Ep. 127 - Is ‘Lanterns’ S1E04 Its Best Ep Yet? Or Just Extremely Anticlimactic? (Plus: ‘Dark Matter’ S2E02 Feels Like It’s Trying to Do Too Much)

In this episode of the Decoding TV podcast, David and Patrick discuss what’s going on in the world of TV, then watch the latest episode of Lanterns and Dark Matter.

Why did the announcer for Wheel of Fortune get fired? Are we sad about the cancellation of Spider-Noir? And is Lanterns one of the biggest hits in HBO history? Listen to hear us discuss all of these topics and more.

Homework for next week:

Lanterns episode 5 (HBO Max)

Dark Matter season 2 episode 3 (Apple TV)

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate):

TV News

Follow-up: GTA VI tops 31 million views on Netflix

Furious Hits 43 Million Hours Viewed

Lanterns Ep 3 Hits 10 Million Viewers

Netflix renewed all their podcasts

‘Spider-Noir’ Canceled by Prime Video After One Season

‘Wheel of Fortune’ Announcer Jim Thornton Fired by Sony

Dave Bautista Shows Off Body Transformation

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