We geek out and have in-depth discussions about some of the best shows on TV, including Lost, Mad Men, True Blood, Boardwalk Empire and more!noreply@blogger.com (TV Geek Out)Fri, 1 Nov 2024 03:31:46 -0400Blogger http://www.blogger.com2621500http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/en-usyesTV,Fringe,The,Office,Mad,Men,Gossip,Girl,Pushing,Daisies,Lost,True,Blood,American,Horror,Story,Boardwalk,EmpireWe geek out about our favorite shows with in-depth discussions of Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire, True Blood, American Horror Story and more! In-depth discussion of the best shows on TV.TV Geek OutTVGeekOut@gmail.comTV Geek Outhttp://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2013/07/tv-geek-out-258-mad-men-511-other-woman.htmlAMCMad MenMon, 8 Jul 2013 16:45:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-5880022150826896329The TV Geek Out crew discusses perhaps the most controversial Mad Men episode ever, "The Other Woman" (ep. 11 of season 5). It's the installment that saw the company literally prostitute Joan to land Jaguar, as well as the episode in which Peggy left SCDP -- and Don -- behind to work at CGC. (Note: This is not an episode from the most recent season 6. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)yesThe TV Geek Out crew discusses perhaps the most controversial Mad Men episode ever, "The Other Woman" (ep. 11 of season 5). It's the installment that saw the company literally prostitute Joan to land Jaguar, as well as the episode in which Peggy left SCDP -- and Don -- behind to work at CGC. (Note: This is not an episode from the most recent season 6. We're playing catch-up on some backloggedTV Geek OutThe TV Geek Out crew discusses perhaps the most controversial Mad Men episode ever, "The Other Woman" (ep. 11 of season 5). It's the installment that saw the company literally prostitute Joan to land Jaguar, as well as the episode in which Peggy left SCDP -- and Don -- behind to work at CGC. (Note: This is not an episode from the most recent season 6. We're playing catch-up on some backloggedTV,Fringe,The,Office,Mad,Men,Gossip,Girl,Pushing,Daisies,Lost,True,Blood,American,Horror,Story,Boardwalk,Empirehttp://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2013/06/tv-geek-out-257-mad-men-510-christmas.htmlAMCMad MenFri, 21 Jun 2013 14:55:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-786908762046660272The TV Geek Out crew discusses Mad Men #5.10, "Christmas Waltz," in which we get the return of Paul Kinsey... as a Hare Krishna!? Also, Lane makes a fateful late-night transgression at the office, and Joan gets divorce papers and goes on a Jaguar joyride with Don. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season 6. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)yesThe TV Geek Out crew discusses Mad Men #5.10, "Christmas Waltz," in which we get the return of Paul Kinsey... as a Hare Krishna!? Also, Lane makes a fateful late-night transgression at the office, and Joan gets divorce papers and goes on a Jaguar joyride with Don. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season 6. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd stillTV Geek OutThe TV Geek Out crew discusses Mad Men #5.10, "Christmas Waltz," in which we get the return of Paul Kinsey... as a Hare Krishna!? Also, Lane makes a fateful late-night transgression at the office, and Joan gets divorce papers and goes on a Jaguar joyride with Don. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season 6. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd stillTV,Fringe,The,Office,Mad,Men,Gossip,Girl,Pushing,Daisies,Lost,True,Blood,American,Horror,Story,Boardwalk,Empirehttp://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2013/06/tv-geek-out-256-mad-men-dark-shadows.htmlAMCMad MenTue, 11 Jun 2013 21:18:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-8178486853218941288TV Geek Out covers Mad Men #5.9, "Dark Shadows," which takes place around Thanksgiving '66. Betty tries to use Sally to meddle with the Draper marriage, Don competes creatively with Ginsberg on an ad, and Roger enlists his ex Jane to help him in a dinner meeting with Jewish clients. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season 6. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)yesTV Geek Out covers Mad Men #5.9, "Dark Shadows," which takes place around Thanksgiving '66. Betty tries to use Sally to meddle with the Draper marriage, Don competes creatively with Ginsberg on an ad, and Roger enlists his ex Jane to help him in a dinner meeting with Jewish clients. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season 6. We're playing catch-up on some backloggedTV Geek OutTV Geek Out covers Mad Men #5.9, "Dark Shadows," which takes place around Thanksgiving '66. Betty tries to use Sally to meddle with the Draper marriage, Don competes creatively with Ginsberg on an ad, and Roger enlists his ex Jane to help him in a dinner meeting with Jewish clients. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season 6. We're playing catch-up on some backloggedTV,Fringe,The,Office,Mad,Men,Gossip,Girl,Pushing,Daisies,Lost,True,Blood,American,Horror,Story,Boardwalk,Empirehttp://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2013/05/tv-geek-out-255-mad-men-lady-lazarus.htmlAMCMad MenFri, 17 May 2013 12:17:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-1993649699850249428The TV Geek Out crew discusses Mad Men #5.8, "Lady Lazarus," in which Megan decides to leave copy writing and go back to acting, while Pete throws himself headlong into an affair with the melancholy wife of an acquaintance. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season 6. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)yesThe TV Geek Out crew discusses Mad Men #5.8, "Lady Lazarus," in which Megan decides to leave copy writing and go back to acting, while Pete throws himself headlong into an affair with the melancholy wife of an acquaintance. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season 6. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite themTV Geek OutThe TV Geek Out crew discusses Mad Men #5.8, "Lady Lazarus," in which Megan decides to leave copy writing and go back to acting, while Pete throws himself headlong into an affair with the melancholy wife of an acquaintance. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season 6. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite themTV,Fringe,The,Office,Mad,Men,Gossip,Girl,Pushing,Daisies,Lost,True,Blood,American,Horror,Story,Boardwalk,Empirehttp://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2013/05/tv-geek-out-254-mad-men-at-codfish-ball.htmlAMCMad MenTue, 30 Apr 2013 23:44:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-2090794641525174287TV Geek Out covers Mad Men #5.7, "At the Codfish Ball," in which Megan's parents come to visit, Sally dresses up, Don gets an award, and Peggy and Abe plan a big step in their relationship. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season 6. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) Listen in to 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)yesTV Geek Out covers Mad Men #5.7, "At the Codfish Ball," in which Megan's parents come to visit, Sally dresses up, Don gets an award, and Peggy and Abe plan a big step in their relationship. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season 6. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) Listen in toTV Geek OutTV Geek Out covers Mad Men #5.7, "At the Codfish Ball," in which Megan's parents come to visit, Sally dresses up, Don gets an award, and Peggy and Abe plan a big step in their relationship. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season 6. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) Listen in toTV,Fringe,The,Office,Mad,Men,Gossip,Girl,Pushing,Daisies,Lost,True,Blood,American,Horror,Story,Boardwalk,Empirehttp://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2013/04/tv-geek-out-253-mad-men-far-away-places.htmlAMCMad MenWed, 10 Apr 2013 13:18:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-1621573470272508074TV Geek Out covers the sixth episode of Mad Men's fifth season, "Far Away Places," which focuses on Peggy, Roger, and Don. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season six. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) Roger goes on an acid trip! Peggy has a surprising interaction with a man in a 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)yesTV Geek Out covers the sixth episode of Mad Men's fifth season, "Far Away Places," which focuses on Peggy, Roger, and Don. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season six. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) Roger goes on an acid trip! Peggy has a surprising interaction with a man in aTV Geek OutTV Geek Out covers the sixth episode of Mad Men's fifth season, "Far Away Places," which focuses on Peggy, Roger, and Don. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season six. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) Roger goes on an acid trip! Peggy has a surprising interaction with a man in aTV,Fringe,The,Office,Mad,Men,Gossip,Girl,Pushing,Daisies,Lost,True,Blood,American,Horror,Story,Boardwalk,Empirehttp://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2013/04/tv-geek-out-252-mad-men-signal-30.htmlAMCMad MenTue, 2 Apr 2013 22:12:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-7548476261850528956In preparation for the upcoming sixth season of Mad Men, TV Geek Out resumes our coverage of Mad Men season five! Here we discuss the Pete-centric episode "Signal 30" (episode 5). Listen in to find out what Heather, Perry, and Dana thought of this somewhat somber episode here!0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)yesIn preparation for the upcoming sixth season of Mad Men, TV Geek Out resumes our coverage of Mad Men season five! Here we discuss the Pete-centric episode "Signal 30" (episode 5). Listen in to find out what Heather, Perry, and Dana thought of this somewhat somber episode here!TV Geek OutIn preparation for the upcoming sixth season of Mad Men, TV Geek Out resumes our coverage of Mad Men season five! Here we discuss the Pete-centric episode "Signal 30" (episode 5). Listen in to find out what Heather, Perry, and Dana thought of this somewhat somber episode here!TV,Fringe,The,Office,Mad,Men,Gossip,Girl,Pushing,Daisies,Lost,True,Blood,American,Horror,Story,Boardwalk,Empirehttp://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2013/03/tv-geek-out-251-american-horror-story.htmlAmerican Horror StoryFXThu, 14 Mar 2013 18:02:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-2014207590841628930TV Geek Out continues our coverage of American Horror Story: Asylum with this discussion of "The Origins of Monstrosity" (episode 6 of AHS season 2). Listen in to find out what TV geeks Heather and Dana thought of this episode here!0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)yesTV Geek Out continues our coverage of American Horror Story: Asylum with this discussion of "The Origins of Monstrosity" (episode 6 of AHS season 2). Listen in to find out what TV geeks Heather and Dana thought of this episode here!TV Geek OutTV Geek Out continues our coverage of American Horror Story: Asylum with this discussion of "The Origins of Monstrosity" (episode 6 of AHS season 2). Listen in to find out what TV geeks Heather and Dana thought of this episode here!TV,Fringe,The,Office,Mad,Men,Gossip,Girl,Pushing,Daisies,Lost,True,Blood,American,Horror,Story,Boardwalk,Empirehttp://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2013/01/tv-geek-out-250-american-horror-story.htmlAmerican Horror StoryFXSat, 19 Jan 2013 21:15:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-2970106704730257858TV Geek Out covers "I Am Anne Frank, Pt. 2" (episode 5 of American Horror Story: Asylum), which guest-starred Franka Potente. TV fans Heather and Dana conclude their discussion of the Anne Frank two-parter with horror geek Stever in this AHS season 2 chat. Listen in here!0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)yesTV Geek Out covers "I Am Anne Frank, Pt. 2" (episode 5 of American Horror Story: Asylum), which guest-starred Franka Potente. TV fans Heather and Dana conclude their discussion of the Anne Frank two-parter with horror geek Stever in this AHS season 2 chat. Listen in here!TV Geek OutTV Geek Out covers "I Am Anne Frank, Pt. 2" (episode 5 of American Horror Story: Asylum), which guest-starred Franka Potente. TV fans Heather and Dana conclude their discussion of the Anne Frank two-parter with horror geek Stever in this AHS season 2 chat. Listen in here!TV,Fringe,The,Office,Mad,Men,Gossip,Girl,Pushing,Daisies,Lost,True,Blood,American,Horror,Story,Boardwalk,Empirehttp://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2012/12/tv-geek-out-249-american-horror-story.htmlAmerican Horror StoryFXThu, 27 Dec 2012 21:37:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-2352472269491894766TV Geek Out continues our coverage of American Horror Story: Asylum with this discussion of "I Am Anne Frank, Pt. 1" (episode 4 of AHS season 2), which guest-starred the talented Franka Potente. TV geeks Dana and Heather were again joined by horror expert Stever for this AHS chat, which will continue in our next podcast (covering "I Am Anne Frank, Pt. 2"). Listen in here!0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)yesTV Geek Out continues our coverage of American Horror Story: Asylum with this discussion of "I Am Anne Frank, Pt. 1" (episode 4 of AHS season 2), which guest-starred the talented Franka Potente. TV geeks Dana and Heather were again joined by horror expert Stever for this AHS chat, which will continue in our next podcast (covering "I Am Anne Frank, Pt. 2"). Listen in here!TV Geek OutTV Geek Out continues our coverage of American Horror Story: Asylum with this discussion of "I Am Anne Frank, Pt. 1" (episode 4 of AHS season 2), which guest-starred the talented Franka Potente. TV geeks Dana and Heather were again joined by horror expert Stever for this AHS chat, which will continue in our next podcast (covering "I Am Anne Frank, Pt. 2"). Listen in here!TV,Fringe,The,Office,Mad,Men,Gossip,Girl,Pushing,Daisies,Lost,True,Blood,American,Horror,Story,Boardwalk,Empirehttp://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2012/11/tv-geek-out-248-boardwalk-empire.htmlBoardwalk EmpireHBOTue, 27 Nov 2012 20:14:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-4221162013742012864TV Geek Out covers the 10th episode of Boardwalk Empire's 2nd season, "Georgia Peaches," in which Nucky takes little Teddy with him on a trip to the Big Apple. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season three. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) Listen in to hear what the TVGO crew 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)yesTV Geek Out covers the 10th episode of Boardwalk Empire's 2nd season, "Georgia Peaches," in which Nucky takes little Teddy with him on a trip to the Big Apple. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season three. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) Listen in to hear what the TVGO crewTV Geek OutTV Geek Out covers the 10th episode of Boardwalk Empire's 2nd season, "Georgia Peaches," in which Nucky takes little Teddy with him on a trip to the Big Apple. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season three. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) Listen in to hear what the TVGO crewTV,Fringe,The,Office,Mad,Men,Gossip,Girl,Pushing,Daisies,Lost,True,Blood,American,Horror,Story,Boardwalk,Empirehttp://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2012/11/tv-geek-out-247-american-horror-story.htmlAmerican Horror StoryFXMon, 19 Nov 2012 19:40:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-1651655874706150104TV Geek Out's Heather and Dana chat with horror geek Stever about "Nor'easter," episode 3 of American Horror Story: Asylum (AHS season 2). Listen in to hear what we thought of this stormy episode here!0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)yesTV Geek Out's Heather and Dana chat with horror geek Stever about "Nor'easter," episode 3 of American Horror Story: Asylum (AHS season 2). Listen in to hear what we thought of this stormy episode here!TV Geek OutTV Geek Out's Heather and Dana chat with horror geek Stever about "Nor'easter," episode 3 of American Horror Story: Asylum (AHS season 2). Listen in to hear what we thought of this stormy episode here!TV,Fringe,The,Office,Mad,Men,Gossip,Girl,Pushing,Daisies,Lost,True,Blood,American,Horror,Story,Boardwalk,Empirehttp://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2012/11/tv-geek-out-246-american-horror-story.htmlAmerican Horror StoryFXSat, 17 Nov 2012 19:08:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-1104887746075051212TV Geek Out's Heather and Dana, joined by horror expert Stever, discuss the second episode of American Horror Story: Asylum, "Tricks and Treats." Listen in to hear what we thought of the possession/exorcism storyline and the reveal of Sister Jude's big secret here!0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)yesTV Geek Out's Heather and Dana, joined by horror expert Stever, discuss the second episode of American Horror Story: Asylum, "Tricks and Treats." Listen in to hear what we thought of the possession/exorcism storyline and the reveal of Sister Jude's big secret here!TV Geek OutTV Geek Out's Heather and Dana, joined by horror expert Stever, discuss the second episode of American Horror Story: Asylum, "Tricks and Treats." Listen in to hear what we thought of the possession/exorcism storyline and the reveal of Sister Jude's big secret here!TV,Fringe,The,Office,Mad,Men,Gossip,Girl,Pushing,Daisies,Lost,True,Blood,American,Horror,Story,Boardwalk,Empirehttp://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2012/11/tv-geek-out-245-boardwalk-empire-battle.htmlBoardwalk EmpireHBOMon, 12 Nov 2012 21:17:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-8858565779900931999TV Geek Out covers the 9th episode of Boardwalk Empire's 2nd season, "Battle of the Century," in which Nucky and Owen visit Ireland. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season three. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) Listen in to hear what TV geeks Perry, Dana, and Heather thought of0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)yesTV Geek Out covers the 9th episode of Boardwalk Empire's 2nd season, "Battle of the Century," in which Nucky and Owen visit Ireland. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season three. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) Listen in to hear what TV geeks Perry, Dana, and Heather thought ofTV Geek OutTV Geek Out covers the 9th episode of Boardwalk Empire's 2nd season, "Battle of the Century," in which Nucky and Owen visit Ireland. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season three. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) Listen in to hear what TV geeks Perry, Dana, and Heather thought ofTV,Fringe,The,Office,Mad,Men,Gossip,Girl,Pushing,Daisies,Lost,True,Blood,American,Horror,Story,Boardwalk,Empirehttp://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2012/11/tv-geek-out-244-american-horror-story.htmlAmerican Horror StoryFXWed, 7 Nov 2012 21:22:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-5274027849742974867TV Geek Out begins our coverage of the creep-tastic 2nd season of American Horror Story -- Asylum! Joined again by horror expert Stever, TV geeks Heather and Dana discuss the first episode, "Welcome to Briarcliff." Listen in to hear what we had to say about the start of this demented new season here!0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)yesTV Geek Out begins our coverage of the creep-tastic 2nd season of American Horror Story -- Asylum! Joined again by horror expert Stever, TV geeks Heather and Dana discuss the first episode, "Welcome to Briarcliff." Listen in to hear what we had to say about the start of this demented new season here!TV Geek OutTV Geek Out begins our coverage of the creep-tastic 2nd season of American Horror Story -- Asylum! Joined again by horror expert Stever, TV geeks Heather and Dana discuss the first episode, "Welcome to Briarcliff." Listen in to hear what we had to say about the start of this demented new season here!TV,Fringe,The,Office,Mad,Men,Gossip,Girl,Pushing,Daisies,Lost,True,Blood,American,Horror,Story,Boardwalk,Empirehttp://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2012/10/tv-geek-out-243-boardwalk-empire-two.htmlBoardwalk EmpireHBOThu, 25 Oct 2012 20:50:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-7460269713974807199TV Geek Out covers "Two Boats and a Lifeguard," episode 8 of Boardwalk Empire's 2nd season. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season 3. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) Listen in to find out what TV geeks Dana, Perry, and Heather thought of this episode here!0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)yesTV Geek Out covers "Two Boats and a Lifeguard," episode 8 of Boardwalk Empire's 2nd season. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season 3. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) Listen in to find out what TV geeks Dana, Perry, and Heather thought of this episode here!TV Geek OutTV Geek Out covers "Two Boats and a Lifeguard," episode 8 of Boardwalk Empire's 2nd season. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season 3. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) Listen in to find out what TV geeks Dana, Perry, and Heather thought of this episode here!TV,Fringe,The,Office,Mad,Men,Gossip,Girl,Pushing,Daisies,Lost,True,Blood,American,Horror,Story,Boardwalk,Empirehttp://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2012/10/tv-geek-out-242-boardwalk-empire-peg-of.htmlBoardwalk EmpireHBOThu, 18 Oct 2012 23:27:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-8990833218642911937TV Geek out covers "Peg of Old," episode 7 of Boardwalk Empire's 2nd season, in which Margaret travels to NYC to reconnect with her estranged family. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season three. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) Listen in to find out what TV geeks Dana,0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)yesTV Geek out covers "Peg of Old," episode 7 of Boardwalk Empire's 2nd season, in which Margaret travels to NYC to reconnect with her estranged family. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season three. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) Listen in to find out what TV geeks Dana,TV Geek OutTV Geek out covers "Peg of Old," episode 7 of Boardwalk Empire's 2nd season, in which Margaret travels to NYC to reconnect with her estranged family. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season three. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) Listen in to find out what TV geeks Dana,TV,Fringe,The,Office,Mad,Men,Gossip,Girl,Pushing,Daisies,Lost,True,Blood,American,Horror,Story,Boardwalk,Empirehttp://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2012/10/tv-geek-out-241-boardwalk-empire-age-of.htmlBoardwalk EmpireHBOTue, 16 Oct 2012 02:08:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-7960625244214665729TV Geek Out covers "The Age of Reason," episode 6 of Boardwalk Empire's 2nd season. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season three. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) Listen in to hear what TV geeks Heather, Dana, and Perry had to say about the episode here!0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)yesTV Geek Out covers "The Age of Reason," episode 6 of Boardwalk Empire's 2nd season. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season three. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) Listen in to hear what TV geeks Heather, Dana, and Perry had to say about the episode here!TV Geek OutTV Geek Out covers "The Age of Reason," episode 6 of Boardwalk Empire's 2nd season. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season three. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) Listen in to hear what TV geeks Heather, Dana, and Perry had to say about the episode here!TV,Fringe,The,Office,Mad,Men,Gossip,Girl,Pushing,Daisies,Lost,True,Blood,American,Horror,Story,Boardwalk,Empirehttp://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2012/10/tv-geek-out-240-emmys-2012-chat.htmlAwardsEmmysFri, 12 Oct 2012 19:44:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-8923527457546044308TV Geek Out's Heather and Dana got together to discuss this year's recent Emmys broadcast. Listen in to hear what we thought of the winners and losers... and more! Check it out here!0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)yesTV Geek Out's Heather and Dana got together to discuss this year's recent Emmys broadcast. Listen in to hear what we thought of the winners and losers... and more! Check it out here!TV Geek OutTV Geek Out's Heather and Dana got together to discuss this year's recent Emmys broadcast. Listen in to hear what we thought of the winners and losers... and more! Check it out here!TV,Fringe,The,Office,Mad,Men,Gossip,Girl,Pushing,Daisies,Lost,True,Blood,American,Horror,Story,Boardwalk,Empirehttp://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2012/10/tv-geek-out-239-boardwalk-empire_8.htmlBoardwalk EmpireHBOMon, 8 Oct 2012 20:15:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-5534962889115651112TV Geek Out covers "Gimcrack & Bunkum," episode 5 of Boardwalk Empire's 2nd season. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season three. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) Listen in as TV geeks Perry, Dana, and Heather discuss this particularly violent episode here!0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)yesTV Geek Out covers "Gimcrack & Bunkum," episode 5 of Boardwalk Empire's 2nd season. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season three. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) Listen in as TV geeks Perry, Dana, and Heather discuss this particularly violent episode here!TV Geek OutTV Geek Out covers "Gimcrack & Bunkum," episode 5 of Boardwalk Empire's 2nd season. (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season three. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) Listen in as TV geeks Perry, Dana, and Heather discuss this particularly violent episode here!TV,Fringe,The,Office,Mad,Men,Gossip,Girl,Pushing,Daisies,Lost,True,Blood,American,Horror,Story,Boardwalk,Empirehttp://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2012/10/tv-geek-out-238-breaking-bad-season-5.htmlAMCBreaking BadThu, 4 Oct 2012 18:49:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-1825164297227096352TV Geek Out is back after a bit of a break, and we're here with our first-ever Breaking Bad podcast! TV geeks Heather and Dana got together to discuss the first half of season 5 (episodes 1-8), and were joined by special guest B.B. fans Mike and Colin. This season the show got even darker, but no less entertaining. Breaking Bad may not be back until next summer (boo!), but you can listen in to 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)yesTV Geek Out is back after a bit of a break, and we're here with our first-ever Breaking Bad podcast! TV geeks Heather and Dana got together to discuss the first half of season 5 (episodes 1-8), and were joined by special guest B.B. fans Mike and Colin. This season the show got even darker, but no less entertaining. Breaking Bad may not be back until next summer (boo!), but you can listen in toTV Geek OutTV Geek Out is back after a bit of a break, and we're here with our first-ever Breaking Bad podcast! TV geeks Heather and Dana got together to discuss the first half of season 5 (episodes 1-8), and were joined by special guest B.B. fans Mike and Colin. This season the show got even darker, but no less entertaining. Breaking Bad may not be back until next summer (boo!), but you can listen in toTV,Fringe,The,Office,Mad,Men,Gossip,Girl,Pushing,Daisies,Lost,True,Blood,American,Horror,Story,Boardwalk,Empirehttp://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2012/08/tv-geek-out-237-true-blood-cold-grey.htmlHBOTrue BloodFri, 3 Aug 2012 22:30:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-6655413955589497499TV Geek Out's Heather and Dana discuss episode 7 of True Blood's 4th season, "Cold Grey Light of Dawn." (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season five. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) In this installment, Marnie (possessed by Antonia), along with her circle of witches, casts the 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)yesTV Geek Out's Heather and Dana discuss episode 7 of True Blood's 4th season, "Cold Grey Light of Dawn." (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season five. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) In this installment, Marnie (possessed by Antonia), along with her circle of witches, casts theTV Geek OutTV Geek Out's Heather and Dana discuss episode 7 of True Blood's 4th season, "Cold Grey Light of Dawn." (Note: This is not an episode from the currently airing season five. We're playing catch-up on some backlogged discussions; we'd still like to share them with you despite them not being current.) In this installment, Marnie (possessed by Antonia), along with her circle of witches, casts theTV,Fringe,The,Office,Mad,Men,Gossip,Girl,Pushing,Daisies,Lost,True,Blood,American,Horror,Story,Boardwalk,Empirehttp://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2012/06/tvgeekout-236-mad-men-mystery-date.htmlMad MenFri, 22 Jun 2012 19:00:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-8473339168247335511In this installment, the TV Geek Out crew discusses "Mystery Date," episode 4 of season 5 of Mad Men. Murder is on the minds of many of the Mad Men characters this week as Don struggles with his basic instincts in a fever dream featuring Twin Peaks alumni Mädchen Amick, and Sally gets an uber-creepy explanation of the Richard Speck murders thanks to her step-grandmother, who is 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)yesIn this installment, the TV Geek Out crew discusses "Mystery Date," episode 4 of season 5 of Mad Men. Murder is on the minds of many of the Mad Men characters this week as Don struggles with his basic instincts in a fever dream featuring Twin Peaks alumni Mädchen Amick, and Sally gets an uber-creepy explanation of the Richard Speck murders thanks to her step-grandmother, who isTV Geek OutIn this installment, the TV Geek Out crew discusses "Mystery Date," episode 4 of season 5 of Mad Men. Murder is on the minds of many of the Mad Men characters this week as Don struggles with his basic instincts in a fever dream featuring Twin Peaks alumni Mädchen Amick, and Sally gets an uber-creepy explanation of the Richard Speck murders thanks to her step-grandmother, who isTV,Fringe,The,Office,Mad,Men,Gossip,Girl,Pushing,Daisies,Lost,True,Blood,American,Horror,Story,Boardwalk,Empirehttp://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2012/06/tv-geek-out-235-mad-men-tea-leaves.htmlMad MenFri, 1 Jun 2012 22:39:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-6065129075079873719The TV Geek Out crew discusses episode 3 of Mad Men's 5th season, "Tea Leaves." Betty Draper makes her first appearance of the season in this episode, and when she isn’t busy pounding down Bugles or failing to fit into fancy evening wear, she’s feeling sorry for herself because she might have cancer. Meanwhile, the Rolling Stones are in New York City and the head of Heinz lets Don know he 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)yesThe TV Geek Out crew discusses episode 3 of Mad Men's 5th season, "Tea Leaves." Betty Draper makes her first appearance of the season in this episode, and when she isn’t busy pounding down Bugles or failing to fit into fancy evening wear, she’s feeling sorry for herself because she might have cancer. Meanwhile, the Rolling Stones are in New York City and the head of Heinz lets Don know heTV Geek OutThe TV Geek Out crew discusses episode 3 of Mad Men's 5th season, "Tea Leaves." Betty Draper makes her first appearance of the season in this episode, and when she isn’t busy pounding down Bugles or failing to fit into fancy evening wear, she’s feeling sorry for herself because she might have cancer. Meanwhile, the Rolling Stones are in New York City and the head of Heinz lets Don know heTV,Fringe,The,Office,Mad,Men,Gossip,Girl,Pushing,Daisies,Lost,True,Blood,American,Horror,Story,Boardwalk,Empirehttp://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2012/05/tv-geek-out-234-mad-men-little-kiss_21.htmlMad MenMon, 21 May 2012 21:59:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-4480052519172436078Our long national nightmare is finally over! An eighteen-month Mad Men drought comes to a wonderful two-hour end with "A Little Kiss" or, as the episode is sure to be known forever and henceforth, "Zoobie Zoobie Zoo." Meghan throws a surprise birthday party for Don Draper, even though Dick Whitman turned 40 a few months ago, and all the movers and shakers from Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce are 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2012/03/tv-geek-out-233-boardwalk-empire-what.htmlBoardwalk EmpireFri, 16 Mar 2012 23:58:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-6478942470774816848Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned wrote Shakespeare, and while the writers of Boardwalk Empire are more likely to invoke the Bible than the Bard, "What Does the Bee Do?" (season 2, episode 4) certainly closes with a fury from one of our favorite females on the show. But before we get to there, Nucky makes a deal with Rothstein, and Jimmy makes a deal with Manny. One of these arrangements 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2012/03/tv-geek-out-232-2012-oscars-chat.htmlAwardsThe OscarsThu, 8 Mar 2012 04:47:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-8245300295100888617In this podcast, the TV Geek Out crew discusses the highs and lows of this year's Oscars -- the biggest awards broadcast of the year! Featuring the return of Billy Crystal as host (his ninth time hosting), the Academy Awards may not have been the most groundbreaking or exciting that it has ever been, but it wasn't a disaster either. Listen in to hear what Perry, Dana, and Heather had to say about0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2012/02/tv-geek-out-231-american-horror-story.htmlAmerican Horror StorySat, 11 Feb 2012 23:42:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-1002020251206402671TV Geek Out presents the second half of our final conversation about American Horror Story's first season. We jump right back into the chat as we begin our coverage of the big finale, "Afterbirth," which surprisingly managed to give the troubled Harmons a happy ending of sorts. Of course, special guest podcaster Stever is still in attendance. Along with TV geeks Heather and Dana, he helps to 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2012/01/tv-geek-out-230-2012-golden-globes.htmlAwardsGolden GlobesNewsSun, 29 Jan 2012 22:11:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-2595169410420668410The Hollywood Foreign Press Association recently gave out their annual Golden Globe Awards, and the TV Geek Out crew got together to discuss everything from the crazy state of celebrity plastic surgery, men's silly facial hair, the best and worst movies and TV of last year... oh, and who actually was nominated and awarded for their work! Listen in to hear our thoughts on the broadcast here!0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2012/01/tv-geek-out-229-american-horror-story.htmlAmerican Horror StoryFri, 20 Jan 2012 21:18:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-951854885784265866The TV Geek Out crew is back to discuss the last third of American Horror Story's spectacularly crazy first season. We're joined again by horror expert Stever as we cover the final four episodes, "Spooky Little Girl," "Smoldering Children," "Birth," and "Afterbirth," though the finale chat will be a part of the second half of our epic discussion, coming soon. If you've listened to our previous 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/12/tv-geek-out-228-american-horror-story.htmlAmerican Horror StoryWed, 28 Dec 2011 22:10:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-6121857025919760493We're back with the second half of our American Horror Story discussion, again with special guest horror geek Stever Neither! This podcast covers episodes 4-8 ("Halloween" 1 & 2, "Piggy, Piggy," "Open House," and "Rubber Man"). Listen in to hear what the TVGO crew thought of the middle section of the AHS season, which included some of the best episodes, the most frightening moments, and the most 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/12/tv-geek-out-227-american-horror-story.htmlAmerican Horror StoryFri, 9 Dec 2011 18:39:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-6281562862234145422Given Ryan Murphy's track record with Glee and especially Nip/Tuck, it wasn't surprising that American Horror Story pushed boundaries with every episode. Still, even for seasoned viewers, just how hard AHS pushed at TV conventions was something of a shock. Never mind swearing, the series showed male and female masturbation in the pilot -- and that was just the start of American Horror Story's 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/11/tv-geek-out-226-boardwalk-empire.htmlBoardwalk EmpireTue, 29 Nov 2011 23:59:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-5806105811302760362Nucky sends a lobster flying, a Victrola saves a life, and Van Alden learns what a script is -- "A Dangerous Maid" has all this and more, and it's only the third episode of Boardwalk Empire's second season! Both Eddie Cantor and Al Capone are in A.C., the former to see the cooped-up, pregnant showgirl Lucy, the latter to deliver some bad news to Nucky and to visit "Jimmy Irish." There's plenty of0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/11/tv-geek-out-225-boardwalk-empire.htmlBoardwalk EmpireWed, 9 Nov 2011 21:26:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-5522136705385678312“Ourselves Alone,” episode two of Boardwalk Empire's second season, finds our favorite corrupt New Jersey politician (sorry for the redundancy) getting help from an expected source in unexpected ways, while Chalky White masterminds the beat-down of a prisoner who can’t resist taunting Chalky’s aspirations for respectability. Meanwhile, Eli attempts to end his relationship with his brother in a 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/11/tv-geek-out-224-boardwalk-empire-21.htmlBoardwalk EmpireTue, 1 Nov 2011 23:50:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-5331667359603650652The second season of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire begins with confrontations of various sorts including Chalky White vs. the KKK, Van Alden vs. his own sense of morality, and Jimmy vs. Nucky -- even though Jimmy doesn’t seem totally sold on turning against his mentor. Join TV Geeks Dana, Perry, and Heather as they analyze the premiere, wonder what the season has in store for these characters, and shed 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/10/tv-geek-out-223-boardwalk-empire-return.htmlBoardwalk EmpireSat, 15 Oct 2011 21:13:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-818755606935128820Boardwalk Empire’s freshman season comes to a conclusion with “A Return to Normalcy,” an episode that wraps up all those pesky plot threads that seemed impossible to bring together when they first started to unravel back in the Martin Scorsese-directed pilot. Rothstein and Nucky make peace, the D’Alessios meet their grisly end, and Nucky remains in power in Atlantic City while enjoying a nice 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/10/tv-geek-out-222-emmys-2011-chat.htmlAwardsEmmysFri, 7 Oct 2011 23:16:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-6004456748565855996TV Geek Out discusses this year's recent Emmys broadcast in this brief chat. Listen in to hear what Perry, Dana, and Heather had to say about the festivities, from our favorite wins and most frustrating losses to our thoughts on Jane Lynch's hosting skills and the layout of the show. Check it all out here!0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/10/tv-geek-out-221-boardwalk-empire-paris.htmlBoardwalk EmpireTue, 4 Oct 2011 01:16:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-238563602813608632Murder in various forms hangs over "Paris Green," the penultimate episode of Boardwalk Empire’s first season. Starting with a doozy of a twist regarding the revelation of Jimmy’s father and ending with an even bigger announcement about the true cause of the Commodore’s season-long illness, this episode also features Van Alden performing a decidedly un-Christian act during a baptism ceremony. 1TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/09/tv-geek-out-220-boardwalk-empire.htmlBoardwalk EmpireFri, 30 Sep 2011 21:50:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-1587732507792817791The Wizard of Oz allusions that have weaved through Boardwalk Empire’s first season grow even more pronounced in its tenth episode, “The Emerald City,” when the deformed Harrow pronounces he’s like the Tin Woodsman. The gangland maneuvers continue as Rothstein gets even angrier than he usually is over the failed hit on Nucky, Al Capone learns to grow up, and the women of America earn the right to0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/09/tv-geek-out-219-boardwalk-empire-belle.htmlBoardwalk EmpireSat, 24 Sep 2011 23:34:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-3194438826662485389TV Geek Out continues our first-season coverage of Boardwalk Empire with this discussion of episode 9, "Belle Femme," in which Margaret learns she has more power with Nucky than she realized when she intercedes on Madame Jeunet's behalf. After some initial friction over the matter with Nucky, he gives in and Margaret ends up with a fancy new dress. Jimmy's return to Atlantic City is the other big0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/09/tv-geek-out-218-boardwalk-empire-hold.htmlBoardwalk EmpireSun, 18 Sep 2011 19:33:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-6109391658717603708TV Geek Out is back to finish up our coverage of Boardwalk Empire's first season! Here we discuss the eighth episode, "Hold Me in Paradise," in which Nucky takes a trip to Chicago for the Republican Convention and wheels and deals his way around town, eventually supporting the nomination of Warren Harding for president. Back in Atlantic City, Eli is temporarily in charge, and manages to start a 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/09/tv-geek-out-217-true-blood-i-wish-i-was.htmlTrue BloodTue, 13 Sep 2011 16:38:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-662012594720403205Named for the devastating Neko Case ballad that closes the episode, "I Wish I Was the Moon" wraps up the first half of True Blood's fourth season with possession, transformation, that old black magic, and a long-awaited love scene. Marnie is finally fully possessed by the spirit of spurned and burned witch Antonia, and her first act is to make the formerly fearsome vamp Luis her slave. Meanwhile,0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/09/tv-geek-out-216-true-blood-me-and-devil.htmlTrue BloodTue, 6 Sep 2011 17:33:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-6366965173571534080TV Geek Out covers the fifth episode True Blood's 4th season, "Me and the Devil," which opens with Tommy killing both of his parents; Sam ends up helping his brother dispose of their bodies in the swamp, but not before they have a close call when they're pulled over by a V-addled Sheriff Andy Bellefleur. Meanwhile, Arlene and Terry have Rev. Daniels and his new wife, Lettie Mae, come to their 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/09/tv-geek-out-215-true-blood-im-alive-and.htmlTrue BloodSat, 3 Sep 2011 00:37:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-5612940782246888897TV Geek Out covers True Blood's fourth episode of season 4, "I'm Alive and on Fire," which opens with Eric totally drunk on faerie blood and very randy. When he runs off, Sookie enlists the help of Alcide to track him down. Meanwhile, Jason is still tied up in Hotshot, being gang-raped for his "ghost daddy" seed, but with a little help, he escapes, and takes out Felton when the werepanther chases1TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/08/tv-geek-out-214-true-blood-if-you-love.htmlTrue BloodMon, 29 Aug 2011 17:33:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-4983331697496579341The title of season four’s third episode -- “If You Love Me, Why am I Dyin’?” -- could have been screamed by Jason Stackhouse, tied down on a bed in Hotshot by Crystal to be the “ghost daddy” to all of the town’s women of breeding age (who appear to be as young as 12 -- ew). Nothing else is quite as creepy as Jason’s violation, but a childlike Eric, robbed of his memories, is getting to0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/08/tv-geek-out-213-true-blood-you-smell.htmlTrue BloodWed, 17 Aug 2011 15:53:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-5158171288438867701After the faerie fantasia and catch-up with Bon Temp's residents in season four's premiere, True Blood got down to business on "You Smell Like Dinner." And business is good: We got not one but two flashbacks that revealed how Bill became involved with the American Vampire League (featuring Mr. Compton in full London punk regalia) and what happened in his stand-off with the Queen of Louisiana (0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/08/tv-geek-out-212-boardwalk-empire-home.htmlBoardwalk EmpireTue, 9 Aug 2011 17:31:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-628115298353952972TV Geek Out is back with more Boardwalk Empire coverage, starting with "Home," the seventh episode of the show's debut season. Thomas Wolfe wrote that you can’t go home again, an axiom Nucky learns during the course of "Home," an episode that gives us a deep look into the dysfunctional Thompson family dynamics. The show also introduces us to disfigured sniper Richard Harrow, whose homecoming from0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/07/tv-geek-out-211-true-blood-shes-not.htmlTrue BloodSun, 31 Jul 2011 17:50:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-1816237369838019381TV Geek Out begins our coverage of True Blood's 4th season with this discussion of the crazy season premiere, "She's Not There." The episode picks up right where things left off, with Sookie arriving in faerie-land and running into not only Barry the bellboy, but her long-lost grandfather! She quickly sees through the utopic illusion, though, and the scene devolves into a hectic battle as she 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/07/tv-geek-out-210-2011-emmy-nominations.htmlAwardsEmmysMon, 18 Jul 2011 13:59:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-932087802196438350TV Geek Out geeks Heather, Perry, and Dana discuss the recently announced nominations for this year's Emmy awards! Listen in as we chat about the nominees, who was wrongly overlooked, and who we want to win vs. who will win. Check it all out here!0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/07/tv-geek-out-209-true-blood-evil-is.htmlTrue BloodMon, 11 Jul 2011 22:27:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-2388326941891963071TV Geek Out covers the season 3 finale of True Blood, "Evil Is Going On," which brought the season to a close in a very open-ended way and continued the show's tradition of less than satisfying finales. Among the episode's many events, Sookie rescues Eric and Russell from death-by-sunlight, Jason loses Crystal to a V-crazed Felton, Lafayette learns that Jesus is a witch, and Eric and Bill bury 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/07/tv-geek-out-208-true-blood-i-smell-rat.htmlTrue BloodWed, 6 Jul 2011 16:18:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-1507503876613181022TV Geek Out covers the two episodes of True Blood's third season leading up to the finale, "I Smell a Rat" and "Fresh Blood." In "I Smell a Rat," the season's tenth installment, lots of secrets are being revealed -- Sookie finally learns what she is; Jason tells Tara the truth about Eggs' death and learns an unexpected secret about Crystal; Lafayette and Jesus go on a crazy V trip and uncover 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/06/tv-geek-out-207-true-blood-everything.htmlTrue BloodThu, 30 Jun 2011 17:27:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-849870595783162572TV Geek Out covers the ninth episode of True Blood's third season, "Everything Is Broken," which saw the pinnacle of the season in its final scene of Russell Edgington shockingly killing a newscaster on live TV and delivering a harsh polemic about the superiority of vampires over humanity. Lots of other blood is hitting the fan as well, though. Nan Flanagan and the V-Feds show up 1TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/06/tv-geek-out-206-true-blood-night-on-sun.htmlTrue BloodFri, 24 Jun 2011 18:10:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-6577224338369404928TV Geek Out covers the eighth episode of True Blood's third season, "Night on the Sun," in which many characters are either gettin' busy or kicking butt -- or sometimes both. After Sookie ends things with Bill at the hospital, he tries to release Jessica from his control, but she refuses and they bond while he teaches her some fighting skills. Lafayette's mom runs away from the mental hospital 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/06/tv-geek-out-205-true-blood-hitting.htmlTrue BloodSun, 19 Jun 2011 12:08:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-2606286363814459414TV Geek Out covers "Hitting the Ground," the seventh episode of season 3, in which both Lorena and the Magister shockingly meet the true death, and Sookie and Tara complete their daring escape from Russell's Mississippi estate. Unfortunately, during the getaway, a famished Bill ends up overpowering and nearly killing Sookie in his thirst for blood; then, while at the hospital, she visits a 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/06/tv-geek-out-204-true-blood-i-got-right.htmlTrue BloodTue, 14 Jun 2011 11:46:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-6008804882212752974TV Geek Out covers the sixth episode of True Blood's third season, "I Got a Right to Sing the Blues," in which Sookie and Tara are both being held against their will in Russell Edgington's Mississippi mansion, Lorena is ordered to kill Bill for his attempt to help Sookie, Eric and Russell pay a not-so-pleasant visit to the Queen of Louisiana, and Sam gets some disturbing insight into the hold his0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/06/tv-geek-out-203-true-blood-trouble.htmlTrue BloodMon, 6 Jun 2011 15:45:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-1581431931337811870TV Geek Out covers episode five of season 3 of True Blood, "Trouble," in which there certainly is enough trouble to go around, and then some! Sookie meets Alcide's frightened werewolf packmaster; Eric pays a visit to Russell Edgington in Mississippi, prompting a flashback to his Viking days; Jason has a crappy first day working at the sheriff's office... until he meets Crystal from Hotshot; 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/06/here.htmlGame of ThronesWed, 1 Jun 2011 19:40:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-8341775784038690360TV Geek Out begins our coverage of the hit new HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones with this chat about the premiere episode, "Winter Is Coming"! TV geeks Dana and Heather dig into the show's incredibly complex world and discuss everything from the pilot's horror-tinged opening to its shocking last moments. Listen in here!0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/05/tv-geek-out-201-mildred-pierce.htmlHBOminiseriesFri, 13 May 2011 14:12:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-7391215508767631014Leave it to HBO to turn over 5 ½ hours of programming to Todd Haynes so the award-winning indie filmmaker could fashion a remake of Mildred Pierce, one of the classic melodramas in Hollywood history. TV geeks Perry, Dana, and Heather have seen it and are here to sing the praises of an amazing cast (Kate Winslet, James LeGros, Mare Winningham, etc. etc. etc.), try to find kind things to say about 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/04/tv-geek-out-200-boardwalk-empire-nights.htmlBoardwalk EmpireWed, 27 Apr 2011 16:30:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-8599585552362439743Boardwalk Empire finds its narrative footing halfway through the first season with "Nights in Ballygran" and "Family Limitation" (eps. 5 & 6), a pair of episodes that not only got the show's narrative drive operating at full steam (including Van Alden wrecking Nucky's annual Celtic Dinner, ward bosses being robbed, and the consummation of Nucky and Margaret's relationship), but also 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/04/tv-geek-out-199-2011-oscars-chat.htmlAwardsThe