THE SERIOUS TV DRAMA PODCAST
Welcome to the Serious TV Drama Podcast...where we cover the best (and sometimes worst) in television.
Welcome to the Serious TV Drama Podcast...where we cover the best (and sometimes worst) in television.
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Episodes

Jun 27, 2026
Jun 27, 2026
2 hr 15 min
Scot and Brian discuss the last 5 episodes (6-10) of WIDOW’S BAY Season 1. Also, some more Apple TV quickie opinions. [Recorded 6/25/2026]
Jun 27, 2026
2 hr 15 min

Jun 26, 2026
Jun 26, 2026
1 hr 48 min
Scot and Brian discuss the 1st 5 episodes (1-5) of WIDOW’S BAY Season 1. [Recorded 6/25/2026]
Jun 26, 2026
1 hr 48 min

May 25, 2026
May 25, 2026
1 hr 10 min
Scot and Jamie recap and review “Blood and Bone” — the series finale of THE BOYS. [Recorded 5/24/2026]
May 25, 2026
1 hr 10 min

May 22, 2026
May 22, 2026
2 hr 25 min
Scot, Tiffany, Brian, and Jamie recap and review the Season Finale of SURVIVOR 50: IN THE HANDS OF THE FANS! [Recorded 5/21/2026]
May 22, 2026
2 hr 25 min

May 18, 2026
May 18, 2026
1 hr 7 min
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]
May 18, 2026
1 hr 7 min

May 15, 2026
STVD 463: Survivor 50x12 Inconceivable
May 15, 2026
May 15, 2026
1 hr 54 min
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]
May 15, 2026
1 hr 54 min

May 11, 2026
May 11, 2026
59 min
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]
May 11, 2026
59 min

May 8, 2026
May 8, 2026
1 hr 17 min
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]
May 8, 2026
1 hr 17 min

May 4, 2026
May 4, 2026
1 hr 2 min
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]
May 4, 2026
1 hr 2 min

May 1, 2026
May 1, 2026
1 hr 44 min
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]
May 1, 2026
1 hr 44 min

Apr 24, 2026
STVD 458: Survivor 50x9 I Deserve All of This
Apr 24, 2026
Apr 24, 2026
1 hr 27 min
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]
Apr 24, 2026
1 hr 27 min

Apr 17, 2026
Apr 17, 2026
1 hr 12 min
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]
Apr 17, 2026
1 hr 12 min

Apr 10, 2026
Apr 10, 2026
1 hr 24 min
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]
Apr 10, 2026
1 hr 24 min

Apr 3, 2026
STVD 455: Survivor 50x6 The Blood Moon
Apr 3, 2026
Apr 3, 2026
1 hr 25 min
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]
Apr 3, 2026
1 hr 25 min

Mar 27, 2026
STVD 454: Survivor 50x5 Open Wounds
Mar 27, 2026
Mar 27, 2026
1 hr 11 min
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]
Mar 27, 2026
1 hr 11 min

Mar 20, 2026
STVD 453: Survivor 50x4 Knife to the Heart
Mar 20, 2026
Mar 20, 2026
58 min
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]
Mar 20, 2026
58 min

Mar 13, 2026
STVD 452: Survivor 50x3 Did You Vote for a Swap?
Mar 13, 2026
Mar 13, 2026
1 hr 15 min
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]
Mar 13, 2026
1 hr 15 min

Mar 6, 2026
STVD 451: Survivor 50x2 Therapy Carousel
Mar 6, 2026
Mar 6, 2026
1 hr 24 min
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]
Mar 6, 2026
1 hr 24 min

Feb 27, 2026
STVD 450: Survivor 50x1 Epic Party
Feb 27, 2026
Feb 27, 2026
1 hr 47 min
Scot and Tiffany recap and review the super-sized season premiere of SURVIVOR 50: IN THE HANDS OF THE FANS! [Recorded 2/27/2026]
Feb 27, 2026
1 hr 47 min

Feb 20, 2026
STVD 449: The Twilight Zone 1x31 and 1x32
Feb 20, 2026
Feb 20, 2026
59 min
Scot and Joe discuss the 31st and 32nd episodes from Season 1 of The Twilight Zone: “The Chaser” and “A Passage for Trumpet”
Feb 20, 2026
59 min

Feb 13, 2026
Feb 13, 2026
2 hr 2 min
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]
Feb 13, 2026
2 hr 2 min

Jan 31, 2026
STVD 447: The Twilight Zone 1x29 and 1x30
Jan 31, 2026
Jan 31, 2026
53 min
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”
Jan 31, 2026
53 min

Jan 17, 2026
Serious TV Drama Podcast 446: Best of 2025
Jan 17, 2026
Jan 17, 2026
3 hr 40 min
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
Jan 17, 2026
3 hr 40 min

Oct 31, 2025
STVD 445: The Twilight Zone 1x27 and 1x28
Oct 31, 2025
Oct 31, 2025
53 min
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”
Oct 31, 2025
53 min

Oct 6, 2025
STVD 444: The Twilight Zone 1x25 and 1x26
Oct 6, 2025
Oct 6, 2025
1 hr 13 min
Scot and Brian discuss the 25th and 26th episodes from Season 1 of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “People Are Alike All Over” and “Execution”
Oct 6, 2025
1 hr 13 min

Sep 7, 2025
STVD 443: The Twilight Zone 1x23 and 1x24
Sep 7, 2025
Sep 7, 2025
53 min
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”
Sep 7, 2025
53 min

