293: Politely Sitting Through Amazing Stories

Published: March 11, 2020, midnight

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Apple TV+ has brought Amazing Stories, the less-nihilistic take on The Twilight Zone, back for all the \'80s kids, though confusingly premiered this anthology series with only one episode. Mark Lisanti joins us to talk about the fishiness of this rollout strategy, and whether "The Cellar" was a compelling enough episode to get anyone back to watch more. Around The Dial takes us through For Life; a roundup of the series premieres on FX (and FX on Hulu): Devs, Breeders, and Dave; Jersey Shore: Family Vacation; and Season 3 of Babylon Berlin. Mark presents the "Hamm On Toast" episode of Toast Of London for induction into The Canon. Then after naming the week\'s Winner and Loser, we all sit a spell for this week\'s Game Time. Make yourself a bathtub gin and tonic and join us!

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GUESTS

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\\U0001f464 Mark Lisanti

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TOPICS

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Lead Topic: \\U0001f632 Amazing Stories

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Around The Dial: \\U0001f6df For Life

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Around The Dial: \\U0001f9d1\\u200d\\U0001f4bb Devs

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Around The Dial: \\U0001f429 Breeders

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Around The Dial: \\U0001f92c Dave

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Around The Dial: \\U0001f3c4 Jersey Shore: Family Vacation

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Around The Dial: \\U0001f1e9\\U0001f1ea Babylon Berlin

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The Canon: \\U0001f3c6 Toast Of London S03.E03: Hamm On Toast

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Winner & Loser: \\U0001f44d Casting agents for The Brides

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Winner & Loser: \\U0001f44e RuPaul\'s Drag Race Sherry Pie

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Game Time: \\U0001f9e0 Letter Flip

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NOTES

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\\U0001f5d2 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 293 page on ExtraHotGreat.com

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\\U0001f426 Mark Lisanti on Twitter

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\\U0001fa78 The Blotter Presents

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\\U0001f35e The Clem Fandango supercut

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