Peak TV Podcast

We help you find what you want to watch in this age of too-much-TV. Episodic reviews, industry trends discussions, recommendations, and so much more.

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It's a series finale about series finales! Laura, Sarah and Diego gather together one last time to discuss their favorite series finale tropes, and notable series finales.

They do so by following two time-tested series finales tropes: returning characters (welcome back, Sarah!) and going long (it's a 90 minute episode!).

SPOILERS for all series finales mentioned below. Impossible to discuss them without specifics, but feel free to jump around if you want to skip a show you haven't watched yet.

Thank you for listening!

Timecodes: 00:00 - 02:00 Intro 02:00 - 12:40 General series finale discussion 12:40 - 16:30 Angel 16:30 - 23:50 Parks and Recreation 23:50 - 28:04 Breaking Bad 28:04 - 29:55 Scrubs 29:55 - 34:00 The Wire 34:00 - 36:47 30 Rock 36:47 - 51:37 How I Met Your Mother 51:37 - 57:40 Battlestar Galactica 57:40 - 01:07:45  Chuck 01:07:45 - 01:26:00 Lost 01:26:00 - 01:34:15 Peak TV Trophies 01:34:15 - 01:38:18 Farewell

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Laura and Diego get right into discussing the summer's unexpected TV sensation, Stranger Things. Then they delve deep into the first two, excellent, episodes of You're the Worst. Plus, Peak TV Trophies!

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Finally, our big San Diego Comic-Con episode! Laura and Diego were on the ground, attending a lot of TV panels and even chatting with some stars! The first ten minutes of the episode were recorded the first day of SDCC, while the rest was recorded after the crazy weekend.

Get the inside info on The Good Place pilot, on Season 2 of some really intriguing SyFy shows, and more! Which genre actresses did Laura talk to? Which TV/Podcast/SDCC celebrity sat on Diego's lap? You'll have to listen to find out!

Comic-Con - Before (00:00 - 09:44)

Comic-Con - After (09:45 - 15:28)

NBC's The Good Place (15:29 - 21:58)

The 100 (21:59 - 27:22)

iZombie (27:23 - 34:09)

The Expanse (34:10 - 38:05)

The Magicians (38:06 - 43:00)

Americans Gods (43:01 - 45:54)

Orphan Black (45:55 - 50:47)

The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail (50:48 -  53:14)

Peak TV Trophies (53:14 - 65:00)

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There's nothing like summer in the TV, someone in a rush (like Mr. Robot's Eliot) next to someone looking pretty (like everyone on Unreal). Summer is no longer a TV wasteland, and there is something for everybody. We discuss the biggest summer dramas, both returning for their second season, before going into comedy and reality television.

And finally, do we have, for the first time, an identical Peak TV Trophy to give out?

Shows discussed: (timecodes coming soon) - Unreal - Mr. Robot - You're the Worst - Big Brother

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Diego and Laura jump right into Bob’s Burgers 100th episode and discuss what they enjoy about the show. Let’s be honest: it’s pretty much all of it. It’s not often that you get to celebrate 100 solid episodes of a show you like.

Timestamps:

Bob’s Burgers (00:00 - 30:15)

Peak TV Trophies (30:15 - 36:08)

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Diego and Laura discuss the latest upfront news. Cancellations! Renewals! Just a newsy mini-sode before we return with a full Bob’s Burgers themed episode later on this week.

Small spoiler for Captain America: Civil War, big spoiler for Sleepy Hollow (though one that has been heavily publicised).

Upfronts 2016 guide, on The Hollywood Reporter - http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/upfronts-2016-tvs-fall-schedules-895814

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We’re back with a full Peak TV Podcast episode, and we have a great discussion for you. First, Laura and Diego discuss the news they care most about before delving into an iZombie Season 2 discussion. If you haven’t watched up to the finale, beware of spoilers! Finally, we give out our Peak TV trophies to two performers we hadn’t mentioned before.

Timestamps:

News (00:00 - 10:40)

Lexa Pledge (Thanks @NerdyTastic for the heads-up!)

Doctor Who writer’s room and new companion

Pilot season

iZombie (10:40 - 45:20)

Peak TV Trophies (45:20 - 49:05)

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Introducing our first ever minisode, Diego reviews the Game of Thrones Season 6 premiere. Was the wait worth it? Yes. Are we still gonna critique parts of it? You betcha.

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Diego and Laura tackle the question: what's up with all the female character deaths lately? They go into tropes, fan and creation reaction and more.

This episode contains spoilers for The 100, Arrow and Lost.

Related reading:

All 152 Dead Lesbian and Bisexual Characters On TV, And How They Died: www.autostraddle.com/all-65-dead-le…y-died-312315/ ‘Anyone Can Die?’ TV’s Recent Death Toll Says Otherwise: variety.com/2016/tv/opinion/tv-…0-arrow-1201751968/ Critic's Notebook: Why Did So Many Female Characters Die on TV Last Week?:www.hollywoodreporter.com/fien-print/c…emale-882659

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There are a ton of superhero shows these days. Luckily, Diego, Sarah and Laura are joined by Caroline Siede this week to try and make sense of them all. Caroline is a contributor at the A.V. Club, where she currently reviews Daredevil, Supergirl and Grey’s Anatomy.

We delve into the recently-premiered Daredevil S2 and Supergirl (Very minor spoilers for both, but listen at your own discretion!), while also touching upon the various superhero shows on-air.

