In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek discuss the Industry renewal news, Paramount layoffs, and the new Disney+ and Hulu price hikes. Then, they dive into the season premiere of The Penguin and episode 3 of Agatha All Along. What do we think of Industry and are we excited for another season? How will Paramount’s phase 2 layo…

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 act…

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 …

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 be…

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 Powe…

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 a…

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 ex…

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 neve…

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 …

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…

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 …

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 sh…

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 …

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 from 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 inte…

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…

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…

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 afte…

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…

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 Spotlig…

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 …

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 mos…

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 se…

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 …

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 watch…

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…