Time Crunched Critics
Time Crunched Critics is a podcast for busy TV fans, offering honest, straight-forward reviews to help you decide what's a worthwhile watch and what's a safe skip.
Check out our Weekly Crunch episodes for quick reviews of all the shows on our weekly watch-list.
Check out our Extra Crunchy episodes for detailed deep-dives into specific shows/films/topics.
Check out our Crunch Wrap episodes for complete summaries and recaps of entire TV seasons (spoilers abound; details about themes/characters/plot points/fan theories/more), to get you all caught up and ready for a new season to drop!
Email us @ timecrunchedcritics@gmail.com to share your thoughts and/or to help us decide our next watch.
Episodes
36 episodes
Weekly Crunch - Last Seen, Lanterns, East of Eden & Below
This week the Time Crunched Critics give their complete spoiler-free review of Last Seen, Lanterns, East of Eden and Below Plus they share their Be Kind, Rewind picks of the week AND let you know what to look out for in ...
Weekly Crunch - The Shards, The Paper (Season 2), & Brothers
This week the Time Crunched Critics give their full reviews of The Shards and The Paper (Season 2) Are they worthwhile watches? They also share their first impressions of Brothers. Will they keep watching? Plus, they ...
Extra Crunchy - The Emmys (2026)
In this Extra Crunchy episode, the Time Crunched Critics dive into the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards!
Weekly Crunch - The Whisper Man, Furious, Silo & Adults
This week the Time Crunched Critics give their complete review of Furious, Silo (Season 3), and Adults (Season 2). Plus they review the new Netflix thriller film The Whisper Man. They share their Be Kind, Rewind...
Weekly Crunch - Sterling Point, The Shards, Ted Lasso & The Last House
This week the Time Crunched Critics give their complete review of Sterling Point and share their first impressions of The Shards and Ted Lasso (Season 4). Jennifer also shares her opinion on The Last House (N...
Weekly Crunch - Cape Fear, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, & The Five Star Weekend (plus more!)
This week the Time Crunched Critics give their complete review of Cape Fear, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, and The Five Star Weekend. Plus, they share their first impressions of Furious, Lucky, and Silo (Seaso...
Weekly Crunch – Widow’s Bay (Complete), I Will Find You (Complete), Voicemails for Isabelle (Movie), & House of the Dragon, (First Impression Season 3)
This week the Time Crunched Critics give their complete review of Widow's Bay (Season 1), I Will Find You (Netflix mini series), and Voicemails for Isabelle (Netflix movie). Plus, Mike gives his first impressions of <...
Weekly Crunch - Running Point, Hacks, The Boroughs, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed & Cape Fear
This week the Time Crunched Critics give a full TCC Rating of Running Point (Season 2), Hack's (Season 5), and The Boroughs. Are they worthwhile watches? They also share their initial impressions of two new shows,...
Weekly Crunch - The Boroughs, Rooster, Margo's Got Money Troubles, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Season 2)
Weekly Crunch = NO SPOILERS btw. Just reviews. This week the Time Crunched Critics give a full TCC Rating of Monarch (Season 2), Margo's Got Money Troubles, and Rooster. Are they worthwhile watches? They a...
Weekly Crunch - Imperfect Women, Widow's Bay, Miniature Wife, & Apex
Weekly Crunch = NO SPOILERS btw. Just reviews. This week the Time Crunched Critics review the complete season of Imperfect Women, discuss their initial impressions of Widow's Bay and Miniature Wife, and re...
Weekly Crunch - Shrinking (Season 3), The Pitt (Season 2), DTF St. Louis (complete), & Margo's Got Money Troubles (so far)
Weekly Crunch = NO SPOILERS. Just reviews. This week the Time Crunched Critics revisit Shrinking (Season 3), The Pitt (Season 2), and DTF St. Louis after finishing all episodes of each. Are they worthwhile...
