Ep. 101 - ‘The Pitt’ S2E08 Asks if You’d Take a 20% Chance of Getting Better for a 1% Chance of Disaster

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 latest episode of The Pitt.

What did we make of the mess at the BAFTAs this week? Are people who partake in IMDB Score Wars well balanced or hateful individuals? And how excited are we for Ryan Coogler’s X-Files? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more.

Homework for next week:

The Pitt Season 2 Episode 9 (HBO Max)

DTF St. Louis (HBO Max)

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate):

TV News

The BAFTA Mess

BBC Removes N-Word Outburts

John Davidson apologizes kind of

Warner Complains About N-Word but BBC Broadcasts It Anyways

John Davidson’s interview with Variety

Slate’s Interview with Johnelle Bean

GoT vs. Breaking Bad IMDB Score War

X-Files Gets Hulu Pilot

Disney Asked Tony Gilroy not to use the word “Fascism” (but now he can)

BW Corner:

Attia Out

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