THE SERIOUS TV DRAMA PODCAST
Welcome to the Serious TV Drama Podcast...where we cover the best (and sometimes worst) in television.
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Episodes
Saturday Mar 22, 2025
Saturday Mar 22, 2025
Scot and Brian discuss “Cold Harbor,” the Season Two Finale of SEVERANCE. [Recorded 3/22/2025]
Thursday Mar 20, 2025
Thursday Mar 20, 2025
Scot and Joe discuss the 7th and 8th episodes from Season 1 of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “The Lonely” and “Time Enough At Last”
Sunday Mar 16, 2025
Sunday Mar 16, 2025
Scot and Brian discuss “The After Hours," the penultimate episode of SEVERANCE S2. [Recorded 3/15/2025]
Sunday Mar 09, 2025
Sunday Mar 09, 2025
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
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
Scot and Brian discuss the 5th and 6th episodes from Season 1 of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “Walking Distance” and “Escape Clause”
Sunday Mar 02, 2025
Sunday Mar 02, 2025
Scot and Brian discuss “Chikhai Bardo”, the 7th episode of SEVERANCE S2. [Recorded 3/1/2025]
Sunday Feb 23, 2025
Sunday Feb 23, 2025
Scot and Brian discuss “Atilla”, the 6th episode of SEVERANCE S2. [Recorded 2/22/2025]
Wednesday Feb 19, 2025
Wednesday Feb 19, 2025
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"
Sunday Feb 16, 2025
Sunday Feb 16, 2025
Scot and Brian discuss “Trojan’s Horse”, the 5th episode of SEVERANCE S2. [Recorded 2/15/2025]
Tuesday Feb 11, 2025
Tuesday Feb 11, 2025
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
Sunday Feb 09, 2025
Sunday Feb 09, 2025
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]
Saturday Feb 01, 2025
Saturday Feb 01, 2025
Scot and Brian discuss “Who is Alive?”, the 3rd episode of SEVERANCE S2. [Recorded 2/1/2025]
Sunday Jan 26, 2025
Sunday Jan 26, 2025
Scot & Brian discuss “Goodbye, Mrs. Selvig”, the 2nd episode of SEVERANCE S2. [Recorded 1/25/2025]
Sunday Jan 19, 2025
Sunday Jan 19, 2025
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
Thursday Jan 09, 2025
Thursday Jan 09, 2025
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
Monday Sep 02, 2024
Monday Sep 02, 2024
Scot and Jamie discuss the 4th and final season of THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY. [Recorded 9/1/2024]
Sunday Aug 25, 2024
Sunday Aug 25, 2024
Scot and Jamie discuss the series finale of EVIL: 4x14 “Fear of the End”. [Recorded 8/25/2024]
Sunday Aug 18, 2024
Sunday Aug 18, 2024
Scot and Jamie discuss EVIL 4x13 “Fear of the Unholy” [Recorded 8/17/2024]
Sunday Aug 11, 2024
Sunday Aug 11, 2024
Scot and Jamie discuss EVIL 4x12 “Fear of the Other” [Recorded 8/10/2024]
Monday Aug 05, 2024
Monday Aug 05, 2024
In an extra-special STVD Podcast, Scot covers all ten episodes of the new Amazon Prime series, BATMAN: CAPED CRUSADER! [Recorded 8/4/2024]
Saturday Aug 03, 2024
Saturday Aug 03, 2024
Scot and Jamie discuss EVIL 4x11 “Fear of the Future” [Recorded 8/2/2024]
Saturday Jul 27, 2024
Saturday Jul 27, 2024
Scot and Jamie discuss EVIL 4x10 “How to Survive a Storm”. [Recorded 7/26/2024]
* Segment Breakdown
* 0:00:00 - 1:13:25 Intro/Evil 4x10 How to Survive in a Storm
* 1:13:26 - 1:29:30 TV & Film Talk While Wrapping It All Up
Monday Jul 22, 2024
Monday Jul 22, 2024
Scot and Jamie discuss the Season 4 Finale of THE BOYS and EVIL 4x9. [Recorded 7/21/2024]
* Segment Breakdown
* 0:00:00 - 1:20:17 Intro/The Boys S4 Finale
* 1:20:18 - 1:38:07 Evil 4x9
* 1:38:08 - 1:52:37 TV Talk While Wrapping It All Up
Sunday Jul 14, 2024
Sunday Jul 14, 2024
Scot and Jamie discuss THE BOYS 4x7 “The Insider” before chatting about EVIL 4x8 “How to Save a Life”. [Recorded 7/13/2024]
