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_outlineAs we leave summer behind, there is much more TV to see. The Great British Bake-Off highlights Jaffa Cake ignorance, James has watched all three pilots in Amazon Pilot Season and we encounter some great new BBC documentaries in Skies Above Britain and The Chronicles of Nadiya. Plus a quick rundown of Sitcom Season on the BBC.
Next time is our one year Televigion anniversary, so we need your thoughts on your favourite "special episodes"!
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Details this week
Room 101
Correspondence and Recommendations:-
- The Televigion Mum gave us
- Very Special Correspondence from Gauntletgirl
Current TV
- Skies Above Britain BBC2, Wednesdays, 9pm
- The Great British Bake-Off BBC1, Wednesdays, 8pm
- The Chronicles of Nadiya BBC1, Wednesdays, 9pm
"On Demand"s My Attention:-
- The Sopranos S5, Now TV
- Grey's Anatomy, Now TV
- Fleabag, BBC Three
- Flat TV, BBC Three
Gold Star:-
- The Chronicles of Nadiya for Rachel
- The Sopranos S5 for James
Disappointment:-
- The Great British Bake-Off for Rachel
- Flat TV for James
Top of the Pile:-
- Nashville S4, Sky Living, Thu, 9pm (or Now TV)
- The Sopranos S5 for James
The Future
- A discussion of special episodes! Get in touch!
- National Treasure on Channel 4 looks intriguing
Thanks for listening!