{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/676011ff64b31a64797d07a6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Paul Critoph Returns: The Best (and Weirdest) TV of 2024","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/1776871414997-4190d539-d805-45ff-ad6c-2ee90f8a8642.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Paul Critoph returns for the annual TV debrief — Steve attempts to review 2024's television while answering the door to impromptu Christmas deliveries, and somehow they still cover most of the important ground.</p><p>Paul Critoph is an actor and regular friend of the podcast, joining Steve for the second consecutive end-of-year television review — the one where Paul also played Santa at a secret location earlier the same week.</p><ul><li>Why John Mulaney looked so noticeably different in his Netflix show, Everybody's in L.A.</li><li>The blurred lines between reality and drama in Baby Reindeer, and why it made everyone uncomfortable in different ways</li><li>The case for Jilly Cooper's Rivals — and why it was the unexpected televisual pleasure of the year</li><li>What The Fortune Hotel with Stephen Mangan reveals about the post-Traitors reality TV landscape</li><li>The Bear season 3 — essentially someone chopping a radish very slowly while looking moody, for weeks on end</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Connect with Paul here:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/paulcritoph\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/paul.critoph\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Originally released under the podcast's former name: Television Times.</p><p>Find us on social media — links on the About page.</p>","author_name":"Steve Otis Gunn"}