At long last, The Televerse takes on the procedural juggernaut that is Law & Order! However before we dive in with returning guest Sarah D. Bunting and new guest to the podcast Mark Blankenship, both of Previously.TV and Extra Hot Great, Noel and Kate look at a full week in TV. We kick things off with the comedies, including the finale of Galavant, Grease Live, and the glorious return of Fresh Off the Boat, and then we talk genre and drama, including the much-hyped Darin Morgan episode of The X-Files and premiere of American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson. Afterward, it’s over to the DVD Shelf for a super-sized chat with Mark and Sarah, looking at what made Law & Order tick, and what kept it fresh for so very long.
Errata: In this episode, Kate references Rhys Darby as having an Australian accent. Darby is a New Zealander, he is not Australian. The Televerse regrets the error.
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DVD Shelf: Law & Order with Mark Blankenship and Sarah D. Bunting (1:25:49)
Our Week in Comedy
Galavant finale (4:26)
Grease Live (6:06)
The Grinder (12:37)
Man Seeking Woman (14:34)
Younger (18:25)
Fresh Off the Boat midseason premiere (18:56)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (21:13)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (23:43)
Jane the Virgin (29:31)
Our Week in Genre and Drama
The X-Files (34:15)
The Shannara Chronicles (40:55)
The Flash (44:04)
Arrow (46:40)
Legends of Tomorrow (52:20)
Horace and Pete premiere (56:41)
American Crime (59:44)
The Good Wife (1:07:13)
American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson premiere (1:13:45)
Music Featured: “Galavant Recap” from Galavant; “Put Yourself First” from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend; Law & Order Theme song
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I’m really glad I’m not the only one who was disturbed by the blacking out on American Crime. Not only did it take me out of the moment, I actually stopped the episode to make sure my player was working properly, which I’m guessing was not what they were going for.
Between the quality of both American Crime and American Crime Story, I expect network executives to take the completely wrong message that naming a show with “American Crime” in the title will automatically make it good. So the fall 2016 slate may just be chock full of “American Crime…” titles.