The AMPire Diaries now has its own official podcast feed, Twitter, and website:Twitter: https://twitter.com/AMPDiariesPodWebsite: https://theampirediariespod.com/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ampire-diaries/id1521539228Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5nBcK1Rqd5OKUZwLl6ZNktStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast…

The AMPire Diaries Episode 10: “Miss Mystic Falls” | “Blood Brothers”Moving along on this Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast, we’re talking about “Miss Mystic Falls” (Season 1, Episode 19) and “Blood Brothers” (Season 1, Episode 20). This time around, the gals are talkin’ “ThE gILbErT cHaRm,…

The AMPire Diaries Episode 9: “Let The Right One In” | “Under Control” (feat. Michael Chasin)Moving along on this Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast, we’re talking about “Let The Right One In” (Season 1, Episode 17) and “Under Control” (Season 1, Episode 18). The AMPire Diaries’ resident boy…

The AMPire Diaries Episode 8: “A Few Good Men” | “There Goes the Neighborhood”Moving along on this Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast, we’re talking about “A Few Good Men” (Season 1, Episode 15) and “There Goes the Neighborhood” (Season 1, Episode 16). And boy do we have some questions. Woul…

The AMPire Diaries Episode 7: “Children of the Damned” | “Fool Me Once”Moving along on this Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast, we’re talking about “Children of the Damned” (Season 1, Episode 13) and “Fool Me Once” (Season 1, Episode 14). LaToya is possibly now Jeremy Gilbert’s #1 fan, Jill …

The AMPire Diaries Episode 6: “Bloodlines” | “Unpleasantville”Moving along on this Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast, we’re talking about “Bloodlines” (Season 1, Episode 11) and “Unpleasantville” (Season 1, Episode 12). Is Morgan also Jeremy Gilbert’s #1 fan? Was Elena wearing a Bump It? Ar…

The AMPire Diaries Episode 5: “History Repeating” | “The Turning Point”Moving along on this Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast, it’s now time for a little bit of “History Repeating” (Season 1, Episode 9) and “The Turning Point” (Season 1, Episode 10). Not only does this episode of The AMPire…

The AMPire Diaries Episode 4: “Haunted” | “162 Candles”Moving along on this Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast, it’s now time for some “Haunted” (Season 1, Episode 7) and “162 Candles” (Season 1, Episode 8). Vicki has a vampire costume and Stefan has a friend—both big moments in the series. …

The AMPire Diaries Episode 3: “You’re Undead to Me” | “Lost Girls”Moving along on this Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast, it’s now time for some “You’re Undead to Me” (Season 1, Episode 5) and “Lost Girls” (Season 1, Episode 6). Elena finds out the truth about vampires, Vicki becomes a vamp…

The AMPire Diaries Episode 2: “Friday Night Bites” | “Family Ties”Moving along on this Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast, it’s now time for some “Friday Night Bites” (Season 1, Episode 3) and “Family Ties” (Season 1, Episode 4). You gotta love puns, but you’ve also gotta love The CW’s offic…

The AMPire Diaries Episode 1: “Pilot” | “The Night of the Comet”And so it begins: The AMPire Diaries. Naturally, it begins with the first two episodes of The Vampire Diaries, “Pilot” (Season 1, Episode 1) and “The Night of the Comet” (Season 1, Episode 2). It also begins (at least in these show notes) with the opening loglines for the official CW s…

Introduction: The Televoid presents… The AMPire Diaries“We know the risk, but we have to podcast…” (or some variation of that intro that will be constantly botched in the actual podcast… and I’m sorry for that — xoxo, Gossip Fergs)Welcome to The AMPire Diaries: The Televoid’s Official Vampire Diaries recap and rewatch podcast. Hosted by longtime Va…

It might still technically be spring, but we decided to put the call out to Summer Girls everywhere a little bit early and come out of hibernation. We're back -- again! Join your hosts @maurae and @lafergs as we discuss Raising Dad and the era-appropriate cameo episode starring LFO's Rich Cronin. Join us in discussing the influence of BBMak on the …

Into every generation a set of iconic twins is born: two girls in all the world, a chosen two. Unfortunately, the viewing audiences for The CW's Ringer disagreed and this show was swiftly cancelled after only one delightfully campy season. Get ready for us to make a strong argument why that was a huge mistake. Join your hosts @maurae and @lafergs a…

Time to wrap up our coverage of the second half of the season long chaos that took place on The Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno. Join your hosts @maurae and @lafergs as they finish the discussion talking about explosive tempers, our never-ending mutual hatred of Julie, and our new campaign to retroactively award CT an Emmy for the scen…

Time to turn up the heat and stoke some superficial rivalries! We revisited The Real World/Road Rules Challenge where it, arguably, started going off the rails: The Inferno. Join your hosts @maurae and @lafergs as they start the discussion of our favorite cast members' origins, the stupid hot nature of a thick Boston accent, and what exactly consti…

Surfs up and we're back out catching waves. We revisit the delightfully soapy North Shore and watch their series finale. Join your hosts @maurae and @lafergs as they discuss the financials behind night club ownership, the benefits of eloping, and a twist ending that might be one of the wildest moments covered on the podcast.AS REFERENCED IN THE EPI…

