14 episodes
The Shows We Watched Diversion
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- TV & Film
We all have love for our favorite TV shows. Those shows we went back to, sometimes for years, became like best friends. Each week TV aficionados James King and Emily Johnston take us back to hang out with those best friends and bask in the best TV shows of all time while learning nuggets that might surprise you. From the lowbrow to the highbrow, from the comedies to the dramas, from Gossip Girl and Mad About You to Beavis & Butthead, The Osbournes, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, explore the stories of our favorite shows with the humor and enthusiasm that connects us. The Shows We Watched covers a different TV show every episode and includes deep dives into Friends, Sex & the City, My So-Called Life, Frasier, Married with Children, The Larry Sanders Show, The Joy of Painting, and countless more.
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The Larry Sanders Show 📺 The fake show that launched HBO into the stratosphere
It’s the ultimate behind-the-scenes comedy and it’s the show that launched HBO into the stratosphere. What is it we love about shows that pull back the curtain on show business? The Larry Sanders Show with creator Garry Shandling along with the incredible cast that included Jeffrey Tambor, Rip Torn, Wallace Langham, and others did it better than everyone else, seamlessly mixing cutting jokes with effortless charm. Every famous star lined up to be a guest on the fictional talk show, from Robin Williams to Drew Barrymore to Jeff Goldblum. Check out hosts Emily and James chatting all things Sanders. No flipping!
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Married… With Children 👨👩👧👦 Popular and problematic
It was naughty… and hugely popular! It also featured early performances from stars like Ed O'Neill, Christina Applegate, and Matt LeBlanc. The Bundys were one of America’s favorite TV families of the 80s and 90s. But as hosts Emily and James look back on the classic sitcom, they cannot help but notice how terribly some of the shows' premises and jokes have aged.
Is Ed O'Neill's portrayal of Jay Pritchett on Modern Family his apology for those problematic bits? Was Married... with Children actually the debut of Joey from Friends? And how obsessed was James with Kelly Bundy during his teenage years?
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Frasier 🧠 I would shave my head for you
Kelsey Grammer’s stuck-up shrink, Dr. Frasier Crane, first found fame on Cheers. But it’s with his own show that Frasier became an icon, along with an incredible cast including David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Peri Gilpin, Jane Leeves, and others. The greatest spin-off all time? Frasier is certainly a front-runner. Hosts Emily & James sit down with a Cafe Nervosa non-foam latte and talk favorite characters like Sherry and Niles, relatable moments, and some of the more questionable attitudes.
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My So-Called Life 👩🏻🦰 Teen angst for a lifetime
It gave us such long-lasting stars as Jared Leto and Claire Danes. It only lasted one season but My So-Called Life had an outsized influence on the culture. It boasted enough teen angst for a lifetime. Could it be the greatest ‘one and done’ series of all time? Hosts James & Emily take a trip back to their teenage years and talk all things Angela Chase and Jordan Catalano! Now, whatever happened to Claire Danes and Jared Leto…?
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Friends 🙋🏻♂️ Ross is The Holiday Armadillo
The sitcom phenomenon that was Friends can’t be summed up in just one episode, so we’re doing it character-by-character. And we kick off our Friends deep-dive with David Schwimmer AKA hero-to-nerdy-paleontologists: Dr. Ross Geller. Such a nerd. So fun.
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