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We are in a TV Renaissance! -proclaimed some annoying blogger and it seems they were right! Join American Jim Scampoli and Swede Jakob Burrows as we help you navigate through the TV landscape and find the best and most interesting shows. It will be a dire journey fraught with peril but the rewards will be bountiful! We invite you to watch along with us or dip your toes in the water during our spoiler free sections. If you want to suggest a TV show or add your own point of view on something we have discussed please email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com

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We are in a TV Renaissance! -proclaimed some annoying blogger and it seems they were right! Join American Jim Scampoli and Swede Jakob Burrows as we help you navigate through the TV landscape and find the best and most interesting shows. It will be a dire journey fraught with peril but the rewards will be bountiful! We invite you to watch along with us or dip your toes in the water during our spoiler free sections. If you want to suggest a TV show or add your own point of view on something we have discussed please email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com

    SWYK 010: Cobra Kai Shows The Acolyte No Mercy

    SWYK 010: Cobra Kai Shows The Acolyte No Mercy

    0:00 – On this episode we discuss:

    00:30 – The Boys Season 4, Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 1 and The Acolyte Episodes 7 and 8! It’s a BIG WEEK, but first:

    01:46 – TV NEWS:

    Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin, the creators of “I Think You Should Leave”, have an HBO pilot called ‘The Chair Company’ that has a cast! What do the boys think of “I Think You Should Leave” and are we excited for a potential TV series?

    16:11 – COBRA KAI SEASON 6 (PART 1) SPOILER FREE

    The first five episodes of the final Cobra Kai season have dropped on Netflix and Jim and Jakob have both watched them all. This segment is our overall thoughts on these episodes without any spoiler.

    27:25 – COBRA KAI SEASON 6 (PART 1) SPOILER DISCUSSION

    Now lets down down to the nitty gritty, spoilers abound! What did we love, what nitpicks did we have, what did we expecte, we get into all things COBRA KAI.

    01:14:35 – THE ACOLYTE SEASON 1 SPOILER DISCUSSION

    Jim and Jakob have both watched the full first season of The Acolyte and we have thoughts! Spoiler Warning!

    • 1 hr 29 min
    SWYK 009: The Rabbit Hole Of Historical Fiction

    SWYK 009: The Rabbit Hole Of Historical Fiction

    0:00 – On this episode we discuss:

    00:30 – It’s a kick it week as we await the premiere of new Cobra Kai episodes and the finale of The Acolyte.

    02:16 – TV NEWS:

    02:31 – King And Conqueror a new BBC show based on William The Conqueror (aka William The Bastard) starring Nikolaj Coster-Walkdau (Game Of Thrones). Do Jim and Jakob know anything about history? This triggers a discussion on historical fiction, which leads to:

    09:45 – Gladiotor 2, yes not a TV show but leads to a personal anecdote from Jim regarding his small connection to the film.

    15:00 – The Apple TV+ show Severance has released a Season 2 teaser as well as a release date for the upcoming premiere! This is exciting but also a heads up that a Season 1 rewatch is due.

    19:00 – A new Big Brother season is about to start, neither Jakob or Jim watch the show but they are seasing a new AI element for the new season.

    27:00 – WHAT TV SHOW HAVE YOU BEEN WATCHING?

    27:12 – Jakob has been taking it way back to the 90s and has been watching The X-Files Season 2! A TV staple and the boys get into their own personal experience with the show.

    38:40 – Jakob has also been keeping up with House Of The Dragon. Where is he at so far this season?

    40:08 – Jim has finished Australian Survivor Season 8!

    45:20 – Jim has also been watching HBO’s Hard Knocks: Offseason! The new version of Hard Knocks that covers the back office moves during the offseason. This first season follows the New York Giants.

    57:07 – RAPID FIVER

    A SWYK original! We take all of the ego out of making a top 5 list! We get a random topic and you have 30 seconds to put together your list. Find out what topic we break down in this episode!

     

    • 1 hr 11 min
    SWYK 008: Top 5 “Ships” On The Bear

    SWYK 008: Top 5 “Ships” On The Bear

    0:00 On this episode we discuss:

    00:30 – It’s all The Bear all the time! Jakob is fully caught up with Season 3 and he has thoughts. BUT FIRST:

    TV NEWS:

    01:14 – Agatha All Along, the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe Disney+ show has released a trailer! Let’s watch it and give our thoughts.