Yes, that's right. We returned to the scene of the crime. Literally, a building was burned down and a very serious actor was injured by falling plaster debris! Also Paris Hilton's entire existence is basically a felony. Join your hosts @maurae and @lafergs as they return to look again at MTV's Movie Life: House of Wax to discuss why the Padalecki h…

We're back, babyyy! Jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire, we're starting off with the aptly titled Freddie Prinze Jr. vehicle, #Freddie! Join your hosts @maurae and @lafergs as we discuss 2000s chef comedies, classism, and the avian flu.AS REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE:SHE'S ALL THAT - HACKY SACK SCENE: https://youtu.be/nb_-LuaT03kKITCHEN CO…

We took another stroll through the WB archives of forgotten one-season gems and watched all of #BlackSash! Join your hosts @maurae and @lafergs as we discuss martial arts, Evanescence needle drops, and the benefits of channeling your inner rage into powerful lesbian energy.AS REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE:EVENT TELEVISION: https://youtu.be/I4bR-p1X46sE…

SNEAK PREVIEW: We're dive back into North Shore one last time to discuss one of the most shocking finales we've ever covered for this show.Subscribe to LaToya's Patreon and listen to the full episode here: http://bit.ly/2EQKpyjAv Maura Kate Elliott & LaToya Ferguson

We're back with the second part of our North Shore journey and discussing the latest con artist to make land at the resort: Hailey Nichol. Join your hosts @maurae and @lafergs as we talk more about shitty hotel guests, 2000s indie rock, and why mousy teenagers shouldn't get advice from the adult staff of the Grand Waimea as they'd all be ready to m…

We've come back to town - unannounced - with a ring on our finger, a white pantsuit on deck, and the surf on the horizon. Ready to talk about class issues and Jason Momoa's charming face? Join your hosts @maurae and @lafergs as we discuss a true 2000s throwback gem North Shore. Part two of the second episode of the season coming shortly. CONTENT WA…

SNEAK PREVIEW: The path to hell is straight and narrow, we finished watching Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II.Subscribe to LaToya's Patreon and listen to the full episode here: http://bit.ly/2SvbsXKAv Maura Kate Elliott & LaToya Ferguson

SNEAK PREVIEW: We're continuing the journey to hell with the next installment of our Challenge series and talk Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II.Subscribe to LaToya's Patreon and listen to the full episode here: http://bit.ly/2GnmSq0Av Maura Kate Elliott & LaToya Ferguson

SNEAK PREVIEW: We're finishing our walk down memory lane and watched the second half of Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno.Subscribe to LaToya's Patreon and listen to the full episode here: https://bit.ly/2BPiFHOAv Maura Kate Elliott & LaToya Ferguson

SNEAK PREVIEW: We're taking a walk down memory lane and rewatching Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno. Subscribe to LaToya's Patreon and listen to the full episode here: https://bit.ly/2O7jl09Av Maura Kate Elliott & LaToya Ferguson

1) He's too good at Brazilian jiu-jitsu.2) I refuse to seek professional help about my total lack of communication skills. 3) My friends are laissez-faire enablers.4) The Televoid is back!5) If you had to watch a TV show that ABC didn't think was fit to air, you'd take a break too.6) He chose his sister to go in the ambulance with him instead of me…

Our resolution this year is to watch better Greg Berlanti super hero shows from this point forward. We revisited a super hero show outside the DC/Marvel canon that you probably don't remember because it was ironically, pretty ordinary, and watched No Ordinary Family. Join your hosts @maurae and @lafergs and returning guest @itslisae to discuss the …

We're baaaa-aaack and ready to celebrate Halloween with a treat in place of our normal tricks to discuss the cinematic cult classic turned television cult classic: Clueless. Join your hosts @maurae and @lafergs as we talk final girls, physical comedy heroics, and Sabrina: The Teenage Witch conspiracy theories.AS REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE:MICHAEL LE…

It's time for a very special episode of The Televoid, where we watch the very special episode of Family Ties in which Alex explores grief after his (brand new, never before seen, but very best of all time) friend has a freak accident and we're left to deal with the resulting pretentious overacting. Join your hosts @maurae and @lafergs along with re…

No better time to introduce the concept of ghosts, monsters and other creatures of the night being real than the second season of your failing beach crime spin-off, right? Baywatch: Nights thought so. Join your hosts @maurae and @lafergs to discuss the whether nights ever were the same again.AS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE:SON OF THE BEACH: http://im…

It was too hard to pick one episode that exemplified the travesty the wannabe intellectual teen sex drama that was The Bedford Diaries. So we made the worst decision possible and watched the entire show. Join your hosts @maurae and @lafergs to discuss the struggle of living life finding Milo Ventimiglia retroactively attractive in general and what …

We start the year off wrong with a terrible attempt at modern crime that hopes you don't know programming code doesn't turn red when a malware hits. It's time for the infamously terrible and shortest lived franchise spin-off CSI: Cyber! Join your hosts @maurae and @lafergs along with returning special guest @ohseafarer to discuss why we're 99% sure…

