{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62d997ae8fb68e00135146a4/67081e43f3f0d7a882f1b8ec?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 39 - ‘The Franchise’ Is About The Impossibility of Making Good Art","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62d997ae8fb68e00135146a4/1728584800076-4be8d038-eadf-4940-8f8e-d5107ecf6c96.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek discuss the series premiere of <em>The Franchise</em>, chat about some TV renewals and cancellations, and assess the role of toxic fandom in our culture. Then they dig in to episode 3 of <em>The Penguin</em> and episode 5 of <em>Agatha All Along</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>Can <em>The Franchise</em> rise above the inside jokes of Hollywood to become a hit? What do a series of high profile renewals and cancellations say about the state of the television industry? Can <em>The Penguin </em>continue strong world building while ignoring the existence of Batman? Does <em>Agatha All Along </em>deliver on its big twist? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more!</p><p><br></p><p>Homework for next week:</p><ul><li><em>The Penguin </em>Episode 4 (Max)</li><li><em>Agatha All Along</em> Episode 6 (Disney+)</li><li>Bonus Ep: <em>Slow Horses</em> Season 4 (Apple TV+)</li></ul><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>02:13 - <em>The Franchise</em></li><li>Ep 1 - Scene 31A: Tecto Meets Eye</li><li>14:04 - Renewals and Cancellations</li><li><a href=\"https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/kaos-canceled-netflix-1236170945/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Kaos</em> Cancelled</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-night-agent-renewed-season-3-netflix-1236026860/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Night Agent</em> Renewed for Season 3</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/reacher-renewed-season-4-amazon-1236028247/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Reacher </em>Renewed for Season 4</a></li><li>23:21 - <a href=\"https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/star-wars-lord-of-the-rings-bridgerton-toxic-fans-hollywood-response-1236166736/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How Hollywood is Battling Toxic Fans</a></li><li><a href=\"https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/jodie-turner-smith-calls-out-disney-the-acolyte-racism-1236170844/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jodie Turner-Smith says Disney Can’t Stay Silent</a></li><li>42:02 - <em>The Penguin&nbsp;</em></li><li>Ep 3 - Bliss</li><li>01:12:27 - <em>Agatha All Along&nbsp;</em></li><li>Ep 5 - Darkest Hour / Wake Thy Power</li></ul><p>Links:</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>","author_name":"Decoding TV"}