Firewall & Iceberg Podcast
By Dan Fienberg and Alan Sepinwall
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Podcast Description
TV critics Alan Sepinwall and Daniel Fienberg take the problems of television way too seriously and the problems of the world way too lightly. Reviews! Previews! Analysis! Bickering! Bad jokes! Song?
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 114 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg review Super Bowl commercials (01:15 - 20:40), "Smash" (20:40 - 39:00) and "The River" (39:00 - 52:50) and answer Listener Mail regarding "30 Rock" (53:30 - 58:45), "Kid Nation" and stuff (58:45 - 01:05:45) and Casting "exclusives" (01:06:25 - 01:13:25) | 2/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 113 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss Dan's Sundance (02:00 - 07:00), "Key %26 Peele" (07:00 - 14:30), "Luck" (14:30 - 33:40), The End of "Chuck" (33:40 - 01:25:20) and offer a Super Bowl Preview (01:25:30 - 01:34:45) | 1/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 112 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss Press Tour Week Two (00:00 - 44:35) and review "Justified" (44:40 - 51:40), "Unsupervised" (51:40 - 57:15) and "Touch" (57:20 - 01:06:00) before discussing the Golden Globes (01:06:45 - 01:15:00). | 1/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 111 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg talk TCA Press Tour (00:00 - 31:15) and review "Are You There, Chelsea?" (31:15 - 36:40), "Rob" (36:45 - 41:50), "The Finder" (43:10 - 50:20), "Napoleon Dynamite" (50:20 - 55:40) and "Alcatraz" (55:45 - 01:05:00) | 1/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 110 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg review "Work It" (02:35 - 17:15), "Downton Abbey" (17:20 - 27:20), "The Firm" (27:25 - 38:20), "Shameless" (38:30 - 47:55), "House of Lies" (48:00 - 56:40), answer Listener Mail regarding Reviewing shows projecting forward (57:00 - 01:04:10) and delve into The NFL MVP Race (01:04:35 - 01:10:15) and The Baseball Hall of Fame (01:10:15 - 01:31:30). | 1/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 109 - Worst of 2011 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg rip into TV's Worst of 2011 (02:30 - 01:02:00) and review HBO's "Angry Boys" (01:02:05 - 01:11:10). | 12/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 108 - Best of 2011 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg celebrate TV's Best of 2011 (04:15 - 01:13:00) and delve into the "Homeland" finale (01:13:15 - 01:31:00) | 12/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 107 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg offer a Golden Globes/SAG Awards breakdown (00:00 - 33:30) and talk "Enlightened" (33:33 - 41:45) and "The Life and Times of Tim" (41:45 - 49:00). | 12/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 106 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss finales for "Sons of Anarchy" (02:00 - 23:55), "Boardwalk Empire" (23:55 - 42:40) and "Boss" (42:40 - 49:50), look at the premiere of "Luck" (49:55 - 58:45) and answer Listener Mail touching on Enduring comedies (58:55 - 01:04:28), Increasingly niche networks (01:04:30 - 01:09:30), Single-cam/multi-cam comedies (01:09:35 - 01:14:10) and offer a little Random Sports Blather (01:14:40 - 01:26:45) | 12/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 105 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg review "State of Play" (02:15 - 09:30), "Appropriate Adult" (09:30 - 16:55) and "Bag of Bones" (17:35 - 27:40) and answer Listener Mail touching on The "Dexter" Twist (28:15 - 37:55), Old Cast on New Show (38:00 - 43:30), Episode Titles (43:35 - 47:45), "Saturday Night Live" (47:50 - 56:30) and "Boardwalk" history (56:45 - 01:01:20) | 12/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 104 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss "Innocent" (04:00 - 14:30), "I Hate My Teenage Daughter" (14:40 - 25:40), "The Exes" (25:45 - 33:30) "Neverland" (33:30 - 41:00). A few words on "Arrested Development" and Netflix (41:00 - 47:20), Random Sports Blather (47:20 - 54:30) and "The Walking Dead" (54:30 - 01:05:20) | 11/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 103 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss "How I Met Your Mother" (01:35 - 10:50), "2 Broke Girls" (10:50 - 19:05), "New Girl" (19:05 - 25:00), "Suburgatory" (25:00 - 30:05), "Modern Family" (30:05 - 34:50), Justin Verlander winning AL MVP (34:50 - 37:50), "Happy Endings" (38:05 - 42:50), The shelving of "Cougar Town" and "Community" (42:50 - 52:00), "Community" (52:00 - 01:01:25), "Parks and Rec" (01:01:30 - 01:08:50), "The Office" (01:08:50 - 01:19:14), "Always Sunny" (01:19:20 - 01:23:55), Listener Mail: Miscasting vs. Bad acting (01:23:55 - 01:28:45) and "Homeland" (01:28:50 - 01:38:00) | 11/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 102 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg play catch-up, discussing dramas including "Parenthood" (02:30 - 12:45), "Prime Suspect" (12:50 - 18:30), "Fringe" (18:35 - 26:00), "Good Wife" (26:10 - 34:45), "Boardwalk Empire" (34:50 - 42:20), "The Walking Dead" (42:25 - 48:05), "Pan Am" (48:05 - 57:50) and "Homeland" (57:55 - 01:07:45) and answer Listener Mail touching on Real actors vs. Characters (01:09:30 - 01:14:35), Big Past TV moments if we'd had Twitter (01:14:45 - 01:21:15) and Reflections on "Scrubs" (01:21:30 - 01:28:20). | 11/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 101 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg talk "Bones" (1:55 - 8:25), PBS' "Page Eight" (8:30 - 17:00), FX getting into the Charlie Sheen business (17:10 - 27:00), AMC's "Hell on Wheels" (27:05 - 41:40), over a recent Ratings Overview (41:45 - 53:45), do an installment of Dan's Reality Roundup (53:45 - 01:14:30) and answer Listener Mail to agree that women watch football too (01:14:35 - 01:19:45). | 10/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 100 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss "Beavis %26 Bull-head" and "Good Vibes" (03:20 - 20:40), "Chuck" (20:35 - 28:00), "Grimm" (28:05 - 35:40) and "Allen Gregory" (35:45 - 46:46) and answer Listener Mail touching on "Reed Between the Lines" (46:50 - 56:15), NBC football promotion (56:15 - 01:03:30) and Remakes of "Misfits" etc (01:03:30 - 01:07:30) | 10/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 99 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg review "Man Up" (02:15 - 13:15), "Pearl Jam Twenty" (13:15 - 21:35), "Boss" (21:40 - 32:45) and "Once Upon a Time" (32:45 - 42:40) and answer Listener Mail regarding showrunners winging it (42:50 - 48:30), unintended meaning (48:40 - 52:45), Critic aggregator sites (52:50 - 57:15) and baseball's impact on FOX (57:20 - 01:04:00). | 10/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 98 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg review "Bored to Death" (01:00 - 8:30), "Enlightened" (8:30 - 20:15), "Last Man Standing" (20:20 - 27:00) and "The Walking Dead" (27:00 - 36:40), talk about the season's early cancellations (37:00 - 45:30), discuss the "Simpsons" renewal (45:00 - 01:00:30) and break down the "Breaking Bad" finale (01:00:30 - 01:24:44). | 10/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 97 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg review "American Horror Story" (00:40 - 17:25), "George Harrison: Living in the Material World" (17:25 - 28:45) and "The League" (28:45 - 36:00) and answer Listener Mail related to "Arrested Development" movie (36:15 - 42:00, Future "Louie"s (42:00 - 49:45) and Crippling implausibilities (49:45 - 54:35), before discussing this week's "Breaking Bad" (54:40 - 01:08:00). | 10/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 96 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg review "Terra Nova" (01:50 - 12:30), "Hart of Dixie" (12:30 - 20:40), "Catching Hell" (20:45 - 25:55), "Suburgatory" (26:00 - 30:50), "How to Be a Gentleman" (30:50 - 36:15), "Dexter" (36:15 - 43:50), "Homeland" (43:55 - 51:35) and "Breaking Bad" (51:40 - 01:06:55). | 9/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 95 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg review "A Gifted Man" (01:35 - 11:15), "Pan Am" (11:20 - 20:00) and "Boardwalk Empire" (20:00 - 29:30), talk Early Season Ratings (29:30 - 44:00) and look at premieres for "How I Met Your Mother" (44:10 - 48:40), "Glee" (48:40 - 55:15), "Modern Family" (55:26 - 01:01:20), "Community" (01:01:25 - 01:05:35), "Parks and Recreation" (01:05:40 - 01:11:55) and "The Office" (01:12:00 - 01:18:55) | 9/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 94 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg post-mortem the Emmys (00:01:00 - 24:20), preview "The X Factor" (24:25 - 29:10) and review "Revenge" (29:10 - 36:20), "Charlie's Angels" (36:20 - 42:45), "Person of Interest" (42:50 - 51:20), "Whitney" (51:25 - 57:40), "Prime Suspect" (57:45 - 01:05:00) and Sunday's "Breaking Bad" (01:05:15 - 01:17:12). | 9/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 93 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg talk Emmys (00:40 - 41:45), review "2 Broke Girls" (42:15 - 48:30), "The Playboy Club" (48:35 - 56:25), "New Girl" (56:30 - 01:04:05) and "Unforgettable" (01:04:10 - 01:10:25) and discuss "Breaking Bad" (01:10:30 - 01:23:40). | 9/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 92 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg review "Ringer" (05:00 - 16:30), "H8r" (16:35 - 26:45), "Up All Night" (26:45 - 35:45), "Free Agents" (35:50 - 43:40), "Secret Circle" (44:00 - 53:15), "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" (54:40 - 01:06:00) and "Archer" (01:06:00 - 01:10:10) | 9/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 91 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss the concluding seasons of "Wilfred" and "Louie" (2:30 - 22:45), answer Listener Mail touching on "Entourage" (23:00 - 33:15), The season's First Series canceled (32:20 - 37:50), Premise Pilots (38:00 - 45:30), a little more on pilots (45:35 - 50:05), Talking TV at Parties (50:15 - 53:40) and then, of course, talk about the past two weeks of "Breaking Bad" (53:45 - 01:13:45). | 9/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 90 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss MTV's "I Just Want My Pants Back" (02:00 - 11:00), the new season of "Sons of Anarchy" (11:00 - 20:30), answer some Listener Mail (20:30 - 42:00) and talk about "Breaking Bad" (42:20 - 01:05:30) | 8/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 89 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg answer listener mail covering the recent AMC kerfuffles (01:30 - 14:00) the Kurt Sutter Twitter kerfuffles (14:00 - 21:00), a new "Friday Night Lights" Movie (21:25 - 28:00), the greatness of the "FNL" pilot (28:00 - 36:40), our own review-writing process (36:40 - 43:00) and an All-Star Beard Team (43:00 - 49:40) and also talk "Breaking Bad" (49:45 - 01:05:20). | 8/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 88 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss "Strike Back" (02:45 - 11:55), "The Hour" (11:55 - 21:25), Press Tour (21:25 - 1:09:30) and this week's "Breaking Bad" (01:09:30 - 01:21:50) | 8/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 87 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss "Whisker Wars" (01:45 - 11:20), Television Critics Association Press Tour (11:25 - 53:50), "Twin Peak" (53:50 - 01:02:45) and "Breaking Bad (01:02:45 - 01:12:40). | 8/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 86 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss Comic-Con 2011 (00:00 - 46:30) and Sunday's "Breaking Bad" (46:45 - 01:02:05). | 7/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 85 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss The breakdown: Comic-Con (01:15 - 08:40), "Entourage" (08:40 - 18:30), CBS' "Same Name" (18:30 - 27:00), the "Breaking Bad" premiere (27:15 - 42:15) and "Twin Peaks" (42:30 - 52:00). | 7/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 84 -Emmy Edition | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss the Emmy nominations (00:00 - 56:30), answer a few Emmy-related letters (56:30 - 01:08:30) and answer one "Friday Night Lights"-related question (01:08:30 - 01:16:20). | 7/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 83 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg review "Alphas" (02:00 - 14:15), "Damages" (14:15 - 26:00) and "Breaking Bad" (26:35 - 37:15), answer Listener Mail focusing more on TV/Film Actors (37:20 - 52:50) and discuss "Twin Peaks" (52:55 - 01:03:30) | 7/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 82 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg review "Torchwood: Miracle Day" (2:05 - 16:05), "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (16:05 - 24:25), the "Treme" finale (24:30 - 51:30) and answer Listener Mail on "Buffy" Big Bads (51:30 - 59:25) and Movie actors on TV (59:30 - 01:12:20) before talking about this week's "Twin Peaks" (01:16:50 - 01:30:00) | 7/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 81 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss "Weeds" (01:00 - 10:25), "The Big C" (10:30 - 21:00), "The Voice" (21:00 - 28:10), "State of Georgia" (28:20 - 34:00) "Necessary Roughness" (34:00 - 44:20), Listener Mail: Peter Falk (44:30 - 50:40), Listener Mail: TV Directors (50:45 - 56:40) and "Twin Peaks" (56:45 - 01:11:10). | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 80 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg review "Suits" (02:35 - 15:10), "Wilfred" (15:15 - 26:45) and new season premieres of "Louie" (26:50 - 36:30), "Burn Notice" (36:40 - 42:30), "True Blood" (42:30 - 50:00). | 6/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 79 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss ABC's "Combat Hospital" (02:00 - 10:10), "Twin Peaks" (10:15 - 33:10), The "Game of Thrones" finale (33:15 - 53:30) andThe "Killing" finale (53:30 - 01:25:00) | 6/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 78 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg review "The Nine Lives of Chloe King" (01:00 - 11:25), "John Benjamin Has a Van" (11:30 - 17:30) and "Falling Skies" (17:30 - 27:40) and answer Listener Mail about Tracy Morgan (27:45 - 34:40), Statutory Romance in genre fiction (34:40 - 39:50) and Second-position casting (39:55 - 43:20) before discussing this week's episode of "Twin Peaks" titled "Traces to Nowhere" (43:30 - 01:01:00) | 6/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 77 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg review ABC Family's "Switched at Birth" (01:40 - 12:00) and talk about "X-Men: First Class" (12:00 - 19:40) before answering Listener Mail about Showkillers (19:50 - 30:50) and Empty Cups (31:00 - 34:20) and then begin the summer's "Twin Peaks" Re-Watch (34:25 - 01:02:00). | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 76 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg review MTV's "Teen Wolf" (01:50 - 14:15) and TNT's "Franklin %26 Bash" (14:20 - 21:30), plus the return of TNT's "Men of a Certain Age" 21:30 - 28:05). They also answer Listener Mail about Network Branding (28:20 - 34:45), shows with many finales (34:50 - 41:00) and instances of the same actors playing multiple roles on shows (41:00 - 44:45) and revisit "Game of Thrones" (45:20 - 55:10) and "The Killing" (55:20 - 01:05:25). They close with the Grand Summer-Rewatch Announcement (01:05:30 - 01:09:00). | 5/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 75 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss the cancelation of "United States of Tara" (01:30 - 06:45), offer an "American Idol" finale preview (06:50 - 12:10) and talk about the finales for "Survivor" finale (12:15 - 18:20) "The Office"/"Community"/"Parks and Recreation" (18:30 - 32:00) and "The Big Bang Theory" (32:05 - 37:15). After answering Listener Mail regarding cliffhangers (37:30 - 44:30), it's on to talking about the finales for "Chuck" (44:30 - 51:00), "Castle" (51:00 - 56:30), "How I Met Your Mother" (56:30 - 01:03:20), "The Good Wife" (01:03:20 - 01:07:14), "Grey's Anatomy" (01:07:15 - 01:11:35) and "The Simpsons" (01:11:35 - 01:17:25). | 5/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 74 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss CBS's Upfront (01:00 - 28:20), The CW's Upfront (28:25 - 39:30), answer pilot-related Listener Mail (42:30 - 50:45) and review HBO's "Too Big to Fail" (51:00 - 01:00:00) | 5/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 73 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss NBC's Upfront (06:00 - 36:40), FOX's Upfront (36:45 - 53:30), ABC's Upfront (53:35 - 01:20:30). | 5/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 72 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg offer an Upfronts Preview (00:40 - 42:00) and answer listener mail regarding TV shows you like despite unappealing heroes (42:05 - 47:20), non-English-language programming (47:20 - 50:30 ), shows with overlapping locations (50:33 - 55:25) and Chuck Bass' bad behavior on "Gossip Girl" (55:30 - 01:01:25). | 5/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 71 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss "Justified" pre-finale (01:00 - 20:30) and "Fringe" pre-finale (20:40 - 33:00) and answer Listener Mail regarding whether a comedy be "the best show on TV" (33:22 - 39:15), how low-rated networks can get audiences (39:15 - 43:10), the decline of the lead-in 43:20 - 47:20) and shows that were successful after cast departures (47:30 - 58:50). | 5/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 70 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss Steve Carell's "Office" departure (01:15 - 21:25) and "The Voice"/"American Idol" (21:30 - 36:30) and then answer a lot of Listener Mail, touching on subjects including "Archer" (36:40 -- 42:30), Boston Rob's "Survivor" performance (42:40 - 48:00), their points of disagreement (48:20 - 52:20), Quick cancellations, particularly "Paul Reiser Show" (52:20 - 56:38), TV shows course-correcting (56:40 - 01:01:00) and successful and unsuccessful shows using locations (01:01:00 - 01:09:30). | 4/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 69 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss The return of "Cougar Town" (01:00 - 11:00), answer Listener Mail about Nudity (11:45 - 17:45), The NY Times "Game of Thrones" review (17:50 - 26:05) and Industry info seeping into our opinions (26:25 - 30:30), and also review HBO's "Talking Funny" (30:45 - 35:25), the new season of "Doctor Who" (35:25 - 39:00), HBO's "Cinema Verite" (39:10 - 48:20) and HBO's "Treme" (48:30 - 01:01:20). | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 68 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss the rebooted "Law %26 Order: Los Angeles" (01:30 - 09:55), review the premieres of "Happy Endings" (10:00 - 18:05) and "The Paul Reiser Show" (18:30 - 27:00), touch on the NBC premiere of "Friday Night Lights" (27:00 - 31:30), review the "Burn Notice" telefilm "The Fall of Sam Axe" (31:35 - 38:00) and spend a while on HBO's "Game of Thrones" (38:00 - 58:45). | 4/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 67 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss WonderCon (00:50 - 04:45), reflect on the run and cancellation of "Lights Out" (04:45 - 21:30), review "Breaking In" (21:35 - 31:40), "Workaholics" (31:45 - 38:35) and "Top Chef Masters" (38:40 - 50:20) and answer Listener Mail about "Community" (50:25 - 56:51) and Product Placements (56:55 - 01:04:40). | 4/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 66 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg review new seasons of "Nurse Jackie" (01:50 - 11:40) and "United States of Tara" (11:40 - 20:20), plus "Body of Proof" (20:25 - 28:13), "Chaos" (28:15 - 35:40), "Camelot" (35:40 - 44:40), "The Borgias" (44:45 - 50:30) and "The Killing" (50:30 - 01:03:30). | 3/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 65 | Alan Sepinwall and Daniel Fienberg talk "Bob's Burgers" (01:17 - 08:30), review Syfy's "Marcel's Quantum Kitchen" (08:30 - 18:20) and HBO's "Mildred Pierce" (18:20 - 32:25), answer some Listener Mail touching on supporting characters and plausibility of sketch comedy and sports on scripted shows (32:30 - 46:00) and talk about the series finale of "Big Love" (46:00 - 01:03:55). | 3/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 64 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss "Parks %26 Recreation" (01:10 - 09:50), HBO's "The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway" (09:50 - 18:05) and answer lots of Listener Mail touching on the Sweeps System (18:20 - 24:43), "Shameless" (24:55 - 35:05), Media kits and promotional items (35:10 - 45:15), out-of-synch pop culture references (45:15 - 49:45), Basic cable language/nudity (49:50 - 58:30) and fictional characters on "The Amazing Race" (58:40 - 01:02:40). | 3/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 63 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss the return of "The Event" (00:40 - 10:54), the finale of "Greek" (11:00 - 15:00) and the season of "American Idol" (15:05 - 34:00) and then answer Listener Mail touching on TV scores (34:30 - 39:30), detrimental supporting characters (39:30 - 46:00), what interests us in pilots (46:10 - 50:15) and the fate of "Mad Men" (50:15 - 55:35). | 3/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 62 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss Sunday's Oscars (00:53 - 19:20), the ongoing Charlie Sheen saga (19:25 - 27:00), offer a few quick words on "American Idol" (27:00 - 31:00), take the pulse of "The Good Wife" (31:00 - 39:15), and review "Breakout Kings" (39:25 - 47:40), "America's Next Great Restaurant" (47:50 - 53:10) and"Taking on Tyson" (55:15 - 01:03:45). | 2/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 61 | Alan Sepinwall and Daniel Fienberg do a Reality Round-Up including "Survivor: Redemption Island" (02:00 - 07:00), "The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business" (07:00 - 10:45), "America's Next Top Model" (10:15 - 14:20), "Shedding for the Wedding" (14:25 - 20:02), and"Top Chef" (20:05 - 26:00) and then answer Reader Mail touching on Alan's status as TV criticism revolutionary (26:10 - 32:12), Best TV Holidays (32:20 - 36:52), "Wonder Woman" and pilot talk (37:05 - 51:00), Gay characters on TV (51:00 - 01:01:50) and TV voice-overs (01:02:00 - 01:08:10). | 2/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 60 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss Sunday's Grammys (01:00 - 08:30), review CBS' "Mad Love" (08:30 - 20:15), talk a bit about "No Ordinary Family" (20:20 - 28:20), preview "Survivor: Redemption" (28:25 - 39:00), review "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior" (39:20 - 52:00) and answer one