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Hi, y'all!
You've been with us for the past two years through all of our evolutions, and now we're moving into yet another. The sun is setting on our audio era as we're going to be focusing solely on video moving forward.
No new episodes will be added to podcast platforms, but you'll be able to find them on YouTube, every Monday as usual. We'll see you over there! Drop us a comment and a like on our latest episode. Let us know how you've been dealing with CW's new era.
Thank you for listening!
-Sabrina, Michael, and Reed
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Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gaudens' journey through Ride has opened up new discussions...about sheep of all things! Wild Cards continues to deliver, this time with a trip to a winery for Max and Ellis.
Aside from their usual reviews, the trio also have a Superman & Lois cast update to share!
0:19 - Dylan Walsh will be in Superman & Lois' final season
6:47 - Ride episode 2 review: Sheep and dinner table rudeness
39:09 - Wild Cards episode 3 review: Partners in wine
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Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gaudens have added another show to their watch list with Ride. The former Hallmark Channel series has found a home at The CW which, hopefully, means the network will order a season 2 if the ratings are good.
The trio dive into the McMurray's story this week along with continuing their ride with Max and Ellis on Wild Cards as the cop and con artist solve a case involving a sports agent.
0:30 - CW News: NXT will stream internationally on Netflix, and the Cushings will be in Superman & Lois season 4
9:55 - Ride episode 1 review: Wholesome with the potential for a bit of spice on The CW
36:38 - Wild Cards episode 2 review: Delightfully treads familiar waters
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Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gaudens get back to CW business now that CW is getting into the swing of things with their 2024 midseason roster. Wild Cards has officially launched, the network is in the middle of a "rebrand," James Gunn is acknowledging Superman & Lois, and The CW has struck a deal with Netflix for one of their shows. We're cooking with grease, y'all!
Timestamps
0:23 - Weighing in on The CW "rebrand"
6:11 - Manifesting a Superman & Lois retrospective thanks to James Gunn
15:25 - The CW strikes a deal with Netflix for Inside the NFL
20:17 - Wild Cards series premiere review (spoilers): "It's tough times out here, people need the laughs."
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In a break from covering the CW, Sabrina Reed and Reed Gaudens are sitting down to talk about music. From what they listened to in their youth to what they're listening to now, the two trade stories about the communal nature of song sharing, the ways in which certain artists are held to standards that aren't fair, and letting people like what they like even if it's not for you.
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TV is back! Well, sort of. The CW’s main tentpoles won’t be airing until April but at least filming is getting underway. Not to mention there’s a new show and two acquisitions to look forward to in January 2024.
The Conners is the latest attempt at establishing a solid comedy on the network, this time by tapping a series that will debut a new season on ABC in February. Ride, formerly of Hallmark channel, is a modern western that should get the Walker and Sullivan’s Crossing fans tuning in. And, lastly but certainly not least, Vanessa Morgan is set to make her return to the CW with Wild Cards. Let Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gaudens tell it, in a spoiler-free way of course, this is a show to be tuning into every week!
Timestamps:
0:36 - The original CW shows are filming
1:58 - The Conners is now airing on The CW
7:31 - Ride is coming to the network in January
13:08 - Wild Cards spoiler free review: Vanessa Morgan is a star!
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It's the Spiral's last pod of the year! Join Sabrina Reed and Michael Patterson as they discuss what people can't bring themselves to admit about The CW, a network that has changed pop culture multiple times over since it got its start in 2006.
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0:42 - The CW midseason schedule (as the duo knew it during recording)
5:11 - What people won't admit about the CW
Thank you for listening. Follow the Spiral on Youtube and Twitter/X for more CW news and coverage. See y'all next year for more rants, reviews, Green Table Talks, and more. Happy holidays!
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For the second to last pod of the year, The CW Spiral has chosen to revisit Nancy Drew thanks to a listener's comment that got them thinking and ready to share their own grievances with how the series ended. Don't get Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gaudens wrong, they'll forever love the journey the show took them on but they're still unpacking season 4 and how it made them feel.
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This week Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gaudens have their eyes turn toward the future of The CW and a storytelling device that's all about the past aka the flashback.
