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 sixth episode of Vince Gilligan’s Pluribus.Are we going to try to see the Stranger Things finale in theaters? What does the HBO Max/Mad Men debacle say about the world of streaming entertainment? Will Apple TV ever be able to stop pulling shows from its lineup? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more.Homework for next week:<ul><li>Pluribus Episode 7 (Apple TV)</li></ul>Shownotes:<ul><li>04:30 - TV News</li><li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/stranger-things-5-premiere-week-ratings-netflix-1236438569/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stranger Things 5 Scores Netflix’s Second Biggest Premiere Ever for a Series</a></li><li><a href="https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/stranger-things-finale-netflix-theater-locations-runtime-1236597324/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Stranger Things’ Finale</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/836922/hbo-max-man-men-4k-errors-red-in-the-face-lionsgate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HBO Max’s Mad Men 4K release is the opposite of a remaster</a></li><li><a href="https://fxrant.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-mad-men-in-4k-on-hbo-max-debacle.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Todd Vaziri’s analysis </a></li><li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-hunt-pulled-apple-tv-plagiarism-1236436257/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Hunt pulled from Apple TV for plagiarism allegations</a></li><li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/far-cry-tv-series-fx-noah-hawley-rob-mac-1236434859/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Far Cry series is a go at FX with Rob Mac and Noah Hawley</a></li><li>43:30 - Pluribus</li><li>Episode 6 - HDP</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><li><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/41454930-dfd9-420c-8ffa-1211e21f91ab?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to David’s free newsletter, Decoding Everything</a></li><li><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/b8af3387-fbec-41e6-a382-0908e888696a?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow David on Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/8e7b1524-f618-444d-b5a6-5231a91477b5?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow David 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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