Let's Talk About LEGION! Episode 158

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When Politics Does (and Doesn't) Impact a Show: Episode 157

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Ah Yes, THE X-FILES: Episode 156

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Problems With the Latest AMERICAN CRIME STORY: Episode 155

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The Dangers of Nostalgia: Episode 154

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Film vs. TV vs. the Netflix Machine: Episode 153

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The Current State of Shows for Teens: Episode 152

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Why We Haven't Caught Olympic Fever: Episode 151

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In Celebration of the Big Swings: Episode 150

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Yelling About ALTERED CARBON: Episode 149

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Why We Need To Let Actors Move On: Episode 148

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The TV People Who May Become Oscar Nominees! Episode 147

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On Appreciating the Moment: Episode 146

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Some of Our Most Anticipated 2018 Shows: Episode 145

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Happy New Year 2019! Episode 144

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Debating the Best Show of 2017 With Sam Esmail! Episode 143

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The Best TV Ensembles of 2017: Episode 142

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The MVPs of 2017: Episode 141

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Anthology Series and Anarchy: Episode 140

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How Do We Give the Gift of TV Today? Episode 139

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Hypothetical TV Recs For Your Hypothetical Thanksgiving Family: Episode 138

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What Should and Shouldn't Count as Canon: Episode 137

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Some of the Most Innovative Storytelling on TV: Episode 136

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Stallone on TV, STAR TREK and More! Episode 135

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It's "Stranger Things" Season! Episode 134

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Why "The X-Files" Can't Kill Scully: Episode 133

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More Than 2 Reasons to Love 'The Deuce': Episode 132

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Should Tom Cruise Ever Make TV?: Episode 131

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The Best TV For When You're Not At Your Best: Episode 130

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Our Most Anticipated Returning Fall Shows: Episode 129

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Emmys 2017 Wild and Crazy Predictions: Episode 128

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VEEP Showrunner David Mandel! VEEP Showrunner David Mandel! Episode 127

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The Best Times TV Shows Went Meta: Episode 126

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Why We're Not Sad Netflix Canceled 'Gypsy': Episode 125

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What Happens to Great Shows On Overlooked Platforms? Episode 124

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Why We Worry About Shows Mocking Trump: Episode 123

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IndieWire Survived Comic-Con: Episode 122

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Did Sunday's 'Game of Thrones' Do Anything More Than Set Up the Season? Episode 121

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Ranking Netflix's Opening Credits Sequences (Yeah, All of Them): Episode 120

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The Best Times TV Shows Went on Vacation: Episode 119

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The Power of Female Friendship: Episode 118

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How to Recover From the End of a Great Show: Episode 117

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How 'The Leftovers' Rewarded Our Faith in It: Episode 116

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How Does Access Change Our Perceptions of a TV Show? Episode 114

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'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' is Stronger than Ever: Episode 113

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Our Favorite Interviews of 2017 (So Far): Episode 112

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Why 'Dear White People' is One of the Year's Best Shows: Episode 111

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Does Every TV Show Have to be 'Relevant'? Episode 110

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Well, There's Gonna Be More "X-Files": Episode 109

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Endings A'Plenty on HBO: Episode 108

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To Rebinge or Not To Rebinge? Episode 107

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TV As a College Degree? Episode 106

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Our Craziest Premature Emmys Predictions: Episode 105

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HBO's Been Having Some Fun Lately: Episode 104

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How Cast Changes Affect A Show: Episode 103

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Time Travel-Palooza: Episode 102

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The On Screen Penis: The Last Taboo or A Power Play? Episode 101

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What Is Very Good TV? We Ask Some Experts: Episode 100

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Why is Sunday Night So Big for TV? Episode 99

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The Power of the Post-Super Bowl Episode 98

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How Much Do You Need to Know About A New Show? Episode 97

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'The Young Pope,' And the Madness Behind the Memes: Episode 96

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How 2017 Has Surprised Us So Far: Episode 95

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Face to Face With Our Favorite TV People! Episode 94

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Great TV is Coming in 2017! Episode 93

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Does Netflix Know It's Christmas? Episode 92

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Why You Need to Watch 'Rectify': Episode 91

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The Canceled Shows We'll Miss the Most: Episode 90

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What Shows Were We Wrong About in 2016? Episode 89

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To Binge or Not to Binge Over the Holidays? Episode 88

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Soooooo, How About That New Episode of 'Westworld'? Episode 87

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Is It Possible to Spoil a Period Drama? Episode 86

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Non-Horror Shows that Spook Us: Episode 85

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You Have Questions!: Episode 84

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10 Reasons Why '30 Rock' Is One of TV's Most Important Comedies: Episode 83

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How To Survive the 2016 Election — With TV!: Episode 82

