Indiewire's Very Good TV Podcast

It's hot outside, so does that make it the right time of year to watch murder mysteries like "Sharp Objects" or "The Sinner"? The answer may be yes, but how does the season affect our enjoyment of these shows? Liz and Ben discuss, live from TCAs!

Hulu sprang the final season of "UnREAL" on unsuspecting subscribers last week, but was it the best strategy for the cult series? And when does that sort of strategy play well for content, those who watch it, and those who release it? Liz and Ben dig in (and wow, surprisingly, THE LEFTOVERS comes up!)

Ben recently had to watch Showtime's newest effort to engage with political comedy — but is Sasha Baron Cohen the voice America needs to be hearing right now?

This week, Liz and Ben address a grave injustice of television history, while also connecting it to issues of the day...But really, the problem is that David Schwimmer never won an Emmy for playing Ross.

"Glow," in its second season, showed us what the show-within-a-show actually looks like. Which made Liz and Ben ponder their own behind-the-scenes process, in a very special episode of VGTVP.

Liz and Ben have been slogging through some pretty bloated series lately, but is there a solution? Or do some shows NEED to run a little longer than others? Surprisingly, "The Leftovers" comes up!

This week, Liz and Ben let the listeners come up with the topics to be discussed, and the result was a wide-ranging discussion of everything from the new Apple original content on the horizon to what shows they'd bring with them to a desert island. (Surprisingly, "The Leftovers" comes up!)

"Sense8" fans got a happy ending this weekend thanks to the premiere of a special series finale episode that wrapped up all the major storylines left dangling by Season 2. But does every show deserve, or even require, that sort of treatment? Liz and Ben discuss. Surprisingly, "The X-Files" comes up.

Faithful listeners of this podcast will know that Liz and Ben don't agree on everything, but "The Americans" unites them. A truly great TV show just ended, and no matter how committed you were to it, the fact remains that the story of Soviet spies faking their way through America deserved serious attention.

There's no denying that revival culture is inescapable today, but while that doesn't mean they're all bad ideas, there has to be a better option for casts and creators who want to work together again... Right? Liz and Ben ponder the question.