Weekly Crunch - Something Very Bad is Going to Happen, Big Mistakes & Paradise (Season 2)
Weekly Crunch = NO SPOILERS btw. Just reviews. This week the Time Crunched Critics review the new Netflix horror miniseries Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, the new Netflix comedy series Big Mistakes, and the...
Weekly Crunch - Scarpetta, The Madison, Rooster & Imperfect Women
This week the Time Crunched Critics review the complete first seasons of Scarpetta and The Madison, and the first few episodes of Rooster and Imperfect Women. Are these shows worthwhile watches or safe ...
Extra Crunchy - The 98th Academy Awards
In this Extra Crunchy episode, the Time Crunched Critics dive into the 98th Academy Awards Ceremony — sharing their thoughts on the ceremony as a whole, sharing movie reviews of (almost) all films nominated, breaking down nominees and winners o...
Weekly Crunch - Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Season 1), H/Jack (Season 2), & DTF St. Louis (Pilot)
This week the Time Crunched Critics review the complete second season of H/Jack and the the complete first season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters in preparation for it's second season that is currently releasing. Plus, they tou...
Weekly Crunch - Paradise, H/Jack & A Knight of the 7 Kingdoms
This week the Time Crunched Critics review the first seasons of Paradise and H/Jack, in preparation for their second seasons that are currently releasing. Plus, Mike updates us on his review of A Knight of the Seven Kingdo...
Weekly Crunch - The 'Burbs, Fallout, & Girl Taken
This week the Time Crunched Critics discuss the new Peacock series The 'Burbs, Prime Video's Fallout (Season 2) and the Paramount+ psychological thriller series Girl Taken. Plus they introduce a new segment - "B...
Weekly Crunch - PONIES, Steal, Shrinking & A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
This week the Time Crunched Critics review the new Peacock series PONIES and the new Amazon Prime mini-series Steal. Plus they touch on the season 3 premier of Shrinking and the new Game of Thrones prequel, <...
Weekly Crunch - His & Hers, Heated Rivalry, & Coldwater
This week the Time Crunched Critics review the new Netflix mini-series His & Hers, HBO's Heated Rivalry, and Paramount's Coldwater. Are they worthwhile watches or safe skips? Plus, we will give you a quick recap o...
Weekly Crunch - Run Away, The Pitt, & Pluribus
This week the Time Crunched Critics review the new Netflix mini-series Run Away, The Pitt, and re-examine Pluribus as a whole now that the first season has wrapped. Are they worthwhile watches or safe skips? Plus, we will give you a preview of ...
Extra Crunchy - Stranger Things SERIES FINALE (with a special guest host)
On today’s Extra Crunchy episode, the Time Crunched Critics take a deep dive into the long-awaited series finale of Stranger Things. Our friend and fellow podcaster joins us to discuss our favorite moments, our biggest gripes, our pers...
Extra Crunchy! Stranger Things Season 5, Volume 2
On today’s Extra Crunchy episode, the Time Crunched Critics take a deep dive into Stranger Things Season 5, Volume 2 (Episodes 5-7). We share our Time-Crunched Critic rating, review major plot points, unpack our biggest questions and g...
Weekly Crunch - Fallout, The Stolen Girl, and a few Holiday films
This week the Time Crunched Critics review the first episode of Fallout Season 2 and the complete miniseries The Stolen Girl. And to celebrate the holiday season, they watched three new Christmas flicks - A Merry Little Ex-Mas, Oh.What.Fu...
Weekly Crunch - Lazarus, Morning Show, Chair Company, and Wake Up Dead Man
This week the Time Crunched Critics review a new mystery-thriller miniseries, Lazarus (a Harlan Coben production) and give updates on two shows that have wrapped this season - The Morning Show (Season 4) and The Chair Company (Season 1). They a...
Extra Crunchy! Stranger Things Season 5, Volume 1
On today’s Extra Crunchy episode, the Time Crunched Critics take a deep dive into Stranger Things Season 5, Volume 1 (Episodes 1–4). We share our Time-Crunched Critic rating, break down major plot points, unpack our biggest questions a...