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Is "Westworld" Really the Heir to "Game of Thrones"? Episode 81

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New Fall TV! What's Working, What Didn't: Episode 80

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Emmys 2016 Highs and Lows: Episode 79

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Could There Ever Be Another 'Star Trek'? Episode 78

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Which Returning TV Shows Have Us the Most Worried? Episode 77

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What's Holding FX Back as A Network? Episode 76

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Planning the Perfect TV Diet: Episode 75

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The Problems With Watching Food on TV: Episode 74

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Does More Money Make Better TV?: Episode 73

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Ask Us Anything!: Episode 72

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What We Learned at Comic-Con: Episode 71

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When Pop Culture References Other Pop Culture: Episode 70

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Our Long Shot Emmy Predictions: Episode 69

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Independence Day Quiz — The 16 Most Patriotic TV Quotes: Episode 68

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What It Means to End A Show: Episode 67

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What to Say When Someone Asks "What's Your Favorite TV Show?": Episode 66

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Shows to Catch Up On: Episode 65

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Are Our TV Favorites Family-Friendly?: Episode 64

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The Importance of a Second Season: Episode 63

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Ranking the AMC Credits Sequences: Episode 62

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When Is It Time to Give Up on a Canceled Show?: Episode 61

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New Summer Shows We Can't Wait to See: Episode 60

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TV Civil War: Episode 59

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Are "Game of Thrones" and "Veep" Still The Best? Episode 58

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"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" Season 2 vs. Season 1: Episode 57

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Could "Catastrophe" Be This Honest If It Were A Drama?: Episode 56

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Why We Loved "People v. O.J. Simpson" (Despite Knowing the Ending): Episode 55

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Is Shondaland Sustainable? Episode 54

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What Do We Look For in Superhero TV?: Episode 53

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Are There Too Many Shows About L.A.?: Episode 52

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Is "House of Cards" Season 4 Better When Binged?: Episode 51

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How Can The Oscars Improve That Ceremony?: Episode 50

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Does Love Play Better on TV Than Film?: Episode 49

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Why Does HBO's VINYL Have to Be About the White Guy?: Episode 48

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What's the Best Time for Late Night?: Episode 47

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Can You Judge A Live Musical Like Everything Else?: Episode 46

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'X-Files' Meets 'Star Wars': Is Chris Carter the George Lucas of TV?: Episode 45

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Can "Baskets" Fill the "Louie" Void?: Episode 44

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The TV To Be Excited about This Week: Episode 43

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Looking Forward to 2016: Episode 42

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"How A Top 10 List Gets Made": Episode 41

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Our Favorite Interviews of 2015: Episode 40

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"The Case For 'The Leftovers' Season 3": Episode 39

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"How to Make a Year-End List": Episode 38

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"What Is Dead Can Never Die -- Or Maybe Not?": Episode 37

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"What New TV is Left in 2015?": Episode 36

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"Were 2015's Most Anticipated Shows the Best Shows of the Year?": Episode 35

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"What's Up With AMC?": Episode 34

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"Why Aren't People Watching 'Fargo'?": Episode 33

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"Spoiler Alert!": Episode 32

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"October TV is Spooky TV": Episode 31

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'The Leftovers' is Back! 'The Leftovers' is Back!": Episode 30

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"The Rob Lowe Power Hour!": Episode 29

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"Hey, the Emmys Happened!": Episode 28

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"Hey, It's Fall TV Time!": Episode 27

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"Comedies in the Golden Age": Episode 26

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"The Cost of a TV Crush": Episode 25

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"Great Shows Gone Bad": Episode 24

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"The Last Shows of Summer": Episode 23

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"Is There Too Much Good TV?": Episode 22

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"Should You Watch the 'True Detective' Finale?": Episode 21

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"TV vs. the Blockbuster": Episode 20

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"'BoJack' Is Back!": Episode 19

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"What's The Best Way to Promote Your TV Show?": Episode 17

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"'True Detective' and 'Sense8'!": Episode 16

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"Our Emmys Wishlist": Episode 15

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"Netflix Loves LGBT Audiences": Episode 14

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"'Entourage'!": Episode 13

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"The 'Aquarius' Binge": Episode 12

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"Superheroic TV": Episode 11

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"Happy Upfronts Week!": Episode 10

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"Top 7 Returning Summer Shows": Episode 9

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"How Do You Watch TV?": Episode 8

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"The Games of Late Night": Episode 7

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"'Game of Thrones' Throwdown": Episode 6

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"'Mad Men' Returns!": Episode 5

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"'The X-Files' Reborn and the State of NBC": Episode 4

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"'Bloodline' and South By": Episode 3

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"Comedy Round-Up": Episode 2

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"True Set-Tective": Episode 1

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