Todd and Libby are here to spread a little holiday cheer, as Libby reads a selection from Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Here's hoping you're having a wonderful season and that you'll have a great 2010.
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Look after the jump for complete details. TV on the Internet, Holiday Special: A Christmas Story for You
Todd and Libby join up with Jason Mittell to talk about their favorite dramas of the Aughts, places 30-11. We talk about Joss Whedon, two spy shows that debuted in the same season, one of the best things to ever come out of Canada and just why Todd's junk food TV is better than Libby's junk food TV (or maybe why it's not).
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Look after the jump for complete details. TV on the Internet, Episode 27: The Best Drama Series of the Decade, Part 1
The entirety of the episode is dedicated to discussion of the bottom 2/3 of the drama list, which includes the following shows:
11. 24 12. Buffy the Vampire Slayer 13. In Treatment 14. Veronica Mars 15. Rescue Me 16. The West Wing 17. Everwood 18. Firefly 19. Dexter 20. Doctor Who 21. Sons of Anarchy 22. CSI 23. Alias 24. Rome 25. House 26. Six Feet Under 27. Angel 28. Once & Again 29. Slings and Arrows 30. Grey’s Anatomy
Also, we talk about our top five reality series of the decade, which include:
1. The Amazing Race 2. Survivor 3. American Idol 4. Top Chef 5. Project Runway
Clips are from Grey's Anatomy (Episode: "Bring the Pain," script by Shonda Rhimes), Six Feet Under (Episode: "Everyone's Waiting," script by Alan Ball), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Episode: "Loco Motives," script by Evan Dunsky), Firefly (Episode: "Out of Gas," script by Tim Minear), Veronica Mars (Episode: "Pilot," script by Rob Thomas), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Episode: "The Body," script by Joss Whedon) and Survivor (Episode: "The Final Four").
Todd and Libby join up with Jaime Weinman (who also blogs here) to talk about their favorite comedies of the Aughts, places 10-1. We talk about why Greg Daniels is underrated, whether literary comedy or go-for-broke comedy is better and the importance of creating a fun place to hang out.
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Look after the jump for complete details. TV on the Internet, Episode 26: The Best Comedy Series of the Decade, Part 2
11. South Park 12. Everybody Loves Raymond 13. Undeclared 14. Malcolm in the Middle 15. Curb Your Enthusiasm 16. Aqua Teen Hunger Force 17. Chuck 18. Everybody Hates Chris 19. Flight of the Conchords 20. Pushing Daisies 21. Always Sunny 22. Party Down 23. Andy Richter Controls the Universe 24. Big Bang Theory 25. Wonderfalls 26. Better Off Ted 27. Weeds 28. King of the Hill 29. Sex and the City 30. Homestarrunner.com
And places 1-10 are ...
1. Arrested Development 2. The Office UK 3. Freaks and Geeks 4. The Office US 5. How I Met Your Mother 6. Futurama 7. 30 Rock 8. Gilmore Girls 9. Scrubs 10. Sons & Daughters
Also, we talk about our top five shows that we can't quite evaluate, which include:
1. Parks and Recreation 2. Modern Family 3. Glee 4. Community 5. Nurse Jackie
And our runners-up are:
American Dad The Boondocks The New Adventures of Old Christine The Thick of It The Venture Bros.
And our five WORST comedies of the decade are:
1. Til Death 2. 20 Good Years 3. Hank 4. Yes, Dear 5. Entourage
Clips are from Sons and Daughters (Episode: "Film Festival," script by Fred Goss), Gilmore Girls (Episode: "We Got Us a Pippi Virgin!," script by Daniel Palladino), How I Met Your Mother (Episode: "Slapsgiving," script by Matt Kuhn), Freaks and Geeks (Episode: "Beers and Weirs," script by J. Elvis Weinstein and Judd Apatow) and Arrested Development (Episode: "Pier Pressure," script by Jim Vallely and Mitchell Hurwitz).
Todd and Libby join up with Myles McNutt to talk about their favorite comedies of the Aughts, places 30-11. This includes everything from two shows created by Victor Fresco to two shows created by Bryan Fuller to a bunch of cable series we're not huge fans of that we, nonetheless, feel obligated to include.
