Typically I get together with my friend Jack Brewster near the end of the year to rank our top 10 TV shows, but 2025 has been an overwhelmingly great year so far. To try to get ahead we decided to get together early and discuss the highlights from what we’ve seen. We intentionally DID NOT RANK these (whew). We did our 8 favorites and then went over some honorable mentions and went in order of whenever each show’s first episode aired. I’m including the times below so you can skip around to shows you’ve seen. We tried to be careful about spoilers but it might be safe to not listen to those segments if you’re hoping to get to the show eventually. Thanks for listening! Go TV!!

Intro: 0:00 
The Pitt: 6:10
Severance: 18:10 
The White Lotus: 33:00
Adolescence: 45:20
The Studio: 57:40
The Last of Us: 1:08:04
The Rehearsal: 1:21:00
Andor: 1:31:20

Honorable Mentions 1:48:40
The Agency: 1:49:00
Yellowjackets: 1:50:55
Daredevil: Born Again: 1:55:55
The Righteous Gemstones: 1:58:30
Everybody’s Live: 2:03:20
Black Mirror: 2:06:35
Your Friends and Neighbors: 2:11:35
Poker Face: 2:15:00

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What My Top 5 Countdown, Zero Limits,The Pitt Have in Common | Ho’oponopono & Hawaii’s Secret   

I’ve been lucky enough to visit Hawaii a number of times, and every trip reminds me how powerful the spirit of Aloha can be. So imagine my surprise when The Pitt introduced me to Ho’oponopono—an ancient Hawaiian practice that Joe Vitale talks about in his book Zero Limits. In this video, I count down my top 5 reasons why you should try this simple practice to clean up mental clutter and bring some serious peace of mind into your life. Mahalo for watching, and as always—Laugh Long and Prosper!

Ho'oponopono's Most Powerful Hidden Messages Revealed| Zero Limits|

Hospitals are really hard to create sound design for. The walla and general soundscape of a hospital is very different than any other location, because they are dense but not necessarily loud. Plus there are lots of medical machines that need to be accounted for. In the new HBO emergency room drama, The Pitt, this challenge is amplified as the show takes place entirely inside an especially intense ER. Supervising Sound Editor Bryan Parker and Re-Recording Mixers Ed Carr & Todd Grace, tell us how they used the sounds of The PItt to increase the tension, emotions and payoffs..... all with almost no score in the series. No detail was left to chance, as a map of the fictional emergency room was used extensively by the sound team, to motivate panning and what kind of sounds are heard by the audience. The use of sound design to draw you into the story is one of The PItt's greatest triumphs.
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For Episode 53 of the Next Best Series Podcast, Daniel Howat takes over hosting duties and, along with Nadia Dalimonte, Megan Lachinski & Tom O'Brien, they give their reactions to the 77th Emmy Award Nominations. They discuss who got in, who missed, who on the team performed well in their predictions, and what the most challenging races to call are now that the nominations have been announced. It's a long couple of weeks until September 14th, when the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards will be held, but we'll be with you every step of the way! As always, thank you for listening. We hope you enjoy this reactions episode.

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The Next Best Series Podcast: Episode 53 - Our Reactions To The 2025 Emmy Nominations

"6:00 P.M." is the twelfth episode of the American medical drama television series "The Pitt." The episode was written by co-executive producer Joe Sachs and series creator R. Scott Gemmill, and directed by Amanda Marsalis. The series is set in Pittsburgh, following the staff of the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital ER (nicknamed "The Pitt") during a 15-hour emergency department shift. The series mainly follows Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch, a senior attending still reeling from some traumas. In this particular episode, the team must deal with dozens of patients flooding the ER following a mass shooting. The episode received critical acclaim, with reviewers praising the pacing, tension, writing, and performances, and single-handedly helped many newcomers to the series pick up on the show's buzz and start watching, leading to a significant increase in viewership. Marsalis was nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards for directing this episode. Marsalis was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about her work on the episode, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the series, which is now available to watch in full on HBO Max. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interview With "The Pitt" Director Amanda Marsalis

