TV Teardown, with Matt and Addison

TV Teardown #7: Louie, Game of Thrones, Silicon Valley Finale

Matt and Addison do a short episode of TV Teardown and talk about what they’ve watched recently. Matt breaks down Game of Thrones and spoils the next episode based on the books, Addison talks about Silicon Valley and the viewership of the finale, and they wrap up by talking about how well FX’s Louie has been written this season so far.

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TV Teardown #6: Matt Brown, Podcast Nation, Upcoming TV (NSFW)

Special guest appearance from Matt Brown, (@RenegadeRampant) creator of the web series Podcast Nation and The Drinking Age. Matt sits down with (original) Matt and Addison to discuss his writing process, what it’s like writing from your life, and how his writing/directing styles have changed. Much laughs are had, and the guys wrap up the episode by discussing this list of upcoming shows on broadcast TV in the 2014-15 season.

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TV Teardown #5: Game of Thrones Ratings, The Newsroom, Derek, Louie

Matt and Addison talk about the Game of Thrones picture that the White House tweeted, and then discuss the 7.2 million viewership on the past episode of Game of Thrones. Then they talk about ratings for all TV shows being aired live, vs. on demand viewings. They teardown the Ricky Gervais Netflix series Derek as well as discuss Gervais’ work with Stephen Merchant, and how TV reviewers approach television and what makes good TV vs. bad TV. They wrap up with a brief conversation about House of Cards creator Beau Willimon’s comments about viewer numbers, a discussion on FX’s Louie, and bring up a recurring segment with a slight twist “Why Game of Thrones Sucks.”

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TV Teardown #4: Game of Thrones, Silicon Valley, Walking Dead

Matt and Addison talk about Game of Thrones. (Addison let’s Matt talk about Game of Thrones) The guys briefly talk about the office, HBO’s new show “Silicon Valley”, Mad Men, and a new round of “why The Walking Dead sucks.” They discuss Sherlock (BBC), The Office, Doctor Who, and the Netflix series Derek. Matt also tears down “Turn” the new AMC show about America’s first spy ring during the Revolutionary War era. The guys also take some time to talk about Stephen Colbert getting the Late Show next year with David Letterman’s retirement. Lastly they talk about an alternate universe full of Frank Underwoods.

**SPOILERS**

  • The Walking Dead (AMC) S04

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TV Teardown #3: True Detective Season 1

Matt and Addison introduce a few new recurring segments, including “What did we watch this week.” This week’s episode focused largely on the HBO series True Detective. After that comes a look at a classic TV episode of the Honeymooners “Better Living Through TV.” They analyze the modern sitcom style and it’s beginnings, and also throw a nod to The Walking Dead in a recurring Walking Dead segment.

**SPOILERS**

  • True Detective (HBO): Season 1
  • The Walking Dead (AMC): S04E14

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TV Teardown #2: House of Cards Season 2

Matt and Addison play Thor’s hammer, destroying the one modicum of pleasure that you have in your grind of a life. If you haven’t binge-watched House of Cards yet, what are you doing with your life? In this episode Matt and Addison tear down the mega popular Netflix series House of Cards.

**SPOILERS**

  • House of Cards (Netflix): Season 2

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TV Teardown #1: The Pilot

Welcome to a brand new show featuring Matt Hulme and Addison Todd from Give That Some Thought! This show is a show about television. In this first episode Matt and Addison discuss why they wanted to do a show about TV, the differences between good TV and bad TV, and some of their favorite and least favorite shows at the moment.

**SPOILERS**

  • House of Cards (Netflix): Season 2
  • The Walking Dead (AMC): *current

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