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_outlineInspired by bonus episode interview with Ben Verth, Rachel and James start off with a discussion of communal watching, Televigion guilt and seeing TV being made.
Correspondence :-
- From the Televigion Mum: The many talents of James Corden, inspired by this clip Rod Stewart Carpool with James Corden
- The VSCM agrees with previous correspondence on many shows
- Gauntletgirl tells us her animation memories and inspires a discussion of Generational Definition (including defining Twentyfirsties)
Some links courtesy of Gauntletgirl
Recommendations:-
- Cameraman to the Queen (ITV)
Lucky Dip:-
- The random number 152 led us to The Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die (Channel 5 + 24)
Current TV:-
- Nothing much going on!
"On Demand"s My Attention:-
- Nashville (Amazon Prime)
- Chelsea Does (Netflix)
- Supergirl (Sky 1)
Top of the Pile:-
- Nashville (Amazon Prime)
- Chelsea Does (Netflix)
Disappointment:-
- Nope!
The Televigion Commentary is coming this Monday 1st February, watch Parks and Recreation S4, E13 Bowling for Votes (not a video link...) along with me and James Walker!
Any other thoughts, feelings, despairs or joys, then do get in touch!
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