The Televerse #388- Spotlight on ABC Murders

From the polar vortex to Seattle Snowmageddon, Mother Nature (make that climate change) continues to give, and give, and give. Fortunately, there’s plenty of TV to keep us entertained on our long days indoors. We kick things off this episode with our week in TV, starting with the comedies, Fresh Off the Boat, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and I’m Sorry. We talk some RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars, Kate briefly spotlight(of Shame)s Outlander, and then we round things out with Arrow’s 150th episode and the potential crowning of a new Best Chris, with I Am the Night. Then we head over to the spotlight section and dive in with Sarah Phelps’ latest Agatha Christie miniseries adaptation, Amazon Prime’s ABC Murders.

By |2019-02-09T20:59:43-06:00February 9th, 2019|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #387- Spotlight on RENT Live

The polar vortex may have left Chicago and the Midwest frozen, but that just meant more time inside to watch TV. Noel and Kate kick things off by talking through a full week in TV, including Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars, The Flash, and Supergirl. Then we move over to the spotlight section and dive in with RENT Live, looking at the source material, the live(ish) production, and much more. Which of us has the show memorized and which is a relative newbie? Tune in to find out, then reach out with your thoughts on RENT and the rest of the week’s TV.

By |2019-02-02T19:48:12-06:00February 2nd, 2019|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #386- Spotlight on Steven Universe, “Battle of Heart and Mind”

Steven Universe is back with a bang, and we have plenty of thoughts. First though, Noel and Kate talk through the week’s tv. We kick things off with reality and genre, including RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars, A Discovery of Witches season one, and Supergirl. Then we move over to comedy, including Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, the premiere of Broad City, Grace and Frankie season five, black-ish, The Good Place finale, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Afterwards, we head to the spotlight section to dive in with Steven Universe’s beautiful season finale, “Battle of Heart and Mind.”

By |2019-01-26T16:20:57-06:00January 26th, 2019|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #385- Spotlight on Sex Education Season 1

The first wave of 2019 premieres is here, giving us plenty of TV to dive in with this week on the podcast. Noel and Kate kick things off with their week in TV, starting with the comedies, including the premiere of Schitt’s Creek, black-ish’s colorism episode, the long-awaited Hitchcock and Scully spotlight episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, the penultimate The Good Place, and a Cats-tastic Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Then we move over to genre and reality, including the premieres of The Promised Neverland, A Discovery of Witches, Star Trek: Discovery, and American Experience, season one of Carmen Sandiego, an underwhelming Top Chef: Kentucky, and a fun RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars. Then we move to the spotlight section, diving in with season one of Netflix’s Sex Education. Listen for our thoughts, then reach out with your own!

By |2019-01-19T21:16:27-06:00January 19th, 2019|The Televerse|1 Comment
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The Televerse #384- 2019 Winter TV Preview

We’re well into January, 2019, which means we’re overdue for our 2019 Winter TV preview. Fortunately, it seems this year there will be a bit more breathing room than usual. Before we dive in with our preview of the next few month’s returns and premieres, however, there’s a full week of TV to discuss. We kick things off with comedy, including the premieres of I’m Sorry and Brooklyn Nine-Nine and the return of The Good Place. Then we move on to the genre offerings, including Steven Universe and Marvel’s Runaways season two, and we round out our week with a handful of reality programs, including part five of Terrace House: Opening New Doors, Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly, and the dramatic “Jersey Justice” episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars.

By |2020-01-03T20:40:23-06:00January 12th, 2019|The Televerse|1 Comment
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The Televerse #383- Spotlight on Angie Tribeca Season 4

Happy New Year, everyone! We’re newly into 2019, but despite that, there’s plenty of TV to discuss, as a number of series and specials kept airing through the holidays. We kick things off by talking through our weeks/winter break in TV, starting with the comedy and reality entries, including the premiere of grown-ish, the finale [...]

By |2019-01-05T20:55:10-06:00January 5th, 2019|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #341- Spotlight on Jessica Jones Season 2

The wave of post-Olympic premieres continues this week, giving us plenty of TV to discuss. First up, Noel and Kate talk through their week in reality and comedy, including the controversial season finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, the latest half-season of Terrace House: Opening New Doors, Anna Deavere Smith’s remarkable Notes from the Field, and the returns of black-ish and Speechless. Next we move over to the drama and genre offerings, including the premieres of For the People, Rise, and Timeless, the 100th episode of Agents of SHIELD, an Iris-centric The Flash, and a revelatory Black Lightning. Then we round out the discussion with a spoiler-tastic deep dive on Jessica Jones season two.

By |2018-03-16T22:44:10-06:00March 16th, 2018|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #339- Spotlight on The Tick Season 1.5

With the end of the Winter Olympics comes the latest flood of premieres, kicking off the 2018 midseason in earnest and giving us lots of TV to discuss. First up, Noel and Kate talk through the week’s comedy and reality, including the premieres of Final Space and Atlanta, the finale of Two Dope Queens, the first season of Ugly Delicious, and the dramatic Ruvenge episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. Then we move on to the drama and genre offerings, including the premieres of Good Girls, UnREAL, and iZombie, Black Lightning, The Flash, and The X-Files. Afterward, it’s time for another season spotlight, as we dive in with the second half of The Tick’s first season. Season Spotlight: The Tick Season 1.5 (1:39:30)

By |2018-03-03T20:33:45-06:00March 3rd, 2018|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #338- Spotlight on Big Mouth Season 1

With the Olympics still underway, it’s another light week in TV, a final calm before the storm of post-Olympics premieres headed our way next week. First, Noel and Kate talk through the week’s TV, including Top Chef: Colorado, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, Star Wars Rebels, and the finales of The Amazing Race and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Then we head over to the season spotlight to discuss season one of Netflix’s animated tween comedy Big Mouth.

By |2018-02-24T15:30:20-06:00February 24th, 2018|The Televerse|0 Comments
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The Televerse #337- Spotlight on Queer Eye Season 1

It’s Olympics season once again, which means there’s also a bit of a respite in what is typically a busy TV midseason. This week, Noel and Kate talk through a truncated week in TV, looking at the finale of Star Trek: Discovery, the midseason premiere of Legends of Tomorrow, a powers-centric Black Lighting, the latest RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Snatch Game, a dizzying Top Chef: Colorado, and the penultimate Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Then we head over to Netflix and spotlight the first season of the Queer Eye reboot. How do we feel about the new Fab Five? Did Star Trek: Discovery live up to its potential? How much Trent is too much Trent on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend? (Spoiler alert: there is never too much Trent.) Listen to our thoughts, then reach out with your own takes on these pressing TV questions.

By |2019-06-06T06:39:19-06:00February 17th, 2018|The Televerse|0 Comments
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