The TV Doctor
Episodes
53 episodes
Sickbay: "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum" (Episode 53)
In this episode, Ashley is not enjoying the Klingons. (Could it be because she hasn’t met WORF?) Also, does not enjoying the Klingons mean you aren’t enjoying Star Trek? M. Foss continues her Saru Apology Tour, and wonders when—or if—Ash...
Sickbay: "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad" (Episode 52)
In this episode, M. Foss and Ashley ponder the classic time loop episode and how a time loop works as a metaphor across a myriad of situations. Is it a metaphor for fandom and how we trust our beloved properties to get back on the horse if they...
Sickbay: "Lethe" (Episode 51)
M. Foss accidentally uses an inappropriate (or is it?) slur to refer to Captain Gabriel Lorca (here's a hint: it sounds an awful lot like the word "horror") and Ashley absolutely knocks it out of the solar system with her take on Sarek's journe...
Sickbay: "Choose Your Pain" (Episode 50)
Good news for Tilly apologists (like M. Foss): Ashley is warming up to everyone’s favorite cadet. Bad news for fans of Saru (like M. Foss): we can’t say the same about everyone’s favorite Kelpian. Ashley still hates him. Also bad news for anyon...
Sickbay: "The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry" (Episode 49)
In this episode, M. Foss creates a rather robust list of things that “are Star Trek” or “are NOT Star Trek”…follow along to see if you agree or disagree! Also, a question for the room: can we truly invest in a character without the threat of th...
Sickbay: "Context is for Kings" (Episode 48)
If universal law is for lackeys, and context is for kings, then Star Trek is for lovers and we're fully shipping Lorca and Stamets over here. In this episode, Michael Burnham provides us with valuable lessons about leadership. Also, M....
Sickbay: "Battle at the Binary Stars" (Episode 47)
M. Foss and Ashley are back on the bridge with a fun but frank take on the hegemonic stifling of main character energy when said main character is Michael Burnham. We also tackle the topic of whether Klingons can be racist amongst each other (s...
Sickbay: "The Vulcan Hello" (Episode 46)
Welcome to the premiere of The TV Doctor, Season 5!This time around, we're doing things a little differently. Think of Season 5 as a clinical trial. M. Foss has returned, but she's not alone. For Season 5, the TV Doctor will be joined b...
Polyphagia: Food Television (Episode 45)
Nothing says "summer" like a heaping helping of Food TV! Welcome to the cookout. Come get you a plate. Your auntie made the Over-the-Counter potato salad, so you KNOW it's fire. Oh, and your uncle is over there grilling up a BOMB Second Opinion...
Sick Day: Game Shows (Episode 44)
Who doesn't want to wager one dollar or spin the wheel or get a Daily Double or offer their final answer or conquer Mt. Midoriyama? Everyone loves game shows, especially The TV Doctor. Join M. Foss for a countdown of the best traditional game s...
Malpractice: Gone Too Soon (Episode 43)
Have you ever felt like you were the only person in the world who watched (and loved) a show? Do you believe you are the sole member of the Official (insert disappeared show name here) Fan Club? Do you have a miles-long roster of shows that, in...
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: The Television Musical (Episode 42)
Existing somewhere in the space between Empire and Annie Live!, the television musical is a powerful elixir, capable of twisting up your entire emotional constitution with less than a minute of the ol' song-and-dance. Yo...
Advance Directive: Best Finales Ever (Episode 41)
Perhaps an episode all about series finales would make a proper show for the end of this current season. But you know what? The TV Doctor is a little superstitious. I'm not trying to end up like those shows that create a season finale only to d...
Physician, Heal Thyself: What show do you hate watch? (Episode 40)
You know how they say you only hate something in others you also hate about yourself? Well, The TV Doctor is back with another "Physician, Heal Thyself" episode to try to prove that old saying wrong. We only hate when we're hate-watching, and i...
Space Adaptation Syndrome: Afrofuturism in Television (Episode 39)
Join the TV Doctor on a journey into light, time, space, and place. Amongst the stars we go, with a raised fist! It's time to talk Afrofuturism, y'all!NOTE: You'll notice a little voice in the background during my chat with my Second Op...
Physician, Heal Thyself: Which TV World is Home? (Episode 38)
The TV Doctor's back again with another entry in the "Physician, Heal Thyself" series. This time, the TV Doc answers the question, "In which television show would you like to live?" (Hint: the answer is NOT Star Trek; pop in around the...
Physician, Heal Thyself: We need to talk about We Need to Talk About Cosby (Episode 37)
The TV Doctor returns for a fourth season with a new series: Physician, Heal Thyself. On this episode, the TV Doc answers the question, "What was your favorite show when you were a kid?" (the answer: The Cosby Show). It's a compl...
Homesickness: The HBCU Experience (Episode 36)
Homesickness is a funny thing, ain't it? Some of us feel it when we leave home for college. Some of us feel it when we leave college for the next thing. This episode is dedicated to those of us in that second camp: the ones for whom college is ...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Marvel Cinematic Universe, TV Edition (Episode 35)
You know what every good television universe needs? A proper crossover episode, of course! Well, never let it be said that the TV Doctor doesn't give you what you need. In this episode, M. Foss welcomes legendary comic experts The Capeless Crus...
Stockholm Syndrome: Law & Order (Episode 34)
In the [televised] criminal justice system, the majority of programs are considered especially heinous. In the world of podcasting, the dedicated host who investigates these vicious time-sucks is a member of an elite squad known as The TV Docto...
Phantom Limb Syndrome: The Promise of the Premise (Episode 33)
Sometimes our favorite shows will try to convince us that we can't see what we KNOW we can see, or that we ARE seeing something that's not really there, like a phantom limb. Join the TV Doctor for a discussion of three shows that try to get awa...
Hypnopompic Hallucinations: Hauntology and Atonement (Episode 32)
Join the TV Doctor as we graciously invite the poltergeist that was 2020 to stop haunting us. Our last episode of the year asks us to consider past, present, and yet to come, just like ya boy Scrooge (Dickens or Duck, take your pick). You'll be...
Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca: Tearjerkers (Episode 31)
It's not that you've got something in your eye; it's that you just worked your way through The TV Doctor's list of recommended tearjerkers. It's okay to cry. Let it all out. There, that's better.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.f...
Dyschronometria: What day is it? (Episode 30)
The TV Doctor is back after some time (a little bit of time? a long time? who's to say?) with some timeless questions: Why is it so difficult to wrap our heads around the concept of time? What can television do to center us in the here and now?...
Hyperthymesia, part two: I May Destroy You (Episode 29)
In this conclusion to my two-part conversation about the revelation that is I May Destroy You, my Second Opinion guest (the esteemed Elaine Welteroth) and I are joined by Elaine's husband, Jonathan Singletary, who provides an interesti...
