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TV Is Good

TV Is Good

By: Alan Sepinwall
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TV critics Alan Sepinwall and Kathryn VanArendonk get together once a week to talk about all the things they love (and some of the things they don’t) on television. They talk about new releases, old favorites, TV curiosities and whatever’s happening in the wide wide world of how people watch TV these days.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes
  • Why do we love Adults so much?

    Why do we love Adults so much?
    Aug 31 2026

    With the celebrated return of FX's Adults this week, Alan & Kathryn dedicate the episode to the sitcom's triumphant second season. Then, the pair sit down with Adults' creators Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw for an in-depth discussion on the things they love about TV.


    00:00 Introduction

    01:26 Next month's Patreon episode

    02:30 The fall TV slate

    04:14 What's Alan plugging?

    05:30 Kathryn wants off of the Great American Road Trip

    07:58 Sons of Anarchy's meta-sequel

    11:00 Adults

    31:29 Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw interview


    For next week's episode, you can watch the two Wishbone episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V0XaODnKvA&list=WL&index=2 & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_ImiOm0ulI&list=WL&index=1

    Support us on Patreon


    Read Alan at What's Alan Watching? and Kathryn at Vulture


    Preorder Alan's Rod Serling biography & get the bonus essay


    Pre-order Kathryn's Bluey book

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Is Sterling Point the best YA soap since The OC?

    Is Sterling Point the best YA soap since The OC?
    Aug 24 2026

    In this week's episode, Alan & Kathryn discuss the teen hit of the summer - Prime soap Sterling Point - including lauding the talents of Ella Rubin. Then, we look back at soap history to the early 2000s, through the lens of Josh Schwartz's opus The OC.


    00:00 Introduction

    1:07 Hayden Panettiere

    04:40 Kathryn's throat, and various teams

    05:30 Lanterns timeline watch

    09:15 Every Summer After ain't no Sterling Point

    10:23 Sterling Point

    38:33 The OC

    Support us on Patreon


    Read Alan at What's Alan Watching? and Kathryn at Vulture


    Preorder Alan's Rod Serling biography & get the bonus essay


    Pre-order Kathryn's Bluey book

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Does Lanterns want to be a comic book show?

    Does Lanterns want to be a comic book show?
    Aug 17 2026

    The latest instalment in the DC Universe arrives this week, and Alan & Kathryn are here to share their thoughts on HBO's Lanterns. Then, a throwback tribute to a legendary superhero one-hit wonder, The Middleman.


    00:00 Intro

    01:09 September Patreon Poll Results

    03:04 A Patreon Correction

    03:58 Kathryn's Voice: Why Does It Sound Like That?

    05:54 Alan's Audiobook

    11:35 Swiss Bones

    14:36 Alan's Watching Watchmen

    15:51 The Bluey Years

    19:09 Lanterns

    41:23 The Middleman

    Support us on Patreon


    Read Alan at What's Alan Watching? and Kathryn at Vulture


    Preorder Alan's Rod Serling biography & get the bonus essay


    Pre-order Kathryn's Bluey book

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 3 mins
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