The Next Best Series Podcast is back with Megan Lachinski, Giovanni Lago, Nadia Dalimonte, Daniel Howat, and Alyssa Christian for Episode 55, where they discuss the latest television shows and, more importantly, reveal their final winner predictions for the 77th Annual Emmy Primetime Awards on Sunday, September 14th. The Creative Arts Emmy Award winners have already been announced, and this conversation was recorded a few days ago, before they took place, so excuse us if some of the content discussed is no longer relevant. We hope you enjoy us arguing over who we think will win in the writing, directing, acting, and series categories. Will Apple dominate with "The Studio" and "Severance?" Or will HBO Max come up from behind with "Hacks" and "The Pitt?" What will "The Penguin" walk away with? Is "Adolescence" also going to steamroll the evening? Please tune in and find out. We'll return with a reaction episode to the winners after the ceremony! Until then, thank you, as always, for listening. We hope you enjoy this free full-length episode!

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The Next Best Series Podcast: Episode 55 - Our Final Winner Predictions For The 2025 Emmy Awards

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The 77th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held last night! Daniel Howat and Giovanni Lago initially joined me to recap the show on Sunday night, but unfortunately, we forgot to hit record. As a result, Giovanni Lago and I were joined by Amy Kim for the first time on the show as a guest to review the winners for our second recording last night. We expected "Adolescence" and "The Studio" to dominate the evening. Still, it was a real nail-biter between "Severance" and "The Pitt" to find out which one would take Outstanding Drama Series. What did we think of the winners, the show's presentation, and Nate Bargatze's hosting? Please tune in to find out as we discuss these points, the speeches, shocking wins, and more in our reactions podcast. This will be our last Next Best Series Podcast episode for now. We don't know when we will return during the Oscar season, but there's still plenty of good television to catch up on. Hopefully, the answer is sooner rather than later. We thank you for all of your support throughout this season and hope you enjoy it! See you soon!

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The Next Best Series Podcast: Episode 56 - Our Reactions To The 2025 Emmy Award Winners

Hamnet wins the People’s Choice Award as we wrap up our thoughts on TIFF, and we dive into the Best International Feature category amidst many new National Selections. Then we dive into a centerpiece look at the Primetime Emmy Awards, and we finish by catching up with some new movie trailers including the latest looks at Springsteen, Christy & Wicked: For Good.

Our condolences to Charlie Kirk’s family and our sadness at Robert Redford’s passing atop the show make us grateful to have the chance to discuss happier things like awards, even if that means sad movies or series in play.

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale - 2:07 

TIFF WRAP UP
Hamnet wins the People’s Choice Award - 4:00 
Hidden Gems List: Other Well Received Films From TIFF we haven’t hit yet - 9:51 
Other TIFF Awards including the International People’s Choice - 12:02 

Best International Feature Oscar: National Selection Updates - 14:04 

PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS:
Nate Bargatze as host + happiness for the Colbert moments - 21:14 
The Limited SeriesETC Categories - 24:11 
The Comedy Series Categories - 25:30 
Drama Series surprises - 27:39 

TRAILER REVIEWS:
Song Sung Blue - 31:07 
Wicked: For Good - 33:36 
Is This Thing On? - 36:17 
Wuthering Heights - 40:11 
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - 42:30 
Christy - 46:51 

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Hamnet Wins TIFF, '25 Emmys & International Feature Shaping Up - ORC 9/17/25

Welkom terug en leuk dat je luistert naar een nieuwe aflevering van Michiel en Peters Mediatheek! Qua voorpret bekijken we de trailers van Anaconda, Kees Flodder, Now You See Me, Now your Don’t, The Mandalorian and Grogu, Wolverine PS5 en Avatar 3. 

En wat hebben we deze week gekeken? Peter is verder gegaan met The Rookie, Michiel heeft The Pitt ontdekt en beide heren hebben hun tanden gezet in Gen V. 

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In this episode we discuss - we dive into donuts, how do you eat tacos, Joe is still hanging onto SNL


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