Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 163 - Worst of 2012
Dan and Alan discuss their least favorite TV shows of the year
Happy Monday, Boys & Girls.
Last week, Sepinwall & I celebrated TV's Best of 2012.
As Santa Claus would tell you, it's pleasant to put together a "nice" list, but it's MUCH more fun to penalize the kids who have been naughty.
That's why we're dedicating what will probably be our last Firewall & Iceberg of 2012 to handing out lumps of coal. And there are plenty to go around.
And because we recorded this podcast on Friday, pretty much at the second that AMC announced the Glen Mazzara-free renewal for "The Walking Dead," we talked for a bit about the potential ramifications for the zombie drama. Since very little has changed or evolved in that particular story, I doubt that the segment will seem too outdated.
The breakdown:
"The Walking Dead" without Glen Mazzara (00:01:00 - 00:10:55)
The Worst of 2012 (00:11:00 - 01:11:00)
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A long-time member of the TCA Board and a longer-time blogger of "American Idol," Dan Fienberg writes about TV, except for when he writes about movies or sometimes writes about the Red Sox. But never music. He would sound stupid talking about music.
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December 24, 2012 at 6:07PM EST Reply to Commentenjoyed the podcast, but nothing will ever compare to the worst of 2011 podcast when Dan goes off about H8R.
dan Tyler - 2012 was full of suckiness, but nothing left me QUITE as irate as "H8r." But hope springs eternal for 2013!
December 24, 2012 at 6:14PM EST-Daniel
erika_herzog
December 24, 2012 at 6:59PM EST Reply to Commentcan't believe it's TCA time so soon.
thanks for this podcast -- great Xmas present!
December 24, 2012 at 7:20PM ESTsepinwall The gap between summer and winter tour is much shorter than that between winter and summer, especially since the summer tour moved into August.
December 24, 2012 at 8:15PM ESTAnd sometimes, Dan just says these things, you know?
Cousin Larry Appleton
December 24, 2012 at 7:09PM EST Reply to CommentFun stuff. I'm surprised we never heard the words "Mob Doctor." Even if it's just in respect to the title.
You guys should preview the NFL playoffs. Or debate NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. Is it weird that I sort of enjoy the sports debates as much as the TV stuff?
Thanks for a years worth of great listening.
Ben
December 24, 2012 at 9:12PM EST Reply to CommentMy one disappointment; this was recorded before the announcement of HIMYM Season 9. Then Dan might have told us what he really thought :P
Tom
December 24, 2012 at 9:29PM EST Reply to CommentDan, how come no rant about Gossip Girl? It was easily the worst show on TV in 2012.
dan Tom - It'll be in the Bottom 10 slideshow I'm posting tomorrow night... I felt like I was talking about too many shows Alan didn't watch.
December 24, 2012 at 9:40PM EST-Daniel
belinda Yeah no kidding. I was left so grossed out by GG that I think I will have a hard time watching anything new from Schwartz and co anymore, despite my love for Chuck and the OC.
December 26, 2012 at 7:01PM ESTbelinda Chuck the show, not the disgusting character on GG.
December 26, 2012 at 7:01PM ESTodessasteps
December 24, 2012 at 9:47PM EST Reply to CommentI hope we can get some Jack Klugman talk on the next podcast (whenever that is) - Odd Couple, Quincy, some memorable Twilight Zone episodes and even going on Match Game with Brett Somers.
DavidK
December 24, 2012 at 11:01PM EST Reply to CommentFor all its faults, the episode "Marny Wants a Girl" of Guys With Kids was a perfectly good episode of television. Tempestt Bledsoe and Anthony Anderson getting to be silly and have fun, Zach Cregger and Jamie-Lynn Sigler having actual characters with chemistry, and minimal Erin Hayes and Jesse Bradford. That's a show I could really like!
Stacy
December 25, 2012 at 5:56PM EST Reply to CommentDon't worry Dan, I live alone and always seem to have WAY too much laundry to do. And dishes too.
MatthewL
December 25, 2012 at 8:44PM EST Reply to CommentLooking forward to hearing it, but is anyone else having issues with the iTunes feed? It doesn't seem to know that there is a new podcast.
dan MatthewL - iTunes is a perpetual mystery. It updates of its own volition and at different speeds for different people. So I assume that yes, others are probably having delays, but that still others got the podcast immediately... It's probably nothing personal...
December 25, 2012 at 8:48PM EST-Daniel
MatthewL Dan - Thanks for that.
December 25, 2012 at 9:17PM ESTscoopie77 I didn't get it on iTunes today, so I streamed it from Dan's Blog.
December 26, 2012 at 4:17PM ESTfilaphresh
December 26, 2012 at 12:16AM EST Reply to CommentBy Alan's logic of "The Greco-Roman pantheon was not worshiped by Australians," shouldn't an American accent be just as illogical as an Australian accent? I'd think anything other than a Greek or maybe Italian (Latin?) accent would be just as "illogical" as Australian.
scoopie77 Or an English accent. In the old movies, they always had proper English accents. Teehee.
December 26, 2012 at 4:17PM ESTscoopie77
December 26, 2012 at 4:16PM EST Reply to CommentLoved the podcast too. I was totally waiting to hear about the hot mess known as "True Blood."
Electric Dragon
December 26, 2012 at 5:09PM EST Reply to CommentIt's not inconceivable that the Greco-Roman pantheon are in Australia - after all, the Norse pantheon are currently residing in New Zealand ( http://thealmightyjohnsons.co.nz/ ).
odessasteps OR, if you read Marvel Comics, Asgard for the last few years was located above Oklahoma.
December 28, 2012 at 12:03AM ESTRobin
December 27, 2012 at 11:44AM EST Reply to Comment"But you dunk a donut!"
Line of the podcast Dan.
EMANUEL
December 27, 2012 at 6:13PM EST Reply to CommentOk i have some more :Rob,Allen Gregory,H8R,Touch,I Hate My Teenage Daughter,Are You There, Chelsea?,The Firm ,Best Friends Forever ,Emily Owens, M.D,Animal Practice,Please Marry My Boy,The Mindy Project ,The Mob Doctor,The Inbetweeners us,Charlie's Angels,Common Law,Pretty Little Liars.
dan Emanuel - Yup. Lots of those are mighty bad shows. Some of them -- "Allen Gregory," "H8r," "Charlie's Angels" -- didn't air in 2012. Some of them -- "I Hate My Teenage Daughter," "Pretty Little Liars" -- I/we didn't watch a second of in 2012.I'm negative-to-ambivalent on few of the others. And "The Mindy Project" isn't bad at all.
December 27, 2012 at 6:18PM EST-Daniel