The Televerse #27: Interview with Bill Persky

This week, Simon catches up with Spartacus and Kate has far too much to say about The Voice. After talking through a comedically satisfying and dramatically mixed week in TV, Simon and Kate briefly spotlight Archer’s latest, “Crossing Over”, before Kate interviews Bill Persky, creator of That Girl and five-time Emmy Award-winning writer, director, and producer. Bill talks about some of his experiences in the business, gives his thoughts on the state of network television, and discusses how the depictions of women on TV have changed over the years. Plus, some fun stories about George Carlin and Bing Crosby.

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The Televerse #25- Fawlty Towers with Michael Rice

It’s another in-person Televerse, as Simon’s down in Chicago this week. After talking through a somewhat mixed week in TV, Simon and Kate settle on Justified’s “Thick as Mud” as this week’s spotlight episode. Then we welcome Michael Ryan from the OperaNow! podcast to the DVD Shelf to discuss, well, certainly not the war!, but the classic British comedy, Fawlty Towers.

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The Televerse #23- The Critic with Tyler Smith

In a welcome change, this week almost every show Simon and Kate watched turned in an at least above average episode. Unfortunately, there’s a rather significant exception in Downton Abbey, which we take to task. Then we spotlight Justified’s latest, "Harlan Roulette", and we wrap things up with Tyler Smith from Battleship Pretension and More Than One Lesson joining us at the DVD Shelf to discuss The Critic.

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The Televerse #22- Chuck with Shawn Keown

It's time for a new segment, the Spotlight of Shame, when Simon and Kate spend far too long discussing the pilot of Touch. Then it's a somewhat lackluster week in TV before we spotlight Justified’s latest, "Cut Ties", and wrap things up with a look at fan favorite series Chuck, with Shawn Keown from the Zero Pretension podcast joining us at the DVD Shelf.

By |2015-12-24T21:27:07-06:00January 31st, 2012|The Televerse|0 Comments

The Televerse #21- Terriers with Alyssa Boehm

We’re chock full o’ vampires this week, with Simon and Kate both reporting on our respective Vampire Diaries catchups. Then there are a few more pilots and premieres in our week in TV before we spotlight Justified’s season three premiere, “The Gunfighter”. Afterward, because she was fool enough to come back, Alyssa Boehm from The Big Red Podcast returns to the DVD Shelf, this time to discuss Terriers.

By |2015-12-24T21:21:28-06:00January 24th, 2012|The Televerse|0 Comments

The Televerse #16- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex with Simon Aplin

This week on The Televerse, Simon catches up with Boardwalk Empire, Kate catches up with Justified season two, and we look at a few finales. We go through our week in TV, spotlight Homeland’s season one finale “Marine One,” and welcome Simon Aplin from Tech It or Leave It on to discuss our first anime at the Shelf, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.

By |2015-12-21T21:10:35-06:00December 20th, 2011|The Televerse|0 Comments
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