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

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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

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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

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With the return of Apple TV's flagship comedy looming, Alan & Kathryn attempt to untangle the complicated road that brought Ted Lasso back for a fourth season. Then the pair compare sports comedies past and present with the Aaron Sorkin breakthrough Sports Night.

00:00 Intro/Foreign TV Is Good

11:00 Ted Lasso

36:55 Sports Night

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Alan & Kathryn take a tour through Furious, the new Hulu crime drama from Elizabeth Meriwether. Then, they discuss the history of her hangout sitcom New Girl through the lens of its exceptional second season episode "Cooler".

00:00 Intro/The Gilmore Girls Minute

04:16 Furious

35:01 New Girl

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August's special Patreon-exclusive episode sees Alan and Kathryn break down the historic course correction of The Leftover's second season, beginning with its premiere episode "Axis Mundi". But first, an important celebrity sighting.

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We've got spinoff fever this week, as Alan and Kathryn try to figure out the point of Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, the latest of the Big Bang Theory offshoots. Then, Kathryn celebrates the underwater clowns of The Brady Variety Hour while Alan tries to explain the potted history of Mrs Columbo. Lastly, the pair check in with the complete third season of The Vampire Lestat.

00:00 Intro/Housekeeping

04:40 Stuart Fails to Save the Universe

26:15 Spinoffs

54:03 The Vampire Lestat Spoilers

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Alan & Kathryn discuss the thrills and limits of Lucky, Anya Taylor-Joy's newest star vehicle, before returning to her breakout role in Netflix's The Queen's Gambit.

00:00 Intro

01:00 Important Bluey Research

07:35 August's Patreon Episode Revealed

09:28 The Hawk

13:27 Emmys Reactions

16:51 Lucky

36:23 The Queen's Gambit

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