THE SERIOUS TV DRAMA PODCAST

Serious TV Drama Podcast 466: The Boys 5x8 Blood and Bone (Series Finale)

Scot and Jamie recap and review “Blood and Bone” — the series finale of THE BOYS. [Recorded 5/24/2026]

STVD 465: Survivor 50x13 Reverse the Curse (Season Finale)

Scot, Tiffany, Brian, and Jamie recap and review the Season Finale of SURVIVOR 50: IN THE HANDS OF THE FANS! [Recorded 5/21/2026]

Serious TV Drama Podcast 464: The Boys 5x7 The Frenchman, the Female, and the Man Called Mother’s Milk

Scot and Jamie recap and review 5x7 “The Frenchman, the Female, and the Man Called Mother’s Milk” - the penultimate episode of THE BOYS Season 5! Plus, halfway through, Scot also offers up his own list of top Billy Joel songs. [Recorded 5/17/2026]

STVD 463: Survivor 50x12 Inconceivable

Scot, Tiffany, Brian…and Jamie (!) recap and review 50x12 “Inconceivable” — the penultimate episode of SURVIVOR 50: IN THE HANDS OF THE FANS! [Recorded 5/14/2026]

Serious TV Drama Podcast 462: The Boys Season 5 / Episodes 5x4 - 5x6

Scot and Jamie recap and review the 4th, 5th, and 6th episodes of THE BOYS Season 5 (5x4 “King of Hell", 5x5 “One-Shots" and 5x6 “Though the Heavens Fall"). [Recorded 5/10/2026]

STVD 461: Survivor 50x11 Everyone Will Be Shooketh

Scot and Tiffany recap and review 50x11 “Everyone Will Be Shooketh” — the latest episode of SURVIVOR 50: IN THE HANDS OF THE FANS! [Recorded 5/7/2026]

Serious TV Drama Podcast 460: The Boys Season 5 / 1st 3 Episodes

Scot and Jamie recap and review the first three episodes of THE BOYS Season 5 (5x1 "Fifteen Inches of Sheer Dynamite", 5x2 "Teenage Kix" and 5x3 "Every One of You Sons of Bitches"). [Recorded 5/3/2026]

STVD 459: Survivor 50x10 A Side Dish of Chaos

Scot, Tiffany and Brian recap and review 50x10 “A Side Dish of Chaos” — the latest episode of SURVIVOR 50: IN THE HANDS OF THE FANS! [Recorded 4/30/2026]

STVD 458: Survivor 50x9 I Deserve All of This

Scot, Tiffany and Brian recap and review 50x9 “I Deserve All of This” — the latest episode of SURVIVOR 50: IN THE HANDS OF THE FANS! [Recorded 4/23/2026]

STVD 457: Survivor 50x8 Double the Fun, Double the Demise

Scot and Tiffany recap and review 50x8 “Double the Fun, Double the Demise” — the latest episode of SURVIVOR 50: IN THE HANDS OF THE FANS! [Recorded 4/16/2026]

STVD 456: Survivor 50x7 That’s Not How I Play Survivor

Scot, Tiffany and Brian recap and review 50x7 “That’s Not How I Play Survivor” — the latest episode of SURVIVOR 50: IN THE HANDS OF THE FANS! [Recorded 4/9/2026]

STVD 455: Survivor 50x6 The Blood Moon

Scot and Tiffany recap and review “The Blood Moon” -- the latest episode of SURVIVOR 50: IN THE HANDS OF THE FANS! [Recorded 4/2/2026]

STVD 454: Survivor 50x5 Open Wounds

Scot and Tiffany recap and review 50x5 “Open Wounds” — the latest episode of SURVIVOR 50: IN THE HANDS OF THE FANS! [Recorded 3/26/2026]

STVD 453: Survivor 50x4 Knife to the Heart

Scot and Tiffany recap and review 50x4 “Knife to the Heart” - the latest episode of SURVIVOR 50: IN THE HANDS OF THE FANS! [Recorded 3/19/2026]

STVD 452: Survivor 50x3 Did You Vote for a Swap?

Scot and Tiffany recap and review 50x3 “Did You Vote for a Swap?” - the latest episode of SURVIVOR 50: IN THE HANDS OF THE FANS! [Recorded 3/12/2026]

STVD 451: Survivor 50x2 Therapy Carousel

Scot and Tiffany recap and review 50x2 “Therapy Carousel” — the latest episode of SURVIVOR 50: IN THE HANDS OF THE FANS! [Recorded 3/5/2026]

STVD 450: Survivor 50x1 Epic Party

Scot and Tiffany recap and review the super-sized season premiere of SURVIVOR 50: IN THE HANDS OF THE FANS! [Recorded 2/27/2026]

STVD 449: The Twilight Zone 1x31 and 1x32

Scot and Joe discuss the 31st and 32nd episodes from Season 1 of The Twilight Zone: “The Chaser” and “A Passage for Trumpet”

STVD 448: Survivor 50 Preview with Scot and Tiffany!

