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With Ash Vs. Evil Dead premiering on Starz and iZombie well into a strong second season on The CW, we felt it was time to bring back horror/comedy/horror-comedy fan (and iZombie correspondent) Eve Batey for a discussion of both. Liv delivers her final Face Off report on Season 9, and all of us share our thoughts on the season finale of Project Greenlight...until next week when we talk about The Leisure Class, the movie it spawned. Around The Dial stops at Nashville, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Scream Queens, Project Runway, and CBS's just-announced new Star Trek series. Patrick presents the 30 Rock episode "Cleveland" for induction into The Canon, and then after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a Game Time that takes us on a whirlwind trip around the world! Make sure your hand's screwed on tight, and then make sure your headphones are! GUESTS

Does CBS's new Supergirl soar or splat? Jeff Alexander, who'll be covering the show for Previously.TV all season, returns to the podcast to join us in a discussion about the pilot. Liv gives us her thoughts on the season's penultimate Face Off before the rest of us chew over the season's penultimate Project Greenlight. (TOO SOON!) The Blotter Presents takes us through the high points of The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case before Around The Dial stops at Arranged and Married At First Sight: The First Year; The Librarians; You're The Worst; and Residue. Jeff makes an intoxicating case for the induction of Drunk History's "Montgomery, AL" into The Canon, and then after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a Game Time that risks going tit...ulars up. Make sure all your green kryptonite's safely locked up and listen! GUESTS

That's right, listeners: Joe "Awardsy" Reid is back in the permanent Extra Hot Great rotation, as the gang (of four!) checks into American Horror Story: Hotel. When will the show lose most of us this season? What's with that kid looking like Noah Syndergaard? And are we gaga for Gaga? Then we ordered up some room service with the Face Off report, bitched about Jason Mann in our Project Project Greenlight segment, and went around the dial with Jane The Virgin, The Walking Dead, Casual, and Sleepy Hollow. Joe made a list! Abby Lee Miller got indicted! David took us on an Adventure Time with his Canon submission! But just how happy is Joe's reunion with Game Time? He says he's just honored to be nominated; we're very glad he's back, on an all-new Extra Hot Great. GUESTS

As The Good Wife returns for its seventh season, we welcome Adam Grosswirth to talk about how well the season premiere washes away the bad taste left by Season 6. Liv gives us her report on a freak show-focused episode of Face Off, and The Blotter Presents tells you about Showtime's Warren Jeffs documentary Prophet's Prey (and some other highlights from the annals of Mormon true crime). Around The Dial stops at The Daily Show, Once Upon A Time, the just-announced TV series adaptation of the podcast Serial, and Manhattan, and then Adam makes the case for Star Trek's "Mirror Mirror" to be inducted into The Canon. We very briefly discuss the week's Winner and Loser before barreling ahead to a Game Time that will decide the season's victor! Make sure your wig's on straight and then listen! GUESTS

Fall premiere season is upon us, and since we know you rely on us to advise you as to what to watch and what you can skip (you do, right?), we've invited Jeff Drake to join us for a discussion of the season: what we're into; what we probably should be into but aren't, or have given up on; and what no one should be into. We move from there into Liv's report on the latest apocalyptic Face Off, and then into Sarah's look at the specials marking the 20th anniversary of the O.J. Simpson murder trial verdict in The Blotter Presents. We take a moment to speculate in a special Will Dave Hate These? segment covering both Troy: Fall Of A City and a just-announced reboot of The A Team. Then Jeff makes his case for "The Germans" episode of Fawlty Towers to be inducted into The Canon, from which point we name the week's Winner and Loser, and then wind up with a thrilling installment of Game Time. Put on your gloves and earmuffs and then take off your earmuffs and listen! GUESTS

Now that we've put our champagne flutes in the dishwasher and peeled off our Spanx, we're ready to look back on the 2015 Emmy awards telecast, from how much funnier Andy Samberg was than the stiffs in the room to the feelings we experienced watching Jon Hamm literally climb on stage to accept his statuette -- and thank God Joe Reid was able to return to the podcast and join us. After Liv gives us her report on the latest Face Off, Sarah debuts a new segment, The Blotter Presents, covering all manner of true crime TV, starting with the 1986 Ted Bundy miniseries The Deliberate Stranger. Around The Dial makes stops at Best Time Ever, So You Think You Can Dance, Project Runway, and Fargo. Mark makes a brief cameo to update us on a past Tiny Triumph and -- spoiler alert! -- it's quite a bit less Tiny than it used to be. Joe makes the case for the induction of the Best Friends Forever episode "Butt Dial" into the Canon, and then after a more overstuffed Winners and Losers segment than usual, it's on to a Game Time

