Nothing But Static

Since they wouldn't stop talking about TV, we just shoved a microphone in front of them and hit record. Listen as "two people", Dan Doolan and Chris Billingham indulge in their obsession and attempt to dissect the ever evolving world of television. Featuring news, reviews and recommendations.

353. Jude Law looks like he smells amazing 08/16/2026

353. Jude Law looks like he smells amazing This week Dan and Chris take a look some TV news, including Netflix debuting an extended look at GTA 6, some DC shows being shelved, Power Rangers not going forward at Disney+ and some news from D23 including a Kingdom Hearts show and a trailer for VisionQuest. Plus we review Among Us and Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/42449260

352. Let's Talk About TV 08/01/2026

352. Let's Talk About TV This week Dan and Chris take a look some TV news, including the BBC cancelling several flagship shows, Wonderman's cancellation, the fate of the Booster Gold show and a possible New Girl reunion. Plus we review Tip Toe, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed and Make That Movie. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/42285070

351. Apologies to the AI forced to listen to this 07/19/2026

351. Apologies to the AI forced to listen to this This week Dan and Chris take a look some TV news, including the recent Sky acquisition of ITV, the cancellation of the Amazon Stargate series, the announcement of some new Animated shows from DC and Peacock ordered a Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Plus we review Widows Bay, Spider-Noir and Elle. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/42141155

350. The Fifteenth Annual Static Awards (Night Two) 06/07/2026

350. The Fifteenth Annual Static Awards (Night Two) To celebrate 14 years of this podcast, it's time for the Fifteenth Annual Static Awards! Our fictional TV awards show which is really just a poor excuse to recap the year in TV. We both nominate shows for each award and debate who should win. Awards are meaningless, but this podcast is fun. We promise. This is Night Two of our two part podcast, we recommend listening to Night One first! /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/41560835

349. The Fifteenth Annual Static Awards (Night One) 06/06/2026

349. The Fifteenth Annual Static Awards (Night One) To celebrate 14 years of this podcast, it's time for the Fifteenth Annual Static Awards! Our fictional TV awards show which is really just a poor excuse to recap the year in TV. We both nominate shows for each award and debate who should win. Awards are meaningless, but this podcast is fun. We promise. This year we are continuing the trend of splitting this podcast into two for everyones benefit. Part two releases just 24 hours after this one! /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/41556795

348. In which we thoroughly earn our explicit tag 05/23/2026

348. In which we thoroughly earn our explicit tag This week Dan and Chris take a look at the trailer for Avatar: The Last Airbender Season Two, we eulogise The Late Show and discuss Colbert’s final episode. We also review The Punisher: One Last Kill, Rooster and Margo’s Got Money Troubles. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/41404565

347. Finally 05/17/2026

347. Finally This week Dan and Chris take a look some TV news, including new Casper and Fast and Furious series going into development. Helena Bonham Carter leaving The White Lotus as production began and a bunch of renewal and cancellation announcements courtesy of Upfronts. Plus after all these years, we (finally) watched Inside No. 9. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/41320500

346. Too Girthy For Me 04/26/2026

346. Too Girthy For Me This week Dan and Chris take a look some TV news, including Warner Brothers big shareholder vote over the Paramount merger, 2000 jobs being lost over at the BBC, Dexter Ressurection casting news and the Clueless series not going forward at Peacock. Plus we review The Miniature Wife and the revivals of Scrubs and Malcolm in the Middle. Note: This podcast was recorded earlier than usual, on the morning of Friday 24th of April, and some TV News broke between recording and release that is not discussed, such as the cancellation of Gen V. We will come back to this news in a few weeks time when we return. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/41016385

345. Too Damn Woke 04/12/2026

345. Too Damn Woke This week Dan and Chris take a look at the TV News from the last few weeks; including Disney lay offs, a Korean adaptation of The Americans, Animorphs returning to TV and a reminder that American Horror Story still exists. Plus this week we recommend/review whatever we happened to watch naturally over the last two weeks. We discuss The Comeback, SNL UK, Daredevil Born Again, Invincible, Taskmaster, The Pitt, Monarch Legacy of Monsters, One Piece, Shrinking, Starfeet Academy, Weapons, Exit 8 and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/40814605

