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An Unnecessary Letter From The Editor That No One Asked For

TV never stops, but we did. For a while. We were busy completing some combination of graduating college, starting new lives, moving all over the place, leaping tall buildings in a single bound, etc.

But we are back! And we plan on being back for a little while at least. I have no idea where all of our followers came from over summer, but we are thrilled to have you here! (For the OGs, we’re up near 500 all-time downloads on the podcast, don’t ask me how.)

We plan on continuing to screw around, continuing to talk about TV and continuing to record ourselves doing so for extremely self-obsessed reasons that we don’t need to get into here. We also hope to have columns and posts about TV here on the blog fairly periodically so look for that.

Thanks again, and please feel free to reach out and interact! That’s all any of us really want, right?

Fauxworthy Podcast Episode 30: Mr. Robot’s Very Weird Day

 

Taylor Gaines and Bryan Faux are excited. You know why? Because “Mr. Robot” is back. And it’s probably the show of the summer. The guys break down its abysmal season two premiere ratings, the first two episodes themselves, and try to figure out where the show will go from here. They really geek out on this one. They had fun; maybe you will, too.

Timeline:

01:30 “Mr. Robot’s” Tumultuous Thursday

06:15 Breaking Down the Season Two Premiere [SPOILERS]

21:00 Sam Esmail’s Perfect Timing

You can find all of our previous podcasts on our website, TheFauxworthyPodcast.com and on iTunes. Subscribe, rate, and review! We are also a proud member of the Establishing Shot Podcast Network.

As always, thanks to Levi Bradford for the theme song. You can find his music here.

Original Recording Date: July 14, 2016

Fauxworthy Podcast Episode 29: Murder, Knives, Taxis, and Summer TV

 

Taylor Gaines and Bryan Faux are here to discuss the battle for our summer TV attention. Is HBO’s “The Night Of” in prime position to dethrone “Mr. Robot”? Only time will tell. They discuss what makes “The Night Of” compelling, the fact that crime storytelling is stronger than ever, theories about the titular Night Of, and more.

Note: Apparently, “The Night Of” is based off some kind of British show or something…no matter.

Timeline:

01:00 “The Night Of” and the Battle for TV Supremacy [SLIGHT SPOILERS]

05:30 Crime Stories Going Strong

11:25 Did [redacted] Do It? [PLOT SPECIFICS]

You can find all of our previous podcasts on our website, TheFauxworthyPodcast.com and on iTunes. Subscribe, rate, and review! We are also a proud member of the Establishing Shot Podcast Network.

As always, thanks to Levi Bradford for the theme song. You can find his music here.

Original Recording Date: July 5, 2016

Fauxworthy Podcast Episode 28: Did Netflix Kill Culture?

 

Taylor Gaines and Bryan Faux are back to talk about Netflix and the cultural revolution it caused. They break down the ways it has damaged cultural conversation, discuss the new season of “Orange is the New Black,” and share their thoughts on the surprising “Veep” season finale.

Timeline:

01:00 Netflix and Cultural Conversation

15:00 “Orange is the New Black” Thoughts

17:05 The Landscape-Shifting “Veep” Finale (SPOILERS)

22:40 What to Watch

You can find all of our previous podcasts on our website, TheFauxworthyPodcast.com and on iTunes. Subscribe, rate, and review! We are also a proud member of the Establishing Shot Podcast Network.

As always, thanks to Levi Bradford for the theme song. You can find his music here.

Original Recording Date: July 2, 2016

Alright, “Game of Thrones” Can Start Now [SPOILERS]

Let’s be real about this for a second. Winter has pretty much been coming for six seasons. Dany has basically been trying to get to Westeros for six seasons. Bran has more or less been trying to journey from “boy who fell out of window” to “boy who can see the past and future” for six seasons.

What I’m saying is, last night felt like the end of a lot of things on “Game of Thrones.” But more importantly, it felt like the beginning.

It’s tricky, making a television show. You have to be entertaining and compelling every week while also leading people to believe that there is an important reason to stick around. And once you finally reach the point that answers the question “why did I stick around?” it’s really easy to piss people off (see: “Lost”). So yeah, part of me was watching last night’s “Game of Thrones” season six finale and thinking, what the hell? I watched all this, and now the show’s gonna start telling the story its wanted to tell this entire time?

But listen up, other half of my brain, that’s dumb and shortsighted of you. Because with “Thrones,” the journey really was half the fun. Sure, looking back, a lot of the jostling for the Iron Throne, battles for random northern territories, and weird slavery discussions in Mereen seem trivial and pointless. But it was fun while it lasted. And now the important stuff can really start happening. Dany is coming with her army. Jon is King of the North. Cersei is in power at King’s Landing. And the White Walkers aren’t far off.

So, yeah. Let’s start “Game of Thrones” now.

Winter is here.

Some thoughts (I have to put them somewhere, since Bryan somehow doesn’t watch the most important show on TV):

  • The first 20 minutes of the finale definitely felt like someone in HBO’s editing department accidentally put music from “The Leftovers” into a “Game of Thrones” episode. Then, they heard it and were like “eh, that works. Just leave it.” Damn, that opening 20 or so was great, though. RIP, Queen Margaery. She was savvier than she ever got credit for. Cersei was just more ruthless.
  • Last season’s ending was so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so dark and depressing that the quote-unquote fan-servicey stuff was very welcome to me. If you don’t show me good/positive stuff in this world once in a while, why should I care about its preservation?
  • Varys pretty much traveled to Dorne in back in the time it took Cersei to say “Wildfire.” But really, who cares?
  • Is it bad that I stood up cheering for Arya when she killed Walder Frey? Should I be more worried about her than I am?
  • I wish every show was this popular. There’s something really awesome about having to completely avoid the Internet and Twitter and Snapchat and Instagram and going outside whenever “Game of Thrones” episodes are on.
  • Lady Mormont is a freaking baller.
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