On The Box | The TV Podcast

Join our intrepid team as they explore the wild lands of television. With a full complement of snacks and spare batteries for their remote controls, we set out every fortnight to discover what's On The Box.

On The Box 78 – The Netflix Swingers Party

Apparently changing the name from The Million Pound Drop to The 100K Drop has nothing to do with Brexit the devaluation of the pound. In other news, the feud between AMC and Frank Darabont gets a little worse and it’s now a federal crime in the US to share your password for any subscription service – including things like Netflix. This week we’ve been watching The Crystal Maze, The Handmaid’s Tale, and Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers Season 1, volume 1. #TheCrystalMaze #TheHandmaidsTale #MargaretAttwood #MightyMorphinPowerRangers

07-23
58:10

On The Box 77 - Biscuits, The Queen of Sheba

It’s the last show on our old-style TV, but we’ll be back in the near future with a shiny new flat-screen. In the meantime we’ve got The Witcher, Ladiators (that’s not a misspelling), and Star Trek’s version of Game of Thrones. This week we’ve been watching American Gods, The Keith & Paddy Picture Show and The Fake News Show. #AmericanGods #TheKeithAndPaddyPictureShow #TheFakeNewsShow #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts

06-07
52:29

On The Box 76 - Superheroes of Eurovision

Our nerves are shaken and our brains are rattled with fake news, Runaways, Inhumans, sexy remakes of religious dramas, musicals, training camps and Great Balls of Fire – the new WWE pay-per-view. This week we’ve been watching Line of Duty, Lethal Weapon and Don’t Ask Me, Ask Britain. #LineOfDuty #LethalWeapon #DontAskMeAskBritain #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts

05-29
01:00:35

On The Box 75 - Addicted to the Special Meat

While Sony Pictures pick up the TV adaptation of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series, Netflix decide to capitalise on the nostalgia for ‘90s kids shows and also announce a decidedly Western reboot of an old Chinese TV series. This week we’ve been watching Peter Kay’s Car Share, Lemony Snickett’s A Series of Unfortunate Events and The League of Gentlemen. #PeterKay #CarShare #LemonySnickett #ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents #TheLeagueOfGentlemen #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts

05-19
50:05

On The Box 74 - Death By Corgi

Television might hit the fan as the Writer’s Guild of America announce a possible strike. Aside from that Ed Sheeran gets a cameo on Game of Thrones, Saturday Night Live do some adverts, and Big Brother gets a reboot? This week we’ve been watching All Round to Mrs. Brown’s, the new series of The Last Kingdom, and M.A.S.H. #AllRoundToMrsBrowns #TheLastKingdom #MASH #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts

05-07
49:11

On The Box 73 - The Great British Chuckle-Off

So Assassin’s Creed gets a TV series, the NFL are changing their rules on adverts, Noel Fielding is going to be a host of Bake-Off and there’s a second attempt at a US version of Top Gear. We’re still not sure which of those could be classed as actual good news ... This week we’ve been watching The Gadget Show, Hollyoaks and SS GB. #TheGadgetShow #Hollyoaks #SS_GB #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts

05-07
50:04

On The Box 72 - Iron Lady Versus Bandit Queen

Aside from The Big Bang Theory getting a prequel, we also have a full cast of Inhumans and a slightly annoyed Schwarzenegger. This week we've been watching Apple Tree Yard, The Nightly Show and Modus. #AppleTreeYard #TheNightlyShow #Modus #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts

05-07
55:47

On The Box 71 - Mel and Sue's Time-Space Adventures

It's been a strange fortnight in television with Kevin Smith wanting to do a show about Spawn detectives Sam and Twitch, American Horror Story getting political and Neil Gaiman's recommendations for the new Doctor. This week we've been watching Celebs Go Dating, The Graham Norton Show and Legion. #CelebsGoDating #TheGrahamNorton_Show #Legion #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts

05-07
59:44

On The Box 70 - Now With Added Bang Babies

Game of Thrones loses out this week as Conor McGregor is in the fight business. In other news, Kevin Sorbo becomes a supervillain, ESPN does e-sports during the Superbowl, and DC's first black superhero gets a TV series. This week we've been watching We've Been Watching (that's not a mistake), and The Young Pope. #WeveBeenWatching #TheYoungPope #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts

