About this episode
Fametracker's own Adam Sternbergh (oh, also the New York Times 's but whatever)(hee) is back to discuss The Equalizer , the perfectly acceptable re-imagining of the '80s classic. Whom on the panel did the new verzh win over with casting coups, origami tradecraft, and similarities to Leverage and Blindspot ? Who called it the three-camera sitcom of cop shows? And is anyone setting their DVR to watch more of it? We went Around The Dial with Framing Britney Spears , Married At First Sight , GBBO , Big Family Cooking Showdown , and Crime Scene: The Vanishing At The Cecil Hotel before finding ways to Defund The Police Shows in an Extra Credit from Francoise. Succession tried to ascend to the Canon throne; comedy both won AND lost; and we may have flunked out of electoral college during Game Time. Settle down in front of your only-on-TV massive monitor bank for an all-new Extra Hot Great! GUESTS 👤 Adam Sternbergh TOPICS Lead Topic: ⚖️ The Equalizer Around The Dial: 🖼 The New York Times Presents: Framing Britney Spears Around The Dial: 👰♀️ Married At First Sight Around The Dial: 🥮 The Great British Bake Off Around The Dial: ⏲ The Big Family Cooking Showdown Around The Dial: 🫥 Crime Scene: The Vanishing At The Cecil Hotel Extra Credit: 🚔 Defund The Police Shows The Canon: 🦺 Succession S02.E04: Safe Room Winner & Loser: 🤣 Impractical Jokers Winner & Loser: 🦚 NBC Game Time: 🧠 Hail To The Chiefs NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 341 page on ExtraHotGreat.com ⚖️ Tara's review of The Equalizer for Primetimer 🔮 "The Oracle of Britney Spears" in Vanity Fair 👴🏼 "How The Elderly Lose Their Rights" in the New Yorker 🌅 Tara (and John Ramos!) on the Postcards From The Edge ep of Quaid In Full 💰 The Sweet Smell Of Succession podcast 📷 Photo: CBS / Barbara Nitke