Share

cover art for Random Access Television

Random Access Television


Latest episode

  • 7. Geraldo

    57:20||Season 3, Ep. 7
    On this fresh new episode of Random Access Television Zach & Joe look to daytime to take a look at controversial talk show Geraldo. Digressions are many including PBS funding, NY Post headlines, magazine journalism vs. true crime, the second Iraq War, what is prestige TV these days, a lot of talk about journalistic ethics and, of course, Rico Suave.

More episodes

View all episodes

  • 6. Supernatural

    48:15||Season 3, Ep. 6
    This time around Zach Wilson & Joe Adalion take a look at the LOOOOOONG running horror drama Supernatural. Digressions include erotic fan fiction, Gilmore Girls, COVID delays, backdoor pilots, the joy and pain of 22 episode seasons, and as always lots of talk about TV ratings!
  • 5. Julia

    47:43||Season 3, Ep. 5
    This time around Zach & Joe take a look at the groundbreaking, and maybe misremembered dramedy Julia with a brief history of women of color on television thrown in for good measure. Digressions are few this time around as we mostly keep on topic!
  • 4. Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    52:28||Season 3, Ep. 4
    This between holiday episode sees Zach & Joe taking on a favorite of them both, 90's late night legend "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" Digressions include: almost none, we actually stay on topic this time!
  • 3. Kula, Fran and Ollie

    39:43||Season 3, Ep. 3
    This time around Zach & Joe take a long look at the incredibly influential early children's puppet show Kukla, Fran & Ollie. Digressions include World War 2, Jim Henson, a baby David Letterman, kids YouTube videos, Mystery Science Theater, Breakfast Time on FX, AI upgrading, Match Game '79, and basically every puppet on television you can think of (except ALF, he knows why).
  • 2. Hail to the Chief

    45:28||Season 3, Ep. 2
    This time around Zach and Joe cover the short lived edgy 80's sitcom Hail to the Chief starring Patty Duke as the first female president. (Trigger warning she had a horrible life so there is a lot about the abuse she got in childhood) Digressions include Password & Super Password, ABC's pre-TGIF Friday night lineups, 30 Rock, opening credits effect on ratings & Redd Foxx's death.
  • 1. Webster

    48:00||Season 3, Ep. 1
    It's fall which means it's time for a new season of Random Access Television where we take a look at popular 80's sitcom Webster. Digressions include Mr. Belvedere's on set accident, sports gambling, PlutoTV, the current state of sitcom directors, Adam Rich faking his death, Diff'rent Strokes and the dozens of other sitcom orphans of the 80's.