On episode 235, Amrie (@mytakeontv) and Jason (@theTVaholic) are joined by Melissa Lowery (@Melifornia) from NiceGirlsTV.com (@nicegirlstv) and True-Blood.net (@trueblooddotnet) to talk some cancellation and renewal news and then preview San Diego Comic-Con 2014. Plus, a brief reality check and some TV recommendations. (Start times of each segment/topic)
News (00:01:22)
We talked about the following six TV news stories:
* BBC America Renews Orphan Black for Season 3
* Cinemax Gives Steven Soderbergh's The Knick Early Season 2 Renewal
* El Rey Network Renews Matador for Season 2
* FX Won't Go Forward with Saint George
* Nickelodeon Cancels Sam & Cat, as Ariana Grande's Pop Career Soars
* NBC Renews American Ninja Warrior, AGT, Last Comic Standing
San Diego Comic-Con Preview 2014 (00:04:25)
We talked about what panels and events we are looking forward to at Comic-Con 2014 by answering the following seven questions:
* What panels are you looking forward to on Thursday?
* What panels are you looking forward to on Friday?
* What panels are you looking forward to on Saturday?
* What panels are you looking forward to on Sunday?
* What are some of the smaller panels that sound interesting?
* What outside the Con events sound like fun?
* What tips would you give a Comic-Con first-timer? (00:48:50)
Amrie’s Reality Check (00:58:36)
Amrie briefly talked about Food Network Star and So You Think You Can Dance.
TV Recommendations (01:00:04)
* Amrie recommended Penny Dreadful – Official Site – Available on Blu-ray,