Yeaaahhhh buddy! We are traveling back to the mysterious year of 2009 when Jeff had just moved back home and was trying to find his place in the world. He didn't find it but thanks to one of his best friends, he did find Jersey Shore. Considered one of the most popular American reality shows of all time, Jersey Shore created a cultural shift in the US. On today's episode, Jeff talks about his origin story with Jersey Shore and where he was in life, we discuss some of our favorite seasons, why we think this show was so popular, and we share some more roommate stories! Enjoy!

It's guilty pleasure week and we're continuing Jeff Month with a show he's never fully admitted he was a huge fan of... The Hills. Originally a spin-off of Laguna Beach, The Hills follows Lauren Conrad as she moves from the Orange County suburbs to Los Angeles with her bestie, Heidi Montag. On today's episode, Jeff explains why he became glued to this show. Jeff and Anna also confess their favorite guilty pleasure reality shows, stories of falling out with friends and times when exes re-entered our lives. Enjoy!

We're continuing Jeff Month with his all-time favorite tv show: The Challenge. Originating as a spin-off to Real World and Road Rules, The Challenge is one of the first competition reality shows that pit former cast members of Real World and Road Rules against each other to compete for a cash prize. Today we are discussing the pilot for Season 19: Fresh Meat 2 which premiered on March 31, 2010 and was filmed in the beautiful Whistler, British Columbia. On today's episode, we discuss why we love this show, some of our favorite seasons, moments, plus we talk about if we're competitive or not, have we ever had a legit rivalry, AND if we ever had to work with an ex. Get ready because this is a packed episode where we truly let our geek flag fly and we talk about the first show that brought us together: The Challenge. Enjoy! 

For Jeff, this was the reality show that started it all for him. If you were a 90s kid that frequently watched The Disney Channel then you might remember Bug Juice, a reality show about kids at summer camp. Best described as "The Real World for middle schoolers", Bug Juice followed a group of young teens attending Camp Waziyatah in Maine. On today's episode, we discuss our favorite summer camp movies, the first time we were away from home, friends that came and went in our lives as kids, and Anna gives her honest critique on the show. It's a packed episode so enjoy! 

Put on your Sunday best, bring your best batch of corn puddin', but be sure to avoid the town's rapscallion! Why? Because today we're judging the pilot for Schmigadoon! A comedy that parodies the Golden Age of musicals, this series has a stacked cast including Keegan Michael Key, Cecily Strong, Alan Cumming, Fred Armisen, Kristin Chenoweth, Dove Cameron, and even Martin Short! When a couple on the rocks get lost in the woods on a retreat, they stumble into the mysterious town of Schmigadoon where life is a musical (literally). They are unable to leave the town until they find true love and are deflated when they realize they don't have it. On today's episode we discuss out favorite rom coms, our favorite Golden Age musicals, and much more! Enjoy!

If you could create a playlist that represented you, what would your theme song be? The song that hypes you up? The song you listen to when you're sad? The song that inspires you? We delve into that and much more while we discuss the pilot for Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.

I hope I get it! No, it's not that musical but it's the same vein. Today we are judging the pilot for Smash, a musical drama that has developed a cult following over the last 10+ years. As lovers of musical theater, we were very interested in seeing the behind the scenes world of developed a Broadway musical. Also as former theater kids, we share audition stories from our past. We also discuss unhealthy work relationships, work spouses, and our ideas for musicals. And as always, we talk about the pilot! Enjoy!

Today we are judging the pilot for a show we both love but is unfortunately surrounded with controversy. At one point in time, Glee was one of the biggest shows on TV. Countless Top 10 singles on iTunes, international tours, and it turned a bunch of unknown young actors into superstars. Some of the cast have gone on to win Emmy's, Golden Globes, and Tony's. Today we discuss our love for the show, some of our favorite moments, and performances, and much more! Enjoy!

How do you like to vacation? Do you like to do stuff? Do you like to sit around and sit by the pool? We explore that and more on today's episode where we judge the pilot for one of the most currently popular shows on TV right now, The White Lotus. Along with the pilot, we talk about our honeymoon, vacationing with friends and their families, and much more! Enjoy!

We're traveling to Seattle to visit a hospital with the world's hottest staff. Today we are judging the pilot for Grey's Anatomy. Spanning over the last 2 decades with over 450 episodes and still running, Grey's Anatomy is one of the most popular tv dramas of all time. Along with the pilot we are discussing why we think the show is so popular, Anna talks about what got her into the show when it originally aired, we also discuss work romances and love triangles. Enjoy!

