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This Week In Streaming is a show on the Decoding TV podcast feed that covers the most interesting shows available on streaming each week. This week, David Chen and Patrick Klepek discuss the docuseries  How To with John Wilson , which is streaming right now on Max. In each episode of  How To , documentarian John Wilson ostensibly sets out to answer a basic question: how to find a public...

In this Decoding TV bonus episode about  Justified: City Primeval,  Sarah Marrs and David Chen discuss all the things we didn’t get to in our season final recap. This includes topics such as: Did the finale drop the ball this season? Listener reactions to the season as a whole Was it really a big mistake to bring back [REDACTED]? The biggest differences between the book and the show What...

Support this podcast by becoming a paid member at DecodingTV.com. This Week In Streaming is a show on the Decoding TV podcast feed that covers the most interesting shows available on streaming each week. This week, David Chen and Patrick Klepek discuss the three-part HBO docuseries Telemarketers , which is streaming right now on Max. Telemarketers is about two former telemarketers who witness the...

In this edition of Decoding TV, David Chen and Sarah Marrs discuss the eighth and final episode of  Justified: City Primeval , “The Question.” In the season (series?) finale, characters make baffling decisions left and right. What happened to the deadly Albanians? How did we feel about the ultimate fate of Clement Mansell? Did Raylan’s arc prove to be a worthwhile one? And what did we make of...

If you enjoy this podcast, consider supporting us by becoming a paid subscriber at DecodingTV.com This Week In Streaming is a show on the Decoding TV podcast feed that covers the most interesting shows available on streaming each week. This week, David Chen and Patrick Klepek discuss the first two episodes of  Ahsoka  on Disney+: Episode 1 - Master and Apprentice Episode 2 - Toil and Tro...

If you enjoy this podcast, please consider becoming a paid subscriber at DecodingTV.com . Thanks! In this edition of Decoding TV, David Chen and Sarah Marrs discuss the seventh episode of Justified: City Primeval , “The Smoking Gun” In the penultimate episode of the season, plotlines start colliding left and right and a major character is revealed to have ulterior motives. How did we feel about th...

Today we're launching a new series of bonus episodes where Patrick Klepek and I talk about a topic that’s in the news or something that’s caught our attention recently. Assuming folks enjoy these (if you do, let us know via email at decodingtv(AT)gmail(DOT)com!) , we’ll keep doing them. The first few of these will be free but eventually they will be exclusive to paid Decoding TV subscribers. Pleas...

Thanks to our paid subscribers at DecodingTV.com for making this podcast possible. This Week In Streaming is a show on the Decoding TV podcast feed that covers the most interesting shows available on streaming each week. This week, David Chen and Patrick Klepek discuss the final five episodes of Twisted Metal , now streaming on Peacock. Episode 6 - DRVTHRU Episode 7 - NUTH0UZ Episode 8 - EV3L1N Ep...

If you enjoy this podcast, please consider becoming a paid subscriber at DecodingTV.com . Thanks! In this edition of Decoding TV, David Chen and Sarah Marrs discuss the sixth episode of  Justified: City Primeval , “Adios.” This episode brings one major character’s arc to a startling conclusion. How did we feel about how that character’s storyline resolved? Is there really a mole tipping off C...

This Week In Streaming is a show on the Decoding TV podcast feed that covers the most interesting shows available on streaming each week. This week, David Chen and Patrick Klepek discuss the first five episodes of Twisted Metal, which is streaming right now on Peacock: Episode 1 - WLUDRV Episode 2 - 3RNCRCS Episode 3 - NTHLAW1 Episode 4 - WHZDARE Episode 5 - CRZSRDS We begin by discussing our over...

If you enjoy this podcast, please consider becoming a paid supporter at Decodingtv.com . Thanks! In this edition of Decoding TV, David Chen and Sarah Marrs discuss the fifth episode of Justified: City Primeval , “You Good?” This episode puts the focus on Carolyn, played by Aunjanue Ellis. How well did this show build up the backstory of Carolyn? What do we make of her decisionmaking this episode?...

If you enjoy the podcast, please consider becoming a paid subscriber at Decodingtv.com . Thanks! In this edition of Decoding TV, David Chen and Sarah Marrs discuss the fourth episode of Justified: City Primeval , “Kokomo.” This episode raises the stakes as multiple blood feuds set us up for the end game of this season. What do we think is going on between Raylan and Carolyn? Is Sandy going to make...