344. Cynical Hat 03/28/2026

344. Cynical Hat This week Dan and Chris take a look at the TV News from the last few weeks; including the cancellation of the Buffy reboot and whether the Firefly animated revival is already in trouble. Plus we talk Wonder Man being renewed, Paramount continuing to mishandle Star Trek and the first episode of SNL UK. And to top it all off we finally review FX's The Lowdown. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/40651835

343. DFE (Mostly) 03/15/2026

343. DFE (Mostly) This week Dan and Chris take a look at some TV news, including some lost Doctor Who episodes being found and some shows being renewed. Plus we review Task and The Chair Company and discuss the trailer for The Miniature Wife. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/40485320

342. I'm Gonna Sing The Doom Song 03/01/2026

342. I'm Gonna Sing The Doom Song This week Dan and Chris catch up on all the latest TV news, including an extensive discussion of the Paramount Warner Bros Discovery accuisition and Stephen Colbert being censored. In happier news we discussed the Ghosts movie announcement and we review A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms, Lord of the Flies and Small Prophets. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/40269415

341. Tighty Ducky 02/17/2026

341. Tighty Ducky This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including an update on the Paramount/Netflix/WBD saga, the cancellation of Terminator Zero, the cast of SNL UK, the Baywatch reboot and Disney finally selecting a new CEO. Plus we review Wonderman and Film Club. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/40136905

340. Rambling Dan 02/01/2026

340. Rambling Dan This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent news including the the future of Game Of Thrones, Dragonball, Shrinking and Legally Blonde. Plus we talk about the trailers for The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins and The Muppets Show and we review FIVE streaming movies from the last year; Deep Cover, Heads of State, Thursday Murder Club, Wake Up Dead Man and Kpop Demon Hunters! /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/39949810

339. Summary 01/18/2026

339. Summary In which our hosts are concise and to the point as they discuss the Warner Bros Discovery/Netflix merger and Paramounts hostile take over attempt. Plus we discuss the change of leadership at Lucasfilm, the bizzare response to the Stranger Things finale and we review Pluribus and Welcome to Derry. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/39770810

338. Hercules Poirot In Die Another Day Another Day 12/19/2025

338. Hercules Poirot In Die Another Day Another Day This week Dan and Chris take a break from their usual format to do their annual look at the UK Festive TV schedule. Plus Chris cannot say a famous detectives name. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/39469755

337. Breaking Bad Retrospective (The Final Season) 12/14/2025

337. Breaking Bad Retrospective (The Final Season) This week Dan and Chris take another break from their normal structure to complete their season by season retrospective of Breaking Bad. Is this show as good as history remembers it? Does it hold up to it's reputation? Let's discuss! /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/39397965

336. Breaking Bad Retrospective (Season Five) 11/30/2025

336. Breaking Bad Retrospective (Season Five) This week Dan and Chris take another break from their normal structure to continue our season by season retrospective of Breaking Bad. Is this show as good as history remembers it? Does it hold up to it's reputation? Let's discuss! /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/39209305

335. Finger Off The Pulse 11/23/2025

335. Finger Off The Pulse This week Dan and Chris discuss the cancellation of Pokerface and the absolutely wild plans for it's future. We also talk about the potential new Stargate series, DC's plans for a V for Vendetta series and the last 8 episodes of cancelled Friends spin-off Joey finally getting an official release. Plus we chat about the shows that all got renewed this week; Twisted Metal, House of the Dragon, Alien Earth, The Chair Company and Task. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/39137325

334. Phoning it in 11/09/2025

334. Phoning it in This week Dan and Chris discuss the Doctor Who/Disney+ split, Amazon ordering a new sitcom from Brett Goldstein and ITV possibly being sold to Sky. Plus we review the new Sally Wainwright drama Riot Women. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/38966205

