In this episode of the Decoding TV podcast, David and Patrick discuss what’s going on in the world of TV, then dive into the latest episodes of&nbsp;Alien: Earth&nbsp;and&nbsp;Peacemaker.In the future where all media is consolidated, will movies just be called disneys like they were in&nbsp;Cloud Atlas?&nbsp;Why do we think David Zaslav hasn’t begun his war against password-sharing yet? And are we looking forward to another season of&nbsp;Big Little Lies? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more.Homework for next week:<ul><li>Alien: Earth&nbsp;Episode 7 (Hulu/FX)</li><li>Peacemaker&nbsp;Season 2 Episode 5 (HBO)</li><li>Bonus Episode:&nbsp;The Paper&nbsp;Season 1 (Peacock)</li></ul>Shownotes:<ul><li>04:05 - TV News</li><li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/media/paramount-skydance-prepares-ellison-backed-bid-for-warner-bros-discovery-0b921c20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paramount Skydance Prepares Ellison-Backed Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery</a></li><li><a href="https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/why-hbo-max-password-sharing-crackdown-1236514152/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav on Why HBO Max Isn’t ‘Pushing’ Password-Sharing Crackdown Yet</a></li><li><a href="https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/neil-druckmann-last-of-us-exit-intergalactic-video-game-1236514453/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Neil Druckmann on Leaving ‘The Last of Us,’ His New Game ‘Intergalactic’ and How Involved He’ll Be on Season 3: ‘My Job Is to Stay Very High Level’ (EXCLUSIVE)</a></li><li><a href="https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/big-little-lies-season-3-hbo-1236515250/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Big Little Lies’ Season 3 Officially in the Works, Sets Francesca Sloane to Write</a></li><li><a href="https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/mr-and-mrs-smith-season-2-delayed-amazon-1236515232/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ Season 2 Delayed at Amazon</a></li><li>35:30 -&nbsp;Alien: Earth</li><li>Episode 4 - The Fly</li><li>1:02:15 -&nbsp;Peacemaker&nbsp;Season 2</li><li>Episode 4 - Need I Say Door</li><li>1:21:20 - Patrick’s reaction to&nbsp;Unknown Number: The High School Catfish&nbsp;(WITH SPOILERS)</li></ul>Links:<ul><li><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/7153c01b-261d-4e90-bf70-ab5889cb5e56?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen to Patrick’s videogame podcast, Remap Radio</a></li><li><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/2c4dcfc3-8c56-449f-802e-565f56c448b9?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to Patrick’s newsletter, Crossplay</a></li><li><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/a442c4f4-067a-41aa-9055-51658e12e7df?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to this podcast on YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/91d49b5d-0b11-4b99-8a9a-0335c8b215dc?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow this podcast on Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/9925489a-796e-4057-a7fb-246762f2c696?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow this podcast on Tiktok</a></li></ul><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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