* Segment Breakdown
* 0:00:00 - 1:04:51 The Boys 4x7
* 1:04:52 - 1:38:59 Evil 4x8
* 1:39:00 - 1:46:08 Wrapping It All Up
Friday Jul 12, 2024
Friday Jul 12, 2024
Scot and Brian discuss the 3rd season of THE BEAR. [Recorded 7/11/2024]
Sunday Jul 07, 2024
Sunday Jul 07, 2024
Scot and Jamie discuss THE BOYS 4x6 “Dirty Business” and EVIL 4x7 “How to Dress a Wound”. [Recorded 7/6/2024]
* Segment Breakdown
* 0:00:00 - 1:09:40 The Boys 4x6
* 1:09:41 - 1:59:59 Evil 4x7
* 2:00:00 - 2:05:19 Wrapping It All Up
Saturday Jun 29, 2024
Saturday Jun 29, 2024
Scot and Jamie discuss THE BOYS 4x5 “Beware the Jabberwock, My Son” and EVIL 4x6 “How to Dance in 3 Easy Steps”. Scot also spends a few minutes on two Netflix/DC series: SWEET TOOTH and DEAD BOY DETECTIVES. [Recorded 6/28/2024]
* Segment Breakdown
* 0:00:00 - 0:01:09 Intro
* 0:01:10 - 0:56:00 The Boys 4x5
* 0:56:01 - 1:00:35 Sweet Tooth & Dead Boy Detectives
* 1:00:36 - 1:23:54 Evil 4x6
* 1:23:55 - 1:30:48 Wrapping It All Up
Saturday Jun 22, 2024
Saturday Jun 22, 2024
Scot and Jamie discuss THE BOYS 4x4 “Wisdom for the Ages” and EVIL 4x5 “How to Fly an Airplane”. [Recorded 6/21/2024]
* Segment Breakdown
* 0:00:00 - 0:01:16 Intro
* 0:01:17 - 0:58:04 The Boys 4x4
* 0:58:05 - 1:19:49 Evil 4x5
* 1:19:50 - 1:24:53 Wrapping It All Up
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Scot and Jamie discuss the 1st 3 episodes of THE BOYS S4 (DEPARTMENT OF DIRTY TRICKS/LIFE AMONG THE SEPTICS/WE’LL KEEP THE RED FLAG FLYING HERE) and then switch gears to talk about the 1st 4 episodes of EVIL S4 (HOW TO SPLIT AN ATOM/HOW TO TRAIN A DOG/HOW TO SLAUGHTER A PIG/HOW TO BUILD A COFFIN). [Recorded 6/16/2024]
* Segment Breakdown
* 0:00:00 - 0:01:32 Intro
* 0:01:33 - 1:04:15 The Boys S4 (1st 3 eps)
* 1:04:16 - 1:46:20 Evil S4 (1st 4 eps)
* 1:46:21 - 1:50:08 Wrapping It All Up
Sunday Jun 09, 2024
Sunday Jun 09, 2024
Scot, Jamie and Brian return to discuss several 2024 TV series, with a special focus on FALLOUT, RIPLEY and 3 BODY PROBLEM. [Recorded 6/7/2024]
* Segment Breakdown
* 0:00:00 - 0:02:13 Intro
* 0:02:13 - 0:20:33 Elsbeth/Apples Never Fall/Masters of the Air/Invincible S2/Quantum Leap/Star Trek: Discovery/Hacks S3
* 0:20:34 - 0:39:50 Fallout
* 0:39:51 - 1:02:01 Ripley
* 1:02:02 - 1:24:01 3 Body Problem
* 1:24:02 - 1:40:06 More TV Talk
* 1:40:07 - 1:47:55 Wrapping It All Up
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Scot and Brian touch on some recent TV awards, have a quick and COMPLETELY SPOILER-FREE chat about the season premieres of TRUE DETECTIVE, MONSIEUR SPADE and S4 of FOR ALL MANKIND — and then FINALLY discuss “Bisquik” - the finale of FARGO Season 5. [Recorded 1/17/2024]
* Segment Breakdown
* 0:00:00 - 0:02:23 Intro
* 0:02:24 - 0:17:47 2024 TV Award Season
* 0:17:48 - 0:36:18 True Detective/Monsieur Spade/For All Mankind S4
* 0:36:19 - 1:45:02 Fargo S5 Finale: “Bisquik"
* 1:45:03 - 1:53:20 Wrapping it All Up
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Scot and Brian discuss “The Useless Hand” - the ninth (and penultimate) episode of FARGO Season 5. [Recorded 1/10/2024]
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Scot, Jamie and Brian celebrate the 400th episode of the STVD Podcast with their picks for the Best of 2023 TV. They roll out the TOP 10 TV CHARACTERS OF 2023, TOP 10 TV EPISODES OF 2023, and of course, the TOP 20 TV SERIES OF 2023. They follow that with a look ahead to 2024 TV and finally, a look back at the history of the STVD Podcast. [Recorded 1/6/2024]
* Segment Breakdown
* 0:00:00 - 0:06:48 Intro/It’s Our 400th Ep!
