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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.

  1. X: Was Celebrity Bowling A Turkey?

    3D AGO • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    X: Was Celebrity Bowling A Turkey?

    For the February Forcening, Beth dug deep in the archives to inflict upon us a Brady Bunch episode of Celebrity Bowling. Listen to find out whether it drove any of us to improve our skills by joining a local league. Ask EHG invites us to pitch a non-kids' show that should get the "on ice" treatment, how we use butter in our daily lives, and more. Dave pitches an infamous whale explosion for the Tiny Local Reporting Canon. Then, after we name the week's Not Quite Winners and Losers, we close out with an Extra Credit on what it really means these days to be a multi-hyphenate. Dry your hands on the air blower of your choice and join us! EPISODE NOTES https://extrahotgreat.com/eehg-394/

    56 min
  2. Going Backstage With The Muppet Show

    5D AGO

    Going Backstage With The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show returns with a one-off episode starring Sabrina Carpenter; Muppetry expert Adam Grosswirth returns to discuss it, including whether the new version nailed the original's vibe, what makes a good Muppet guest (and whether Sabrina's got the right stuff), and how we can't believe Dolly Parton never guested on the show (...so far). Later, we went Around The Dial with The Pete Davidson Show, Ugliest House In America, and Conspiracy Theories, and Adam hoped nobody would object to his first-season L.A. Law Canon brief. Impractical Jokers won, Grant Show lost, and we dropped Muppets into primetime shows for a mash-up Game Time. It's time to get things started on an all-new Extra Hot Great! GUESTS👤 Adam Grosswirth TOPICSLead Topic: 🐸 The Muppet Show (2026)Around The Dial: 🗑️ The Pete Davidson ShowAround The Dial: 🏚️ The Ugliest House In AmericaAround The Dial: 🕵 Conspiracy TheoriesThe Canon: 🐂 L.A. Law S01.E17: Beef JerkyWinner & Loser: 🃏 Impractical JokersWinner & Loser: ❤️‍🔥 Grant ShowGame Time: 🐷 The Muppet Shows 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🎙️ Hear more Muppet analysis from Adam Grosswirth on the Muppeturgy podcast🦋 Adam on Bluesky🐀 Listen to Muppet Show writer Albertina Rizzo talk about the special on the Bananas Podcast💄 Listen To Sassy Club🛖 EHG 417 on The Ugliest House In America🤪 Sarah's review of Conspiracy Theories at Best Evidence📷 Photo: Disney+

    1h 23m
  3. X: Giving Notes On Wonder Man

    JAN 30 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    X: Giving Notes On Wonder Man

    Marvel's latest superhero series is Wonder Man, a buddy comedy genre experiment pairing Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Ben Kingsley. Were we rapt in wonder, or did we wonder why it wasn't a movie? Ask EHG invites us to share our favorite casseroles and plumb the depths of Surf Dracula, among other queries. Tara pitches Saturday Night Live's "Ras Trent" for induction into the Tiny Sketch Canon. We each name our Not Quite Winners And Losers Of The Week. Finally, we go around the horn with our picks for TV's most important dairy products. Assuming you're not lactose-intolerant: enjoy! EPISODE NOTES https://extrahotgreat.com/eehg-393/

    1h 17m
  4. Sharing Our Recollections About Memory Of A Killer

    JAN 28

    Sharing Our Recollections About Memory Of A Killer

    Fox's new drama Memory Of A Killer, about a hitman in denial about his serious memory loss, stars Patrick Dempsey, so naturally we had to invite Dan Cassino, one of our most dedicated Grey's Anatomy fans, to discuss whether you should add a reminder to your calendar to watch it, or immediately forget it exists. Around The Dial takes us through The Beauty, a roundup of cozy British and international mysteries including Midsomer Murders and Agatha Christie's Seven Dials (among others), and Wrestlers. Emilymae makes the case for inducting Crash Landing On You's 12th episode into The Canon. Then, after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a Non-Regulation Game Time from Dr. Cassino himself: send your mash notes to him directly, and don't forget to listen! TOPICSLead Topic: 🫥 Memory Of A KillerAround The Dial: 🧴 The BeautyAround The Dial: 🔪 Midsomer MurdersAround The Dial: 🐴 ShetlandAround The Dial: 🎛️ Agatha Christie's Seven DialsAround The Dial: 🐀 La PesteAround The Dial: 🤼 WrestlersThe Canon: 🪂 Crash Landing On You S01.E12Winner & Loser: 🐺 Jordan BelfortWinner & Loser: 🏰 Michael RapaportGame Time: 🌭 Some Bangers, All Mash 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🦋 Dan Cassino on Bluesky🫂 Community Aid Network MN🪙 Dan's new book, Bitcoin Bros: Masculinity, Cryptocurrency, And The Future Of Men📚 "Discover Your Inner Bookworm At These Local Minneapolis Bookstores" at the official Minneapolis website🚨 Exhibit B.'s winter compendia and crimoir sale📷 Photo: Jan Thijs / FOX CLUB-ONLY NOTES🔥 EHG Club Perk Links & How-To💬 Get On Our Community Discord

    1h 11m
  5. X: Is A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms More Than Mead Nonsense?

    JAN 23 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    X: Is A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms More Than Mead Nonsense?

