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Primetimer\'s Mark Blankenship returns to his eponymous chair to talk about Dear Edward, an adaptation of a 2020 book that most of the panel found manipulative and stilted -- but others thought was moving and sweet. Does the show\'s success depend on what mood you\'re in when you sit down to watch? Why can\'t writers\' rooms get middle-grade children\'s dialogue right? And how\'s Connie Britton\'s hair? After addressing these critical questions, we went Around The Dial with Not Dead Yet, Ghosts, and Buntsy\'s Cheers and Frasierrewatches. We took a quick break from the extended Crane-verse to hear Tomke out on why Bake Off hosts have lost their authority; then Sarah hoped to send the eighth season of Cheers out on a high note with her Canon presentation of the finale. Triplets won, TV news lost, and a Non-Regulation Game Time. Return your eye tables to the up-rolled position: it\'s an all-new Extra Hot Great!
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\\nGUESTS
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\\n\\U0001f464 Mark Blankenship
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\\nTOPICS
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\\nLead Topic: \\u2708\\ufe0f Dear Edward
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\\nAround The Dial: \\U0001faa6 Not Dead Yet
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\\nAround The Dial: \\U0001f47b Ghosts (2021)
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\\nAround The Dial: \\U0001f37b Cheers
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\\nAround The Dial: \\U0001f6cb\\ufe0f Frasier
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\\nI Am Not A Crackpot: \\U0001f96e GBBO Judges
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\\nThe Canon: \\U0001f37b Cheers S08.E26 + E27: Cry Hard + Cry Harder
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\\nWinner & Loser: \\U0001f44d Three Identical Strangers
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\\nWinner & Loser: \\U0001f44e Network News Creeps
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\\nGame Time: \\U0001f3b6 Tube Tunes XII
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\\nNOTES
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\\n\\U0001f5d2 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 445 page on ExtraHotGreat.com
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\\n\\U0001f426 Mark Blankenship on Twitter
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\\n\\U0001f3b5 Mark at The Lost Songs Project
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\\n\\U0001f6e9\\ufe0f Linda Holmes\'s review of\\xa0Dear Edward\\xa0at NPR
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\\n\\U0001f346 Tara\'s Pamela Ribon interview at GQ.com
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\\n\\U0001f3b6 Mark And Sarah Talk About Songs on Patreon
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\\n\\U0001f4f7 Photo: Apple TV+
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