The Televerse (mp3)

With Thanksgiving keeping TV off the air for half the week, it’s a short show list this podcast. We more than make up for that, however, with our mega spotlight on Treme’s finale, as well as its season as a whole. Dave Walker of NOLA.com joins us for our nearly hour-long look at what has ... The post The Televerse #65- Spotlight on Treme season 3 with Dave Walker appeared first on PopOptiq.

We’re spotlightless once again this week, with several series airing solid to strong episodes, but none that particularly stand out. After going through Our Week in TV, including several Tuesday comedies (Ben and Kate, New Girl, Mindy Project, Happy Endings), Parenthood, Top Chef Seattle, several Thursday comedies (30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, It’s Always Sunny ... The post The Televerse #64- Sports Night with Dan Heaton appeared first on PopOptiq.

After missing last week’s fantastic Treme, we make it up by putting the series in the spotlight to discuss both “Promised Land”, the previous episode, and “Don’t You Leave Me Here”, this week’s installment. Before that, though, we talk through a somewhat disappointing week in TV, with both Kate and Simon ready to break up ... The post The Televerse #63- Spotlight on Treme/Battlestar Galactica with Josh Spiegel appeared first on PopOptiq.

This week saw the premiere of ABC’s Malibu Country, marking the official end of the fall network rollouts and our pilot reviews. Due to a number of reasons, we weren’t able to catch up with all the shows we usually follow, but there’s still plenty of TV talk to go around. We take a look ... The post The Televerse #62- Pushing Daisies with Michael Ryan appeared first on PopOptiq.

The slow rollout of the fall season continues this week with the premieres of Happy Endings and Don’t Trust the B—- in Apt. 23. There’s also the probable series finale of The Thick of It as well as the Halloween specials from Venture Bros. and Mockingbird Lane. Halloween special, but otherwise, we seem to be ... The post The Televerse #61- Spotlight on Homeland/Millennium with Robert K. Elder appeared first on PopOptiq.

Unable to agree on the best episodes of the week, we skip the spotlight this time, opting instead for slightly longer looks during Our Week in TV. After going through the week, including looks at Ben and Kate, 30 for 30, the Suburgatory premiere, Nashville, 30 Rock, Parks and Rec, It’s Always Sunny…, The League, ... The post The Televerse #60- Cheers with David Bax appeared first on PopOptiq.

Five more premieres make this the most packed week yet this fall season. After talking through Our Week in TV (Ben and Kate, New Girl, The Mindy Project, Parenthood, 30 for 30, Key and Peele, the Arrow pilot, Supernatural, the Nashville pilot, 30 Rock, the It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia premiere, The Vampire Diaries premiere, ... The post The Televerse #59- Spotlight on Treme/The League of Gentlemen with Cath Murphy appeared first on PopOptiq.

After last week’s pilotpalooza, things have quieted down a bit as we start to get a picture of what the fall network schedule will settle into. After looks at Wednesday’s Nashville and Chicago Fire pilots, we go through a full week in TV, including Ben and Kate, New Girl, The Mindy Project, Parenthood, 30 for ... The post The Televerse #58- Spotlight on Bob’s Burgers and Homeland/House with Amanda Williams appeared first on PopOptiq.

Premiere season has begun and with it, the yearly deluge of series pilots and returns. It’s a mega-packed Televerse this week- we begin with a recap of our takes on several of the new pilots, which we discussed at greater length in our Fall Preview (Ben and Kate, The Mindy Project, Last Resort, Elementary, 666 ... The post The Televerse #57- Spotlight on The Good Wife/Louie season 3 with Josh Spiegel appeared first on PopOptiq.

With the Emmys over and done with, it’s officially the start of the Fall Network TV season. The pilots will come en masse next week, but, along with one of the best one-night comedy lineups in quite a while (Thursday’s Parks and Rec premiere, Wilfred finale, Childrens Hospital UK, NTSF:SD:SUV::, and the culmination of Louie’s ... The post The Televerse #56- Spotlight on Louie/Friday Night Lights with Steph Smith appeared first on PopOptiq.

