Once More With TV!

This week, Alex and Liza are Broadway babies (one could even say triplets) with special guest Raquel Loving, who's here to help them decode Only Murders in the Building's "Death Rattle Dazzle". Whoops, sorry - "Opening Night". That’s right, Paul and Pasek are back to haunt us, with help from Sara Bareilles and Michael R. Jackson. Will this team of musical Avengers save the city? And seriously guys, which of the Pickwick Triplets did it? It's our Season 2 finale, and the stakes could not be higher.Thoughts and feelings on the episode? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook. We’re not sure what Bluesky is, but we’re there too! You can also email us at [email protected] Loving is a multidisciplinary creator working across film, television, music and theatre. Learn more about her work on her website, and be sure to follow @raquel.loving on InstagramIf your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza are off to yet another medical procedural where a brain... something causes musical hallucinations in Chicago Hope’s “Brain Salad Surgery.” Will they find out why these songs keep happening or will they give themselves an aneurysm trying to make sense of this? Also, Mandy Patinkin is here.Thoughts and feelings on the episode? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook. We’re not sure what Bluesky is, but we’re there too! You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza hop on over to a parallel universe in Fringe’s “Brown Betty.” Will they be able to make sense of this show, or will they be just like the protagonist of this episode (an old man who got a little too high but is just going along with it)?Thoughts and feelings on the episode? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook. We’re not sure what Bluesky is, but we’re there too! You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza fly on over to the west side of a Martin Scorsese statue in Animaniacs’ “West Side Pigeons.” Will they rumble or shake a tail feather as they discuss the eternal struggle between the Sparrows and the Goodfeathers?Thoughts and feelings on the episode? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook. We’re not sure what Bluesky is, but we’re there too! You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza hit warp speed on the holodeck of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s “His Way.” Will they figure out the ethics of dating a hologram, and more importantly, will Liza finally find a character she hates more than McSteamy?Thoughts and feelings on the episode? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook. We’re not sure what Bluesky is, but we’re there too! You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza visit Victorian London to learn about empathy with 1992’s classic “The Muppet Christmas Carol”. In this unbiased venture into the MCU (muppet cinematic universe) they’ll discuss the world’s greatest Scrooge performance, the timeless charm of Rizzo the Rat, and how weird it is to see Statler and Waldorf’s legs. You know what? Maybe there will be cheeses for these meeces. Thoughts and feelings on the episode? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook. We’re not sure what Bluesky is, but we’re there too! You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

GOOD NEWS! This week, Alex and Liza are back among their fellow Ozians for just a clocktick (two full hours) with 2025’s “Wicked: For Good”. There’s a lot to cover, from Elphaba’s knit negligee to Madam Morrible face-planting into a cake, but they’re doing their best to process their many conflicting feelings. In the end, will they be changed... for good?Thoughts and feelings on the episode? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook. We’re not sure what Bluesky is, but we’re there too! You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

Bonus Episode! This week, Alex and Liza are slaying demons and seeking the golden honmoon with a movie you’ve probably never heard of - “K-Pop Demon Hunters”. Will Netflix’s surprise hit musical have them drinking up every drop, or will they beg to be free-eee-eee-eee-eee-ee? Either way, it’s gonna be, gonna be golden!Thoughts and feelings on the episode? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook. We’re not sure what Bluesky is, but we’re there too! You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

Bonus Episode! This week, Alex and Liza are in the Missisippi Delta fighting vampires with Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners”, tackling a burning question: is this... a musical?Thoughts and feelings on the episode? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook. We’re not sure what Bluesky is, but we’re there too! You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

