Ep. 18 - Begun, The Streaming Bundle Wars Have

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV and discuss the fifth episode of The Sympathizer (Max) and the final three episodes of Baby Reindeer (Netflix).

How do we feel about Netflix’s latest efforts to get into live programming? Which streaming bundle are we looking forward to the most? Why can’t Paramount+ get any love? Is there still life left in The Office as a franchise? Are we excited about another season of Mr. and Mrs. Smith? And what about season 2 of Shogun for that matter? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more!

Homework for next week:

The Sympathizer Ep 6 (Max)

X-Men ‘97 Season 1 (Disney+)

Shownotes:

Begun, the streaming bundle wars have

Max bundling with Disney+/Hulu

Peacock bundling with Netflix/Apple TV+

Baby Reindeer

Episode 5

Episode 6

Episode 7

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