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David and Patrick discuss the latest in TV, focusing on The Pitt and various industry news.

In this episode of the Decoding TV podcast, David and Patrick discuss what’s going on in the world of TV, then dive into the latest episodes of  The Pitt  and  DTF St. Louis . What exactly went down with the failed  Buffy  reboot? Why can’t Damon Lindelof stop putting his foot in his mouth? And does anyone care about  Last of Us  season 3 at this point? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more. Homework for next week: The Pitt  Season 2 Episode 12 (HBO Max) Invincible  Season premiere (Amazon Prime) Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate): 2:30 - Show of the Week The Oscars 14:15 - TV News Oscars ratings How the Buffy reboot died Variety’s “hit piece” Paradise renewed for season 3 Damon Lindelof pisses off another beloved comic book writer The time he pissed off Alan Moore ‘Stranger Things’ Animated Spinoff Gets One-Day Theatrical Preview Stranger Things box set Last of Us Casting news 49:00 -  The Pitt  Season 2 Episode 11 - 5:00 P.M. 1:22:00 -  DTF St. Louis Episode 3 - Go Getter Links: Listen to Patrick’s videogame podcast, Remap Radio Subscribe to Patrick’s newsletter, Crossplay Subscribe to this…

People in this episode

Hosts: David, Patrick

Topics covered

• TV news
• The Pitt
• Buffy reboot
• Damon Lindelof
• Last of Us
• Oscars

Keywords

• The Pitt
• DTF St. Louis
• Buffy reboot
• Damon Lindelof
• Last of Us
• Oscars
• Stranger Things
• Invincible

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HBO Max, Amazon Prime, Variety

Books & works: The Pitt, DTF St. Louis, Buffy, Last of Us, Stranger Things, Invincible

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