Things get a bit contentious this week on the podcast, with several episodes prompting strong reactions from Noel and Kate. First up are the comedies, including the premieres of Playing House and Younger, the finale of Veep, and fun episodes of Wrecked and The Carmichael Show. Then we move over to reality, with looks at the return of Terrace House and relaunch of Battle of the Network Stars, an underwhelming The Great British Baking Show, and the finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Last up in our week in TV are the genre and drama offerings, including the premiere of GLOW (which Kate perhaps mis-categorized), the finale of iZombie, and new installments of Queen Sugar and Wynonna Earp. Afterward, Allison Shoemaker of Podlander Drunkcast, Debating Doctor Who, Consequence of Sound, and The A.V. Club, among others, returns to the podcast to champion American Gods season one and try to bring us around on a much-anticipated season that left us as cold as Laura Moon.
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Season Spotlight: American Gods Season 1 with Allison Shoemaker (1:55:51)
Our Week in Comedy
Playing House premiere (11:36)
Younger premiere (19:29)
Veep finale (26:27)
Wrecked (34:43)
The Carmichael Show (39:23)
Our Week in Reality
Terrace House Part 3 (45:17)
Battle of the Network Stars premiere (52:02)
The Great British Bake Off/The Great British Baking Show (54:51)
RuPaul’s Drag Race finale (59:35)
Our Week in Genre and Drama
GLOW premiere (1:12:51)
iZombie finale (1:23:43)
Queen Sugar (1:40:20)
Wynonna Earp (1:46:50)
Article Referenced: The personal essay by Betty Gilpin referenced during the GLOW discussion is in Glamour, not Vanity Fair as stated. Check it out!
Music Featured: “Coo Coo” by Weaves; “So Emotional” by Whitney Houston, from the RuPaul’s Drag Race finale (listen for the crowd reaction as Sasha does her wig reveal); “Dream Lover” by Bobby Darin
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Susanna Clarke is a white English woman. I had not read her book or American Gods, but enjoyed both tv adaptations. The former gets to tell one cohesive story, but the latter had more interesting surprises. Hannibal’s seasons had more of a unity to them (I suppose the third is bifurcated), and a focus on the most central characters.
Does Kate like Eddie Izzard enough to watch the series “Powers”? Even with David Slade directing the pilot, I did not, but I also couldn’t finish the sole episode of Mockingbird Lane (The Incredible Screw-On Head on the other hand was delightful enough I wish it had been able to continue).