The Televerse #450- Spotlight on Kim’s Convenience Season 4

Shelter in place carries on, but luckily there’s a lot of new TV dropping to keep us distracted. Noel and Kate kick off a full week in TV by catching up with last week’s DuckTales premiere and this week’s What We Do in the Shadows premiere, then Kate mentions some YouTube content that’s gotten her focus recently. Next we move to drama and the premieres of Killing Eve and Mrs. America, as well as a new The Good Fight. Then we round out the week with reality, with a quick preview of HBO’s upcoming We’re Here and a look at RuPaul’s Drag Race’s latest Rusical. Afterward, we head to the spotlight section and dive in with the latest charming season of Kim’s Convenience, now available on Netflix. Listen in for our thoughts, then reach out with your picks for the TV we should be seeking out as we all bunker down.

By |2020-04-18T11:39:41-06:00April 18th, 2020|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #419- Spotlight on She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Season 3

Cold and flu season has come nice and early this year, and Kate has once again been hit. That doesn’t keep us from diving in with our usual look at the week’s TV, though. We kick things off with the premiere of Terrace House: Tokyo 2019–2020, which returned to Netflix with Part 1, then the performance finale of So You Think You Can Dance and biscuit week on The Great British Bake Off. Next it’s time for finale talk, including the emotional conclusion of Queen Sugar season four and cliffhanging ends to A Black Lady Sketch Show season one and DuckTales season two. Afterward, we head over to the season spotlight and break down season three (or is it more like season two and a half?) of Netflix’s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. What did you think of the week’s TV, and are you still following She-Ra? Take a listen, then reach out with your thoughts.

By |2019-09-14T13:19:30-06:00September 14th, 2019|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #418- Spotlight on Steven Universe: The Movie

After months of waiting, one of our most anticipated TV events of the year has come: Steven Universe: The Movie! Before we can dive in, though, we have a full week of TV to discuss. We kick things off with the comedies, including part one of Carole & Tuesday, the Younger finale, Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj, the return of DuckTales, and Given, and we round out the week with the premiere of The Great British Bake Off, The Terror: Infamy, and the penultimate Queen Sugar. Afterward, we head to the spotlight section and break down the long-awaited musical Steven Universe: The Movie. Did the movie live up to your expectations? Take a listen, then reach out with your thoughts.

By |2019-09-28T09:21:49-06:00September 7th, 2019|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #403- Arrowverse Finale Roundup

It’s finale-palooza at the Televerse! This week, Noel and Kate spotlight the finales and recent seasons of The CW’s Arrowverse series: Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash, and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. How have the seasons shaped up, and what’s ahead in next season’s Crisis on Infinite Earths mega-crossover? Before that, though there’s a full week of TV to discuss. First are the comedies. Kate checks in with the black-ish finale, then Noel catches up with Better Things season three, and Kate gives her thoughts on the latest The Last O.G. Next up is reality, with Noel talking The Amazing Race and the return of the Head-to-Head and Kate’s take on the RuPaul’s Drag Race reunion. Last, we round out the week with drama and genre, including the Elementary premiere, the Game of Thrones finale, and the return of Darkwing Duck on DuckTales.

By |2019-05-25T19:57:16-06:00May 25th, 2019|The Televerse|1 Comment
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The Televerse #402- Spotlight on The Good Fight Season 3

Finale season rolls on, giving us plenty of entertaining, impactful TV to discuss this week on the podcast. We kick things off with our week in TV. First up are the comedies, including the finales of Superstore, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Veep, and a few moments with What We Do in the Shadows. Then we move over to genre and reality, including a brief look at Game of Thrones, the premiere of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, the DuckTales bomb, and the antepenultimate RuPaul’s Drag Race. Afterward, we move over to the season spotlight and take a longer look at season three of CBS All Access’s The Good Fight.

By |2019-05-18T12:57:57-06:00May 18th, 2019|The Televerse|1 Comment
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The Televerse #393- Spotlight on The Widow

It’s been a challenging week, but thankfully, TV gave us plenty to distract, inspire, and entertain. Noel and Kate kick things off with their week in TV, starting with the comedies, including DuckTales, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, the finale of I’m Sorry, and catch-ups with Broad City and Better Things. Then we discuss the week’s reality, genre, and drama offerings, including the finale of Top Chef: Kentucky, Queer Eye season three, the premiere of Project Runway, a catch-up with Star Trek: Discovery and brief look at Charmed, and the premiere of The Good Fight. Finally, we round out the podcast by diving in with Amazon Prime’s underwhelming Kate Beckinsale vehicle, The Widow.

By |2019-03-16T07:35:03-06:00March 16th, 2019|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #379- Spotlight on The Christmas Chronicles and The Princess Switch

It’s beginning to feel a lot like terrible, treacly holiday movie time, and there’s no way Netflix is not getting into that game. And there’s no way Noel and Kate aren’t at least checking out some of their recent entries. This episode, we dive in with two offerings, The Christmas Chronicles, starring Kurt Russell as Hot Santa, and Vanessa Hudgens vehicle The Princess Switch. Before that, however, there’s lots of TV to discuss, starting with reality and comedy, including The Great Christmas Bake Off and The Great Festive Bake Off, DuckTales, Superstore, and The Good Place, and wrapping up with genre, including Nightflyers’ premiere, The Flash’s 100th episode, Arrow, Supergirl, Outlander, and a frog-tastic Doctor Who. Tune in for our thoughts, then reach out with yours!

By |2019-09-28T09:21:23-06:00December 8th, 2018|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #377- Spotlight on She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Season 1

Thanksgiving has come and gone, bringing with it delicious food, loads of traffic, and another delightful holiday-themed episode of Bob’s Burgers. This week, Noel and Kate keep things on the short side, talking through a truncated week in TV, including A&E’s The Clinton Affair, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, the aforementioned Bob’s Burgers, DuckTales, Doctor Who, and Supergirl. Then we move over to the spotlight section and dive in with the first season of Netflix’s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. Who connected with the sparkly ponies of Etheria, and who caught DuckTales’ Ghostbusters riff? Tune in to hear our thoughts, then reach out with your own.

By |2018-11-24T21:35:48-06:00November 24th, 2018|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #364- Spotlight on Queen Sugar Season 3

It was another terrific week of TV, with several compelling and satisfying episodes and finales giving us lots to discuss on the podcast. First up, we talk through our week in TV, including the finales of DuckTales, Trial & Error: Lady, Killer, and The Great British Baking Show, entertaining and intriguing episodes of The Venture Bros., Younger, and Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, a powerful Castle Rock, and a baking-filled and -fueled Wynonna Earp. Then Noel and Kate slow down to spotlight the finale and entire third season of the fantastic and ridiculously under-watched and discussed Queen Sugar.

By |2019-09-28T09:19:20-06:00August 25th, 2018|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #363- Spotlight on Claws Season 2

With only one premiere and one finale, it’s a welcome light week here at the Televerse, a respite before the coming deluge of fall returns. This episode, we kick things off as always with our week in TV, including the premiere of Insecure, entertaining episodes of Wrecked and DuckTales, a controversial Making It, a wig-tastic Elementary, and an intriguing Wynonna Earp. Afterward, we head over to the spotlight section to dive in with the finale of Claws, along with season two as a whole. Take a listen, then head to the comments to let us know where you fall on this at times terrific, at times troubling season.

By |2018-08-18T07:02:53-06:00August 18th, 2018|The Televerse|0 Comments
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