The Good Die Young: Recent Episodes
The Good Die Young
The Good Die Young is an ongoing series exploring the best in cancelled television, with deep-dive commentary and interviews. Current show: Happy Town
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This week, we dive through Episode 4: Song of the North, where Rick and the gang 'Argo' their way through the DMZ to rescue a diplomat's family! Les and Nick guide you through all the twists and turns that make up 'CHAOS'!!
Les and Nick take you through the third (production numbered) episode of 'CHAOS'. This week, hear Billy tell about a man eaten by wolves! Hear Rick fall for more pranks! Hear Nick side with Director Higgins! It's CHAOS!!
Les and Nick take you through the second (production numbered) episode of the late, great television program, CHAOS. Learn the meaning of Core Fortitude, and why you shouldn't decorate your desk at the CIA... It's an adventure into the dark world of international arms dealers on this week's episode!
Welcome! This week, Les and Nick take you through the pilot episode of 2011's lost television gem, 'CHAOS'. Join us to find out what kind of shenanigans our crew will be up to this season, and to learn a little more about a show you never saw!
Welcome back! This season on The Good Die Young, we take you through a cancelled gem that's very difficult to find... the elusive Freddy Rodriguez CIA office comedy / procedural, 'CHAOS'. 2011 was a great year for one-season-wonders, and 'CHAOS' is among the best. This episode will introduce the show and explain why I'm obsessing over it, all these years later. Check it out!
That's a wrap on Happy Town, y'all. Les and Nick talk about the whole mugungle of making season 2 of a podcast about single-season shows. Find out what worked, what didn't, and what's next!
This is it. The final episode of 'Happy Town'. Time to bring the bumble.
But don't fear the Magic Man! That mystery identity is, in fact, revealed. Join Nick and Les as they rattle the chains you've been hearing your whole life!
Les chats with writer Bryan Oh about building the wild world of 'Happy Town', his memories of the show, and more. Check it out!
Nick and Les take you through Happy Town's penultimate episode, where characters crash parties, dust plastic flowers, and mourn murderers. It's enough to make you lose a button!
Les chats with actor Geoff Stults about playing Tommy Conroy, watching the mystery of the show unfold as they made it, what he learned from the series, and more. Check it out!
This week, Les and Nick as get crazier than a pit bull spitting out peach pits! Plus: the return of cinnamon, Big Dave's huge discovery, and more! Join us as we discuss Episode 6 of 'Happy Town'!
Les chats with Davey Holmes about writing for Happy Town, his memories of the show, what he took away from the experience, and more.
Also, they talk Bosstones.
Spoilers for Happy Town, obviously.
Join Les and Nick as they discuss equine love triangles, the scope of Peggy Haplin's power, and when to be afraid of a suitcase full of money. It's enough to make you say, "Mmmmm.... Raspberry!"
Les chats with Meredith Averill about writing for Happy Town, her memories of the show, how it influenced her career, and more.
This episode, Nick learns the wonderous history of cinnamon, Les discovers the street value of a goathammer, and Henley finds out Aiden's real name! Mix up a gin whippet and settle in as we talk about Happy Town Episode 4!
Les chats with actress Amy Acker about her role as Rachel Conroy, her favorite things about genre television, and more!
Welcome to episode 3 of our deep-dive into 'Happy Town'. This episode, Les talks to co-host Nick Thyes about improper childcare, the differences between doctors, and exactly what makes a murderer. It's enough to make your tongue tingle!
Les chats with Happy Town creator Scott Rosenberg about his role in writing and production, and what it was like make such a puzzlebox of a series, and THAT ENDING.
Spoilers, obviously.
Welcome to episode 2 of our deep-dive into 'Happy Town'. This episode, Les talks to co-host Nick Thyes about Magic Man Caves, foxtrot innuendos, keymaking basics, and more. It's ship-sharp!
Les chats with Happy Town creators Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec about the origins of the show, the worst parts of shooting, and their memories of this amazing and strange series.
Welcome to episode 1 of our deep-dive into 'Happy Town'. This episode, Les takes co-host Nick Thyes flying through the recap of the show's pilot episode, and they have a brief discussion of first thoughts and what's to come... Hope you'll join in!
Welcome back for Season 2 of the podcast that talks about single-season shows! What's this season all about? ABC's cancelled masterpiece, Happy Town! Get the details in this introductory episode, and get ready for a deep-dive into a wild show!
Les chats one last time with Middleman creator Javier Grillo- Marxuach. We discuss loads of Middle-minutia, and talk about how awkward it must be to hear someone do a deep-dive podcast into your show! Hilarity ensues.
Lisa Wise again joins Les to talk about the comic that takes us beyond the comic that went beyond the series end! Join us as we embark upon a discussion of a sequel to a panel about a comic about a show!
Les and special guest Lisa Wise talk about the comic that takes us beyond the series end! Join us as we embark upon a discussion of a panel about a comic about a show!
Les interviews Middleman comic artist Armando Zanker about extending a universe, collaborating remotely, and more!
Join Les and co-host Melissa Erwin as they chat it up about the original run of The Middleman comics! If you thought there was only a TV show to cover here, then you are in for a treat! There's a whole 'nother universe of excitement to explore!