333. Bubble Magician 10/26/2025

333. Bubble Magician This week Dan and Chris discuss some recent TV news, including the possible return of The Inbetweeners, the departure of Strictly Come Dancings presenting team, the Stranger Things finale going to cinemas and Warner Brothers offically taking offers for sale. Plus we review Stick and Nine Bodies In A Mexican Morgue. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/38782585

332. Scraping The Bottom Of The News Barrel 10/12/2025

332. Scraping The Bottom Of The News Barrel This week Dan and Chris try to discuss TV news, but we discover there really wasn't much going on. We talk about the Simpsons Movie getting a sequel, Dexter Ressurection being renewed and Hulu replacing Star internationally on Disney+. Plus we review Marvel Zombies and Wayward. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/38551840

331. Please sir, can I have some free speech sir? 09/28/2025

331. Please sir, can I have some free speech sir? This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news which unfortunately means discussing politics... a lot. So yeah, we talk about the Jimmy Kimmel situation, Apple pulling a show to avoid stoking tension, how Warner Brothers became the bell of the ball, The Muppet Show returning for the 50th anniversary and Catfish The TV Show being cancelled. We also review Alien Earth and Eyes Of Wakanda. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/38381795

330. I've ranted about so many things I don't know if I've contradicted myself 09/14/2025

330. I've ranted about so many things I don't know if I've contradicted myself This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including casting for the Scrubs reboot, chaos over at Amazon for Mr and Mrs Smith, the Wednesday ratings and the strange release model, Doctor Who's future and why they cancelled Dexter Original Sin. Plus we review The Office spin off The Paper and new Netflix animated comedy, Long Story Short. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/38216590

329. Breaking Bad Retrospective (Season Four) 08/30/2025

329. Breaking Bad Retrospective (Season Four) This week Dan and Chris take another break from their normal structure to continue our season by season retrospective of Breaking Bad. Is this show as good as history remembers it? Does it hold up to it's reputation? Let's discuss! /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/37841465

328. We Keep Wandering Into Depressing Territory 08/10/2025

328. We Keep Wandering Into Depressing Territory This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including all the reasons Dan hates Disney, the future of WWE on ESPN, Hulu being phased out and some renewals and cancellations. Plus we discuss the trailer for The Paper and review Department Q and Murderbot. We also discuss Dexter Ressurection, the King of the Hill revival and Happy Gilmore 2. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/37750945

327. There's No Money In TV Anymore 07/20/2025

327. There's No Money In TV Anymore This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including the cancellation of ‘The Late Show’, what this means for the future of late night and whether political pressure played a part in the decision. Plus we discuss ‘The Comeback’ making a comeback, HBO Max ordering a ‘Big Bang Theory’ spin-off with an insane premise and Netflix ordering a live action 'Captain Planet' show. Plus we review new Channel 4 comedy 'Pushers' and the long delayed 'Iron Heart' series. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/37469905

326. Breaking Bad Retrospective (Season Three) 06/29/2025

326. Breaking Bad Retrospective (Season Three) This week Dan and Chris take another break from their normal structure to continue our season by season retrospective of Breaking Bad. Is this show as good as history remembers it? Does it hold up to it's reputation? Is 'The Fly' a masterpiece or disaster? Let's discuss! /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/37206915

325. The Fourteenth Annual Static Awards (Night Two) 06/08/2025

325. The Fourteenth Annual Static Awards (Night Two) To celebrate 13 years of this podcast, it's time for the Fourteenth Annual Static Awards, our fictional TV awards show which is really just a poor excuse to recap the year in TV. We both nominate shows for each award and debate who should win. Awards are meaningless, but this podcast is fun. We promise. This year, split this awards into two episodes to make the whole thing more digestable. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/36902310

324. The Fourteenth Annual Static Awards (Night One) 06/07/2025

324. The Fourteenth Annual Static Awards (Night One) To celebrate 13 years of this podcast, it's time for the Fourteenth Annual Static Awards, our fictional TV awards show which is really just a poor excuse to recap the year in TV. We both nominate shows for each award and debate who should win. Awards are meaningless, but this podcast is fun. We promise. This year, split this awards into two episodes to make the whole thing more digestable. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/36902270

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