The CW Spiral

Warner Bros. Discovery has brought nothing but trouble Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gaudens way since the great CW culling and it doesn't look like the company is done swinging its axe just yet.Join the trio as they dive into the latest news concerning what's safe, what's been cut, and the direction the company plans to take DC in. Let's just say they're skeptical about this new era.Also on deck: Another request for someone to stop Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and his ever expanding TV universe. More Nancy Drew praise (including a ship watch update) and a farewell to Tom Swift.Looking for a particular section of the episode? Here are some timestamps:0:00 - Intro0:23 - Someone stop Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa! Pretty Little Liars and Riverdale now share a universe?!4:01 - Gotham Knights isn't cancelled6:46 - The way forward for Ezra Miller's The Flash13:57 - What's going on with Warner Bros. Discovery and DC44:10 - Dynasty 5x18 review: Liam and the horror of deadlines49:59 - Nancy Drew 1x04 review: Graveside confessions and excellent shots1:10:18 - Tom Swift finale review: Unearned forgiveness and a cliffhanger that servedAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gaudens get back to CW business now that CW is getting into the swing of things with their 2024 midseason roster. Wild Cards has officially launched, the network is in the middle of a "rebrand," James Gunn is acknowledging Superman & Lois, and The CW has struck a deal with Netflix for one of their shows. We're cooking with grease, y'all!Timestamps0:23 - Weighing in on The CW "rebrand"6:11 - Manifesting a Superman & Lois retrospective thanks to James Gunn15:25 - The CW strikes a deal with Netflix for Inside the NFL20:17 - Wild Cards series premiere review (spoilers): "It's tough times out here, people need the laughs."Thank you for listening! Follow The CW Spiral on Youtube and Twitter/X for more CW content.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

TV is back! Well, sort of. The CW’s main tentpoles won’t be airing until April but at least filming is getting underway. Not to mention there’s a new show and two acquisitions to look forward to in January 2024.The Conners is the latest attempt at establishing a solid comedy on the network, this time by tapping a series that will debut a new season on ABC in February. Ride, formerly of Hallmark channel, is a modern western that should get the Walker and Sullivan’s Crossing fans tuning in. And, lastly but certainly not least, Vanessa Morgan is set to make her return to the CW with Wild Cards. Let Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gaudens tell it, in a spoiler-free way of course, this is a show to be tuning into every week!Timestamps:0:36 - The original CW shows are filming1:58 - The Conners is now airing on The CW7:31 - Ride is coming to the network in January13:08 - Wild Cards spoiler free review: Vanessa Morgan is a star!Thank you for listening. Follow The CW Spiral on Youtube and X/Twitter for more CW news and coverage!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It's the Spiral's last pod of the year! Join Sabrina Reed and Michael Patterson as they discuss what people can't bring themselves to admit about The CW, a network that has changed pop culture multiple times over since it got its start in 2006. Looking for a specific part of the pod? Here are some timestamps:0:42 - The CW midseason schedule (as the duo knew it during recording)5:11 - What people won't admit about the CWThank you for listening. Follow the Spiral on Youtube and Twitter/X for more CW news and coverage. See y'all next year for more rants, reviews, Green Table Talks, and more. Happy holidays!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

For the second to last pod of the year, The CW Spiral has chosen to revisit Nancy Drew thanks to a listener's comment that got them thinking and ready to share their own grievances with how the series ended. Don't get Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gaudens wrong, they'll forever love the journey the show took them on but they're still unpacking season 4 and how it made them feel.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gaudens have their eyes turn toward the future of The CW and a storytelling device that's all about the past aka the flashback.Wild Cards, the new Vanessa Morgan-led comedic procedural coming to the network, is on their watch list and the trio have seen the trailer so, of course, they're reacting to it! Also, with new content still being a month away, they're doing another discussion pod. This time it's about flashbacks, a tool in a writer's holster that can do wondrous things for a plot or bring it all the way down.Timestamps:0:20 - More Wild Cards news and reacting to the trailer10:18 - Flashbacks, let's be choosy about when we use them, writersThank you for listening to The CW Spiral. Follow the pod on Youtube and Twitter for more CW news and coverage!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week on The CW Spiral, Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gaudens forgo watching something new, or a classic, to have a Green Table Talk about the definition of a cliffhanger. Yes, there's a standard that should be met and they've taken out their measuring stick to try to gauge where it is. What's your standard for a cliffhanger? How would you define the term and apply it to television? Share your opinion with the trio!