Les Weiler talks with actress Brit Morgan (Supergirl, Riverdale, True Blood) about playing Lacey Thornfield, following your dreams, and why The Middleman is still the best!
Now, sir, a war is won! Solo gigolos Les Weiler and Randy Lander sit down to discuss the final aired episode of #theMiddleman! It's a show too hot to hoot! Resume so pacific a pose, muser! It's the Palindrome Reversal Palindrome!
Les Weiler talks with Les McClaine about his work on The Middleman comic book, his college roommate, and more!
Hey, podcasts are podcasts. You use an mp3, I use a rss feed. What's the difference? Let's put it in my terms: you're watching a one-season show, you want to know more about it, but you're not expecting some podcast to have all the details, am I right? Well, bubby, we're your white knights. Join Les Weiler and guest Mike Oz for The Middleman Episode 11: the Clotharian Contamination Protocol!
Les talks with Andy Reaser, writer on Grey's Anatomy, Pretty Little Liars, and (most famously) the Vampire Puppet episode of The Middleman! Enjoy!
Grab your Montesi formula and join your hoary host Les Weiler as he talks vampire puppets, tarot readings, and gothic horror with special guest Jason Scalise! It's the Vampiric Puppet Lamentation Consultation!
Les chats with Sarah Watson (The Middleman, Parenthood, The Bold Type, Pure Genius) about running her own show, what she learned writing on Middleman, and more!
They thought he was gone, but he was only frozen... that's right, previous co-host Nick Thyes returns to talk about the episode where Mad Men meets Middleman! There's Kevin Sorbo, Bond references, and more! Listen in as Les and Nick palaver about Episode 9: The Obsolescent Cryogenic Meltdown!
Les talks with Middleman writer Margaret Dunlap about Clotharians, current projects, and more!
Great Gatsby's Ghost! John Sitton returns for another episode! This time, he and Les chat about The Ectoplasmic Panhellenic Investigation, and tell tales of sororities, quantum physics, and possibly the dirtiest line in any Middlescript! Enjoy!
Composer Tree Adams (Californication, NCIS: New Orleans) talks to Les about music, Middleman, and more! For years, Tree Adams has blazed a trail through barroom sets and broadcast television, as comfortable writing battle themes as he is penning ballads. His eclectic sensibility was right at home on The Middleman, and we were thrilled to get to chat him up about his work there.
Les and special guest Nick Thyes chat about Joey Kern, drowning immortals, and the best way to hook a roommate on The Middleman. Listen in as we talk Episode 7: The Cursed Tuba Contingency!
Middleman writer Jordan Rosenberg (Elementary, Falling Skies, Alphas) talks to Les about the plan for Middleman Season Eight, the Stupid Stick, and much more!
Les and special guest Mike Moody chat their way through manic pixies, missed references, and more! It's a wild tale of plagiarism, tweenage screams, and interplanetary monarchy. So... just another day for Wendy and MM! Listen in as we discuss The Middleman Episode 6: The Boyband Superfan Interrogation!
Yo, Noser fans... Les interviews Jake Smollett, beloved hallway troubadour, culinary wizard, and star of Smollett Eats!
Flying fish, trout-craving zombies, poisonous energy drinks and Art Crawl. Wendy struggles to cope with the demands of her job, while Les and co-host Christopher Jones cope with the sheer insanity of The Middleman Episode 5: The Flying Fish Zombification!
Plastic-surgery victims, or an alien race in hiding? Les and special guest Nate Bliss follow along as Wendy and the Middleman solve the mystery of the Manicoids. Hilarity ensues!
A decade-long blood-feud, a band of villainous Lucha Libre wrestlers, Sensei Ping, and a dread temple, and the introduction of Tyler Ford... Les and special guest John Sitton have their work cut out for them as they discuss all the fun and mayhem in The Middleman Episode 3: The Sino-Mexican Revelation!
It's The Good Die Young's second interview! Join Les as he chats with The Middleman star Natalie Morales!
We've got Reformed Succubi, a Terra Cotta Warrior, and the Desk Clerk of the Dead... it's all just another day in the wild world of #TheMiddleman. Les is joined by @n8bliss-art to discuss the The Middleman Episode 2: The Accidental Occidental Conception!
It's The Good Die Young's very first interview! This is the podcast dedicated to little-seen darlings of cancelled TV. This season, we're talking about ABC Family's 2008 single-season gem, 'The Middleman'. Join Les as he chats with The Middleman creator Javier Grillo-Marxuach!
It's The Good Die Young's very first episode! This is the podcast dedicated to little-seen darlings of cancelled TV. This season, we're talking about ABC Family's 2008 single-season gem, 'The Middleman'. Join Les and special guest Grant Davis as they discuss the temporary employment of Cuban semi-abstract expressionist artist Wendy Watson. Come with us as we talk about 'The Middleman' Episode 01: The Pilot Episode Sanction!
Welcome to 'The Good Die Young', an ongoing audio series exploring the best in cancelled television, with deep-dive commentary and interviews. Each season we'll select a different short-lived television show. Season 1 will spotlight the 2008 ABC Family show The Middleman.