The Televerse (mp3)

It’s Summer Premiere Time, giving us a lot of television to cover this week on the podcast. First we talk the week’s comedy and reality offerings, including a preview of BBCA’s new comedy Almost Royal and the finale of Louie. Then we take a look at ABC’s offerings from this past year, in another installment ... The post The Televerse #146- Gilmore Girls with Whitney McIntosh appeared first on PopOptiq.

It is a Game of Thrones tradition that episode nine, the penultimate episode of each season, has been the crown jewel. Season one saw Ned Stark’s beheading; season two featured the Battle of Blackwater, and season three shocked audiences with the Red Wedding. Needless to say, expectations were high for “The Watchers on The Wall,” so we ... The post Game of Thrones Podcast #29: “The Watchers on the Wall” appeared first on PopOptiq.

It’s another transitional week for television, and television podcasting, with winter shows continuing to finish up while the summer series wait a few more weeks to begin. First we take a look at the week’s comedies, including the season finales of Inside Amy Schumer and Veep, then Sean gives FOX their report card, and afterward ... The post The Televerse #145- The Goode Family with Deepayan Sengupta appeared first on PopOptiq.

The ultimate theme of Game Of Thrones, is that there’s no such thing as a happy ending. This week, expectations and hearts are crushed, and here to help us discuss “The Mountain and The Viper,” is returning guest Les Chappell from The AvClub. Playlist: Sunset Rubdown – “Idol Heart” Give us a rating on Itunes! It ... The post Game of Thrones Podcast #28: “The Mountain and the Viper” appeared first on PopOptiq.

We finally have a bit of a lull this week, with spring series starting to wind down and summer series yet to begin. So rather than take it easy (what is easy?), we introduce a new recurring segment this week on the podcast, Sean’s Network Report Card. First we kick things off with a little ... The post The Televerse #144- Invader Zim with Zack Handlen appeared first on PopOptiq.

Last week gave us one of the best stretches of television in recent memory so unsurprisingly, there is plenty to discuss on the podcast. First we dive in with the comedies, including a preview of Undateable, then we jump to the genre series, including a preview of pirate drama Crossbones, and we wrap up our ... The post The Televerse #143- Mad Men Season 7.0 with Libby Hill appeared first on PopOptiq.

Welcome back to This is Our Design! If you've been one of those people asking for an unnecessarily long discussion of the Hannibal finale recorded by three insane people, you've come to the right place. The post This is Our Design #13: “Mizumono” appeared first on PopOptiq.

This week on our Game of Thrones podcast, Sound On Sight contributor Sean Colletti joins us to discuss “Mockingbird,” the seventh episode in the fourth season of the series. Written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, and directed by Alik Sakharov, “Mockingbird” features several excellent moments — but is it enough to hold us over for ... The post Game of Thrones Podcast #27: “Mockingbird” appeared first on PopOptiq.

It’s finale-palooza this week on the podcast, with seven different TV shows airing season or series finales. After some upfronts talk and listener feedback, we dive in with the comedies, including the pilot for The Maya Rudolph Show and the Legit and Bob’s Burgers finales. Then Kate takes a look at the finale of The ... The post The Televerse #142- The Good Wife Season 5 with Sonia Saraiya and Noel Kirkpatrick appeared first on PopOptiq.

This week, we're actually giving you the equivalent of two episodes just in case next week's podcast gets pulled for being too graphic for network podcasting. We can't make any promises. The post This is Our Design #12: “Tome-wan” appeared first on PopOptiq.

This week, Sound On Sight Games Editor, Mike Worby, joins us to discuss the sixth episode of the fourth season of Game of Thrones titled “The Laws of Gods and Men.” Over the past few weeks we’ve talked a lot about the supernatural and mystical elements of the show, but this week centred around the ... The post Game of Thrones Podcast #26: “The Laws of Gods and Men” appeared first on PopOptiq.

There were a handful of premieres and finales this week, which while nothing compared to the deluge that will come next week, nonetheless give us plenty to discuss on the podcast. We kick things off with somewhat morosely, with Kate predicting doom for herself in the Televerse Amazing Race pool, then break down the comedies, ... The post The Televerse #141- Party Down with Vikram Murthi appeared first on PopOptiq.

Topics include Viewer Response Theory and the Death of the Showrunner, how sympathy functions in relation to antagonists in Hannibal and ideas of time reversal coupled with parenthood. So, nothing very in-depth or anything like that. The post This is Our Design #11: “Ko No Mono” appeared first on PopOptiq.

This week on our Game of Thrones podcast, we sit down and discuss the fifth episode of Season 4, “First of His Name”. We are now midway through the season and there’s a lot to talk about, so here to join us in the discussion is guest Randy Dankievitch from ProcessedMedia. Playlist: Sunset Rubdown – ... The post Game of Thrones Podcast #25: “First of His Name” appeared first on PopOptiq.

It’s yet another full week in television, with two big premieres and finales giving us plenty to discuss on the podcast. First we look at the comedies, including the finale of Review and the premiere of Louie. Then we talk a little Amazing Race, before getting into the genre series, including Supernatural’s back-door pilot and ... The post The Televerse #140- Informed Opinions: Science and Research on TV appeared first on PopOptiq.

This week, David Bax of Battleship Pretension drops by to talk all kinds of "Naka-Choko." Topics of the discussion include point of view, understanding, sympathy, empathy, Michael Pitt as Mason Verger and uneventful sex scenes. The post This is Our Design #10: “Naka-Choko” appeared first on PopOptiq.

  This week we invite Whitney McIntosh from MyTVSangToMe.com to review episode 4 of season 4 of Game of Thrones titled “Oathkeeper,” written by Bryan Cogman and directed by Michelle MacLaren. Give us a rating on Itunes! It would be greatly appreciated and it helps us reach a wider audience. Listen on iTunes Follow Ricky on ... The post Game of Thrones Podcast #24: “Oathkeeper” appeared first on PopOptiq.

We welcome new cohost Sean Colletti to the podcast this week, and fortunately there was plenty of interesting TV for him to discuss. First we take a look at the comedies, including a preview of Louie, the pilots of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and Bad Teacher, and the Parks and Rec finale. Then ... The post The Televerse #139- M*A*S*H with Dan Toland appeared first on PopOptiq.

Co-hosts Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick are joined this week by Eric Goldman of IGN to talk some "Shiizakana." Topics of the conversation include concepts of love and animalism in Hannibal. The crew also challenges some more of the believability and subtlety concerns the series may or may not have The post This is Our Design #9: “Shiizakana” appeared first on PopOptiq.

This week we sit down to discuss “Breaker of Chains,” written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss and directed by Alex Graves. The episode does a superb job of acknowledging the big picture, while focusing specifically on moving secondary characters forward emotionally. It also just so happens to feature the most controversial scene in ... The post Game of Thrones Podcast #23: “Breaker of Chains” appeared first on PopOptiq.