05-07
52:36

On The Box 69 - Bryan Cranston's Godzilla Onesie

Television continues to get weirder with BBC's subtitles, superhero musicals, and the The Walking Dead being too violent? This week we've been watching Not Going Out and The Missing series 1 & 2. #NotGoingOut #The_Missing #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts

05-07
54:55

On The Box 68 – You Can't Be Super Without Supervision

It's the first show of 2017, so we take a look back at some of our TV highs and lows from the previous year. #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts

05-07
59:12

On The Box 67 – Schrödinger's Carl

It's been a weird week with possible UFC in GoT, Tom Hardy's bedtime story, ambitions for Strictly, and a Walking Dead college course. This week we've been watching Black-ish, The Grand Tour and Planet Earth II. #Blackish #TheGrandTour #PlanetEarthII #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts

05-07
54:25

On The Box 66 – Resting Blue-Steel Face

As always, television has its ups and downs. Michelle Yeoh will be in Star Trek Discovery (up), there are troubling rumours about The Apprentice (down), and we look at the trailer for Emerald City (currently free-falling passed the moles). This week we've been watching Channel Zero, The Undiscovered Peter Cooke and Supernatural. #ChannelZero #TheUndiscoveredPeterCooke #Supernatural #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts

05-07
56:46

On The Box 65 – Going Down Duckett's Passage

With the sad passing of Robert Vaughan we lose another TV legend, but the reunification of Mitchell & Webb gives us some hope for the future. This week we've been watching Ash Vs. Evil Dead season 2, Goodnight Sweetheart, Black Mirror season 3, Asian Provocateur: Mum's American Dream and Maid Marian & Her Merry Men. #AshVersusEvilDead #GoodnightSweetheart #BlackMirror #MaidMarian&HerMerryMen #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts

05-07
47:31

On The Box 64 – A Metaphor for Pancakes

Atari are setting up a new TV station. No, really. We're not kidding! This week we've been watching Meet the Parents, Dekalog and Lucha Underground. #MeettheParents #Dekalog #Lucha_Underground #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts

05-07
41:04

On The Box 63 – Curly Wencing

Things are getting stranger in TV land with Candy Crush game shows, the possibility of Trump TV, and an online streaming service to help people sleep. This week we've been watching The Crystal Maze and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. We also take a look at Arrow: Oliver Queen's Dossier. #TheCrystalMaze #LastWeekTonight #JohnOliver #Books #Arrow #OliverQueens_Dossier #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts

05-07
57:53

On The Box 62 – Meet Emerson Cummerbund

In addition to Porridge, not-really-dead TV presenters and a bunch of trailers, one of us may be an impostor. Or he may just be pretending to be an impostor of someone else whose name we can't remember. This week we've been watching Battlebots, Taskmaster series 3 and Luke Cage. #Battlebots #Taskmaster #Luke_Cage #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts

05-07
56:00

On The Box 61 – Nuns and Buns

It's all change in TV land with Bake-Off moving to Channel 4, rumours about the new host for Top Gear, and a new host for The Apprentice: You're Fired. We also run through some the best innuendo from The Great British Bake-Off. This week we've been watching Red Dwarf XI and Restaurant Impossible. #RedDwarf #RestaurantImpossible #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts

05-07
48:53

On The Box 60 – Pound Shop Jackie Chan

The bosses of BBC's Poldark manage to upset their lead actor by making him remove his clothes. In other news, another good movie will be adapted into a mediocre TV series and a ride on a bus is a surprise hit. This week we've been watching Dara O'Briain's Go 8-Bit, SuperMansion and Stranger Things. #DaraOBriain #Go8Bit #SuperMansion #Stranger_Things #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts

05-06
54:01

On The Box 59 – 1990s Civil Rights Comedy

TV land is always a strange place to visit, and this week's souvenirs include “accidental” racism in Fireman Sam and a sitcom based on the lyrics of Biggie Smalls. This week we've been watching Robot Wars, Billions, and The Living & The Dead. #RobotWars #Billions #TheLiving&The_Dead #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts

05-06
49:51

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