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Happy 100th episode of the podcast! To celebrate, I'm thrilled to welcome Brett White, host of Must Have Seen TV, to discuss RuPaul's Drag Race season 16. But it's a long conversation, and we detour to what's on the show's application, the upcoming season of We're Here, a bunch of international Drag Race franchises, and the book Brett is writing about Irving Berlin, Hayden Rorke, and soldiers who do drag. Follow Brett White (@brettwhite) on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠X (Twitter)⁠ and his drag alter ego Barb Hardly (@barbardly) on ⁠Instagram ⁠and⁠ X (Twitter)!⁠ X (Twitter): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FakeTVCritic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@faketvcritic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Serializd: ⁠@faketvcritic⁠ Outro Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Box Lunch Beats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@a_maddox_art⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

I'm so sorry, but I had to rant for like 15 minutes about people's (unwanted!) hot takes on Kevin's selfishness in Home Alone 2. But then it's on to my favorite TV shows of the year! I'll be back in 2024 with episode 100, but in the meantime, follow me on ⁠Serializd⁠ (a TV watching app where you can see what I'm currently watching and discuss TV with me) and ⁠Letterboxd ⁠(for my annual ranking of Hallmark's Countdown to Christmas movies and more). X (Twitter): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FakeTVCritic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@faketvcritic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Box Lunch Beats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@a_maddox_art⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

A new season of Drag Race is around the corner, and the cast has been announced... and there's a queen local to me on it! This week I'm breaking down the Dancing with the Stars finale and the season premiere of Hollywood Houselift with Jeff Lewis. And it's time for my last Hallmark Countdown to Christmas recommendation of the year! X (Twitter): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FakeTVCritic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@faketvcritic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Serializd: Fake TV Critic Outro Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Box Lunch Beats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@a_maddox_art⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

I'm too lazy to make full sentences, so here's what's on the podcast this week: Drag Race UK series 5 finale Canada's Drag Race season 4 Dragula season 5 Spotify Wrapped The end of broadcast TV as we know it? Hanukkah meets Groundhog Day in this week's Hallmark Countdown to Christmas recommendation ⁠Click here to vote for me and my show, The Cake!⁠ X (Twitter): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FakeTVCritic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@faketvcritic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Box Lunch Beats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@a_maddox_art⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Fargo is back on FX and Hulu! I didn't realize I only actually watched one previous season, but if the rest of this new season is as visceral, thrilling, and funny as the first two episodes, I'm excited to be on board. X (Twitter): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FakeTVCritic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@faketvcritic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Box Lunch Beats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@a_maddox_art⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

I'm trying something different and talking about the lack of empathy and emotion in reality TV as of late, particularly on Catfish and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and how that's a symptom of our decaying society. Happy Thanksgiving! X (Twitter): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FakeTVCritic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@faketvcritic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Box Lunch Beats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@a_maddox_art⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

The strike is over, and I'm touching on a couple of things I've watched recently before getting into the season two premiere of The Santa Clauses. X (Twitter): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FakeTVCritic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@faketvcritic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Box Lunch Beats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@a_maddox_art⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Get ready for a history lesson! After complaining about how much streaming services cost, I'm diving deep into Showtime's Fellow Travelers, a historical romance series starring Matt Bomer about having hot sub/dom gay sex in the 50s. Just kidding, it's actually about the Lavender Scare, shame, and the persecution of queerness throughout history. X (Twitter): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FakeTVCritic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@faketvcritic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Box Lunch Beats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@a_maddox_art⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

I have a lot of thoughts on how American Horror Stories season three today, particularly the "Bestie" and "Tapeworm" episodes that Hulu just released for Halloween. Why it's hard to be a teenager in 2023 and an overweight person... any time, but also in 2023. X (Twitter): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FakeTVCritic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@faketvcritic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Box Lunch Beats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@a_maddox_art⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

This week I'm harping on why the 90-minute episodes of Survivor 45 are doing it a disservice currently but may be great in the long run. Also: this season's casting failures, the LuLuLosers, what made this show so good for so long, and (potentially) the most incompetent Survivor castaway in history. X (Twitter): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FakeTVCritic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@faketvcritic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Box Lunch Beats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@a_maddox_art⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Are you a Millennial or Gen X-er who loved those ooky spooky, weird and wild kids' books by R.L. Stine? Did you collect them because you liked the covers? Because you wanted to touch the bumpy letters? Because you wanted to have the ones your friends didn't? Or even because you actually read them? Then you have to listen to this episode, where I'm recapping and reviewing the first five episodes of the new Disney+/Hulu series Goosebumps, based on those lovely little gems of camp and horror from our 90s childhood. Join me! X (Twitter): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FakeTVCritic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@faketvcritic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Box Lunch Beats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@a_maddox_art⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Hey, no one's listening to this podcast anymore! But in case you stumble upon this because it's spooky season, I'm reviewing the season three premiere of Chucky and the season thus far of American Horror Story: Delicate, featuring the worst television performance I've ever seen... you'll never guess who's giving it! /s Watch the season premiere of Chucky on YouTube for free. X (Twitter): ⁠⁠⁠⁠@FakeTVCritic⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@faketvcritic⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Box Lunch Beats⁠⁠⁠⁠ (IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@a_maddox_art⁠⁠⁠⁠)