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.

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

323. Who Review 7 06/02/2025

323. Who Review 7 This week Dan and Chris are diving into the second season of the new era of Doctor Who in this bonus episode. We attempted, and failed to review each episode in just 20 minutes week by week and this is the result! /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/36820470

322. Good TV, Bad Movie 05/26/2025

322. Good TV, Bad Movie This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including a bunch of casting news, the return of scrubs, the cancellation of The Wheel of Time and Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye Season Two wage dispute. Plus we review The Studio, The Four Seasons and Common Side Effects. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/36711180

321. Rubix Times at Chrismont High 04/29/2025

321. Rubix Times at Chrismont High This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including the WWE pulling back the curtain on their creative process, Alicia Silverstone returning to Clueless and the line up for the Celebrity Traitors. We also review The Residence and Daredevil Born Again, plus we discuss exactly why we will no longer be covering the Harry Potter HBO series. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/36357865

320. The Trinity 04/14/2025

320. The Trinity This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including Harry Potter casting, some shows being renewed and Mythic Quest getting a new ending in the wake of it's cancellation. Plus we review The Pitt and Adolescence. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/36128765

319. Person News and TV Reviews 03/22/2025

319. Person News and TV Reviews This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including the future of streaming in the wake of a report suggesting AppleTV+ is losing one billion dollars every year. Plus we review Paradise and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/35821320

318. Breaking Bad Retrospective (Season Two) 03/01/2025

318. Breaking Bad Retrospective (Season Two) 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 talk about Season Two. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/35456490

317. News Glorious News 02/16/2025

317. News Glorious News This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including some Harry Potter casting news, a potential Dungeons and Dragons Netflix show, the return of Mitchell and Webb to sketch comedy and bunch of shows getting renewed, but did it happen too late? Plus, Dan bursts with excitment at the idea of a Buffy revival. /episode/index/show/nothingbutstatic/id/35299665

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