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 Smoke on Apple TV+.

Was the cancellation of the Late Show 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 The Last of Us might wrap up? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more!

Homework for next week:

Twisted Metal Season 2 Premiere (Peacock)

Shownotes:

04:30 - TV News
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is cancelled
Peacock’s Biggest Price Increase Ever
The Last of US Season 3 will take place in 2027 and will probably be the end of the show
45:30 - Smoke
Episode 1 - Pilot
Episode 2 - Your Happy Makes Me Sad
Episode 3 - Weird Milk
Episode 4 - Strawberry
Episode 5 - Size Matters

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