Ep. 13 - Curb Your Enthusiasm's Finale Was a Middle Finger to America
Decoding TV
David Chen
4.6 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 April 2024
⏱️ 99 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV and discuss the eighth episode of Shogun (Hulu/FX).
Why was Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm a middle finger to TV watchers? Is it possible we will actually get more Westworld in the future? Why is it such a difficult time to be a TV writer right now? And why can’t people finish Ripley, anyway? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more!
Homework for next week:
- Shogun Ep 9 (Hulu/FX)
- Fallout Eps 1-3 (Prime Video)
- Bonus Ep: 3 Body Problem Season 1 (Netflix)
Shownotes:
- 00:07:40 - Fallout News
- Fallout Season 2 seems likely
- Westworld is still alive?
- 00:22:45 - Why it’s a brutal time to be a TV writer
- 00:33:46 - Why people can’t finish Ripley
- 00:43:15 - The Curb Your Enthusiasm Series Finale
- 00:56:15 - Shogun
- Episode 8 - Abyss of Life
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| 0:10.2 | Thanks to everyone at decoding TV.com, who's a paid member that helps to make this podcast possible. |
| 0:15.6 | He refuses your offer, says it is betrayal of our lord. |
| 0:22.0 | You see once loyalty begins it does not have an end |
| 0:26.2 | Otherwise it would not be loyalty |
| 0:30.3 | Again basically what I said to Patrick Cleppic when we started doing this podcast together, you know, |
| 0:34.7 | once loyalty begins, it does not have an end. |
| 0:37.4 | Patrick Kleppic, you're locked into decoding TV forever and whatever you like it or not. |
| 0:41.0 | I keep rejecting the infites and I keep finding myself with this |
| 0:45.2 | computer with a with a t-set in front of me. I'm so sad. |
| 0:50.3 | Hello everyone and welcome to Dec TV a podcast about television. I am David Chen joining me as always |
| 0:57.7 | Patrick Kleppec, how's it going today? I'm here I'm here I'm here. I'm here David. I'm here. |
| 1:05.0 | Patrick Kleppick and I actually had a chance to hang out this week. |
| 1:10.0 | I traveled to Chicago and then Indianapolis to be in the path of totality for the solar eclipse. |
| 1:16.4 | Known as my two children. That's how I intro. I was like, David, welcome to the path of totality. |
| 1:21.8 | They're a seven-year-old and a four-year-old. |
| 1:25.8 | Patrick's nickname for his shoulder. |
| 1:27.0 | But it was lovely to see Patrick and his family |
| 1:28.8 | and also incredible experience |
| 1:31.7 | to watch a total solar eclipse. |
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