The Televerse (mp3)

The glut of 2014 TV comedies continues this week, making for yet another lengthy podcast. First we look at another full week in comedy, including a preview of FOX’s The Last Man on Earth, some The Odd Couple pilot talk, and plenty of Jane the Virgin, Girls, and Looking discussion. Then we look at a ... The post The Televerse #182- Good Eats with Noel Kirkpatrick appeared first on PopOptiq.

This week, our survivors attempt to walk sixty miles down one long rural road for almost the entire duration of the episode’s run time. “Them” is an episode chock full of symbolic, meditative moments and an installment more concerned with charting the group’s emotional journey as appose to their physical journey. This week, former co-host Simon ... The post The Walking Dead Podcast Episode 63: “Them” appeared first on PopOptiq.

January’s ridiculous string of TV comedy excellence continues this week, making for another long podcast. First Kate talks a little reality, with some praise for the finale of Top Chef Boston, then there’s comedy discussion galore, including an emotional Jane the Virgin, a baffling Adventure Time, and more great episodes from Broad City, Parks and ... The post The Televerse #181- The Dick Van Dyke Show with Sarah Rodman appeared first on PopOptiq.

This week on The Walking Dead, the beautiful opening montage makes us believe it is showing us things that had already happened on the road, but was instead foreshadowing things to come; a great little trick, with most of us likely assuming that our band of survivors were mourning the loss of Beth and not ... The post The Walking Dead Podcast Episode 62: “What Happened and What’s Going On” appeared first on PopOptiq.

The comedies came to play this week, with two episodes likely to be in Best of 2015 discussions later this year. Needless to say, the podcast is on the long side this week. First we look at a full (and ridiculous) week in comedy, including the dramatic reveal of Sin Rostro on Jane the Virgin, ... The post The Televerse #180- Informed Opinions: Educational Children’s Television appeared first on PopOptiq.

Between finales, pilots, and premieres, there’s plenty of TV to talk about this week on the podcast. First we look at the week in comedy, including Key & Peele’s Superbowl special and a contentious Man Seeking Woman. Then Kate looks at some genre before Simon joins her to discuss The 100, and we round out ... The post The Televerse #179- The Phil Silvers Show and F Troop with Michael Price appeared first on PopOptiq.

2015’s onslaught of television is fully under way, giving us plenty to discuss this week on the podcast. First we look at a full week in comedy, including the debut of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, the disappointingly brief return of Venture Bros., and the finale of Galavant. Then it’s time to talk genre ... The post The Televerse #178- Interview with Michael Price appeared first on PopOptiq.

The Comedies are coming! it’s another week of TV premieres here on the podcast, giving us the longest Week in Comedy in recent memory. We kick things off with said comedies, including premieres and pilots from Parks and Recreation, Kroll Show, Broad City, Always Sunny, and Man Seeking Woman, then look at a much more ... The post The Televerse #177- Enlisted with Les Chappell appeared first on PopOptiq.

The January TV premieres have already begun, giving us plenty to discuss on this week’s podcast. After an extra-long listener feedback segment, we dive in with the comedies, including the Golden Globes and a handful of premieres: Archer, Portlandia, Babylon, Girls, Togetherness, and Looking. Then we talk genre and drama, including the premieres of Agent ... The post The Televerse #176- Carlos with Sean Colletti appeared first on PopOptiq.

Concluding the second season of This is Our Design, which analyzes the first season of Hannibal, is no small task. Thus, co-hosts Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick have brought back the big guns wielded by Noel Kirkpatrick from tv.com in a podcast that is long. Very long. Extremely long. Too long? No. The post This is Our Design #26: “Savoureux” appeared first on PopOptiq.

Here at the podcast, we’re finally done with 2014, so what better time to look at what the beginning of 2015 has to offer TV fans? First we talk over our past few weeks in TV, starting with the comedies, including the finales of Selfie, Benched, The Colbert Report, the entire first season of Mozart ... The post The Televerse #175- 2015 Midseason Preview appeared first on PopOptiq.

The podcast’s year-ending Best Of extravaganza concludes this week with Simon and Kate’s picks for just about everything other than their Top 20s. Categories range from Best Performance, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Score to more niche categories like Best Shipping Moment, the Life Vest Award (performance/element singlehandedly buoying an otherwise terrible show), and the ... The post The Televerse #174- Best of 2014 Smorgasborgy appeared first on PopOptiq.

The podcast’s year-ending Best Of extravaganza begins this week with Simon and Kate’s picks for the Best TV Series of 2014, focusing on their Top 10 shows, but expanding to cover 22 different highlights of the year in television. Simon and Kate go show by show, talking about what prompted them to include, or exclude, ... The post The Televerse #173- Top 20 TV Series of 2014 appeared first on PopOptiq.

With the year’s television winding down, our last regular podcast of the 2014 features a particularly light group of episodes. First Kate gives a quick genre roundup, including the midseason finales of The Flash, Arrow, Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD. Then we look at the week’s comedy, including the midseason finale of Jane the Virgin, a ... The post The Televerse #172- Holiday Omnibus 1 with Deepayan Sengupta appeared first on PopOptiq.

Series are heading to their midseason finales, giving us fewer shows to discuss this week on the podcast. First we look at some of the comedies, including another holiday Bob’s Burgers and the return of Jane the Virgin. Then Kate talks some genre, including the much-hyped The Flash/Arrow crossover, and we round out the week ... The post The Televerse #171- The Wire (Part 1) with Dennis Perkins appeared first on PopOptiq.

As a midseason capper, “Coda” was a bit of a mixed bag. Rick attempts to negotiate with Dawn for the lives of Carol and Beth, while Gabriel makes a shocking discovery of his own. “Coda” has some nice moments, but overall it was an unsatisfying end to the first half of season five. To help ... The post The Walking Dead Podcast Episode 61: “Coda” with guest Emily VanDerWerff appeared first on PopOptiq.Edited on 6/3/19 to correctly reflect Emily VanDerWerff's name. Unfortunately, the audio for this podcast still contains Emily's deadname.

Thanks to Thanksgiving, it’s a (comparatively) light week of TV on the podcast. First we kick things off with a little reality talk and the comedies, including a marathon of Adventure Time, and then we talk genre and drama, including the aptly-titled episode of The Newsroom, “Contempt”. Afterward, Dr. Paul Booth joins us to discuss ... The post The Televerse #170- Fans and Fandom on TV with Paul Booth appeared first on PopOptiq.

  Only one episode of The Walking Dead remains until the winter break. Season 5 has been a hell of a ride and “Crossed” cuts back and forth between four groups in four different locations in order to set up the big midseason-finale. There are many characters to follow and many story lines to discuss. Here to ... The post The Walking Dead Podcast Episode 60: “Crossed” appeared first on PopOptiq.

The fall finales have begun, giving us plenty to discuss this week on the podcast. First we look at the week’s comedies, including another eventful Bob’s Burgers Thanksgiving episode as well as a double dose of Jane the Virgin. Next we talk a little reality and genre, including Simon’s catchups with Penny Dreadful and Attack ... The post The Televerse #169- Over the Garden Wall with Noel Kirkpatrick appeared first on PopOptiq.

This week's discussion features--among other things--thoughts on cliffhangers, Abigail as a narrative device and technical flourishes (visual and aural). The post This is Our Design #25: “Releves” appeared first on PopOptiq.