On episode 285, Jason (@theTVaholic) is joined by Cory Barker (@corybarker) of TV.com and Kyle Nolan (@kyool) from NoReruns.net (@NoReruns) to talk some renewal news and then take a look at the second season finales of Halt and Catch Fire and True Detective, the second season premiere of Playing House, the series premiere of Mr. Robinson and a recent episode of Mr. Robot. Plus, some TV recommendations at the end. (Start times of each segment/topic)

News (00:00:51)

We talked about the following three TV news stories:

* Bravo Renews Odd Mom Out for Season 2

* FX Renews The Strain for Third Season

* Netflix Renews The Wachowskis’ Sense8

Primetime (00:06:45)

We used the specific episodes listed below as a jumping off point to discuss the following five TV shows:

* Halt and Catch Fire – S.2 Ep.10, “Heaven Is a Place” (Season Finale) (00:06:58)

* Mr. Robinson – S.1 Ep.1, “Pilot,” & Ep.2, “Flesh for Fantasy” (00:16:29)

* Mr. Robot – S.1 Ep.7, “eps1.6_v1ew-s0urce.flv” (00:25:41)

* Playing House – S.1 Ep.1, “Hello, Old Friend,” & Ep.2, “Sleepless in Pinebrook” (00:41:42)

* True Detective – S.2 Ep.8, “Omega Station” (Season Finale) (00:50:48) – The Nic Pizzolatto orders at Starbucks post Jason mentioned.

TV Recommendations (01:08:50)

* Cory recommended Netflix’s Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp.

* Kyle recommended the Shaun the Sheep Movie – Official Site.

* Jason recommended USA Network’s Playing House – Official Site – Watch episodes via Amazon Instant Video, DVD, Hulu, or iTunes.