Punch Drunk TV 117: SAG Awards So White

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12/14/18 • 174 min

It's our final episode of the year. And through Aaron's deliriously tired state and Jack's inebriation, we'd like to apologize for all the loud typing and random banging on the table (seriously, we didn't even realize it was happening until it was too late.)

This week, we not only document our winners and losers of the week -- we go through the past year's programming and sift through the best and worst. And we also discuss the SAG Awards TV Nominations ... which, with just a few exceptions, is seriously all about the white people.

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:

A new rumor puts Ken Jeong as the frontrunner to host The Oscars.
Ian Ziering has joined the cast of DC's "Swamp Thing" as the hero, Blue Devil.
Netflix is getting ready to premiere a four-part true crime series about Ted Bundy on January 24th, called "Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes." The release date is the 30th anniversary of Bundy's execution.
"Get Shorty" has been renewed at Epix. "Goliath" has been renewed at Amazon. "Detroiters" has been canceled at Comedy Central.
Japan's anime industry is now worth roughly $19 billion dollars, thanks to streaming services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon, and overseas sales.
While it seems like Netflix has a bunch of debt to deal with, Amazon's Prime Video channels helped the streaming service grow with revenues gaining $700 million over 2017 averages.
Most importantly, Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon will return to Amazon Prime as hosts of the upcoming Rose Parade.

AARON'S LOSERS: "Into the Dark: Pooka" and "SNL"JACK'S LOSERS: "SNL" AARON'S FENCERS: "Dirty John" and "Escape at Dannemora"JACK'S FENCERS: "Legends of the Lost With Megan Fox" and "Border Live" AARON'S WINNERS: "Christiane Amanpour: Sex & Love Around the World," "Nailed It! Holiday!" and "The Good Place"JACK'S WINNERS: "The Good Place," "Daredevil," "The Kids Are Alright" CW's "Elseworlds" Crossover Event AARON'S TV LOSERS OF THE YEAR: "Succession," "Here and Now," "Making a Murderer Pt. 2," "Disjointed" and "Camping" JACK'S TV LOSERS OF THE YEAR: "House of Cards," "Alex, Inc," "Take Two" and "Living Biblically" AARON'S TV WINNERS OF THE YEAR: "Killing Eve," "Barry," "The Haunting of Hill House," "Better Call Saul" and "Somebody Feed Phil"JACK'S TV WINNERS OF THE YEAR: "Barry," "Queer Eye," "The Good Place," "BoJack Horseman," "The Haunting of Hill House," "Detroiters," "The Kids Are Alright," "Aggretsuku" and "Somebody Feed Phil"

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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:

A new rumor puts Ken Jeong as the frontrunner to host The Oscars.
Ian Ziering has joined the cast of DC's "Swamp Thing" as the hero, Blue Devil.
Netflix is getting ready to premiere a four-part true crime series about Ted Bundy on January 24th, called "Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes." The release date is the 30th anniversary of Bundy's execution.
"Get Shorty" has been renewed at Epix. "Goliath" has been renewed at Amazon. "Detroiters" has been canceled at Comedy Central.
Japan's anime industry is now worth roughly $19 billion dollars, thanks to streaming services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon, and overseas sales.
While it seems like Netflix has a bunch of debt to deal with, Amazon's Prime Video channels helped the streaming service grow with revenues gaining $700 million over 2017 averages.
Most importantly, Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon will return to Amazon Prime as hosts of the upcoming Rose Parade.

Be sure to subscribe on iTunes and comment!

Find us on Twitter: @PunchDrunk_TV, @flatlinejack and @aaronflux Join the conversation on Facebook. Welcome to Episode 117.

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Punch Drunk TV 116: Kevin Hart-less

It's a weird week here at Punch Drunk TV. Jack just got back from a sad trip with the wife and Aaron learned his deceased father used to do biker porn in the '70s. So get ready, things go a bit off-the-rails for a bit.

There's also some Oscars drama to discuss and the Golden Globe nominations were announced, so we sort through the most important TV nods. Who do you think should win?

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:

Netflix canceled "Daredevil" but spent $100 million to keep "Friends" for another year.
Hulu solidified a deal with Sony's Funimation Ink, which will give Hulu exclusive U.S. streaming rights to international anime hits like "My Hero Academia," "Attack on Titan" and "Tokyo Ghoul." Hulu described the pact as its "largest agreement for anime programming to date." According to THR, "The deal also grants Hulu a first look at on-demand U.S. streaming rights to future anime series released by Funimation beginning in 2019. These future titles will premiere day-and-date on Hulu and Funimation with the worldwide premieres in Japan."
NBC has renewed "The Good Place" for a 4th season
SYFY is rebooting Rod Serling's other anthology series, "Night Gallery"
MTV is rebooting "Celebrity Death Match" with Ice Cube serving as executive producer
Kevin Hart has been tapped to host the Oscars. Not a day later, the Internet dug up old tweets featuring homophobic slurs. The Academy asked Hart to make a public apology. Hart refused. Then two hours later, he stepped down.
Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh will co-host the 2019 Golden Globes

AARON'S LOSER: "Sick Note" JACK’S FENCER: "The Final Table" AARON'S WINNERS: "Room 104," "Vikings," "Bumping Mics" and "South Park"JACK'S WINNERS: "The Kids Are Alright" and "Sally4Ever"

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Punch Drunk TV 118: The Masked Singer Is Dumb ... and Amazing

It's been a long three weeks but we have returned just in time for "The Masked Singer" to capture our full attention and for "The Sopranos" to turn 20.

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:

The Academy Awards will go without a host for the first time since 1989.
"Vikings" will end after Season 6.
The CW has ordered a pilot for Ruby Rose's "Batwoman" standalone series.
The Season 3 premiere date of "Stranger Things" is July 4, 2019.
Netflix has canceled Buzzfeed's news series, "Follow This."
Hulu has canceled Sarah Silverman's "I Love You, America."
A LEGO competition series is in the works from Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment production company.
NatGeo has shelved Neil deGrasse Tyson's "Star Talk" amid the sexual harassment investigation.
Deadpool director Tim Miller and David Fincher have teamed up to bring an animated anthology series titled, "Love, Death & Robots" to Netflix.

Before digging into our winners and losers, Jack and I look at the shows who won at the Golden Globes this past Sunday and discuss how "The Sopranos" changed the game for TV. And if the show never hit HBO, it's possible our podcast wouldn't exist.

Aaron's Losers: "Stand Up and Away with Brian Regan," "Bird Box," "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch" and "Superstore"Jack's Losers: "Project Blue Book" and "Gotham" Aaron's Fencers: "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo" and "Surviving R. Kelly"Jack's Fencers: "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch," "Forever," "Big Mouth," "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo" and "Good Trouble" Aaron's Winners: "Titan Games," "Dirty John," "The Masked Singer," "Project Blue Book," "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and Deadly Class"Jack's Winners: "Pinky Malinky," "Aggretsuko Christmas Special," "Anne With an E," "Runaways," "Atlanta," "The Titan Games," "Happy!," "The Masked Singer" and "Deadly Class"

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