We revisit Stars Hollow once again to check in with the Gilmore Girls revival and get into what the HELL went wrong with Rory Gilmore. Join your hosts @maurae and @lafergs along with returning Gilmore Girls watching expert @itslisae to discuss why sometimes (hint: this time) Jess is more.AS REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE:RORY GILMORE: TERRIBLE JOURNALIS…

In honor of the revival, we revisit the disastrous attempt to spin-off Gilmore Girls to Jess Mariano-centric "Windward Circle" set in Venice Beach, California. Join your hosts @maurae & @lafergs along with returning guest @itslisae to discuss why we're all Team Paris, what the hell Sherilyn Fenn's character was doing, and how The OC did it better.T…

Happy Halloween! We brave the real life fright fest that was Glee and watch a classically terrible episode right around when it had already worn out it's welcome. Join your hosts @maurae & @lafergs along with returning guest @elenaisawesome to discuss why we can't trust anyone who doesn't also hate Will Schuester. AS REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE:NED R…

100 EPISODES! For our centennial celebration we survived the waking nightmare that was the Chad Michael Murray written episode of One Tree Hill set in the mind of Chad Michael Murray's Lucas Scott circa 1940's North Carolina. Somehow it's even worse than it sounds. Join your hosts @maurae & @lafergs to discuss the rampant misogyny, incoherent writi…

We relive the day over again with another the tragically cancelled and barely aired FOX high-concept show, Tru Calling. Join your hosts @maurae & @lafergs along with returning guest @sortathatguy to discuss the villainous turn by guest star Cobie Smulders, the worst family dynamics ever, and why Zach Galifianakis kept trying to get fired from the m…

The wait is over! We take a trip back in time to 2006 when ad executives were living so large they were making GEICO commercials into TV shows. For those of you who don't remember this immediately panned, train wreck of a show (or that it starred newbie actors Nick Kroll, Sam Huntington among others) please allow us to describe Cavemen in all its p…

In honor of LaToya's birthday week, help us keep the party going, forget God, and take a long strange trip to revisit a fan and host-favorite: John Doe. Join your hosts @maurae & @lafergs along with returning Doe-enthusiast, @carlylane to discuss, among other things, what the hell was happening on this show and why Oscar Award Winning J.K. Simmons …

We revisit another cancelled and oft forgotten gem, Opposite Sex, which stars 1999's youths of America such as Milo Ventimiglia, Kyle Howard, and Chris Evans (yes, THAT Chris Evans) as the first few male students admitted to an all girls high school. Join your hosts @maurae & @lafergs along with returning guest and Chris Evans specialist, @itslisae…

Happy Fourth of July! We celebrate with the best way to honor life, liberty, and the American way we know and watched the beach-centric holiday episode of Saved By The Bell. Join your hosts @maurae & @lafergs along with guest @thekuhlest to dive deep on many of life mysteries: the low-key Slater/Lisa romance plot in this episode, how close to Saint…

This week, in honor of Maura's birthday and fathers everywhere, we watched the show that proves young white guys can achieve anything if only they put their minds to it and give .001%. It's time for another USA Network classic: Suits. Join your hosts @maurae & @lafergs along with white boy shade specialist @burritoprophet to discuss why everyone on…

Hello, angels. We heard you like reboots so we rebooted your favorite reboot before the genre of rebooting reboots even started rebooting. Get your jet ski montages started and prepare to delve into another 2011 pilot season flop: Charlie's Angels. Join your hosts @maurae & @lafergs along with @levyontv to discuss the unending plot holes, terrible …

Quoth the raven: never aired. We watched the pilot episode of Poe that was cancelled before it even got on the air. Poe was a crime procedural about Edgar Allen Poe solving crimes starring Christopher Egan, Natalie Dormer, and Leslie Odom Jr. which is somehow even more out of control than it sounds. Join your hosts @maurae & @lafergs along with ret…

Gird your felines, we get higher on cotton than the TV execs were on coke during the 80's when this nightmare made it to air. Join your hosts @maurae & @lafergs along with special bad 80's expert @ohseafarer to discuss the on and offscreen disaster that was ALF.AS REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE:DONALD TRUMP FUNNY OR DIE VID: https://youtu.be/VJm-E38G3-0…

Bottoms up! We'd all be drinking heavily if we were blood relatives of Matthew Fox. Time for the intervention episode of Party of Five where everyone's uncomfortable and miserable and that's the point. Join your hosts @maurae and @lafergs along with returning guest @monroealy to discuss the loathsome Salinger family, the stigma of addiction, and th…

Remember when Castle implied time travel was a canon reality on a crime procedural and went full tilt camp? We delve deep into one of the most convoluted episodes of their show or ours and try to stop things before the energy wars take hold! Join your hosts @maurae & @lafergs with returning guest @elenaisawesome to discuss the dangers of compulsive…

It’s April Fool’s Day so what better time to take a trip down the Privilege Highway where no one can stay in their goddamn lane. We explore the show – and career – of Romeo! that exists purely through nepotism and venture down the even worse adventure of white people believing that they too can succeed at whatever they put their minds to. Even if t…