piece of Reader mail about Stunt-casting (52:00 - 01:02:10) | 2/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 59 - 'Friday Night Lights' Finale Edition | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg talk "Friday Night Lights" for 84 minutes. If you haven't watched the finale yet, hold off, because there are spoilers aplenty. | 2/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 58 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss the commercials and halftime show from Super Bowl XLV (01:20 - 23:45), discuss the post-Super Bowl "Glee" (23:45 - 32:10), discuss the return of FOX's "Raising Hope" (32:45 - 38:00) and review "Traffic Light" (38:00 - 42:45), "Mr. Sunshine" (42:45 - 47:40) and Season Two of "Justified" (47:45 - 58:30). | 2/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 57 | Alan Sepinwall and Daniel Fienberg return to podcasting with a two-week catchup (including Sundance, Charlie Sheen and recent awards shows) (00:01:20 - 00:20:00), a review of "Chicago Code" (00:20:00 - 00:29:00) and answer a slew of Listener Mail (with spoilers), including: Shows that hit peaks in later seasons (00:31:00 - 00:36:25), Shows that damaged themselves with unresolved finales (00:36:30 - 00:44:45), the Importance of International Value (00:45:00 - 00:47:40), Good and Bad Character Deaths (00:47:40 - 00:55:55) and Will Ferrell coming to "The Office" (00:56:00 - 01:04:00). | 1/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 56 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg offer a final Press Tour Roundup (00:55 - 03:40), review American versions of "Being Human"/"Skins" (03:45 - 12:30), preview the new season of "American Idol" (12:35 - 24:30), discuss NBC's Thursday, specifically the return of "Parks %26 Recreation" (24:35 - 36:45), and review USA's "Fairly Legal" (36:50 - 44:10) and IFC's "Onion News Network" and "Portlandia" (44:35 - 55:09) | 1/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 55 with 'Chuck' creators Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg offer a Press Tour Rundown (00:00:00 - 00:20:40), conduct a candid conversation with Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak (00:20:40 - 01:09:20) and review the "Big Love" S. 5 premiere (01:09:45 - 01:21:10) | 1/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 54 | Alan Sepinwall and Daniel Fienberg discuss Television Critics Association Press Tour (00:00:00 - 00:21:10) and review "Off the Map" (00:25:40 - 00:35:50), "Lights Out" (00:36:00 - 00:50:05) and "Harry's Law" (0051:20 - 01:01:30) | 1/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 53 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss the return of "V" (00:02:05 - 00:11:10), the return of "Southland" (00:11:10 - 00:18:40), answer some Reader Mail relating to TV with an agenda (00:19:00 - 00:28:20) and review the premieres of "Bob's Burgers" (00:28:45 - 00:33:40), "The Cape" (00:33:45 - 00:41:00), "Episodes" (00:41:15 - 00:50:50) and "Shameless" (00:50:55 - 01:00:30). | 1/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 52 - TV's Best of 2010 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss TV's Best of 2010 for the full 47 minutes of their last podcast of the year. | 12/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 51 - The Worst TV of 2010 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg preview NBC's "Perfect Couples" (00:01:00 - 00:10:30) and celebrate TV's Worst of 2010 (00:10:30 - 01:01:10) | 12/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 50 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss the Golden Globe nominations (01:35 - 21:40), 2010's Best TV Episodes (22:00 - 56:00), and the "Dexter" finale (57:30 - 01:06:10) | 12/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 49 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss the finale and cancellation of "Terriers" (00:00 - 14:55), the return of TNT's "Men of a Certain Age" (15:00 - 23:35) and then the finales for "Sons of Anarchy" (23:40 - 37:15), "Walking Dead" (37:20 - 48:00) and "Boardwalk Empire" (48:52 - 01:04:20) | 12/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 48 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss the late Leslie Nielsen (00:45 - 10:45), the newly announced Oscar hosts (10:50 - 19:45), NatGeo's premiere of "Restrepo" (19:50 - 25:55), the premiere of "Top Chef All-Stars" (26:00 - 35:30), answer Reader Mail featuring "Parenthood" and "The Paul Reiser Show" (36:00 - 46:00) and talk "Fringe" (46:00 - 55:20). | 11/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 47 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg answer Reader Mail, tackling Mid-season scheduling changes at NBC %26 FOX (1:40 - 15:38), The power of TV critics (or lack thereof) (15:38 - 18:40), The lack of fidelity to foreign languages on American TV (18:40 - 23:51), TV show episodes that tower over the rest of their respective series (23:51 - 30:19), Shows with storylines that go off the rail (30:19 - 36:10), Thoughts on "Sports Night" and "The West Wing" (36:10 - 46:00), HDTV versus standard-def (46:00 - 52:30) and "Dexter" and the dangers of predictability (52:30 - 1:01:36). | 11/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 46 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss TBS' "Glory Daze" (01:00 - 12:25), Crackle's "Backwash" (12:25 - 21:05), "Human Target" (21:10 - 33:45), "How I Met Your Mother" (33:45 - 38:55), offer a Reality TV Round-Up (39:00 - 53:00) and ask people to watch "Terriers" (53:10 - 01:06:45). | 11/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 45 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss the premiere of "Conan" (01:40 - 11:15), the return of "Burn Notice" (11:20 - 16:20), answer Reader Mail (accents and pacing) (16:30 - 32:25) and delve into this season of "Sons of Anarchy" (32:30 - 49:20) | 11/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 44 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss "Chuck" (01:45 - 10:10), 30 for 30 (10:20 - 20:45), "Modern Family" (20:55 - 29:25), answer Reader Mail (29:30 - 38:00) and talk "Boardwalk Empire" (38:00 - 50:00). | 11/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 43 | Alan Sepinwall and Daniel Fienberg talk "Sherlock" (00:45 - 06:35), "In Treatment" (06:40 - 17:00) and "The Walking Dead" (17:00 - 28:35), answer some Reader Mail (28:45 - 50:00) and discuss the new season of "Friday Night Lights" (50:00 - 59:30). | 10/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 42 with special guest Shawn Ryan | Alan Sepinwall and Daniel Fienberg welcome special guest Shawn Ryan to talk "Terriers" and "Ride-Along" (00:00 - 47:45) and discuss the "Rubicon" (47:50 - 01:00:45) and "Mad Men" (01:00:50 - 01:27:00) finales. | 10/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 41 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg review BBC America's "Luther" (02:00 - 05:45) talk up this Thursday's "30 Rock"/"Community" (05:50 - 15:25), answer a piece of Reader Mail (15:30 - 20:55) and discuss last week's "Rubicon" (22:50 - 32:00) and "Mad Me" (32:00 - 52:00) and their upcoming finales. | 10/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 40 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg pay tribute to Stephen J. Cannell (00:00 - 08:30), mock "Saturday Night Live" (09:10 - 18:00), discuss the return of "Caprica" (18:10 - 24:05), answer Reader Mail regarding Ratings and Show Titles (24:40 - 35:10) and babble about this week's "Mad Men" (35:25 - 56:00) | 10/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 39 | Alan Sepinwall %26 Dan Fienberg discuss "No Ordinary Family" (01:20 - 10:25), "Law %26 Order: Los Angeles" (10:26 - 21:00), "The Good Wife" (21:00 - 25:50), "Human Target" (25:55 - 33:50) and "Mad Men" (34:15 - 56:20). | 9/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 38 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss the "American Idol" judging announcement (01:40 - 08:30), early ratings returns (08:30 - 19:25), offer after-the-fact reviews of new Wednesday shows (9:30 - 32:10) and review "My Generation" (32:15 - 37:20), "Feces My Dad Says" (37:22 - 42:35), "Outsourced" (42:40 - 48:05) and "Blue Bloods" (49:15 - 52:05). | 9/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 37 | Alan Sepinwall and Daniel Fienberg preview new seasons of "Chuck" (02:00 - 07:40), "How I Met Your Mother" (07:45 - 12:35), "House" (12:35 - 17:05), "Glee" (17:10 - 20:45), "Cougar Town" (20:45 - 25:50), "Community" (26:00 - 31:10), "Big Bang Theory" (31:20 - 33:30), "Fringe" (34:05 - 39:20) and "Dexter" (39:30 - 44:05) and talk about this week's "Mad Men" (45:15 - 01:03:00) | 9/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 36 | Alan Sepinwall and Daniel Fienberg put on their Fall Preview caps to review "Lone Star" (03:40 - 10:10), "The Event" (10:10 - 16:00), "Mike %26 Molly" (16:00 - 21:05), "Hawaii Five-0" (21:45 - 27:30), "Chase" (27:45 - 34:10), "Raising Hope" (34:15 - 39:25), "Running Wilde" (39:25 - 48:50) and "Detroit 1-8-7" (49:10 - 55:00). | 9/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 35 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg grumble about the "True Blood" finale (00:00 - 08:55), review NBC's "Outlaw" (08:55 - 17:40), talk up the returns of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and "The League" (19:50 - 31:00), wax rhapsodic about HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" (31:20 - 40:45) and discuss this week's "Mad Men" (40:50 - 56:40). | 9/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 34 | Alan welcomes special guest co-host Maureen Ryan from AOL to fill in for Dan (0:00-3:07) "Sons of Anarchy" season 3 (3:07-15:30) "Terriers" (15:30-25:59) Mo yells at Alan about "Supernatural" (25:59-27:22) "Hellcats" (27:22-31:10) "Nikita" (31:10-37:28) Mo's fall favorites (37:28-39:44) "Mad Men" (39:44-1:01:01) | 9/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 33 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg offer Emmy analysis (00:00 - 21:10), answer reader mail (21:10 - 32:15) and chat about this week's "Mad Men" (32:30 - 52:00). | 8/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 32 | It's a special All-Emmys podcast for Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg. | 8/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 31 | "Parks and Recreation" co-creator Mike Schur joins Alan Sepinwall and Daniel Fienberg to discuss "The Wire" and "The Sopranos" (00:00 - 50:50), followed by Dan and Alan discussing this week's "Mad Men" (52:30 - 01:07:20). | 8/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 30 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss Showtime's "The Big C" (00:00 - 07:00) and "Weeds" (07:05 - 12:50), review Comedy Central's "Big Lake" (12:55 - 17:00), answer Reader Mail (17:05 - 32:20) and discuss this week's "Mad Men" (32:20 - 47:07). | 8/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 29 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg wrap up the Television Critics Association press tour TCA Press Tour wrap-up (00:00 - 27:40) and discuss this week's "Mad Men" (27:45 - 44:10). "Mad Men" -- 27:45 - | 8/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 28 | Alan Sepinwall %26 Dan Fienberg discuss the first week of press tour (0:00-26:45) %26 the latest episode of "Mad Men" (26:45-39:28). | 8/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 27 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss Comic-Con (00:00 - 14:05), preview