Tim Goodman's TV Talk Machine

By Tim Goodman and Jason SnellTV & Film TV Reviews

Tim Goodman's TV Talk Machine episodes

August 15, 2019 229: What the Hell Is TBS?
As summer slowly fades out, Tim ponders the new shows of the season. Also, is Netflix in need of a strategy shift? Should it be signing the “Game of Thrones” creators to a big development deal? Why did CBS and Viacom come back together, and why did they split apart in the first place?! We answers your letters, including a question about when “Terriers” is coming back. It wouldn’t surprise us!
Hosts Tim Goodman and Jason Snell.
54 min
August 08, 2019 228: That Made Me Question Everything
Tim’s in Big Sur on vacation this week, but Jason has captured his astral form and forces him to talk about bad TV shows like “Another Life” and “Four Weddings and a Funeral” as punishment. But it’s not all bad: Tim tries to convince his friends to watch “Years and Years”, and they all seem to have resisted the call, so now it’s time for him to convince his listeners! We also gather important cord-cutting knowledge from letter writers. Simultaneous, worldwide, and transparent—the TV Talk Machine is a podcast jellyfish.
Hosts Tim Goodman and Jason Snell.
Show Notes & Links
Tim's review of "Another Life"
Tim's review of "Four Weddings and a Funeral"
Tim really thinks you should watch "Years and Years"
30 min
August 01, 2019 227: Premium Female
Tim’s back from the Death March With Cocktails! We discuss the soon-to-be-famous “lost episode” of the TVTM, Jason re-reads some of your letters, and Tim does a download on Amazon, Netflix, Starz, and other cable and streaming services after seeing them in L.A. Also, we have bad news: “Sad Spies” is dead.
Hosts Tim Goodman and Jason Snell.
Show Notes & Links
Tim on a bad week for Netflix
Tim on Amazon and NBCUniversal
THR on Starz and "Premium Female"
34 min
July 18, 2019 226: Tedious's Monster's Tedious Monster
No matter what day it is, Emmy nominations came out this week, as well as calamitous Netflix subscription numbers. We tackle that and some other streaming news, and then Tim reviews “Pennyworth” and “Frankenstein’s Monster’s Monster, Frankenstein.” Tim’s about to run off to summer press tour, but don’t worry, we still saved time for your questions!
Hosts Tim Goodman and Jason Snell.
Show Notes & Links
Tim and Dan F. on the Emmys
Netflix growth slowdown
Stars seek streaming payoff
"A.P. Bio" cancelled by right hand, resurrected by left hand
Tim's review of "Pennyworth"
Tim's review of "Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein"
Throw the murder weapon down, big man!
58 min
July 11, 2019 225: A Garbage Fire in Their Own Backyard
This week Tim reviews “Shangri-La”, Showtime’s music docuseries about Rick Rubin, which he loved. Then we branch off of a check-the-box letter from Listener Joe to discuss Warner Media’s big move in streaming, HBO Max. And we save some time for your calls and letters, including a Columbo Vote, a new app, the majesty of a foreign accent, and Jason completely spoiling “Game of Thrones” for a listener.
Hosts Tim Goodman and Jason Snell.
Show Notes & Links
THR: Warner Media's streaming service (so far)
Show and Kel, an app from the 215
54 min
July 06, 2019 224: You Jump on a Slow Tractor
This week we reveal the winner of last week’s draft, as voted on by TVTM listeners. And then we break down Tim’s many choices for TV shows you should watch now that we’re in the summer slowdown. Jason also gets some good news from HBO, we realize we forgot to name the streaming services we drafted, and Tim contemplates becoming a cord cutter.
Hosts Tim Goodman and Jason Snell.
Show Notes & Links
TV Time Catch Up list #1
TV Time Catch Up list #2
'Euphoria' - But teens are actually getting less risky?
Dan Fienberg's review of "The Rook"
43 min
June 27, 2019223: I Don't Like Playing This Game With You
This week we’re both on vacation, so we’ve pre-recorded this episode in which we perform the first-ever TV Talk Machine fantasy draft! Tim and Jason are going to pick five new shows from the past year that they’ll use to populate their brand-new scrappy underdog streaming services. Which one would you subscribe to? Let us know!
Hosts Tim Goodman and Jason Snell.
Show Notes & Links

The draft results are below. Don’t look if you don’t want to be spoiled.
Tim’s streaming service
Succession, HBO
Perpetual Grace LTD, Epix
Good Omens, Amazon
Jett, Cinemax
Homecoming, HBO
Jason’s streaming service
Sex Education, Netflix
What We Do in the Shadows, FX
Jack Ryan, Amazon
Patriot Act, Netflix
Bodyguard, Netflix
Hobo Eric says: become an Incomparable member and support us!
40 min
June 22, 2019 222: Feel-Good Hit of the Summer
This week Tim reviews “Legion” season 3 on FX and the BBC/HBO coproduction “Years and Years”, Tim goes over some of his biggest Emmy pleas, we discuss the positive word of mouth around “Chernobyl”, and we answer a whole bunch of your letters and tweets!
Hosts Tim Goodman and Jason Snell.
Show Notes & Links
Tim's "Legion" season 3 review
Tim and Dan Feinberg's Emmy pleas
Tim's review of "Years and Years", which posted as we were recording
Listener Kelly takes TVTM to Thailand
27 min
June 14, 2019 221: It's Hard Out There
Tim reviews “City on a Hill” and “Das Boot”, and then we discuss his story about just how brutally hard it is to find (and keep) an audience today. Plus we send love to your fathers, including our favorite parental TV moments.
Hosts Tim Goodman and Jason Snell.
Show Notes & Links
Tim's "City on a Hill" review
Tim's reporter's notebook about "A Handmaid's Tale" and "Perpetual Grace LTD"
51 min
June 08, 2019 220: ...Then Maybe It's Brilliant
In this very unusual Friday edition of TVTM, Tim reviews HBO’s “Euphoria” and the latest batch of “Black Mirror” episodes on Netflix. We also read your tweets and letters, including an audio question about the importance of opening title sequences.
Hosts Tim Goodman and Jason Snell.
Show Notes & Links
Tim's review of "Euphoria"
Tim's review of the latest season of "Black Mirror"
Tim's review of "Perpetual Grace LTD" (Sad Fireman?)
40 min

About Tim Goodman's TV Talk Machine

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Writer Tim Goodman (former SF Chronicle and Hollywood Reporter TV critic) talks irregularly with Jason Snell about television and other stuff. Released simultaneously worldwide to all international markets. Love to your mothers.