Indiewire's Very Good Tv Podcast

A critically-acclaimed favorite returns for a second anthology-style season... and is actually really good! But why isn't "Fargo" on the tip of everyone's tongue? Indiewire's TV team investigates.

Ben won't tell Liz spoilers about what happened in the new "X-Files." Liz doesn't think we'll ever figure out spoiler etiquette. And together, Indiewire's TV Team does its best to define what a spoiler even IS. (Oddly enough, "The Leftovers" comes up.)

Indiewire's TV team digs into how the concept of horror on television has evolved into the current flood of shows launching this month. (Shockingly, "The Leftovers" comes up.)

Have you heard of this show called "The Leftovers"? Sure you have, thanks largely to the efforts of Indiewire's TV team, which devotes this week's episode to analyzing the premiere of Season 2 and what's to come.

With two new shows on the fall schedule, what better time to celebrate one of our favorite actors -- and what better way than with a ranking of his most notable TV roles?

Who won, who lost, who shoulda won, what shoulda lost! Indiewire's TV team digs into the best moments of Sunday night, from great speeches to great moments in bean-eating.

This week, Indiewire's TV team reveals their most anticipated returning shows of the fall. Surprisingly, "The Leftovers" comes up.

When we talk about the golden age of television," what do we tend to leave out? Comedies. And given how hard it is to make a great comedy work, that's not right. But why does it happen? Indiewire's TV team has some ideas.

Sometimes, we watch TV because it's great programming. Sometimes, we watch it because of the actors involved. So, what dark paths have some of our favorite actors led Indiewire's TV team down?

What's worse -- when a good show fails to have any ambition, or when a great show goes off the rails? Ben and Liz debate some classic TV that ended up disappointing them, as well as the question of whether they deserve forgiveness.

Just because it's August doesn't there's nothing to watch! So here are Indiewire's picks for TV series to come over the next few weeks -- some returning and new favorites that are worth your time.

The president of FX thinks that there's too much good TV, drowning out the great TV. Does Indiewire's TV team agree?

Everyone may be talking about "True Detective" this summer, but does that mean the season finale this Sunday is really worth watching? This week, Liz and Ben go over some of your other options this Sunday evening, and whether or not they'll be tuning in.

It's summer movie season -- but these days, summer movies have a lot more in common with TV than they used to. Is that a bad thing? Indiewire's TV team investigates.

Indiewire's TV team binge-viewed Season 2 of Netflix's bizarre but deep animated comedy this weekend -- how'd it fare in comparison to Season 1?

Lately we've seen some truly unusual ways that networks have used to spread the word about new shows. From "Rectify" to "Mr. Robot," which were most effective? Indiewire's TV team investigates!

Indiewire's TV team is joined by special guest Anne Thompson, to break down the importance of a new show's first episode, as seen with recent premieres "True Detective" and "Sense8."

Who does Indiewire's TV team want to see get nominated for an Emmy? That is the question this podcast answers! (We did it, guys!)

At least half of the original series produced by Netflix since 2012 have featured prominent representation of LGBT characters -- is that the secret to the show's success? Indiewire's TV team investigates.

Indiewire's TV team is joined by Thompson on Hollywood's Anne Thompson to try to figure out, exactly, how a years-dormant HBO series ended up becoming one of the years's most... special... feature films.