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Happy Thanksgiving! For this year's holiday special, Sabrina Reed watched her first ever episode of Gilmore Girls, supplying Reed Gaudens and Michael Patterson with her hot takes and opinions of a classic episode from the beloved series.The trio also revisited Gossip Girl's "Blair Waldorf Must Pie!" which reminded them of how much they love the original. HBO Max's revival came and it saw but it did not conquer like the CW drama. Speaking of the network, there's news! Two comedies have been pulled from the schedule (again) and we finally have filming windows for three out of four of the returning shows.Looking for a specific part of the pod? Here are some timestamps:0:30 - CW News: Everyone Else Burns and Run the Burbs have been removed from the Thursday night line-up. All American begins filming in December followed by All American: Homecoming and Superman & Lois in January 2024.6:00 - Gossip Girl 1x09 review: Parental drama with a side of growth for Turkey Day36:34 - Gilmore Girls 3x09 review: Hot takes and a scholarly study of dialogueThanks for listening! Follow The CW Spiral on Twitter/X and Youtube for more CW content.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The time has come! Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gaudens have finished their Tarzan journey. Listen as the trio give their thoughts on the last two episodes of the short-lived WB series.Also on deck: The Spiral react to the end of the strikes, Superman & Lois ending with season 4, and WWE NXT coming to The CW. Plus, an announcement about the Thanksgiving special.Looking for a specific part of the pod? Here are some timestamps:0:20 - The strike is over!2:10 - The end of Superman & Lois is nigh4:40 - WWE NXT will usher The CW into a new wrestling era11:22 - Saying goodbye to Tarzan 20 years after the series finale aired47:10 - The classic Thanksgiving episodes we're watching for the next podThank you for listening! New episodes of The CW Spiral release Mondays on Youtube and wherever you get your podcasts. Follow the pod on Twitter and Youtube for more CW content.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Look, The CW Spiral knows they're 20 years late with their anger over the WB cancelling Tarzan but Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gaudens had no idea how attached they'd get to the eight episode series. Episode 6, "Surrender," had its issues but Jane laying everything on the line and the show breaking away from the case of the week format really did wonders. With only two episodes left, the trio wonder what's in store as they race to Tarzan's abrupt end.Also on deck: The Spiral reacts to Dawson's Creek, Party of Five, the Melrose reboot, and Heartland being available to stream on the CW App and cwtv.com.Thank you for listening! Follow The CW Spiral on Twitter and Youtube for more CW content.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Happy (almost) Halloween from The CW Spiral! This week Reed Gaudens and Michael Patterson get Sabrina Reed's reaction to her first episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Pod listeners chose season 4, episode 4 "Fear, Itself" for the trio to watch for spooky season and the episode delivered!Also, along with a trip to Sunnydale, the Spiral have CW news to share, a soap box moment, and they continue their journey through The WB's Tarzan. Spoiler alert: The writers finally gave Leighton Meester something to do.Looking for a specific part of the pod? Here are some timestamps:0:00 - Intro0:32 - CW News: Everyone Else Burns gets renewed, FBoy Island moves to Fridays, and Sullivan's Crossing + The Spencer Sisters are the most watched fall series on The CW.12:37 - Soap Box Moment: Hey (sports) journalists! When covering The CW, if you're not going to talk about shows from this decade, at least pick shows from the 2010s. Why are we all the way back in 2006?26:37 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer 4x04 review: A great Halloween watch51:40 - Tarzan 1x05 review: Nicki left the house but at what cost?Follow The CW Spiral on Twitter and Youtube for more CW content. Thanks for listening!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The CW's new content is still riding the bench when it comes to Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gauden's watch list, but the trio do have news to share about the network this week. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa revealed Riverdale's final season could have taken viewers out of the '50s and into more decades but the writers room showed restraint. Sullivan's Crossing and The Spencer Sisters' debuted to strong numbers (at least on The CW's scale), and there's reportedly a premiere window for All American, All American: Homecoming, Superman & Lois, and Walker.As for the CW Spiral's Tarzan journey, they may be a bit ahead of the plot but no one can say this group isn't invested. Episode 3, "Wages of Sin," put the case of the week in the driver's seat to mixed results but the use of Matt Nathanson as a theme for our hero was an excellent decision.Looking for a specific part of the pod? Here are some timestamps:0:26 - CW News: Riverdale's forgone decades plot; Sullivan's Crossing and The Spencer Sisters' debut ratings11:03 - When the All American universe, Superman & Lois, and Walker are expected to return16:24 - Tarzan 1x03: The case takes up too much of the plot but at least there's Matt NathansonFollow The CW Spiral on X (formerly known as Twitter) and Youtube for more CW news and coverage. Thank you for listening!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In the first episode of The CW Spiral's third season, Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gaudens are starting their Tarzan journey! It's been 20 years since the WB series from Eric Kripke aired. Back in 2003, the adventure drama was canceled after eight episodes. Having watched its chef's kiss of a pilot, the Spiral are putting on their investigative hats to sort out whether the show was cut down too soon or it fizzled the longer season 1 went on.Join the trio as they discuss Leighton Meester's involvement in Tarzan, the musical cues in the pilot that include a classic Avril Lavigne song, and how the WB series gave them Batman vibes.Looking for a specific part of the pod? Here are some timestamps:0:00 - Intro0:20 - The CW Spiral are back for season 3 and they're pivoting hard to the WB vault. (What you can expect in the third season)1:14 - CW News: Premiere dates and synopses for Sullivan's Crossing and The Spencer Sisters. Crime Nation is coming in 2024.8:46 - WB's Tarzan 1x01 review: They don't make TV like this anymoreFollow The CW Spiral on Twitter and Youtube for more CW news and content! Thank you for listening.