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Look after the jump for complete details. TV on the Internet, Episode 25: The Best Comedy Series of the Decade, Part 1
The entirety of the episode is dedicated to discussion of the bottom 2/3 of the comedy list, which includes the following shows:
11. South Park 12. Everybody Loves Raymond 13. Undeclared 14. Malcolm in the Middle 15. Curb Your Enthusiasm 16. Aqua Teen Hunger Force 17. Chuck 18. Everybody Hates Chris 19. Flight of the Conchords 20. Pushing Daisies 21. Always Sunny 22. Party Down 23. Andy Richter Controls the Universe 24. Big Bang Theory 25. Wonderfalls 26. Better Off Ted 27. Weeds 28. King of the Hill 29. Sex and the City 30. Homestarrunner.com
Also, we talk about our top five variety/comedy series of the decade, which include:
1. The Daily Show/The Colbert REport 2. Chappelle's Show 3. Tim and Eric Awesome Show! Good Job! 4. Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 5. The Soup
Clips are from Homestarrunner.com (Episode: "Strong Bad Email #72: Crazy Cartoon," script by Mike and Matt Chapman), Better Off Ted (Episode: "Jabberwocky," script by Michael A. Ross), Party Down (Episode: "Investors Dinner," script by Rob Thomas from a story by Rob Thomas and Dan Etheridge), Everybody Hates Chris (Episode: "Everybody Hates Sausage," script by Ali LeRoi), Malcolm in the Middle (Episode: "Krelboyne Girl," script by Bob Stevens), Everybody Loves Raymond (Episode: "Finale," script by Lew Schneider, Steve Skrovan, Jeremy Stevens, Mike Royce, Aaron Shure, Tom Caltabiano, Leslie Caveny, Tucker Cawley, Phil Rosenthal and Ray Romano) and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Episode: "Newt Gingrich").
Libby and I have been traveling most of November, but we'll be back with podcasts - including our best comedies and dramas of the decade lists - in December.
Todd VanDerWerff joins Luke De Smet and Myles McNutt for this special Mad Men season three recap podcast, produced in conjunction with The House Next Door. The three spend just under an hour talking about the season finale, the season as a whole, their favorite moments of the season and where the show can go from here.
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Look after the jump for complete details. TV on the Internet, Episode 24: All Mad Men, All the Time
The entirety of the episode is dedicated to discussion of Mad Men's third season. If you have not seen the season, we spoil absolutely everything, up to and including the finale's final shots, so you may want to listen until you've had a chance to see the season in question.
Clips are from Mad Men (ep: "Shut the Door. Have a Seat," script by Matthew Weiner and Erin Levy).
It's Halloween, which means Todd and Libby are giving you their longest podcast yet, devoted entirely to talking about scary TV, the embarrassing things Todd was scared of as a child and Halloween-themed TV. And then, Libby gives you a ghost story that will scare your pants off. Or something like that. And still THEN, Todd has found the WORST HALLOWEEN SONG IN THE WORLD, and you can listen to that. Man!
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Look after the jump for complete details. TV on the Internet, Episode 23: Boys Becoming Men; Men Becoming Wolves
Time codes follow. There are MAJOR SPOILERS for a variety of shows, so you may want to skip over a segment if you haven't watched the shows discussed therein.
Times:
00:00.00-00:03.27 Introductions and music from Dr. Elmo 00:03.28-00:33:48 Todd and Libby talk about their scariest TV shows and episodes of all time. 00:33.49-01:02.49 Todd and Libby talk about some of their favorite Halloween themed TV. 01:02.50-01:41.54 Libby reads y'all a GHOST STORY! 01:41.51-01:44.18 The wrap-up and more from Dr. Elmo.
Clips are from Doctor Who (episode: "Blink," script by Steven Moffat), The X-Files (episode: "Aubrey," script by Sara B. Charno), It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (script by Charles M. Schulz) and The Simpsons (episode: "Treehouse of Horror XX," script by Daniel Chun).
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