Yes, I'm Still Watching! - A TV Podcast

This week on Yes, I’m Still Watching! Mallory, Esra, and Gina are inexorable to the draw of #WTFthatending. We watched Behind Her Eyes: Esra and Gina share some extreme reactions, while Mallory shares an opinion that takes the conversation to a wholly unexpected place. Thanks for being a subscriber to our podcast! If you’re in the mood for another twisty show with a groundbreak

This week on Yes, I’m Still Watching! Mallory, Esra, and Gina follow the law! Sometimes it's wrong, sometimes it's right, and in the world of The Good Wife and The Good Fight, it's always entertaining. Mallory shares how the show surprised her, Esra applauds how the two programs stand on their own, and Gina laughs about the producers trying so hard to make New York look like

This week on Yes, I’m Still Watching! Mallory, Esra, and Gina take a trip to Shondaland, and more specifically, to Washington, D.C., and the breakthrough thrills of Scandal. Mallory unpacks the many ways in which the show broke barriers and set new precedents; Esra dives into the creative specificities of Olivia Pope’s Blackness, and Gina asserts that Shonda Rhimes is our

Come on grab your friends, we’ll go to very distant lands… with Esra Erol, Mallory Johns, and Gina Chen, the humans and your podcast hosts. We’re back with a new season, new discussions on what’s worthwhile viewing, and a new name—The Essentials is now Yes, I’m Still Watching!This week, we’ve been catching up on the Cartoon Network neo-classic, Adventure Time. Esra sh

This week on The Essentials, Mallory, Esra, and Gina take on time, as it’s experienced within the series 24 and how the world has evolved since the show first came out, almost twenty years ago. Mallory gets passionately personal, and likens Jack Bauer to a modern-day Odysseus; Gina gives in to the pull of story and celebrates viewing without commercials, and Esra wades into the s

This week on The Essentials, Mallory, Esra, and Gina consider the essentialism and celebrate the joy of two shows, Pose and Legendary. Mallory declares the dancers of Legendary TV’s most athletic, Esra shares some learnings about trans representation in film and television, and Gina makes the case that audiences have evolved beyond the need for Trojan horses in storytelling.Thank

This week on The Essentials, Mallory, Esra, and Gina go see a Star War on the small screen. Mallory goes deep into how the animated series offers redemption to the storylines of the Prequel films, Esra applauds the layered complexities added to Anakin Skywalker, and Gina ponders the deep-rooted contradictions that make up the franchise.Thanks for being a subscriber to our podcast!

This week on The Essentials, Gina, Mallory, and Esra discuss detective duos and new takes on familiar characters. Gina argues why Elementary is the best TV adaptation of Sherlock Holmes and Esra marvels at how seriously the show takes its elaborate murders. Meanwhile, Mallory argues that we should instead be discussing Castle. We all admire Lucy Liu in suits.Thanks for being a subs

This week on The Essentials, Mallory, Esra, and Gina wade into the literal and figurative darkness of Hannibal. Mallory gets into why the score is unlike any other you’ll hear on TV; Esra expounds on the show’s unique approach to food; and Gina goes full nerd on the series’ text, subtext, and intertextuality, particularly in relation to the Renaissance and Christianity.Thanks

This week on The Essentials, Mallory, Esra, and Gina continue time-traveling, diving into the Prohibition power plays of Boardwalk Empire. Esra ponders the best (and the worst) bad characters; Mallory assesses the history depicted; Gina follows the money and finds Faust; and we all stan for the inimitable Steve Buscemi.Thanks for being a subscriber to our podcast! In case you misse