How People Watch TV Wrong with 'DTF St. Louis,' 'Rooster,' and 'Shrinking'

About this episode

Blaine discusses how people watch TV incorrectly while reviewing several shows including 'DTF St. Louis', 'Rooster', and 'Shrinking'.

Taking It Down is back this week! With a rundown of the episode (0:02), Blaine discusses the absence of the show (1:26). From there, they talk about Adam's upcoming tour, which stumps Blaine, and why he'll be away from the podcast (1:58). This prompts a quick talk about social media, especially TikTok, and how to contact the podcast (5:55). There, Blaine brings up the notion of how people watch TV all wrong sometimes with a brief mention of 'The Pitt' in non-spoilers (9:30). The non-spoiler section continues with an overview of 'DTF St. Louis': now that they've reached the penultimate episode, can they recommend it (15:46)? They do a midpoint check-in with the HBO series 'Rooster' (23:11) and a discussion of 'Shrinking' now that it has ended its third season (27:28). Before leaving non-spoilers, Blaine and Donovan explain why they recommend 'The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins' so often (30:48). They end the first half with ideas for next week (32:55). To begin spoilers, they start with a listener email about 'DTF St. Louis' and its surprises (35:18). Then they transition into the HBO series 'Rooster' and how it has a lot to offer from Steve Carell but even more than just him…

People in this episode

Host: Blaine Duncan

Topics covered

• TV watching habits
• show reviews
• social media
• HBO series
• season finales

Keywords

• TV reviews
• DTF St. Louis
• Rooster
• Shrinking
• social media
• HBO series
• The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: DTF St. Louis, Rooster, Shrinking, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, The Pitt

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