A podcast about the high-concept, experimental, structure-breaking gimmick episodes of TV! From musicals, to noirs, to bottle episodes and more -- we look at any television episode that breaks from its own formula in some way. Derek B. Gayle and David Arnold (and occasionally guests!) dig into a different episode of a different show across the entire TV landscape every other Monday!
A podcast about the high-concept, experimental, structure-breaking gimmick episodes of TV! From musicals, to noirs, to bottle episodes and more -- we look at any television episode that breaks from its own formula in some way. Derek B. Gayle and David Arnold (and occasionally guests!) dig into a different episode of a different show across the entire TV landscape every other Monday!
Black Mirror: "San Junipero" Heaven is a place on Earth! Merrilee O'Neil (from Glitterjaw's Fear Coded ) joins us for the queer joy of the bleak sci-fi anthology's first break from formula -- a big gay sapphic love story set in the 1980s (sort of) that is not, in fact, a huge downer. We get into the cultural conversation around Black Mirror (and how it led to the creation of this episode) along with complex explorations of death, the meaning of life, and why queerness elevates this sci-fi premise. Check out Merrilee on Fear Coded: A Queer Horror Podcast Bluesky | Instagram A proud part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Tip us on Ko-Fi | Gimmicks Website Email: gimmickspodcast@gmail.com | Bluesky | Instagram Theme song: "Disco Tears" by Raven | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Sources: IndieWire interview with Charlie Brooker Nostalgia as Therapy in The Guardian EW Black Mirror season 3 preview Black Mirror season 3 preview on Wired AV Club Black Mirror season 3 preview The origin of “what if phones but too much” on The Toast Black Mirror FCBD comic…
Bonus episode! When ABC's TGIF block tried to replicate the success of Sabrina the Teenage Witch in the late 90s , it resulted in a very high-concept time travel crossover that injected magic into the entire block! Sabrina, Boy Meets World, and the mostly forgotten Teen Angel and You Wish all get displaced into different decades thanks to Salem eating a magical time ball, and only Melissa Joan Hart's quips and charisma can save them all. We talk about this network crossover's legacy, and how even a fun concept can't save bad shows. Watchlist: Sabrina the Teenage Witch: "Inna Gadda Sabrina" Boy Meets World: "No Guts, No Cory" You Wish: "Genie Without a Cause" Teen Angel: "One Dog Night" A proud part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Tip us on Ko-Fi | Gimmicks Website Email: gimmickspodcast@gmail.com | Bluesky | Instagram Theme song: "Disco Tears" by Raven | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Sources: NY Times Poobala.com…
Frasier: "Crock Tales" Just before the series finale, Frasier Crane breaks a clay crock in his kitchen and reflects on the last 11 years of his sitcom... flashing back to clips we've never seen! We're talking about the iconic Cheers spin-off and the character Kelsey Grammer played for 20 consecutive years, and the unique way this episode celebrates a decade of character development and different kinds of farcical stories. And of course, we talk about all the terrible wigs and how infuriatingly confusing that crock prop is (it was filled with spreadable cheese?!) A proud part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Tip us on Ko-Fi | Gimmicks Website Email: gimmickspodcast@gmail.com | Bluesky | Instagram Theme song: "Disco Tears" by Raven | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Sources: Mahoney obituary in Washington Post Lisa Kudrow on the SmartLess podcast , talking about her casting on Frasier Peri Gilpin on the Still Here Hollywood podcast Interview with Gilpin in Ability Magazine Frasier DVD Extras…
Bonus episode! We're pouring one out for the "choose your own adventure" style Netflix specials that were recently wiped from the platform, including popular specials Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs the Reverend. We get into the origins and mechanics of this unique fusion of movies and games, and why it's tragic to see them disappear so quickly after their creation. Look for our Black Mirror episode on "San Junipero" on June 25! A proud part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Tip us on Ko-Fi | Gimmicks Website Email: gimmickspodcast@gmail.com | Bluesky | Instagram Theme song: "Disco Tears" by Raven | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0…
Star Trek: The Next Generation: "First Contact" We come in peace! Author Chris Farnell ( Star Trek: Lower Decks Crew Handbook, Fermi's Progress ) gets beamed up with us to talk about this perspective flip on the usual Star Trek formula -- a story that positions our Enterprise crew as mysterious space invaders to a planet that has never met aliens. We get into the flaws of the Federation’s first contact procedures and how this story is just “a day at the office” for them, and how the episode quickly builds a familiar alien culture we can sympathize with. No, this isn't about the movie of the same name, but yes...it's that Bebe Neuwirth scene! Find all of Chris’s great work at chrisfarnell.com A proud part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Tip us on Ko-Fi | Gimmicks Website Email: gimmickspodcast@gmail.com | Bluesky | Instagram Theme song: "Disco Tears" by Raven | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Sources: Chris’s Den of Geek Article: “Why Has Sci-Fi TV Stopped Imagining Our Future?” Memory Alpha…
