Going Down Under (Navally) With NCIS: Sydney
Episode 485, Nov 15, 2023, 10:00 AM
Rolling Stone's chief TV critic Alan Sepinwall on a watertight formula, plus a Leftovers Canon entry and much more!
Our esteemed colleague Alan Sepinwall is back, mate(y)! An Australian spin-off of an already banal cop-show franchise is maybe not the best use of his time, but we talked about NCIS-franchise stock characters, unmemorable TV for aging parents, and what happens when English actors try to play ugly Americans. Later, we went Around The Dial with The Curse, The O.C., and Murder One before wondering whether God is dead during Mike's The Leftovers Canon presentation. Alex P. Keaton won, Nickelodeon execs lost, and Game Time had us Quantum Leap-ing into TV characters -- all that and more on an all-new Extra Hot Great, oh boy!
GUESTS
๐ค Alan Sepinwall
TOPICS
Lead Topic: ๐จ NCIS: Sydney
Tiny Triumph: ๐ The Gilded Age
Around The Dial: ๐ฑ The Curse
Around The Dial: ๐ The O.C.
Around The Dial: ๐ช Murder One
The Canon: ๐ฆ The Leftovers S03.E05: It's A Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt World
Winner & Loser: ๐ Still
Winner & Loser: ๐ Unnamed Nickelodeon pilot
Game Time: โ๏ธ Quantum Leaping 2
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NOTES
๐ Full episode notes can be found on the episode 485 page on ExtraHotGreat.com
๐ Pre-order Alan Sepinwall's latest book,ย Welcome to The O.C.!
๐ฑ Alan's review ofย The Curseย forย Rolling Stone
๐ And Tara's for Cracked
๐ช An entirely differentย Murder Oneย at Exhibit B. Books
๐ท Photo: Daniel Asher Smith / Paramount+
GUESTS
๐ค Alan Sepinwall
TOPICS
Lead Topic: ๐จ NCIS: Sydney
Tiny Triumph: ๐ The Gilded Age
Around The Dial: ๐ฑ The Curse
Around The Dial: ๐ The O.C.
Around The Dial: ๐ช Murder One
The Canon: ๐ฆ The Leftovers S03.E05: It's A Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt World
Winner & Loser: ๐ Still
Winner & Loser: ๐ Unnamed Nickelodeon pilot
Game Time: โ๏ธ Quantum Leaping 2
SUPPORT THE SHOW
๐ฅ Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more!
๐๏ธ Shop our merch store!
NOTES
๐ Full episode notes can be found on the episode 485 page on ExtraHotGreat.com
๐ Pre-order Alan Sepinwall's latest book,ย Welcome to The O.C.!
๐ฑ Alan's review ofย The Curseย forย Rolling Stone
๐ And Tara's for Cracked
๐ช An entirely differentย Murder Oneย at Exhibit B. Books
๐ท Photo: Daniel Asher Smith / Paramount+