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Cordkillers (All Audio)
by Tom Merritt
Watch what you want, where you want, when you want on whatever device you please. Take control of your TV, Movies and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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The FULL Battlestar Galactica Experience: Last (121 - “The Hand of God”)
Tom and Brian close out Battlestar Galactica with a daring Cylon raid and a signal from Earth that nobody sticks around to hear. They debate the finale’s unfinished business, admire a suspiciously familiar miniature, and decide “The Hand of God” makes their four-episode experiment feel complete....
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Cordkillers 622: Xbox Office
Xbox wants a bigger role in Hollywood, but how much control should game makers have over their screen adaptations? Tom and Brian discuss Xbox’s new XP division, a Cyberpunk movie, streaming’s expanding live-event lineup, and Apple’s $299 TV box. This week on The FULL Experience: Battlestar...
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The FULL Battlestar Galactica Experience: Lowest (109 - “The Young Lords”)
Tom and Brian land among unicorns, scheming Cylons, and a castle full of chanting kids in Battlestar Galactica’s lowest-rated episode, “The Young Lords.” Brian is delighted by the gloriously silly detour, while Tom’s goodwill runs out when the singing starts. Next week: Battlestar Galactica: Last...
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Cordkillers 621: Prestige, Now Swipeable
Could the next prestige drama live between your YouTube subscriptions and TikTok swipes? Tom and Brian explore television’s changing routes to viewers, Netflix’s theatrical ambitions, the Paramount–Warner Bros. deal, and a price hike for Nvidia’s aging Shield. This week on The FULL Experience:...
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The FULL Battlestar Galactica Experience: Ultimate (110 - “The Living Legend”)
Tom and Brian meet Lloyd Bridges’ swaggering Commander Cain as the Pegasus arrives in their Ultimate Battlestar Galactica pick, “The Living Legend.” They enjoy the sarcastic Cylons and surprising casting connections, but find the pace slow and the cliffhanger underwhelming. Next week: Battlestar...
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Cordkillers 620: Bundle Trouble
DirecTV adds Netflix to the bundle pile, leaving viewers to untangle which combination actually saves money. Plus, Disney raises streaming prices, Netflix brings back Gene Wilder’s voice with AI, and a new Star Wars trilogy may have found its director. This week on The FULL Experience: Battlestar...
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The FULL Battlestar Galactica Experience: First (101 - “Saga of a Star World”)
Tom and Brian board the original 1978 Battlestar Galactica for “Saga of a Star World,” where sweeping space battles give way to disco, bug men, and a surprisingly grim survival story. They debate the marathon premiere’s uneven pacing, compare it with the reboot, and inspect everything from Cylon...
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Cordkillers 619: Your TV Is a Mall Now
Disney wants Disney+ to become a gateway to everything it sells, as streaming grows beyond television into games, sports, and experiences. Plus, Paramount makes concessions for its Warner Bros. Discovery deal, Roku and Amazon add more bundles, and an AI actor’s interview takes an unexpected...
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The FULL Get Smart Experience: Extra ("The Nude Bomb")
Tom, Brian, and Amos wrap up their Get Smart watch with The Nude Bomb, a movie that leaves much of the original series behind but delivers practical stunts, ridiculous gadgets, and an extended detour through vintage Universal Studios. Brian finds unexpected charm—and plenty of parallels to Austin...
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Cordkillers 618: Your Privacy Is on Clearance
How cheap does a TV have to be before you stop asking what it knows about you? LG denies recording ambient conversations for ad targeting, but its other tracking practices leave plenty to discuss. Plus, Apple TV and Jean Smart clean up at the Emmys, streaming giants team up to lobby Washington…
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The FULL Get Smart Experience: Lowest (526 - "I Am Curiously Yellow")
The crew finishes Get Smart with a finale that mixes polished slapstick with uncomfortable racial stereotypes and dated gender roles. Brian enjoys the comedy, while Tom and Amos recommend skipping this episode. Next up: The Nude Bomb as a bonus “final exam,” followed by the original Battlestar...