* 0:06:49 - 1:01:04 Top TV Series of 2023 20-11
* 1:01:05 - 1:42:43 Top 10 TV Characters of 2023
* 1:42:44 - 2:36:44 Top 10 TV Episodes of 2023
* 2:36:45 - 3:26:24 Top TV Series of 2023 10-1
* 3:26:25 - 3:36:31 Looking Ahead to 2024 TV
* 3:36:32 - 3:46:04 Wrap Up/Some Moving Words
* 3:46:05 - 3:51:23 A Mash-Up Blast From the Past
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Scot and Brian discuss “Blanket” - the eighth episode of FARGO Season 5. [Recorded 1/4/2024]
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
Scot and Brian discuss “Linda” — the seventh episode of FARGO Season 5. [Recorded 12/27/2023]
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Scot and Kimber discuss the final season of THE CROWN. [Recorded 12/21/2023]
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Scot and Brian discuss “The Tender Trap” — the sixth episode of FARGO Season 5. [Recorded 12/20/2023]
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Scot and Brian discuss “The Tiger” — the fifth episode of FARGO Season 5. PS: they salute the late great Andre Braugher during the final six minutes of the podcast [Recorded 12/13/2023]
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Scot and Brian discuss “Insolubilia” — the fourth episode of FARGO Season 5. [Recorded 12/6/2023]
Friday Dec 01, 2023
Friday Dec 01, 2023
Scot and Brian discuss “The Paradox of Intermediate Transactions” — the third episode of FARGO Season 5. [Recorded 11/30/2023]
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
Scot and Brian discuss “The Tragedy of the Commons” and “Trials and Tribulations” — the first & second episodes of FARGO Season 5. [Recorded 11/22/2023]
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
The super-team of Scot, Jamie & Brian join forces to discuss GEN V, LOKI S2 and DOOM PATROL S4.
* Segment Breakdown
* 0:00:00 - 0:02:45 Intro
* 0:02:46 - 0:41:22 Gen V
* 0:41:23 - 1:10:40 Loki S2
* 1:10:41 - 1:32:34 Doom Patrol S4
* 1:32:35 - 1:39:15 Wrapping It All Up
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Scot, Jamie & Brian have a serious TV discussion about THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, THE MORNING SHOW S3 and BILLIONS.
* Segment Breakdown
* 0:00:00 - 0:03:38 Intro
* 0:03:39 - 0:40:24 Fall of House of Usher
* 0:40:25 - 1:07:39 Morning Show S3
* 1:07:40 - 1:31:08 Billions
* 1:31:09 - 1:36:31 Wrapping It All Up
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Scot and Brian discuss the final 4 episodes of JUSTIFIED: CITY PRIMEVAL. The conversation is bookended by some SNOWFALL chat as well! [Recorded 8/30/2023]
* Segment Breakdown
* 0:00:00 - 0:05:55 Intro/Scot Can’t Stop Watching Snowfall
* 0:05:56 - 0:56:54 Justified: City Primeval (Final 4 Episodes)
* 0:56:55 - 1:02:28 Scot Can't Stop Talking About Snowfall Either
* 1:02:29 - 1:07:05 Wrapping It All Up
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Scot and Jamie have a spoiler-free chat about several TV shows, such as ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING, RESERVATION DOGS, WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, HARLEY QUINN, BREEDERS, THE GREAT, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY, 1883, SNOWFALL, and THE CROWDED ROOM. [Recorded 8/22/2023]
Friday Aug 04, 2023
Friday Aug 04, 2023
Scot and Brian chat about JUSTIFIED: CITY PRIMEVAL (the 1st 4 episodes) and later have a general TV discussion about bingeing, STRANGE NEW WORLDS, WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, RESERVATION DOGS and more! [Recorded 8/3/2023]
* Segment Breakdown
* 0:00:00 - 0:01:56 Intro
* 0:01:57 - 0:59:35 Justified: City Primeval
* 0:59:36 - 1:28:05 TV Talk (Bingeing, ST:SNW, etc)
* 1:28:06 - 1:33:00 Wrapping it All Up
Friday Jul 28, 2023
Friday Jul 28, 2023
Scot undertakes a solo mission to share his thoughts on all seven MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE films. [Recorded 7/27/2023]
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Scot joins (speed) forces with Pat as they head to the theater aisles once again — this time, to discuss THE FLASH! [Recorded 7/18/2023]
Friday Jul 14, 2023
Friday Jul 14, 2023
Scot welcomes special guest co-host Pat Sponaugle to discuss not only INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY, but ALL FIVE Indiana Jones movies! [Recorded 7/11/2023]
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Scot and Brian discuss the 2nd season of THE BEAR (primarily focusing on six episodes: Sundae, Honeydew, Fishes, Forks, Omelette and…The Bear). [Recorded 7/10/2023]