    09:26 – Wednesday Season 2 is set to be the largest production shot in Jakob’s current home of Ireland! Jim has never seen the show, is this worth looking into?

    WHAT TV SHOW HAVE YOU BEEN WATCHING?

    15:50 – Jim, in celebration of July 4th in the states and the general summer season has looked back to the old, classic Nickelodeon show “The Adventures of Pete and Pete”. Specifically the “What We Did On Our Summer Vacation” episode. Jim explains the general vibe of the show to Jakob and gives it a big recomcendation.

    26:27 – Jim is trying to scratch that horror tv show itch so he has gone back to the show “Slasher”! Specifically season 2 as he has never seen it. He is one episode in on the 2017 season and what are his thoughts so far?

    31:57 – SHIPPING UP TO BOSTON – THE BEAR 

    What Are The Top 5 Relationships On The Bear!?

    This Shipping Up To Boston Game returns! This week Jakob is quizzing Jakob on the most popular “ships” based on the fan fiction popularity on Archive Of Our Own.

    46:52 – THE BEAR SEASON 3 (Spoiler Free Discussion)

    Jim and Jakob go over their basic thoughts on The Bear Season 3 as a whole without diving into any spoilers for the season.

    56:01 – THE BEAR SEASON 3 (Spoiler Discussion)

    If you haven’t watched the latest season BEWARE! This is where we get into specifics on The Bear Season 3 as a whole!

    • 1 hr 34 min
    SWYK 007: In Defense Of The Bear Binge

    SWYK 007: In Defense Of The Bear Binge

    On this episode we discuss:

    01:00 – Jim has an existential crisis over Jakob’s recommendation of the Dropout.TV game show Game Changer.

    TV NEWS:

    05:32 – Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 1 is almost upon us and there is a new trailer! Watch and react with Shows What You Know.

    18:59 – Another Game Of Thrones spin off series is in production in Ireland. “A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms” is currently filming which is an adaptation of the novellas “Tales Of Dunk and Egg”

    24:33 – To keep it in Ireland, “Derry Girls” creator Lisa McGee unveils the cast for her new Netflix thriller series “How To Get To Heaven From Belfast”.

    28:14 – The previously announced “Harry Potter” series for HBO has found it’s showrunner and a major director as we start to get a feel for how this show will turn out.

    33:59 – As AI continues to to haunt the Internet, NBC has announced that an AI Al Michaels will give a daily personalized breakdown of the Olympic games as they play out in Paris this summer.

    WHAT TV SHOW HAVE YOU BEEN WATCHING?

    40:50 – Jim has been watching the Vice docuseries “Who Killed WCW?” which delves into who is responsible for the demise of the major wrestling company WCW at the hands of WWE.

    THE BEAR SEASON 3

    48:10 – Both Jim and Jakob have been watching “The Bear”. Jakob is a bit behind as he has caught up with Season 1 and half of Season 2. What caused this delay and what does he think so far?

    55:10 – Jim makes a case for The Bear having a proper bing release rather than a week to week schedule.

    THE ACOLYTE

    1:03:54 – Jim and Jakob have more thoughts on “The Acolyte” as they are caught up through episode 6. Do they have as strong opinions as a lot of people online seem to have? Tune in to find out.

    • 1 hr 18 min
    SWYK 006: The False Flags Of The Boys

    SWYK 006: The False Flags Of The Boys

    0:00 On this episode we discuss:

    TV NEWS:

    02:25 THE NIGHTBEAST: Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black, She-Hulk) has a pilot order from Amazon MGM for a new show called THE NIGHTBEAST which feels very fanfiction and very now.

    08:06 Wiseguy: David Chase and The Sopranos: A new HBO documentary about The Sopranos has premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival with an HBO debut imminent. The Sopranos is one of the greatest TV shows ever made, what more is there to say?

    16:05 Daniel Radcliffe has no time for TV dramas like The Sopranos and Breaking Bad, he’s completely content with reality shows and cartoons. Is this an offensive opinion?

    21:10 House Of The Dragon Season 3, ahead of it’s Season 2 premiere, HBO shows their confidence in the show by announcing that season 3 is A GO! Which brings us to:

    WHAT YOU BEEN WATCHING?:

    22:24Jakob has been watching all kinds of show! First up, he has thoughts on the new season of HOUSE OF THE DRAGON! Did ‘Blood and Cheese’ live up to the hype? No real specific spoilers here.