Bonus episode! Mythic Quest concluded its fourth season last month, and then was swiftly cancelled... but in a weird and unprecedented twist, its ending was re-edited and altered to, allegedly, function better as a series finale AFTER most people watched its original version, itself now erased from AppleTV completely. It's odd, and we talk about what makes this whole situation both unique and kind of troubling, and whether or not the new "ending" is better or worse. A proud part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Tip us on Ko-Fi | Gimmicks Website Email: gimmickspodcast@gmail.com | Bluesky | Instagram Theme song: "Disco Tears" by Raven | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0…
Days of Our Lives: The Marlena Possession Arc We're levitating as we cover the 90s storyline that introduced the supernatural into soap operas and changed daytime TV forever! Chels from The Q Division and And a Rewatch Podcast helps us prep our exorcisms as we get into the history of this extremely long-running soap, and how the O.J. Simpson trial led to the literal Devil possessing Deidre Hall's popular character Marlena Evans. We talk huge nuts, wedding crashers and plane crashes, deep voice filters and practical effects, the obvious parallels to The Exorcist, and how soap operas are the foundation for most of the television we love. Find Chels: The Q Division | And a Rewatch Podcast | Bluesky | Instagram A proud part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Tip us on Ko-Fi | Gimmicks Website Email: gimmickspodcast@gmail.com | Bluesky | Instagram Theme song: "Disco Tears" by Raven | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Sources: Liquid Soap clip complication on YouTube Writeup from Fortress of Solitude Interview with Producer Ken Corday CBR writeup The Devil on the Days of Our Lives Wiki Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television.…
Bonus episode! On the heels of our episode on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, we're having a chat about its surprising crossover earlier this year with Abbott Elementary ! We get into what made this crossover so unique and highly anticipated, how they were able to mix these wildly different characters and tones, and how Quinta Brunson and Rob McElhenney got it off the ground in the first place. A proud part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Tip us on Ko-Fi | Gimmicks Website Email: gimmickspodcast@gmail.com | Bluesky | Instagram Theme song: "Disco Tears" by Raven | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0…
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: "The Janitor Always Mops Twice" Don't be a goon! Chris Osborne of the Play Comics podcast joins us for this beautifully artful and smart take on film noir from the long-running raunchy comedy... which still somehow centers on "diarrhea poisoning" and includes eating cat food. We dig into the great lengths taken to authentically film this episode in black and white with striking splashes of red, along with the snappy dialogue, spot-on performances, and well-constructed mystery. Check out Play Comics! A proud part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Tip us on Ko-Fi | Gimmicks Website Email: gimmickspodcast@gmail.com | Bluesky | Instagram Theme song: "Disco Tears" by Raven | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Sources: Episode discussion on Reddit where director Heath Cullins gives an AMA Reid’s Account of Her Role in Co-creating IASIP in The Observer Interview with Megan Ganz on the Feminist Film Tumblr Episode 582 of WTF with Marc Maron - Interview with Rob McElhenney It’s Always Sunny Podcast - Episode 1…
The Secret World of Alex Mack: "24 Hours" In one of the coolest stories we've heard on this podcast, Dr. Lara Ameen shares her unique connection to the 90s Nickelodeon series about the girl with T-1000 powers -- from meeting and befriending the cast and creators, to helping film scenes in the series finale, to casting star Larisa Oleynik in her dissertation. Then, we talk about Alex Mack 's take on a paranoia thriller, along with the show's strong queer vibes and more! Find Lara: Bluesky | Instagram | Twitter A proud part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Tip us on Ko-Fi | Gimmicks Website Email: gimmickspodcast@gmail.com | Bluesky | Instagram Theme song: "Disco Tears" by Raven | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Sources: 'The Secret World Of Alex Mack' Retrospective: Larisa Oleynik And More On The Origins, Hats And A Remake Inside Nickelodeon’s Saturday Night Gamble Ken Lipman and Thomas Lynch interview on the Splat Podcast - (despite the start of this video being a bit goofy - this was a FANTASTIC INTERVIEW) 20 Year Cast Reunion Full Interview 3 Brothas and a Shot of Milk Podcast Interview of Darris Love - (started at 1:06:33)…
Adventure Time: "A Glitch is a Glitch" Tommy Proffitt goes into the source code of the universe with us for Cartoon Network's massively innovative and influential series -- and an unsettling 3D-animated episode from experimental filmmaker David OReilly! We explore the history of glitch art (and where the word "glitch" even comes from) and how this unique, subversive artform works -- along with how it fits into Adventure Time' s legacy and the "that's so random" humor of the 2010s. Tommy's podcasts: Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast Lee Carvallo's Podding Challenge: A Simpsons Gaming Podcast A proud part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Tip us on Ko-Fi | Gimmicks Website Email: gimmickspodcast@gmail.com | Bluesky | Instagram Theme song: "Disco Tears" by Raven | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Sources: Glitch Art in Theory and Practice “Queer-Alt-Delete: Glitch Art Against the Surveillance Cis-tem” Coverage of Everything Video Game Datamoshing Interview with David OReilly Time Interview with Pendleton Ward Rolling Stone Interview with Pendleton Ward Fred Seibert’s Tumblr blog which has a lot of his personal history Podcast interview with John DiMaggio David OReilly talks about the development of technology and the crisis of human autonomy Octocat Adventure…
