Extra Hot Great: This Week In TV

Extra Hot Great: This Week In TV
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Join Tara Ariano, Sarah D. Bunting, David T. Cole and their valued guests each week for discussion of what's new on TV plus our hall of fame roundtable segment called The Canon, listen as we appoint Winners and Losers Of The Week and of course our ultra competitive TV trivia quiz: Game Time.

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  1. 5d ago • Subscribers Only

    X: Having A Big Talk About Reacher

    Reacher has returned for its fourth season on Prime Video — this time about a run-in the titular character has with a stranger on a Philadelphia subway car, and how it changes his life…for a few days. Sarah’s husband is a Reacher book fan who will have no truck with the show, so how did she enjoy her very first moments with it? Listen and find out. Ask EHG requires us to name our favorite nepo babies and consider which TV dog would make the best TV lawyer. Anne With An EEEE pitches a moment from The Last Of Us for the Tiny Familial Authenticity Canon. We name the week’s Not Quite Winners And Losers. Kari goes back to the 00s for the latest installment of The World’s Most Dangerous Musical Moments On TV, all about The WB’s Superstar USA. Then, we’re back in Non-Regulation Game Time for an outing all about Doctor Who. Duck out of the way of that gorilla tranquilizer and join us! EPISODE NOTES https://extrahotgreat.com/eehg-424/

    X: Having A Big Talk About Reacher

  2. Aug 12

    Should Anna Pigeon Take A Hike?

    In Anna Pigeon, the USA Network’s new Canadian import, the titular character is a cop whose beat is Glacier National Park. Did it make us want to abandon our TVs for the great outdoors? Famed National Parks Omar Gallaga returns to talk about it. Around The Dial takes us through The Last House, S02 of X-Men ’97, and Game Day Murders. Omar presents the Primal episode “Plague Of Madness” for induction into the Canon. Then, after we name the week’s Winner and Loser, we get out our credit cards for a Game Time that dares us to shop (TV) ’til we drop. Put on your sunscreen and bug spray and listen! GUESTS👤 Omar Gallaga TOPICSLead Topic: 🐦 Anna Pigeon Around The Dial: 🏘️ The Last House Around The Dial: 🎆 X-Men '97 Around The Dial: 🏟️ Game Day Murders The Canon: 🦕 Primal S01.E07: Plague Of MadnessWinner & Loser: 🕳️ Stars of The PittWinner & Loser: 🦶 Ego NwodimGame Time: 💸 Shop The Show NOTES🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site🦋 Omar on Bluesky🫥 The Cold Vanish by John Billman on Bookshop🧗‍♂️ “No Return” (about “alpine divorce”) at The New Yorker💄 The Listen To Sassy Club🦸🏻‍♂️ “A Wunderkind Showrunner Was Put In Charge Of Marvel’s X-Men ’97. Then Something Went Terribly Wrong” at Vanity Fair👨🏽‍💻 Omar at CNET🏸 Sarah’s review of Game Day Murders at Best Evidence🧼 Info on and tickets for The Bathroom Attendant📷 Photo: Michelle Faye / USA CLUB-ONLY NOTES🔥 EHG Club Perk Links & How-To💬 Get On Our Community Discord

    Should Anna Pigeon Take A Hike?

  3. Aug 7 • Subscribers Only

    X: Is The Shards Worth Picking Up?

    The real Bret Easton Ellis went to high school in Los Angeles in the early 1980s and wrote Less Than Zero at an unusually young age. Were he and his friends also menaced by multiple ritualistic murderers, like the somewhat fictionalized Bret Easton Ellis of The Shards? We don’t know, but we watched the show based on it and are here to share our thoughts. Ask EHG finds us contemplating whether the Emmys have a more credible track record than the Oscars, our favorite Beastie Boys songs, and more. Sarah pitches “You gotta cry and cut” from Project Runway for the Tiny Catchphrase Canon. Then, after naming the week’s Not Quite Winners And Losers, we wrap up with an Extra Credit Game Time that’s both lost AND found in translation. Pour yourself a nice cab and join us! EPISODE NOTES https://extrahotgreat.com/eehg-423/

    X: Is The Shards Worth Picking Up?

