It is odd that the Spont and CBB stables don't overlap more. Especially since PFT seems really invested in booking and promoting women and non-white performers—which is maybe the one lesson CBB still needs to learn.

Generations is a solid pick, but Andy Daly's "The Travel Bug" is the world champ as far as I'm concerned.

How has his Nick Nolte not been back? "Rich Mind Vain" might be the most underrated episode in the show's run!

As I see it, Gino gets his time, then sits back. The issue is when he interjects to put a button on something later on, Scott always takes the bait and derails the conversation to go to back to Gino-land.

I love this show so damn much.

It's the last season. I wouldn't shocked if Dylan Bruce & ol' BDP make a miraculous reappearance. Coady survived, so why not?

CBB-TV did feel weird, I'll give you that. It gradually became it's own thing, but for far too long it compared unfavorably to the podcast.

But at least we're all on board with an animated Thrilling Adventure Hour, right?

Harmonquest took a decent idea and … just did nothing with it.

Or an animated Hello from the Magic Tavern.

I miss Mission Hill. Sad that it didn't get more time to grow into itself.

Orko was Elfo once, taken by the dark powers, tortured and mutilated. A ruined and terrible form of life…

[TBD] news, everyone!

Stand-ups don't seem to do the show as often as they used to. I've noticed the pendulum has swung from meandering interviews interrupted by zany characters, to zany characters quizzed by Scott; if a guest doesn't feel comfortable chiming in, they effectively get frozen out for the rest of the show.

That's Ariel bargain!

I'd krill for that t-shirt.

Baleen dat!

Super quick wit, but yeah, having to rehash so much really throttles things. But it's not just Gabrus. The continuity recap and the now-obligatory third guest are probably the main reasons late-period CBB seems to lack the organic 'joy of discovery' that was so key to its most classic moments.

He's totally conscious about it, and not in way where he's trying to shock. It seems like a fascinating character study of a guy who intellectually knows better trying to resist the knee-jerk garbage he was steeped in as he grew up. I'd wager if he sat down and had a measured, considered conversation, he'd be pretty…

Worse yet, despite the progressive meritocracy of its future, Trek is becoming increasingly invested in the magical destiny of bloodlines. It's permissible for medieval-mythical derived fantasy, but science fiction not so much.