Since they wouldn't stop talking about TV, we just shoved a microphone in front of them and hit record. Listen as aspiring British screenwriters and comedians Dan Doolan and Chris Billingham indulge in their obsession and attempt to dissect the ever evolving world of television. Featuring news, reviews and recommendations.
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A weekly podcast that dissects each episode of Fox's brilliant science fiction show Fringe. One host watched it from the beginning, the other is discovering it for the first time. Together they are... Fringe Observers.
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Hosts of TV podcast Nothing But Static Dan Doolan and Chris Billingham take an in-depth look at the animated classic Avatar The Last Airbender. Dan is a long term fan who’s seen the show multiple times, Chris is basically a new viewer with a history of being disinterested in animated shows. Every week Dan will attempt to bring Chris into the world of Avatar by making watch an episode and discuss it for your amusement. Welcome to Analysing Avatar.
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Nothing But Static's Dan and Chris are embarking on a weekly trip into the world of Steven Universe. Dan already loves the show and has seen it multiple times, Chris has never seen it, and doesn't really like animated TV. Each week Dan will attempt to educate Chris by making him watch an episode and then discuss it for your amusement. Welcome to Steven University.
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This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including a bunch of casting news, the return of scrubs, the cancellation of The Wheel of Time and Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye Season Two wage dispute. Plus we review The Studio, The Four Seasons and Common Side Effects.
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This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including the WWE pulling back the curtain on their creative process, Alicia Silverstone returning to Clueless and the line up for the Celebrity Traitors. We also review The Residence and Daredevil Born Again, plus we discuss exactly why we will no longer be covering the Harry Potter HBO serie…
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This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including Harry Potter casting, some shows being renewed and Mythic Quest getting a new ending in the wake of it's cancellation. Plus we review The Pitt and Adolescence.
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This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including the future of streaming in the wake of a report suggesting AppleTV+ is losing one billion dollars every year. Plus we review Paradise and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.
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A special bonus episode where we discuss our thoughts on the upcoming Seven Havens series and respond to listener feedback from Book Four of Korra.
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318. Breaking Bad Retrospective (Season Two)
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2:14:15This week Dan and Chris take another break from their normal structure to continue our season by season retrospective of Breaking Bad. Is this show as good as history remembers it? Does it hold up to it's reputation? Let's talk about Season Two.
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This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including some Harry Potter casting news, a potential Dungeons and Dragons Netflix show, the return of Mitchell and Webb to sketch comedy and bunch of shows getting renewed, but did it happen too late? Plus, Dan bursts with excitment at the idea of a Buffy revival.…
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This week Dan and Chris briefly talk about wrestling for some reason before we catch up on some recent TV news including the end of The Sandman and the renewal of Abbot Elementary, The White Lotus and High Potential. Plus we review Laid, St Denis Medical and Man On The Inside.
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315. We touch on Daredevil, but there's loads of Echo
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2:11:05This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including production being halted on The Adventures Of Dick Turpin, the cancellation of Extraordinary and Frasier and an update on Daredevil Born Again's second season. Plus we review Skeleton Crew and Creature Commandos.
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This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news, including how we're getting more Dexter, Bad Monkey, Creature Commandos, Man Vs Bee and Malcom In The Middle as they've been renewed; and we're getting less In The Know and The Franchise as they haven't. We also spend some time to call Disney out on their bullshit and we do eventually review …
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313. How Festive TV Got Its Groove Back
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1:35:21This week Dan and Chris take a break from their usual format to do their annual look at the UK Festive TV schedule. Including the ratings juggernaut that this years BBC Christmas Day line up will be!
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This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including the future of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, the development of a potential Scrubs reboot and (Insert sigh here) Harry Potter casting rumors. Plus we review Interior Chinatown, High Potential and The Franchise.
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This week Dan and Chris are diving into 'The Last Stand' from Legend of Korra - Book Four 'Balance'.
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This week Dan and Chris are diving into 'Day Of The Colossus' from Legend of Korra - Book Four 'Balance'.
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311. You could fry an egg on that hot take
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2:32:45This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent news including David Fincher taking on Squid Game, Sophie Turner in talks to play Lara Croft, Ludwig being renewed and yet another reason Disney continues to be the absolute worst. Plus we review The Office Australia, The Penguin and Agatha All Along.
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This week Dan and Chris are diving into 'Kuvira's Gambit' from Legend of Korra - Book Four 'Balance'.
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This week Dan and Chris are diving into 'Operation Beifong' from Legend of Korra - Book Four 'Balance'.
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This week Dan and Chris are diving into 'Beyond The Wilds' from Legend of Korra - Book Four 'Balance'.
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This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including some clarification on Doctor Who's third season renewal, Aardman Animation bringing Pingu back, more Rick and Morty episodes ordered and a new show from Rachel Bloom. Plus we review English Teacher and Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft.…
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This week Dan and Chris are diving into 'Remembrances' from Legend of Korra - Book Four 'Balance'.
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This week Dan and Chris are diving into 'Reunion' from Legend of Korra - Book Four 'Balance'.
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309. How many times can I watch Uncle Ben die?
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2:31:05This week Dan and Chris discuss some recent TV news; including Sugar being renewed while That 90's Show and Velma were cancelled, plus we talk about that Abbott Elementary and It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia crossover we didn't know we wanted. We also review two new crime dramedies in Ludwig and Bad Monkey. Plus 15 minutes of Rewind Review relate…
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This week Dan and Chris are diving into 'The Battle Of Zaofu' from Legend of Korra - Book Four 'Balance'.
