<p>[<em>Crossposted from <a href="https://www.relay.fm/downstream/85">Downstream on Relay FM</a>.</em>]</p>

<p>Down the chimney comes Tim Goodman, reuniting with Jason to discuss his super-secret insider TV reviews, streaming&#8217;s influence in the rise of international TV here in the U.S., and Jason&#8217;s top TV shows of the year.</p>
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   <p>Jason mentioned:  Shogun (Hulu), Dark Matter (Apple TV+), Bad Monkey (Apple TV+), Hacks (Max), Slow Horses (Apple TV+), Silo (Apple TV+), Shoresy (Hulu), Masters of the Air (Apple TV+), The Diplomat (Netflix), and A Man on the Inside (Netflix).</p>

<p>Tim Mentioned: Black Doves (Netflix), Giri/Haji (Netflix), Moving (Hulu), House of Ninjas (Netflix), A Shop For Killers (Hulu), The Frog (Netflix), Kleo (Netflix), and Black Twitter: A Peoplpe&#8217;s History (Hulu).</p>

  
  

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<description>[Crossposted from Downstream on Relay FM.]  Down the chimney comes Tim Goodman, reuniting with Jason to discuss his super-secret insider TV reviews, streaming’s influence in the rise of international TV here in the U.S., and Jason’s top TV shows of the year. &lt;p&gt;Tim Goodman and Jason Snell.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Downstream 85

[Crossposted from Downstream on Relay FM.] Down the chimney comes Tim Goodman, reuniting with Jason to discuss his super-secret insider TV reviews, streaming’s influence in the rise of international TV here in the U.S., and Jason’s top TV shows of the year....

256: A Holiday Visit from Tim Goodman

<p>This reunion is crossposted from <a href="https://www.relay.fm/downstream/43">Downstream</a> episode 43. Tim Goodman drops by to discuss his decision to be a TV writer at the very end of the Peak TV era, the challenges of TV criticism, and his return to writing about TV on his own terms <a href="https://timgoodman.substack.com">via his Substack</a>.</p>
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<description>This reunion is crossposted from Downstream episode 43. Tim Goodman drops by to discuss his decision to be a TV writer at the very end of the Peak TV era, the challenges of TV criticism, and his return to writing about TV on his own terms via his Substack. &lt;p&gt;Tim Goodman and Jason Snell.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

This reunion is crossposted from Downstream episode 43. Tim Goodman drops by to discuss his decision to be a TV writer at the very end of the Peak TV era, the challenges of TV criticism, and his return to writing about TV on his own terms via his Substack....

255: The Two-Episode Test

<p>&#8220;Counterpart&#8221; revisited, CNN+ as seen through the lens of an escaping prisoner, Apple TV+&#8217;s surprise success, the mess that is the current streaming landscape, and Tim shares a book idea with substack readers. Plus, letters from listeners!</p>
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     <h4><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Counterpart/comments/fkr8k5/justin_marks_spoiler_ama_thursday_319_5pm_pst/?sort=qa" class="link" target="_blank">Justin Marks on "Counterpart" season 3 (which never was)</a></h4>
     
    
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<description>“Counterpart” revisited, CNN+ as seen through the lens of an escaping prisoner, Apple TV+’s surprise success, the mess that is the current streaming landscape, and Tim shares a book idea with substack readers. Plus, letters from listeners! &lt;p&gt;Tim Goodman and Jason Snell.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

“Counterpart” revisited, CNN+ as seen through the lens of an escaping prisoner, Apple TV+’s surprise success, the mess that is the current streaming landscape, and Tim shares a book idea with substack readers. Plus, letters from listeners!...

254: The Spoon and the Tunnel

<p>&#8220;Station Eleven,&#8221; &#8220;The Afterparty,&#8221; Stephen Colbert, TV marriages, &#8220;The A Word,&#8221; and the moment when Tim&#8217;s partner said, &#8220;Yeah, I&#8217;m never gonna watch that.&#8221; Plus: your letters!</p>
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<description>“Station Eleven,” “The Afterparty,” Stephen Colbert, TV marriages, “The A Word,” and the moment when Tim’s partner said, “Yeah, I’m never gonna watch that.” Plus: your letters! &lt;p&gt;Tim Goodman and Jason Snell.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

“Station Eleven,” “The Afterparty,” Stephen Colbert, TV marriages, “The A Word,” and the moment when Tim’s partner said, “Yeah, I’m never gonna watch that.” Plus: your letters!...

253: If Tim Falls in the Forest...

<description>The past is present: Tim's interview with Stephen Colbert from the City Arts and Lectures series, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco.</description>

Stephen Colbert, 2006

Writer Tim Goodman (former SF Chronicle and Hollywood Reporter TV critic) talks irregularly with Jason Snell about television and other stuff. Released simultaneously worldwide to all international markets. Love to your mothers.

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