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The Watchers

A show where two women from opposite ends of New Jersey watch TV about New Jersey. Currently watching: Yellojackets Season 3 Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. (@WatchersPodNJ)

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01:15:55

The Watchers Watch The Adventures of Pete & Pete

The Watchers ·

2024/09/25

Summer’s over, and we don’t need a boy and his personal superhero battling the ocean to know it. This week, we’re winding down our Nickelodeon Nostalgia Deep Dive with The Adventures of Pete & Pete, a quintessentially New Jersey show. Jodie and Andrea dive into standout episodes "What We Did on Our Summer Vacation," where nostalgia weighs heavily, and "Hard Day's Pete," which beautifully captures the singular experience of discovering your first favorite song.Next week, we’re finally watching

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00:40

New Episode Next Week

The Watchers ·

2024/09/20

Apologies for the late update! As you've certainly noticed, there's no new episode this week. We will be back next week with our Pete & Pete discussion, which we can't wait to share with you. And remember, the week after, we'll be reviewing the movie that inspired these last few weeks of Nickelodeon nostalgia, Jane Schoenbrun's I Saw the TV Glow.

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01:11:24

The Watchers Watch Salute Your Shorts, "Zeke the...

The Watchers ·

2024/09/11

It’s our last week at camp, and we’re continuing with the local legends. This time, Jodie and Andrea watched “Ghost Story” AKA “Zeke the Plumber” from the Nickelodeon series, Salute Your Shorts. We speculate about whether or not this episode inspired The Blair Witch Project, Jodie weighs in on whether or not this presents an accurate portrayal of summer camp, and we make some truly shocking revelations about the history of the word “jabroni.”Salute Your Shorts: Life at Summer Camp by Thomas HillNext

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01:12:50

The Watchers Watch Are You Afraid of the Dark?, "The...

The Watchers ·

2024/09/04

Dear Mom and Dad,Camp sucks. This place is full of bats, and mice, and/or rats (still unclear), and I can’t even smoke because the fire warning is up. Yesterday, three old women tried to cook and eat me, and I got chased by some weird man dressed up like a tree. And then on the way back to my tent, I almost got run over by a ghost car. Worst of all, my tentmate is a total nerd. Also, Jodie and Andrea watched “Tale of Watcher’s Woods” from Are You Afraid of the Dark–if you even care, which I know you

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01:06:05

Recap: Kevin Smith's Vulgarthon

The Watchers ·

2024/08/28

This week's episode is a little different; we spent a whole day in the Atlantic Highlands watching as many Kevin Smith movies as our old bones could handle. The annual event, Vulgarthon, was held at Kevin’s movie theater, Smodcastle Cinemas, and featured screenings of every movie in the View Askewniverse, including Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. We break down the experience, with a surprise guest appearance that made Andrea cry, behind-the-scenes anecdotes,

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01:14:35

Pilot Season: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

The Watchers ·

2024/08/21

This week, we’re taking a short drive from the neo-noir world of Neptune to the dark, vampire-infested corners of Sunnydale as we dive into the two-part premiere of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Join Jodie and Andrea as we meet Buffy Summers, the high school teen who just happens to be a demon-slaying superhero. We’ll explore Buffy’s battle to juggle her slayer duties with typical teenage chaos, unpacking why giving the literal halls of 90210’s Beverly Hills High a coat of supernatural paint is so

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01:18:42

Pilot Season: Veronica Mars

The Watchers ·

2024/08/14

In this episode of The Watchers, we’re leaving behind the sun-dappled Capeside for the moody neon-lit parking lots of Neptune as we dive into the pilot episode of Rob Thomas’s neo-noir teen drama, Veronica Mars. Join Jodie and Andrea as we meet Veronica, the sharp-tongued teenage detective, and her world of high school drama and gritty crime-solving. We’ll unpack the pilot’s introduction to Veronica’s near-unbelievably complex life—juggling her role as a part-time P.I., dealing with “random” locker

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01:42:40

Pilot Season: Dawson's Creek

The Watchers ·

2024/08/07

In this episode of The Watchers, we're trading the awkward energy of McKinley High for the quaintly watercolor world of Dawson’s Creek. Join Jodie and Andrea as we explore the lives of Dawson, Joey, Pacey, and Jen, who navigate picturesque Capeside while remaining somehow sex-obsessed and puritanically chaste, simultaneously. We’ll talk about Dawson’s unearned self-confidence, Pacey’s weird little bangs, Jen’s storied past (evidenced by a taste for black coffee and saying the word “penis” in front

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01:08:44

Pilot Season: Freaks and Geeks

The Watchers ·

2024/07/31

In this episode of The Watchers, we’re stepping away from the world of Liberty High and into the awkward halls of McKinley High School with Freaks and Geeks. Join Jodie and Andrea as we navigate the landscape of this cult classic. We delve into the show’s attempts to balance the earnest with the awkward, discuss the impact of creators Paul Feig and Judd Apatow (and the one million careers launched by this show), and try to figure out what to do about the Eli of it all. Oof.Next week, we’re heading

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01:41:51

Pilot Season: My So-Called Life

The Watchers ·

2024/07/25

In this episode of The Watchers, we're leaving behind the glitzy glamour of Beverly Hills High for the rust belt city setting of My So-Called Life! Join Jodie and Andrea as we follow Angela Chase through the halls of Liberty High School, where the drama is real and the emotions run deep. We traverse Angela's moody, tender, earnest as hell inner monologue, dissect the dynamics of her friendships and family relationships, and reflect on the show's enduring impact on the portrayal of teens on TV. So,

