Ep. 111 - Is 'Widow's Bay' Worth a Visit? (Also: 'Euphoria' S3E04 Was Rough)

About this episode

David and Patrick discuss the latest in TV, including Euphoria and Widow's Bay, along with various industry news.

In this episode of Decoding TV, David and Patrick discuss what’s going on in the world of TV, then dive into the latest episode of  Euphoria  and the season premiere of  Widow’s Bay . Can the FCC really revoke Disney’s broadcast license? Why are  Far Cry  fans so upset with Noah Hawley? And what do Nielsen ratings have to say about the state of the  Star Wars  universe? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more. Homework for next week: Show of the Week:  Lord of the Flies  (hopefully!)   (Netflix) Euphoria  season 3 episode 5 (HBO Max) Bonus Ep:  The Boys  season 5 episode 6 (Prime Video) Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate): 01:55 - Show of the Week Widow’s Bay 16:36 - TV News Noah Hawley says Far Cry won’t adapt game story FCC orders early license renewal after Trump calls for Kimmel to be fired Variety story on initial situation ABC stands its ground Bloomberg’s article History of the sanction The top 10 Star Wars related shows Eric Kripke says he did not cancel Gen V Laura Dern cast in White Lotus BW Corner: Tony Dokoupil’s disastrous ratings 55:56 -  Euphoria  Season 3 Episode 4…

People in this episode

Hosts: David, Patrick

Topics covered

• TV news
• Euphoria
• Widow's Bay
• Nielsen ratings
• Far Cry
• Disney
• Star Wars

Keywords

• Euphoria
• Widow's Bay
• FCC
• Disney
• Noah Hawley
• Nielsen ratings
• Star Wars
• Lord of the Flies
• The Boys

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FCC, Disney, Nielsen

Books & works: Widow's Bay, Euphoria, Lord of the Flies, The Boys

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