It's now 2022, so let us look at the best and worst things offered from 2021. So in this first installment episode of the 2021 Retrospective, Xan goes over the various new television shows that debuted this season and gives a little overview of this thoughts on them. From Doogie Kamealoha M.D. to Wheel of Time, Xan gives a thorough exploration of these new shows month by month and how outstanding or disappointing they are. Remember to Like, Share and Subscribe. Follow us @spiraken on Twitter and @spiraken on Instagram, subscribe to this podcast and our YouTube channel, Support our Patreon and if you would kindly, please go to www.tinyurl.com/helpxan and give us a great rating on Apple Podcasts. Also join our discord and Thank you and hope you enjoy this episode. #spiraken #mangareview #wheelofmanga #tvin2021 #2021retrospective #badbatch #wheeloftime #lokitvseries #wandvision #snowpiercer #tvtuesday #podcasthq #manga #spirakenreviewpodcast Music Used in This Episode: Closing Theme-Easy Sunday by Bad Snacks (Youtube Audio Library) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter License code: YEPNB5COHX56JVES WHERE TO FIND US Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/ Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Xan's Email xan@spiraken.com Our Patron https://www.patreon.podbean.com/spiraken or https://www.patreon.com/spiraken Our Discord https://tinyurl.com/spiradiscord Our Twitter https://twitter.com/spiraken Our Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/spiraken Our Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/spiraken Our Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Day: What Television Shows Did you watch?
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