Alan Sepinwall

We're one month out from the publication of Serling: A Journey Into the Twilight Zone with TV's First Visionary. Every day from now until October 13, I'll be counting down the 31 best Twilight Zone episodes, in this thread. Preorder the book: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/alan-...

Alan’s back behind the mic for a super-sized episode that covers the new season of The Diplomat, a classic West Wing cliffhanger, and some guy named Rod Serling. Watch on YouTube:

On this week's @tvisgoodpod.bsky.social, I'm back behind the mic with @kvanaren.bsky.social for a super-sized episode that covers the new season of The Diplomat, a classic West Wing cliffhanger, and some guy named Rod Serling. Watch on YouTube:

Aaron Sorkin's infamous Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip debuted 20 years ago this fall. I talked with a group of contemporary comedy writers about why the show didn't work, but also why they're still obsessed with it:

In this week's free Friday Check-In newsletter: the Scrubs revival continues to work, Glee and Coach are returning for some reason, Rod Serling screenwriter, and more:

In this week's free Friday Check-In newsletter: the Scrubs revival continues to work, Glee and Coach are returning for some reason, Rod Serling screenwriter, and more:

It remains astonishing to me that James Dolan was able to stay out of the way *just* long enough for the Knicks to end a 53-year championship drought. Everything he's done from the second the team won seems like he's determined to remind you what a colossal asshole he is.

And the skeletons are… ?

Just recorded my first @tvisgoodpod.bsky.social episode in a few weeks. Gonna go take a nap now.

New clip! Why is “Seven Days in May” so much better than most of Rod Serling’s big screen work? “Serling” author @sepinwall.bsky.social explains. Watch the full episode on YouTube: buff.ly/a5VzgpD Listen on Apple podcasts: buff.ly/4mVcJLJ Listen on Spotify: buff.ly/ee9NdHS

Thoughts on another delightful episode of The Lowdown, where Lee wrestled with the question of whether truth is easier than lying:

Thoughts on another delightful episode of The Lowdown, where Lee wrestled with the question of whether truth is easier than lying:

New clip! @sepinwall.bsky.social tells us his biggest surprise from writing “Serling: A Journey Into the Twilight Zone with TV's First Visionary.” Watch the full episode on YouTube: buff.ly/a5VzgpD Listen on Apple podcasts: buff.ly/4mVcJLJ Listen on Spotify: buff.ly/ee9NdHS

Thoughts on the end of a very fun but overcrowded season of Slow Horses:

Thoughts on the end of a very fun but overcrowded season of Slow Horses:

I mostly let the writers air their Studio 60 grievances, but I must mention two things: 1. Jenna Fischer hosted an ep, and Sorkin never thought to put her and Lucy Davis in a scene together. 2. Lauren Graham hosted another ep, and she didn't get any chance to deliver rat-a-tat Sorkin dialogue.

New clip from our latest episode! @sepinwall.bsky.social tells us how he came to write his terrific new book “Serling.” Watch the full episode on YouTube: buff.ly/a5VzgpD Listen on Apple podcasts: buff.ly/4mVcJLJ Listen on Spotify: buff.ly/ee9NdHS

Hoping to be back for next week's @tvisgoodpod.bsky.social, but happy that @kvanaren.bsky.social was able to get @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social to step in for me to talk about Lee Raybon and Lorelai Gilmore.

Spoiler thoughts on The Diplomat s4, in which lots of wild things happened. But did too many wild things happen?

The utterly delightful The Sheep Detectives was written by Craig Mazin?!?!?!

Pretzel Day was 20 years ago today:

Spoiler thoughts on The Diplomat s4, in which lots of wild things happened. But did too many wild things happen?

Hoping to be back for next week's @tvisgoodpod.bsky.social, but happy that @kvanaren.bsky.social was able to get @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social to step in for me to talk about Lee Raybon and Lorelai Gilmore.

NEW EPISODE! @sepinwall.bsky.social’s terrific new book “Serling: A Journey Into the Twilight Zone with TV's First Visionary” is out NOW, so he joined us to talk about his journey writing it, as well as the best movie Serling ever wrote, SEVEN DAYS IN MAY: pod.link/1274489817/e...

Rod Serling + John Frankenheimer was a winning formula on TV, and it sure was here. Plus, we used to have real movie posters!

Just started reading. Love the Leo-pointing-at-the-screen moment on page 9 of the prologue.

So much fun to hang with Drew and friends, and to talk about some of my favorite comfort food movies.

Today at The Reveal: Just a grab bag of book recommendations of books by @mattsinger.bsky.social and @sepinwall.bsky.social and a few other items. BUT, there's a great deal if you read to the end:

We are recording the TWILIGHT ZONE mini-MEGA with @sepinwall.bsky.social, @emilystjams.bsky.social, & @danielkraus.com NEXT WEEK! Which TZ episodes from the classic Serling era NEED to make the list of the BEST 13?!

In this week's free Friday Check-In newsletter, thoughts on VisionQuest, The X-Files and Girls return from the dead, pub week for Serling, and more:

Funny Business featured in The Reveal (which is great), alongside @sepinwall.bsky.social’s Rod Serling biography (which is also great).

In this week's free Friday Check-In newsletter, thoughts on VisionQuest, The X-Files and Girls return from the dead, pub week for Serling, and more:

Hoping the World Series package on Brewers history can spare a few moments for the careers of Stan "Mr. 3000" Ross and Rex "T-Rex" Pennebaker.

Okay, so the Dodgers not making the World Series means there won't be a lockout, right? The 2027 season is saved now? Right? Hello?

Randomly put on Everybody Wants Some!! for first time in forever. Began wondering if Willoughby was named as an homage to Twilight Zone. Then got to the scene where Willoughby has almost every ep on VHS. So… yeah.

Knicks in 5

Appreciate how many other people, like me, first encountered TZ with a classroom assignment on The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.

My god, the return of The Lowdown made me so, so happy. Thoughts on the two-part premiere:

My god, the return of The Lowdown made me so, so happy. Thoughts on the two-part premiere:

Thoughts on the penultimate episode of Slow Horses s6: