The Televerse #474- Spotlight on Doom Patrol Season 1

It’s a particularly strange 2020 day, but we’re powering through with the podcast as usual because this being 2020, who knows what’s right around the corner. We kick things off with our week in TV, starting with the premiere of The Amber Ruffin Show, a sobering Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and sporty Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. Then we talk about the TV side of the first presidential debate, check in briefly with DuckTales, and round out the week with a closer look at the premiere of The Great British Bake Off. Afterward, we head to the spotlight section and dive in with the first season of Doom Patrol, now available streaming on HBO Max. Take a listen, then reach out with your thoughts on this week’s TV, Doom Patrol, and your own Legends of Tomorrow and Doom Patrol pairings.

By |2020-10-02T21:06:26-06:00October 3rd, 2020|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #473- Spotlight on Enola Holmes

It’s another week of premieres and even a finale here at the podcast, giving us plenty to discuss. First Noel and Kate look at the premiere of Larry Wilmore’s new series on Peacock, Wilmore, plus the finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race: Vegas Revue, some further thoughts on The Great Pottery Throw Down, and the premiere of The Great British Baking Show. Then Noel talks Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous season one and we round out the week in TV with the surprise return of DuckTales. Afterward, we head to the spotlight section to dive in with Netflix’s new Sherlock Holmes spinoff, Enola Holmes, discussing the film and Netflix’s new trend of potential franchise building via movies that feel much more like pilots and TV movies than standalone features. Tune in for our thoughts, then reach out with your own takes on Enola Holmes and the week’s TV.

By |2020-10-02T19:38:31-06:00September 26th, 2020|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #427- Spotlight on Queer Eye: We’re in Japan!

Daylight Saving Time has come, bringing with it even more interesting TV to discuss. Noel and Kate kick things off as always with their week in TV, starting with the comedies, including Seth Meyer’s new Netflix standup special, Seth Meyers: Lobby Baby, the premiere of Apple+’s Dickinson, gripping new Chihayafuru episodes, a dark Superstore, and a surprising The Good Place. Next up is reality, including catching up with the first season of Netflix’s Zumbo’s Just Desserts and The Great British Bake Off’s series 10 finale. Then we move over to genre, with plenty to say about the latest installments of Batwoman, The Flash, and Arrow, plus a big twist on Emergence and one hell of a character introduction on Watchmen. Afterward, we head to the season spotlight section, diving in with the latest mini-season of Queer Eye, their four-episode trip to Japan, Queer Eye: We’re in Japan!. Take a listen, then reach out with your thoughts on these and more.

By |2019-11-09T23:41:56-06:00November 9th, 2019|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #426- Spotlight on Tuca & Bertie

Spooky season is officially over, but at least we got a few more Halloween-themed episodes this week, giving Noel and Kate plenty of festive TV to discuss on the podcast. We kick things off with Our Week in TV, starting with reality and comedy, including The Good Place, Superstore, Perfect Harmony, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and The Great British Bake Off. Then we move over to drama and genre, including Stumptown, Watchmen, Supergirl, The Flash, and Arrow. Next we head to the spotlight section, where we dive in with the much-loved 2019 animated comedy Tuca & Bertie. Does Tuca & Bertie live up to the hype? Are the Arrowverse shows maintaining their strong early-season energy? And how do The Good Place and Superstore stack up, as we approach the half-way point of the former’s final season? Take a listen, then reach out with your thoughts.

By |2019-11-02T19:18:44-06:00November 2nd, 2019|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #424- Spotlight on Schitt’s Creek Season 5

The fall TV season rolls on, and while there was a high profile Netflix drop this past week—the Breaking Bad follow-up movie El Camino—we won’t be talking about it this week on the podcast. Instead, we’re diving in with a Netflix release we’re far more interested in: Season five of Schitt’s Creek. Is Kate still over the moon for David and Patrick? Now that he’s caught up with the entire show, is Noel onboard the hype train, or does he still think the show’s stans should temper their praise? Before that, though, there’s a full week of TV to discuss. First we look at the genre offerings, including the Arrow premiere, the hard-reboot Charmed premiere, and The Flash. Then we move over to comedy, checking in with Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, The Good Place, and The Unicorn, and we round out the week with another lengthy Bake Off chat, looking at both “Festival Week” and the quarter-final, “Pastry Week”. Take a listen, then reach out with your thoughts on the week’s TV, Schitt’s Creek, and your picks for the best TV of the 2010s.

By |2019-10-19T16:41:45-06:00October 19th, 2019|The Televerse|1 Comment
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The Televerse #423- Spotlight on Dark Season 1

The second wave of fall premieres is here, with the return of most of The CW’s lineup, giving us even more to talk about this week on the podcast. We kick things off as always with Our Week in TV, starting with comedy and reality, including Fresh Off the Boat, black-ish, Superstore, The Good Place, and The Great British Bake Off. Then we move over to genre and drama, and dive in with the premieres of Batwoman, Supergirl, The Flash, and Black Lightning. Afterward, it’s time for the spotlight section, and this episode we explore the twisting first season of Netflix’s German genre thriller, Dark. Take a listen, then reach out with your thoughts on the week’s TV and more.

By |2019-10-12T12:48:57-06:00October 12th, 2019|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #422- Spotlight on Undone

We survived (the first) fall premiere week, but new TV just keeps coming. We kick things off as always with Our Week in TV. First up are a few more premieres—Fresh Off the Boat, Bob’s Burgers, and SNL—then we catch up with Derry Girls and talk The Good Place and Superstore. Kate has a highly specific rant brewing about Perfect Harmony, and Noel continues his The Terror: Infamy catchup, plus there’s plenty to say about Evil and The Great British Bake Off’s controversial “Roaring ’20s Week”. Afterward, we head to the spotlight section and dive in with Amazon Prime’s introspective animated limited series, Undone. Which premiering and returning series are you sticking with? Which Netflix series should we catch up with next? And are you hoping for more Undone, or should it end at that sunrise? Take a listen for our thoughts, then reach out with your own.

By |2019-10-05T17:18:19-06:00October 5th, 2019|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #421- Spotlight on Unbelievable

Fall network premiere week is finally here—for most of the networks at least—giving Noel and Kate lots of TV to discuss. We skip the premieres discussed in our Fall Network TV Preview to keep things manageable, but there’s still a whole lot of TV to explore. First we dive in with the week’s comedy premieres, including mixed-ish, black-ish, The Good Place, Superstore, and Mom. Then we move over to drama and genre, with Kate giving her early thoughts on Netflix’s Criminal and both Noel and Kate sharing their reactions to the Emergence and Stumptown premieres, before rounding out the week’s TV with The Great British Bake Off’s “Dairy Week.” Afterward, it’s time for the spotlight section, and this episode we highlight Netflix’s celebrated miniseries Unbelievable, breaking down the performances, its relationship to its based-on-true written predecessors, and how it handles the challenging, but important subject matter of surviving trauma.

By |2019-09-28T12:17:32-06:00September 28th, 2019|The Televerse|1 Comment
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The Televerse #420- Spotlight on Mindhunter Season 2

It’s the last week of respite before the deluge of fall network premieres begin! There’s still plenty of TV to discuss, however, and Noel and Kate kick things off as ever by diving in with the week’s TV. This episode, that means looking at the premiere week of A Little Late with Lilly Singh, Netflix’s latest buzzed-about miniseries, Unbelievable, an answer-filled The Terror: Infamy, the rest of Terrace House: Tokyo 2019–2020 Part 1, the finale of So You Think You Can Dance, and The Great British Bake Off’s “Bread Week.” Afterward, we head to the spotlight section and catch up with a Netflix release we missed earlier this fall, season two of David Fincher’s Mindhunter. What did you think of the week’s TV, and are you excited for fall TV premieres next week? Take a listen, then reach out with your thoughts.

By |2019-09-21T11:40:05-06:00September 21st, 2019|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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