It’s that time of year once again! San Diego ComicCon is right around the corner, and Noel and Kate have your ComicCon TV needs covered, looking through the SDCC 2016 television offerings and discussing the most interesting and exciting new and returning TV-related panels at this year’s convention. First, however, we look at a premiere-heavy (for the summer) week in TV, starting with the return of Hulu’s Difficult People, as well as new episodes of Angie Tribeca, Wrecked, and The Great British Baking Show. Next up are the drama and genre episodes, including Netflix’s new ‘80s horror series Stranger Things, the premieres of Mr. Robot and The A Word, the Outlander finale, and another uneven UnREAL. Then it’s over to our SDCC 2016 TV Preview, for a discussion of what Kate’s looking forward to, and what Noel might consider braving the crowds to check out, were he attending.
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Con Coverage: SDCC 2016 TV Preview (1:11:16)
Our Week in Comedy and Reality
Difficult People premiere (8:58)
Angie Tribeca (14:22)
Wrecked (16:29)
The Great British Baking Show (18:51)
Our Week in Genre and Drama
Stranger Things Season 1 (26:22)
Mr. Robot premiere (33:10)
The A Word premiere (49:41)
Outlander finale (52:51)
UnREAL (57:15)
Music Featured: “Call Your Girlfriend” by Robyn, as performed by Emma Stone and Maya Rudolph on Maya and Marty; “Daydreamin’” by Lupe Fiasco, featuring Jill Scott; “The Jam Song” from Steven Universe
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I enjoyed Mr. Robot, but even after the s2 premiere, I thought it was downplaying the consequences of the hack. In this alternate universe where all of finance is concentrated in E Corp, encrypting their records to erase all debt would affect more than just people who couldn’t prove they already paid for something. It would shut down much of the economy for some time. It would be hard for anyone to ignore. I had a similar problem with the s4 finale of Homeland, which should have treated something as a bigger deal. There’s a reason Fight Club didn’t continue past that point, being more concerned with the actions of nihilism than their consequences.