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the last pod episode of The CW Spiral's second season, Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gaudens bid farewell to Nancy Drew and give Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa his flowers for the Riverdale series finale.Also on deck: the Spiral share information on their upcoming 90210 anniversary special + their September hiatus, and tease their plans for season 3!Looking for a specific part of the pod? Here are some timestamps:0:24 - Nancy Drew series finale review: The boat was docked42:08 - Riverdale series finale review: An iconic show cements its place in TV history1:31:18 - Spiral News: 90210's 15th anniversary special pod episode, September hiatus, and the start of the pod's season 3 aka their Roberto eraFollow The CW Spiral on Youtube and Twitter for more CW news and content. Thank you for listening!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Grab a chair and a snack, y'all, Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gaudens are spending this pod episode discussing why Nancy Drew 4x12 was not only unforgivable and hurtful but also one of the worst things that the writers could have done to the story we've all invested our time in.Also on deck: An update on The Good Lawyer as the trio manifest a series pick-up for Kennedy McMann's potential new project.Note: There are no timestamps for this episode since it's only about the Nancy Drew episode. Thank you for listening! Follow The CW Spiral on Twitter and Youtube for more CW content.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In all honesty, Nancy Drew has gone off the rails but Sabrina Reed and Michael Patterson do their best to catch Reed Gaudens up on the latest shenanigans happening in Horseshoe Bay. Also, the trio review Heartstopper season 2, the loveliest show with the most heartfelt romance at its center. Looking for a certain section of the episode? Here are some timestamps: 0:17 - CW News: Can you stream the pulled CW shows and can the delayed series make a 13 episode season? 15:51 - Nancy Drew 4x11 review: A hot mess with a side of Seder 47:36 - Heartstopper season 2 review: Still the best YA out right now Follow the CW Spiral on Youtube and Twitter for more CW news and content. Thank you for listening!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bear with Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gaudens as they launch into an obligatory CW news bag at the top of this week's episode. The CW is making moves, even if the trio aren't really here from them. But, once that's out the way, they'll dive into the latest Nancy Drew episode which had Tristan's past life telling Nancy he's her soulmate. Let's just say this threw the trio for a loop. Looking for a specific part of the pod? Here are some timestamps.0:00 - Intro 0:36 - CW News Bag: Pulled shows, FBoy Island vs. Big Brother, beautiful cars, and the ACC games 17:15 - Nancy Drew 4x10 review: Is he really your soulmate, Nancy? Or is he just a sin-eating lobsterman? For more CW content, follow The CW Spiral on YouTube and Twitter. Thank you for listening!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this week's episode, Michael Patterson and Reed Gaudens take a trip to Riverdale for a long overdue check-in on the final season. They're finally caught up and taking season 7's temperature while also giving some thoughts on the most recent episode. The duo, who are without Sabrina Reed this week, then dive into the newest episode of Nancy Drew season 4, which featured a shocking reveal about the Sin Eater. There's also an unexpected tangent about the 2011 film Red Riding Hood. Looking for a specific part of the pod? Here are some timestamps: 0:47 – A Riverdale season 7 catch-up 35:52 – Nancy Drew 4x09 review: We need to talk about the Sin Eater For more CW content, follow The CW Spiral on YouTube and Twitter. Thank you for listening!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this week's episode of the pod, Sabrina Reed, Michael Patterson, and Reed Gaudens take a moment to honor Bitsie Tulloch's performance in Superman & Lois season 3 since the academy refuses to recognize genre actors once again in the Emmy nominations. From there, the trio spiral into a talk about television in this era and the respect that needs to be put on network TV's name.Also on deck: The spiral talk at length about Nancy Drew's body swap episode that Reed describes as a shot of serotonin.Looking for a specific part of the pod? Here are some timestamps:0:00 - Intro0:31 - Bitsie Tulloch deserves an Emmy! (ft. a spiral about the state of TV)23:54 - Nancy Drew 4x08 review: Body swap!For more CW content, follow The CW Spiral on Youtube and Twitter. Thank you for listening!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hollywood's writers and actors are both striking. Once more Sabrina Reed and Reed Gaudens are living through history and they have some thoughts on this significant moment in the entertainment industry. The duo, who are without Michael Patterson for this week's episode, also talk The CW's fall schedule, the All American: Homecoming cast cuts, and two of the best episodes of Nancy Drew season 4.Looking for a specific part of the pod? Here are some timestamps:0:28 - The actors strike is underway11:43 - The CW's fall schedule 202318:43 - All American: Homecoming cast cuts25:12 - Nancy Drew 4x06-4x07 review: Holding out for a hero!For more CW content, follow The CW Spiral on Youtube and Twitter. Thank you for listening.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy