Firewall & Iceberg Podcast, episode 102: Catching up on 'Homeland,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Prime Suspect' & more
Alan and Dan also check in on 'The Walking Dead,' 'Parenthood,' 'The Good Wife' and 'Pan Am & answer your mail
The Firewall & Iceberg Podcast took a week off while I was sick, so we're back with an extra-long installment in which we catch up on a bunch of new and returning dramas now that we're several months into the TV season, and we also answer some mail and drop random references to Oscar Gamble's batting stance, Soul Glo and more.
The line-up:
"Parenthood" -- 02:30 - 12:45
"Prime Suspect" -- 12:50 - 18:30
"Fringe" -- 18:35 - 26:00
"Good Wife" -- 26:10 - 34:45
"Boardwalk Empire" -- 34:50 - 42:20
"The Walking Dead" -- 42:25 - 48:05
"Pan Am" -- 48:05 - 57:50
"Homeland" -- 57:55 - 01:07:45
Listener Mail: Real actors vs. Characters -- 01:09:30 - 01:14:35
Listener Mail: Past TV moments if we'd had Twitter -- 01:14:45 - 01:21:15
Listener Mail: Reflections on "Scrubs" -- 01:21:30 - 01:28:20
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Alan Sepinwall has been reviewing television since the mid-'90s, first for Tony Soprano's hometown paper, The Star-Ledger, and now for HitFix. His new book, "The Revolution Was Televised," about the last 15 years of TV drama, is for sale at Amazon. He can be reached at sepinwall@hitfix.com
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November 14, 2011 at 7:24PM EST Reply to CommentI haven't listened to the podcast yet, but when I saw, "past TV moments if we had Twitter," my first thought was seeing this trending:
"It was a baby, you son of a bitch. She killed her baby."
Also, glad Alan apparently used the Oscar Gamble link I sent him. I couldn't find any video footage, as, if you listen to Bill Simmons, you know that MLB is very draconian about its footage being on youtube.
sepinwall It's a shame. The combination of that huge afro with that incredibly compact stance was one of the greatest visuals of my sports-viewing childhood.
November 14, 2011 at 7:35PM ESTBgklein
November 14, 2011 at 7:58PM EST Reply to CommentI'm listening to the Twitter question now...Didn't Lance kill Laura Palmer?
nic919
November 14, 2011 at 10:25PM EST Reply to CommentIt's too bad that Prime Suspect isn't getting the numbers it should to stay on the air. I agree that it really has improved since the pilot, and they are starting to get in a groove. I wonder how much of the poor ratings is due to people running away screaming from Whitney. I have yet to watch an episode of that and for once I am glad that the CTV feed eliminates most of the ads for Whitney as I am watching Community, Parks and Rec and The Office.
ciotog
November 14, 2011 at 10:55PM EST Reply to CommentAlan, are they cancelling Community? Please say it isn't so!
bunson
November 15, 2011 at 3:54AM EST Reply to CommentJob applicants to the FBI, CIA, etc are required to take polygraph tests. While they aren't 100% true, they are still used and relied upon by these government agencies. Granted, applying for a job and assisting terrorists aren't exactly the same thing, but still.
odessasteps
November 15, 2011 at 4:09AM EST Reply to CommentThe Newhart and St Elsewhere finals would have been great for Twitter. Same with Classic DR Who.
odessasteps (cross posted from dans blog)
November 15, 2011 at 4:17AM ESTAnd I expect that if people would have clogged Twitter with Seinfeld references, it may have been even worse for the early years of the Simpsons.
#monorail
#helpmedrzaius
#whackingday
#rakescene
#shavethosesideurns
#bigwhiteguyismichaeljackson
#ripfrankgrimes
Tyler
November 15, 2011 at 9:43AM EST Reply to CommentIs it just me or is the podcast not up on iTunes?
johnnymac not just you.
November 15, 2011 at 10:57AM ESTjohnnymac it's working for me now.
November 15, 2011 at 11:08AM ESTsepinwall I would also strongly suggest subscribing. For some reason, our podcast (and lots of others) appear MUCH more quickly when you subscribe than if you simply go to the iTunes store to look for a new episode.
November 15, 2011 at 11:15AM ESTHatfield
November 15, 2011 at 11:23AM EST Reply to Comment"Our old friend Brian Hatfield..." Feelin' the love, guys! Thanks for answering my email, I'm glad at least Alan had a story for it. And Dan, while I agree that Miracle is very attractive, I am a little saddened that you didn't go to high school with anyone as hot as her! Maybe my adolescence was more blessed than I knew.