Ep. 24 - Why 'The Acolyte' Is Getting Review Bombed

In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV and discuss the fifth episode of The Acolyte and the fourth episode of The Boys’ fourth season.Do we really care whether a show is branded as an HBO or Max original? (Unfortunately yes). Why is Presumed Innocent such an effective TV drama? And what’s going on with the audience reviews for The Acolyte? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more!Homework for next week:The Acolyte Ep 6 (Disney+)The Bear season premiere (Hulu)Shownotes:00:01:30 - Presumed Innocent on Apple TV+00:10:28 - The Acolyte Is Getting Review Bombed00:22:45 - Max is rebranding some shows to HBO00:33:45 - Harry Potter gets a showrunner00:38:30 - The AcolyteEpisode 5 - Night01:08:00 - The BoysEpisode 4 - We’ll Keep The Red Flag Flying HereLinks:Listen to Patrick’s videogame podcast, Remap RadioSubscribe to Patrick’s newsletter, CrossplaySubscribe to this podcast on YouTubeFollow this podcast on InstagramFollow this podcast on TiktokSubscribe to David’s free newsletter, Decoding EverythingFollow David on InstagramFollow David on Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.