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This week Dan and Chris are diving into 'Enemy At The Gates' from Legend of Korra - Book Four 'Balance'.
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308. Sunny, Heels and The Golden Cobra
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2:42:10This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news; including Time Bandits and Chucky being cancelled, how Disney spent way too much money on The Acolyte and casting news for Avatar The Last Airbender, One Piece, Black Mirror and Lanterns. Plus we review Sunny, The Golden Cobra, and the recently relaunched wrestling drama Heels.…
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This week Dan and Chris are diving into 'The Calling' from Legend of Korra - Book Four 'Balance'.
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This week Dan and Chris are diving into 'The Coronation' from Legend of Korra - Book Four 'Balance'.
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This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent news including some One Piece casting news, Only Murders In The Building being renewed and Netflix's possible next venture into 'Live' TV. Plus we review Terminator Zero and Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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This week Dan and Chris are diving into 'Korra Alone' from Legend of Korra - Book Four 'Balance'.
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This week Dan and Chris are diving into 'After All These Years' from Legend of Korra - Book Four 'Balance'.
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306. We are NOT recommending the music of Coldplay, but we do respect them.
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2:19:27This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news, including the cancellations of The Acolyte and Dead Boy Detectives, casting indicates Ted Lasso Season 4 might be happening, and a possible delay for the sixteenth series of Doctor Who. Plus we review Time Bandits and A Good Girls Guide To Murder.…
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This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent news; including trailers and updates from D23, more information about X-men '97 showrunner Beau DeMayo's mysterious exit, the future of Ted Lasso and a streaming service finally turns profit. Plus we review Batman: Caped Crusader and Presumed Innocent.
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This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent news including some bits from the first day of SDCC, more Max originals moving to HBO, lots of renewals and cancellations, Michael C Hall returning as Dexter in two different shows and Apple reportedly reining in their TV spending. Plus we review the Acolyte and Douglas is Cancelled.…
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This week Dan and Chris review a bunch of new comedies they missed over the last year to decide which deserves our remaining static award. We discuss a large number of shows such as Extended Family, Ted, Queen of Oz, The Change, The Power of Parker, Mammoth, Things You Should Have Done, Dinosaur and Such Brave Girls.…
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This week Dan and Chris exclusively discuss all the news they missed over the last month. Including an update on the second season of Beef, the future of Arcane, The Boys, Resident Alien and House of the Dragon, The Acolyte's viewership figures and a big strategy shift for Max as several originals move to HBO. Including Harry Potter, Welcome To Der…
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This week Dan and Chris are diving into the new era of Doctor Who in this bonus episode. This week we're tackling the Fifteenth Doctors first full series, with an episode by episode breakdown and overall thoughts.
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300. The Thirteenth Annual Static Awards
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4:00:40To celebrate 12 years of this podcast, it's time for our Thirteenth Annual Static Awards, our fictional TV awards show which is really just a poor excuse to recap the year in TV. We both nominate shows for each award and debate who should win. Awards are meaningless, but this podcast is fun. We promise.…
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This week Dan and Chris start by discussing some recent TV News, including a bunch of announcments from Amazon's up fronts, the cast of Dexter: Original Sin announced and the return of BBC comedy Outnumbered. Plus very timely reviews of X-men '97, Baby Reindeer, Dark Matter and Sugar.
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298. Breaking Bad Retrospective (Season One)
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1:36:52This week Dan and Chris take another break from their normal structure to start a new season-by-season retrospective,. This time we're taking a look at Season One of Breaking Bad. Is this show as good as history remembers it? Was the DNA of what this show became there from the start? And how much did the writers strike affect the direction and qual…
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297. This Movie Does Not Have A Safe Word
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1:53:50This week Dan and Chris start by discussing some recent TV News, including Peacock ordering a spin-off of The Office, Netflix developing a live action Scooby Doo series, and one final Gavin and Stacy episode is happening. Plus reviews of Knuckles, Conan Must Go and the baffling effort that is Unfrosted.…
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This week Dan and Chris are diving into 'Venom Of The Red Lotus' from Legend of Korra - Book Three 'Change'.
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This week Dan and Chris are diving into 'Enter The Void' from Legend of Korra - Book Three 'Change'.
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This week Dan and Chris start by discussing some recent TV News, including Steve Carell and Tina Fey reuniting, Severence season two definitely exists, and more evidence that everyones loosing money all the time. We then take some time to review Amazon's Fallout and Still: The Michael J Fox Story. Yes, we're getting to that last one very late indee…
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This week Dan and Chris are diving into 'The Ultimatum' from Legend of Korra - Book Three 'Change'.
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This week Dan and Chris discuss the last weeks TV news, including some shows, including Fallout being renewed, a celebrity version of The Traitors and a surprising decision from Netflix. Plus, we review some shows we should have covered ages ago in Quiet on Set, Mr Bates Vs The Post Office and Jet Lag The Game.…
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This week Dan and Chris are diving into 'Long Live The Queen' from Legend of Korra - Book Three 'Change'.
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This week Dan and Chris discuss the last few weeks of TV News, including the Among Us cast, Chance Perdomo's tragic passing, Disney's proxy battle, Welcome to Wrexham's delay and the inexplicable decision to develop ANOTHER Heroes reboot. Plus we go down under for an Australia centric episode where we review No Activity, Wellmania, and the absolute…
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This week Dan and Chris are diving into 'The Stakeout' from Legend of Korra - Book Three 'Change'.
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This week Dan and Chris are diving into 'The Terror Within' from Legend of Korra - Book Three 'Change'.
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This week Dan and Chris are diving into 'Original Airbenders' from Legend of Korra - Book Three 'Change'.
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