OscarsSat, 2 Apr 2011 18:02:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-707988818481650393TV Geek Out is back after a few weeks of technical difficulties that were keeping us from posting! Here we discuss this year's Oscars, from the lack of surprises to the quality of the hosting. Listen in as Perry, Dana, and Heather share our thoughts on the whole affair here!0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/03/testing-testing.htmlWed, 30 Mar 2011 21:44:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-2081889075941213515We're working on getting TV Geek Out back on its feet. Please ignore this post!TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/03/tv-geek-out-198-true-blood-9-crimes.htmlTrue BloodTue, 1 Mar 2011 11:43:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-5299504034497125731TV Geek Out discusses the 4th episode of season 3 of True Blood, "9 Crimes," which opens with Bill coldly dumping Sookie over the phone. Though he's giving in to his baser nature, he tells Lorena he will never love her (and punches her in the face!). Sookie has a good cry, but she still wants to find Bill, so she and Alcide go back to Lou Pine's (with her in bad-girl disguise courtesy of his 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/02/tv-geek-out-197-2011-oscar-nominations.htmlAwardsThe OscarsTue, 22 Feb 2011 23:25:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-306545479405004602With just a few days remaining until Hollywood's most important awards are handed out, Heather, Dana, and Perry are here to help answer all of your burning questions: Will The King's Speech get the better of The Social Network? Does anyone have a chance of upsetting Christian Bale? How the heck do I know which live-action short to pick in my office pool? So listen in as the trio gives you all the0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/02/tv-geek-out-196-walking-dead-ts-19.htmlThe Walking DeadSat, 12 Feb 2011 00:21:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-1025981267279187137And so the first season of The Walking Dead ended with a bang and a whimper. In "TS-19," Rick and the rest of the survivors discover that the CDC is far from the haven they'd anticipated, and that Dr. Edwin Jenner isn't as much of a samaritan as they'd thought. Or is he? Jenner offers to share the certain death the CDC's computer is counting down to -- one of the few sure things our crew has 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/02/tv-geek-out-195-boardwalk-empire.htmlBoardwalk EmpireThu, 3 Feb 2011 23:53:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-2797881691742320707TVGO's Heather and Dana discuss the 3rd and 4th episodes of Boardwalk Empire. In "Broadway Limited," Van Alden goes medieval on the newfound survivor of the roadside shooting, literally squeezing the name Jimmy out of him before he dies. Word travels fast, and Rothstein orders Luciano to take out Darmody. Perhaps lucky for Jimmy, Nucky's already banished him from town, so he heads to Chicago, but0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/01/tv-geek-out-194-2011-golden-globes.htmlAwardsGolden GlobesThu, 27 Jan 2011 00:13:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-3519325141322533931The TV Geek Out crew celebrated 40,000 downloads (thank you, loyal listeners!) by downing some lip-loosening libations and then dishing on the ridiculous splendor that is the annual party thrown by the Hollywood Foreign Press. So lift up a glass and join Perry, Dana, and Heather as they crack wise about January Jones’ anatomy, weigh in on the ongoing Ricky Gervais controversy, and basically treat0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/01/tv-geek-out-193-2011-golden-globe.htmlAwardsGolden GlobesSat, 15 Jan 2011 17:33:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-2815442941789404035The awards season kicks off in earnest with the Golden Globes telecast this Sunday night. So before you sit down to watch alcohol-fueled acceptance speeches and the stinging barbs of host Ricky Gervais, join Heather, Dana, and Perry as they offer their predictions on who'll be taking home the big awards. Listen in here!0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/01/tv-geek-out-192-walking-dead-vatos-and.htmlThe Walking DeadTue, 11 Jan 2011 20:30:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-2749957188851076926TV Geek Out covers two installments of The Walking Dead with this chat about "Vatos" and "Wildfire," the 4th and 5th episodes of the series. In "Vatos," Rick, Glenn, T-Dog, and Daryl react to the discovery of Merle's severed hand in Atlanta, follow his trail of blood, and attempt to retrieve Rick's big bag of guns. Complications quickly arise when they run into another human in the middle of the 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2011/01/tv-geek-out-191-true-blood-it-hurts-me.htmlTrue BloodMon, 3 Jan 2011 23:57:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-6817510162788453355TV Geek Out covers "It Hurts Me Too," the third episode of True Blood's third season. Eric takes out a werewolf in Sookie's home, but only after she's heard him think "Jackson," which they soon figure out means the city in Mississippi. She's determined to go there in search of Bill, so Eric sends the (good) werewolf Alcide to watch over her and help her in her mission. Elsewhere, Tara has a 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/12/tv-geek-out-190-boardwalk-empire-ivory.htmlBoardwalk EmpireFri, 17 Dec 2010 12:31:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-6125384257116946039TV Geek Out is back to talk more about HBO's latest hit show, the captivating Boardwalk Empire! Though the pilot may have had a few too many narrative bumps for most of the TVGO crew, the second episode, "The Ivory Tower," went a long way toward winning us over. Join TV geeks Dana, Perry, and Heather as they expound on the pleasures of Michael Shannon and Steve Buscemi having their first 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/12/tv-geek-out-189-walking-dead-tell-it-to.htmlThe Walking DeadFri, 10 Dec 2010 17:01:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-4117487532233613073TV Geek Out covers The Walking Dead's third episode, "Tell It to the Frogs," in which Rick reunites with his family and joins the band of survivors outside Atlanta. Meanwhile, Merle is still baking on the city roof and having a serious a meltdown as hordes of zombies try to force their way through the chained door to devour him. Rick and the others struggle to decide what to tell Merle's brother,0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/12/tv-geek-out-188-true-blood-beautifully.htmlTrue BloodThu, 2 Dec 2010 23:31:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-1875559274412168326TV Geek Out covers the second episode of True Blood's third season, "Beautifully Broken." After Bill's bloody battle with the werewolves, he meets the king of Mississippi, Russell Edgington -- the vampire behind his abduction. Russell whisks Bill off on horseback to his mansion, where we meet the king's charming partner, Talbot. The next night, over an extravagant meal, Bill finally finds out 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/11/tv-geek-out-187-mad-men-tomorrowland.htmlMad MenFri, 26 Nov 2010 23:59:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-1224597733033434765In this installment, TV Geek Out analyzes Mad Men's season-four finale, "Tomorrowland," in greater detail than our initial-reactions discussion. Listen in to what Heather, Dana, and Perry had to say about the episode after we all had some time to reflect on the major turn of events in Don Draper's life. After a season of hitting what seemed like multiple rock bottoms, Don went on another trip to 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/11/tv-geek-out-186-glee-grilled-cheesus.htmlGleeTue, 23 Nov 2010 10:53:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-902325437029762709It's time to take another ride on the Glee roller coaster! Season two has had some thrilling, and not so thrilling, ups and downs since the last time we discussed it. "Grilled Cheesus" fell into some of the traps we at TV Geek Out cannot stand about the show: it took on a heavy subject -- religion -- but did so in a simplistic, patronizing fashion, once again used Kurt and Burt Hummel's fraught 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/11/tv-geek-out-185-walking-dead-days-gone.htmlThe Walking DeadThu, 18 Nov 2010 22:52:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-3955027760633023140TV Geek Out begins our coverage of AMC's smash-hit zombie series, The Walking Dead, with this epic chat about the first 2 episodes! In the premiere, "Days Gone Bye," small-town cop Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma to learn that zombies have overrun society, which mostly now looks like a ghost town scattered with corpses, both dead and undead. We discover this terrifying, sad new world along with 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/11/tv-geek-out-184-conan-first-week.htmlConanConan O'BrienMon, 15 Nov 2010 14:28:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-5194432615945080389After months of waiting and expectations, Conan O'Brien returned to late-night TV last week with Conan, his simply named show for TBS. While some things were better than O'Brien's brief stint hosting The Tonight Show -- letting sidekick Andy Richter return to his rightful spot next to Coco among them -- Conan got off to a somewhat soft start. The TV Geek Out geeks discuss what went right and what0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/11/tv-geek-out-183-tv-news-discussion.htmlBig LoveBoardwalk EmpirecancellationsCapricaDexterFringeHouseIn TreatmentLie to MeNewsRaising HoperatingsrenewalsRunning WildeSNLThe EventTrue BloodUndercoversWed, 10 Nov 2010 12:35:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-6251428020756315937The TV Geek Out geeks get together to chat about the latest news in TV-land, from ratings to cancellations/renewals to what we've been watching lately! Despite being as timely as possible, there's already been at least one more casualty between this recording and its posting -- J.J. Abrams' struggling spy show Undercovers. Listen in as we try to keep track of all the current procedurals and who's1TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/11/tv-geek-out-182-mad-men-blowing-smoke.htmlMad MenMon, 8 Nov 2010 16:20:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-8600098388244087241Can it really be that Mad Men has gone nearly four whole seasons without titling an episode “Blowing Smoke”? But when they finally did, boy is it a doozy! Don attempts to salvage the company with a bold letter to the New York Times, Cooper picks up his shoes and goes home, the Campbells have their biggest fight in years, and one of Don’s old flames is now a heroin addict. TV geeks Perry, Heather,0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/11/tv-geek-out-181-true-blood-bad-blood.htmlTrue BloodThu, 4 Nov 2010 21:39:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-1267883457892843315TV Geek Out returns to our True Blood coverage with this discussion of the third-season premiere, "Bad Blood." Events pick up right where they left off, with everyone in a bad state. Sookie is distraught that Bill's gone missing, and frustrated by human law enforcement's lack of interest in his disappearance. Jason's freaked out that he killed Eggs, and in one of the episode's best scenes, Andy 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/10/tv-geek-out-180-30-rock-live.html30 RockJon HammThu, 28 Oct 2010 16:21:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-8698636552437936460Tina Fey and company attempted the seemingly impossible, a live version of a sitcom that seems dependent on the ability to cut quickly to throwaway gags. While this may seem as difficult, and unnecessary, as a live version of Family Guy, the TV Geek Out crew were quite impressed with the effort, even if they varied in their opinions of how funny it was. So join Dana, Perry, and Heather as they 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/10/tv-geek-out-179-mad-men-chinese-wall.htmlMad MenMon, 25 Oct 2010 15:27:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-1805166873671717018Dr. Faye Miller might claim to have a “Chinese Wall,” but leave it to Don Draper to demolish that defensive structure and get her to abandon her own ethics. After all, what woman doesn’t fall for Don’s much-employed charms? Certainly not our favorite Canadian, Megan. In the meantime, Peggy finally falls into bed with someone she isn’t actively deceiving, Roger reveals the truth -- sort of -- 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/10/tv-geek-out-178-glee-audition-and.htmlGleeThu, 21 Oct 2010 19:39:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-6001667918315728248How has the TV Geek Out trio responded to Glee so far this year? Well, one of us is thinking our relationship with the show might be as dead as Don and Betty’s marriage on Mad Men. Find out who might be happier with a whole lot less Glee as Dana, Perry, and Heather debate the merits of pop tunes vs. showtunes, lament the lack of screen time for our favorite characters, and wonder if Glee’s 