Channel Surfing

We discuss Westworld's entire first season, Strike Back returning, Star Trek Discovery casting, The Inhumans coming to TV, Luke Cage's renewal and more. 

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That's So Raven is coming back, The Rock is producing a show based on his wrestling career and we discuss the first two episodes of The Walking Dead: Season 7. 

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Thoughts on Westworld, Superman's Supergirl debut, Luke Cage (and how Netflix/Marvel series are structured) and more. 

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Eric and Matt look back at a Comic-Con jam-packed with superhero TV shows, WWE wrestlers and much, much more. 

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After tackling some recent renewals, we delve into spoiler chats about the recently-completed seasons of Penny Dreadful, Person of Interest and Game of Thrones. 

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00:00-16:00: Preacher, 12 Monkeys and Curb Your Enthusiasm renewals

16:30-29:15: Penny Dreadful spoiler discussion, including the series finale

29:15-45:00: Person of Interest spoiler discussion, including the series finale

45:00-59:41: Game of Thrones spoiler discussion, including the Season 6 finale

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Eric and Matt on which shows survived and which didn't, as the networks made their final decisions for next season, along with our reaction to some of the new shows picked up and Supergirl switching networks. 

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1:45-4:40: It’s Always Sunny renewed for Season 13 and 14

 

4:40-12:30: Jessica Henwick cast as Colleen Wing in Iron Fist

 

12:30-16:00: Peter Serafinowicz cast as The Tick

 

16:00-24:00: CBS Renews 11 series; announces Person of Interest’s end

 

24:00-25:30: Luther creator adapting Talented Mr. Ripley

 

25:30-31:00: Reader email on guest star and prestige credits

 

31:00-36:00: Reader email on Baskets

 

36:00-44:00 Thought son Black Sails (non-spoilers)

 

44:00-55:45 Thoughts on Black Sails: Season 3 (with spoilers)

 

55:45-1:11:05: Thoughts on Daredevil: Season 2 (with spoilers)

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Eric and Matt discuss wrestling, wrestling and more wrestling, on the heels of WrestleMania weekend. 

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0:00-6:00: Your basic opening randomness, including Matt talking about A Knight’s Tale. 

6:00-24:30: Paul Lee leaving ABC; ABC renewing SHIELD, Scandal, Once, Upon a Time, Quantico and more and thoughts on The Muppets’ season. 

24:30-26:30: Superstore and Bones both renewed – the latter for its final season. 

26:30-32:20: Game of Thrones’ Finn Jones cast as Iron Fist. 

32:20-35:00: TV reboot/sequel/remake update, including Katrina Law joining Training Day, a potential Departed TV series, The Mist pilot ordered and Sarah Michelle Gellar returning to Cruel Intentions 

35:00-38:00: Sarah Shahi cast as Nancy Drew, while Person of Interest remains in limbo 

38:00-45:15: Bryan Fuller makes more additions to both American Gods and Star Trek.

46:00-51:00: Fuller House renewed – and a tangent on the current state of late night talk shows. 

51:00-52:00: Vanessa Hudgens, Alan Tudyk, Danni Pudi, Christina Kirk join NBC’s DC Comics comedy, Powerless 

52:00-57:00: More on the use of the F word on basic cable TV, as FX pushes boundaries while Walking Dead may dial back on a comic book character.

57:00- 59:30: A reader email about TV season passes and if it can help a show. 

59:30-1:22:00: A big, spoiler-packed conversation about The 100’s latest episode, “Thirteen.”

 

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The 100's executive producer and showrunner, Jason Rothenberg, sits down with Eric to discuss the current season. 

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Eric & Matt discuss Hannibal's Bryan Fuller taking on the new Star Trek, Daniel Bryan's retirement, Agent Carter's worrisome future and more. 

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We chat about The Rock's WrestleMania pans, go into spoiler-filled conversations about the just-finished seasons of Fargo and Ash vs Evil Dead and take a detour into movies with a big Force Awakens conversation. 

5:30-8:00: The state of DC Comics on the CW

 

8:00-14:30: The Rock revealing he’ll be a part of WrestleMania 32

 

14:30-16:00: Kristen Bell guesting (vocally) on iZombie

 

16:00-18:30: Lyndsy Fonseca guest starring in Agent Carter: Season 2

 

18:30-21:30: The Man in the High Castle renewed (and tangents on WGN’s shows and People v. OJ Simpson)

 

21:30-25:30: The Riddick universe (?!) expanding with Merc City

 

25:30-32:00: Reader email with a theory about The Leftovers

 

33:00-49:00: Spoiler chat about Fargo: Season 2

 

49:00-1:01:45: Spoiler chat about Ash vs Evil Dead: Season 1

 

1:01:45-1:26:30 Spoiler chat about Star Wars: The Force Awakens

 

1:26:30-1:36:55: More of our favorite shows of 2015 discussed

 

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