Shifting Channels

Sitcoms, Past and Present

Episode 3 (click to play/pause)

In this episode, Nicole and Harold talk about their history of watching situation comedies, from the syndicated classics to modern shows like The Office. Nicole also discusses her feelings about According to Jim.

Show notes:

Who needs show notes for every darn episode? Not us, apparently. You're on your own this week...

The Writers' Strike

Episode 2 (click to play/pause)

Nicole and Harold talk about the impact of the WGA strike and what the future holds for the post-strike TV landscape.

Show notes:

• Defamer - Gawker media blog offers its take on Hollywood
• "The Post-Strike Landscape" - some speculation from the New York Times
• Survivor - the big daddy of reality TV
• The Real World - was this the first modern reality TV franchise?
• The Sarah Connor Chronicles - a new sci-fi series on Fox, set in the world of The Terminator
• Tim Goodman - TV critic from the San Francisco Chronicle
• Summer Glau - actress from Firefly, Serenity, The 4400, and now The Sarah Connor Chronicles
• Scrubs - will the strike derail the last season of the popular Zach Braff comedy?
• Moonlighting - the last strike caused an abrupt end to this Cybil Sheperd - Bruce Willis vehicle
• Battlestar Galactica - the strike will likely break the last season of BSG into two installments
• Project Runway - airing its fourth season, but can you find full episodes online? We think not.
• Amazon Unbox - are they a viable competitor to iTunes?
• The Writer's Guild of America and United Hollywood
• speechless - great series of videos
• podcast image by CABridges via Flickr

Here We Are Now. Entertain Us.

Episode 1 (click to play/pause)

Welcome to a brand new podcast! Your hosts, Nicole and Harold, tackle the subject of television and how they watch it.

Show notes:

• Stash and Burn - Nicole's podcast with Harold's wife Jenny
• General Hospital on ABC and on YouTube - a staple in Nicole's TV habit
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer - the show that brought the hosts together in TV fandom
• Star Blazers - a favorite from Harold's youth
• Freaks and Geeks - Paul Feig's great one-season show, beloved by both hosts
• Lazy Sunday - the viral hit that blew up on YouTube until NBC pulled the plug. (And it's still funny. "Double True!")
• TiVo - Harold talks about discovering timeshifting and never looking back (boop boop boop)