Episode 8 - And The Weiner Is...

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This week I dive into the world of competition shows, with a quick spiral into the legacy of The Real World, before I make recommendations across several different categories:

  • Food: Top Chef, School of Chocolate, Nailed It, Great British Bake Off

  • Crafting/Making/Floral: Making It, Great Pottery Throwdown, Craftopia, Blown Away

  • Survivalist: Alone, Naked and Afraid, Win The Wilderness

  • Fashion Design: Project Runway, Making the Cut, Next in Fashion

  • Home Design: Instant Hotel, The Apartment, Interior Design Masters

  • Dating/Social: Too Hot To Handle, The Circle, Snowflake Mountain

Episode 7 - Feel Like A Kid Again

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This week, we’re shaking things up a bit and I’m going solo!

I didn’t have childcare last week and therefore had to (gasp!) watch my own children the whole time. So for this episode, listen to me analyze the kids’ show “Bluey” and then go watch all the episodes available on Disney+

Recommended eps:

  • Take Away: s1 e14

  • The Pool: s1 e22

  • Sticky Gecko: s2 e12

  • Baby Race: s2 e47

  • Daddy Dropoff: s2 e8

Episode 5 - My 600lb Friend

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On this week’s episode of EMDB TV podcast, I’m joined by my friend and former colleague Ryan where we discuss our favorite genres and blind spots.

Here’s the highlights, as always you’ll have to listen to the full episode for our commentary

  • Weekly Rundown: What are we watching?

    • Emily: Only Murders In The Building (s1, Hulu), West World (s4, HBO), Dark Winds (s1, AMC)

    • Ryan: For All Mankind (s3, Apple TV), The Boys (s3, Amazon Prime), The Baby (limited series, HBO)

  • Queued Up: Hacks (HBO), Gordita Chronicles (HBO), The Bear (FX), Atlanta (FX), Better Call Saul (AMC), What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

  • Recommendations:

    • Emily to Ryan: finish Futureman (Hulu), finish Yellowjackets (Showtime), Legion (FX)

    • Ryan to Emily: Midnight Mass (Netflix)

  • Six Degrees of EMDB challenge: Dean Cain to Michael Caine

  • Upcoming deep dive episode with Ryan: “Severance” (1 seasons, Apple TV)

  • Other notable shows mentioned and recommended:

    • Righteous Gemstones

    • My 600lb Life

    • Alone

    • Community

    • Archer

    • Bob’s Burgers

    • Seinfeld (maybe you’ve heard of it?)

    • The Office (maybe you’ve heard of it?)

Happy watching!

Episode 3 - Is this TV?

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And we’re back with more content! On this week’s episode of EMDB TV podcast, I’m joined by my double cousin Michael where we discuss our thoughts on what actually is TV these days.

Here’s the highlights, as always you’ll have to listen to the full episode for our commentary

  • Weekly Rundown: What are we watching?

    • Emily: Julia (s1, HBO), Dark Winds (s1, AMC), Westworld (s4, HBO), Snowflake Mountain (s1, Netflix)

    • Michael: Barry (s3, HBO), Ms. Marvel (s1, Disney+), Wellington Paranormal (s3, HBO), Asian food videos on YouTube

  • Queued Up: What We Do In The Shadows (s4, FX), Reservation Dogs (s2, FX), Los Espookys (s2, HBO), The Rehearsal (s1, HBO)

  • Recommendations:

    • Emily to Michael: Ghosts-UK version (2 seasons, HBO)

    • Michael to Emily: Detroiters (1 season, Comedy Central)

  • Six Degrees of EMDB challenge: Ghosts to What We Do In The Shadows

  • Upcoming deep dive episode with Michael: “I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson” (2 seasons, Netflix)

  • Other notable shows mentioned and recommended:

    • Fargo

    • Rick & Morty

    • The Sinner

    • Sex Education

    • Good Omens

    • American Gods

Happy watching!

Episode 1 - What is EMDB TV?

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Thanks for checking out the EMDB TV revamp, now with 100% more podcast!

Each week, you can look forward to three different segments to start:

  • Weekly Rundown: What I’ve been watching recently

  • Queued Up: What I’ll be watching next or plan on watching

  • Recommendations: Telling each other what we should watch next

  • Six Degrees of EMDB: A TV/movie chain list all connected through the actors that star in them, sometimes culminating with Kevin Bacon just for kicks (listen to the ep or wait for next week’s post for the answers)

Since this is a creative project, you can expect a lot of new segment ideas as the podcast evolves. You can also expect guests on the show as I’m able to coerce my friends into joining me so I don’t have to talk to myself the entire time.

On that note, for my inaugural episode I managed to coerce/influence my friend Laurie into joining me for the conversation so I’d have someone to talk to. Here’s the highlights, you’ll have to listen to the full episode for our commentary

  • Weekly Rundown: What are we watching?

    • Emily: Severance (season 1), Better Call Saul (season 6), Slow Horses (season 1), The Boys (season 3)

    • Laurie: Obi Wan Kenobi (season 1), Stranger Things (season 4), Only Murders In the Building (season 1)

  • Queued Up: Obi Wan Kenobi (season 1), Ms. Marvel (season 1), Yellowjackets (season 1), Physical (season 2), Umbrella Academy (season 3)

  • Recommendations:

    • Emily to Laurie: What We Do In The Shadows (both movie and TV series)

    • Laurie to Emily: Julia, The Minx, Brooklyn 99 (last season)

  • Six Degrees of EMDB challenge:

    1. Years and Years

    2. Looking

    3. Mindhunter

    4. Fringe

    5. Dawson's Creek

    6. Don't Trust The B in Apt 23