The Televerse #180- Informed Opinions: Educational Children’s Television

The comedies came to play this week, with two episodes likely to be in Best of 2015 discussions later this year. Needless to say, the podcast is on the long side this week. First we look at a full (and ridiculous) week in comedy, including the dramatic reveal of Sin Rostro on Jane the Virgin, another Parks and Recreation wedding, a one-two-three emotional wallop from HBO, and an epic title fight between Broad City and Always Sunny. Then we look at the drama and genre offerings, including previews of Bosch season one and The Slap (US) and looks at the pilots of Better Call Saul and Allegiance. Afterward, Maggie Kulzick returns to the podcast for the latest installment of Informed Opinions, looking at educational children’s television.

By |2019-06-06T06:39:27-06:00February 11th, 2015|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #177- Enlisted with Les Chappell

The Comedies are coming! It’s another week of TV premieres here on the podcast, giving us the longest week in comedy in recent memory. We kick things off with said comedies, including premieres and pilots from Parks and Recreation, Kroll Show, Broad City, Always Sunny, and Man Seeking Woman, then look at a much more manageable week in genre and drama, including the pilots of Amazon offering The Man in the High Castle and Syfy’s 12 Monkeys adaptation. Afterward, Les Chappell of SOS, The A.V. Club, and Under the Hood returns to the DVD Shelf to help us look at the short lived, and much loved, 2014 military comedy Enlisted.

By |2016-02-05T13:14:16-06:00January 20th, 2015|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #168- 2014’s Freshman Comedies with Ryan McGee

With so many eventful episodes of TV airing, it’s another long podcast this week. First we start with the comedies, including the still fantastic Jane the Virgin. Then we talk genre, including Supernatural’s musical 200th episode, and we round out our week in TV with the dramas, including a twisty The Affair, revealing The Good Wife, and series-best The Newsroom. Afterward, Ryan McGee from ScreenCrush, HitFix, Talking TV with Ryan and Ryan, and The Not Ready for Primetime Podcast returns to the podcast to break down what has been a fantastic year for freshman comedies.

By |2017-02-24T00:19:26-06:00November 18th, 2014|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #135- The Twilight Zone with Scott Meslow

With comedy finales galore and plenty of semi-cathartic drama, it was a full week in TV, giving us a lot to dive into on the podcast. First we take a look at the comedies, including the pilot of Friends with Better Lives, then we break down the comedy finales, including Chozen, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Broad City, and HIMYM, and then we dig in with the hour-longs, from The Amazing Race: All-Stars to Hannibal to a tearful The Good Wife. Afterward, Scott Meslow, Entertainment Editor of The Week.com, returns to the DVD Shelf to help us take a look at the amazing, classic, and utterly unique The Twilight Zone.

By |2016-02-04T13:46:49-06:00April 1st, 2014|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #130- Informed Opinions: Doctors and Medicine on TV

The Olympics have given us one more light week of television, but with a handful of premieres to preview, there’s still plenty to discuss on the podcast. First we take a look at some of the coming week’s pilots and premieres (Mixology, Legit, The Americans, and The Red Road), then we talk through a lighter week in television, including the About a Boy and The Amazing Race premieres, and we round things out with another installment of our Informed Opinions series. This time, we’re joined by two doctors, Steph and Rob, to discuss representations of doctors and medicine on television.

By |2016-02-04T13:03:31-06:00February 25th, 2014|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #126- Taxi with Les Chappell

The January television premieres have finally settled down, leaving us with a manageable docket for the podcast this week. We start with the comedies, including the pilot for Comedy Central’s Broad City, then talk a little reality along with the genre fare, and finish up our week in television with the dramas. Afterward, we welcome back Les Chappell from The A.V. Club and This Was Television to help us discuss the surprisingly overlooked classic sitcom Tax

By |2016-02-04T12:42:46-06:00January 29th, 2014|The Televerse|0 Comments
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