The Televerse #336- Spotlight on One Day at a Time Season 2

After several reasonably long episodes, we’re back with another marathon podcast this week, as Noel and Kate play catch-up on recent TV. First we look at the week’s reality and comedy, with a deep dive on The Amazing Race, plenty of Top Chef: Colorado and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars discussion, a midseason check-in on grown-ish, and strong new episodes of Fresh Off the Boat and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Then we move over to the drama and genre offerings, including Kate’s catch up with The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, some pre-finale Star Trek: Discovery talk, and catch-ups with Agents of SHIELD, Supergirl, The Flash, and Arrow. Afterward, it’s time to spotlight the stellar second season of One Day at a Time, as Noel and Kate pick their favorite episodes,  ponder the show’s season-to-season growth, and sidestep spoilers to discuss the series’ specific and universal charms.

By |2019-06-06T06:39:19-06:00February 10th, 2018|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #335- Spotlight on Mosaic

With Kate still on location, it’s another truncated podcast this week, but there’s still plenty of TV talk to go around.  First up, Noel and Kate dive in with the week’s TV, focusing on reality and comedy. We kick things off with a catch-up with Top Chef: Colorado, break down an underwhelming RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, talk through strong returns and new episodes from Jane the Virgin, The Detour, and Fresh Off the Boat, ponder repetition on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and then bask in another strong finale for The Good Place. Afterwards, we discuss Steven Soderbergh’s latest storytelling experiment, the joint miniseries and app Mosaic.

By |2018-02-03T13:22:24-06:00February 3rd, 2018|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #334- Spotlight on 25 years of WWE RAW with Cory Barker

Few series make it more than a handful of years; even fewer make it into double digits. This week, the WWE celebrated 25 years of Monday Night RAW, and that is a milestone worth reflecting upon. We may not be regular wrestling viewers here at The Televerse, but thankfully friend of the show Cory Barker of TVGuide.com is, and he came back on the podcast this week to talk WWE RAW and wrestling on TV with us for an extended spotlight. Before that, however, Noel and Kate talk through some of the week’s more memorable episodes. First we look at the week in comedy and reality, including the premieres of The Detour and Drunk History, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee’s Apology Race, a double episode of The Amazing Race, and the premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars. Then we move over to the genre offerings, including the premiere of Counterpart, Star Trek: Discovery, The Flash, Supergirl, and the latest Darin Morgan offering of The X-Files. How did trying to keep up with Trump work for the Full Frontal crew? Has Star Trek: Discovery gotten overly twist-reliant? And which host is surprisingly fluent in the complex backstories of ‘90s and early ‘00s WWE? This and more on the latest episode of The Televerse.

By |2019-06-06T06:39:19-06:00January 27th, 2018|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #267- Beverly Hills, 90210 with LaToya Ferguson

Life has arisen in an unfortunate way this week, prompting a somewhat abridged version of the podcast. Despite that, however, there’s plenty of interesting TV for Noel and Kate to discuss, starting with a preview of FOX’s Laverne Cox-led new take on The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again, before some premiere (Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Fresh Off the Boat) and finale (RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, Halt and Catch Fire) talk. Then we welcome back friend of the show LaToya Ferguson, of The A.V. Club, Inverse, and Mic, who joins us at the DVD Shelf to discuss ultimate ‘90s series, Beverly Hills, 90210.

By |2016-10-15T16:28:02-06:00October 15th, 2016|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #264- Justice League Unlimited with Les Chappell

Fall network premiere week is here! Or at least, the first of several waves of fall premieres has hit, making for a marathon session of the podcast. First up, Noel and Kate talk through a full week in TV, including looks at the premieres of Kevin Can Wait, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, black-ish, The Good Place, Superstore, Easy, and Graves, and a discussion of the role of comedians and entertainers in the current election cycle, prompted by Full Frontal with Samantha Bee’s segment on NBC and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’s treatment of Donald Trump. Next up are the genre and reality offerings, including a preview of Westworld, the Agents of SHIELD and The Exorcist premieres, the Emmy Awards, and a contentious RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. Then we move over to the dramas, including a rant from Kate on the Bull premiere and looks at the MacGyver premiere, a stylish Halt and Catch Fire, another strong Queen Sugar, and the much-anticipated Mr. Robot finale. Afterward, friend of the show and The A.V. Club contributor Les Chappell returns to the DVD Shelf to discuss the popular animated superhero sequel, Justice League Unlimited.

By |2016-09-24T23:16:03-06:00September 24th, 2016|The Televerse|0 Comments
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