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A Podcast Series Dedicated to the FX series 'Terriers'

WELCOME TO BEACH COP DETECTIVES


Beach Cop Detectives is a podcast dedicated to Terriers, the one-season beach noir series co-created by Shawn Ryan (The Shield) and Ted Griffin (Ocean's 11) for FX in 2010. It lives on Netflix, and Beach Cop Detectives hopes to serve as the DVD extra equivalent for a show that has never gotten the DVD treatment, with episode-by-episode analysis and original interviews with many of those who helped make the show.

Beach Cop Detectives is a special project by Randy Lander and Grant Davis of The TV Dudes podcast and part of the Permanant RCRD podcast network.

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RANDY LANDER
RANDY LANDER
Creator/Host
Randy Lander is a father & owner of a comic book and game shop in Austin, TX. But perhaps most importantly, he is the #1 Terriers fan. He podcasts weekly about TV on TheTVDudes.com, about comics, games & other popculture on The Roguecast (roguesgallerytx.com).
GRANT DAVIS
GRANT DAVIS
Producer/Editor/Colorist
Grant is the co-host of the podcast The TV Dudes alongside Randy Lander. Randy pitched the idea to do a dedicated ‘Terriers’ podcast to Grant and then somehow suckered him into helping out.
Nathan Bliss
Nathan Bliss
Illustrator/Guest on Episode 003
Nathan Bliss is technically an artist, allegedly living in Austin, TX. He’s irregularly created some stuff here and there, and is hypothetically on mic in a podcast, sometimes. This is one of those times. You can literally see his art at n8bliss-art.tumblr.com and on twitter @n8bliss

Cliff Coats
Cliff Coats
Guest on Episode 01
Cliff Coats is a local Austin playwright, comic book aficionado and author of westerns, fantasy, sci-fi and modern crime stories. He is the author of ‘Damnation’, a dark horror western novel, which you can find anywhere e-books are sold. He is also a huge ‘Terriers’ fan.
Mike Moody
Mike Moody
Guest on Episode 02
Mike is the creator of the Permanent RCRD podcast network, which Beach Cop Detectives and The TV Dudes are a part of. He is the host of the Mr. Robot, Oh! podcast and TV Eye podcast. We suspect he sorta likes watching tv.
Nathan Bliss
Nathan Bliss
BCD Artist/Guest on Episode 03
Nathan Bliss is technically an artist, allegedly living in Austin, TX. He’s irregularly created some stuff here and there, and is hypothetically on mic in a podcast, sometimes. This is one of those times. You can literally see his art at n8bliss-art.tumblr.com and on twitter @n8bliss
ASHLEY MORENO
ASHLEY MORENO
Guest on Episode 04
Ashley Moreno is a writer and podcaster who often covers comedy, movies and other pop culture for the Austin Chronicle. When she’s not sewing, crafting, cooking, or taking care of her chickens, she passes the time watching cat videos with her cat, Tigertron.
Jeff Jones
Jeff Jones
Guest on Episode 05
Jeff Jones is a professional crime fighter whose lair is in an unnamed location outside of Austin. He spends his copious free time playing guitars and boardgames and disagreeing with people about TV and film. His delusions of grandeur are encouraged by his saintly wife and one spectacular cat.
David Lamplugh
David Lamplugh
Guest on Episode 06
David Lamplugh is a visual artist and noir fan from Smyrna, Ga. He likes to think he knows about that glowing panel just as much as the next guy.
Les Weiler
Les Weiler
Guest on Episode 07
Les is a freelance writer and graphic designer living in Austin, Texas. He enjoys television to a stunning degree, along with various movies of questionable cultural value. All his exes do indeed live in Texas, but like most of the city, he can’t be bothered to move away. He is a regular contributor to the TV Dudes podcast, and achieved notoriety in 2015 when he was revealed to be the only 38 year old in America who has never played an XBOX.
David Sotelo
David Sotelo
Guest on Episode 08
David works for the ATX Television Festival, assisting with programming and production aspects of Austin’s annual 4-day celebration of television. He spends his days at ATX HQ researching, talking, arguing, agreeing, changing his mind and disagreeing again, arguing more, and bonding over all things TV.
Tom Feister
Tom Feister
Guest on Episode 09
Tom Feister is an Eisner award winning illustrator/ designer. His clients include Marvel Comics DC Comics, Dynamite, IDW, Cartoon Network, and many more. Currently he’s drawing a new noir comic, GRAND PASSION. The first issue will be available at local comic book shops in mid-November 2016. Tom’s favorite episode of Terriers is the one where Hank and Brit get in over their heads.
Clyde Haynes
Clyde Haynes
Guest on Episode 10
Clyde Haynes is part of the duo behind the ‘Pilot Watching’ podcast, alongside his wife, Kei Haynes.
Kei Haynes
Kei Haynes
Guest on Episode 10
Kei Haynes is part of the duo behind the ‘Pilot Watching’ podcast, alongside her husband, Clyde Haynes.
Jason Murphy
Jason Murphy
Guest on Episode 11
Jason is a writer out of Austin, Texas. He produces and co-hosts the Modern Rogue on www.themodernrogue.com, along with Hacking the System for the National Geographic Channel. You can also purchase his latest novel, the Black Goat Motorcycle Club, on Amazon.
Dean Trippe
Dean Trippe
Guest on Episode 12
Dean Trippe is a writer and illustrator whose work includes Something Terrible, an autobiographical book about childhood trauma and superheroes intended for grown-ups, as well as numerous anthologies and his own superhero webcomic, Butterfly.
Alan Sepinwall
Alan Sepinwall
Guest on Episode 13
Alan Sepinwall is television reviewer and writer. He spent 14 years as a columnist with The Star-Ledger in Newark until leaving the newspaper in 2010 to work for the entertainment news website HitFix. He now writes for Uproxx. He is also the writer of ‘The Revolution Was Televised’ and co-writer of ‘TV (The Book)’ with Matt Zoller Seitz.

