The Episode One Podcast

Jan 28 2025 100 ep. 70 mins 19
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Each episode Hosts Chris Rider and Steve Waldinger watch the Pilot, or Episode One of a different Television show, both new and old, then discuss it from the perspectives of a fan and of a writer. Then they unfairly judge the entire series based on the one episode.

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200. The 199th Episode Spectacular Part 2

Jan 28 2025 164 mins  
After a post holiday and everything delay, Chris and Steve are back with part 2 of our review of every show we've seen! We take a look at episodes 101-198 We discuss what show we watched, whether it was a success or failure, and how much our podcast played a part in that show's success or failure. Also check out my Son's youtube channel mentioned in the episode: https://www.youtube

199. Chris and Steve talk about every episode Part 1

Dec 25 2024 152 mins  
The road to 199 is over. 199 is here, and in just 2 hours and 30 minutes, Chris and Steve discuss Every Episode of their podcast, up to epsiode 100. We discuss what show we watched, whether it was a success or failure, and how much our podcast played a part in that show's success or failure. That's right! There is just too much to discuss in one episode, so we are doing two parts.

198. Invincible Fight Girl : Episode One (Toonami, Adult Swim, HBO Max)

Nov 12 2024 84 mins  
Welcome back, apologies for the short delay between episodes. things have been... weird in the US. Chris and Steve spend a bit of time decompressing, talking about shows they almost covered but didn't. Including Mr McMahon and Doctor Odyssey. Before we finally get to a new Cartoon on Adult Swim. Invincible Fight Girl! It's a pretty cute show, it fits into the wrestling trope for ou

197. Penguin, Agatha All Along, High Potential : Episodes One (HBO/Max, Disney+, ABC/Hulu

Sep 27 2024 104 mins  
Are three shows too much for one episode? Not when two are long awaited comic book shows and the third has a tie to one of them! This week Chris and Steve take a look at The Penguin a spin off series from 2022's The Batman film The sequel to 2021's Wanda Vision: Agatha All Along And a new Procedural that caught our eye, High Potential starring Kaitlin Olson from The Mick and It's A

196. Terminator Zero, Rick and Morty Anime : Episodes One (Netflix, Adult Swim)

Sep 02 2024 75 mins  
We've promised a few all anime episodes, I think we finally delivered. We've been graced by two drastically different Anime adaptations of American products. Each a little controversial, mostly for being more of an anime style american series than an anime done for a foreign audience and then brought to the US. However, the Rick and Morty Anime is even more controversial for..... n

195. Kite Man: Hell Yeah : Episode One (HBO Max)

Jul 23 2024 64 mins  
We are so back. We did not just fall out of a coconut tree. But Maybe Chuck Brown, aka Kite Man did? The Spinoff to the great R Rated cartoon series (Batman says FUCK!) Harley Quinn is here. And did someone say Noonan's? Chris gushes about the Garth Ennis Hit Man, Steve provides all the context from the Harley Quinn Series, and we have as much fun as we've had since M.O.D.O.K. All

194. The Acolyte, Clipped : Episodes One (Disney +, FX on Hulu on Disney +)

Jun 17 2024 85 mins  
Has it really been nearly a year since the last Star Wars show? It doesn't feel like it's been that long, yet it also feels like forever. Has it really been TEN years since the Donald Sterling scandal? And the Clippers still haven't won anything since? Hard to tell what's more cursed, The Clippers or the public's reaction to recent Star Wars media. Well Steve and Chris are here to

193. Fallout : Episode One (Amazon Prime)

Apr 16 2024 75 mins  
We are firmly in Chris territory today, as it's a video game adaptation. Although we do learn Steve has played a Fallout game before, he's not sure which one, but he has! How does Fallout on Amazon Prime fare for a longtime (since 97) fan and for someone pretty much brand new to the franchise? Find out all this, some Phantom Menace talk and a whole lot more on a new Episode One Pod

192. Xmen '97, Three Body Problem : Episodes One (Disney +, Netflix)

Mar 25 2024 110 mins  
This week Steve and Chris have a special guest, Cindy Moon (https://www.instagram.com/cindymoon007) She's here to talk about X-men 97 Netflix's The Three Body Problem. We spend a little time getting to Know Cindy, and then a brief digression into Moonfall (F* the Moon! F* the Moon!) Then we get into our two shows! First we dig into X-men 97 (10:30). Talk about our respective histor

191. Avatar The Last Airbender : Episode One (Netflix)

Mar 03 2024 65 mins  
Steve and Chris watch Avatar, no not that one, no not that one, no definitely not that year... Yeah the new one, the live action one on netflix. After one hit (One Piece) and one miss (Cowboy Bebop) how is Netflix's latest foray into the world of live action anime? Overall, not bad. Before all that, Chris talks a bit about Madame Web, and yeah, pretty much everything you've heard a