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The Superhero Hour Hour 10/31
Constantine has premiered, bringing the total number of comic book shows to six! Mike and Ryan decide whether or not Constantine is worthy, and then give a few minutes to the rest of the comic book TV line up.
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Round 3 THE AFFAIR VS SURVIVOR’S REMORSE Once the story of the third episode of Survivor’s Remorse gets going, there’s a scene that’s jarring compared to the rest of the episodes. A Make-a-Wish kid tells NBA superstar Cam Calloway that he better fill his face with pussy, or he will tell the world that…
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Round 1 UNCLE VS CONSTANTINE See the bracket here!!! Throughout this New Fall TV Tournament, we’ve talked a lot about pilots having to prove to you that you’ve seen (and liked) things like them before, and then – within the same episode – prove to you how they are different, and hopefully…
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Round 1 BENCHED VS MIKE TYSON’S MYSTERIES Eliza Coupe (Happy Endings), Jay Harrington (Better Off Ted), Oscar Nunez (The Office), and Maria Bamford is as much of a head start as a one camera sitcom can ask for. And it isn’t like Benched squanders all of the good will it is afforded by that…
Read MoreThe Superhero Hour Hour 10/25/14
Mike and Ryan finally get a chance to put the spotlight on Arrow, and the return of Thea. They also try to justify talking about the Avengers 2 trailer because it debuted during a comic book television show.
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ROUND 2 THE AFFAIR VS THE FLASH See the bracket!!! I know that The Affair isn’t getting the kind of buzz that Showtime was probably hoping for, but I seriously didn’t learn until I just recently watched the first two episodes back-to-back that THIS SHOW IS MCNULTY VS RAWLS. I feel let down…
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ROUND FOUR GOTHAM VS TRANSPARENT See the bracket! (NOTE: This is Gotham’s first four episodes versus Transparent’s first four.) One of the things I like about Gotham is the way it tows the DC universe lines. Now, the good folks at the Popfilter offices have pledged allegiance to the Marvel flag. With good…
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Round Three A to Z VS TRANSPARENT See the bracket! Today’ combatants are both part of the elite eight, but for very different reasons. Both 30 minute comedies, their formats are enormously different. A to Z is more of a standard sitcom with a familiar format. And by the third episode, its settling comfortably…
Read MoreThe Superhero Hour Hour 10/17/14
The Walking Dead is back! Mike and Ryan discuss whether or not the season premiere shows any sign of the series fixing their problems, and then giggle about explosions and fire. They also discuss the new episodes of Arrow, The Flash, Gotham, and Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD.
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Round One MARRY ME VS JANE THE VIRGIN The Bracket!!! I never saw it coming. First, Marry Me happened. It’s a sitcom about a couple who can’t quite get their proposal right. If I were a betting man, it would have had my money on it to make it until at least the third…
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