Pilot Season on Hiatus
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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Pilot Season Episode 22: Homecoming
The Televigion Podcast: Pilot Season
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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Pilot Season Episode 21: The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
The Televigion Podcast: Pilot Season
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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Pilot Season Episode 20: The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell
The Televigion Podcast: Pilot Season
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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Pilot Season Episode 19: The Haunting of Hill House
The Televigion Podcast: Pilot Season
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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Pilot Season Episode 18: Doctor Who 'Rose'
The Televigion Podcast: Pilot Season
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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Pilot Season Episode 17: The Good Cop
The Televigion Podcast: Pilot Season
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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Pilot Season Episode 16: Killing Eve
The Televigion Podcast: Pilot Season
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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Pilot Season Episode 15: Future Man
The Televigion Podcast: Pilot Season
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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Pilot Season Episode 14: Jack Ryan
The Televigion Podcast: Pilot Season
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_outlineA little later than usual we bring you episode 26, a boring number but a much better episode.
We have news of a new BBC venture, Too Much TV - a daily TV discussion show at 6.30pm every weekday on BBC Two. Anything that promotes more TV conversations must be a good thing! Plus it has a Spice Girl involved.
Correspondence:-
- Big hello to our Brazilian listeners and readers!
- Word from Australia as Freya has some commentary thoughts, mixed with some secret Stewart and Timney/Poole correspondence and Tina Fey discussion!
- The Televigion Mum has a little more to say on reboots.
Recommendations:-
- From Freya
- Masters of Sex (Channel 4, not currently on All4)
- From the Televigion Parents
- Greece with Simon Reeve (BBC One)
- Facelifts and Fillers (BBC One)
- From James Walker
- Love (Netflix)
- From Gauntletgirl
- Lucifer, (Amazon Prime)
Lucky Dip:-
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My Baby: Psychosis and Me (BBC One)
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Life After Suicide (BBC One though this is a repeat from last year)
Current TV:-
- Happy Valley Series 2, Tuesdays at 9pm (BBC 1)
- Jericho, Thursdays at 9pm (ITV)
"On Demand"s My Attention:-
- Silicon Valley S1 (DVD or Amazon)
- Nashville S3 (DVD or Amazon)
- Better Call Saul S2
- Mid Morning Matters S2 (Sky Atlantic or Sky Go)
Gold Star:-
- The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive: 10 Years On (BBC iPlayer)
- Mid Morning Matters S2 (Sky Atlantic or Sky Go)
Disappointment:-
- Lucifer, (Amazon Prime)
Top of the Pile:-
- In the Mind Season on iPlayer
- Girls S2 (Sky Go)
Next time, we have another major topic to discuss - what makes great characters? Who are your favourites of all time? Or alternatively, what makes some characters terrible?
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