{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62d997ae8fb68e00135146a4/68807d7de0a86cc3ab320b41?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 75 - 'Smoke' Is Pulpy Fun. Is It Anything More?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62d997ae8fb68e00135146a4/1753250760690-76670403-95f8-47eb-add2-d95e62c82cd1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>n this episode of the Decoding TV podcast, David and Patrick discuss what’s going on in the world of TV, then dive into the first five episodes of <em>Smoke </em>on Apple TV+.</p><p>Was the cancellation of the <em>Late Show</em> financially motivated or were political considerations involved? Are the price hikes at Peacock reasonable or out of control? And what do we think about how <em>The Last of Us </em>might wrap up? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more!</p><p><strong>Homework for next week:</strong></p><ul><li><em>Twisted Metal </em>Season 2 Premiere (Peacock)</li></ul><p><strong>Shownotes:</strong></p><ul><li>04:30 - TV News</li><li><a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/18/media/colbert-cbs-late-show-cancel-paramount-trump\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is cancelled</a></li><li><a href=\"https://tvline.com/news/peacock-price-increase-july-2025-subscription-cost-1235475112/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Peacock’s Biggest Price Increase Ever</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.ign.com/articles/the-last-of-us-season-3-planned-for-2027-and-could-be-the-series-end-hbo-boss-says\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Last of US Season 3 will take place in 2027 and will probably be the end of the show</a></li><li>45:30 - <em>Smoke </em></li><li>Episode 1 - Pilot</li><li>Episode 2 - Your Happy Makes Me Sad</li><li>Episode 3 - Weird Milk</li><li>Episode 4 - Strawberry</li><li>Episode 5 - Size Matters</li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://substack.com/redirect/7153c01b-261d-4e90-bf70-ab5889cb5e56?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Listen to Patrick’s videogame podcast, Remap Radio</a></li><li><a href=\"https://substack.com/redirect/2c4dcfc3-8c56-449f-802e-565f56c448b9?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Patrick’s newsletter, Crossplay</a></li><li><a href=\"https://substack.com/redirect/a442c4f4-067a-41aa-9055-51658e12e7df?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to this podcast on YouTube</a></li><li><a href=\"https://substack.com/redirect/91d49b5d-0b11-4b99-8a9a-0335c8b215dc?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow this podcast on Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"https://substack.com/redirect/9925489a-796e-4057-a7fb-246762f2c696?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow this podcast on Tiktok</a></li><li><a href=\"https://substack.com/redirect/41454930-dfd9-420c-8ffa-1211e21f91ab?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to David’s free newsletter, Decoding Everything</a></li><li><a href=\"https://substack.com/redirect/b8af3387-fbec-41e6-a382-0908e888696a?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow David on Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"https://substack.com/redirect/8e7b1524-f618-444d-b5a6-5231a91477b5?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow David on Tiktok</a></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Decoding TV"}