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/10/tv-geek-out-177-mad-men-season-4-finale.htmlMad MenMon, 18 Oct 2010 22:40:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-6789261319351496812And so season four ends not with a bang, but with a ring. It was a surprisingly mellow close to a season filled with darkness and upheaval -- if you can call a surprise engagement, a not-so-surprise pregnancy and an overdue business triumph within the span of an hour mellow. After watching the finale on Sunday night, we couldn't resist recording our initial thoughts about "Tomorrowland." Check 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/10/tv-geek-out-176-fall-tv-premieres-part.html30 RockBoardwalk EmpirecancellationsDexterFringeGossip GirlNewsPretty Little LiarsRaising HopeRubiconSNLStargate UniverseThe EventThe OfficeThe SimpsonsUndercoversMon, 18 Oct 2010 02:24:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-1744164416546514659TV Geek Out returns with the second part of our discussion of all the fall TV premieres that we've been watching. We cover a lot more ground this time, chatting about new shows, returning shows, summer series we loved, and midseason series we can't wait to see, including Fringe, Undercovers, Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, NBC Thursday-night comedies, Dexter, Rubicon, and much more! Check it 1TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/10/tv-geek-out-175-mad-men-hands-and-knees.htmlMad MenThu, 7 Oct 2010 18:29:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-3690893243136145924Turns out that like Teddy Roosevelt and Buford Pusser, Lane’s daddy carries a big stick, and boy does he know how to beat the happy out of his son! And if this wasn’t a big enough development on Mad Men, how about Pete taking a proverbial bullet for Don, Betty lying to the government, and Joan aborting her love child with Roger -- maybe. Join TV Geek Out geeks Perry, Dana, and Heather as they 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/10/tv-geek-out-174-emmys-2010-chat.htmlAwardsEmmysWed, 6 Oct 2010 15:02:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-6730067231042253639The Emmys mark the unofficial start of the fall TV season, so naturally we had to cover them -- better late than never! Check out TV geeks Heather, Perry, and Dana's take on all of it -- from Jimmy Fallon's hosting abilities to the big winners and losers -- here.0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/10/tv-geek-out-173-fall-tv-premieres-part.htmlNewsRaising HopeRunning WildeThe EventMon, 4 Oct 2010 21:05:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-2096753226836009484The new fall TV season is is full swing, and TV geeks Heather, Dana, and Perry discuss three of the season's hyped new shows in this podcast. Listen in to find out what we thought of Running Wilde, Raising Hope, and The Event here.0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/10/tv-geek-out-172-mad-men-beautiful-girls.htmlMad MenFri, 1 Oct 2010 14:10:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-1189926264494289137And so the Blankenship has sailed, taking with her one of Mad Men's most affecting episodes about how girls and women survive -- or don't survive -- in a Mad Man's world. Sally Draper wants her dad's attention; Peggy wants to be respected for her personal and professional choices; Faye wants Don to accept that she has chosen not to have kids; and Joan wants a family and a man who will be there 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/09/tv-geek-out-171-boardwalk-empire.htmlBoardwalk EmpireWed, 29 Sep 2010 14:53:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-7240540782650266338What kind of series do you get when the masterminds are the number two man on The Sopranos, the executive producer of Entourage, and the greatest living American filmmaker? Why Boardwalk Empire, of course! It's an ambitious historical gangster story about the Prohibition era with a remarkably strong cast fronted by Steve Buscemi as a New Jersey politico on the take (and, yes, that is redundant). 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/09/tv-geek-out-170-mad-men-summer-man.htmlMad MenSat, 25 Sep 2010 19:06:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-1772501436926745537"The Summer Man" may have been the first B grade episode in a season full of As and A plusses. Still, for everything that was uneven (Don's admittedly awkward voice over journal entries), there was something encouraging (Don's slower pace with drinking and women). And even a somewhat lesser Mad Men episode is still ripe with discussion topics ranging from how well the Rolling Stones fit into the 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/09/tv-geek-out-169-true-blood-beyond-here.htmlTrue BloodSat, 18 Sep 2010 23:31:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-2734686838426449251TV Geek Out covers the finale of the second season of True Blood, which sees the demise of the evil maenad Maryann. Her twisted sacrifice-wedding ceremony combo is undermined by a clever plan hatched by Bill and Sam, and with the help of Sookie's distracting powers. After the death of Maryann, Eggs is "tragically" killed by Jason (in defense of Andy), Sam heads out to look into his roots, Hoyt 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/09/announcement.htmlWed, 15 Sep 2010 14:32:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-8272886768668976745Hello, TV Geek Out fans! This is just a little message to tell you that we've resolved a technical issue that was keeping us from being able to offer our entire run of TVGO for download via iTunes. As of yesterday, you can now find every episode of the Geek Out in iTunes and easily download them onto your handheld devices for your listening pleasure. (Previously our iTunes podcasts were limited 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/09/tv-geek-out-168-mad-men-suitcase.htmlMad MenTue, 14 Sep 2010 12:51:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-3140675371651090779Mad Men's fourth season has, arguably, been its strongest yet, but there's little room for debate that "The Suitcase" is one of the show's finest hours. An exploration of the dread of anticipating the worst that can happen -- and the strange sense of relief and renewal that follows when it finally does, this episode had the intimacy of a play. Jon Hamm and Elisabeth Moss both delivered 2TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/09/tv-geek-out-167-mad-men-waldorf-stories.htmlMad MenWed, 8 Sep 2010 13:51:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-497136725356802853How low can he go? That's the question Mad Men's fourth season keeps asking about Don Draper, and "Waldorf Stories" charted some of the seediest stops along his fall. Even in the face of winning a Clio for the Glo-Coat commercial, Don still manages to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory: His drunken pitch for Life Cereal plays like a grotesque caricature of the "Carousel"; he misplaces the 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/09/tv-geek-out-166-true-blood-frenzy.htmlTrue BloodFri, 3 Sep 2010 22:36:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-7628047742444450606TV Geek Out discusses the penultimate episode of True Blood's second season, "Frenzy." Jessica and Hoyt's relationship is on the rocks after she feasts on his mom, but when he later learns some disturbing secrets about his father, he has second thoughts about forever being a mama's boy. Meanwhile, Bill meets with the queen of Louisiana, but she forces him to pseudo-sunbath and play Yahtzee all 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/08/tv-geek-out-165-mad-men-chrysanthemum.htmlMad MenMon, 30 Aug 2010 23:14:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-2611622244397896557It's another super-sized Mad Men discussion, but then "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" was jam-packed with plot and subtext. This episode took on so many of the show's main themes -- the generation gap, the battle of the sexes, what people want versus what is expected of them -- some with a direct approach, others so subtly that they were revealed only after multiple viewings. But perhaps the 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/08/tv-geek-out-164-2010-emmy-nominations.htmlAwardsEmmysThu, 26 Aug 2010 18:20:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-7719591069610111186Sure, they don’t have as much historical weight as the Oscars, and the telecast isn’t as fun to watch as the Golden Globes, but the Emmys are still the award everybody in television most wants to win. With that in mind, prepare your predictions for Sunday with the TV Geek Out crew as Dana, Heather, Perry, and special guest geek Chrysta break down the major categories and offer their tips on who 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/08/tv-geek-out-163-mad-men-rejected.htmlMad MenTue, 24 Aug 2010 13:33:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-4620586021933983330Since Mad Men's third season spent so much time on the dissolution of the Draper marriage, season four isn't wasting any time returning to the show's other major stories. One of the biggest is the relationship between Peggy and Pete, which "The Rejected" caught up with in thrilling, sometimes heartbreaking fashion. Those crazy kids are so similar, yet so different, and the episode illustrated 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/08/tv-geek-out-162-mad-men-good-news.htmlMad MenTue, 17 Aug 2010 17:53:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-563601557090883736The good news is ... Lane is more fun than a barrel of drunken monkeys when he's had a few! Joan can still have babies even though she's had a couple of "procedures"! And that's about it. "The Good News" was yet another example of how bleak, and funny, Mad Men's fourth season is. The episode contrasted and balanced its emotionally devastating scenes: Don telling Anna he had to go (instead of 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/08/tv-geek-out-161-true-blood-new-world-in.htmlTrue BloodSun, 15 Aug 2010 23:30:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-4579297418975744941TV Geek Out covers episode 10 of True Blood's second season, "New World in My View," in which Bill, Sookie and Jason return to Bon Temps and find their hometown in a sorry state, with its citizens running rampant. Sookie and Bill go to her house, and when they encounter Maryann, Sookie repels her with a burst of light from her hand! Meanwhile, Andy and Sam have been cornered into the walk-in 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/08/tv-geek-out-160-mad-men-christmas-comes.htmlMad MenTue, 10 Aug 2010 15:52:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-5071971002712921986There's no place like Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce for the holidays, especially when Don and company reunite with sadistic Lucky Strike honcho Lee Garner Jr. SCDP scrambles to give their biggest client a Christmas party like he's seen in the movies, and the forced frivolity he gets is just as fake (though it did give us wonderful images of Joan leading the conga line and Roger in a Santa suit). 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/07/tv-geek-out-159-mad-men-public.htmlMad MenWed, 28 Jul 2010 15:36:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-1431441330215166108And we're off! Mad Men's fourth season began by continuing one of season three's major themes: change. Not only were we treated to Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce's sleek, brightly lit new digs, where everyone is on much more equal footing, we saw Don Draper undergo some renovations too. They didn't come without growing pains: Clamming up in an interview, snapping at his maid, throwing out customers1TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/07/mad-men-season-4-preview.htmlMad MenSat, 24 Jul 2010 14:25:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-2178844440067499706We're just hours away from the beginning of Mad Men's fourth season! The TV Geek Out Geeks couldn't wait until after Sunday night to start geeking out about the new season, so Dana, Perry and Heather shared their hopes for the characters and the show in general before it even started. What will Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce's new digs be like? What kind of women will Don seek out as a single man? 