Ep. 71 - 'Predator: Killer of Killers' Is a Thrilling (But Brief) Visit to the Predator Universe
Decoding TV
David Chen
4.6 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 12 June 2025
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the Decoding TV podcast, David and Patrick discuss the differences between the Invincible and Game of Thrones videogames (and why the former will probably be way more successful), muse on the plight of Warner Bros Discovery, and lament the loss of press freedom in the American media. Then, it’s time to dive into Dan Trachtenberg’s latest Predator entry, Killer of Killers, now streaming on Hulu.
Be sure to stay tuned for a bonus interview with Dan Trachtenberg coming in the next week.
Homework for next week:
- Dept Q (Netflix)
Shownotes:
- 08:50 - TV News
- Videogame News:
- New Game of Thrones PC Strategy Game to Launch in 2026
- Invincible Vs: A New fighting Game set in the Invincible universe
- Warner Bros Discovery to split into two companies
- Terry Moran suspended at ABC News
- 49:30 - Predator: Killer of Killers review
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| 0:32.5 | Hello everyone and welcome to Decoding TV, a podcast about television. |
| 0:37.3 | I'm David Chen, joining me today |
| 0:39.4 | to discuss a new movie that's out on the Hulu streaming service, Predator Killer of Killers. |
| 0:45.3 | Going to be our main review. Patrick Kleppick, how's it going then? It's good. I'm glad to be back |
| 0:51.3 | in boring suburbia after spending the last couple of days |
| 0:54.2 | in less boring Los Angeles, California. |
| 0:57.5 | Right, you were there to cover Summer Games Fest, |
| 0:59.4 | which for those who don't know, |
| 1:00.3 | is a kind of massive event in which |
| 1:03.2 | basically a bunch of game marketing |
| 1:05.7 | is played for a rapt audience. |
| 1:09.4 | I, you know, watch Summer Game Fest. |
| 1:12.2 | I follow the updates. |
| 1:14.9 | But there's some other stuff going on in Los Angeles this weekend. |
| 1:18.7 | Was there not, Patrick? |
| 1:20.0 | Los Angeles seems to be a cultural flashpoint right now. |
| 1:22.2 | And it impacted you physically, did it not? |
| 1:26.1 | Yeah. |
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