The Televerse #484- Spotlight on How To with John Wilson Season 1

The end of the year approaches, so it’s time to start catching up with the series we may have overlooked. This episode, Noel and Kate explore season one of HBO’s comedy docuseries How To with John Wilson. Before that, though, there’s plenty of TV to discuss. We kick things off with the finale of Wilmore, Peacock’s limited run election series, then check in with The Unicorn and The Mandalorian before moving to reality. It’s a lovefest for The Great British Baking Show: Holidays season three (more specifically, the Derry Girls special), then Kate shares some thoughts on The Great British Sewing Bee seasons one and two, and we round out the week with the penultimate The Amazing Race. Take a listen for our thoughts, then reach out with your take on John Wilson, the week’s TV, and the viewing you’re fitting in before the end of the year.

By |2020-12-11T12:18:50-06:00December 11th, 2020|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #483- Spotlight on Great Pretender Season 2

December is underway—baby step to 2021!—and that means the holiday content is flowing free and fast. We kick off the podcast as usual with Our Week in TV, including HBO Max’s Thanksgiving drop of the first three episodes of The Flight Attendant, the finale of The Great British Bake Off, the second season of Sugar Rush Christmas, the antepenultimate The Amazing Race, a Santa-fied DuckTales, and the anticipated live action debut of Ahsoka Tano on The Mandalorian. Then we head over to the spotlight section to catch up with the second season of Netflix’s Great Pretender. Tune in for our thoughts, then reach out with your takes on the week’s TV and your preferred seasonal viewing.

By |2020-12-04T21:04:34-06:00December 4th, 2020|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #482- Spotlight on We Bare Bears

Happy belated (American) Thanksgiving, and happy Black Friday (please stay home this year!). The holidays are officially underway, so Noel and Kate decided to look back on one of the shows Noel has been most thankful for over the past few years, We Bare Bears. Before we dive in for the DVD Shelf, though, we have plenty to discuss in Our Week in TV, starting with the latest Adventure Time: Distant Lands, the final arc of Great Pretender, returning favorites on The Mandalorian, another fun Superstore, the first ever mega-leg of The Amazing Race, and of course, The Great British Bake Off. Tune in for our thoughts, then reach out with your take on the week’s TV and We Bare Bears.

By |2020-11-27T14:53:55-06:00November 27th, 2020|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #481- Spotlight on Doom Patrol Season 2

Things seem like they’re starting to normalize, at least temporarily, leaving a little more brain space for TV this week. Noel and Kate kick things off with Our Week in TV, starting with the finale of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the premiere of The Unicorn, Superstore, The Mandalorian, The Great British Bake Off, and a double helping of The Amazing Race. Then we head to the season spotlight and dive in with Doom Patrol season two. What exactly is happening with the Candlemaker, and how did ending an episode early (due to COVID) impact the season? Tune in for our thoughts, then reach out with your takes on Doom Patrol and the rest of the week’s TV.

By |2020-11-20T15:30:07-06:00November 20th, 2020|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #480- Spotlight on Living Single

It’s a week later and things are less confusing and chaotic? Maybe? There continues to be plenty of TV to discuss, and we kick off the podcast as always with Our Week in TV. First, Noel checks in with the Mom premiere, then Noel and Kate look at America Ferrera’s final episode of Superstore, we catch up with Wilmore, have thoughts on The Mandalorian’s egg-gate, ponder driving on The Amazing Race, and rant about blast chillers on The Great British Bake Off. Afterwards, we head to the DVD Shelf to share a few thoughts on the seminal ’90s hangout comedy Living Single, using friend of the show Angelica Jade Bastién’s episode guide at Vulture. Tune in for our thoughts, then reach out with your Living Single character ranking and take on the rest of the week’s TV.

