1.20 - Best of the Year
1.20 — Best of 2023
To wrap up 2023, Emily and Megan talk about their favorites of the year, including Fellow Travelers, Saltburn, and Sea of Tranquility, and then they play a game about shared media experiences!
Read More1.19 - A Syndicated Holiday Special
1.19 — A Syndicated Holiday Special
After Emily and Megan talk about LOST and Fellow Travelers, they go in on holiday-themed episodes, including Gilmore Girls’ Thanksgiving and Lizzie McGuire’s Christmas episodes. Happy holidays!
Read More1.18 - The Fall of the House of Syndication
1.18 — The Fall of the House of Syndication
Emily and Megan talk about Smash and Yellowjackets, and they do a deep dive on The Fall of the House of Usher and Mike Flanagan’s work as a whole, followed by a quick game about the Flanagan-verse.
Read More1.17 - Someday We'll Be SAW-dicated
117 - Someday We’ll Be SAW-dicated
In honor of spooky season, Emily and Megan talk about the Saw franchise, then discuss their current watches—Castlevania: Nocturne, Our Flag Means Death, and Ahsoka. They also play a trivia game about horror adaptations.
Read More1.16 - Syndicated Education
116 - Syndicated Education
This episode gets personal as Emily and Megan talk about their connections to the final season of Sex Education, including the dead parent storyline. Then to lighten the mood, they play a trivia game about teen TV shows!
Read More1.15 - Fifteen Piece
1.15 - Fifteen Piece
Emily and Megan talk about Minx (and its amazing second season!), Trigun Stampede, and live-action One Piece. Then they discuss iconic bisexual characters! And finally, in honor of Minx, they play a game about sexy period piece television.
Read More1.14 - Syndicated: City Primeval
114 - Syndicated: City Primeval
Emily and Megan talk about the current watches, including Justified: City Primeval, Sex Education, and LOST. They ponder if television revivals are ever good, then play a video game adaptation trivia game!
Read More1.13 - It's Episode 13, Actually.
113 - It's Episode 13, Actually.
In their first real catch-up since the SAG-AFTRA strike began, Emily and Megan talk about Heartstopper season 2 (Nick’s bisexual, actually), Sex Education, and Minx. Then they play a Les Mis-themed trivia game.
Read More1.12 - Double Strike Solidarity
112 - Double Strike Solidarity
Emily and Megan discuss the ramifications of the double SAG-AFTRA and WGA strike and play a trivia game about past strikes in Hollywood. Solidarity with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA!
Read More1.11 - Syndicated XI
111—Syndicated XI
Emily and Megan talk about The Bear and Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, and Emily goes on a deep dive about the Fast & Furious animated(?) series(??), Fast & Furious Spy Racers! Then they play a trivia game about TV taglines.
Read More1.10 - Ten Lasso
110 — Ten Lasso
It’s a season finale roundup as Emily and Megan talk about how Barry, Ted Lasso, and Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ended. Then they play a finale-themed guessing game!
Read More1.09 - Syndication of '09
109 — Syndication of '09
Put on your cap and gown: Emily and Megan talk about Class of ‘07 and Class of ‘09, two new shows focused on the graduating classes in an Australian dystopia and at Quantico, respectively. They also talk about the state of physical media and play a game about the cast of Class of ‘09.
Read More1.08 - Syndicated Metal
108 — Syndicated Metal
After a rundown on what Emily and Megan are watching, the two talk about recent show cancellations and do a deep dive on the upcoming Twisted Metal series. Then they play a game about iconic opening credits!
Read More1.07 - 7th Heaven (or Hell)
107 — 7th Heaven (or Hell)
Emily and Megan chat about their current watches (Wolf’s Rain and Schmigadoon) and the ongoing writer’s strike, then introduce a new segment: the TV Graveyard where shows that they’ve started watching but never finished go to die. Plus, a Taylor Swift trivia game!
Read More1.06 - Mrs. Syndicated
106 — Mrs. Syndicated
It’s a double Mrs. episode, as Emily and Megan chat about final season of Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and the pilot of Mrs. Davis (not Mrs. Harris). Then they chat about the writers' strike before it actually happened, including the list of items in the contract that the WGA was requesting. Solidarity with the WGA!
Read More1.05 - Rise of the Syndicated Ladies
105 — Rise of the Syndicated Ladies
This week, Emily and Megan chat about The Mandalorian, Ted Lasso, and Jury Duty, and then do a deep dive on Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (it’s good actually). They wrap up with a fun musical-themed trivia game.
Read More1.04 - A League of Four Own
104 - A League of Four Own
For the fourth episode, the gals do a deep dive on The Power’s pilot and Amazon’s disappointing announcement about the final, four-episode season of A League of Their Own. Then a bit of TV news (There's gonna be a Starfleet Academy show—Emily’s dream come true) and a fun game about the top television shows of 2010 and 2013.
Read More1.03 - Someday We'll Be Mindhunters
103 - Someday We'll Be Mindhunters
After a brief discussion about what they’re watching, Emily and Megan discuss Mindhunter and the ethics of true crime television, followed by a deep dive into JJ Abrams’s career. Then Emily suffers through a LOST guest star guessing game.
Read More1.02 - Syndication and the City
102 — Syndication and the City
This week, Emily and Megan discuss the idea of editing True Blood for syndication (weird) and the more widespread use of intimacy coordinators in Hollywood (good). They also tackle their current watches, including MTV’s Scream TV series and Daisy Jones & the Six.
Read More1.01 - The First of Us
101 — The First of Us
For the inaugural episode (after a canceled pilot, a la Game of Thrones), Emily and Megan introduce the show and discuss what they’re watching, including The Last of Us, Poker Face, LOST, and The Expanse. The gals also talk about the messiness of television production and the weird history of Wayward Pines. Plus, a lil game of trivia!
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