You can follow Caroline on Twitter at @CarolineSiede. Read her Daredevil and Supergirl reviews: www.avclub.com/author/CarolineS/ Subscribe to her Doctor Who podcast: debatingdoctorwho.tumblr.com/

Timestamps: - Intro (00:00 - 07:01) - Daredevil (07:01 - 20:30) - Supergirl (20:30 - 33:10) - Upcoming shows based on comics (33:10 - 34:51) - Peak TV Trophies (34:51 - 40:07)

Follow us on Twitter: @PeakTVPodcast / @leleana, @bigdamntvgeek, @dreyesbo Stream us on Soundcloud: @peaktvpodcast Check out our new website: peaktvpodcast.com

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Sarah’s back, and we waste no time in catching up. We have news about renewals, cancellations and casting announcements. then we take a deep dive into a listener question: does catching up on television ever feel like work? Do we sometimes keep watching over a sense of obligation instead of enjoyment? Perfect question to examine on our tenth (tenth!) episode

And finally, we have some Peak TV Trophies for you! Sarah salutes a great actor, Laura makes the other two hosts squirm , and Diego gives a shout out to a great late-night production.

Follow us on Twitter: @PeakTVPodcast / @leleana, @bigdamntvgeek, @dreyesbo Stream us on Soundcloud: @peaktvpodcast Check out our new website: peaktvpodcast.com

Links to further reading:

Alyssa Rosenberg, “Our relationship with TV is messed up. It’s time for a change.” Kate Kulzick, “Completionism in TV’s Platinum Age: Why critics and fans need to start jumping in mid-series” Alan Sepinwall, “Hope-watching vs. hate-watching in TV’s new Golden Age”

News (00:00 - 04:19)

American Gods

Fuller House

Legends of the Hidden Temple

Nancy Drew

Iron Fist

NCIS

Bones

Review

Is keeping up with TV becoming a burden? (04:19 - 30:47)

Sunk cost fallacy / Stockholm Syndrom

Netflix model

FOMO

Hope-watching

Current series vs. TV canon backlog

Possible solutions

Peak TV Trophies (30:47 - 35:43)

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Dramedies? We’re not fans of that term. This episode, however, Laura and Diego discuss three very unique shows that are airing right now. These shows blend genres and defy classification, but they do share one common thread: they are all, at the very least, some of the most interesting shows on air.

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- News (00:00 - 07:51) -- ABC’s new head of programming -- Master of None -- Gilmore Girls -- Doctor Who - Unique shows that are not quite comedies, not quite dramas -- Intro (07:51 - 11:32) --Jane the Virgin (11:32 - 16:16) -- Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (16:16 - 27:36) -- You’re the Worst (27:36 - 35:34) - Peak TV Trophies (35:34 - 40:40)

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It’s a listener mailbag episode! But first, we discuss the Supergirl/Flash crossover and the new Louie C.K…. show? Internet thingie? Then we delve into musical episodes from non-musical shows and we discuss which shows continue the legacy of Mad Men and Breaking Bad.

We also introduce the Peak TV Trophy! Each one of us will hand out one every podcast, recognizing an extraordinary moment, episode, performer, writer or director in the past two weeks of television.

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-News (00:00 - 05:57) -- Supergirl/Flash -- Grease Live -- Louie C.K. -- Orange is the New Black. -Musical episodes (5:57 - 22:52) -- Community -- Buffy the Vampire Slayer -- Also mentioned: Galavant, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend -The “next” Breaking Bad or Mad Men (22:52 - 33:00) -- The Leftovers -- Fargo -- Broadchurch -- The Americans -Peak TV Trophies (33:00 - 37:15)

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After a brief hiatus, Diego, Sarah and Laura are back! There’s a ton of news: NBC claims to have discovered Netflix’s ratings. The TCA press tour brought renewals. And then we delve into the big new midseason shows: X-Files, Legends of Tomorrow, Angie Tribeca, The Magicians and more!

Follow us on Twitter: @PeakTVPodcast / @leleana, @bigdamntvgeek, @dreyesbo Stream us on Soundcloud: @peaktvpodcast Check out our new website: peaktvpodcast.com

Shows mentioned:

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Prison Break

24

Chicago Med/Fire/PD

The X-Files

Legends of Tomorrow

Colony

Angie Tribeca

The Expanse

The Magicians

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It’s the holiday season! Television has dozens of new holiday episodes each year, but we chose three to highlight. Diego chooses a Community episode, Sarah chooses a Gilmore Girls one, while Laura goes with Doctor Who. It’s a fun, lively argument that, like in every TV holiday episode, eventually gets a resolution.

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Shows mentioned:

Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris

The 100

Transparent

Doctor Who

Gilmore Girls

Community

Brooklyn Nine Nine

Seinfeld

Music: "Vivacity" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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NOTE: This podcast contains adult language and themes.

It’s an all Jessica Jones episode, as we delve into the latest Marvel/Netflix show. We discuss the entire season, but there are no specific spoilers of anything that happens on episode 9 or later, just hints.

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Music: "Vivacity" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Diego, Sarah and Laura discuss one new fall show they’re sticking with. Diego regrets choosing Heroes Reborn; Laura is intrigued by Quantico’s storytelling; Sarah is loving The Grinder. This is a good one, folks.

We also set up our first two-parter: Jessica Jones! We’ll be discussing the first half of the season on our next episode, and the second half on the episode after that.

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Shows mentioned:

Jon Stewart’s upcoming HBO… thingie

The Muppets

Supergirl

Agent Carter

Heroes Reborn

Quantico

The Grinder

Articles mentioned: Tim Goodman’s “Your Show Is Dead (or the Age of Denial in Broadcast TV)”

www.hollywoodreporter.com/bastard-mach…dcast-837228

Music: "Vivacity" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/