About this episode
Our esteemed colleague Alan Sepinwall is back, mate(y)! An Australian spin-off of an already banal cop-show franchise is maybe not the best use of his time, but we talked about NCIS -franchise stock characters, unmemorable TV for aging parents, and what happens when English actors try to play ugly Americans. Later, we went Around The Dial with The Curse , The O.C. , and Murder One before wondering whether God is dead during Mike's The Leftovers Canon presentation. Alex P. Keaton won, Nickelodeon execs lost, and Game Time had us Quantum Leap -ing into TV characters -- all that and more on an all-new Extra Hot Great, oh boy! GUESTS 👤 Alan Sepinwall TOPICS Lead Topic: 🐨 NCIS: Sydney Tiny Triumph: 🌟 The Gilded Age Around The Dial: 😱 The Curse Around The Dial: 🍊 The O.C. Around The Dial: 🔪 Murder One The Canon: 🦁 The Leftovers S03.E05: It's A Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt World Winner & Loser: 👍 Still Winner & Loser: 👎 Unnamed Nickelodeon pilot Game Time: ⚛️ Quantum Leaping 2 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 485 page on ExtraHotGreat.com 📚 Pre-order Alan Sepinwall's latest book, Welcome to The O.C. ! 😱 Alan's review of The Curse for Rolling Stone 🙀 And Tara's for Cracked 🔪 An entirely different Murder One at Exhibit B. Books 📷 Photo: Daniel Asher Smith / Paramount+