Decoding TV

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek are joined by  Myles McNutt  to discuss the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards. Then, they discuss the season premiere of  Agatha All Along. What did we think of  The Bear  winning some many awards in the comedy category? Will the Television Academy ever figure out what season of  The Bear  they’re actually vo...

In this bonus episode, David and Patrick discuss  Chimp Crazy , a 4-part docuseries on HBO/Max from the director who brought you  Tiger King . Is  Chimp Crazy  a more worthy recommendation than  Tiger King ? And what exactly does this show about people who try to keep and sell primates have to teach us about being a parent? Listen to hear us discuss these questions and mor...

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV. Then, @joyofnapping joins the podcast to discuss what they thought of the season 4 premiere of Slow Horses . Was HBO’s statement about George R R Martin’s blog post a big deal or not? Why are fans having so much difficulty drawing boundaries between artists and the characters they play? And w...

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV and discuss what they thought of the season 2 premiere of  The Rings of Power . Why is George R. R. Martin so intent on criticizing  House of the Dragon ? How do kids even think about movies these days? And does  Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power  change course from sea...

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV and discuss what they thought of season 1 of The Gentlemen on Netflix. This week brought more details about The Acolyte cancellation and the promise of additional seasons of Ted Lasso . What do David and Patrick make of these developments? And are we excited for a Vision-focused TV series to f...

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV and discuss what they thought of the first few episodes of  Bad Monkey  on Apple TV+. Are we going to watch any of the dozen plus shows from AMC+ that are now on Netflix? Do we think there’s any hope for Venu, the Fubo competitor? Are we still excited for the next season of  Tru...

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV and discuss what they thought of the final five episodes of Batman: Caped Crusader on Prime Video. What are some of the announcements at D23 that caught our eye? Are we excited for the newest Star Wars series, Skeleton Crew? Why should you never trust a short YouTube video from D23 to give you...

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV and discuss what they thought of the first five episodes of  Batman: Caped Crusader  on Prime Video. How did  House of the Dragon  do in the ratings this season? What is our first take on the footage from  Welcome to Derry  and  The Last of Us  Season 2?...

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV and discuss what they thought of Presumed Innocent season 1 on Apple TV+. What exactly was going on during the opening ceremonies of the Olympics? Should Warner be suing the NBA to get some of its games back onto TNT? Are we excited for a world full of Boys spinoffs from Amazon? And is Sausage...

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV and discuss what they thought of  The Boys  season 4. Is  Euphoria  season 3 actually going to happen?(!) Where can you expect to stream  Homicide: Life on the Street?  Why aren’t people watching Apple TV+ shows? And is the Apple TV+ gravy train for creators reall...

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Myles McNutt discuss this year’s Emmy nominations. Then Dan Gvozden joins to discuss the season finale of The Acolyte . What were some things the Emmys got right? And what nominations made us raise an eyebrow or two? Did The Acolyte stick the landing? And are we excited for a possible season 2 of the show? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions...

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV, discuss the seventh episode of  The Acolyte,  and finish up their conversation about  The Bear  season 3. What are the implications of a Skydance/Paramount merger? Are we excited after seeing the new trailer for  Agatha All Along ? And should David Duchovny have been...

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek discuss the first three episodes of  The Bear  season 3. Then, Dan Gvozden joins us fro m The Amazing Spider-Talk podcast  to discuss the latest episode of  The Acolyte . Is  The Bear  a show that’s become too enamored of its own success and character dynamics to move forward? Does anything interesting happ...

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV and discuss the fifth episode of  The Acolyte  and the fourth episode of  The Boys’  fourth season. Do we really care whether a show is branded as an HBO or Max original? (Unfortunately yes). Why is  Presumed Innocent  such an effective TV drama? And what’s going...

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV and discuss the fourth episode of  The Acolyte  and the first three episodes of  The Boys  fourth season. Are fewer people watching  House of the Dragon  this year? Why did Jon Stewart leave Apple TV+ anyway? Are we excited about a film adaptation of  Three-B...

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV and discuss the third episode of  The Acolyte . Why does everyone keep suing Netflix? How has Jon Stewart’s return to late night gone so far? Are we excited about  The Boys  season 5 being its last? And is there going to be a  Euphoria  season 3 after all? Listen to he...

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV and discuss the season premiere of The Acolyte . What do we make of the new price increases to Max? How has culture war stuff influenced writing about Star Wars ? Why is Netflix still being so weird about the renewal of 3 Body Problem ? And are we excited for a new series based on Like a Drago...

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV and discuss the season (series?) finale of  The Sympathizer  (Max). What do we think about Jeffrey Wright being cast in the same role in the TV version of  The Last of Us  season 2? What’s the difference between Marvel Television and Marvel Spotlight? And are we psyched for...

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV and discuss the sixth episode of  The Sympathizer  (Max) and the first season of  X-Men ‘97  (Disney+). Why should you definitely watch  Scavengers Reign  when it hits Netflix in late May? Like really? (Seriously). What do we make of Netflix’s weird announcement f...

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV and discuss the fifth episode of The Sympathizer (Max) and the final three episodes of Baby Reindeer (Netflix). How do we feel about Netflix’s latest efforts to get into live programming? Which streaming bundle are we looking forward to the most? Why can’t Paramount+ get any love? Is there sti...

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV and discuss the fourth episode of  The Sympathizer  (Max) and the first four episodes of  Baby Reindeer  (Netflix). How are studios navigating tricky situations when beloved cast members pass on? Does  Cobra Kai  really need to be split into three separate parts?...

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV and discuss the third episode of  The Sympathizer  (Max) and the rest of season 1 of  Fallout  (Prime Video). Is 65 million viewers actually a lot when it comes to a streaming service? How embarrassed does the OG Emily Stone feel about taking Emma Stone’s SAG name? What oth...

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV and discuss the season 2 premiere of ‘The Jinx,’ the first two episodes of  The Sympathizer  (Max) and the season 1 finale of  Shogun  (Hulu/FX). How big of a deal is  Fallout  these days? Why do people keep trying to remake  Oldboy ? Is it worth watching&nbs...

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV and discuss the first three episodes of Fallout (Prime Video) and the ninth episode of Shogun (Hulu/FX). Are we excited about more Monarch: Legacy of Monsters ? Will we ever see a Heroes reboot that people care about? What did we make of Bluey’s season finale, “The Sign”? Is Fallout the greate...

In this bonus episode preview, David and Patrick discuss the final episodes of season 1 of 3 Body Problem on Netflix. To hear the rest of the episode , become a paid subscriber at decodingtv.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.