By |2020-11-13T15:24:17-06:00November 13th, 2020|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #479- Spotlight on Girlfriends

It’s another stressful and potentially weird week in 2020 and time has been standing still. To help pass the time—and keep us from doomscrolling—we decided to dive in with a beloved series we had hardly any awareness of, the ‘00s sitcom Girlfriends. We used Alexis Reliford’s piece at The A.V. Club, “10 episodes of Girlfriends that celebrate the sisterhood of Black women”, as our guide and talked about our experience exploring the show. Before the DVD Shelf, though, there was plenty of other TV to discuss. We kick off Our Week in TV with the premieres of The Mandalorian and Superstore, then Kate catches up with The Repair Shop season one and The American Barbecue Showdown season one, and we round out the week with new episodes of The Amazing Race and The Great British Bake Off. Take a listen for our thoughts, then reach out with your take on Girlfriends, comfort viewing, and more.

By |2020-11-06T18:25:34-06:00November 6th, 2020|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #478- Spotlight on Betty Season 1

It’s been another anxious week, let’s talk some TV. This episode, we kick things off with Our Week in TV, including another fabulous The Amber Ruffin Show, the finale of Archer, a perilous DuckTales, A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote—btw everyone, VOTE!!—The Great British Bake Off, and The Amazing Race. Afterward, we head to the season spotlight and catch up with season one of HBO’s Betty, a slice-of-life half-hour series following young women skateboarders in New York City. Take a listen for our thoughts, then reach out with your own take on the week’s TV, Betty, and how you’re destressing during this particularly tense time.

By |2020-10-30T14:43:18-06:00October 30th, 2020|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #477- Spotlight on What the Constitution Means to Me

We’re headed into what’s bound to be a particularly stressful week of political news in the United States, so here on the podcast we decided it was a good time to check in with What the Constitution Means to Me, a (mostly one-woman) play by Heidi Schreck that was filmed and is available streaming on Amazon Prime. Before that, though, there’s plenty of TV to discuss. Kate shares a few thoughts on the finale of Lovecraft Country, Noel and Kate have plenty of thoughts on the finale of The Vow, we celebrate the premiere of Supermarket Sweep, discuss brownies and white chocolate on The Great British Bake Off, talk racism on The Amazing Race, and dive in with the double-length Darkwing Duck special on DuckTales. Take a listen, then reach out with your thoughts on What the Constitution Means to Me, the rest of the week’s TV, and whatever else you’ve been watching.

By |2020-10-23T16:47:22-06:00October 24th, 2020|The Televerse|1 Comment
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The Televerse #476- Spotlight on Cobra Kai Season 1

For the first time in recent memory, Noel and Kate promise a short podcast and deliver! Life intervened this episode, forcing us to pare down our discussion and get right to the heart of our viewing. We kick things off with Our Week in TV, starting with the premieres of The Amazing Race and the newly remote Guy’s Grocery Games: Delivery. Then Noel checks in with the first season of Netflix’s The American Barbecue Showdown, we break down “Bread Week” on The Great British Bake Off, and Kate catches up with Lovecraft Country, before we round out the week with the latest delightful DuckTales. Afterward, it’s over to the spotlight section to share our thoughts on YouTube’s Cobra Kai season one, currently available on Netflix. How are Daniel-san and Johnny doing 34 years later, and do we really care? Tune in for our thoughts, then reach out with your own take on Cobra Kai, the week’s TV, and more.

By |2020-10-17T17:43:06-06:00October 17th, 2020|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #475- Spotlight on Tanner ‘88

It’s been another long week, but admittedly a thin one for TV viewing. We kick off the podcast with Our Week in TV, starting with Kate’s thoughts on The CW premiere of Swamp Thing. Then Noel and Kate dive in with DuckTales’ Halloween episode, Kate catches up with Archer and The Vow, and we round out the week with another deep dive into the latest The Great British Bake Off. Afterward, we head back to the DVD Shelf to talk Tanner ’88, a documentary following the 1988 Presidential campaign of the fictional Jack Tapper. Newly streaming on HBO Max, the series is an interesting experiment in quasi-real time political storytelling and a clear predecessor to The West Wing, and if either aspect sounds intriguing, it’s very much worth your time. Tune in for our reactions, then reach out with your take on the week’s TV, Tanner ’88, and any other recent TV finds.

By |2020-10-09T22:32:43-06:00October 10th, 2020|The Televerse|1 Comment
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