About this episode

David and Patrick discuss the latest in TV, including episodes of Lanterns and Dark Matter, along with 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 watch the latest episode of Lanterns and Dark Matter . Is Apple TV worth $15/month? Was it worth it for Rockstar to paywall a trailer for GTA VI on Netflix? And are we excited about a Furious season 2? Listen to hear us discuss all of these topics and more. Homework for next week: Lanterns episode 4 (HBO Max) Dark Matter season 2 episode 2 (Apple TV) Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate): 00:30 - TV News GTA VI leads to netflix viewership spike Apple TV hikes price of service Furious renewed for season 2 Robocop TV show casts Dan Stevens in lead role 31:05 - Lanterns Episode 3 - OutKast 1:06:18 - Dark Matter Season 2 Episode 1 - A Quiet Life 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 newsletter, Decoding Everything Follow David on Instagram Follow David on Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See…

People in this episode

Hosts: David, Patrick

Topics covered

• TV news
• Lanterns episode discussion
• Dark Matter season 2
• Apple TV pricing
• GTA VI trailer
• Furious season 2
• Robocop TV show

Keywords

• Lanterns
• Dark Matter
• Apple TV
• GTA VI
• Netflix
• Furious season 2
• Robocop
• TV news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple TV, Rockstar, GTA VI, Netflix, HBO Max, Acast

Books & works: Lanterns, Dark Matter, Robocop

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