TV Talk Machine

An occasional podcast about television (and stuff) by @BastardMachine with co-host @jsnell. Released simultaneously worldwide when we feel like it.

[TV Talk Machine @tvtm]

TVTM returns! @BastardMachine and @jsnell dug through this tunnel with a spoon to give you this podcast.

https://t.co/1KHfotGFf6

[TV Talk Machine @tvtm]

No TVTM this week, but we'll catch up with you all soon.

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Station Eleven, The Afterparty, Colbert, marriages, The A Word, and will Tim ever accept advance screeners again? Plus, your letters!

https://t.co/if4n0xsDKE

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It's Peacock's time to shine, getting the PBS runaround, @BastardMachine finds "Utopia"--twice, and @jsnell gets confused by CBS ads.

https://t.co/cAVothH69u

[TV Talk Machine @tvtm]

The portal to letters is back open! podcast at tvtalkmachine dot com!

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@hollywoodjuicer podcast at tvtalkmachine dot com should still work

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Tim has posted his first Box Set selections:

"Station Eleven" (HBO Max) episode 1
"Collateral" (Netflix) episode 1

Go do your homework, we'll be discussing them on next week's TVTM! (But we'll mark when we talk about them so you can skip what you haven't seen.)

[TV Talk Machine @tvtm]

Tim's back! On Substack! The machine awakens!

https://t.co/p1lWY42hbc

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We recorded an episode for the first time in 609 days today.

Out Monday, along with the new @BastardMachine Substack's official launch.

Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, if you made the mistake of unsubscribing 20 months ago.

https://t.co/JHuewYpe6q

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We had to order a replacement part for the Machine. Ironically, this may lead to us recording (once again) on a Friday--Saturday in Australia.

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The machine returns!

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@BastardMachine The check bounced so I still belong to you guys.

[TV Talk Machine @tvtm]

Thank you to Don for all the joy he brought to all of us.

[TV Talk Machine @tvtm]

One last reminder that Jason's now talking Streaming Wars every other week on this new podcast...

[Downstream podcast @downstreampod]

Netflix tries to manage growth, changes how it reports viewership, and faces criticism from its own employees. Plus, @loudmouthjulia and @jsnell answer listener questions and discuss how easy it is to add and cancel services!

https://t.co/Nso6uW2H3q

[Downstream podcast @downstreampod]

"Squid Game" and Netflix's international strategy, the difference between a hit and a franchise, "Law & Order" and TV network brand extensions, successes and failures at the box office, and @loudmouthjulia's list of the best services for scary movies!

https://t.co/bhAaMYMMbB

[Jason Snell @jsnell]

It's true, @loudmouthjulia and I are going to be talking about the streaming media every other week starting next Wednesday. Subscribe now and don't miss an episode! This should be a lot of fun, especially if you liked @tvtm or like the Upstream segment in @_upgradefm!

[TV Talk Machine @tvtm]

These two guys had lunch in person today and didn't record it, so it's not a podcast, but they also weren't killed by Drop Bears, so look on the bright side.

[TV Talk Machine @tvtm]

Now the truth can be told. Tim's in the biz. You may never see what he's been doing. But that's what he's been doing! -j.s.

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💙 we miss all of you too

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After 250 episodes, @BastardMachine and @jsnell close the book on Vol. 4 of the TVTM and pull the machine to the side of the road. (But keep the feed alive, we'll be back!)

In the meantime we talked for an hour on a Friday afternoon. Classic TVTM.

https://t.co/BhiOWJ0pmC