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Welcome to

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This is a community for people to share and discover TV shows they enjoy, which we do via regular discussion posts and contributors making meta, reviews or other posts related to TV shows and viewing.

In 2025 we held a Rec Fest which can be added to at any time by community participants. These recs were divided into the following genres:

Family Viewing and Children's Shows
Comedies
Dramas
SciFi or Fantasy
Mysteries or Horror
Romances
Miscellaneous

If you have any questions about adding recs, just drop a comment on the Rec Fest FAQ post. And we'd love for you to take a rec/leave a rec!

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topic: previews

Margo's Got Money Troubles Trailer

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College dropout and aspiring writer, Margo (Elle Fanning), is the daughter of an ex-Hooter’s waitress (Michelle Pfeiffer) and ex-pro wrestler (Nick Offerman). After an affair with her junior college English professor leaves her pregnant, Margo turns to OnlyFans to support herself. Reconnecting with her estranged father, who shares wisdom gleaned from his wrestling, Margo achieves remarkable success. This David E. Kelley series also stars Marcia Gay Harden, Greg Kinnear, Michael Angarano, Rico Nasty, and Lindsey Normington.

Now on Apple TV.

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TV Tuesday: Gathering Ideas

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The

3weeks4dreamwidth event is gearing up again, running from April 25 to May 15. Organizers are collecting ideas for events that can be held at different communities. You can see last year's kickoff post for more information.

Have any of you participated before? How do you think

tv_talk might contribute to celebrating Dreamwidth’s 17th year?

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Speak Up Saturday

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Welcome to the weekly roundup post! What are you watching this week? What are you excited about?

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Bait Trailer

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This is either his big break or his last shot. An actor in London (Riz Ahmed) suffers an existential crisis while auditioning for the role of James Bond. Now on Prime Video.

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Big Mistakes Trailer

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Now on Netflix.

Two directionless siblings are blackmailed into the world of organized crime. Starring Dan Levy, Taylor Ortega, Laurie Metcalf.

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TV Tuesday: TV for Sloths or Rabbits

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Vince Gilligan was recently quoted as saying “[Slow storytelling] is a plus in a world of very fast-paced editing and TikTok videos that are only a minute long. If the whole world were to move at that pace...that would be very sad to me. I think there is a certain percentage of the viewership… is ready for a slower pace. It’s fast food versus home cooking.”

Have you found that the pace of TV storytelling has increased? Have you seen patterns in different time periods? And how slow is slow enough for your viewing taste?

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Speak Up Saturday

Welcome to the weekly roundup post! What are you watching this week? What are you excited about?

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BEEF Season 2 Trailer

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Release: April 16

Every couple meets their match. BEEF returns with a new cast and a new “beef.” A young couple witnesses an alarming fight between their boss and his wife, triggering chess moves of favors and coercion in the elitist world of a country club and its Korean billionaire owner. Starring Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac, Cailee Spaeny, Charles Melton and guest starring Youn Yuh-jung and Song Kang-ho.

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Taskmaster Series 21 Trailer

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Release: April 9. Contestants: Armando Iannucci, Amy Gledhill, Joanna Page, Joel Dommett, and Kumail Nanjiani!

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SF, fantasy and horror TV premiering in April

Reactor Magazine has a list of all the science fiction, fantasy and horror shows premiering this month.

Here Are All the Genre TV Premieres Airing in April!

(Probably should add the caveat that this will be largely US-based so might not be ALL the shows...)

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TV Tuesday: Where's That Going?

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Within 24 hours there were two stories in the news about Netflix:

Kpop Demon Hunters directors and writers will be paid “about $50 million between them over five years, and grant them shares of merchandising and music revenue”

Netflix, for the second time in a little over a year, is raising prices for its three plans in the U.S

Being a worldwide company, one show, however expensive, is only part of a financial deficit. But amidst an industry which is shedding workers across the board, are large paydays for hits part of it? Or is the very large pool of shows itself part of the problem, making the few standouts more valuable?

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Speak Up Saturday

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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy to end after season 2

Starfleet Academy got renewed for a 2nd season before the first season had even aired, but it's future beyond that was up in the air. However, it was announced this week that season 2 will be the last season.

Story from Reactor Magazine

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TV Tuesday: Dystopian Hope

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In an interview, Seth MacFarlane said that he created The Orville because “the dishes that we are serving up are so dystopian and so pessimistic.”

Do we need hopeful television? Can dystopian television be hopeful? Which shows are hopeful to you?

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For All Mankind renewed for 6th and final season

For All Mankind's fifth season starts on Friday, March 27. Just announced is that the show has been renewed for a 6th and final season. This will allow it to catch up to its version of the present day.

Info from Reactor Magazine

Note -- the article says the 5th season lands on March 29. That is incorrect -- it's the 27th.

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Speak Up Saturday

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TV Tuesday: Bring the Snacks!

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Given this has been awards show season, have you ever attended a TV watch party? And if not, would you like to? Take the poll and tell us more in comments!

Poll #34379 Watch Party

This poll is anonymous.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 28

Have you ever gotten together with people outside your household to watch something on TV?

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Yes
20 (74.1%)

No
7 (25.9%)

What sort of viewing was it?

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Awards show
2 (10.0%)

Sports
4 (20.0%)

Special event
3 (15.0%)

TV series (any kind)
18 (90.0%)

Movie
10 (50.0%)

Gaming related
1 (5.0%)

Weekly watch party
3 (15.0%)

Other
0 (0.0%)

Have you ever done a group viewing regularly?

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No
14 (50.0%)

Yes, for some things but not others
5 (17.9%)

Yes, as part of events
0 (0.0%)

Yes, as an activity with friends
11 (39.3%)

What's your favorite thing to watch with a group?

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Start of a TV show season
2 (10.0%)

A weekly watch of a show
11 (55.0%)

Debut of a new show
1 (5.0%)

Special TV event
4 (20.0%)

Something I have a bet on/gambling pool
0 (0.0%)

TV show rewatch
13 (65.0%)

Something we can play along with
1 (5.0%)

Other
2 (10.0%)

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Speak Up Saturday

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TV Tuesday: Meta and Ranking

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The opening of

marchmetamatterschallenge coincided with a post lamenting how critical examinations of canon content are increasingly challenged as the wrong way to do fandom. Meanwhile other groups engage in ranking wars, artificially raising or lowering general audience feedback to shows or music.

Do you enjoy getting into the weeds with your TV viewing? Do you find viewer rankings of shows to be helpful? Or do you find thinking too much about what you watch ruins your fun?

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Speak Up Saturday

Welcome to the weekly roundup post! What are you watching this week? What are you excited about?