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Nothing But Static

Dan Doolan & Chris Billingham

Since they wouldn't stop talking about TV, we just shoved a microphone in front of them and hit record. Listen as "two people", Dan Doolan and Chris Billingham indulge in their obsession and attempt to dissect the ever evolving world of television. Featuring news, reviews and recommendations.

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August 16 · 2 hr 35 min
353. Jude Law looks like he smells amazing
This week Dan and Chris take a look some TV news, including Netflix debuting an extended look at GTA 6, some DC shows being shelved, Power Rangers not going forward at Disney+ and some news from D23 including a Kingdom Hearts show and a trailer for VisionQuest. Plus we review Among Us and Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness.
August 1 · 2 hr 25 min
352. Let's Talk About TV
This week Dan and Chris take a look some TV news, including the BBC cancelling several flagship shows, Wonderman's cancellation, the fate of the Booster Gold show and a possible New Girl reunion. Plus we review Tip Toe, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed and Make That Movie.
July 19 · 2 hr 38 min
351. Apologies to the AI forced to listen to this
This week Dan and Chris take a look some TV news, including the recent Sky acquisition of ITV, the cancellation of the Amazon Stargate series, the announcement of some new Animated shows from DC and Peacock ordered a Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Plus we review Widows Bay, Spider-Noir and Elle.
June 7 · 2 hr 33 min
350. The Fifteenth Annual Static Awards (Night Two)
To celebrate 14 years of this podcast, it's time for the Fifteenth Annual Static Awards! Our fictional TV awards show which is really just a poor excuse to recap the year in TV. We both nominate shows for each award and debate who should win. Awards are meaningless, but this podcast is fun. We promise. This is Night Two of our two part podcast, we recommend listening to Night One first!
June 6 · 2 hr 38 min
349. The Fifteenth Annual Static Awards (Night One)
To celebrate 14 years of this podcast, it's time for the Fifteenth Annual Static Awards! Our fictional TV awards show which is really just a poor excuse to recap the year in TV. We both nominate shows for each award and debate who should win. Awards are meaningless, but this podcast is fun. We promise. This year we are continuing the trend of splitting this podcast into two for everyones benefit. Part two releases just 24 hours after this one!
May 23 · 2 hr 26 min
348. In which we thoroughly earn our explicit tag
This week Dan and Chris take a look at the trailer for Avatar: The Last Airbender Season Two, we eulogise The Late Show and discuss Colbert's final episode. We also review The Punisher: One Last Kill, Rooster and Margo's Got Money Troubles.
May 17 · 3 hr 20 min
347. Finally
This week Dan and Chris take a look some TV news, including new Casper and Fast and Furious series going into development. Helena Bonham Carter leaving The White Lotus as production began and a bunch of renewal and cancellation announcements courtesy of Upfronts. Plus after all these years, we (finally) watched Inside No. 9.
April 26 · 2 hr 21 min
346. Too Girthy For Me
This week Dan and Chris take a look some TV news, including Warner Brothers big shareholder vote over the Paramount merger, 2000 jobs being lost over at the BBC, Dexter Ressurection casting news and the Clueless series not going forward at Peacock. Plus we review The Miniature Wife and the revivals of Scrubs and Malcolm in the Middle. Note: This podcast was recorded earlier than usual, on the morning of Friday 24th of April, and some TV News broke between recording and release that is not discussed, such as the cancellation of Gen V. We will come back to this news in a few weeks time when we return.
April 12 · 2 hr 32 min
345. Too Damn Woke
This week Dan and Chris take a look at the TV News from the last few weeks; including Disney lay offs, a Korean adaptation of The Americans, Animorphs returning to TV and a reminder that American Horror Story still exists. Plus this week we recommend/review whatever we happened to watch naturally over the last two weeks. We discuss The Comeback, SNL UK, Daredevil Born Again, Invincible, Taskmaster, The Pitt, Monarch Legacy of Monsters, One Piece, Shrinking, Starfeet Academy, Weapons, Exit 8 and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
March 28 · 2 hr 34 min
344. Cynical Hat
This week Dan and Chris take a look at the TV News from the last few weeks; including the cancellation of the Buffy reboot and whether the Firefly animated revival is already in trouble. Plus we talk Wonder Man being renewed, Paramount continuing to mishandle Star Trek and the first episode of SNL UK. And to top it all off we finally review FX's The Lowdown.
March 15 · 2 hr 8 min
343. DFE (Mostly)
This week Dan and Chris take a look at some TV news, including some lost Doctor Who episodes being found and some shows being renewed. Plus we review Task and The Chair Company and discuss the trailer for The Miniature Wife.
March 1 · 2 hr 1 min
342. I'm Gonna Sing The Doom Song
This week Dan and Chris catch up on all the latest TV news, including an extensive discussion of the Paramount Warner Bros Discovery accuisition and Stephen Colbert being censored. In happier news we discussed the Ghosts movie announcement and we review A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms, Lord of the Flies and Small Prophets.
February 17 · 1 hr 58 min
341. Tighty Ducky
This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent TV news including an update on the Paramount/Netflix/WBD saga, the cancellation of Terminator Zero, the cast of SNL UK, the Baywatch reboot and Disney finally selecting a new CEO. Plus we review Wonderman and Film Club.
February 1 · 2 hr 42 min
340. Rambling Dan
This week Dan and Chris catch up on some recent news including the the future of Game Of Thrones, Dragonball, Shrinking and Legally Blonde. Plus we talk about the trailers for The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins and The Muppets Show and we review FIVE streaming movies from the last year; Deep Cover, Heads of State, Thursday Murder Club, Wake Up Dead Man and Kpop Demon Hunters!
January 18 · 2 hr 51 min
339. Summary
In which our hosts are concise and to the point as they discuss the Warner Bros Discovery/Netflix merger and Paramounts hostile take over attempt. Plus we discuss the change of leadership at Lucasfilm, the bizzare response to the Stranger Things finale and we review Pluribus and Welcome to Derry.
Dec 19, 2025 · 1 hr 47 min
338. Hercules Poirot In Die Another Day Another Day
This week Dan and Chris take a break from their usual format to do their annual look at the UK Festive TV schedule. Plus Chris cannot say a famous detectives name.
Dec 14, 2025 · 3 hr 3 min
337. Breaking Bad Retrospective (The Final Season)
This week Dan and Chris take another break from their normal structure to complete their season by season retrospective of Breaking Bad. Is this show as good as history remembers it? Does it hold up to it's reputation? Let's discuss!
Nov 30, 2025 · 2 hr 37 min
336. Breaking Bad Retrospective (Season Five)
This week Dan and Chris take another break from their normal structure to continue our season by season retrospective of Breaking Bad. Is this show as good as history remembers it? Does it hold up to it's reputation? Let's discuss!
Nov 23, 2025 · 1 hr 34 min
335. Finger Off The Pulse
This week Dan and Chris discuss the cancellation of Pokerface and the absolutely wild plans for it's future. We also talk about the potential new Stargate series, DC's plans for a V for Vendetta series and the last 8 episodes of cancelled Friends spin-off Joey finally getting an official release. Plus we chat about the shows that all got renewed this week; Twisted Metal, House of the Dragon, Alien Earth, The Chair Company and Task.
Nov 9, 2025 · 1 hr 59 min
334. Phoning it in
This week Dan and Chris discuss the Doctor Who/Disney+ split, Amazon ordering a new sitcom from Brett Goldstein and ITV possibly being sold to Sky. Plus we review the new Sally Wainwright drama Riot Women.

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