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.
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!
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!
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 talks with Middleman writer Margaret Dunlap about Clotharians, current projects, 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 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!
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 talks with Andy Reaser, writer on Grey's Anatomy, Pretty Little Liars, and (most famously) the Vampire Puppet episode of The Middleman! Enjoy!
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 Weiler talks with Les McClaine about his work on The Middleman comic book, his college roommate, and more!
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!
Les interviews Middleman comic artist Armando Zanker about extending a universe, collaborating remotely, and more!
Les chats with actress Amy Acker about her role as Rachel Conroy, her favorite things about genre television, 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 Meredith Averill about writing for Happy Town, her memories of the show, how it influenced her career, and more.
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 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.
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 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!