The Televerse #111- Cowboy Bebop with Chris Piers

The dramas came out swinging this weekend, giving us plenty of great TV to discuss on this week’s podcast. First we take a look at the comedies, including the Filthy Sexy Teen$ pilot and Always Sunny’s 100th episode, before talking through a rather sparse week in reality. Next up are the genre series, including Once Upon a Time in Wonderland’s pilot, Supernatural’s premiere, and the premiere of American Horror Story: Coven, and then we wrap up our week in TV with the dramas, starting with Glee’s tribute to Cory Monteith, “The Quarterback”. Then it’s time for a return to the DVD Shelf, with Chris Piers of Television Zombies coming back to help us take a look at the fantastic, seminal anime, Cowboy Bebop.

By |2016-01-04T00:08:18-06:00October 15th, 2013|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #110- Informed Opinions: Lawyers and the Law on TV

The fall season is fully under way, giving us once again, plenty to discuss on the podcast this week. We start with the comedies, looking at a handful of the week’s offerings, including the Super Fun Night premiere. Then we talk reality, with a look at The Voice blind auditions, the Top Chef New Orleans premiere, and another week of The Amazing Race. Next up is genre, with The Vampire Diaries' premiere and The Original's pilot, among others, before we move onto the dramas, with plenty to discuss, including The Bridge's finale and Scandal premiere. Finally, we sit down with lawyer Lewis Zimmerman for another Informed Opinions, this time looking at depictions of lawyers and the law on television.

By |2016-01-03T23:47:47-06:00October 8th, 2013|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #87- Dollhouse with Kate Rennebohm

This week on the podcast, we’re back to more balanced split of television, between comedy, genre, and drama. First we break down the week in comedy, focusing on Bob’s Burgers and Veep, then genre, focusing on Orphan Black and Doctor Who, then reality, and finally drama, particularly Mad Men and The Americans. Then we spotlight the season finale of The Good Wife, “What’s in the Box?”, before welcoming SOS contributor Kate Rennebohm to the DVD Shelf to take a look at the black sheep of the Joss Whedon TV family, Dollhouse.

By |2015-12-27T21:55:13-06:00April 30th, 2013|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #57- Louie Season 3 with Josh Spiegel

Premiere season has begun and with it, the yearly deluge of series pilots and returns. It’s a mega-packed Televerse this week; we begin with a recap of our takes on several of the new pilots, which we discussed at greater length in our fall preview (Ben and Kate, The Mindy Project, Last Resort, Elementary, 666 Park Ave.), then take a quick look at the Emily Owens, M.D. pilot, which has been released online, and then we get into our week in TV. This week, along with a slew of new shows, several favorites have returned, and one reaches its fall finale. Our show list for this week is: New Girl, Vegas, Parenthood, The Neighbors, Key and Peele, Parks and Rec, Childrens Hospital, NTSF:SD:SUV::, Made in Jersey, Fringe, Doctor Who, The Thick of It, The Amazing Race, Bob’s Burgers, Call the Midwife, Treme, Homeland, The Voice, Alphas, and Revolution. Then, after spotlighting this week’s The Good Wife premiere, “I Fought the Law”, we welcome Josh Spiegel of Mousterpiece Cinema to the show to help us take a longer look at what has been a fantastic season three for Louie.

By |2019-06-06T06:39:35-06:00October 2nd, 2012|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #35- The Good Wife Season 3

It’s the first guest-less Televerse in a long time as Simon and Kate break down the week’s TV. We give ample time to Community, 30 Rock, Fringe, Girls, and Mad Men before spotlighting Park and Rec’s “The Debate”. Then it’s time for a season spotlight on The Good Wife, which wrapped up its third season with Sunday’s “The Dream Team”.

By |2015-12-26T15:45:25-06:00May 1st, 2012|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #30- Luck with Ty Landis

It’s an embarrassment of dramatic riches this week with excellent episodes from Justified, The Good Wife, Mad Men, and Luck. We talk through our week in TV, including the pilot of Bent and the finale of Archer, before spotlighting Mad Men’s premiere and then breaking down Luck’s unfortunately short run with Ty Landis of the Reel Time podcast.

By |2017-02-24T00:29:15-06:00March 27th, 2012|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #28- Jim Henson’s The Storyteller with Robert K. Elder

This week, Justified is back in the spotlight, as Kate and Simon talk through a week dominated by Thursday and Sunday series. First it's Kate's roundup, with brief looks at last week's Cougar Town, Happy Endings, Psych, Grimm, Game Change, Lost Girl, and The Voice. Then we discuss the rest of our week in TV and Justified before welcoming Robert K. Elder, author of The Film That Changed My Life and regional editor of Patch.com, to the DVD Shelf to take a look at the whimsical and short-lived Jim Henson's The Storyteller.

By |2015-12-24T23:03:03-06:00March 13th, 2012|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #19- The Outer Limits with Bill Mesce

This week, Simon and Kate fight through some unfortunate midseason pilots and premieres in our week in TV before spotlighting The Good Wife's most recent episode, "Alienation of Affection". Then Simon takes a week off while Kate welcomes author, 25-year HBO veteran, and SOS contributor Bill Mesce to the DVD Shelf to talk about the '60s classic, The Outer Limits.

By |2015-12-24T23:44:37-06:00January 10th, 2012|The Televerse|0 Comments
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