#85 – It’s the Summer of Veep!

Everyone is suddenly rewatching the iconic HBO comedy Veep but with 7 seasons available to stream where should you start? Relax, because we’re here to be your tour guides through the halls of almost-power. But first: Bundle Watch! Sportspocalypse! And with The Olympics kicking off we ask the eternal question: What’s the deal with Peacock?! ——— 📺 Rewatch: Veep 🧭 Where to Watch: Max 🎟️ Originally Premiered: April 22, 2012 on HBO 🍂 Seasons: 7 (65 episodes) 🤩 Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons, Matt Walsh 🧑‍🎨 Created By: Armando Iannucci (Showrunner Seasons 1-4), David Mandel (Showrunner Seasons 5-7) ⚠️ Spoiler Alert for all episodes starting at 38:10 Specific Episodes Mentioned: S1E1 – Fundraiser S1E2 – Frozen Yoghurt S3E2 – The Choice S3E9 – Crate S4E2 – East Wing S4E10 – Election Night (Armando Iannucci’s last episode) S5E10 – Inauguration (Season 5 Finale) S7E7 – Veep (Series Finale) ——— 🔗 Links: Warner Bros. Discovery Sues the NBA After League Rejects Matching Rights Proposal – Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter NBA Loss Sinks Warner Bros. Discovery Stock – Bad For Max, Could Hasten Linear Decline, Wall Street Fears – Jill Goldsmith, Deadline Comcast President Touts NBA Rights: Will Put “Weight of Our Entire Company” Behind Deal – Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter Peacock Quarterly Loss Narrows to $348M as Subscribers Drop to 33M – Georg Szalai, Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter 'Homicide: Life On the Street' Set to Stream on Peacock in August – Michael Schneider, Variety ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ Is About to Find New Life on the Streamers – Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone Why Redbox has been powering down – Janko Roettgers, The Verge Veep’s Creator Wants You to Stop Comparing Kamala Harris to Selina Meyer – Sam Adams, Slate ‘Veep’ Creator Armando Iannucci Comments on Real-Life Political Comparisons and Gives a Warning – Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter ——— Subscribe and share at streamageddon.com