THAT 70’S SHOW This week, Alex and Liza are somewhere in Wisconsin to disco with That 70’s Show’s “That 70’s Musical”. Will they be happy together, or learn to shake their groove thangs? Let’s hustle!Thoughts and feelings on the episode? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook. We’re not sure what Bluesky is, but we’re there too! You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza travel to the magical land of Storybrooke in Once Upon A Time’s “The Song in Your Heart”. Will they live happily ever after or live in utter confusion about everything that happens in this episode? Thoughts and feelings on the episode? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook. We’re not sure what Bluesky is, but we’re there too! You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza are on a field trip to the operahouse with Hey Arnold!’s “What’s Opera, Arnold?” Will they ride with the valkyries, or end up crying like the sad clown pagliacci? Does Beaker from the Muppets remain the best Carmen to date?Thoughts and feelings on the episode? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook. We’re not sure what Bluesky is, but we’re there too! You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza are off to the City of Angels to dance with the devil in Lucifer’s “Bloody Celestial Karaoke Jam”. Will they bite the dust, survive this wicked game? Will God approve of what they’ve done to Les Miserables? Like, God’s here, and he’s wearing socks and sandals. Help?Thoughts and feelings on the episode? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook. We’re not sure what Bluesky is, but we’re there too! You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza are off to Gotham City with Batman: The Brave and the Bold’s “Mayhem of the Music Meister”. Will they fall under his spell, or will their old Season 1 villain be defeated by bat-shaped earplugs?Thoughts and feelings on the episode? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook. We’re not sure what Bluesky is, but we’re there too! You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza are taking classes at Greendale with Community’s “Regional Holiday Music”. Will they devolve into sexy babies, or become Jehovah’s most secret witness(es)? Go Human Beings!Thoughts and feelings on the episode? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook. We’re not sure what Bluesky is, but we’re there too! You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza are re-enrolling at Riverdale High with a bunch of actors who are definitely teenagers in “Chapter 51: Big Fun”! Will they be able to piece together a plotline, or will they join Chad Michael Murray’s cult?Thoughts and feelings on the episode? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook. We’re not sure what Bluesky is, but we’re there too! You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza are off to an indeterminate town to learn the story of a boy with an inexplicable accent -- it’s “LABretto” from Dexter’s Laboratory! Will they become boy geniuses or will Dee Dee ruin everything again?Thoughts and feelings on the episode? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook. We’re not sure what Bluesky is, but we’re there too! You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza are teaming up with their troublemaking little brother playwright/lyricist Weston Eric Scott - and the whole family is down with Even Stevens’ “Influenza”. Will they make it through sixth period, or will they get an F?Be sure to keep up with Wes on @westonericscott on Instagram. And catch his new play "Odysseus Dies at the End" at the Central Coast Shakespeare Festival in San Luis Obispo for the first two weekends in October.Thoughts and feelings on the episode? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook. We’re not sure what Bluesky is, but we’re there too! You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza are out to find their dad - he’s on a hunting trip, and he hasn’t been home in a few days. That’s right, we’re back for season 2 and we’re jumping in with a big hitter - Supernatural’s “Fan Fiction”. Who will shed a single man tear, and will anybody have a BM scene (boy melodrama)? Spoiler warning for basically all of Supernatural including discussion of the the series finale.Thoughts and feelings on the episode? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook. We’re not sure what Bluesky is, but we’re there too! You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

Bonus Episode or Emergency Episode? This week, Alex and Liza are on a journey through the land of Oz to discover the power of (definitely platonic) friendship in 2024’s “Wicked - Part 1”. They’ll get into all of it - Cynthia Erivo flipping upside down, Jonathan Bailey’s himbo antics, superfluous key changes, and the highlight on Ariana Grande’s nose. Will they be changed for good?Thoughts and feelings on the episode? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook. We’re not sure what Bluesky is, but we’re there too! You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

In our season one finale, Alex and Liza are off to Ancient Greece(?) with Nerd Mystorian Austin Taylor to repair their relationships with their wives in Xena: Warrior Princess’s “The Bitter Suite”. Together they’ll get excited about puppetry, make Karl Urban spontaneously combust, hyperfixate on a man named Joxer, and not understand the tarot. Listen, folks, there’s a lot to unpack.Austin’s delightful show with co-host Brenda, Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries, is on the Maximum Fun network wherever you get your podcasts. They’re also @nerdmysteries on Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter/X. Austin is on @sailorsctaustin on any social media where she wants to be found.Thoughts and feelings on the episode? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter/X and Facebook. You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss next season! We’ll see you once more very soon.