The Good Wife Marathon Diarist Kim is back to discuss the un-Moored return of Project Greenlight, and whether a fourth season a decade in the making is off to a first-rate start. Tara shared a You're The Worst Tiny Triumph that is kind of the best before Liv weighed in on two weeks of Face Off and we all bid Under The Dome its overdue (but still dumb) farewell. We went around the dial with Playing House, Colbert's first week, a true-crime show that's actually decent, a pilot that isn't, another Star Wars ad, and the lameness of Good Wife S06 before Tara oppo-researched the hell out of Buntsy's sitcom preferences as she tried to get a Veep episode into the Canon. Ugly cars won, Johnny Depp lost, and Game Time fell into a K-hole. Don't put this episode of Extra Hot Great in turnaround: listen now! GUESTS

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Now that Playing House's second season is well underway, we've invited Nick Rheinwald-Jones, one of its staunchest fans, to join us for a discussion of how things are going so far. Tara shares a Playing House-based Tiny Triumph, after which it's time for Liv to report on the latest Face Off, and for Tara to share the latest insanity from Under The Dome. Around The Dial stops at Regular Show, Show Me A Hero, Drunk History, Project Greenlight, Hannibal, and the apparently infinite galaxy of Star Wars toy ads from the '80s. Nick makes a case for the induction of the Veronica Mars episode "Spit And Eggs" into the Canon, and then after naming the week's Winner and Loser, we dive into Rob Hartmann's latest diabolical Game Time. Load up some gingi and new-news and enjoy! GUESTS

Omar's back to talk about AMC's Walking Dead prequel, Fear The Walking Dead. Does it need more process and less teen angst? What's with the stupid driving? And will we keep watching? Dave explained a few EHG facts before Liv learned subtlety on the Face Off report and Tara made us Domer, and we went around the dial with documentary spoofs, vintage reality shows, dysfunctional comedy joints, and crappy Star Wars gifts. Will Dave un-Pierce Gene of Bob's Burgers? Is Sarah's X-Files Canon submission out of this world? Did Sorkin win or lose this week? And who used his or her brain best -- i.e., not eating them -- in Game Time? It's an apocalyptically good time on this week's all-new Extra Hot Great. GUESTS

As Humans (heard of 'em) wraps its first season, John Ramos joins us to talk about the titular humans and their synth friends...and foes! Liv tells us all about a wedding-themed episode of Face Off, and Tara takes us through the latest idiocy making us all Domer on Under The Dome. Around The Dial stops at Last Week Tonight, Show Me A Hero, Rectify, Mr. Robot, and another confounding Star Wars toy ad. Dave makes a singular case for the submission to The Canon of the G.I. Joe episode "The Viper Is Coming," and no, that is not a very long typo. Then, after naming the week's Winner and Loser, we close up with a Game Time that takes us through all of life's biggest events! Top up your synth fluid and join us! GUESTS

Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan joined the gang this week to take a closer look at Project Runway as it returns for a fourteenth season. Liv trolled us in her Face Off report, Tara recharged the amethysts Under The Dome with rage, and we went around the dial with Jon Stewart, Cait Jenner, Becoming Us, Nic Pizzicato Five, the resurgence of Big Brother, and the lies Saturday-morning ads tell -- before Heather wigged us out with a Melrose Place Canon submission. We declared a winner and loser, then scaled a traditional Egyptian burial structure for 25 Dave points in this week's Game Time. Work wives, dead wives, crying and cutting: we've got it all (plus a ton of TV Republicans for some reason?) on an all-new Extra Hot Great. GUESTS

Since summer TV is no longer dumber TV, we've invited Mark Blankenship back to the Blankenship Chair to join us for a discussion of our most winning series picks! Niece Liv -- now seven years old -- returns to bring us the scoop on Face Off's Season 9 premiere, and then Tara tells us the latest ways Under The Dome has made us Domer. Mark makes a case for the induction of Downton Abbey's S05E03 to the Nonac -- the reverse Canon -- and then after identifying the Winner & Loser Of The Week, we finish up with a very critical Game Time. Turn up the AC and enjoy! GUESTS

