Episode 41: A Show About Nothing

Matthew Wrather hosts with panelists Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and John Perich to overthink:

• Pointless deaths on television
• Television suicide: Don’t do it! You’ve got so much to live for!
• Easter: The least telegenic of holidays
• Crank 2: The type of all narrative
• Two kinds of high schools
• Shows that may not rise from the dead
• Joss Whedon: A critical assessment

Overthink This
our pop cultural picks for this week

• Wrather: Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life
• Lee: Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles – The Complete First Season on DVD (Or on Blu-Ray)
• And don’t miss Bear McCreary’s work on the Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Soundtrack Album
• Perich: The Long Good Friday
• Fenzel: DarkSyde Phil’s YouTube Channel

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Episode 41: A Show About Nothing originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]