Scot and Tiffany break down the cast and tribal alignments as they preview the highly anticipated SURVIVOR 50: IN THE HANDS OF THE FANS! [Recorded 2/12/2026]

STVD 447: The Twilight Zone 1x29 and 1x30

Scot and Brian discuss the 29th and 30th episodes from Season 1 of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “Nightmare as a Child” and “A Stop at Willoughby”

Serious TV Drama Podcast 446: Best of 2025

The STVD Podcast Gang is finally back with a ridiculously long mega-cast (3 hours & 40 minutes, y’all) covering the Best TV of 2025! So now you have a week’s worth of listening - all in one ‘cast!
 
* Segment Breakdown
 
* 0:00:00 - 0:07:25  Intro / Countdown Preamble
* 0:07:26 - 1:09:12  Top 20 - 11 TV Series of 2025
* 1:09:13 - 1:38:20  Top 3 TV Episodes of 2025
* 1:38:21 - 3:15:00  Top Ten TV Series of 2025
* 3:15:01 - 3:40:35  Even More TV Talk / Outro

STVD 445: The Twilight Zone 1x27 and 1x28

Scot and Joe discuss the 27th and 28th episodes from Season 1 of The Twilight Zone: “The Big Tall Wish” and “A Nice Place to Visit”

STVD 444: The Twilight Zone 1x25 and 1x26

Scot and Brian discuss the 25th and 26th episodes from Season 1 of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “People Are Alike All Over” and “Execution”

STVD 443: The Twilight Zone 1x23 and 1x24

Scot and Brian discuss the 23rd and 24th episodes from Season 1 of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “A World of Difference” and “Long Live Walter Jameson”

Serious TV Drama Podcast 442: Fantastic Four: First Steps | The Pitt | Your Friends and Neighbors | The Studio | and more!

Scot and Brian suit up to discuss FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS. Afterwards, they catch up with several TV series from the past several months, including THE PITT, YOUR FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS, THE STUDIO, MURDERBOT, MOBLAND, DEPT Q, THE RESIDENCE and more!
 
* Segment Breakdown
* 0:00:00 - 1:18:24  Intro/Fantastic Four: First Steps
* 1:18:25 - 1:40:34  The Pitt/Your Friends & Neighbors
* 1:40:35 - 2:05:16  The Studio/Murderbot/Mobland 
* 2:05:17 - 2:14:31  Dept Q/The Residence
* 2:14:32 - 2:17:10  Brian Rec’s: The Rehearsal/The Bear/Foundation S3/100 Ft Wave 
* 2:17:11 - 2:31:53  Poker Face/Andor/The Last of Us
* 2:31:54 - 2:42:17  More TV Odds & Ends/Wrapping It All Up

Serious TV Drama Podcast 441: Superman

Scot and Brian fly high with an extraordinary examination of SUPERMAN (2025).

STVD 440: The Twilight Zone 1x21 and 1x22

Scot and Joe discuss the 21st and 22nd episodes from Season 1 of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “Mirror Image” and “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street”

STVD 439: The Twilight Zone 1x19 and 1x20

Scot and Brian discuss the 19th and 20th episodes from Season 1 of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “The Purple Testament” and “Elegy”

Serious TV Drama Podcast 438: The Bear Season 4

Scot and Brian discuss the 4th season of THE BEAR. [Recorded 7/2/2025]

STVD 437: The Twilight Zone 1x17 and 1x18

Scot and Jamie discuss the 17th and 18th episodes from Season 1 of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “The Fever” and “The Last Flight”

STVD 436: The Twilight Zone 1x15 and 1x16

Scot and Joe discuss the 15th and 16th episodes from Season 1 of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “I Shot An Arrow Into the Air” and “The Hitchhiker"

STVD 435: The Twilight Zone 1x13 and 1x14

Scot and Brian discuss the 13th and 14th episodes from Season 1 of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “The Four of Us are Dying” and “Third From the Sun”

STVD 434: The Twilight Zone 1x11 and 1x12

Scot and Joe discuss the 11th and 12th episodes from Season 1 of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “And When the Sky Was Opened” and “What You Need”
 
But before that, Scot looks back at the original short story that inspired the 8th episode: “Time Enough at Last” (covered on STVD 431)

STVD 433: The Twilight Zone 1x9 and 1x10

Scot and Brian discuss the 9th and 10th episodes from Season 1 of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “Perchance to Dream" and “Judgment Night”

Serious TV Drama Podcast 432: Severance Season 2 Finale 2x10 Cold Harbor

Scot and Brian discuss “Cold Harbor,” the Season Two Finale of SEVERANCE. [Recorded 3/22/2025]