    A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms kicks off its inaugural season adapting George R.R. Martin's first "Dunk and Egg" novella. Is it a slam dunk with us, or did it come up goose eggs? Ask EHG invites us to share an Industry theme song and our personal bread strat, among other things. Sarah pitches an Abbie Carmichael choice from Law & Order for the Tiny Line Delivery Canon. We name our not quite Winners and Losers of the Week. Finally, we wind up with an Ask EHG question reimagined as an Extra Credit, all about the insurance commercial mascots we'd like to date and why. Saddle up Thunder and join us! EPISODE NOTES https://extrahotgreat.com/eehg-392/

    1h 7m
  6. Should You Enroll In Starfleet Academy?

    JAN 21

    Should You Enroll In Starfleet Academy?

    The Star Trek universe goes teen drama -- and, for once, does it in the/a future instead of the pre-TOS "past." Since it's a Trek property, Andrew returned to talk about Paul Giamatti feasting on his anachronistic lines, whether the show works better as sci-fi or Space High, and where it ranks in Paramount-era Trek shows. We went Around The Dial with Ponies, Andrew's middlebrow-TV catch-up, and Shining Vale before Tara used up her djinn wishes on a What We Do In The Shadows Canon entry. Profilers won, McConaughey lost, and we prayed for guidance in a religious-network Game Time. Escape from your hidden prison planet and join us! GUESTS👤 Andrew Cunningham TOPICSLead Topic: 🧑🏽‍🏫 Star Trek: Starfleet AcademyAround The Dial: 🕵🏻‍♀️ PoniesAround The Dial: 🫱🏻‍🫲🏽 The DiplomatAround The Dial: 💪 InvincibleAround The Dial: 🧠 High PotentialAround The Dial: 👻 Shining ValeThe Canon: ⚰️ What We Do In The Shadows S04.E06: The WeddingWinner & Loser: 🔎 Ann BurgessWinner & Loser: 🍺 Matthew McConaugheyGame Time: 🙏 Thou Shalt Guess The Title 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🦋 Andrew Cunningham on Bluesky📚 Andrew's book-discussion podcast, Overdue🖖 Alan Sepinwall's review of Starfleet Academy👔 Tara's Justin Theroux piece for GQ✊ Minneapolis-St. Paul mutual-aid resources🦋 Norm Charlatan on Bluesky💄 Listen To Sassy📷 Photo: Brooke Palmer / Paramount+

    1h 22m
  7. X: What We Watched On Our 2025 Winter Vacation

    JAN 16 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    X: What We Watched On Our 2025 Winter Vacation

    With Sarah taking a breather, Kari Race of "The World's Most Dangerous Musical Moments On TV" fame joins us to talk about what we all watched on our winter vacations -- and yes, you had better believe Heated Rivalry is up first (but it's just one of a dozen shows we reveal or revisit). Dave delivers a flurry of judgments on all the answers to all seven Ask Ask EHG prompts that we left you while we were out. Kari presents the cold open of Moonlighting's "Those Lips, Those Eyes" for induction into the Tiny Breaking The Fourth Wall Canon. We each crown our Not Quite Winners And Losers of the week. Finally, we end on an Extra Credit that imagines us casting a season of Taskmaster with TV characters. Cozy up with a nice hot beverage and join us! EPISODE NOTES https://extrahotgreat.com/eehg-391/

    1h 33m
  8. Charting A New Season Of The Pitt

    JAN 14

    Charting A New Season Of The Pitt

    The Pitt returns to take viewers through another remarkably busy day in the ER at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. What is there to celebrate in the show's fictional Fourth of July? Heather Cocks, our S01 guest, returns to talk about it. Around The Dial takes us through a passel of recent comedy specials from George Civeris, Kumail Nanjiani, Frankie Quiñones, and Sarah Squirm (aka Sarah Sherman); Heated Rivalry creator Jacob Tierney's previous hockey show, Shoresy; and Bookish, old to Brits but new to PBS. Seth pitches a Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee for induction into The Canon. Then, after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a Non-Regulation Game Time that's beating down our door. Find a comfortable seat in chairs (ideally away from Mr. Digby and his compelling odors) and join us! GUESTS👤 Heather Cocks TOPICSAnnouncement: 🫥 Sarah Is AwayLead Topic: 🏥 The PittAround The Dial: 🤪 Frankie Quiñones: Damn That's CrazyAround The Dial: 💭 Kumail Nanjiani: Night ThoughtsAround The Dial: 💨 George Civeris: A Sense Of UrgencyAround The Dial: 🤮 Sarah Squirm: Live + In The FleshAround The Dial: 🥅 ShoresyAround The Dial: 📚 BookishThe Canon: 🐝 Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee S01.E06: The Patriarchy Hasn't Let Me DownWinner & Loser: 🤠 The LowdownWinner & Loser: 🧙‍♀️ Executives at CharmedGame Time: 🚪 Knock Three Times 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🕳️ Tara's review of The Pitt's S02 premiere, at GQ🏍️ “So You Noticed Dr. Robby Wasn’t Wearing A Motorcycle Helmet” at Vulture🤢 "Sarah Sherman Is Grosser Than You Think" at The New Yorker✍️ Tara's author page at GQ (new pieces coming this week!)💃 Go Fug Yourself📚 Links to buy Heather and Jessica's books🍸 Drinks With Broads👩‍💻 Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee Zoom Watch Party with Lolly Adefope, Aaron Chen, Rose Matafeo, and Paul F. Tompkins🧑‍💻 Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee Zoom Episode 4 with Ayo Edebiri, Rose Matafeo, Blair Socci, and Paul F. Tompkins📷 Photo: Warrick Page / HBO Max

    1h 21m
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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
    539
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