Star Trek: Deep Space 9: "Take Me Out to the Holosuite" Death to the opposition! Tyler from Hate Speech Podcast and Animorphing Time joins us for this famous Star Trek episode, where the crew takes a breather from their high stakes war drama for a baseball game on the holodeck. We talk about the role this American pasttime plays in both the 24th century and television in general, this episode's origins in the 80s series Fame, Tyler's own personal baseball connection to this episode, who's the hottest starship captain, and more! Find Tyler on Bluesky Check out Hate Speech Podcast A proud part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Tip us on Ko-Fi | Gimmicks Website Email: gimmickspodcast@gmail.com | Bluesky | Instagram Theme song: "Disco Tears" by Raven | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Sources: Memory Alpha What We Left Behind documentary MLB’s History of Baseball Around the World (a Primer) Mendelbaum, 2005. “The Meaning of Sports: Why Americans Watch Baseball, Football, and Basketball and What They See When They Do” “Robot Umps Are Here,” 2025 New York Times. Nerds of Color’s Sisko Essays…
Maniac Mansion: "The 10th Anniversary Special" In quite possibly the only time we’ll ever cover a pilot episode on this podcast, Chris Cummins of Sci-Fi Explosion joins us for this forgotten, but subversive and smart Eugene Levy-helmed Canadian sitcom and its bizarre first episode – a fake clip show celebrating its 10th anniversary. Seriously! We talk about this show’s deep connections with Schitt’s Creek, Freaks and Geeks, and the hugely influential improvisation powerhouse Second City and SCTV. Plus, a dive into this show's origins as a LucasArts video game adaptation, a brief history of The Family Channel and its religious ties, and the clip show parodies, dream sequences, anniversary special tropes, JFK assassination jokes, and meta references that this truly daring episode offers. Watch Sci-Fi Explosion on Twitch Follow Sci-Fi Explosion on Instagram A proud part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Tip us on Ko-Fi | Gimmicks Website Email: gimmickspodcast@gmail.com | Bluesky | Instagram Theme song: "Disco Tears" by Raven | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Sources: 1992 Entertainment Weekly piece on “SCTV” alumni are working on the show, Benjamin Scetskey writing for Entertainment Weekly , January 1992 The Weird and Wonderful History of Maniac Mansion , Ian Howard writing for Fandom, November 2022 Exclusive Interview with Eugene Levy: Creating the Comedy for Maniac Mansion , Dan Madsen writing for Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine , August 1990. Scans from The International House of Mojo Family Channel Strays from Religion, Embraces Clean Fun, Susan King writing for the Los Angeles Times, January 1991 The Long, Strange History of ABC Family, Jacqui Shine writing for The New Republic, October 2015 Family Channel’s Making Of Maniac Mansion Video…
Smallville: "Lexmas" The first Christmas episode of this Superman adaptation pulls out all the holiday stops, as a dying Lex Luthor is offered a Christmas Carol/It's a Wonderful Life- infused dream of a love-filled future from the ghost of his mom...complete with the most tinsel and soft glow you've ever seen. Oh, and did we mention Santa Claus is real and young Superman talks him off a ledge? AND that this is the episode where Michael Rosenbaum's Lex goes bad for good? We dig into it all, including Derek's weirdly deep history with Smallville as a midnight cult show, what makes this comic book adaptation refreshingly different from current TV and superhero media, and more! A proud part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Tip us on Ko-Fi | Gimmicks Website Email: gimmickspodcast@gmail.com | Twitter: @gimmickspod | Instagram: @gimmickspod Theme song: "Disco Tears" by Raven | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Sources: Smallville: The Official Companion Season 5 by Craig Byrne Talk Ville Podcast…
Broad City : "Stories" The great Hamish Steele returns for an episode told (almost) entirely through not-quite Instagram stories! As Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer take a 30th birthday walk along the entire length of New York City, we talk about this show's insights into social media and millennial culture, the weird political space it occupied by straddling pre- and post-Trump America, and how this gifable Tumblr darling of the late 2010s went under the radar in its final season. Plus, butt videos as legitimately good gifts, a touch of cultural appropriation, and the time Guillermo Díaz flirted with Derek. Find more from Hamish! Other cool stuff you should check out: Self-Esteem and the End of the World by Luke Healy Hamish's upcoming comic, Go-Man, Champion of Earth Weekend as a 28 Year Old in Chicago A proud part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Tip us on Ko-Fi | Gimmicks Website Email: gimmickspodcast@gmail.com | Twitter: @gimmickspod | Instagram: @gimmickspod Theme song: "Disco Tears" by Raven | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Sources: The Hollywood Reporter…
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