Pop Culture Podcast
Popspotting #134: “My So Called Doogie†(Sept. 22, 2011)
At long last, the great Steph Smith (@stephsmith) joins us for PopTalk & Trivia Thursday. She’s a TV lover, movie snob, and internet addict, and you can hear her on several podcasts, including “What’s On with Steph & Des” and “PotentialCast.”
Her trivia category choices were “Pulp Fictional,” “Rock Star Real Names,” and “Doogie Grows Up.” Which two did she choose? How did she do? You’ll have to listen to find out!
Steph, the interesting thing about your selections is that they were all the lights that burned brightly but burnt quickly.  Twin Peaks was brilliant in its first season but lost its way in many ways in the second season, partly due to the driving force of Lynch being lost for most of the season. 6 Feet Under nearly had a straight line graph trending downward from season 1 to the last season, saved only by the outstanding finale. Good acting was trumped by exhausted writing (Hmm Alan Ball, True Blood, similar trending). My So Called Life was a victim of being ahead of its audience by a few years and was cancelled prematurely.