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Sean T. Collins & Gretchen Felker-Martin

A podcast about how we experience television, by Sean T. Collins & Gretchen Felker-Martin.

  1. 07/23/2022

    Episode 014: Prepare the Sistine Chapel

    Enjoying the podcast? Please consider becoming a patron of the show's official Patreon: https://patreon.com/theseantcollins Gretchen and Sean reunite to discuss Pope Pius XIII's address to the College of Cardinals in Paolo Sorrentino's The Young Pope, with lengthy digressions about The Sopranos, Roman Catholicism, "Sexy and I Know It," and our own miserable religious upbringings along the way. (from The Young Pope Episode 5, written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino) Gretchen's Patreon: https://patreon.com/scumbelievable Gretchen's Twitter: https://twitter.com/scumbelievable Sean and Cut to Black's Patreon: https://patreon.com/theseantcollins Sean's twitter: https://twitter.com/theseantcollins

    48 min

  2. 03/22/2022

    Episode 013: The Altar

    Enjoying the podcast? Please consider becoming a patron of the show's official Patreon: https://patreon.com/theseantcollins Gretchen and Sean return to discuss the mysteries of faith explored in the climactic Little House on the Prairie episode "He Was Only Twelve (Part 2)." Yes, you read that right. (from Little House on the Prairie Season 8, Episode 22: "He Was Only Twelve (Part 2)," written and directed by Michael Landon) Gretchen's Patreon: https://patreon.com/scumbelievable Gretchen's Twitter: https://twitter.com/scumbelievable Sean and Cut to Black's Patreon: https://patreon.com/theseantcollins Sean's twitter: https://twitter.com/theseantcollins

    45 min

  3. 11/21/2021

    Episode 012: Check It Out!

    Enjoying the podcast? Please consider a pledge to Sean's Patreon, now the OFFICIAL Patreon of Cut to Black, to help keep the show afloat: https://patreon.com/theseantcollins In this episode, Gretchen and Sean discuss John C. Reilly's remarkable performance as the titular manchild in Tim & Eric's Check It Out! With Dr. Steve Brule. (from Check It Out! 1x05: "Fear," w: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, and John C. Reilly, d: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, and Jonathan Krisel) Sean's Vulture piece on John C. Reilly in Check It Out!: https://www.vulture.com/2016/07/john-reilly-dr-steve-brule-best-comedic-performances.html Sean's Twitter: https://twitter.com/theseantcollins Gretchen's Twitter: https://twitter.com/scumbelievable Gretchen's Patreon: https://twitter.com/scumbelievable

    46 min

  4. 10/29/2021

    Episode 011: Tooth Children

    Gretchen and Sean discuss the monsters of Channel Zero, Nick Antosca's near-peerless horror anthology series. (from Channel Zero: Candle Cove, d. Craig William Macneill; Channel Zero: No-End House, d. Steven Piet; Channel Zero: Butcher's Block, d. Arkasha Stevenson; Channel Zero: The Dream Door, d. E.L. Katz) Gretchen's Patreon: https://patreon.com/scumbelievable Gretchen's Twitter: https://twitter.com/scumbelievable Sean's Patreon: https://patreon.com/theseantcollins Sean's Twitter: https://twitter.com/theseantcollins Sean's interview with Nick Antosca: https://www.polygon.com/2019/1/3/18164746/channel-zero-nick-antosca-interview-syfy-horror-show

    54 min

  5. 10/08/2021

    Episode 010: University

    Gretchen and Sean discuss “University,” *the* pivotal episode of The Sopranos and a landmark in the development of television drama. (from The Sopranos 3x06, “University,” w: Terence Winter and Salvatore J. Stabile, story: David Chase & Terence Winter & Todd A. Kessler and Robin Green & Mitchell Burgess, d: Allen Coulter; music: “Living on a Thin Line” by The Kinks) Gretchen’s Patreon: https://patreon.com/scumbelievable Gretchen’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/scumbelievable Sean’s Patreon: https://patreon.com/theseantcollins Sean’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/theseantcollins

    52 min

  6. 09/12/2021

    Episode 009: Michael K. Williams

    Gretchen and Sean remember the life and career of Michael K. Williams, star of The Wire and Boardwalk Empire. (excerpt from Boardwalk Empire 1x04, "Anastasia," w. Lawrence Konner & Margaret Nagle, d. Jeremy Podeswa) Gretchen's Patreon: https://patreon.com/scumbelievable Gretchen's Twitter: https://twitter.com/scumbelievable Sean's Patreon: https://patreon.com/theseantcollins Sean's Twitter: https://twitter.com/theseantcollins

    45 min

  7. 08/30/2021

    Episode 008: Streaming Exclusively on Corncob TV

    Gretchen and Sean discuss the "Coffin Flop" sketch from Tim Robinson's I Think You Should Leave, an entry point into the "vast wasteland" of commercial TV. (from I Think You Should Leave 2x01, "They said that to me at a dinner.", w: Tim Robinson, d: Jeffrey Max and Zachary Johnson) Gretchen's Twitter Gretchen's Patreon Sean's Twitter Sean's Patreon Anne Victoria Clark's feature on the making of "Coffin Flop"

    53 min

  8. 08/10/2021

    Episode 007: Smallfolk

    Spinning out of the moment when his nervous troops overhear Robb Stark being declared the King in the North, Gretchen and Sean discuss the role of peasants, soldiers, slaves, and the underclasses generally in Game of Thrones. (from Game of Thrones 1x10, "Fire and Blood," w: David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, d: Alan Taylor) Gretchen's Patreon Gretchen's Twitter Sean's Patreon Sean's Twitter

    57 min
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About

A podcast about how we experience television, by Sean T. Collins & Gretchen Felker-Martin.

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  • Creator
    Sean T. Collins & Gretchen Felker-Martin
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Sean T. Collins & Gretchen Felker-Martin
  • Show Website
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