This week, Alex and Liza attend Wagstaff to watch a guerilla/protest musical in Bob’s Burgers’ “Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl”. Will they be able to decode the references to deep Gen X lore, or just surrender to the sassy sister film of Die Hard?Thoughts and feelings on the episode? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram,Tiktok, Twitter/X and Facebook. You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza become masters of karate and friendship for everyone with It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s “The Nightman Cometh”. Laughs are cheap - we’re going for gasps! (You do not need to pay the troll toll to listen to this episode.)This week we do touch on the subject of sexual assault - if you're inclined to skip that, we recommend jetting right past 13:00 - 16:00.Thoughts and feelings on the episode? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram,Tiktok, Twitter/X and Facebook. You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza practice law with Ally McBeal’s “The Musical, Almost”, which is somehow not a show about a plucky teenager. Y’all, this one is a roller coaster.Thoughts and feelings on the episode? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram,Tiktok, Twitter/X and Facebook. You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza team up with super friend Talya Sindel (EPIC: The Circe Saga) to take on the Music Meister in The Flash’s “Duet”. Will any of them be able to figure out why Darren Criss robbed that bank?Do yourself a real favor and find EPIC: The Circe Saga on Youtube and Spotify, and catch up with Talya on Instagram (@talya.sindel), TikTok (@talyasindel), and Youtube (@talyasindel).Thoughts and feelings on the episode? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram,Tiktok, Twitter/X and Facebook. You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza party like it’s 2999 with Futurama’s “The Devil’s Hands are Idle Playthings”. Gentlefops and courtesans, welcome to the opera.Thoughts and feelings? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram,Tiktok, Twitter/X and Facebook. You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza open their Archie Comics to “Chapter 31” of Riverdale, a very grounded and totally understandable show. Carrie on, friends!Thoughts and feelings? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram,Tiktok, Twitter/X and Facebook. You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza are off to Empire City to blow 10 million dollars of burger commercial money with Steven Universe’s “Mr. Greg”. It’ll be fun, right? It definitely won’t force them to explore what it means to lose someone you love! That’d be wild.Thoughts and feelings? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram,Tiktok, Twitter/X and Facebook. You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza go to Seattle Grace Hospital (Seattle Grace Mercy West? Or is it Grey Sloan Memorial?) to open hearts and minds - literally! Will they learn how to save a life?Thoughts and feelings? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram,Tiktok, Twitter/X and Facebook. You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza venture into Equestria to watch My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic’s “Pinkie Pride”. Maybe the real super duper party pony is the friends we made along the way?Thoughts and feelings? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram,Tiktok, Twitter/X and Facebook. You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza attend the tale of Michael Scott, the demon manager of Scran-ton, and watch The Office episode “Andy’s Play”. Will anyone win a Dundie, or will this go the way of Kevin’s famous chili?Thoughts and feelings? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram,Tiktok, Twitter/X and Facebook. You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza class it up Springfield style with The Simpsons’ “My Fair Laddy”. Will they Lerner something new, or will this end on a Loewe note? Thoughts and feelings? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram,Tiktok, Twitter/X and Facebook. You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza boldly go where no man has gone before with Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ “Subspace Rhapsody”. Set phasers to stun-ning!Thoughts and feelings? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram,Tiktok, Twitter/X and Facebook. You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

This week, Alex and Liza earn their MDs with Scrubs’ classic “My Musical”. Which doctor has the best pipes? Does “Guy Love” still absolutely rip?Thoughts and feelings? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter/X and Facebook. You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

In our first episode, Alex and Liza address the elephant in the room: Buffy the Vampire Slayer. You know it, you (probably) love it - but how will “Once More With Feeling” hold up to objective expert analysis?Thoughts and feelings? You can reach us @oncemorewithtv on Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter/X and Facebook. You can also email us at [email protected] your feelings are just effusive praise, please be sure to leave us a rate & review, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss an episode.

Once More with TV! is a podcast celebrating TV musical episodes, from the sublime to the subprime. Co-hosts Alex Kownatzki (he/him) and Liza Truschel (she/her) are diving into every musical episode of TV ever made - and assigning scores for everything from orchestral arrangements to vibes. We’re on a mission to form a comprehensive power ranking, and find out what it is about TV actors being forced to sing that gives us that sweet serotonin. And, of course, which show did it best.