WARNING: This episode might be too sexy for you. We try our best to keep a straight face for this episode but we can't help ourselves. We dive into the sexy, dramatic universe of Red Shoe Diaries, an erotic anthology series that originally aired on Showtime in the early 90s. We discuss our thoughts on why we think people are fixated on erotica, we give our opinion on open relationships and casual hookups, plus we give some colorful commentary for the pilot which had us laughing for most of the episode. We might not get super sexy on this episode but we certainly can't resist being silly about it. Enjoy!

Thank you for being our friend! We've been waiting to judge the pilot for one of our favorite sitcoms and we're finally doing it. Today we discuss our love for The Golden Girls, an 80s sitcom that became one of the most popular shows on tv while discussing controversial topics in a comedic manner. Along with the pilot, we discuss our LEAST favorite tv theme songs, the first time we felt "old", times people gave us "the ick", and much more! Enjoy!

Have you ever had to "dial back" who you are in order to fit in? That's a topic we discuss as we judge the pilot for the beloved sitcom, Black-ish. A sitcom that broke barriers by having serious, topical conversations while still being a funny series. Along with the pilot, Anna shares what it was like being an American with immigrant parents, we talk about sports/school activities we wanted to do but either our parents wouldn't let us or we were too scared to try, and much more! So come take a listen!

It's our last episode of the month and our last Tuesday episode. After this we will be releasing an episode once a week on Friday's. We are closing out UK Month with a newer show that recently came out on Netflix... Dept. Q. The series centers around a brilliant detective that has been reassigned to a new department that works on cold cases. Morck, the detective, has recently dealt with a great deal of trauma and grief. Along with the pilot, we talk about how we deal with grief and trauma. Anna talks about her early days as an attorney and what she originally wanted to practice. Plus we tell you what you can expect for August! Enjoy!

Casual dating. What does that mean exactly? How can you casually date? Well we explore that as well as other dating topics while we judge the pilot for the critically acclaimed UK series, Fleabag. The titular character is a young woman navigating single life in London. Along with the pilot, we discuss this year's Emmy nominations and of course, we tell stories from our casual dating era. 

Are you good at making friends? How do you go about it? That's our main topic today as we judge the pilot for the UK gem, The Inbetweeners. The series centers around a 16-year-old boy named Will who is starting his first day at a new school and he can't to stop standing out. As we discuss Will trying different ways to make new friends, we also discuss how we are at making friends and how we are with new people. Some may remember the short-lived American remake of The Inbetweeners which got Jeff thinking what people think are the best TV show remakes and what are some of the worst. It's a fun episode so you don't want to miss out! Plus we make a special announcement about our podcast. Enjoy!

Why do we make such a big deal about losing our virginity? As teenagers and young adults, we make it this life affirming event but is it really that big of a deal? We explore this question while judging the pilot of one of Jeff's all-time favorites, Skins (not the U.S. remake that most people know about). Set in Bristol, England, Skins shows us a side of teen culture never really shown on TV in the past. Drugs, sex, alcohol, parties, no consequences, no moral at the end of the episode, Skins felt more like reality than most other teen shows at the time. Best known for launching the careers Dev Patel, Daniel Kaluuya, Jack O'Connell, Nicholas Hoult, and Kaya Scodelario, Skins is a cult classic best remembered by millennials who grew up in the late 90s and early 2000s. We decided to tell the stories of when we lost our virginity along with Jeff telling the story of how he discovered the British gem of a TV series. Enjoy!

Can a show that has been running for 14 seasons be considered underrated? We discuss that while judging the pilot for a show neither one of us had ever seen, Call the Midwife. Set in East End London in 1957, it is based off the memoirs of real life midwife Jennifer Worth as she experiences major culture while trying to adjust to a life of poverty. Along with the pilot, Anna talks about her life 1 year after having Achilles surgery, we reminiscence about recording the pod last summer, and much more! Enjoy! 

We're back and we're excited to share this episode with you! If you live in the US or the UK and you've never heard of The Office then I'm not sure where you've been for the last 20+ years. We're going back to the original. The Office U.K. was a sleeper hit and eventually became one of the biggest British sitcoms of all time. When it was adapted in the U.S., many thought it was going to flop but after 9 seasons, it is possibly the most popular sitcom of all time. On today's episode, Anna shares some stories when she worked in an office setting, Jeff shares some of the best pranks he's ever pulled and one where he volunteered to be pranked. We discuss the pilot and we talk about our love for the U.S. Office. Enjoy!

Put on your fancy pants and your finest hat because we're heading to Downton Abbey to hang out with the Crawley's and their servants. A groundbreaking series that was both hugely popular in the UK and the US, Downton shows us the contrasting worlds of the high class aristocrats and the working class servants. Some of their problems couldn't be more different but other times the show reminds us that we share more problems than we realize. On today's episode we're talking why we love this show so much, why we think people love period dramas, which aspect of the show we favored, and major world events in our lives that we remember most. Enjoy!