Ep. 79 - How 'Alien: Earth' Ep 4 Takes Aim at Tech Billionaires (Plus: 'Peacemaker' S2E02 and the Scourge of Bird Blindness)
Aug 30, 2025•1 hr 43 min
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Episode description
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 Alien: Earth and Peacemaker.
Homework for next week:
- Alien: Earth Episode 5 (Hulu/FX)
- Peacemaker Season 2 Episode 3 (HBO)
Shownotes:
03:05 - TV News
- Duffer Brothers Deal at Paramount
- Streaming Access News:
- Amazon, NBCU Make Peacock Available Via Prime Video Sign-Up
- Apple TV+ Price Hike
- Harry Potter News
- New ‘Harry Potter’ Child Actors Should Stay Off Social Media
- Chris Columbus Potter remake
- Nic Pizzolatto-adjacent news segment
- Netflix Nic Pizzolatto Show in Bidding War (Exclusive)
- Cage in Talks to Star in HBO’s ‘True Detective’ Season 5
42:00 - Alien: Earth
- Episode 3 - Metamorphosis
1:13:20 - Peacemaker Season 2
- Episode 2 - A Man Is Only As Good As His Bird
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