{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62d997ae8fb68e00135146a4/6673b57bcb139244c3dbbadd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 23 - Is 'The Boys' Bad Now Because of Woke?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62d997ae8fb68e00135146a4/1718858721031-bb0cf91a157013b40e99cef5de7ede64.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV and discuss the fourth episode of&nbsp;<em>The Acolyte&nbsp;</em>and the first three episodes of&nbsp;<em>The Boys</em>&nbsp;fourth season.</p><p>Are fewer people watching&nbsp;<em>House of the Dragon&nbsp;</em>this year? Why did Jon Stewart leave Apple TV+ anyway? Are we excited about a film adaptation of&nbsp;<em>Three-Body Problem</em>? And has&nbsp;<em>The Boys&nbsp;</em>gotten too woke recently? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more!</p><p><strong>Homework for next week:</strong></p><ul><li><em>The Acolyte&nbsp;</em>Ep 5 (Disney+)</li><li><em>The Boys&nbsp;</em>Season 4 Ep 4 (Prime Video)</li></ul><p><strong>Shownotes:</strong></p><ul><li>00:02:30 -&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ew.com/the-curse-finale-stunt-how-they-did-it-explained-8663451\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Curse ending behind-the-scenes</a></li><li>00:05:15 -&nbsp;<a href=\"https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/house-of-the-dragon-ratings-season-2-premiere-viewers-1236041215/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">House of the Dragon ratings</a></li><li>00:15:50 -&nbsp;<a href=\"https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/jon-stewart-apple-tv-show-cancellation-disagreements-1236037925/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jon Stewart’s exit from Apple TV+</a></li><li>00:24:17 -&nbsp;<a href=\"https://variety.com/2024/film/news/zhang-yimou-three-body-problem-film-1236039800/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Zhang Yimou’s Three-Body Problem movie</a></li><li>00:30:00 - The Acolyte</li><li>Episode 4 - Day</li><li>01:00:05 - The Boys</li><li>Episode 1 - Department of Dirty Tricks</li><li>Episode 2 - Life Among the Septics</li><li>Episode 3 - We’ll Keep the Red Flag Flying Here</li></ul><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.remapradio.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Listen to Patrick’s videogame podcast, Remap Radio</a></li><li><a href=\"https://patrickklepek.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Patrick’s newsletter, Crossplay</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to this podcast on YouTube</a></li><li><a href=\"http://instagram.com/decodingtv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow this podcast on Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"http://tiktok.com/@decodingtv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow this podcast on Tiktok</a></li><li><a href=\"http://www.decodingeverything.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to David’s free newsletter, Decoding Everything</a></li><li><a href=\"http://instagram.com/davechensky\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow David on Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"http://tiktok.com/@davechensky\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow David on Tiktok</a></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Decoding TV"}