We’re back to our regular format this week, with Louie in the spotlight and Steve Prokopy, Capone from Aint it Cool, joining us at the DVD Shelf to take a look at TV horror in the form of three TV movies and miniseries- 1979’s Salem’s Lot, 1971’s Duel, and 1973’s Don’t Be Afraid of the ... The post The Televerse #55- Spotlight on Louie/Capone’s Horror Picks (1) appeared first on PopOptiq.

With the 2012 Fall TV season officially underway, it’s time for our fall TV preview, where we take a look at all the new network series, day by day, to see what looks good, what is good (of those pilots we’ve been able to see so far), and what it may be best to steer ... The post The Televerse #54- 2012 Fall TV Preview appeared first on PopOptiq.

With Breaking Bad finishing up its 2012 run, the summer TV season winding down, and TV taking Labor Day off, this was a fairly light week. After breaking down our Week In TV, including Treme season 2, American Ninja Warrior, The Daily Show/Colbert Report coverage of the RNC, Sex House, So You Think You Can ... The post The Televerse #53- Breaking Bad Season 5.1 with Ricky D appeared first on PopOptiq.

It’s the (almost) one-year anniversary of The Televerse, so this week, we skip the DVD Shelf in favor of our First Annual Make-You-Watch-athon. Each host picks a show for the other to watch and this year, it’s ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary series and Doctor Who. Before that, though, it’s a lengthy week in TV, ... The post The Televerse #52- First Annual Make-You-Watch-athon: 30 for 30 and Doctor Who appeared first on PopOptiq.

To our surprise, we’re spotlightless this week. There were some interesting episodes from a couple different shows- we just can’t agree which. After talking through Our Week in TV, including So You Think You Can Dance, Futurama, Childrens Hospital, NTSF:SD:SUV::, Awkward., Wilfred, Louie, Bullet in the Face, the Copper pilot, The Newsroom (US), the Political ... The post The Televerse #51- The Chicago Code with Deepayan Sengupta appeared first on PopOptiq.

It’s another long one this week, as, despite the Olympics taking over primetime, there was interesting television galore this week. After running through Our Week in TV as quickly as feasible, including the Go On pilot, Childrens Hospital and NTSF:SD:SUV::’s season premieres, Awkward., Wilfred, Louie, the Animal Practice pilot, The Newsroom (US), Political Animals, True ... The post The Televerse #50- Spotlight on Breaking Bad/Nero Wolfe with Tyler Smith appeared first on PopOptiq.

With the Olympics dominating primetime, several shows took the week off, but those that didn’t for the most part delivered strong episodes, including Awkward., Wilfred, Louie, Squidbillies, The Newsroom (US), Political Animals, True Blood, Bunheads, and Alphas. After breaking down Our Week in TV, and talking Breaking Bad, which is back in the spotlight this ... The post The Televerse #49- Spotlight on Breaking Bad/The Tripods with Steven Schapansky appeared first on PopOptiq.

This week, we spotlight Louie’s latest and go through a packed week in TV, including the premiere of Top Chef Masters, So You Think You Can Dance, Futurama, Awkward., Wilfred, Squidbillies, The Newsroom (US), Political Animals, True Blood, Breaking Bad, Lost Girl, Bunheads, and Alphas. Then we welcome Corey Atad of justAtadcast back to the ... The post The Televerse #48- Spotlight on Louie/Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace with Corey Atad appeared first on PopOptiq.

This week, two more summer series premiere (Squidbillies and Alphas) and Breaking Bad is in the spotlight for the first time this season. After talking through Our Week in TV, including So You Think You Can Dance, Awkward., Wilfred, Louie, The Newsroom (US), Political Animals, True Blood, and Bunheads, we welcome SoS’s own Erik Bondurant ... The post The Televerse #47- Spotlight on Breaking Bad/Coupling (UK) with Erik Bondurant appeared first on PopOptiq.

Despite the premieres of Breaking Bad and Political Animals, and another strong episode of Louie, we’re spotlight-less this week on the Televerse. Instead, after talking through a slightly more filled week in TV, including So You Think You Can Dance, Futurama, Awkward., Wilfred, the Black Dynamite premiere, True Blood, and Bunheads, Kate breaks down her ... The post The Televerse #46 – ComicCon 2012 TV Wrapup appeared first on PopOptiq.