Myles, I am in this for the long haul. There will be times when I am not watching a lot of shows you cover it there is a dearth of shows overall but I will elbe here so long as my budget allows
Agreed, the way the rest of the 'free / ad supported' websites I used to enjoy are crumbling into endless pop up ads and autoplaying videos has led me to believe that subscriber supported content is the only sustainable way forward and am happy to pick and choose where my hard earned dollars go to ensure they continue to thrive.
absolutely vibrating in anticipation for LaToya's OC coverage !!!!! literally just finished watching it in its entirety for the first time last night. pitching my friends on this newsletter, always, my favorite thing in my inbox <3
Happy to see Doctor Who coverage on the slate. I also like your hybrid solution for generating and filtering discussions with chat and then highlighting them on the main feed.
I think the finale of What We Do in the Shadows is actually this Thursday. They are doing two episodes.
As others have said, as long as you and the team are writing then I'm supporting with my wallet. Only wish I'd found this earlier.
I also have a suggestion / question: back in the AV Club glory days it wasn't just about episodic TV reviews but long form articles too. If the stretch goals to Episodic Classic 2/3/4 get met, would a series of articles be a viable alternative?
I haven't kept up with reviews for the last 6 months or so since Mythic Quest coverage concluded, because I'm not watching anything else, but I continue to pay (what I consider to be) monthly dues to enable this type of content and the attendant discussions to exist, particularly at the standard that has been maintained since I first signed up. It only takes a glance at the Old Place to see what an advertising model and 'selling out' really accomplishes in the long term: not much, and what was there before is falling apart and full of holes.
That being said, I'm looking forward to Rick & Morty and hopefully For All Mankind returning to the schedule. Whatever happens to Danny - hopefully nothing good - should create some lively discussion!
This was a reminder to finish catching up on For All Mankind personally, I had never jumped in and started binging it and stalled out somewhere in S2 so need to start that one fresh and get caught up.
Bring back a Simpsons classic run so we can all just nerdily quote the show in the comments and argue over increasingly specific (and pointless!) minutiae and I will gladly double my subscription fee.
Nice to see Classics making a comeback as well, it's fascinating even on recent shows how much context changes with fresh eyes. I loved Justified when I watched it over the last 2 years but there was a definite "oh this was pre-Ferguson / BLM" thought that occurred in some of the episodes where Raylan goes off on his own. Similarly, watching The Americans (almost done with S5) given how Russia has, ahem, become more prominent recently
Very happy you’re going to cover Gilded Age. Season 1 was a mess but I watched the whole thing, of course. So the discussion might have some fireworks, which should be fun.
Thanks for the run-down. I wasn’t keeping up with much TV over the summer but have enjoyed the first two Ahsoka and am looking forward to Loki and Fargo, so I should be able to jump back into some discussions. I’ll probably check out Echo and may even give Doctor Who another try.
Also happy that you’re starting classic coverage and can’t wait to see what you end up doing there. My only (selfish) pitch is that I’ve never watched The Sopranos (only seen random episodes) and would absolutely be all-in on that.
Thanks so much for the rundown on the plan! Love this content and deeply appreciate the community. Happily supporting y’all with an annual subscription, and while a tiered system probably doesn’t make sense, I’d pay more for more shows.
It must be incredibly difficult choosing what, and what not, to cover. Very excited about the classic addition, and while I’m not interested in the O. C., I’m so glad this is happening!
I think you should offer a way for current subscribers to donate extra. I am a yearly subscriber and appreciate what you are doing here and would gladly donate more, if possible.
I saw Alan Sepinwall talking about it in a Rolling Stone column this morning saying that it will be next year. Darn companies, pay the writers and actors what they deserve and get this strike over with.
We do not. As the calendars say, everything is guesswork. (There's actually one release date I do have on an embargo, but I didn't actually reflect that in the calendar).
The Curse hits streaming services on November 10th and Showtime proper on the 12th. Wouldn't mind having recaps to read on Saturday mornings rather than Monday, tbh.
Myles, I am in this for the long haul. There will be times when I am not watching a lot of shows you cover it there is a dearth of shows overall but I will elbe here so long as my budget allows
Agreed, the way the rest of the 'free / ad supported' websites I used to enjoy are crumbling into endless pop up ads and autoplaying videos has led me to believe that subscriber supported content is the only sustainable way forward and am happy to pick and choose where my hard earned dollars go to ensure they continue to thrive.
Exactly! Love all the content here even when I'm not watching the shows.
