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TV Is Good Podcast, Episode 26: Why would we deceive you about 'Reggie Dinkins'?

Plus, we're making it 2006 by science or magic with a look back at 30 Rock

TV Is Good Podcast, Episode 26: Why would we deceive you about 'Reggie Dinkins'?

It's  Monday, which means it's time for another episode of the TV Is Good podcast, where Kathryn VanArendonk and I look at notable television shows from the present and the past.

Before we get to this week's episode, though, let me remind you that if you live in the NY/NJ area, you can come see me and Kathryn in person at Words Bookstore on Wednesday, November 11, when we'll be talking about Serling:

Serling: A Journey Into the Twilight Zone with TV’s First Visionary Book Event with Author Alan Sepinwall | [words] Bookstore

This week's episode is a Tracy Morgan two-fer. We start out by discussing Season Two of his NBC comedy The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, which I wrote about last week. Then we rewind to a pair of classic 30 Rock episodes, Season One's "Tracy Does Conan," and Season Three's "Apollo Apollo." While discussing the former, I confess that I really didn't like "Tracy Does Conan" the first time I saw it, which you can find written proof of here:

30 Rock: Hey, Dr. Spacemen, won't you please take me along for a ride?
"30 Rock" spoilers coming up just as soon as I figure out whether I have a toupee coming in my future... Very girl-with-the-curl episode. Wh…

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We've got a runaway winner in the poll for the subject of our next Patreon episode, which means on the first Monday in December we'll also be talking about a pair of Community Christmas episodes, "Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas" from Season Two and "Regional Holiday Music" from Season Three.

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Alan Sepinwall

Alan Sepinwall

Alan Sepinwall is a TV critic and editor of What's Alan Watching? His books include The Revolution Was Televised, The Sopranos Sessions, TV (THE BOOK), Breaking Bad 101, Saul Goodman v. Jimmy McGill, and Welcome to The O.C.