Ep. 123 - What Makes 'Furious' a Compelling Cat-and-Mouse Show? (Plus: 'Dark Matter' S1E08 Is Audacious and Shocking)

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 Hulu original series Furious and continue their Dark Matter season 1 rewatch.

How much do we think Netflix paid Rockstar to broadcast a videogame commercial? Will Disney Verts ever be a thing? And will David Ellison actually move Paramount out of California? Listen to hear us discuss all of these topics and more.

Homework for next week:

Lanterns (HBO Max)

Dark Matter Rewatch: Season 1 Episode 9 (Apple TV)

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate):

TV News

GTA 6 to debut extended look on Netflix and YouTube August 27

Disney and tiktok strike content-sharing deal

Ellison threatens to move out of California

Regal and AMC back the Paramount merger

David Ellison promises movie theaters that he’ll release 30 movies per year

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