TVx3 E270: The Daredevil Game of Monkeys

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On episode 270, Jason (@theTVaholic) is joined by Kyle Nolan (@kyool) from NoReruns.net (@NoReruns) and listener Carl Brand (@MyVogonPoetry) to talk some renewal news, the series premieres of The Comedians and Daredevil, the fifth season premiere of Game of Thrones, and a recent episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Plus, some TV recommendations at the end. (Start times of each segment/topic)

News (00:04:08)

We talked about the following five TV news stories:

• Last Man On Earth Renewed For Season 2 By FOX
• Hallmark Channel Renews The Good Witch
• Veep, Silicon Valley Renewed at HBO
• Pivot, Sky Atlantic Renew Fortitude for Second Season
• Syfy’s Face Off Renewed for Season 9, Sets July Premiere Date

Primetime (00:12:56)

We used the specific episodes listed below as a jumping off point to discuss the following five TV shows:

• Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – S.2 Ep.16, “Afterlife” (00:13:14)
• The Comedians – S.1 Ep.1, “Pilot,” (Series Premiere) (00:24:31)
• Daredevil – S.1 Ep.1, “Into the Ring” (Series Premiere) (00:32:40)
• 12 Monkeys – S.1 Ep.13, “Arms of Mine” (Season Finale) (00:51:34)
• Game of Thrones – S.5 Ep.1, “The Wars to Come” (Season Premiere) (01:01:11)

TV Recommendations (01:11:51)

• Jason recommended Netflix’s Daredevil.
• Carl recommended History’s Vikings – Watch episodes via Amazon Instant Video (S.1-3), Amazon Prime (S.1-2), Blu-ray (S.1-3), DVD (S.1-3), HuluPlus (S.1-2), iTunes (S.1-3) and Netflix DVD. He also recommended FX's The Americans – Official Site – Watch episodes via Amazon Prime (S.1-2), Amazon Instant Video (S.1-3), DVD (S.1-3), iTunes (S.1-3) and Netflix DVD.
• Kyle recommended BBC America’s Orphan Black – Official Site – Watch episodes via Amazon Instant Video (S.1-3), Amazon Prime (S.1-2), Blu-ray (S.1-3), DVD (S.1-3), iTunes (S.1-3) and Netflix DVD.

What did you think about the series premiere of FX’s The Comedians? Did you binge watch Netflix’s Daredevil? What did you think about how season five begins on HBO’s Game of Thrones? Are you watching ABC’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.? Did you like the way they ended season one of Syfy’s 12 Monkeys? Did you enjoy this week’s guests? Let us know in the comments, send us an eMail, connect via Twitter @TVtimesThree, or Like us on Facebook.