This podcast exists because of the paid subscribers at Decodingtv.com . Consider becoming a paid subscriber and support the show! Programming note: Our Justified recap will be a day or two late this week due to scheduling issues. Sorry about that! This Week In Streaming is a show on the Decoding TV podcast feed that will cover the most interesting shows available on streaming each week. This week,...

In this episode of Decoding TV, Patrick Klepek and David Chen discuss the final two episodes of Secret Invasion : Episode 5 - Harvest Episode 6 - Home Is the Secret Invasion finale really the worth the title of worst-reviewed MCU work of all time ? Was this show worth spending $200MM on? What ideas and themes linger afterwards? Do some of these plot points actively ruin other parts of the MCU (spo...

In this edition of Decoding TV, David Chen and Sarah Marrs discuss the third episode of Justified: City Primeval , “Backstabber.” How is this show handling Willa’s arc? Will she actually be able to stay away from all the action in Detroit? What’s this show’s take on law enforcement and justice going to be? Is Norbert one of the worst cops ever? Is the Albanian going to survive this week’s events?...

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Sarah Marrs discuss the first two episodes of  Justified: City Primeval: Episode 1 - City Primeval Episode 2 - The Oklahoma Wildman Raylan Givens returns, but this story finds him as a fish out of water in Detroit. How have the years changed Givens and what is Timothy Olyphant bringing that’s new to the role? How dangerous is this season’s big ba...

Hey Decoding TV, David Chen here.  Justified  is a show that’s dear to my heart, so when I heard that they were going to be rebooting it for the streaming era, I was…apprehensive?  Justified  was one of the few shows that was not only enjoyable throughout its entire run, but also stuck the landing after six seasons. With the first two episodes of  Justified: City Primeval&...

In this episode of Decoding TV, Patrick Klepek and David Chen join discuss the middle two episodes of Secret Invasion : Episode 3 - Betrayed Episode 4 - Beloved How do we think the Secret Invasion is going so far? What interesting plot threads does the show tantalizingly dangle that we wish it would delve more into? How many terrorist plot does Gravik have exactly? And does he really have to kill...

The 2023 Emmy nominees were announced this morning and David Chen and Myles McNutt from Episodic Medium have some thoughts! In this bonus podcast episode, we discuss: Which nominees were we thrilled by? Which nominees were snubbed? Should we even use the word “snub” to describe what’s going on here? Why recent rule changes haven’t been effective in expanding the number of shows nominated Shocking...

This Week In Streaming is a show on the Decoding TV podcast feed that will cover the most interesting shows available on streaming each week. This week, David Chen and @joyonapping discuss the season one finale of  Silo   and reflect on the season as a whole. How well did  Silo  unravel its mysteries? Did it live up to the potential of its great sci-fi premise? How did we feel...

In this episode of Decoding TV, Patrick Klepek, Dan Gvozden, and David Chen join up to discuss the first two episodes of Secret Invasion : Episode 1 - Resurrection Episode 2 - Promises How does the Secret Invasion comics run compare to the show? How does this show deal with the aftermath of Captain Marvel ? How does it handle the return of Maria Hill? How do we feel about Nick Fury as an older her...

This Week In Streaming is a show on the Decoding TV podcast feed that will cover the most interesting shows available on streaming each week. This week, David Chen and  Dan Gvozden  discuss season 2 of  The Bear . We struggled with how to cover this one given its binge release schedule. While we were originally hoping to release a recap of the first few episodes this past weekend, i...

In this Decoding TV episode, David Chen and Roxana review, recap, and discuss the final two episodes of Black Mirror this season: Episode 4 - Mazey Day Episode 5 - Demon 79 This season of Black Mirror had more horror than sci-fi episodes. What did we think of this tonal shift? Are we looking forward to more Black Mirror in the future? Do these last two episodes have anything to teach us about the...

Marvel Studios is back with a new TV show and I’m excited to announce that Patrick Klepek will be here to help us cover it! In this preview episode, Patrick and David discuss what we know about the Skrulls from previous MCU films and TV shows, what the state of MCU TV is in general, and what our hopes are for Secret Invasion . Secret Invasion premieres June 21 and we’ll be releasing a new recap fo...

In this Decoding TV episode, David Chen and Roxana review, recap, and discuss season 6 episode 3, “Beyond the Sea.” This is probably Black Mirror’s most ambitious episode of the season. But how well did the episode explain its sci-fi premise? How well do its high-profile stars like Aaron Paul, Josh Hartnett, and Kate Mara acquit themselves in these roles? And what did we make of this episode’s end...