Ep. 32 - 'The Acolyte' Cancellation Leaves Star Wars in a Dire Place

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV and discuss what they thought of the first few episodes of Bad Monkey on Apple TV+.

Are we going to watch any of the dozen plus shows from AMC+ that are now on Netflix? Do we think there’s any hope for Venu, the Fubo competitor? Are we still excited for the next season of True Detective? Which Secret Level are we looking forward to the most? And what do we make of the cancellation of The Acolyte? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more!

Homework for next week:

• The Gentlemen Season 1 (Netflix)

Shownotes:

• 01:30 - A bunch of AMC+ shows just dropped on Netflix
• 08:00 - Dark Matter renewed for season 2
• 11:30 - Judge blocks Venu sports bundle
• 21:55 - The Acolyte is cancelled
• 44:45 - Prime Video’s Secret Level gets trailer
• 51:15 - Issa Lopez reacts to Nic Pizzolatto
• 59:30 - Bad Monkey
• Episode 1 - The Floating-Human-Body-Parts Capital of America
• Episode 2 - A Hundred Bucks Says You Won’t

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