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Shows What You Know - Shows What You Know Shows What You Know – Shows What You Know
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4.9 • 23 Ratings
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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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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! -
SWYK 004: Dungeons & Dragons Show Cancelled?
On this episode we discuss:
TV NEWS:
The Acolyte premiere episode is nearly upon us! Have the Star Wars live action shows been a great success? This also begs the question, what constitutes a successful streaming network.
300 prequel series has been announced with Zack Snyder potentially tapped to return and direct some episodes. Does the 300 brand still have the appeal for this to work?
City of God sequel series is set to premiere in August on MAX! Have you seen the epice crime film “Cidade de Deus” and are you excited for a sequel series releasing this summer?
Dungeons and Dragons live action series has been shelved by Paramount+ but don’t count this project out yet, which leads us to…
WHAT YOU BEEN WATCHING?:
Jakob has been watching a lot of “actual play” podcasts but more specifically the Dropout TV show Dimension 20! Which launches Jakob down another rabbit hole of explaining the allure of these shows in this format.
Jim has been watching yet another horror TV show and this week it is the MAX Original slasher reboot of Pretty Little Liars, dubbed Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin. Has he seen the original show? Absolutely not, but he is all in on the horror reboot.
Rapid Fiver Top 5:
Everyone’s favorite bit is back! Jim and Jakob spin the wheel of TV categories and then have 30 seconds to quickly throw together a TOP 5, which they then must take to the grave. What is your TOP 5?! -
SWYK 003: The Battle Between Regency Romance and Horror TV
On this episode we discuss:
TV NEWS:
We have casting announcements for the upcoming season 2 of The Last Of Us, we also have a new trailer for The Bear season 3. Nicholas Cage to become a live action Spider-man Noir for an announced Amazon show? And Jack Reacher casts their evil Reacher for season 3.
WHAT YOU BEEN WATCHING?:
Jakobe has been getting his regency romance on with the new season of Bridgerton and Jim has been dabbling into TV Horror while catching up on Chuck Season 3 and the season 4 premiere of Evil on Paramount+. Also Survivor just crowned their season 46 winner and there is controversy!
Fallout Season 1 Spoilers:
And finally we check back in with Fallout Season 1, this time in the SPOILER ZONE! But with streaming shows do we retain any memory of them after we binge them? Maybe we do, maybe we don’t. -
SWYK 002: The Evolution Of Mockumentary TV
On this episode we discuss:
TV NEWS:
We asked and they kind of answered? There is apparently a season 2 of SHOGUN in the works. What does this mean for the recent hit show? We also discuss how The Office reboot/sequel becomes more real every day and the copyright ramifications of TIGER KING.
WHAT YOU BEEN WATCHING?:
What have we been watching!? Jim has been checking out the new Apple TV+ Colin Farrell show, Sugar. He hasn’t gotten to the reveal yet, but what can it all mean? Jakob is watching DropOut.TV’s Game Changer. We have ourselves a real Freaky Friday moment here.
WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH:
Jakob has left the crushing corporate world, but he has joined the world with a few tricks up his sleeve! One of them the ability to put together a pitch deck presentation to convince Jim to watch a show. This time out we have “Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace. Would you watch it? -
SWYK 001: The Rise of Video Game TV Shows
It is The Return Of The Kings! Jim from Las Vegas and Jakob from Sweden have returned from some side quests to bring you YOUR TELEVISION PODCAST, Shows What You Know! It’s a reboot, a legacy sequel and a brand new thing all in one! Jim and Jakob are back to discuss anything and everything TV.
TV NEWS:
An announcement and teaser around the upcoming final split season of Cobra Kai and just how could it connect with the announced Karate Kid feature film.
WHAT YOU BEEN WATCHING?:
Jim and Jakob go over the recent shows they have been watching with a focus on Amazon Prime Video’s recent Fallout series release. Are video game adaptations finally going to be the next big thing?
We also discuss Shogun, Deal Or No Deal Island and MTV’s Challenge All Stars.
SHIPPING UP TO BOSTON:
We are bringing back an old game! Jakob gives Jim the task of guessing the Top 5 Fallout (TV) ships according to Archive Of Our Own’s current fan fiction.
FAST FIVER:
All the joy of creating a TOP 5 list but with none of the pressure of sitting down to create one. Jim and Jakob get a random category and have 30 seconds to quickly throw together their TOP 5 and hilarity ensues!
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Office Ladies – The Podcast About The Podcasts About Television
Jim and Jakob are striking back against the influx of television actors that are invading the podcast space with their mindless rewatch discussions of the tv shows they were on! Being the podcast experts they are they have decided to use their powers for good and school these “actors” on what it takes to put together an amazing podcast. This week:
OFFICE LADIES
The Office co-stars and best friends, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, are doing the ultimate The Office re-watch podcast for you. Each week Jenna and Angela will break down an episode of The Office and give exclusive behind the scene stories that only two people who were there, can tell you.
Welcome to the podcast realm, ladies.
Customer Reviews
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.
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!
THE BEST OF THE BEST
Who else you gonna listen to talk about your favorite shows? Who else you gonna go to for expert analysis on the top ships on your favorite shows? Who else you gonna listen to talk about the sopranos on Sunday? no one besides SHOWS WHAT YOU KNOW!! that’s who.
Also you guys should watch Zoey 101 season 1 atleast