Wild Cards, the new Vanessa Morgan-led comedic procedural coming to the network, is on their watch list and the trio have seen the trailer so, of course, they're reacting to it! Also, with new content still being a month away, they're doing another discussion pod. This time it's about flashbacks, a tool in a writer's holster that can do wondrous things for a plot or bring it all the way down.
Timestamps:
0:20 - More Wild Cards news and reacting to the trailer
10:18 - Flashbacks, let's be choosy about when we use them, writers
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This week on The CW Spiral, Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gaudens forgo watching something new, or a classic, to have a Green Table Talk about the definition of a cliffhanger.
Yes, there's a standard that should be met and they've taken out their measuring stick to try to gauge where it is.
What's your standard for a cliffhanger? How would you define the term and apply it to television? Share your opinion with the trio!
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Happy Thanksgiving! For this year's holiday special, Sabrina Reed watched her first ever episode of Gilmore Girls, supplying Reed Gaudens and Michael Patterson with her hot takes and opinions of a classic episode from the beloved series.
The trio also revisited Gossip Girl's "Blair Waldorf Must Pie!" which reminded them of how much they love the original. HBO Max's revival came and it saw but it did not conquer like the CW drama. Speaking of the network, there's news! Two comedies have been pulled from the schedule (again) and we finally have filming windows for three out of four of the returning shows.
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0:30 - CW News: Everyone Else Burns and Run the Burbs have been removed from the Thursday night line-up. All American begins filming in December followed by All American: Homecoming and Superman & Lois in January 2024.
6:00 - Gossip Girl 1x09 review: Parental drama with a side of growth for Turkey Day
36:34 - Gilmore Girls 3x09 review: Hot takes and a scholarly study of dialogue
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The time has come! Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gaudens have finished their Tarzan journey. Listen as the trio give their thoughts on the last two episodes of the short-lived WB series.
Also on deck: The Spiral react to the end of the strikes, Superman & Lois ending with season 4, and WWE NXT coming to The CW. Plus, an announcement about the Thanksgiving special.
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0:20 - The strike is over!
2:10 - The end of Superman & Lois is nigh
4:40 - WWE NXT will usher The CW into a new wrestling era
11:22 - Saying goodbye to Tarzan 20 years after the series finale aired
47:10 - The classic Thanksgiving episodes we're watching for the next pod
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Look, The CW Spiral knows they're 20 years late with their anger over the WB cancelling Tarzan but Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gaudens had no idea how attached they'd get to the eight episode series.
Episode 6, "Surrender," had its issues but Jane laying everything on the line and the show breaking away from the case of the week format really did wonders. With only two episodes left, the trio wonder what's in store as they race to Tarzan's abrupt end.
Also on deck: The Spiral reacts to Dawson's Creek, Party of Five, the Melrose reboot, and Heartland being available to stream on the CW App and cwtv.com.
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Happy (almost) Halloween from The CW Spiral! This week Reed Gaudens and Michael Patterson get Sabrina Reed's reaction to her first episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Pod listeners chose season 4, episode 4 "Fear, Itself" for the trio to watch for spooky season and the episode delivered!
Also, along with a trip to Sunnydale, the Spiral have CW news to share, a soap box moment, and they continue their journey through The WB's Tarzan. Spoiler alert: The writers finally gave Leighton Meester something to do.
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0:00 - Intro
0:32 - CW News: Everyone Else Burns gets renewed, FBoy Island moves to Fridays, and Sullivan's Crossing + The Spencer Sisters are the most watched fall series on The CW.
12:37 - Soap Box Moment: Hey (sports) journalists! When covering The CW, if you're not going to talk about shows from this decade, at least pick shows from the 2010s. Why are we all the way back in 2006?
26:37 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer 4x04 review: A great Halloween watch
51:40 - Tarzan 1x05 review: Nicki left the house but at what cost?
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Finally, we have some good news from The CW and no one's more excited than Reed Gaudens though Sabrina Reed and Michael Patterson are a close second. That's because Vanessa Morgan is coming back to the network in the procedural series, Wild Cards. The actress is the lead and The CW Spiral will be seated! The trio will also be tuning into Sight Unseen which is bringing another CW vet back to their screens, Daniel Gillies.
