Nothing But Static
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
298. Breaking Bad Retrospective (Season One)
This week Dan and Chris take another break from their normal structure to start a new season-by-season retrospective,. This time we're taking a look at Season One of Breaking Bad. Is this show as good as history remembers it? Was the DNA of what this show became there from the start? And how much did the writers strike affect the direction and quality of this season of the show?
297. This Movie Does Not Have A Safe Word
This week Dan and Chris start by discussing some recent TV News, including Peacock ordering a spin-off of The Office, Netflix developing a live action Scooby Doo series, and one final Gavin and Stacy episode is happening. Plus reviews of Knuckles, Conan Must Go and the baffling effort that is Unfrosted.
296. Couch Dan Defends Free Guy
This week Dan and Chris start by discussing some recent TV News, including Steve Carell and Tina Fey reuniting, Severence season two definitely exists, and more evidence that everyones loosing money all the time. We then take some time to review Amazon's Fallout and Still: The Michael J Fox Story. Yes, we're getting to that last one very late indeed.
295. Pew Pew
This week Dan and Chris discuss the last weeks TV news, including some shows, including Fallout being renewed, a celebrity version of The Traitors and a surprising decision from Netflix. Plus, we review some shows we should have covered ages ago in Quiet on Set, Mr Bates Vs The Post Office and Jet Lag The Game.
294. Good On Ya'
This week Dan and Chris discuss the last few weeks of TV News, including the Among Us cast, Chance Perdomo's tragic passing, Disney's proxy battle, Welcome to Wrexham's delay and the inexplicable decision to develop ANOTHER Heroes reboot. Plus we go down under for an Australia centric episode where we review No Activity, Wellmania, and the absolute masterpiece that is Bluey.
293. Historical Friction
This week Dan and Chris discuss the last few weeks of TV News, including Snowpiercer being revived, the Among Us cast announced, some renewals and WAY TOO MUCH Doctor Who talk. Plus, we review two historical fiction pieces in Shogun and Masters Of The Air.
292. Killers Of The Maestro
This week Dan and Chris discuss the last few weeks of TV News, including the renewal of The Last Airbender, the passing of legend Akira Toriyama, the upcoming Baywatch reboot and the fates of Our Flag Means Death and Upload. Plus, on Oscars weekend we review some streaming movies we missed from the last year in Maestro and Killers of the Flower Moon and make some Oscar predictions.
291. He heard something about a flying cow near Kyoshi island, so he set sail at dawn
This week Dan and Chris discuss the last few weeks of TV News, including Pokemon Concierge getting a second season, why actors keep getting tricked into things, a Bewitched reboot, a Suits Spin off and how in the world the Frasier reboot got renewed. Plus we review Mr And Mrs Smith before tackling the big one, first impressions of the Netflix Avatar: The Last Airbender series.
290. Crispy Bacon And Wispy Men
This week Dan and Chris discuss the last few weeks of TV News, including fresh woes for the UK's Channel 4, a handful of shows being renewed and what's going on with that Harry Potter series. Plus we review Percy Jackson And The Olympians and In The Know!
289. Spin The Wheel!
This week Dan and Chris discuss the last few weeks of TV News, including John Stewarts return to The Daily Show, WWE's new Netflix deal and Doctor Who companion shenanigans. Plus we review Pokémon Concierge, Monarch Legacy of Monsters, The Curse and Echo.
288. Who Review 5: Bumper 60th Anniversary Edition
This week Dan and Chris are bringing listeners a bonus episode. Throughout December they reviewed all four Doctor Who specials on the Nothing But Static YouTube channel. These reviews have been gathered here for those wishing to listen to them via a podcast app. Enjoy, if you're into that sort of thing. Otherwise we'll see you next week for a regular episode.
287. All The News
This week Dan and Chris attempt to catch up on the last few weeks of news and boy is there alot to get though. From the cancellation of Minx and Our Flag Mean's Death, to Last Of Us and Daredevil casting news. Plus whatever is going on with this Mandalorian movie, The Office potentially returning, One Piece getting ANOTHER anime series and what happens now Marvel have dropped Jonathan Majors.
286. Lost Retrospective (Season Six)
This week Dan and Chris take another break from their normal structure to complete their season-by-season retrospective of Lost. In this pre recorded episode, we're taking a look at the final season and finally attempting to answer the biggest question of all, did Lost really leave lots of it's questions unanswered? Regular service will resume next episode.
285. Chris, Dan and Terry Talk Christmas
This week Dan and Chris discuss a little bit of TV news before getting side tracked discussing Seinfeld for no real reason at all. Then we get to the main event, our yearly trawl throught the british TV guide to see what's actually on traditional television this Christmas. (Really sorry about the buzzing noise that starts 18ish minutes in. I was not able to remove it.)
284. There's No Time
This week Dan and Chris discuss the last few weeks of TV News, including some cancellations and renewals, plus Apple and Paramount potentially bundling their services. Also we review Good Burger 2, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off and Blue Eye Samurai.
283. Wake Up PALS, You're Late!
This week Dan and Chris discuss the last few weeks of TV News, including a look at the deal that ended the SAG-AFTRA strike, a handful of TV shows being renewed, a new Steven Moffat comedy and Warner Brothers generally being terrible again. Plus we review Scavangers Reign and Bodies.
282. Whatsapp Told On Me
This week Dan and Chris discuss the last few weeks of TV News, including an update on the actors strike, Superman and Lois coming to an end, Futurama and Traitors being renewed and the state of Marvel in the wake of the new trailer for Echo. Plus we review new animated comedy Krapopolis and the new Hulu adaptation of Goosebumps.