    33:33 Jakob has also been watching Bridgerton Season 3 Part 2! Is there controversy around Nichola Coughlin’s body? Has Jakob finished a season finally?

    43:19 Jim has watched The Acolyte Episode 3! Has his opinion changed on the show? Who is winning the culture war?

    Which leads us to:

    59:50 THE BOYS SEASON 4:

    Jim and Jakob have both checked out the first three episodes of the new season of THE BOYS! What are our thoughts so far? Does the show still got it? How do we feel about the recent announcement that Season 5 will be the last? Is the show a false flag? All this and more!

    • 1 hr 11 min
    SWYK 005: The Acolyte Tyler Durden Theory

    SWYK 005: The Acolyte Tyler Durden Theory

    On this episode we discuss:

    01:27 MAIL BAG: Rejoice! We have a listener email with a request related to last week’s discussion around Dungeons and Dragons podcasts. You can email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com

    TV NEWS:

    06:02 Hostel TV Series: we have a recent announcement that Paul Giamatti of all people has been attached to an announced Hostel TV series being developed by Eli Roth. Thoughts?

    12:30 Tokyo Vice will not be returning after it’s recently completed second seasion. Could we see this show pop up on another network?

    18:38 Man On Fire is yet another film/book to get the TV series make over with some casting announced for the main character John Creasy.

    WHAT YOU BEEN WATCHING?:

    24:43 Jim has taken a rec from Jakob and has checked out an episode of Dropout.tv’s Game Changers and he has thoughts! Does his reaction relate to the commonality of human behavior and wanting to belong?

    33:37 Jakob has been watching the highly celebrated What We Do In The Shadows and has finally found the source for many a TikTok sound.

    43:16 Jim can’t let an episode end without bringing up a reality show and this week he has tales of watching the new Netflix reality/love competition show Perfect Match! Let’s just say this show is way more complicated than you think.

    Which leads us to:

    51:10 THE ACOLYTE:

    Jim and Jakob have both checked out the first two episodes of the new Star Wars live action Disney+ show, The Acolyte. We discuss some general thoughts around the show, how it compares to other recent Star Wars offerings and the general culture around Star Wars

    1:09:40 THE ACOLYTE SPOILERS:

    This is where we get into spoilers for the rest of the episode! If you don’t want any spoilers, TURN BACK NOW!

    • 1 hr 29 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
24 Ratings

24 Ratings

Gold Tsunami ,

Great pop culture podcast

A fun listen that gives you some catches you up on some entertainment news and gives you some good discussions about some of your favorite shows. Jacob and Jim will quickly win you over with their friendly demeanors. You’ll soon feel like you’re just listening to two of your old buddies talking about TV shows.

boss furio ,

great for Sopranos fans and first timers

With The Sopranos' recent 20th anniversary, I decided to come back to it and watch it entirely from start to finish. Despite starting the show during its original TV run, I hadn't quite finished it. So, for my (partial) re-watch, I wanted to listen to a podcast that was spoiler free and progressed through the series episode by episode. This podcast by Jim and Jakob was a great find. I've listened to almost every Sopranos episode of this podcast, having recently passed it. Even though I've completed my Sopranos rewatch, I'll surely listen to more episodes of this very entertaining podcast covering what was the greatest TV series I've ever experienced.

The format of the podcast is a scene-by-scene analysis by Jim and Jakob. They cover the series almost from a perspective of TV writers, discussing how effective it is and the emotions it successfully elicits from the audience. These guys are pretty knowledgable about TV, find references to other TV shows, and can point out how particular aspects of The Sopranos have influenced shows which came after. They also have an acute sense of humor; they find things hilarious that many people probably wouldn't notice, and they laugh a lot during this podcast. It provides a lot of entertainment and makes you enjoy The Sopranos even more. If you're not interested in overanalyzing an awesome TV show (some podcasts on The Sopranos do find meaning where there is none), but looking for more insight on the show during your rewatch (or spoiler-free first watch), you can find it here.

I'd recommend finding the video streams of these broadcasts on YouTube! You can see their reactions on video which makes it even more humorous. They've recently stopped streaming themselves, though, and only show a banner image of a scene from The Sopranos. Hopefully they'll do video streams for the final episodes of the show.

Staxx The Human ,

The best tv review podcast ever.

I love this podcast. They should do some episodes on the tv show Gotham. I think they’d do a great job breaking down the show!

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