The Televerse

Noel is unable to join us today, so Allison and Kate continue their introduction to Jessica Fletcher Streaming In Place with the second half of the pilot of Murder, She Wrote, “The Murder of Sherlock Holmes.” Jessica takes the train, Anthony Garcia?, and the Count of Monte Cristo. Tune in for our thoughts on the dramatic conclusion of the pilot. We’re back on the season-long track tomorrow, returning to Lucifer for its fourth and fifth seasons.

Shout-out to our Zoom listeners, Keenan and Marcus, for joining us to chat Murder, She Wrote, and Marcus in particular for hopping on the mic to share his take as a complete JB Fletcher newbie.

Noel, Allison, and Kate take a brief digression, Streaming In Place with the first half of the pilot of Murder, She Wrote, “The Murder of Sherlock Holmes.” Dream casting detective crossovers, the inescapable charm of Angela Lansbury, and Jessica’s useless and overly intrusive nephew. Tune in for our thoughts on the debut of Mrs. Jessica Fletcher. We’ll be back tomorrow with the dramatic conclusion of the pilot.

Shout-out to our Zoom listeners, Keenan and Marcus. Thanks for joining us for fun with JB!

Allison, Noel, and Kate start week 20 Streaming In Place with A Very English Scandal, talking season one episode three and reflecting back on the season as a whole. Norman’s testimony, Thorpe’s speculations, and Edna the GOAT! Then we turn things over to our Zoom listeners, Keenan and Marcus, who share their thoughts on the show. Tune in for our takes and come back tomorrow when we dive in with the first part of the pilot of Murder, She Wrote, “The Murder of Sherlock Holmes.”

It’s a (recent) Televerse first. We’ve found Kate’s COVID-19 viewing limits. This week on the podcast, Noel and Kate spend some time with Tales From the Loop season one, Amazon Prime’s quasi-anthology sci-fi series. Before that, though, there’s a full week in TV. We kick things off with the finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars season five and Jelle’s Marble Runs: Marble League 2020, then check in with Perry Mason before heading to genre with Cardcaptor Sakura seasons one through three, Dimension 20: Fantasy High, the Wynonna Earp premiere, Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, and Stargirl. Take a listen for our thoughts, and the show that seems to have broken Kate, then reach out with your takes on the week’s TV.

Season Spotlight: Tales From the Loop Season 1 (53:56)

Our Week in TV RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars finale (4:37) Jelle’s Marble Runs: Marble League 2020 (17:23) Perry Mason (21:21) Cardcaptor Sakura S1–3 (22:38) Dimension 20: Fantasy High (25:47) Wynonna Earp premiere (31:06) Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD (33:52) Stargirl (40:31)

Music Featured:  “Make Me Feel” by Janelle Monáe

Noel, Allison, and Kate finish out week 19 Streaming In Place with A Very English Scandal, season one episode two. The many tragedies of Norman, Checkov’s briefcase, and oh, Florida. We’re a bit split on this episode, but that only gives us more to discuss. Tune in for our thoughts and come back next week for the thrilling conclusion, “Episode 3.”

Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus. Thanks for joining us this week!

Allison, Noel, and Kate start their latest Streaming In Place adventure with of A Very English Scandal. We dive in with the premiere, talking star power and personas, tonal awareness, and those fabulous clothes. Plus Kate dusts off her Classical Corner for a little violin talk. Tune in for our thoughts and come back tomorrow as we talk “Episode 2.”

Shout-out to our Zoom listeners, Keenan and Marcus. Thanks for joining us with our latest show!

Noel, Allison, and Kate finish their journey Streaming In Place with Avatar: The Last Airbender, looking back at Book Three: Fire and the series as a whole. Favorite episodes, favorite characters, and what else is out there to discover for fans between Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra. Then we turn the conversation over to our fabulous Zoom listeners, Diego, Keenan, and Marcus, and chat about their experiences with the season and takeaways from the series. Thank you to those who’ve watched along, and we hope you’ll join us for our next adventure, with the BBC miniseries A Very English Scandal, currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

Allison, Noel, and Kate start week 19 Streaming In Place with Avatar: The Last Airbender’s epic series finale, Sozin’s Comet, “The Phoenix King,” “The Old Masters,” “Into the Inferno,” and “Avatar Aang.” Azula’s breakdown, Suki’s hero shot, and Aang’s solution for Ozai. Tune in for our thoughts and come back tomorrow as we reflect back on season three and the series as a whole.

Shout-out to our Zoom listeners, Diego, Keenan, and Marcus. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the series finale. We hope you’ll join us tomorrow for our season and series wrap-up!

It’s San Diego Comic Con International week! Which we’re skipping, for the first time since 2012. The con may still be happening at home, but if there are no overcrowded convention hallways and persistent background noise, it’s just not SDCC. We’ll hopefully be back next year, but for now, we’re focusing on our standard coverage, and thankfully this week gave us plenty to dive in with. We kick off the episode with Our Week in TV, including a surprising Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, another disconcerting I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, the penultimate RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, two more thrilling events in Jelle’s Marble Runs: Marble League 2020, and shocking and eventful episodes of Stargirl and Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD. Then we head over to the season spotlight and have fun with the first season of HBO’s horror-tinged comedy Los Espookys. Listen for our thoughts, then reach out with your own take on the week’s TV.

Season Spotlight: Los Espookys Season 1 (1:09:23)

Our Week in TV Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (10:55) I’ll Be Gone in the Dark (15:47) RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (26:06) Jelle’s Marble Runs: Marble League 2020 (35:19) Stargirl (39:40) Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD (50:06)

Music Featured:  “Book of Love” by The Monotones

Articles Referenced: Mo Ryan’s article on Peter Lenkov at Vanity Fair; S.E. Smith’s article on I’ll Be Gone in the Dark at bitchmedia

Noel, Allison, and Kate finish week 18 Streaming In Place with Avatar: The Last Airbender season three, episodes 14 and 15, “The Southern Raiders” and “The Ember Island Players.” Katara takes her turn field tripping with Zuko, Allison presents her theatre nerd card, and Kate hates fun. Tune in for our thoughts and come back next week as we discuss the finale, episodes 18–21, “Sozin’s Comet.”

Shout-out to our Zoom listeners, Diego, Keenan, and Marcus. Thanks for joining us this week and leading the Zoom.