Press Tour (14:05 - 24:10), review AMC's "Rubicon" (24:10 - 31:35), and discuss Sunday's "Mad Men" (31:35 - 48:52). | 7/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 26 | Alan Sepinwall and Daniel Fienberg drive down to Comic-Con and do a Comic-Con preview (3:10 - 17:20), offer some spoiler-free "Mad Men" talk (17:20 - 28:15) and go through our final three episodes of "Undeclared" (28:20 - ???) | 7/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 25 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg offer an Early Pilot Preview (03:30 - 24:20), answer Random Reader Mail (24:24 - 41:00) and talk about two episodes of "Undeclared" (41:00 - 49:30). | 7/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 24 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss the Emmy nominations (03:15 - 20:30), Syfy's "Haven" (21:40 - 27:00), A%26E's "The Glades" (27:00 - 30:00), TNT's "Rizzoli and Isles" (27:00 - 36:15), USA's "Covert Affairs" (36:10 - 42:20) and two episodes of "Undeclared" (42:25 - 56:50). | 7/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 23 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg say farewell to "Party Down" (01:00 - 03:00), preview the upcoming Emmy nomination (03:00 - 22:00), answer Reader Mail (22:50 - 34:50) and go through three episodes of "Underclared" (35:00 - 48:50). | 6/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 22 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss the "Treme" finale (01:10 - 14:30), the "Party Down" finale (15:00 - 22:30), the return of "Futurama" ( 22:30 - 28:15), FX's "Louie" (28:50 - 34:05), "Huge" ( 34:07 - 39:12), "Rookie Blue" (40:05 - 43:45) and this week's episode of "Undeclared" (43:50 - 53:00). | 6/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 21 | Alan Sepinwall and Daniel Fienberg discuss ABC's "Scoundrels" and "The Gates" (01:55 - 15:35), "Memphis Beat" (15:40 - 19:30), "Hot in Cleveland" (19:30 - 23:15), ESPN's "June 17, 1994" (23:15 - 27:35), "Undeclared" (27:40 - 39:35), "Rubicon" (39:40 - 45:00) and "Breaking Bad" (45:25 - 56:35). | 6/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 20 | Alan Sepinwall and Daniel Fienberg discuss the "Justified" finale (00:30 - 11:30), the "Glee" finale plus Reader Mail (12:00 - 25:10), the premiere of "True Blood" (25:15 - 35:05) and this week's episodes of "Undeclared" (35:10 - 47:00) | 6/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 19 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss "Are We Done Yet?" (02:19 - 9:25), "Burn Notice" (9:25 - 13:30), "Royal Pains" (13:30 - 19:10), answer Listener Mail (19:20 - 39:00) and begin the summer viewing of "Undeclared" (39:00 - 49:50). | 6/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 18 | Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss "Lost" (02:00 - 28:10), "American Idol" (28:10 - 38:55), "Chuck" (40:00 - 47:00), Random other finales (47:00 - 54:10) and What's next for Firewall %26 Iceberg (54:15 - 59:40) | 5/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 17 | In an hour-long podcast, Alan Sepinwall and Daniel Fienberg discuss Network Upfronts -- NBC, FOX, ABC and then CBS (01:45 - 43:45), FOX's "The Good Guys" (43:45 - 49:40) and ABC's "Lost" (49:40 - 01:01:45). | 5/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 16 | Alan Sepinwall and Daniel Fienberg discuss "American Idol" (02:10 - 04:00), "Cougar Town" (04:15 - 12:10), "Modern Family" (12:15 - 19:35), "Parks and Recreation" (19:45 - 26:00), "The Pacific" (26:00 - 29:00), "Lost" (29:10 - 48:15) | 5/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 15 | Alan Sepinwall and Daniel Fienberg discuss "American Idol" (02:15 - 05:20), "Community" (05:20 - 13:20), Reader Mail/Return of "Friday Night Lights" (13:50 - 25:00), "Lost" (25:10 - 35:15), "The Shield" (35:45 - 47:22) | 5/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 14 | On the plate this week are Sepinwall coming to HitFix (00:00 - 02:15), "American Idol" (02:35 - 04:20), "Happy Town" (4:25 - 11:40), Reader Questions ("Lost"-ish and "Survivor") (11:50 - 21:30), "Breaking Bad" (22:00 - 29:00). | 4/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 13 | Alan Sepinwall and Daniel Fienberg discuss "Idol"/"Glee" (01:00 - 6:30), Starz's "Party Down"/"Gravity" (6:35 - 15:20), "You Don't Know Jack" (15:25 - 21:00), favorite British shows (21:10 - 24:40), A minute on "Chuck" (24:45 - 26:00) and "Lost" (26:00 - 34:00) | 4/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 12 | In a special night-time podcast, Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss "Lost" (00:00-09:30), Conan O'Brien on TBS (09:37-1730), the new "Doctor Who" (17:35-24:15), "Glee" (24:20-29:15) and "American Idol" (29:20-37:30). | 4/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 11 | In a short-but-sweet Firewall %26 Iceberg Podcast, our hosts discuss "Lost" (00:55 - 12:25), "Chuck" (12:30 - 17:55) and "Justified" and the need for serialization (18:00 - 26:10) | 4/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 10 | Alan Sepinwall and Daniel Fienberg discuss the "V" Countdown Bug (00:00 - 04:00), "American Idol" (04:00 - 10:00), "Treme" and David Mills (10:00 - 20:10), "Miami Medical" (20:15 - 25:00), "Fringe" and "Bones" (25:40 - 33:00), Reader Mail (33:00 - 36:45) and "Lost" (36:50 - 43:22). | 3/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 9 | This week's Firewall %26 Iceberg topics are "Fly Girls" (00:00 - 2:10), "American Idol" (02:15 - 08:20), "Caprica" (08:20 - 15:20), "V" (15:25 - 21:00), "Life" (22:10 - 25:20), "Survivor" (27:28 - 38:50), Reader Mail (38:50 - 41:50) and "Lost" (42:10 - 53:50). | 3/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 8 | Over an hour, Daniel Fienberg and Alan Sepinwall discuss "American Idol" (02:00 - 13:45), "Breaking Bad" (13:50 - 21:00), "United States of Tara"/"Nurse Jackie" (21:15 - 34:00), "Chuck" vs. Daylight Savings Time (34:10 - 40:00), Listener Mail (40:45 - 52:30) and "Lost" (52:30 - 1:00:10). | 3/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 7 | An extra-long podcast in which we discuss "American Idol" (02:15 - 06:20), The Oscar telecast (07:00 - 12:20), "The Pacific" (13:24 - 20:25), "Winning Time" (20:15 - 24:00), "Sons of Tucson" (24:20 - 27:20), "Justified" (27:30 - 31:15), the possible end of "24" (31:20 - 37:00) Adam Scott leaving "Party Down" (37:30 - 43:30), and "Lost" (43:50 - 50:46) | 3/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 6 | A lengthy podcast in which we discuss "American Idol" (01:05-07:00), the casting of NBC's "Prime Suspect" and "Rockford Files" remakes (07:05 -18:00), the Big Baby episode of "The Office" (18:15-23:45), "The Marriage Ref" (23:50-27:30), the season of "Big Love" (27:52-33:00), "Life Unexpected" (33:00-38:00) and, as always, "Lost" (38:00-48:00). | 3/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 5 | A jam-packed podcast discussing the start of the post-Olympics season, including a teaser about HBO's "The Pacific" (0:45-2:45), "American Idol" (3:00-9:30), Jay Leno's return to "The Tonight Show" (10:00-14:!5), "Southland" (14:30-18:30), "Parenthood" (18:30-23:30), "Chuck" (23:45-27:15), "How I Met Your Mother" (27:30-30:45) and "Lost" (30:55-40:00). | 2/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 4 | We finally (or perhaps temporarily) lick the audio problems and discuss the Olympics ( from the 2:30 mark - 7:00), "American Idol" (7:00-13:20), HBO's new animated comedies (13:30-19:00), NBC's Thursday sitcoms (20:20-29:40), "Burn Notice" (30:40-35:55), "Men of a Certain Age" (36:00-38:40) and "Lost" (39:00-47:00). | 2/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 3 | Our sound engineering difficulties continue, as we discuss the "Chuck"-pocalypse (from 1:00 - 9:30), "Lost" (10:20 - 17:10), "American Idol" (17:15 - 20:10), "Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains" (22:00 - 26:30), "How to Make It in America" (26:30 - 30:40), "Friday Night Lights" (31:30 - End). | 2/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 2a | Our semi-disastrous second episode - technically our second attempt to do a second episode after the first one was all-disastrous - in which we discuss the "Lost" season premiere, "Fringe," "American Idol," "Undercover Boss" and Super Bowl ads. | 2/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen: The Inaugural Firewall & Iceberg Podcast | The first installment of the Firewall %26amp; Iceberg podcast - and possibly the only one that will ever feature Dan %26amp; Alan in the same room with no audio problems - as we discuss the shows previewed at the January 2010 Television Critics Association press tour. | 1/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 114 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
With Firewall & Iceberg, Global Warming Is Nigh
It's amazing that for people that don't know how to do a podcast, that in less than 6 episodes they have created the best TV-related podcast on the internet, or anywhere for that matter. Both Sepinwall and Feinberg are not only incredibly knowledgeable & informative in their opinions, but they're hilarious. They're a duo more in line with Baldwin & Martin than Abbott & Costello, but Costello never tried to do bad impressions or spin out obscure 80s references between his critique.
As for negatives, there are none. Sure, they may have their technical issues on occasion, but that's hardly a turn-off when the content is this good. The podcast is must-listen for TV-watchers, and let's face it, they don't have much competition. But even if they did, they wouldn't have anything on Firewall & Iceberg.
Ahh, sigh.
Entertaining TV Podcast, but not without some issues
I'm a longtime reader of Sepinwall's television coverage on the print side and in his entertaining, analytical blog. While there are many podcasts solely devoted to specific shows, there are few that cover the medium as a whole, and I was glad to see one of the best critics around start one up. I wish I could be more excited about Sepinwall's choice of partner, however. While I've enjoyed some of Dan Fienberg's output (his countdown of the 30 best shows of the decade is a well-written, must-read for TV fans), his podcast presence leaves a lot to be desired. He comes across as insufferably smug and aggressively enamored with his own "sense of humor," and it frequently drags an otherwise enjoyable podcast down a few notches for me. (I really wish Sepinwall had teamed with a more engaging and insightful fellow critic, like Mo Ryan, Matt Roush or James Poniewozik). That said, if you're looking for a good discussion of the week's TV events, the podcast does move along swiftly and cover a nice variety of shows in a breezy and informative fashion.
The Voices of Intelligent Television
As if having arguably the two best TV blogs out there wasn't enough, Fienberg and Sepinwall have now turned their conversational way of writing about television into an actual conversation, and an entertaining one at that. Though they both seem to enjoy some shows that require less attention, for the most part these guys watch the shows that reward close viewing and analysis, and this podcast serves as a perfect companion piece to their writing. Their friendship shines through, giving the whole thing an air of many a discussion we've all had, and a familiarity that makes it engaging to hear about even the shows I know nothing about. No rabid TV fan should be missing this.
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