STVD 431: The Twilight Zone 1x7 and 1x8

Scot and Joe discuss the 7th and 8th episodes from Season 1 of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “The Lonely” and “Time Enough At Last” 

Serious TV Drama Podcast 430: Severance 2x9 The After Hours

Scot and Brian discuss “The After Hours," the penultimate episode of SEVERANCE S2. [Recorded 3/15/2025]

Serious TV Drama Podcast 429: Severance 2x8 Sweet Vitriol

Scot and Brian discuss “Sweet Vitriol”, the 8th episode of SEVERANCE S2. [Recorded 3/8/2025]
 
* Segment Breakdown
* 0:00:00 - 0:51:47 Intro/Severance 2x8
* 0:51:48 - 1:09:35 Paradise Season Finale (and even more Severance)
* 1:09:36 - 1:12:40 Back Up the Elevator

STVD 428: The Twilight Zone 1x5 and 1x6

Scot and Brian discuss the 5th and 6th episodes from Season 1 of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “Walking Distance” and “Escape Clause”

Serious TV Drama Podcast 427: Severance 2x7 Chikhai Bardo

Scot and Brian discuss “Chikhai Bardo”, the 7th episode of SEVERANCE S2. [Recorded 3/1/2025]

Serious TV Drama Podcast 426: Severance 2x6 Atilla

Scot and Brian discuss “Atilla”, the 6th episode of SEVERANCE S2. [Recorded 2/22/2025]

STVD 425: The Twilight Zone 1x3 and 1x4

Scot and Joe discuss the 3rd and 4th episodes from Season 1 of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “Mr. Denton on Doomsday” and “The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine" 

Serious TV Drama Podcast 424: Severance 2x5 Trojan’s Horse

Scot and Brian discuss “Trojan’s Horse”, the 5th episode of SEVERANCE S2. [Recorded 2/15/2025]

STVD 423: The Twilight Zone 1x1 and 1x2

Scot, Brian, Jamie and Joe kick off a massive re-watch and ongoing discussion about THE TWILIGHT ZONE. 
Covered in this first TZ podcast: “Where is Everybody?” and “One for the Angels"
 
* Segment Breakdown
* 0:00:00 - 0:02:29  Intro
* 0:02:30 - 0:07:32  Why We Love The Twilight Zone
* 0:07:33 - 0:42:02  Where is Everybody?
* 0:42:03 - 1:08:04  One for the Angels
* 1:08:05 - 1:14:00  Closing

Serious TV Drama Podcast 422: Severance 2x4 Woe’s Hollow

Scot and Brian discuss “Woe’s Hollow”, the 4th episode of SEVERANCE S2.
 
Note: please disregard the fact that Scot misidentifies the episode’s title as “Woe’s Crossing” in the opening minutes of this podcast. [Recorded 2/8/2025]

Serious TV Drama Podcast 421: Severance 2x3 Who is Alive?

Scot and Brian discuss “Who is Alive?”, the 3rd episode of SEVERANCE S2. [Recorded 2/1/2025]

Serious TV Drama Podcast 420: Severance 2x2 Goodbye, Mrs. Selvig

Scot & Brian discuss “Goodbye, Mrs. Selvig”, the 2nd episode of SEVERANCE S2. [Recorded 1/25/2025]

Serious TV Drama Podcast 419: Severance 2x1 Hello Ms. Cobel

Scot & Brian look back at SEVERANCE S1 before discussing “Hello Ms. Cobel”, the S2 premiere of SEVERANCE. [Recorded 1/18/2025]
 
* Segment Breakdown
* 0:00:00 - 0:04:19  Intro
* 0:04:20 - 0:11:39  S1 Recap 
* 0:11:40 - 0:18:27  Burning Questions
* 0:18:28 - 1:21:00  2x1 Hello Ms. Cobel
* 1:21:01 - 1:25:35  Back up the Elevator

Serious TV Drama Podcast 418: Best of 2024

Scot, Jamie and Brian count down their picks for the Top 20 TV Series of 2024.
Afterwards, Scot reveals some future podcasting news. [Recorded 1/8/2025]
 
* Segment breakdown
* 0:00:00 - 0:10:52  Intro/Welcome Back
* 0:10:53 - 3:53:48  Top 20 of 2024 Countdown
* 3:53:49 - 4:07:19  Post-Countdown TV Talk
* 4:07:20 - 4:21:27  Future Podcast Breaking News!
* 4:21:28 - 4:31:09  Rambling to the End

Serious TV Drama Podcast 417: 4th & Final Season of The Umbrella Academy (meh)

Scot and Jamie discuss the 4th and final season of THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY. [Recorded 9/1/2024]