Firewall & Iceberg Podcast

Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg review "Work It" (02:35 - 17:15), "Downton Abbey" (17:20 - 27:20), "The Firm" (27:25 - 38:20), "Shameless" (38:30 - 47:55), "House of Lies" (48:00 - 56:40), answer Listener Mail regarding Reviewing shows projecting forward (57:00 - 01:04:10) and delve into The NFL MVP Race (01:04:35 - 01:10:15) and The Baseball Hall of Fame (01:10:15 - 01:31:30).

Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg rip into TV's Worst of 2011 (02:30 - 01:02:00) and review HBO's "Angry Boys" (01:02:05 - 01:11:10).

Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg celebrate TV's Best of 2011 (04:15 - 01:13:00) and delve into the "Homeland" finale (01:13:15 - 01:31:00)

Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg offer a Golden Globes/SAG Awards breakdown (00:00 - 33:30) and talk "Enlightened" (33:33 - 41:45) and "The Life and Times of Tim" (41:45 - 49:00).

Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss finales for "Sons of Anarchy" (02:00 - 23:55), "Boardwalk Empire" (23:55 - 42:40) and "Boss" (42:40 - 49:50), look at the premiere of "Luck" (49:55 - 58:45) and answer Listener Mail touching on Enduring comedies (58:55 - 01:04:28), Increasingly niche networks (01:04:30 - 01:09:30), Single-cam/multi-cam comedies (01:09:35 - 01:14:10) and offer a little Random Sports Blather (01:14:40 - 01:26:45)

Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg review "State of Play" (02:15 - 09:30), "Appropriate Adult" (09:30 - 16:55) and "Bag of Bones" (17:35 - 27:40) and answer Listener Mail touching on The "Dexter" Twist (28:15 - 37:55), Old Cast on New Show (38:00 - 43:30), Episode Titles (43:35 - 47:45), "Saturday Night Live" (47:50 - 56:30) and "Boardwalk" history (56:45 - 01:01:20)

Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss "Innocent" (04:00 - 14:30), "I Hate My Teenage Daughter" (14:40 - 25:40), "The Exes" (25:45 - 33:30) "Neverland" (33:30 - 41:00). A few words on "Arrested Development" and Netflix (41:00 - 47:20), Random Sports Blather (47:20 - 54:30) and "The Walking Dead" (54:30 - 01:05:20)

Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss "How I Met Your Mother" (01:35 - 10:50), "2 Broke Girls" (10:50 - 19:05), "New Girl" (19:05 - 25:00), "Suburgatory" (25:00 - 30:05), "Modern Family" (30:05 - 34:50), Justin Verlander winning AL MVP (34:50 - 37:50), "Happy Endings" (38:05 - 42:50), The shelving of "Cougar Town" and "Community" (42:50 - 52:00), "Community" (52:00 - 01:01:25), "Parks and Rec" (01:01:30 - 01:08:50), "The Office" (01:08:50 - 01:19:14), "Always Sunny" (01:19:20 - 01:23:55), Listener Mail: Miscasting vs. Bad acting (01:23:55 - 01:28:45) and "Homeland" (01:28:50 - 01:38:00)

Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg play catch-up, discussing dramas including "Parenthood" (02:30 - 12:45), "Prime Suspect" (12:50 - 18:30), "Fringe" (18:35 - 26:00), "Good Wife" (26:10 - 34:45), "Boardwalk Empire" (34:50 - 42:20), "The Walking Dead" (42:25 - 48:05), "Pan Am" (48:05 - 57:50) and "Homeland" (57:55 - 01:07:45) and answer Listener Mail touching on Real actors vs. Characters (01:09:30 - 01:14:35), Big Past TV moments if we'd had Twitter (01:14:45 - 01:21:15) and Reflections on "Scrubs" (01:21:30 - 01:28:20).

Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg talk "Bones" (1:55 - 8:25), PBS' "Page Eight" (8:30 - 17:00), FX getting into the Charlie Sheen business (17:10 - 27:00), AMC's "Hell on Wheels" (27:05 - 41:40), over a recent Ratings Overview (41:45 - 53:45), do an installment of Dan's Reality Roundup (53:45 - 01:14:30) and answer Listener Mail to agree that women watch football too (01:14:35 - 01:19:45).

Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg discuss "Beavis & Bull-head" and "Good Vibes" (03:20 - 20:40), "Chuck" (20:35 - 28:00), "Grimm" (28:05 - 35:40) and "Allen Gregory" (35:45 - 46:46) and answer Listener Mail touching on "Reed Between the Lines" (46:50 - 56:15), NBC football promotion (56:15 - 01:03:30) and Remakes of "Misfits" etc (01:03:30 - 01:07:30)

Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg review "Man Up" (02:15 - 13:15), "Pearl Jam Twenty" (13:15 - 21:35), "Boss" (21:40 - 32:45) and "Once Upon a Time" (32:45 - 42:40) and answer Listener Mail regarding showrunners winging it (42:50 - 48:30), unintended meaning (48:40 - 52:45), Critic aggregator sites (52:50 - 57:15) and baseball's impact on FOX (57:20 - 01:04:00).

Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg review "Bored to Death" (01:00 - 8:30), "Enlightened" (8:30 - 20:15), "Last Man Standing" (20:20 - 27:00) and "The Walking Dead" (27:00 - 36:40), talk about the season's early cancellations (37:00 - 45:30), discuss the "Simpsons" renewal (45:00 - 01:00:30) and break down the "Breaking Bad" finale (01:00:30 - 01:24:44).

Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg review "American Horror Story" (00:40 - 17:25), "George Harrison: Living in the Material World" (17:25 - 28:45) and "The League" (28:45 - 36:00) and answer Listener Mail related to "Arrested Development" movie (36:15 - 42:00, Future "Louie"s (42:00 - 49:45) and Crippling implausibilities (49:45 - 54:35), before discussing this week's "Breaking Bad" (54:40 - 01:08:00).

Alan Sepinwall and Dan Fienberg review "Terra Nova" (01:50 - 12:30), "Hart of Dixie" (12:30 - 20:40), "Catching Hell" (20:45 - 25:55), "Suburgatory" (26:00 - 30:50), "How to Be a Gentleman" (30:50 - 36:15), "Dexter" (36:15 - 43:50), "Homeland" (43:55 - 51:35) and "Breaking Bad" (51:40 - 01:06:55).