Aug 9, 2025
Aug 9, 2025
2 hr 42 min
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
Aug 9, 2025
2 hr 42 min

Aug 6, 2025
Serious TV Drama Podcast 441: Superman
Aug 6, 2025
Aug 6, 2025
2 hr 12 min
Scot and Brian fly high with an extraordinary examination of SUPERMAN (2025).
Aug 6, 2025
2 hr 12 min

Jul 26, 2025
STVD 440: The Twilight Zone 1x21 and 1x22
Jul 26, 2025
Jul 26, 2025
1 hr 1 min
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”
Jul 26, 2025
1 hr 1 min

Jul 13, 2025
STVD 439: The Twilight Zone 1x19 and 1x20
Jul 13, 2025
Jul 13, 2025
1 hr 5 min
Scot and Brian discuss the 19th and 20th episodes from Season 1 of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “The Purple Testament” and “Elegy”
Jul 13, 2025
1 hr 5 min

Jul 5, 2025
Jul 5, 2025
1 hr 31 min
Scot and Brian discuss the 4th season of THE BEAR. [Recorded 7/2/2025]
Jul 5, 2025
1 hr 31 min

Jun 22, 2025
STVD 437: The Twilight Zone 1x17 and 1x18
Jun 22, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
40 min
Scot and Jamie discuss the 17th and 18th episodes from Season 1 of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “The Fever” and “The Last Flight”
Jun 22, 2025
40 min

Jun 6, 2025
STVD 436: The Twilight Zone 1x15 and 1x16
Jun 6, 2025
Jun 6, 2025
52 min
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"
Jun 6, 2025
52 min

May 24, 2025
STVD 435: The Twilight Zone 1x13 and 1x14
May 24, 2025
May 24, 2025
57 min
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”
May 24, 2025
57 min

Apr 24, 2025
STVD 434: The Twilight Zone 1x11 and 1x12
Apr 24, 2025
Apr 24, 2025
59 min
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)
Apr 24, 2025
59 min

Apr 6, 2025
STVD 433: The Twilight Zone 1x9 and 1x10
Apr 6, 2025
Apr 6, 2025
50 min
Scot and Brian discuss the 9th and 10th episodes from Season 1 of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “Perchance to Dream" and “Judgment Night”
Apr 6, 2025
50 min

Mar 22, 2025
Mar 22, 2025
1 hr 40 min
Scot and Brian discuss “Cold Harbor,” the Season Two Finale of SEVERANCE. [Recorded 3/22/2025]
Mar 22, 2025
1 hr 40 min

Mar 20, 2025
STVD 431: The Twilight Zone 1x7 and 1x8
Mar 20, 2025
Mar 20, 2025
58 min
Scot and Joe discuss the 7th and 8th episodes from Season 1 of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “The Lonely” and “Time Enough At Last”
Mar 20, 2025
58 min

Mar 16, 2025
Mar 16, 2025
1 hr 18 min
Scot and Brian discuss “The After Hours," the penultimate episode of SEVERANCE S2. [Recorded 3/15/2025]
Mar 16, 2025
1 hr 18 min

Mar 9, 2025
Mar 9, 2025
1 hr 12 min
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
Mar 9, 2025
1 hr 12 min

Mar 6, 2025
STVD 428: The Twilight Zone 1x5 and 1x6
Mar 6, 2025
Mar 6, 2025
1 hr 1 min
Scot and Brian discuss the 5th and 6th episodes from Season 1 of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “Walking Distance” and “Escape Clause”
Mar 6, 2025
1 hr 1 min

Mar 2, 2025
Mar 2, 2025
1 hr 26 min
Scot and Brian discuss “Chikhai Bardo”, the 7th episode of SEVERANCE S2. [Recorded 3/1/2025]
Mar 2, 2025
1 hr 26 min

Feb 23, 2025
Feb 23, 2025
1 hr 14 min
Scot and Brian discuss “Atilla”, the 6th episode of SEVERANCE S2. [Recorded 2/22/2025]
Feb 23, 2025
1 hr 14 min

Feb 19, 2025
STVD 425: The Twilight Zone 1x3 and 1x4
Feb 19, 2025
Feb 19, 2025
1 hr 6 min
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"
Feb 19, 2025
1 hr 6 min

Feb 16, 2025
Feb 16, 2025
1 hr 36 min
Scot and Brian discuss “Trojan’s Horse”, the 5th episode of SEVERANCE S2. [Recorded 2/15/2025]
Feb 16, 2025
1 hr 36 min

Feb 11, 2025
STVD 423: The Twilight Zone 1x1 and 1x2
Feb 11, 2025
Feb 11, 2025
1 hr 14 min
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
Feb 11, 2025
1 hr 14 min

Feb 9, 2025
Feb 9, 2025
1 hr 26 min
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]
Feb 9, 2025
1 hr 26 min

Feb 1, 2025
Feb 1, 2025
1 hr 24 min
Scot and Brian discuss “Who is Alive?”, the 3rd episode of SEVERANCE S2. [Recorded 2/1/2025]
Feb 1, 2025
1 hr 24 min

Jan 26, 2025
Jan 26, 2025
1 hr 21 min
Scot & Brian discuss “Goodbye, Mrs. Selvig”, the 2nd episode of SEVERANCE S2. [Recorded 1/25/2025]
Jan 26, 2025
1 hr 21 min

Jan 19, 2025
Jan 19, 2025
1 hr 25 min
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
Jan 19, 2025
1 hr 25 min