  4. Aug 5

    Coming Of Age At Sterling Point

    Extra Extra Hot Great music-on-TV correspondent Kari Race is back to discuss Sterling Point, in which Manhattan rich kids head to a wifi-free island in Canada to uncover secrets, draw love triangles, and make out with their friends’ moms. The panel was divided on whether it was charming and sweet, or unrealistic and annoying; see if we think it’ll make you smile, or just feel old. We went Around The Dial with Unacceptable, Heartstopper: Forever, and the BBC’s Jared Leto investigation, and Dave asserted that a seventh-season X-Filesepisode was ass. Task won, Wonder Man lost, and Game Time turned X-Files guest-star deaths into blind items. Grab a handful of illegally stored acorns and join us. GUESTS👤 Kari Race TOPICSLead Topic: 👉 Sterling Point Around The Dial: 🫨 Unacceptable Around The Dial: 💕 Heartstopper Around The Dial: 😬 Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret The Nonac: 🔫 The X-Files S07.E13: First Person ShooterWinner & Loser: 👮🏻‍♂️ Task Winner & Loser: 🤷‍♂️ Wonder Man Game Time: 👽 The Ex-Files SUPPORT THE SHOW🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more!🎧 Subscribe to EHG on Apple Podcasts for bonus episodes and no ads!🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site🎧 Kari Race's Hey Remember the 80s podcast🛬 Tara's "Why Can't TV Finales Stick a Landing" piece at GQ😬 Sarah's review of JL:HDS at Best Evidence✉️ Mo Ryan's "Jared Leto And Hollywood's Open Secrets" essay at NYT🧯 Mo Ryan's Burn It Down at Exhibit B. Books📰 Last week's guest Tim Grierson's profile of Wonder Man star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II for the L.A. Times📷 Photo: Prime Video

    Coming Of Age At Sterling Point

  5. Jul 31 • Subscribers Only

    X: Beer, Soda, And Better Days For The New York Mets

    We’re saying farewell to July 2026 by going all the way back to July 1986, and a compilation of commercials taped from a broadcast of Jaws from Columbus, Ohio’s ABC affiliate. Sprite! Michelob! A piece of business equipment that either preceded or was not yet called a fax machine! We discuss all of these and more. An all-food Ask EHG (and can you believe it took us this long to do it?) requires that we consider such matters as which form of bread we could throw further, and whether caffeine-free Diet Pepsi is worse than jazz. Dave pitches a NewsRadio scene for induction into the Tiny Broken Human Canon. We name the week’s Not Quite Winners and, in one case, especially ignominious but officially Not Quite Loser. Kim takes us back to the Prairie to talk about “The Stranger.” Finally, we steal Damon Silver’s Discord question for an Extra Credit on discarded TV siblings. Grab a Coors Light and listen! EPISODE NOTES https://extrahotgreat.com/eehg-422/

    X: Beer, Soda, And Better Days For The New York Mets

  6. Jul 29

    Did We Go Mad For Furious?

