Welcome back, apologies for the short delay between episodes. things have been... weird in the US.

Chris and Steve spend a bit of time decompressing, talking about shows they almost covered but didn't. Including Mr McMahon and Doctor Odyssey. Before we finally get to a new Cartoon on Adult Swim.

Invincible Fight Girl!

It's a pretty cute show, it fits into the wrestling trope for our podcast, and we liked it.

If you want to jump straight to Invincible Fight Girl, skip ahead to about 38:00

Plus, Crossovers and 30 second pitches!

Are three shows too much for one episode?

Not when two are long awaited comic book shows and the third has a tie to one of them!

This week Chris and Steve take a look at The Penguin a spin off series from 2022's The Batman film

The sequel to 2021's Wanda Vision: Agatha All Along

And a new Procedural that caught our eye, High Potential starring Kaitlin Olson from The Mick and It's Always Sunny!

It's a long episode, so buckle in and let's go!

We've promised a few all anime episodes, I think we finally delivered.

We've been graced by two drastically different Anime adaptations of American products.

Each a little controversial, mostly for being more of an anime style american series than an anime done for a foreign audience and then brought to the US. However, the Rick and Morty Anime is even more controversial for..... nobody quite knowing what it is?

Chris has never been more confused by a show, and then add on more4 confusion to find the Rick and Morty audience doesn't get it either!

However Teminator was really good!

All this and more, on the Episode One Podcast

We are so back. We did not just fall out of a coconut tree.

But Maybe Chuck Brown, aka Kite Man did? The Spinoff to the great R Rated cartoon series (Batman says FUCK!) Harley Quinn is here.

And did someone say Noonan's?

Chris gushes about the Garth Ennis Hit Man, Steve provides all the context from the Harley Quinn Series, and we have as much fun as we've had since M.O.D.O.K.

All this plus Crossovers and Thirty Second Pitches

Has it really been nearly a year since the last Star Wars show? It doesn't feel like it's been that long, yet it also feels like forever.

Has it really been TEN years since the Donald Sterling scandal? And the Clippers still haven't won anything since?

Hard to tell what's more cursed, The Clippers or the public's reaction to recent Star Wars media.

Well Steve and Chris are here to take them both head on.

All this plus crossovers and 30 second pitches!

We are firmly in Chris territory today, as it's a video game adaptation. Although we do learn Steve has played a Fallout game before, he's not sure which one, but he has!

How does Fallout on Amazon Prime fare for a longtime (since 97) fan and for someone pretty much brand new to the franchise?

Find out all this, some Phantom Menace talk and a whole lot more on a new Episode One Pod.

This week Steve and Chris have a special guest, Cindy Moon (https://www.instagram.com/cindymoon007) She's here to talk about X-men 97 Netflix's The Three Body Problem.

We spend a little time getting to Know Cindy, and then a brief digression into Moonfall (F* the Moon! F* the Moon!) Then we get into our two shows!

First we dig into X-men 97 (10:30). Talk about our respective histories with the original Fox cartoon show and dig into the controversy behind the showrunner's dismissal.

Then we jump over to Three Body Problem (48:30). Cindy gets deep into the depiction of the Cultural Revolution, and Chris talks about how he enjoys "Hard" Sci-fi like this. We also discuss the long history of attempts to adapt the original Chinese Novel.

And we wrap it up with Crossovers and 30 second pitches!

Steve and Chris watch Avatar, no not that one, no not that one, no definitely not that year... Yeah the new one, the live action one on netflix.

After one hit (One Piece) and one miss (Cowboy Bebop) how is Netflix's latest foray into the world of live action anime? Overall, not bad.

Before all that, Chris talks a bit about Madame Web, and yeah, pretty much everything you've heard about it is right.

The MCU is back... the seth MCfarlane cinematic Universe! Wait, oh yeah Echo is part of the other MCU.

After a long layoff, Ted is back. And this time he's on the Goldbergs? Not exactly, but we talk about the similarities. Also, Steve never watched either Ted film.

We also dive into Echo, which checks a lot of boxes for the podcast. Comic book adaptation, Native Heritage, overall inclusive theories. And violence?

It's a great, if slightly tardy episode of the Episode One Podcast!

After a lot of bad timing that led to a month long layoff. Chris and Steve are back.

In lieu of a Christmas episode, we're giving ourselves a present and watch Scott Pilgrim Takes Off!

And to be a little more timely, the new to America, Such Brave Girls.

Hear some stories about the original Scott Pilgrim, hear out tak eon the new one, and discover something new in Such Brave Girls

Happy Holidays!

Gen V, Frasier, how could you imagine a better 188th spectacular?

We spend about the first 45 minute son Gen V, how it relates to Pretty Little Liars, and whether it succeeds enough to get Steve to pay for Prime.

Then we do a quick check-in on Frasier, where in we discuss Kelsey Grammar's career more than the show.

Then we spend the last half talking about shows from the podcast's past and set ourselves up for the road to 199!!!

We've got a short (for us) episode tonight.

The twice renewed Krapopolis has finally aired. Was it worth the wait (and the hype?)

We probably ended up talking a bit more about the history and scheduling of the show than the show itself. But it was a unique show and a unique story.

