About this episode
Showtime's new limited series, Fellow Travelers , takes us back to the 1950s AND the 1980s via Matt Bomer's closeted Don Draper-esque life and loves -- and the great Joe Reid is back in the guest chair to talk about whether the whole is less than the sum of a few very good parts; what Roy Cohn content might do a better job with midcentury context than this show; and how much sex creates character development. Then we went Around The Dial with Everyone Else Burns , The Fall of the House of Usher , and Paramount+'s Milli Vanilli documentary, and Tara plotted to get a tenth (!) Simpsons episode into the Canon. Seth Rogen's ceramics hobby won, an ex- SNL writer lost, and we piled into the virtual minivan for a road-trippy Game Time. Moisturize your necks: it's an all-new Extra Hot Great! GUESTS 👤 Joe Reid TOPICS Lead Topic: 🧳 Fellow Travelers Around The Dial: ❤️🔥 Everyone Else Burns Around The Dial: 🏚️ The Fall Of The House Of Usher Around The Dial: 🏴☠️ Our Flag Means Death Around The Dial: 🎙️ Milli Vanilli The Canon: 👨🦲 The Simpsons S08.E16: Brother From Another Series Winner & Loser: 👍 Seth Rogen Winner & Loser: 👎 Kevin Brennan Game Time: 📍 The Great American TV Road Trip SUPPORT THE SHOW 🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more! 🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 483 page on ExtraHotGreat.com 🧳 Joe's review of Fellow Travelers at Primetimer 🌤️ Joe Reid on Bluesky 🏆 This Had Oscar Buzz on Patreon 🎞️ Vulture’s Movie Fantasy League 😆 Tara on the best imported comedies to stream right now at Cracked 🎙️ Mark And Sarah Talk About Songs on Patreon 📷 Photo: Ben Mark Holzberg / SHOWTIME