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Cordkillers 617: Congratulations, You Found the Trope
Christopher Nolan argues that recognizing the machinery behind storytelling doesn’t necessarily make it bad storytelling. Plus, theaters lean harder on premium tickets, sports experiments with free alternate broadcasts, and smart TVs may be paying far more attention than viewers realize. This…
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The FULL Get Smart Experience: Lowest (513 - "Ice Station Siegfried")
Tom and Brian find *Get Smart*’s lowest-rated episode badly weakened by Don Adams’ absence, with cheap sets, too much exposition, and an anticlimactic ending. Amos is especially disappointed that an episode with such a promising premise falls so flat. Next week: Get Smart (526 - "I Am Curiously...
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Cordkillers 616: The Price Is Almost Right
Streaming prices are still climbing, but shrinking increases suggest services may finally be discovering how much subscribers will actually tolerate. Plus, Roku goes OLED, Pokémon expands its streaming empire, and Google decides a $99 streamer should suddenly cost $150. This week on The FULL...
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The FULL Get Smart Experience: First (203 - "A Spy for a Spy")
Tom, Brian, and Amos watch “A Spy for a Spy,” the highest-rated episode of “Get Smart,” and find the show’s reliable formula to be its greatest strength. Next week: Get Smart (513 - "Ice Station Siegfried") Subscribe, get expanded show notes, and past episodes at http://Cordkillers.com Support...
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Cordkillers 615: Buy Now, Watch Later
TV’s future promises smarter ads, instant translation, on-screen shopping, and even more bundles. Plus, YouTube courts creators, Netflix considers add-ons, and streaming prices keep climbing. This week on The FULL Experience: Get Smart (203 - "A Spy for a Spy") Next week: Get Smart (513 - "Ice...
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The FULL Get Smart Experience: First (101 - "Mr. Big")
Tom, Brian, and Amos kick off their Get Smart experiment with the 1965 pilot “Mr. Big” and are delighted to discover that nearly everything they associate with the series—from the shoe phone and Cone of Silence to “Would you believe…”—was there from the beginning. Mel Brooks’ absurd Cold War spy...
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Cordkillers 614: ViewTube
YouTube and Netflix are increasingly being treated as direct competitors for viewers’ time, while YouTube is changing its view-counting rules to make metrics more consistent across formats. Disney unloaded a mountain of announcements at D23, while Peacock raises prices and streaming platforms...
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The FLUL Remington Steele Experience: Ultimate (505 - "Steeled with a Kiss")
This felt more like a final movie than an episode...and it answered all our questions. Almost. Next week: Get Smart (101 - "Mr. Big") Subscribe, get expanded show notes, and past episodes at http://Cordkillers.com Support Cordkillers at http://Patreon.com/Cordkillers YouTube:...
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Cordkillers 613: Free Samples
Disney looks to free streaming and fan-made vertical video as new ways to funnel viewers toward its paid services, while insisting it has no intention of abandoning streaming for licensing. Plus, Love Island USA sets a Peacock record, Warner Bros. feels the loss of the NBA, Roku surges ahead of…
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The FLUL Remington Steele Experience: Ultimate (420 - "Beg, Borrow or Steele")
We tackle Remington Steele’s highest-rated episode and come away baffled by its reputation, praising a few clever twists while picking apart the cheap production, plot holes, and questionable detective work. We also discuss the show’s surprisingly settled romantic dynamic and the challenge of...
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Cordkillers 612: Big Screen Energy
The box office roars back with one of the biggest openings in movie history, even as streaming services keep reinventing how they compete. From Ted Lasso to Babylon 5 to Netflix’s latest strategy, there’s plenty to watch. This week on The FULL Experience: Remington Steele (420 - "Beg, Borrow or...
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The FLUL Remington Steele Experience: Lowest (208 - "Scene Steelers")
A spreadsheet mix-up transforms this week’s Full Experience into the accidental “Flul Experience,” as Tom and Brian watch Remington Steele’s lowest-rated episode while expecting its best. They find flashes of charm beneath the whackety-smackety plotting, then discover that streaming-rights...