Tim Minear
Tim Minear
Co-Executive Producer/Interview Guest
Tim Minear is an American screenwriter, director, and executive producer. He was the co-executive producer on ‘Terriers’ and is credited with writing episode 11, ‘Sins of the Past’. In addition to ‘Terriers’, he has worked on great shows like ‘Firefly’, ‘Drive’, ‘Angel’ and is currently executive producer on ‘American Horror Story’.
JED SEIDEL
JED SEIDEL
Writer/Consulting Producer/Interview Guest
Jed Seidel is a screenwriter and producer. He was a consulting producer on ‘Terriers’ and is credited with writing episodes 2 & 7, ‘Dog & Pony’ & ‘Missing Persons’. In addition to ‘Terriers’, he has worked on great shows like ‘Veronica Mars’, ‘Gilmore Girls’, and ‘Nash Bridges’.
Phoef Sutton
Phoef Sutton
Writer/Consulting Producer/Interview Guest
Phoef Sutton is a screenwriter and producer. He was a consulting producer on ‘Terriers’ and is credited with writing episodes 3 & 8, ‘Change Partners’ & ‘Agua Caliente’. In addition to ‘Terriers’, he has worked on great shows like ‘Cheers’, ‘Boston Legal’, and ‘Defiance’.
Donal Logue
Donal Logue
Actor/Interview Guest
Donal Logue is an Irish-Canadian actor, producer, and writer. He starred in ‘Terriers’ as Hank Dolworth. Logue can currently be seen on ‘Gotham’, and you can find him on Netflix in roles on ‘Life’, ‘Sons of Anarchy’, ‘Grounded for Life’ and so much more.
Kelly Wheeler
Kelly Wheeler
Writer/Production Assistant/Interview Guest
Kelly Wheeler is a screenwriter and production assistant. She was the assistant on ‘Terriers’ to Shawn Ryan and Ted Griffin and is credited with writing episode 9, ‘Pimp Daddy’. In addition to ‘Terriers’, she has worked on great shows like ‘Firefly’, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’, and ‘Elementary’.
david kaldor
david kaldor
Editor/Interview Guest
David Kaldor is an editor who has worked in television and movies. He cut 5 episodes of Terriers, and has since worked on ‘The Chicago Code’, ‘Suits’, ‘Mad Dogs’ and most recently the new Shawn Ryan/Eric Kripke show ‘Timeless’.
Ted Griffin
Ted Griffin
Co-Creator & Executive Producer
Ted Griffin is a screenwriter, director, actor, and executive producer. He was the co-creator and executive producer on ‘Terriers’. His filmography includes ‘Ocean’s Eleven’, ‘Matchstick Men’, ‘Tower Heist’ and ‘Solace’.
Michael Raymond James
Michael Raymond James
Actor/Interview Guest
Michael Raymond James is an American actor. He starred in ‘Terriers’ as Britt Pollack. He is also known for his stand-out roles in ‘True Blood’, ‘Once Upon a Time’, and ‘Game of Silence’.
Jordan Goldman
Jordan Goldman
Editor/Interview Guest
Jordan Goldman is an editor working in television and film. He cut 4 episodes of Terriers, and has since worked on ‘The Shield’, ‘Sons of Anarchy’, ‘Masters of Sex’ and most recently on ‘Homeland’.
Alex Berg
Alex Berg
Actor/Interview Guest
Alex Berg is an actor and improv comic. He played tech specialist Blodgett in ‘Terriers’. He is part of the improv show ‘Convoy’ and is a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles.
Jon Worley
Jon Worley
Writer/Interview Guest
Jon Worley is a screenwriter and producer. He was a staff writer on ‘Terriers’ and is credited with writing episodes 4 & 8, ‘Fustercluck’ & ‘Agua Caliente’. In addition to ‘Terriers’, he has worked on shows like ‘Mad Dogs’, ‘The Chicago Code’, and ‘Justified’.
Nick Griffin
Nick Griffin
Writer/Interview Guest
Nick Griffin is an American screenwriter. He was a writer on ‘Terriers’ and is credited with writing episodes 10 & 13, ‘Asunder’ & ‘Hail Mary’. In addition to ‘Terriers’, he wrote the screenplay for ‘Matchstick Men’ alongside Ted Griffin.
Robert Duncan
Robert Duncan
Composer/Interview Guest
Robert Duncan is a four-time Emmy-award-nominated Canadian composer for film and television. In addition to composing the music for ‘Terriers’, he has worked on several TV series including ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’, ‘Castle’, and, currently, ‘Timeless’.
Shawn Ryan
Shawn Ryan
Co-Creator & Executive Producer/Interview Guest
Ted Griffin is a screenwriter, director, actor, and executive producer. He was the co-creator and executive producer on ‘Terriers’. His filmography includes ‘Ocean’s Eleven’, ‘Matchstick Men’, ‘Tower Heist’ and ‘Solace’.
Kimberly Quinn
Kimberly Quinn
Actress/Interview Guest
Kimberly Quinn is an American actress. She starred in ‘Terriers’ as Gretchen. She is also known for her roles in ‘Twisted’, ‘St. Vincent’, ‘Hidden Figures’, and the upcoming series ‘Gypsy’.

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