Must See TV was an American advertising slogan that was used by the NBC network to brand its primetime blocks
during the 1990s, and most often applied to the network's Thursday
night lineup, which featured some of its most popular sitcoms and drama
series of the period, allowing the network to dominate prime time
ratings on Thursday nights in the 1980s and 1990s. After ratings for NBC's
lineup fell during the mid-to-late 2000s, the slogan was retired in 2015
amidst NBC's transition to airing more drama series on Thursday nights.
Leave it to an independent podcaster to utilize a TV network slogan to launch an inventive and nostalgic entertainment podcast. Diana and JR Kratch are co-hosts of Getting Personal With Plant Medicine, which details the science of
using plants medicinally in our daily health regimen. Then there is Your Highness podcast, which is an examination and dissection of the cannabis industry, from every angle.
More recently, how about Teenage Bounty Hunters on Netflix?
There is undoubtedly pent-up viewer rage about these media companies canceling quality shows, while NCIS is only a few years from collecting Social Security.
Tapping into that vein of barely contained fury, Must See R.I.P. is a podcast that revisits standout TV shows canceled
after just one season. Each season, the co-hosts dive into a different series,
exploring the cultural and real-world events that led to its untimely
end. Join us as we uncover the stories behind these forgotten gems and
discuss how their context influenced their fate.
Being experienced indie podcasters, Diana and JR Krach excel at hosting duties and their chemistry, especially for a married couple, on audio is unquestionable.
The podcast started with the 2007 crime drama The Black Donnellys,
celebrating it as a one-season wonder that deserved more time in the
spotlight. The co-hosts fondly reminisce about the show's intense mix of
organized crime drama and the chaotic love between the Donnelly
brothers, guided by the unreliable yet charming narrator, Joey Ice
Cream. The episode explores why the series, set against the backdrop of
New York's Irish mob scene, didn't catch on despite the cultural
fascination with such narratives at the time.
In the episode, the co-hosts highlight standout performances, particularly Jonathan
Tucker's role as Tommy, while sharing amusing anecdotes, including
Twitter interactions with the cast. The hosts also break down key plot
points, from the brothers' troubles and mob tensions to themes of
loyalty and betrayal, ultimately making a compelling case for why The
Black Donnellys should be on every crime drama fan's must-watch list.
The podcast continues with two more episodes on The Black Donnellys with the co-hosts planning to release episodes on one-season shows that viewers still can't get enough of.
Diana-Ashley Krach is a freelance writer, journalist, and content
creator whose work can be found on High Times, Civilized, Miss Grass,
DAME, SheKnows, and more. She is also the creator and host of Your
Highness Podcast. Krach has also contributed to Medium,
Business Insider,
MSN (US),
Yahoo News,
Yahoo,
Miami Herald,
The Charlotte Observer,
Paste,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
and The Sacramento Bee.
It is creatively energetic independent podcasters like Diana and JR Krach who turbocharge podcasting. The couple scored a winner with this new show, tapping into the anger and lack of control viewers feel when a TV fictional narrative that engrosses them is sent to the media junkyard, usually due to a financial, not creative, situation.
Check out Must See R.I.P.
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