{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62d997ae8fb68e00135146a4/68b1f17d7c69e13c18655914?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 79 - How 'Alien: Earth' Ep 4 Takes Aim at Tech Billionaires (Plus: 'Peacemaker' S2E02 and the Scourge of Bird Blindness)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62d997ae8fb68e00135146a4/1756491937532-f135ea21-11e7-4d54-89d9-ac54da975b03.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of the Decoding TV podcast, David and Patrick discuss what’s going on in the world of TV, then dive into the latest episodes of <em>Alien: Earth </em>and <em>Peacemaker</em>.</p><p><strong>Homework for next week:</strong></p><ul><li><em>Alien: Earth </em>Episode 5 (Hulu/FX)</li><li><em>Peacemaker </em>Season 2 Episode 3 (HBO)</li></ul><p><strong>Shownotes:</strong></p><p>03:05 - TV News</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://deadline.com/2025/08/duffer-brothers-paramount-deal-1236492061/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Duffer Brothers Deal at Paramount</a></li><li>Streaming Access News:</li><li><a href=\"https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/amazon-nbcu-peacock-available-prime-video-subscription-1236500831/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon, NBCU Make Peacock Available Via Prime Video Sign-Up</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/apple-tv-sudden-price-hike-180733804.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple TV+ Price Hike</a></li><li>Harry Potter News</li><li><a href=\"https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/harry-potter-child-actors-social-media-sophie-turner-1236497688/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">New ‘Harry Potter’ Child Actors Should Stay Off Social Media</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/harry-potter-chris-columbus-hbo-show-criticism-1236354657/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Columbus Potter remake</a></li><li>Nic Pizzolatto-adjacent news segment</li><li><a href=\"https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-matthew-mcconaughey-cole-hauser-nic-pizzolatto-1236352908/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Netflix Nic Pizzolatto Show in Bidding War (Exclusive)</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nicolas-cage-true-detective-season-5-1236350975/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cage in Talks to Star in HBO’s ‘True Detective’ Season 5</a></li></ul><p>42:00 - <em>Alien: Earth</em></p><ul><li>Episode 3 - Metamorphosis</li></ul><p>1:13:20 - <em>Peacemaker </em>Season 2</p><ul><li>Episode 2 - A Man Is Only As Good As His Bird</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/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"}