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Americans s2 Mailbag

Hey everyone! We’ll be recording the recap pod for season 2 of The Americans later today, hit us with your questions, comments, concerns, and consternations

Spooky Cops [Nebula Cut]

The uncut version posted on Nebula, with some more stats, clips, and a very special dive into the history of Spooky Cop Shows™ at the beginning of Part 1, featuring Scooby-Doo.

The Legacy of Spooky Cops | Copaganda Episode 7

This video isn't quiiiite finished yet but it'll be going live on Monday or Tuesday and I want to give you guys early access! Please don't share it yet :)

The Americans Podcast — Season 1

I sit down with friend/superfan/lawyer/patron CJ Junior to discuss season 1 of The Americans, break down major characters, peel back the curtain on the historical accuracy, and name some superlatives including best scene, best disguise, and best needle drop!

The Americans Season 1

Hey everybody, I'll be recording the season 1 rewatch podcast for The Americans tomorrow. Hit me with your questions, thoughts, and feelings here and we'll talk about them as part of the mailbag section!

The Americans Podcast

The people have spoken: we'll be watching The Americans!

The first podcast is going to be recorded on JUNE 20th and will cover the entire first season. That's just about 2 weeks away and there are 13 episodes in that first season so the timing should be great.

A section of the podcast will have a mailbag, so when you're watching if you have any comments, questions, or just musings t...

Bo Burnham is the Only Person Who "Gets" The Internet

I’m writing this in the moments after finishing Bo Burnham’s special Inside. I’ve already spent a lot of my day writing—writing media criticism—and it’s strange that my first instinct upon completing (because “finishing” doesn’t seem to do the show justice) is to analyze/deconstruct it. Perhaps that’s just the way I interact with art, but perhaps Bo would say that t...

Let's pick a show for the Patreon rewatch!

Okay gang, looks like we're going to go through with the group rewatch! We'll come up with a schedule and set up all the bells and whistles but the first order of business is figuring out what show to watch.

The idea is to make this accessible for first time and repeat watchers, so don't worry if you haven't seen it before. Here are your three choices and my case for each:

May 2021 Patreon AMA

Live now!

Would you be interested in a Patreon rewatch?

So an idea that I've been playing around with is the idea of rewatching a show with you guys. My basic idea would be to set up a schedule (finish season 1 by this date, etc) and then do some kind of podcast about it, potentially with either patrons calling in or answering questions. Is that something that you would like?

Some of the shows I've been considering are:
- The Americans
-...

May 2021 Patreon Update/Newsletter

TLDR:

- Q&A Sunday May 30th at 2pm PST

- Spooky Cops will be out in June, it'll cover The X-Files, Twin Peaks, Buffy, Fringe, Supernatural, Grimm, Lucifer, True Detective, and The Outsider.
- That's a lot of ground to cover, so I might end up breaking it into smaller episodes the way I did with The Shield. TBD.
- Old blog posts are going to start popping up here for archiv...

Falcon and Winter Soldier was NOT a TV Show.

Last month, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (the MCU’s second series on Disney+ and the closest thing we have to a monoculture) ended and I asked my patrons, my dear patrons, if they wanted to hear me talk about it. After all, my most recent video at the t...

I'll be going live in about 10 minutes for the late edition of April's Q&A!

(Late) Q&A

Hey everybody!

Wanted to take time to apologize for missing the Q&A I promised you all last week. I was in the middle of a mid-covid, cross-country move to Seattle (because I’m a psychopath) and bit off a bit more than I could chew.

But I’m going to make it up to you all and reschedule it for this Sunday May 9th at 2pm PDT (I’ll still do another stream/Q&A at the end o...

The Most Important Modern TV Episode

Let's talk about one episode that changed the next 20 years of TV—the fifth episode of The Sopranos, "College."

April 2021 Patreon Update/Newsletter

TLDR:

- Next video should be out tomorrow for patrons about The Sopranos
- Next episode of Copaganda will be Spooky Cops
- Would you like for me to postpone Spook Cops to cover Falcon and The Winter Soldier as an addendum to the MCU episode?
- What future Copaganda topics are you interested in?
- Q&A Wednesday April 28th, 5pm EST

The X-Files is Kind of Bad, Actually: Thoughts on Dated TV Shows

I spend a lot of time trying to become acquainted with classic TV shows. In a medium that has historically been incredibly formulaic, I think there’s a lot to be learned by looking at where TV has been and the direction it’s going. You get a sense of what makes a show feel so different or revolutionary as it picks which tropes and conventions it wants to follow or reject.

For the upco...

March 2021 Q&A Live Now!

Come hang out!

March 2021 Q&A

Hey everybody, on Sunday 3/28 at 5pm EST I'll be going live for the monthly Q&A! Here's the link in case you want to bookmark it, I'll post again when we go live:

https://youtu.be/6gVHCPfeYR4

If you can't make it, don't worry, you can submit your questions below and I'll answer them! I really will. I'll read th...

MCU: Team America World Police | Copaganda Episode 6

The MCU is the biggest franchise in TV/Movie history. What kind of ideas about America's role as global police does it send? And what can we learn about the American approach to policing by looking at this attitude?

2021 February Q&A Live!

Come one, come all to the February Q&A. We are live now!

February 2021 Patreon Update!

Hey everybody, updates galore!

TLDR:

- Copaganda Episode 6 MCU should be out for early access next week
- Copaganda Episode 7 will be on SpoOOky cops
- There will be a break between episodes 6&7 to do a one-off video about The Sopranos (because it will buy me some time to watch everything and because I want to)
- Live Q&A will be Sunday at 5pm EST.

Submit your...

WANDAVISION's Tour Through TV History | Deep Dive

WandaVision is very META but does that mean it's good?

I'm still hard at work on Copaganda Episode 6 (will have a more comprehensive update for you tomorrow) but I made this for you guys in the meantime!

The Expanse: Classic TV is Alive and Well in the Vacuum of Space

I wrote about the excellent season 5 of The Expanse and the joys of traditional TV storytelling

Live Q&A Today at 5pm EST

I'll be talking about some of the stuff I wanted to touch on in both parts of The Shield, and taking questions from anyone who wants to join!

If you can't make it, leave a comment here and I'll answer in the video!

Is WandaVision about Sitcoms or Superheroes? Sure!

WandaVision is TV nerd paradise. Not only is it the first entry of Marvel’s comic book franchise on Disney+ — a landmark in the studio’s sweeping assimilation of all media — but it’s full of TV catnip.

January Q&A/Episode 5 Addendum

Hey everybody! Both parts of Episode 5 are available to you very special people right now!

The last Q&A went pretty well but it was tough to get the same number of questions again. So what I'm thinking is that we'll combine the addendum and the mailbag and the Q&A this month into a livestream hangout SUNDAY JANUARY 17th, at 5PM EST.

I'll be adding in stuff that I wanted to s...

Can TV Critique the Police? Difficult Men & THE SHIELD | Copaganda Episode 5.2

How can TV and media critique the police? Is it possible? Do antiheroes do anything more than just glorify monstrosity?

Part 2 of my videos on The Shield is up for just you special people right now!

[Early Access] Copaganda Episode 5.1: THE SHIELD | What's the Difference between Gangs and The Police?

Early access for episode 5.1 of Copaganda. 33 minutes on The Shield with another episode coming on the way for you guys in the next couple days! Tell me what you think!

5 Favorite Episodes: 2020

I’ve recommended 2020 shows here, and ranked every show I watched this year here, but now it’s time for my original end of year tradition: highlighting my favorite episodes of th...