Ep. 75 - 'Smoke' Is Pulpy Fun. Is It Anything More?

n this episode of the Decoding TV podcast, David and Patrick discuss what’s going on in the world of TV, then dive into the first five episodes of Smoke on Apple TV+.

Was the cancellation of the Late Show financially motivated or were political considerations involved? Are the price hikes at Peacock reasonable or out of control? And what do we think about how The Last of Us might wrap up? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more!

Homework for next week:

Twisted Metal Season 2 Premiere (Peacock)

Shownotes:

TV News

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is cancelled

Peacock’s Biggest Price Increase Ever

The Last of US Season 3 will take place in 2027 and will probably be the end of the show

Smoke

Episode 1 - Pilot

Episode 2 - Your Happy Makes Me Sad

Episode 3 - Weird Milk

Episode 4 - Strawberry

Episode 5 - Size Matters

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