205: It's Pronounced "Pen Fifteen"

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02/09/19 • 44 min

This week Tim reviews Hulu’s “Pen15” and TBS’s “Miracle Workers”, and we take a walk through a grab bag of other TV topics — live TV, “Lost”, “Atlanta”, “Bandersnatch”, “Legion”, “Travelers”, “Counterpart” angst, and ABC and John Mayer being BFF’s.

Tim Goodman and Jason Snell

Show Notes & Links

Tim's "Pen15" review Tim's "Miracle Workers" show Tim's Critic's Notebook grab bag

Tim Goodman and Jason Snell

Show Notes & Links

Tim's "Pen15" review Tim's "Miracle Workers" show Tim's Critic's Notebook grab bag

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204: The Swagger of Netflix

This week Tim and Jason discuss Netflix’s careful use of its own internal stats to sow fear and disbelief in the television industry. When a lightly-promoted series like “Sex Education” can get 40 million viewers, what’s the hope for anyone else? We also answer your letters and hear the voice of Hobo Eric for the very first time!

Tim Goodman and Jason Snell

Show Notes & Links

THR: Tim's column on Netflix's ratings advantage

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206: The Adaptive Brain

This week Tim’s focused on the plight of the mid-level premium network/streamer, most notably Epix and Starz. Starz is hoarding its content, but that can prevent a show like “Counterpart’ from becoming a broad hit. Meanwhile, Epix chose to sell “Get Shorty” to Netflix. What’s the fate of brands like this? Plus, we answer an awful lot of your letters, and ignore any news that has happened in the past week (because we pre-recorded this episode)...

Tim Goodman and Jason Snell