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Partially an oral history of obscure TV shows, partially an oral version of MST3K, and partially a thorough episode guide, It Was a Thing on TV is an anthology podcast about obscure, forgotten, and odd TV shows, commercials, televised events, and almost anyone and anything else that was on television. For the most part, the subjects we cover are from the United States and Canada. We’re just three guys with a love for television. New episodes are generally every Monday and Thursday, sometimes more often.
Episodes
Thursday May 04, 2023
Episode 375--Red Dwarf (1992 NBC pilot)
Thursday May 04, 2023
Thursday May 04, 2023
Here's another case of a show working overseas but failing domestically. The Brit show Red Dwarf has been on the air for a combined quarter century. Could it have worked here? Who knows, thanks NBC smegheads.
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Episode 365--Homeboys in Outer Space
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Star Trek: Voyager was a success for UPN. So was Moesha. The powers that be thought, "Why not combine the two? It'll be a hit!" Spoiler: It wasn't. It did give us The Space Hoopty, for what it's worth.
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
Live Show 37–The Mandalorian Season 3 Premiere
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
After over two years (if you don't count his appearance in "The Book of Boba Fett") Din Djarin and Baby Grogu are back for Season 3 of The Mandalorian on Disney+.
Greg and Chico livewatch the premiere as The Mandalorian looks for forgiveness for taking his helmet off as he encounters some old friends along the way back to Mandalore.
Grogu don't go hugging those Anzellans!
Saturday Feb 25, 2023
Live Show 36–Iron Man
Saturday Feb 25, 2023
Saturday Feb 25, 2023
In honor the 15th Anniversary of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and with the recent release of "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania", Greg and Chico go all the way back to the very beginning to live watch 2008's Iron Man!
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Live Show 34–Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
After the highs of Star Trek IV, Harve Bennett turned to another member of the Star Trek cast to try his hand at the directing chair. Surely with Captain Kirk at the helm, Star Trek V would reach even higher profits at the box office right?
Yeah, about that .......... Greg and Chico try to take a look at went wrong and try to answer what does God need with a starship?
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Live Show 32–The Star Wars Holiday Special Live!
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Discussed back in Episode 16, Greg and Chico give The Star Wars Holiday Special it's due by revisiting it in a special live show.
We cover everything from Itchy's holographic boner to Art Carney to Jefferson Starship to the Boba Fett cartoon. We even cover that Flying High commercial where Pam had that great layover with Bobby Sherman!
May the Force be with you and Happy Life Day!
Video to follow along (sync to 0:48 and pause before Greg gives the five second countdown) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8MrPe6i5YU
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Live Show 29–Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
We reach the conclusion of the Trek Trilogy as Greg and Chico make the voyage to 1986 San Francisco with the Enterprise crew as they look for some humpback whales and get into all sorts of crazy shenanigans in the past.
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Episode 318--Eerie, Indiana
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Our final Halloween episode for this year is about a show which could be considered Twin Peaks for kids. Originally, it lasted a season but found life after its demise on several networks, including a follow-up series and a series of young adult books. Prepare yourself for the bizarre world of Eerie, Indiana.
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Episode 316--She-Wolf of London/Love and Curses
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
We start Halloween off looking at an obscurity from the early 90s which apparently has a small cult following. Originally, this was called She-Wolf of London but due to budget cuts and production moving from London to Los Angeles, the show underwent a format change and went by Love and Curses.
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Episode 314--Beyond Westworld
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
After Westworld, the movie but before Westworld, the HBO series, there was a very brief TV series titled Beyond Westworld. In 1980, CBS attempted to continue the story of robots gone amok, the agents hired to stop them, and their creator from taking over the world.