As for wrestling making its way back...well, the Spiral are less excited about that since it's NWA and not WWE, but with Michael as their guide into wrestling, they may catch a match if the reports of The CW broadcasting the sport are true.
Picking up where they left off with Tarzan--which also marks the halfway point for the eight episode season--episode 4 "Rules of Engagement" is the best episode of the series since the pilot. The more the trio of seen, the more they wish the show hadn't have been canceled by The WB.
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0:00 - Intro
0:32 - CW News: Wild Cards and Sight Unseen details; NWA is coming to The CW (reportedly, not confirmed)
20:05 - Pitching a Thunder Point series on The CW
23:38 - Tarzan 1x04: The best episode since the pilot
1:05:33 - What Halloween episode from a classic WB/The CW shows should the Spiral watch?
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The CW's new content is still riding the bench when it comes to Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gauden's watch list, but the trio do have news to share about the network this week.
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa revealed Riverdale's final season could have taken viewers out of the '50s and into more decades but the writers room showed restraint. Sullivan's Crossing and The Spencer Sisters' debuted to strong numbers (at least on The CW's scale), and there's reportedly a premiere window for All American, All American: Homecoming, Superman & Lois, and Walker.
As for the CW Spiral's Tarzan journey, they may be a bit ahead of the plot but no one can say this group isn't invested. Episode 3, "Wages of Sin," put the case of the week in the driver's seat to mixed results but the use of Matt Nathanson as a theme for our hero was an excellent decision.
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0:26 - CW News: Riverdale's forgone decades plot; Sullivan's Crossing and The Spencer Sisters' debut ratings
11:03 - When the All American universe, Superman & Lois, and Walker are expected to return
16:24 - Tarzan 1x03: The case takes up too much of the plot but at least there's Matt Nathanson
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As Reed Gaudens put it when the CW Spiral started their Tarzan journey, the pilot piloted but episode 2, "Secrets and Lies," is where he, Michael Patterson, and Sabrina Reed began to see cracks in the hidden gem. This is due, in part, to an unexpected death, some very thin writing for Jane Porter, and a failure of the Bechdel Test that could have at least gone somewhere. But in spite of these drawbacks, the trio are glad to be on this fast-paced ride. They're manifesting what they hope to see next on the short-lived WB series especially now that Lucy Lawless has been introduced into the plot as Tarzan's aunt, Kathleen Clayton.
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In the first episode of The CW Spiral's third season, Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gaudens are starting their Tarzan journey!
It's been 20 years since the WB series from Eric Kripke aired. Back in 2003, the adventure drama was canceled after eight episodes. Having watched its chef's kiss of a pilot, the Spiral are putting on their investigative hats to sort out whether the show was cut down too soon or it fizzled the longer season 1 went on.
Join the trio as they discuss Leighton Meester's involvement in Tarzan, the musical cues in the pilot that include a classic Avril Lavigne song, and how the WB series gave them Batman vibes.
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0:00 - Intro
0:20 - The CW Spiral are back for season 3 and they're pivoting hard to the WB vault. (What you can expect in the third season)
1:14 - CW News: Premiere dates and synopses for Sullivan's Crossing and The Spencer Sisters. Crime Nation is coming in 2024.
8:46 - WB's Tarzan 1x01 review: They don't make TV like this anymore
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The CW's 90210 holds a special place in Reed Gaudens heart so, of course, The CW Spiral had to celebrate its 15th anniversary with a special pod episode. On this dive into the show, Sabrina Reed and Michael Patterson are taken on a journey led by Reed through the season 2 premiere, the soft reboot of the series that transformed it into the underrated, iconic show that it is.
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On the last pod episode of The CW Spiral's second season, Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gaudens bid farewell to Nancy Drew and give Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa his flowers for the Riverdale series finale.
Also on deck: the Spiral share information on their upcoming 90210 anniversary special + their September hiatus, and tease their plans for season 3!
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0:24 - Nancy Drew series finale review: The boat was docked
42:08 - Riverdale series finale review: An iconic show cements its place in TV history
1:31:18 - Spiral News: 90210's 15th anniversary special pod episode, September hiatus, and the start of the pod's season 3 aka their Roberto era
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