Ep. 81 - The Future Where Movies Are Just Disneys (Plus: Breaking Down The Latest 'Alien: Earth' and 'Peacemaker')

Decoding TV

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 episodes of Alien: Earth and Peacemaker.

In the future where all media is consolidated, will movies just be called disneys like they were in Cloud Atlas? Why do we think David Zaslav hasn’t begun his war against password-sharing yet? And are we looking forward to another season of Big Little Lies? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more.

Homework for next week:

• Alien: Earth Episode 7 (Hulu/FX)
• Peacemaker Season 2 Episode 5 (HBO)
• Bonus Episode: The Paper Season 1 (Peacock)

Shownotes:

• 04:05 - TV News
• Paramount Skydance Prepares Ellison-Backed Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
• Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav on Why HBO Max Isn’t ‘Pushing’ Password-Sharing Crackdown Yet
• Neil Druckmann on Leaving ‘The Last of Us,’ His New Game ‘Intergalactic’ and How Involved He’ll Be on Season 3: ‘My Job Is to Stay Very High Level’ (EXCLUSIVE)
• ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 3 Officially in the Works, Sets Francesca Sloane to Write
• ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ Season 2 Delayed at Amazon
• 35:30 - Alien: Earth
• Episode 4 - The Fly
• 1:02:15 - Peacemaker Season 2
• Episode 4 - Need I Say Door
• 1:21:20 - Patrick’s reaction to Unknown Number: The High School Catfish (WITH SPOILERS)

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