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/07/tv-geek-out-mad-men-season-three-review.htmlMad MenThu, 22 Jul 2010 18:28:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-7887698250724738693Back when Mad Men's brilliant third season ended, the TV Geek Out crew did a wrap-up, reviewing the season's big events, the characters' various arcs, and our favorite episodes. We thought we'd re-post that conversation, as it's a great way to jog one's memory and get one's head back in the Mad Men universe in preparation for the upcoming season premiere this Sunday (yay!). Check it out here!0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/07/tv-geek-out-157-true-blood-i-will-rise.htmlTrue BloodTue, 20 Jul 2010 11:58:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-1847363321201203327TV Geek Out covers one of True Blood's most epic episodes ever, season two's ninth installment, "I Will Rise Up." In the gory aftermath of the Lukinator's suicide-bombing, Eric tricks Sookie into drinking his blood, and Bill warns her that she might start to find herself sexually attracted to the Viking vamp. This leads to one of the awesomest (for those of us who like men) True Blood scenes ever0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/07/tv-geek-out-156-gleekout-2.htmlGleeFri, 9 Jul 2010 02:02:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-2291719872307366700If there was any doubt that Glee is the TV series of the moment, its 19 Emmy nominations proved that there is a lot to love about this show. However, the second half of its debut season also revealed some cracks in its foundation: repetitive jokes, disappearing plots and characters, and musical numbers that were increasingly separated from the show's reality of a misfit glee club trying to prove 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/07/tv-geek-out-155-true-blood-timebomb.htmlTrue BloodThu, 1 Jul 2010 20:34:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-7664610494034404600TV Geek Out covers "Timebomb," the eighth episode of True Blood's second season, in which we learn more about modern-day Godric and his peaceful stance on vampire/human relations. Eric and Sookie try to stop the planned murder of Godric, but they're both caught and almost killed themselves. It all leads to a showdown at the the Fellowship of the Sun church between Newlin's and Godric's forces, 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/06/tv-geek-out-154-lost-end.htmlLostWed, 23 Jun 2010 01:22:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-3596082292842953147It's been a month since Jack closed his eyes for the last time and Lost reached "The End" -- enough time for the TV Geek Out geeks to have thought about the finale a bit (ok, a lot) more and have an in-depth finale discussion. Some of us were still dissatisfied with the ending, some of us grew to accept it with a few more viewings, and some of us still love it, but all three of us had a great 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/06/tv-geek-out-153-true-blood-release-me.htmlTrue BloodMon, 7 Jun 2010 23:19:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-6540876935072954701In "Release Me," the seventh episode of True Blood's second season, many characters are being held captive in one way or another -- from Sam, who almost gets sacrificed at Maryann's freakiest orgy party yet; to Sookie, who is being held in the Fellowship of the Sun church's basement; to Bill, who is being forcibly kept in his hotel room by his maker, Lorena. Amidst all of the crazy things going 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/05/tv-geek-out-152-lost-finale-reactions.htmlLostThu, 27 May 2010 14:50:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-8205050808863229597And so Lost has reached “The End.” While it may have been short on answers, it was long on emotion for the audience and on resolution for the characters we’ve come to love (and love to hate) over the years. TV Geek Out Geeks Dana, Perry and Heather will do a more in-depth dissection of this two-and-a-half epic series closer soon, but for now they share their first impressions of the finale here.1TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/05/tv-geek-out-151-lost-what-they-died-for.htmlLostWed, 26 May 2010 23:58:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-3989557539797214907TV Geek Out covers "What They Died For," the penultimate episode of Lost. In the Sideways world, Jack awakes to find another mysterious cut on his neck... Meanwhile, Ben catches Desmond in the school parking lot again and starts to give him a talking to, but is interrupted by Desmond's fist; this awesomely leads to him flashing to memories of his other life. As Ben is heading home later, Alex 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/05/tv-geek-out-150-lost-across-sea.htmlLostTue, 25 May 2010 22:25:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-6657683833925013665As Lost's final season wound down, the controversy around its episodes just rose. "Across the Sea," the tale of a young Jacob and Man (er, Boy) in Black, was easily among the most divisive hours of Lost ever -- fans either loved this deep dive into the show's mythology, complete with the reveal of who the Island's Adam and Eve were, or they hated spending any time away from their beloved 1TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/05/tv-geek-out-149-lost-candidate.htmlLostSat, 22 May 2010 19:59:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-6453626507503101667The Lost episode "The Candidate" is perhaps the most devastating of them all. On the island, UnLocke tries to convince Jack to leave with everyone, while Widmore throws the Losties into the polar bear cages. Team Smokey soon busts them out, and they head for the Ajira plane, but they ditch their aerial escape plan when UnLocke finds a bomb there. They instead head for the sub, where Widmore's 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/05/tv-geek-out-148-lost-last-recruit.htmlLostTue, 18 May 2010 23:57:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-2936721662393974927TV Geek Out covers "The Last Recruit," in which UnLocke's plans are in full swing as the Losties reunite. He has a little chat with Jack and orders zombie Sayid to kill Desmond, but Des might just talk his way out of that fate. Back at Camp Smokey, Sawyer and Kate conspire with the others to ditch UnLocke and escape via sub. Crazy Claire tags along, and Jack jumps ship after a tense talk with 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/05/tv-geek-out-lost-everybody-loves-hugo.htmlLostWed, 12 May 2010 23:30:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-1766070832290044412"Everybody Loves Hugo" brought us the final Hugo Reyes episode of Lost. In contrast to the lighter tone of many Hurley installments, this one contained quite a lot of dire events. Ilana EXPLODED. Hurley blew up the Black Rock. Sideways Desmond drove his car straight into the wheelchair-bound Locke and sent him flying! UnLocke threw Island Desmond down a well!! Amidst these crazy developments, we 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/05/tv-geek-out-146-lost-happily-ever-after.htmlLostSun, 9 May 2010 23:58:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-7201043457010747731The much-anticipated Desmond episode "Happily Ever After" did nothing less than bridge the gulf between the season's dual realities. When Widmore puts Des through an electromagnetic test on Hydra Island, his consciousness seems to become privy to the Sideways reality, where he was indeed an 815 passenger. We find out that Desmond not only works for Widmore there, but is even his treasured 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/04/tv-geek-out-145-lost-package.htmlLostFri, 30 Apr 2010 18:14:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-1216536248869644982Sure, "The Package" is one of the better season-6 episodes of Lost, but it has a title that makes double entendre fans salivate. There’s Sun’s button-filled seduction of Jin, of course, but the highlight for any eternal 11-year-old is when Charles Widmore announces with great majesty that it’s time for him to show Jin The Package. We also get more Sideways Keamy, a two-eyed Sideways Mikhail, and 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/04/tv-geek-out-144-true-blood-hard-hearted.htmlTrue BloodWed, 28 Apr 2010 23:58:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-2883003349902002168TV Geek Out continues our coverage of True Blood's second season with this discussion of "Hard-Hearted Hannah," which brought Bill's maker back in a big way. Lorena's return sparks a shocking flashback to the 1920s, where Bill and her seduce a wealthy couple and then feast on them in a sexual bloodbath. In the present, Lorena holds Bill hostage in his hotel room, having been summoned there by 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/04/tv-geek-out-143-lost-ab-aeterno.htmlLostSun, 25 Apr 2010 17:34:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-4456579143504413658"Ab Aeterno" was one of the most-hyped and anticipated episodes of Lost's final season, and it turned out to be one of the best. We finally learned the history of the mysterious Richard Alpert, and Nestor Carbonell made the most of this spotlight, giving Alpert's journey from an accidental murderer to Jacob's representative the gravity it needed. "Ab Aeterno" also gave viewers more insight into 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/04/tv-geek-out-142-true-blood-never-let-me.htmlTrue BloodTue, 20 Apr 2010 23:30:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-9210665296501849906As HBO re-airs season 2 of True Blood, TV Geek Out gets back to our coverage of the deliciously devious show. In the season's fifth episode, "Never Let Me Go," things pick up in Dallas where they left off. Jessica has ordered a man off the room-service menu for dinner, and he's been delivered by Barry the bellhop -- another telepath! Sookie proceeds to chase him down and stalk him throughout the 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/04/tv-geek-out-141-lost-recon.htmlLostFri, 16 Apr 2010 18:27:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-3785621724849975188If any of Lost's flash-sideways deserve to be spun off into their own shows, it's the tantalizing glimpse we saw of Sawyer and Miles as cop buddies during "Recon." Who wouldn't want to watch the adventures of James Ford and Miles Straume as members of the LAPD who laugh, learn and love? Those are the lessons Ford seemed to be catching onto as he watched "Little House," blew a date with Charlotte 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/04/tv-geek-out-140-gleek-out.htmlGleeTue, 13 Apr 2010 19:17:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-4904412635803954934The show that makes you smile when you say its name is back! Yes, Glee has returned, and though the second half of the season -- which goes well into June -- has a lot to look forward to, including new love interests, new choirs to compete against, and the much-touted Madonna episode, TV Geek Out takes a look back at what made the first half of Glee's first season so great. We geek out over Artie0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/04/tv-geek-out-139-lost-dr-linus.htmlLostSat, 10 Apr 2010 18:36:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-5480370050257237842Could it be that your mild-mannered European History teacher is actually a stone cold killer? That sure seems to be what Dr. Ben Linus is in half of this entertaining Lost outing. The TVGO crew connect the dots between the conniving Ben we've come to know and love and the meek but convincingly opportunistic teacher with a big heart he seems to be in the flash-sideways world. TV geeks Dana, Perry,0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/04/tv-geek-out-138-office-company-picnic.htmlThe OfficeFri, 2 Apr 2010 16:59:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-2028284283070446949Do you wish your office summer parties were more or less like the one depicted in "Company Picnic," the season-five finale of The Office? Michael sees Holly again and the two perform a hilariously inappropriate version of Slumdog Millionaire, the Scranton gang exact revenge on the Dunder Mifflin executives in a fiercely competitive volleyball match, and we learn that Pam has a particular medical 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/03/tv-geek-out-137-lost-sundown.htmlLostWed, 24 Mar 2010 19:51:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-2106091666013203879"Sundown"'s name played a trick on die-hard Lost fans, who had noticed that until then, the main character of each season-six episode mirrored those of season one. But instead of revolving around Sun like the name implies (good thing, too -- it sounds like she dies in it!), "Sundown" plunged Sayid into literal and spiritual darkness as night fell on the island. And unlike some of the more 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/03/tv-geek-out-136-oscars-chat.htmlAwardsThe OscarsMon, 22 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-4576119703111163390Well, Oscar night proved to be a chore for one of the TV Geek Out crew. Find out if Dana, Heather, or Perry spent most of the night yelling at their TV as the trio discuss the chances that Doogie Howser will one day host the big show, praise the best presenters, and put the movie year of 2009 to bed. Check it all out here!0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/03/tv-geek-out-135-lost-lighthouse.htmlLostFri, 19 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-5958676397418721010TV Geek Out covers the Jack-centric season-6 episode "Lighthouse," in which Hurley and Jack go on a mission from Jacob, and crazy Claire tends to Jin's wounded leg and interrogates the life out of an Other. In the flash-sideways, we find out that Jack has a teenage son, but -- surprise, surprise -- the two have a strained relationship. Jack makes strides toward mending things with the boy, and in0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/03/tv-geek-out-134-lost-substitute.htmlLostWed, 10 Mar 2010 19:12:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-6050752859579599066TV Geek Out covers the first Locke episode of Lost's 6th season, "The Substitute," in this epic