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01:36:15

Pilot Season: Beverly Hills, 90210

The Watchers ·

2024/07/17

In this episode, we're diving into the pilot of Beverly Hills, 90210. We'll be talking about how Brandon and Brenda Walsh tackled the drama at West Beverly High, and how this show basically kickstarted the whole teen drama craze. Created by Darren Star and produced by Aaron Spelling, it was a total game-changer, mixing in drama, romance, and a whole lot of social commentary against the backdrop of ritzy Beverly Hills. Jodie and Andrea can't help but question why this school is so obsessed with its

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02:04:32

The Bear, Season 3, Episodes 6-10

The Watchers ·

2024/07/10

We’re back in the dream weave, baby! This week on The Watchers, we’re wrapping up our review of The Bear, season 3, episodes 6 through 10. Jodie and Andrea get real about this season’s biggest hits and misses, question whether or not something is necessary just because it’s powerful, and launch the most important campaign in television history: #GiveSydAGirlfriendFollow:The Watchers on Instagram (@WatchersPodNJ)Andrea on Instagram (@AQAndreaQ)Jodie on Instagram (@jodie_mim)Our sister show, New

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01:38:18

The Bear, Season 3, Episodes 1-5

The Watchers ·

2024/07/03

We’re back in Chicago this week for our review of The Bear, season 3, episodes 1 through 5. Jodie and Andrea talk about the declaration of intent that is “Tomorrow,” how the aspects of The Bear we’ve argued make it a standout carry over and intensify in season 3, the (im)balance of character growth versus plot, what we’re hoping to see in the back half of season 3, and why you better stay out of the dream weave, Carmen.Follow:The Watchers on Instagram (@WatchersPodNJ)Andrea on Instagram

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02:38:26

The Bear Recap: Seasons 1 & 2

The Watchers ·

2024/06/26

It’s a supersized episode of The Watchers this week as we get ready for the return of one of our favorite shows, Christopher Storer’s ode to Chicago, The Bear. Jodie and Andrea recap seasons 1 and 2, focusing on some of our favorite episodes and moments across the two seasons. We’re talking pacing, montage, color, editing, family dynamics, friendships, dream sequences, humor, flashbacks, heart, food, music–look, The Bear has everything, and we cover a lot of it. (Not all of it though, so probably

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01:11:56

Pilot Season: The Watchers Watch The Leftovers

The Watchers ·

2024/06/19

This week on The Watchers’ Pilot Season, Jodie and Andrea review The Leftovers, HBO’s 2014 drama based on Tom Perotta’s novel of the same name. We get into how we might respond to losing two percent of the world’s population in an instant, how this show has more in common with our previous shows than we’d expected, whether all dogs are truly good dogs, and if a certain deer has a grudge against Justin Theroux. Plus, we manage to weave in more Jersey talk than you might expect in an episode focused

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01:16:41

Pilot Season: The Watchers Watch Severance

The Watchers ·

2024/06/12

This week on The Watchers: Pilot Season, Jodie and Andrea review, “Good News About Hell,” the first episode of Dan Erickson's sci-fi thriller, Severance, which is basically like if The Office and The Backrooms had an inappropriate workplace relationship that resulted in a weirdly symmetrical little baby. We talk aesthetics, getting serious about work-life balance, and why we’d both be really good at data refinement.For next week’s pilot, we’re watching The Leftovers, HBO’s 2014 drama based on Tom

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01:42:00

Pilot Season: The Watchers Watch The Last of Us

The Watchers ·

2024/06/05

We’re deep into pilot season here on The Watchers, and this week we’re wrapping up our post-apocalyptic jaunt with 2023’s HBO drama, The Last of Us. We talk adaptation, genre, parallels, and plot as well as Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann’s relationship, which seems to be at the heart of what makes The Last of Us one of the very few successful video game adaptations out there.Next week, we’re out of the QZ and back in the office to review Dan Erickson’s sci-fi workplace thriller, Severance. The show

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01:26:06

Pilot Season: The Watchers Watch Silo

The Watchers ·

2024/05/29

It’s Pilot Season here at The Watchers, and this week, for our penultimate installment of our post-apocalyptic dystopian run, Jodie and Andrea watched “Freedom Day,” the first episode of the AppleTV+ series, Silo, based on Hugh Howey’s novel Wool (so far). We discuss Silo’s use of post-apocalyptic dystopia as the setting to tell a mystery story, the small town vibes inside the silo, why dystopian societies are real freaks for the mid-century modern aesthetic, and a whole lot more.Join us next week

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01:17:29

Pilot Season: The Watchers Watch Station Eleven

The Watchers ·

2024/05/22

We had so much fun in the post-apocalypse with Fallout last week that we decided to stick around a little longer. This week, Jodie and Andrea watched “Wheel of Fire,” the first episode of Station Eleven. This particular dystopian post-apocalyptic drama swaps ghouls for Shakespeare and delves into life after a flu pandemic. We discuss the show's relevance to our own pandemic, its unique–possibly more human–spin on the genre, the Bard's influence, and more.Join us next week for one more dystopian

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01:22:24

Pilot Season: The Watchers Watch Fallout

The Watchers ·

2024/05/15

We've spent the last few weeks looking back on some of the greatest television pilots of the past few decades. Now, we're applying what we've learned to something new: Fallout. Based on the video game series of the same name, the series follows folks in a post-apocalyptic, dystopian, retrofuturistic United States, a few hundred years into our future. It also features our beloved Ella Purnell and a few other familiar faces, including everyone's third favorite FBI agent (after Mulder and Scully,

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