    New Girl creator and The Dropout adapter Elizabeth Meriwether is back on TV with Furious, VERY loosely adapted from the 1987 erotic thriller Black Widow. Were we mad about watching it? Tim Grierson returns to join the discussion. Around The Dial takes us through Married At First Sight S20, The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience, and The Westies. Tara pitches the Documentary Now! two-parter “Soldier Of Illusion” for induction into The Canon. Then, after naming the week’s Winner and Loser, it’s on to a nomenclatural Game Time. Pour some vodka into your water bottle (we don’t judge) and join us! GUESTS👤 Tim Grierson TOPICSAnnouncement: 🌡️ New Club Milestones HitLead Topic: 💉 Furious Around The Dial: 💍 Married At First Sight Around The Dial: ⚾️ The Lonely Island Presents The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience Around The Dial: 🧭 The Westies The Canon: 🏔️ Documentary Now! S04.E01 & E02: Soldier Of IllusionWinner & Loser: 🚔 On Patrol: Live Winner & Loser: 🗯️ Mary Beth BaroneGame Time: 👯‍♂️ Name & Name SUPPORT THE SHOW🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more!🎧 Subscribe to EHG on Apple Podcasts for bonus episodes and no ads!🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site🦋 Tim Grierson on Bluesky🌴 Again With This Club🗣️ The L.A. Times, where Tim’s Yahya Abdul-Mateen II interview will be published in August🎞️ Richard Roeper’s review of The Westies at Roger Ebert🔥 The EHG FAQ, including information on the Mutual Aid Vault🤑 “July 27, 1986 commercials” on YouTube, which we’ll be discussing on EEHG this week🎧 List of Dear Media shows📷 Photo: Disney

    Did We Go Mad For Furious?

  7. Jul 24 • Subscribers Only

    X: Walking The Dinosaur With Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

    Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has returned for its fourth and penultimate season, and judging by the first six episodes we’ve seen, they’re sticking to their commitment to make as many kooky episodes as is reasonable; we tell you (spoiler-free) whether that’s a good thing. Ask EHG invites us to share which new emoji should be in the next batch, choose the next celebrity to guest on a daytime soap, and much more. Seth pitches Tom Holland’s “Umbrella” from Lip Sync Battle for induction into the Tiny Musical Performances Canon. Then, after naming the week’s Not Quite Winners And Losers, we mark the 10th anniversary of VCRs officially going obsolete by sharing our memories of our own VHS eras. Find the comfiest seat on the bridge and join us! EPISODE NOTES https://extrahotgreat.com/eehg-421/

    X: Walking The Dinosaur With Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

  8. Jul 22

    Teed Off At The Hawk

    Will Leitch is back for a very sportsy episode, as we contemplate Will Ferrell’s new golf sitcom, The Hawk — as well as when Ferrell got in a rut and how he could get out, why the universe thinks we need TWO golf shows right now, and what the show could have done to avoid wasting talented co-stars (“been a movie instead” is probably the answer). We went Around The Dial with The Five Star Weekend, Breaking Bad, and High Potentialbefore Sarah teed up a first-season Sports Night for Canon consideration. The New Yorker won, Big Bang Theorylost, and we waded into the ever-proliferating recap-podcast water hazard for Game Time. Crank the speakers on your golf cart and have a listen! GUESTS👤 Will Leitch TOPICSAnnouncement: 🧑‍💼 Salesperson Draft ResultsLead Topic: ⛳️ The Hawk Around The Dial: 🗓️ The Five-Star Weekend Around The Dial: 👨🏻‍🔬 Breaking Bad Around The Dial: 🫆 High Potential The Canon: 🥌 Sports Night S01.E16: SallyWinner & Loser: 🌲 Paige WilliamsWinner & Loser: 🙄 Jim ParsonsGame Time: 🎧 Leave It To The Professionals SUPPORT THE SHOW🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more!🎧 Subscribe to EHG on Apple Podcasts for bonus episodes and no ads!🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site📕 Get Will Leitch's book, Lloyd McNeil's Last Ride, in paperback🏌️‍♂️ Talking about Stick in EEHG 357🤑 The second Commercial Pitchman Draft from EHG 622💄 Listen To Sassy Club🧠 Our original discussion of High Potential in EHG 528📚 Speaking of paperbacks, they're on sale at Exhibit B. Books📷 Photo: Colleen E. Hayes / Netflix

    Teed Off At The Hawk
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Join Tara Ariano, Sarah D. Bunting, David T. Cole and their valued guests each week for discussion of what's new on TV plus our hall of fame roundtable segment called The Canon, listen as we appoint Winners and Losers Of The Week and of course our ultra competitive TV trivia quiz: Game Time.

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    Extra Hot Great: This Week In TV
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2026
  • Episodes
    567
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