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Nothing But Static

Dan Doolan & Chris Billinghamnothingbutstatic.libsyn.com
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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Episodes

328. We Keep Wandering Into Depressing Territory

This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including all the reasons Dan hates Disney, the future of WWE on ESPN, Hulu being phased out and some renewals and cancellations. Plus we discuss the trailer for The Paper and review Department Q and Murderbot. We also discuss Dexter Ressurection, the King of the Hill revival and Happy Gilmore 2.

Aug 10, 20252 hr 31 min

327. There's No Money In TV Anymore

This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including the cancellation of ‘The Late Show’, what this means for the future of late night and whether political pressure played a part in the decision. Plus we discuss ‘The Comeback’ making a comeback, HBO Max ordering a ‘Big Bang Theory’ spin-off with an insane premise and Netflix ordering a live action 'Captain Planet' show. Plus we review new Channel 4 comedy 'Pushers' and the long delayed 'Iron Heart' series.

Jul 20, 20252 hr 27 min

326. Breaking Bad Retrospective (Season Three)

This 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? Is 'The Fly' a masterpiece or disaster? Let's discuss!

Jun 29, 20251 hr 56 min

325. The Fourteenth Annual Static Awards (Night Two)

To celebrate 13 years of this podcast, it's time for the Fourteenth 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. This year, split this awards into two episodes to make the whole thing more digestable.

Jun 08, 20251 hr 56 min

324. The Fourteenth Annual Static Awards (Night One)

To celebrate 13 years of this podcast, it's time for the Fourteenth 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. This year, split this awards into two episodes to make the whole thing more digestable.

Jun 07, 20252 hr 34 min

323. Who Review 7

This week Dan and Chris are diving into the second season of the new era of Doctor Who in this bonus episode. We attempted, and failed to review each episode in just 20 minutes week by week and this is the result!

Jun 02, 20254 hr 32 min

322. Good TV, Bad Movie

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.

May 26, 20251 hr 48 min

321. Rubix Times at Chrismont High

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 series.

Apr 29, 20251 hr 56 min

320. The Trinity

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.

Apr 14, 20251 hr 38 min

319. Person News and TV Reviews

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.

Mar 22, 20252 hr 20 min

318. Breaking Bad Retrospective (Season Two)

This 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.

Mar 01, 20252 hr 14 min

317. News Glorious News

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.

Feb 16, 20251 hr 42 min

316. We review three comedies...

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.

Feb 03, 20252 hr 8 min

315. We touch on Daredevil, but there's loads of Echo

This 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.

Jan 19, 20252 hr 11 min

314. More, more... less

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 Dune Prophecy and Black Doves!

Jan 04, 20252 hr 53 min

313. How Festive TV Got Its Groove Back

This 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!

Dec 21, 20241 hr 35 min

312. Nothing And Static

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.

Dec 07, 20242 hr 8 min

311. You could fry an egg on that hot take

This 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.

Nov 17, 20242 hr 33 min

310. Go! Go! Go!

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.

Oct 27, 20241 hr 38 min

309. How many times can I watch Uncle Ben die?

This 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 related nonsense at the end.

Oct 13, 20242 hr 31 min

308. Sunny, Heels and The Golden Cobra

This 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.

Sep 29, 20242 hr 42 min

307. Emmy's No, City Guys Yes

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.

Sep 15, 20242 hr 5 min

306. We are NOT recommending the music of Coldplay, but we do respect them.

This 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.

Sep 02, 20242 hr 19 min

305. WALL-E Is A 'With'

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.

Aug 18, 20242 hr 33 min

304. Delays And Bidets

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.

Jul 28, 20242 hr 8 min

303. A Very Comedic Afterparty

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.

Jul 14, 20242 hr 13 min

302. News! Come Get Exciting News!

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 Derry and Lanters.

Jun 30, 20241 hr 49 min

301. Who Review 6

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.

Jun 24, 20242 hr 40 min

300. The Thirteenth Annual Static Awards

To 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.

Jun 07, 20244 hr 1 min

299. Last Chance Saloon

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.

May 28, 20242 hr 29 min
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