About this episode

David and Patrick discuss the relevance of Will Ferrell in comedy and review episodes of The Hawk and Dark Matter.

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 Netflix series The Hawk and continue their Dark Matter season 1 rewatch. Are they really making fewer TV shows these days? Is Alan Ritchson really a loose cannon? Is Paramount gonna be able to bring this merger across the finish line? Listen to hear us discuss all of these topics and more. Homework for next week: Show of the Week: Ted Lasso Season 4 (Apple TV) Dark Matter Rewatch: Season 1 Episode 7 (Apple TV) Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate): 08:13 - Show of the Week The Hawk 31:00 - TV News Ryan Hurst recast in God of War Paramount merger delayed Luminate’s stats on new TV shows Trailers for Blade Runner 2099 (Nov 2026) and Neuromancer (Jan 22) Alan Ritchson’s viral moment 1:04:30 - Dark Matter Episode 6 - Superposition 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 on Tiktok Subscribe to David’s free…

People in this episode

Hosts: David, Patrick

Topics covered

• comedy relevance
• TV news
• Dark Matter rewatch
• mergers in media
• streaming trends

Keywords

• Will Ferrell
• The Hawk
• Dark Matter
• TV shows
• Alan Ritchson
• Paramount merger
• Ted Lasso

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix, Paramount

Books & works: The Hawk, Dark Matter, Ted Lasso, God of War, Blade Runner 2099, Neuromancer

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