Zach and Shams convene for an emergency podcast recording to issue a statement on Season 4, Episode 3 of Succession. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/message

After 8 months of hiding in Nebraska, Shams & Zach return to recap the final season of Better Call Saul and decide once and for all if it is actually better than Breaking Bad... SPOILER WARNING for Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul (and also a bit of The Americans) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing…

Reactions to Succession S3 Ep9 "All the Bells Say" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/message

Succession Season 3 Episode 8 "Chiantishire" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/message

Succession Season 3 Episode 7 "Too Much Birthday" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/message

Succession Season 3 Episode 6 "What it Takes" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/message

"Retired Janitors of Idaho" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/message

Shams & Zach discuss Adrien Brody's Succession debut, theories for the future of the season, and share their pick for best line of the episode. Season 3, Episode 4 - "Lion in the Meadow" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/message

Reactions to season 3 episode 2 of HBO's Succession entitled "Disruption." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/message

Reactions to season 3 episode 2 of HBO's Succession entitled "Mass in Time of War." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/message

Zach & Shams' reactions to Succession Season 3's first episode, entitled "Secession." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/message

Due to the Emmy eligibility window running from June through May, this year's Emmy nominees are all shows that aired during the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, the nominations are even more garbage than usual. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/message…

Zach and Shams give out some made up awards for the best (and worst) television in 2020. Also the first ever "Required Viewing Show of the Year" award is given out, as voted by our followers. YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT SHOW WON! (Just kidding, you probably will.) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/messa…

This week Goo and Vic are joined by Corey Willis from Annabel, What Gives and a hundred other bands to discuss the nu-metal time capsule that is the WWF album "Forceable Entry". We talk about whisper vocals, our first concerts, and what a nice guy Wes Borland is.Find Corey @coreywillis on IG and find their music at www.annabel.bandcamp.com and www.…

Co-hosts Zach & Shams recap the first season of HBO's new series, "Lovecraft Country." This episode contains SPOILERS for Lovecraft Country season 1. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/message

The most predictable Emmys in history, but still a few surprises... Shams & Zach share their thoughts on all the winners of the 2020 Emmy awards. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/message

Spoilers for Episode 1 of HBO's Lovecraft Country. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/message

This episode features Zach & Shams' unscripted and unedited reactions to the 2020 Emmy Nominations announcements. Listen to all the rage and surprise as they hear the nominees for the first time. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/message

The answer may surprise you! Shams and Zach are joined by special guest and reality television expert, Ben, to break down the differences between how we evaluate scripted and unscripted tv. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/message

Zach & Shams discuss the state of television during the COVID-19 pandemic and how, against all odds, all of the best shows airing during quarantine have been exclusively on Hulu. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/message

Shams & Zach are joined by Bryan to review 3 recent Science Fiction television series. (This episode contains minor spoilers for Westworld Season 3.) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/message

Stuck indoors thanks to COVID-19? Wondering what to watch on TV? In this episode Shams and Zach play a game of lightning recommendations for the 4 major streaming services. HBO, Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime each have 5 minutes dedicated to them so skip ahead to the streaming services you subscribe to to hear what you should be watching... HBO - …

Part 3 of 3 in our series about the television career of Damon Lindelof. In part 3 we discuss Watchmen (HBO), the adaptation of Alan Moore's famed graphic novel of the same name. This episode contains major spoilers for Watchmen, both the tv series and the graphic novel. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredv…

Part 2 of 3 in our series about the television career of Damon Lindelof. In part 2 we discuss how The Leftovers (HBO) managed to continue Lost's character-centric style without shackling itself to a convoluted plot. This episode contains major spoilers for The Leftovers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredv…

Part 1 of 3 in our series about the television career of Damon Lindelof. In part 1 we talk about Damon’s first gig as a show runner: ABC’s hit mystery drama, Lost. (This episode does contain spoilers if for some reason you have not seen Lost already.) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/message…

Shams and Zach discuss HBO's "The New Pope," a surprise follow-up to their 2016 series, "The Young Pope." They also break down what to expect out of TV in 2020 in the wake of the streaming wars. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/message

The final episode our 3 part series revealing the official Required Viewing picks for the best tv of the decade. In this episode we discuss the top 10 drama series of the 2010s. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/message

Part 2 of our 3 part series revealing the official Required Viewing picks for the best tv of the decade. In this episode we discuss the top 5 comedy series of the 2010s. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/message

Part 1 of our 3 part series revealing the official Required Viewing picks for the best tv of the decade. In this episode we discuss the top 5 limited or anthology series of the 2010s. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/message

No, this isn't the series finale of our podcast. In this episode we review the final seasons of all the biggest shows that came to an end in 2019. That's right, ALL the biggest shows. NO, we definitely did NOT leave any out. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/message…

Spoilers for HBO's "Succession" Seasons 1-2 Zach and Shams are joined by Bryan for this special episode reviewing all the best burns, memorable lines, and everything else that made Season 2 of Succession one of the greatest seasons of TV ever. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/requiredviewing/message…

Zach & Shams talk about the 71st annual Television Academy Awards show and share their thoughts on the "hostless" show plus all of their mildly hot takes on who won and who got snubbed. If you have a television related question go to anchor.fm/requiredviewing and leave us a message. We'll share our thoughts in the next episode! --- Send in a voice …

Shams and Zach go over the biggest announcements from Comic Con and the TCA Press Tour, discuss whether a tv show being “diverse” is enough to make it great, and share their picks for the best shows they’re watching right now. We're using a new recording setup this episode so let us know if the audio sounds better. Also, if you have a question or t…

Co-hosts Zach & Shams share their takes on this year's Emmy nominees, including all the surprises and snubs. They also discuss the bigger picture problems with the Emmy awards as a whole and suggest some changes to adapt to the new streaming dominated world and other trends in TV content, including the rise of limited/mini series and "dramedies" / …

Spoiler Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Black Mirror. In this episode, Shams & Zach reveal the results of a study ranking all 23 episodes of Black Mirror and share their own personal ranked lists. The overall rankings were based on an online survey of over 200 Black Mirror fans as well as the ranked lists of professional critics from 16…

Spoiler Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Black Mirror. In this episode, Shams & Zach reveal the results of a study ranking all 23 episodes of Black Mirror and share their own personal ranked lists. The overall rankings were based on an online survey of over 200 Black Mirror fans as well as the ranked lists of professional critics from 16…