Preview

Season 7b Preview!

We recap where we are at the start of the season, and give our hopes and fears for our favorite characters, then consider some of your feedback on same. Can the Weiner stick the landing? Is that even an important question for a show like Mad Men? What would failure look like, anyway? Who’s hooking up, who’s left standing, what kind of man will Don/Dick ultimately be in the final assessment? All this and more as we gear up to give the series the send off it deserves. See you Sunday night!

Read More

Season Five Preview – No Spoiler Edition

Jim and A.Ron talk about their hopes, fears, and predictions for season five, as we go around Westeros and Essos recapping where our various heroes and villains are as we left them last season… We discuss improvements and changes to our coverage this year, all of our favorite characters, how Jim feels as a non-book reader about the series leap frogging the books, and much more. Next week, the spoiler section! A.Ron will host a book reader support group for those facing the trauma of having the books spoiled by the show, discuss what the hell is going on with some of the changes and alterations that have been revealed thus far in trailers and print, and preview the video enhancement to the upcoming and totally revamped SpoiLore section!

Read More

100 – Series Preview

Welcome to Better Cast Saul, Jim and A.Ron’s coverage of the new Breaking Bad spin off, Better Call Saul, which premieres this weekend on Sunday (2/8/15) right after The Walking Dead on AMC.  What are our expectations?  What do we consider a spoiler? What’s this show about, anyway.  We discuss all this and more!  Check back with us Monday night for our Instant Take podcast after episode 102 airs, and our full coverage will be out Wednesday afternoon.  See you then!

Read More

Season 5B Preview

A.Ron and Jim are back talking about The Walking Dead.  Please note that we have seen and are talking about the previews and official promotional materials, so if you consider those spoilers, you might want to skip the preview and wait for our Instant and full casts coming out after episode 509 airs. We discuss what…

Read More

Season Six Preview

Justified is back, and after two long years, so are we.  We talk about the Good, Bad, and the Ugly of season five, and our hopes and fears of season six.  Who lives?  Who dies?  Who rides off into the sunset, happily ever after?  Bottom line; Raylan vs Boyd is the matchup we’ve been waiting…

Read More

Season Five Preview

Jim and A.Ron embark on a new venture, as they open The Speakeasy, their podcast covering the final season of HBO’s fantastic Boardwalk Empire.  Join us as we discuss why BWE is so criminally underrated, how the show will deal with its Margaret problem, how Winter and company will deal with the 7 year flash forward,…

Read More

Season One Preview Cast

Hey everybody, surprise! Jim and I are going to take a leap of faith and start covering Fargo day one! This cast is just a little stub where we talk about our affection for the Coen Bros, our favorite Coen movies, and show case our complete lack of foreknowledge about the upcoming season.

Read More

Season Seven Preview Cast

Jim and A.Ron are back to talk about the upcoming season of Mad Men, which will be split into two seven episode parts, one beginning this Sunday, and another starting the spring of 2015.  How will 1969 treat Don and company?  Find out our thoughts and predictions as we discuss a lot of fan questions…

Read More

400 – Season Four Preview

Are you ready for a new season of The Walking Dead?!  Jim and I are!  We talk casting, what gives us the most hope for the new season, what scares us the most, discuss survival odds for our favorite cast members, break down the new season four webisodes, “The Oath”, talk about our Watching Dead…

Read More

Watching Dead Season 4 Promo!

Hey everybody, welcome back!  Jim and I are dusting off the Watching Dead and prepping it for another season of sprinting, screaming, shooting, and stabbing.  We’re coming officially back next week on Tuesday, for our complete pre-season 4 coverage.  So if you want us to cover anything in particular, drop us a line using the…

Read More