It’s another in-person Televerse, as Simon’s down in Chicago this week. After talking through a somewhat mixed week in TV, Simon and Kate settle on Justified’s “Thick as Mud” as this week’s spotlight episode. Then we welcome Michael Ryan from the OperaNow! podcast to the DVD Shelf to discuss, well, certainly not the war!, but ...

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This week, Simon and Kate bring back the Spotlight of Shame during their week in TV before spotlighting the latest episode of Fringe, “Welcome to Westfield”. Then Kate interviews Kevin Chapman, currently starring in CBS’s Person of Interest, about the series and his career and finds out just how important it can be to go ...

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In a welcome change, this week almost every show Simon and Kate watched turned in an at least above average episode. Unfortunately, there’s a rather significant exception in Downton Abbey, which we take to task. Then we spotlight Justified’s latest, “Harlan Roulette”, and we wrap things up with Tyler Smith from Battleship Pretension and More ...

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It's time for a new segment, the Spotlight of Shame, when Simon and Kate spend far too long discussing the pilot of Touch. Then it's a somewhat lackluster Week in TV before we spotlight Justified’s latest, "Cut Ties", and we wrap things up with a look at fan favorite series Chuck, with Shawn Keown from ...

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We’re chock full o’ vampires this week, with Simon and Kate both reporting on our respective Vampire Diaries catchups. Then there are a few more pilots and premieres in Our Week in TV before we spotlight Justified’s season three premiere, “The Gunfighter”. Afterward, because she was fool enough to come back, Alyssa Boehm from The ...

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It’s a mixed bag this week, as Simon and Kate tackle yet more midseason pilots and premieres in Our Week in TV before spotlighting The Good Wife‘s most recent episode, “Bitcoin for Dummies.” Then we welcome Dan Toland from Earth-2.net and Bigger on the Inside to the DVD Shelf to talk Wonderfalls. This week, we ...

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This week, Simon and Kate fight our way through some unfortunate midseason pilots and premieres in our week in TV before spotlighting The Good Wife‘s most recent episode, “Alienation of Affection”. Then Simon takes a week off while I welcome author, 25-year HBO veteran, and SoS contributor Bill Mesce to the DVD Shelf to talk ...

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This week, Simon and Kate continue without our regular format. We go through our (brief) week in TV, catch up with the first seasons of Archer and Downton Abbey, and preview the series premiering or returning in January and February. The shows we cover this week are Top Chef: Texas, Prime Suspect, and HIMYM. listen ...

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This week, Simon and Kate ditch the regular format to spend time talking about our picks for the Best of TV in 2011. We cover our top 10 series with a smattering of additional categories thrown in along the way. I’ll leave the shows a surprise, though regular listeners won’t have a hard time guessing ...

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This week on the Televerse, Simon catches up with Boardwalk Empire, Kate catches up with Justified season 2, and we look at a few finales. We go through our week in TV, spotlight Homeland’s season 1 finale “Marine One,” and welcome Simon Aplin from Tech It or Leave It on to discuss our first anime ...

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