Our esteemed colleague Kim helped the gang poke holes in Catfish this week, as we wondered whether Max has gotten better...or everything else around him on the show has gotten worse. We got psyched about the revivals of Wet Hot American Summer and America's Best Dance Crew, took a buggy down memory lane with Little House, and got on board with Humans ("...heard of 'em") before bringing Zoo Under The Dome and trying to bring a Friday Night Lights episode to the Canon championship. Caitlyn Jenner won another event, Jon Stewart's imitation game is a loser, and we passed the Hot Potato in a brand-new Game Time. Should you arrange to meet an all-new Extra Hot Great in a park? Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose. GUESTS

The vampire zombies of The Strain are back on FX, and Omar Gallaga, our resident expert, is back to tell us all about the early days of the second season. From there, we go on to check on the latest events making us Domer, and flip Around The Dial with stops at In Search Of..., The Astronaut Wives Club, the Netflix documentary Tig, and the Spike miniseries Tut. Omar makes a case for the induction of The Walking Dead episode "The Grove" into The Canon, and then after naming the week's Winner and Loser, we finish up with a Game Time that's the OPPOSITE of boring and tedious! Grab a cup of worms and enjoy! GUESTS

Eve Batey makes it a threequel when she returns to discuss -- and diagnose -- Scream with the rest of the gang. We met the newest EHG-themed shirts, despaired of Under The Dome, and recommended Bosch, UnREAL, and British reality-show sleep aids, and Dave was hopeful about Daredevil's second season. Tara and Melanie explained (at normal volumes) why they are NOT Crackpots before we congratulated Lester Holt and shunned Jared Fogle. And I don't want to alarm you guys but Game Time is COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE. (Unless it was only the cat.) GUESTS

Dear Mr. President, There are too many ways TV can confuse us or let us down. Please eliminate three. We are NOT crackpots! Dave, Sarah, Tara, and special guest Nick Rheinwald-Jones share their own crackpot TV theories or opinions, and discuss submissions from listeners just like you. Join us for a completely sane, non-fruitcakey outing! GUESTS

Our esteemed colleague Nick willingly trapped himself Under The Dome as CBS's summer "hit" returns for another season of crappy acting, bad CGI, and inexplicable character beats. After Sarah ripped off a rant about jeans and we compared jazz unfavorable with a certain True Detective's anti-bullying regime, we went around the dial with Key & Peele, A History of Radness, European shows of Dave enjoyment, and the excellent wardrobe in a bad ad. The Panel considered The Alias for The Inclusion in The Canon and we cringed at Messrs. Trump and Lecter before a Game Time on finales. If you can jump the chasm of killer butterflies, join us at the Zenith of fun on an all-new Extra Hot Great. GUESTS

Point your GPS to Central California and meet your EHG regulars and frequent guest Jeff Drake for a discussion of True Detective's divisive Season 2 premiere! From there, we zoom on to an Around The Dial that stops at A Deadly Adoption, Poldark, The Crimson Field, Catastrophe, which HBO documentaries you should smarten up your summer with, and another dip into classic TV ads of yore. Jeff makes a case for the induction of The Mary Tyler Moore Show pilot into the Canon, and then after identifying the week's Winner and Loser, we wind up with a Game Time you might consider a little too informal. Swirl it all a little before you gulp it down! GUESTS

Our esteemed colleague Joe K. Reid (note: not his middle initial) returned to discuss Hannibal's third season and whether the show's serving cannibalistic realness so far. Then we cleansed our palates with a quintessentially inessential TNT summer drama, an Orphan Black clone ranking, and early returns on Orange Is The New Black, and Joe made his pitches for acting-Emmy long shots. A Canon submission made our gorges rise yet again as we reviewed a notorious episode of Review before Degrassi got a stay of execution and Stamos got pulled over. Who did the best job explaining our TV culture to aliens in this week's Game Time? Which Hannibal characters do we hold most deer? Save room for dessert, Clarice: it's an all-new Extra Hot Great. GUESTS