The Televigion Podcast: Pilot Season
Televigion has returned! In a new more focused format and with a new name, Pilot Season.
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This episode we're watching Homecoming on Amazon Video, a psychological thriller series about a facility to reintegrate soldiers back into civilian life starring Julia Roberts, based on a podcast from Gimlet Media.
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This episode we're watching The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Netflix, a new outing for the Archie Comics character of Sabrina Spellman, a half-witch, half-mortal teenager growing up in Greendale.
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This episode we're watching The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell on Netflix, a spooky cooking show with puppets and plot, created by Henson Alternative and hosted by Christine McConnell, who became famous through Instagram for her wonderfully weird photography, art and baking.
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This episode we're watching The Haunting of Hill House on Netflix (with The Televigion Mum), a new adaptation of the influential and highly regarded 1959 novel by Shirley Jackson. It has been adapted by Mike Flanagan of Oculus, Hush and Gerald's Game fame and stars Carla Gugino, Michiel Huisman and Timothy Hutton.
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This episode we have longtime podcast supporter and contributor Suky Khakh as our special guest and we're all watching the first episode of Doctor Who's triumphant return in 2005, Rose on the BBC iPlayer inspired by the latest return of Doctor Who with Jodie Whittaker taking over as The Doctor.
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This episode we watched The Good Cop on Netflix, a police procedural comedy-drama starring Josh Groban and Tony Danza as strait-laced son and corrupt-cop father, adapted from an Israeli show of the same name.
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This episode we watched Killing Eve on BBC1/iPlayer, a spy thriller creating a lot of online excitement, adapted by Phoebe Waller-Bridge starring Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer as MI5 agent and international assassin, each obsessed with the other.
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This episode we have returning special guest James Walker, who joined us for Future Man on Now TV/Syfy, a new science fiction comedy from Howard Overman of Misfits fame (amongst other things) starring Josh Hutcherson, Eliza Coupe and a whole bunch of recognisable faces.
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This episode we're watching Jack Ryan on Amazon Prime, the latest version of Tom Clancy's CIA analyst character who has spawned many film adaptations. Here he is played by erstwhile Jim from The Office, John Krasinski.
info_outlineWe have reached the quarter century of Televigion! So it is time to look to the past...
The latest revival news is that Bryan Fuller will be showrunner for the new Star Trek and we chat through a lot more of our own Revival, Reboot or Reimagining examples and some from our listeners too. With thanks to
and of course
For more discussion along the same lines check out The Parish Counsel Episode 242 hosted by Terence Dackombe and That Juliet
Related Clip - Fuller House Exclusive Look on Ellen
Recommendations:-
- Lucifer, (Amazon Prime) from Gauntletgirl
- The Last Leg Down Under and Russia's Lost Princesses from the VSCM
Current TV:-
- Happy Valley Series 2, Tuesdays at 9pm on (BBC 1)
- Thoughts on the final War and Peace
"On Demand"s My Attention:-
- The Real Marigold Hotel, (BBC2)
- Agent Carter, FOX
Gold Star (used to be Top of the Pile):-
- Inside Amy Schumer S3, (Comedy Central)
Top of the Pile:-
- Huxley (the) Pig S1, Amazon Prime
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Nickelodeon Toons (Aaah Real Monsters, CatDog, Two Angry Beavers, Rocko’s Modern Life) from Amazon Prime
Next time, there's new Better Call Saul, more Happy Valley and too much else to mention. Send us your responses to our extended chat!
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