Ditto
Ditto
absolutely vibrating in anticipation for LaToya's OC coverage !!!!! literally just finished watching it in its entirety for the first time last night. pitching my friends on this newsletter, always, my favorite thing in my inbox <3
Happy to see Doctor Who coverage on the slate. I also like your hybrid solution for generating and filtering discussions with chat and then highlighting them on the main feed.
I think the finale of What We Do in the Shadows is actually this Thursday. They are doing two episodes.
As others have said, as long as you and the team are writing then I'm supporting with my wallet. Only wish I'd found this earlier.
I also have a suggestion / question: back in the AV Club glory days it wasn't just about episodic TV reviews but long form articles too. If the stretch goals to Episodic Classic 2/3/4 get met, would a series of articles be a viable alternative?
I haven't kept up with reviews for the last 6 months or so since Mythic Quest coverage concluded, because I'm not watching anything else, but I continue to pay (what I consider to be) monthly dues to enable this type of content and the attendant discussions to exist, particularly at the standard that has been maintained since I first signed up. It only takes a glance at the Old Place to see what an advertising model and 'selling out' really accomplishes in the long term: not much, and what was there before is falling apart and full of holes.
That being said, I'm looking forward to Rick & Morty and hopefully For All Mankind returning to the schedule. Whatever happens to Danny - hopefully nothing good - should create some lively discussion!
This was a reminder to finish catching up on For All Mankind personally, I had never jumped in and started binging it and stalled out somewhere in S2 so need to start that one fresh and get caught up.
Season 3 is personally my least favorite but I still loved it. The end of s2 though is for me, the high watermark of the series, so I hope you eny!
That last word was supposed to be enjoy...
Bring back a Simpsons classic run so we can all just nerdily quote the show in the comments and argue over increasingly specific (and pointless!) minutiae and I will gladly double my subscription fee.
Nice to see Classics making a comeback as well, it's fascinating even on recent shows how much context changes with fresh eyes. I loved Justified when I watched it over the last 2 years but there was a definite "oh this was pre-Ferguson / BLM" thought that occurred in some of the episodes where Raylan goes off on his own. Similarly, watching The Americans (almost done with S5) given how Russia has, ahem, become more prominent recently
Very happy you’re going to cover Gilded Age. Season 1 was a mess but I watched the whole thing, of course. So the discussion might have some fireworks, which should be fun.
I have never seen The OC, so count me in.
Shocked no one has said this yet
CALLLIFOOORNIAAAAA, HERE WE COOOOOOOOOOMMMMMEEEE
Thanks for the run-down. I wasn’t keeping up with much TV over the summer but have enjoyed the first two Ahsoka and am looking forward to Loki and Fargo, so I should be able to jump back into some discussions. I’ll probably check out Echo and may even give Doctor Who another try.
Also happy that you’re starting classic coverage and can’t wait to see what you end up doing there. My only (selfish) pitch is that I’ve never watched The Sopranos (only seen random episodes) and would absolutely be all-in on that.
They did that back on the Av Club days https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/the-sopranos
Ahh forgot about that. Obviously, I missed the boat on that but good to know it’s there.
If you’re interested, I’m currently covering Sopranos on my blog ans just finished the first season!
Thanks so much for the rundown on the plan! Love this content and deeply appreciate the community. Happily supporting y’all with an annual subscription, and while a tiered system probably doesn’t make sense, I’d pay more for more shows.
It must be incredibly difficult choosing what, and what not, to cover. Very excited about the classic addition, and while I’m not interested in the O. C., I’m so glad this is happening!
Seems like I'll be reading a lot written by Caroline these coming months: Marvel Shows AND Doctor Who ! 🤩
I think you should offer a way for current subscribers to donate extra. I am a yearly subscriber and appreciate what you are doing here and would gladly donate more, if possible.
An option exists. Let me think on it and we’ll revisit as the subscription drive continues.
Any word on whether True Detective is this year? Looking forward to that.
Seems like a strong no, with Gilded Age moving to Sunday and not debuting until late October.
I saw Alan Sepinwall talking about it in a Rolling Stone column this morning saying that it will be next year. Darn companies, pay the writers and actors what they deserve and get this strike over with.
I didn’t realize we had official Doctor Who dates yet (besides Christmas?), exciting.
We do not. As the calendars say, everything is guesswork. (There's actually one release date I do have on an embargo, but I didn't actually reflect that in the calendar).
Ah okay. Going to be weird watching on streaming instead of live (in the US)
The Curse hits streaming services on November 10th and Showtime proper on the 12th. Wouldn't mind having recaps to read on Saturday mornings rather than Monday, tbh.