244: You Did an Inception on Me

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12/22/19 • 66 min

One last time before the end of the year, we’re back! Jason uses computer technology to construct a best-of-the-decade list for Tim. We’re probably forgetting something. We also discuss “Watchmen” a little bit, so if you want to not be spoiled at all about it, you can skip ahead to minute 20 and you’ll miss the whole thing.

Tim Goodman and Jason Snell

Show Notes & Links

Tim’s decade list (first draft, computer assisted)

Mad Men
Breaking Bad
The Americans

The rest of the list, in alphabetical order:

The A Word
Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations / The Layover / Parts Unknown
Archer
Atlanta
Barry
Better Call Saul
Better Things
Black Mirror
Bob’s Burgers
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Catastrophe
Detectorists
The End of the Fxxxing World
Fargo
Fleabag
Game of Thrones
Get Shorty
Girls
The Good Place
Happy Valley
It’s Always Sunny
Jane the Virgin
Justified
Ken Burns docs
Killing Eve
The Leftovers
Legion
Louie
Master of None
Mr Inbetween
Mr. Robot
Orange is the New Black
Parks & Recreation
Patriot
Planet Earth/Blue Planet docs
Rectify
Silicon Valley
Stranger Things
Succession
30 Rock
Veep

Tim Goodman and Jason Snell

Show Notes & Links

Tim’s decade list (first draft, computer assisted)

Mad Men
Breaking Bad
The Americans

The rest of the list, in alphabetical order:

The A Word
Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations / The Layover / Parts Unknown
Archer
Atlanta
Barry
Better Call Saul
Better Things
Black Mirror
Bob’s Burgers
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Catastrophe
Detectorists
The End of the Fxxxing World
Fargo
Fleabag
Game of Thrones
Get Shorty
Girls
The Good Place
Happy Valley
It’s Always Sunny
Jane the Virgin
Justified
Ken Burns docs
Killing Eve
The Leftovers
Legion
Louie
Master of None
Mr Inbetween
Mr. Robot
Orange is the New Black
Parks & Recreation
Patriot
Planet Earth/Blue Planet docs
Rectify
Silicon Valley
Stranger Things
Succession
30 Rock
Veep

Previous Episode

243: The Best TV Shows of 2019, More or Less

Tim’s done with being a TV critic and is trying to be all positive, but he put in nearly 11 months of work and Jason’s demanding a list! So Tim and Jason both present their lists of their favorite shows of 2019. Plus we answer your letters.

Tim Goodman and Jason Snell

Show Notes & Links

Tim’s (unordered) list of 22

Back to Life, Showtime
Better Things, FX
Catastrophe, Amazon
Chernobyl, HBO
Fleabag, Amazon
Game of Thrones, HBO
Informer, Amazon
Los Espookys, HBO
Modern Love, Amazon
Mr Inbetween, FX
Mr. Robot, USA
Perpetual Grace LTD, Epix
Sex Education, Netflix
Shangri-La, Showtime
Silicon Valley, HBO
Succession, HBO
The Spy, Netflix
This Way Up, Hulu
Veep, HBO
Watchmen, HBO
What We Do in the Shadows, FX
Years and Years, HBO

Honorable mention: Barry, Black Earth Rising, Black Mirror, Bob’s Burgers, Brexit, Euphoria, Gentleman Jack, Good Omens, Killing Eve, Legion, PEN15, Pennyworth, Ramy, Russian Doll, The End of the Fxxxing World, The Tick, Valley of the Boom.

Jason’s Top 10

Watchmen, HBO
Counterpart, Starz
Chernobyl, HBO
Sex Education, Netflix
What We Do In The Shadows, FX
For All Mankind, Apple TV+
The Good Place, NBC
You’re the Worst, FXX
Catastrophe, Amazon
Game of Thrones, HBO

Honorable mention: Good Omens, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, The Mandalorian, Star Trek: Discovery, The Tick, Brooklyn Nine Nine, Veronica Mars, Russian Doll, Letterkenny, A.P. Bio, Perpetual Grace LTD

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245: Yoga Five Times a Week

We’re back! Tim is retired, rested, and ready. And he’s got two new music-based projects to announce—neither of which is his secret job, sorry. Jason has some TV news and reports back on finishing a couple of series. We also read some of your letters and start a brand-new segment where Tim gives both Jason and the listeners a TV viewing assignment!

Your assignment: “Sex Education” season 1, episodes 1-4.

Tim Goodman and Jason Snell