Ep. 114 - Why 'The Buroughs' Feels Magical (Plus: The Stupid Decisions of 'Euphoria' S3E07)

About this episode

David and Patrick discuss the latest in TV, including Euphoria and The Buroughs, along with various TV news topics.

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 Netflix series The Buroughs. What did we think of Stephen Colbert’s final Late Show ? Why do we think Jackass is a sign of positive masculinity? What are our thoughts on the new trailer for Vought Rising ? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more. Homework for next week: Show of the Week: Spider-Noir (Prime Video) Euphoria season 3 episode 8 (HBO Max) Bonus Ep: Widow’s Bay eps 6-7 (Apple TV) Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate): 06:30 - Show of the Week Netflix’s The Buroughs 26:15 - TV News Stephen Colbert’s last show Stephen Colbert’s Monroe Michigan broadcast Late show ratings Jackass returns to Paramount+ Kalshi and Polymarket are spoiling shows Vought Rising trailer 1:04:00 - Euphoria Season 3 Episode 7 - Rain or Shine Links: Thanks to Michael J Johnson for our Show of the Week and Patrick Finishes the Damn Show audio bumpers Listen to Patrick’s videogame podcast, Remap Radio Subscribe to Patrick’s newsletter, Crossplay Subscribe to this podcast on YouTube Follow this podcast on Instagram Follow this podcast…

People in this episode

Hosts: David, Patrick

Topics covered

• TV news
• Euphoria
• The Buroughs
• Stephen Colbert
• Jackass
• Vought Rising

Keywords

• Euphoria
• The Buroughs
• Stephen Colbert
• Jackass
• Vought Rising
• Spider-Noir
• Widow’s Bay

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix, HBO Max, Apple TV

Books & works: The Buroughs, Euphoria, Spider-Noir, Widow’s Bay

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