Extra Hot Great: This Week In TV

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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  Episode #628

  628: Lanterns Has A Nice Ring To It

  Aug 19, 20261h 3m

  HBO’s getting in the superhero game with Lanterns , a take on a DC Comics superhero with theories about aliens, and lore expert Kate Sánchez returns to walk us through why John Stewart is an interesting apprentice, what she’d do with glowing-ring powers, and whether we buy Coach Taylor in this role. We went Around The Dial with The Dink , Hard Knocks , and the return of The Challenge , and our esteemed colleague John Ramos hoped we’d represent an episode of Heartstoppers for the Canon. Only Murders casting won, Dylan Walsh lost, and we waded into the Simpsons – One Piece plot Venn in Game Time. While away that flight to Nebraska with an all-new Extra Hot Great! GUESTS Kate Sánchez TOPICS Lead Topic: Lanterns Around The Dial: The Dink Around The Dial: Hard Knocks Around The Dial: ‍♂️ The Challenge The Canon: Heartstopper S02.E08: Perfect Winner & Loser: Only Murders In The Building Winner & Loser: Dylan Walsh Game Time: ‍☠️ One Piece Did It 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 Kate Sánchez's online community, But Why Tho Kate on Bluesky Tara explains why you should be watching Reacher S04, at GQ More on Reacher S04 from us in EEHG 424 The virtual concierge at Exhibit B. Books, Sarah's true-crime bookshop Photo: HBO

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  Episode #627

  627: Should Anna Pigeon Take A Hike?

  Aug 12, 20261h 17m

  In Anna Pigeon , the USA Network’s new Canadian import, the titular character is a cop whose beat is Glacier National Park. Did it make us want to abandon our TVs for the great outdoors? Famed National Parks Omar Gallaga returns to talk about it. Around The Dial takes us through The Last House , S02 of X-Men ’97 , and Game Day Murders . Omar presents the Primal episode “Plague Of Madness” for induction into the Canon. Then, after we name the week’s Winner and Loser, we get out our credit cards for a Game Time that dares us to shop (TV) ’til we drop. Put on your sunscreen and bug spray and listen! GUESTS Omar Gallaga TOPICS Lead Topic: Anna Pigeon Around The Dial: ️ The Last House Around The Dial: X-Men '97 Around The Dial: ️ Game Day Murders The Canon: Primal S01.E07: Plague Of Madness Winner & Loser: ️ Stars of The Pitt Winner & Loser: Ego Nwodim Game Time: Shop The Show NOTES Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site Omar on Bluesky The Cold Vanish by John Billman on Bookshop ‍♂️ “No Return” (about “alpine divorce”) at The New Yorker The Listen To Sassy Club ‍♂️ “A Wunderkind Showrunner Was Put In Charge Of Marvel’s X-Men ’97 . Then Something Went Terribly Wrong” at Vanity Fair ‍ Omar at CNET Sarah’s review of Game Day Murders at Best Evidence Info on and tickets for The Bathroom Attendant Photo: Michelle Faye / USA CLUB-ONLY NOTES EHG Club Perk Links & How-To Get On Our Community Discord

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  Episode #626

  626: Coming Of Age At Sterling Point

  Aug 5, 20261h 18m

  Extra Extra Hot Great music-on-TV correspondent Kari Race is back to discuss Sterling Point , in which Manhattan rich kids head to a wifi-free island in Canada to uncover secrets, draw love triangles, and make out with their friends’ moms. The panel was divided on whether it was charming and sweet, or unrealistic and annoying; see if we think it’ll make you smile, or just feel old. We went Around The Dial with Unacceptable , Heartstopper: Forever , and the BBC’s Jared Leto investigation, and Dave asserted that a seventh-season X-Files episode was ass. Task won, Wonder Man lost, and Game Time turned X-Files guest-star deaths into blind items. Grab a handful of illegally stored acorns and join us. GUESTS Kari Race TOPICS Lead Topic: Sterling Point Around The Dial: Unacceptable Around The Dial: Heartstopper Around The Dial: Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret The Nonac: The X-Files S07.E13: First Person Shooter Winner & Loser: ‍♂️ Task Winner & Loser: ‍♂️ Wonder Man Game Time: The Ex-Files 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 Kari Race's Hey Remember the 80s podcast Tara's "Why Can't TV Finales Stick a Landing" piece at GQ Sarah's review of JL:HDS at Best Evidence ✉️ Mo Ryan's "Jared Leto And Hollywood's Open Secrets" essay at NYT Mo Ryan's Burn It Down at Exhibit B. Books Last week's guest Tim Grierson's profile of Wonder Man star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II for the L.A. Times Photo: Prime Video

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  Episode #625

  625: Did We Go Mad For Furious?

  Jul 29, 20261h 31m

  New Girl creator and The Dropout adapter Elizabeth Meriwether is back on TV with Furious , VERY loosely adapted from the 1987 erotic thriller Black Widow . Were we mad about watching it? Tim Grierson returns to join the discussion. Around The Dial takes us through Married At First Sight S20, The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience , and The Westies . Tara pitches the Documentary Now! two-parter “Soldier Of Illusion” for induction into The Canon. Then, after naming the week’s Winner and Loser, it’s on to a nomenclatural Game Time. Pour some vodka into your water bottle (we don’t judge) and join us! GUESTS Tim Grierson TOPICS Announcement: ️ New Club Milestones Hit Lead Topic: Furious Around The Dial: Married At First Sight Around The Dial: ⚾️ The Lonely Island Presents The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience Around The Dial: The Westies The Canon: ️ Documentary Now! S04.E01 & E02: Soldier Of Illusion Winner & Loser: On Patrol: Live Winner & Loser: ️ Mary Beth Barone Game Time: ‍♂️ Name & Name 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 Tim Grierson on Bluesky Again With This Club ️ The L.A. Times, where Tim’s Yahya Abdul-Mateen II interview will be published in August ️ Richard Roeper’s review of The Westies at Roger Ebert The EHG FAQ, including information on the Mutual Aid Vault “July 27, 1986 commercials” on YouTube, which we’ll be discussing on EEHG this week List of Dear Media shows Photo: Disney

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  Episode #624

  624: Teed Off At The Hawk

  Jul 22, 20261h 21m

  Will Leitch is back for a very sportsy episode, as we contemplate Will Ferrell’s new golf sitcom, The Hawk — as well as when Ferrell got in a rut and how he could get out, why the universe thinks we need TWO golf shows right now, and what the show could have done to avoid wasting talented co-stars (“been a movie instead” is probably the answer). We went Around The Dial with The Five Star Weekend , Breaking Bad , and High Potential before Sarah teed up a first-season Sports Night for Canon consideration. The New Yorker won, Big Bang Theory lost, and we waded into the ever-proliferating recap-podcast water hazard for Game Time. Crank the speakers on your golf cart and have a listen! GUESTS Will Leitch TOPICS Announcement: ‍ Salesperson Draft Results Lead Topic: ⛳️ The Hawk Around The Dial: ️ The Five-Star Weekend Around The Dial: ‍ Breaking Bad Around The Dial: High Potential The Canon: Sports Night S01.E16: Sally Winner & Loser: Paige Williams Winner & Loser: Jim Parsons Game Time: Leave It To The Professionals 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 Get Will Leitch's book, Lloyd McNeil's Last Ride , in paperback ️‍♂️ Talking about Stick in EEHG 357 The second Commercial Pitchman Draft from EHG 622 Listen To Sassy Club Our original discussion of High Potential in EHG 528 Speaking of paperbacks, they're on sale at Exhibit B. Books Photo: Colleen E. Hayes / Netflix

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