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Best of 2025: Television

While the second Golden Age of Television shows signs of decline, we still got a slew of excellent new seasons and series. Check out our critic picks from drama to comedy, animation to reality show.

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Best of 2025: Film

Our panelists weigh in on their favorite films from 2025, an eclectic mix of broad physical comedies, animated musicals, thought-provoking horror, and international surprises.

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Best John Williams Film Score

John Williams has been the go-to composer for Hollywood blockbusters for more than 50 years. From alien adventures to rampaging dinosaurs to hunky explorers to space battles to wizards in training, he gave sound to them all. We discuss 16 of his most notable works.

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Worst Lead Character in a TV Series

Viewers are generally supposed to like the lead characters on a TV series. But sometimes, the writers and producers get it wrong, and characters who even start out right go horribly wrong. We discuss 16 of the worst TV leads of all time.

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Best TV Pilot Episode

A great first episode can immediately catapult a TV series into the cultural conversation. We look back at 16 of the most mind-blowing pilots in television history.

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Best Of 2024: Television

Best of 2024 Televison features picks from panelists and Patreon supporters, sharing their favorite shows of the year, from much-lauded dramas to under-the-radar comedies and animated projects.

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Best Bluey Episode

“Bluey,” the popular Australian animated series that has enchanted families around the world, is currently on hiatus. But our panelists and their families look back at Seasons 1-3 to pick their favorite episodes.

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Best “Sesame Street” Character

In November 2024, “Sesame Street” will celebrate 55 years of bringing quality children’s programming to televisions across the United States — and the world. We pay our respects by discussing 16 of the most iconic characters to appear on the show.

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Best 1980s Sitcom

The 1980s may have only had three networks (for the most part), but they still produced some of the most legendary comedies in TV history. We discuss 16 of the best sitcoms of the 80s, with special guest panelist James Adomian!

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Best Tina Turner Song

Tina Turner was one of the most important -- and longest-lasting -- stars of the late 20th Century. Her music and her story inspired millions around the world over the course of her seven-decade career. As part of our Divas series, we explore the very best of her catalogue.

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Best Baby-Sitters Club Book

The Baby-Sitters Club series of books, written by Ann M. Martin from the mid-1980s to 2000, were formative reading materials for an entire generation of young readers, both women AND men. We celebrate this sprawling franchise with one of our most endearing debates ever.

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Best "30 Rock” Episode

NBC’s “30 Rock” remains one of the 21st Century’s funniest, most inventive television comedies. For this episode of the podcast, the panel looks back at the show’s seven-season run and debates the best episodes. We want to go to there…

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Best TV Family

The podcast panel debates 16 of the most legendary families featured on TV past and present. Which television family makes it to the top?

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