discussion. The flash-sideways follow Locke as he gets home from his trip to Australia, and we find out that he's still with Helen in this reality, and they're even engaged to be married! After getting fired from his job, he runs into a very upbeat Hurley, who hooks him up with some employment services0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/03/tv-geek-out-133-lost-what-kate-does.htmlLostFri, 5 Mar 2010 18:57:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-7131714829209618517TV Geek Out is back to our coverage of Lost's 6th season with this discussion of "What Kate Does." Yes, Darlton dared to give us a Kate-isode as the follow-up to the awesome season premiere, and a lot of viewers were not happy, to put it mildly! Even here at the Geek Out, opinions were varied. The episode's flash-sideways focus on Kate's taxi-cab getaway from the airport, with Claire in tow. Kate0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/03/tv-geek-out-132-2010-oscar-nominations.htmlAwardsThe OscarsTue, 2 Mar 2010 11:55:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-7491330289175139430Sure, we like to geek out about TV, but some us actually geek out even harder over movies, and the Oscars offer us the prime opportunity to indulge. Listen in as Dana, Heather, and Perry break down the nominations, offer insight into how having ten Best Picture nominees affects the race, and pray that Meryl Streep wins an Academy Award for the first time in over 25 years. Check it all out here!0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/03/tv-geek-out-131-lost-la-x-part-2.htmlLostMon, 1 Mar 2010 17:16:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-4372043046358525814TVGO returns with the second part of our "LA X" discussion, in which we talk about the aftermath of Jacob's murder in the foot of the statue. Among other things, Ben finds out that the real Locke is dead and that his impostor is actually also the Smoke Monster -- when he changes form and kills all of the armed men Ilana sends into the crumbling structure! UnLocke then terrifies Ben some more as 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/02/tv-geek-out-130-lost-la-x-part-1.htmlLostSat, 27 Feb 2010 02:00:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-6829620790972093746TV Geek Out's coverage of Lost season 6 begins with a 2-part discussion of the mind-bending premiere, "LA X." Lost is finally back, and the biggest news is the introduction of what seems to be a new reality/timeline in which the plane does land safely in LA, and the island is submerged underwater! In addition, the story on the island continues, as Kate, Jin, Jack, Hurley, Sayid, Sawyer -- and a 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/02/tv-geek-out-129-lost-incident-part-2.htmlLostSun, 21 Feb 2010 23:48:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-4499241041321352280In this second part of TVGO's discussion of Lost's awesome season-5 finale, "The Incident," we talk about the "present-time" events and discuss the ramifications of everything that occurs. On their journey to see Jacob, Locke drops his own bomb on Ben -- he wants Ben to kill Jacob. When they eventually make it to Jacob's abode, we find out that he lives in the foot of the four-toed statue! Locke 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/02/tv-geek-out-128-lost-incident-part-1.htmlLostFri, 19 Feb 2010 02:00:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-1184440443951689891TVGO's discussion of the Lost season-5 finale, "The Incident," is so jam-packed that we're bringing it to you in two installments! Jacob makes a major debut, along with an as-yet-unnamed frenemy, whom he has a cryptic conversation with on the beach, long ago. Jacob also takes over the flashbacks for the episode, which reveal visits he's made to many of the characters, some at points in their 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/02/tv-geek-out-127-lost-follow-leader.htmlLostSat, 13 Feb 2010 13:50:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-7308169866017119841TV Geek Out covers the penultimate episode of Lost's 5th season, "Follow the Leader." After being taken captive, Jack talks the Others -- specifically Richard and Eloise -- into helping bring the dead Faraday's explosive plan to fruition, but Kate doesn't want anything to do with it. The missing Sayid runs into them in the jungle and joins up for the mission; while Kate goes her own way, the rest0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/02/tv-geek-out-126-golden-globes.htmlAwardsGolden GlobesMad MenThu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-3592136600597647168The Golden Globes are the biggest party of the year, since few things are more entertaining for pop-culture fiends than a roomful of drunken movie and TV stars. Listen as TV Geek Out geeks Heather, Dana, and Perry praise host Ricky Gervais, highlight the deserving winners, and try to figure out if it’s scientifically possible for James Cameron’s ego to get any bigger. Check it all out here.0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/02/tv-geek-out-125-lost-variable.htmlLostSun, 7 Feb 2010 22:15:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-4412690066720979541As TVGO continues on with our coverage of season 5 of Lost, we discuss the moving Daniel Faraday episode "The Variable." Faraday has just returned to the island (in the '70s, of course) with some radical new ideas on how the Losties can influence their destinies. You read that right -- Daniel "Whatever Happened, Happened" Faraday now thinks that they CAN change their "futures" if they take into 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/02/tv-geek-out-124-lost.htmlLostTue, 2 Feb 2010 18:31:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-6905907110858657020TV Geek Out continues our coverage of Lost's fifth season with this discussion of the amusingly titled "Some Like It Hoth." It's Miles' first solo flashback episode! His story here is about his daddy issues, and his journey from a confused young child just starting to hear dead people to an adult whose special skills are a sought-after commodity. In Miles' "present," 1970s Dharmaville, Horace 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/01/tv-geek-out-123-lost-dead-is-dead.htmlLostFri, 29 Jan 2010 15:50:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-8771323914323252400TV Geek Out continues our coverage of season 5 of Lost with our discussion of one of its best episodes, "Dead Is Dead." It's the Ben and Locke magic hour! Or at least it seems magical when we get this many Michael Emerson/Terry O'Quinn scenes in one episode! The storyline revolves around Ben, his tense reunion with Locke on Hydra Island, and their journey to The Island so that Ben can supposedly 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/01/tv-geek-out-122-lost-hes-our-you-and.htmlLostTue, 26 Jan 2010 02:00:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-6743331248749612516TV Geek Out discusses two episodes of Lost's fifth season in this jam-packed discussion! In "He's Our You," Sawyer struggles with what to do with the presumed-Hostile Sayid, who doesn't seem to want to be helped. When the Dharma folks take the mysterious stranger to their resident torturer, Sayid takes a not-completely-unpleasant drug trip to truth-ville, but reality is a little too strange for 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/01/tv-geek-out-121-late-night-wars.htmlConan O'BrienDavid LettermanJay LenoThe Tonight ShowThu, 21 Jan 2010 23:39:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-867932314960510208There hasn’t been a television story as Shakespearean as Leno’s return to The Tonight Show in quite some time, and of course it fascinates us TV geeks, so listen in as Perry, Dana, and Heather declare their allegiance to Team Coco, analyze how much fun this all is for David Letterman, and ponder where Conan lands his next gig. Check it all out here.0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/01/tv-geek-out-120-lost-namaste.htmlLostTue, 19 Jan 2010 00:44:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-8560056605578076955TV Geek Out continues our coverage of season 5 of Lost with our discussion of "Namaste." Many of the original Oceanic 815 survivors reunite in '70s Dharmaville, but it isn't as joyous an occasion as the Oceanic 6 might have expected. Actually posing more of a problem than a solution, Kate, Jack, and Hurley have to be snuck in as new Dharma recruits, and Sayid is mistaken as a Hostile -- and taken0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2010/01/tv-geek-out-119-lost-lafleur.htmlLostMon, 11 Jan 2010 02:03:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-3130177388744071743TV Geek Out favorite Lost returns to the air in less than a month, and we're finishing up our coverage of the previous season in preparation for that joyous premiere. We left things off with "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham," so let's continue on to "LaFleur." After being perilously unstuck in time for many episodes, Sawyer and his merry band of time travelers find themselves stuck 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2009/12/tv-geek-out-118-office-casual-friday.htmlThe OfficeTue, 29 Dec 2009 02:53:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-5820026835640052980All is not copacetic as Ryan, Pam, and Michael return to Dunder Mifflin after the acquisition of The Michael Scott Paper Company. There aren’t enough customers to go around now that Pam has been promoted to salesperson, and if that weren’t enough, nobody seems to understand the necessary boundaries concerning the sartorial appropriateness of Casual Friday. Then, in order to instill some positive 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2009/12/tv-geek-out-117-mad-men-season-3-wrap.htmlMad MenWed, 23 Dec 2009 18:19:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-4657148156680234252And so it is. The end of Mad Men’s third season brought the dissolution of the Draper marriage, and the formation of a new business venture that might allow Don/Dick to bring some balance back to his self-image. Join TV Geek Out Geeks Perry, Dana, and Heather as they unpack a season that featured such standout episodes as "My Old Kentucky Home," "Shut the Door. Have a Seat," and the infamous "0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2009/12/tv-geek-out-116-mad-men-shut-door-have.htmlMad MenTue, 15 Dec 2009 17:31:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-7952534016713885253Well, after 12 episodes filled with death, change, and the dissolution of the Draper marriage, Mad Men’s third-season finale gave us something unexpected -- tons of fun. Don masterminds a plan to take control of his work life again, and enlists some unexpected help from one of the Brits, as well as from a former Sterling Cooper employee. Heather, Perry, and Dana geek out something fierce over 2TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2009/12/tv-geek-out-115-office-heavy.htmlThe OfficeSat, 5 Dec 2009 13:52:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-2274111035654301688The outstanding story arc involving the Michael Scott Paper Company came to an end with the episodes “Heavy Competition” and “Broke.” We figured there was no way the upstart business could stand up to heavy-hitter like Dunder Mifflin, but nobody expected Michael to be able to play hardball in the boardroom this effectively. Listen in as the TVGO geeks analyze how the end of Michael Scott’s dream 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2009/12/tv-geek-out-114-mad-men-grown-ups-part.htmlMad MenWed, 2 Dec 2009 17:39:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-5580160224087507809The second-to-last episode of Mad Men's amazing third season -- in which the characters absorbed the shock of the Kennedy assassination in a variety of ways -- had TV Geek Out geeks Perry, Heather, and Dana talking so much that we had to present the conversation as two separate podcasts. Check out part two of TVGO's epic discussion of "The Grown Ups" here.0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-geek-out-113-mad-men-grown-ups-part.htmlMad MenSat, 28 Nov 2009 15:27:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-5318009621370298302Well, Matthew Weiner and company have been leading up to this for three seasons! President Kennedy dies in Dallas, and the reverberations alter the country as a whole, as well as the characters of Mad Men. Pete comes to a decision about his future with Sterling Cooper, Betty becomes even more disassociated from a life she no longer wants, and Sterling’s daughter’s wedding -- scheduled for the 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)http://tvgeekout.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-geek-out-112-office-dream-team-and.htmlThe OfficeTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170557740968282048.post-8984223728251063706These two episodes bookended the debut of Parks and Recreation, and putting "Dream Team" and "Michael Scott Paper Company" around that freshman show seemed particularly cruel because it set the bar way too high for Amy Poehler’s show. Listen in as Perry, Dana, and Heather savor the triumphant return of Ryan, laugh at Jim’s continued inability to impress Charles Minor, and celebrate Jenna 0TVGeekOut@gmail.com (TV Geek Out)