Let us know what you think, and follow us! linktr.ee/episodeonepod

Apologies for the poor audio quality. Chris didn't realize the worng microphone was selected. He sounds like he's on a boat with Luffy.

We finally review one of the One shows, after a missed opportunity in 2020, we have a second chance at One Piece.

We marvel at the history of the Manga and Anime, then dig into how they seemingly did everything right in this adaptation.

Plus we dig deep into Skrull steve.

Finally, Star Wars on the episode one podcast.

Again.

But this time, we feature a character directly tied to Star Wars Episode One. Ahsoka is technically Qui-Gon's Great Grand Padawan. (it makes sense if you're weird)

Is the Star Wars universe reaching MCU's level of over saturation? Or is this the perfect thing to watch as we head towards the no-content age?

All this plus Crossovers and 30 second pitches.

So wait, whose adventures? Chris's Steve's? Lois? Jimmy Olsen's? Mxyzptlk? 

It's a new Animated series airing on Adult Swim and Streaming on Max (which we will never get used to saying)

It's got an Anime vibe, and it's really fun, enjoy it with us!

Skrulls? we don't got no stinking Skrulls?

Or do we? Steve may have been replaced by a Skrull? Who else is a Skrull? What exactly is happening in Moscow? And di MArvel pull off making the MCU version of a storyline better than the comic one... again?

All this, plus we enter the Urkelverse, on the episode one podcast.

Special thanks to Arnold Schwarzenegger's Pump Club https://schwarzenegger.ck.page/19c6c79315

Not a sponsor, but we got to see an early Fan Screening and Red Carpet experience via 1iota due to Arnold's Pump Club.

This week we watched episode one of Arnold's first TV Show, Fubar!

As Chief Action Officer at Netflix, does this True Lies adjacent series work?

All that plus Crossovers and 30 second pitches on this Episode One Podcast!

Two very different shows, with one commonality, Chris and Steve were each very afraid! but guess who was afraid of which?

at 6:25 we dive into the newest True Crime show on Hulu/Disney + star. The Clearing is a true crime story about the Australian cult "The Family" And it is pretty creepy.

Then at 30:35 we cover the newest Muppets Show. Muppet Mayhem! And it's brought to us by The Goldbergs?

All this, plus crossovers and 30 second pitches!

Solidarity with WGA.

As writers ourselves we hope for both a quick, but effective resolution to the Writer's Strike.

This week we are checking out the remake, of the 80s film, on Paramount Plus.

Fatal Attraction.

Can Pacey live up to Michael Douglas? Will steve and Chris fall in love with Lizzy Caplan again?

All this plus crossovers and 30 second pitches!

Join Steve and Chris to discuss what may be the deepest digging a reboot/prequel/sequel series has ever done.

A prequel to the 1978 movie Grease! And you know what, it kind of works. But Steve is afraid of the music. The music Jerry!.

Steve also watched the brand new (to the US) Hulu Show Am I Being Unreasonable. Another BBC to Hulu transplant, it has serious Life after Beth vibes, but in a good way!

All that plus a Riverdale crossover pitch, and some deep 70s 30 second pitches!

The Arrowverse is dead.

Arrow has ended. The Flash is ending, Stargirl is Gone. Batwoman? Lois and Clark's future is unknown.

But Gotham Knights is here to avenge, well someone's death (Batman's). While not directly based off the recent video game it shares a lot.

Chris and Steve talk about the interesting choices, the semi obscure characters used (to great effect) and discuss if a season 2 would, or should be in the cards.

All this plus a 30 second pitch that includes a lot of Spiderman... and a reference to the Trouble comic series.

Hello and welcome to Episode 177! That's a lot of episodes.

Like every 11th episode, we take a look back at shows we've done recently and ask the question, did they merit more than just the first episode?

But first we chat about the Mel Brooks special, History of the World Part II

It's a show that's getting dumped on by critics... but we liked it?

It's hard to not like a Nick Kroll/Wanda Sykes/Ian Barinholtz vehicle!

Is the network sitcom back? Well at the very least it's declared death was premature!

This week Steve and Chris chekc out Animal Control, the new Joel McHale workplace comedy, and Not Dead Yet, Gina Rodriguez's new show.

Both had some surprises in store for our hosts. First, we found out Mr Mayor was cancelled, since one our faves, Vella Lovell, ism on this show! Then Chris went into Not Dead Yet without knowing the twist, Jane the Virgin sees dead people!

All this plus crossovers and 30 second pitches!

Welcome back to this week in superhero shows.

But this time we have something very different! 

A new British comedy where the Incredibles proves true: "If everyone's special, nobody is"

A world in which everyone gets superpowers at 18, and the trials and travails of one young woman who's powers haven't kicked in yet.

This show is definitely worth a watch, and our review is worth a listen!

Reboot season never ends.

This week we've got two hot off the press January Reboots. 

First off we talk about the NBC reboot of Night Court. We also take a look back to the 80s and watch episode one of the classic night court.

We also discuss, should Abby Stone's name have been Abby Nighter, so we could call it Nighter Court?

Then at around the 50 minute mark we dive into That 90's show. 

They hit all the classics on this one, it's a pilot with nostalgia +. But honestly not much 90's nostalgia.