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Cordkillers 611: Tiny Dramas, Giant Numbers
Microdramas continue exploding in popularity while studios unveil a packed slate of trailers, adaptations, and franchise revivals. Meanwhile, Peacock finally turns a profit, Roku raises hardware prices, and the Paramount–Warner merger inches through the legal process. This week on The FULL...
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The FULL Remington Steele Experience: First (101 - "License to Steele")
Tom, Brian, and Amos begin their four-episode test of Remington Steele with the 1982 pilot, finding its feminist premise, con-man energy, and Pierce Brosnan’s effortless charm more compelling than expected. The mystery itself is flimsy and occasionally goofy, but the clever identity games and...
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Cordkillers 610: Netflix’s Next Fix
Netflix is still growing, but softer forecasts have Wall Street wondering where its next wave of growth will come from. We grade the streamer’s possible answers—including live sports, bundles, social features, acquisitions, creator video and a whole lot of AI. This week on The FULL Experience:...
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The Cordkillers Guide to Streaming Hardware
The second half of our streaming guide moves from services to the boxes, sticks, smart TVs, antennas, and oddball gadgets that actually get video onto your screen. Roku remains one of the most affordable and widely supported streaming hardware options, with both boxes and sticks available. It…
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The Cordkillers Guide to Streaming TV
Tom, Brian, and Amos turn the streaming TV maze into a map: platforms, bundles, live TV replacements, FAST channels, library freebies, and the subscriptions you forgot you still had. Streaming Platforms Platforms collect subscriptions in one place, usually through one bill and one app. Roku…
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The FULL V: The Original Miniseries Experience
V holds up better than its 1983 laser budget has any right to: a sharp, human, uncomfortably relevant fascism allegory wrapped in lizard-people pulp. Part one soars, part two wobbles, but the whole thing still proves that nothing says “timeless sci-fi” like charismatic authoritarians, gullible...
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Cordkillers 607: Iger Management
Disney’s Bob Iger reflects on the empire-building acquisitions that reshaped the company, the deals that got away, and the principles that guided his run. Plus, Netflix heats up Hot Ones, King of the Hill returns, Comcast splits itself again, and California turns down the volume on streaming ads....
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Cordkillers 606: Apples to HBOs
Apple TV may be chasing the prestige-TV crown that HBO once owned, but the big question is whether that model can work in streaming when even HBO muddied the waters. Meanwhile, Amazon MGM may be looking for a new home for its Sam Altman biopic, Instagram wants more time on your TV, and Netflix’s...
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The FULL Murder, She Wrote Experience: Last (1224 - "Death by Demographics")
We loved it AND we hated it for all the reasons you might suspect. Next week: Murder, She Wrote (1224 - "Death by Demographics") Subscribe, get expanded show notes, and past episodes at http://Cordkillers.com Support Cordkillers at http://Patreon.com/Cordkillers YouTube:...
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Cordkillers 605: Roku and Roll
Fox makes a huge leap into streaming hardware and ad-supported TV with a planned Roku acquisition, Doctor Who may be headed for a long regeneration, and sports streaming still has a multi-view problem. This week on The FULL Experience: Murder, She Wrote (1224 - "Death by Demographics") Next week…
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The FULL Murder, She Wrote Experience: Lowest (718 - "Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?")
We loved it AND we hated it for all the reasons you might suspect. Next week: Murder, She Wrote (1224 - "Death by Demographics") Subscribe, get expanded show notes, and past episodes at http://Cordkillers.com Support Cordkillers at http://Patreon.com/Cordkillers YouTube:...
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Cordkillers 604: Mind the Season Gap
Long waits between streaming seasons may be helping some shows build huge return-viewing events, but they also risk training audiences to cancel between releases. Plus, Amazon backs away from Stargate, Netflix pauses Hannibal, Plex gets more social, and states may challenge a giant media merger....
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The FULL Murder, She Wrote Experience: First (118 - "Murder Takes the Bus")
Which solution did you come up with? We covered the spectrum...and so did our expectations and opinions. Next week: Murder, She Wrote (718 - "Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?") Subscribe, get expanded show notes, and past episodes at http://Cordkillers.com Support Cordkillers at...
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Cordkillers 603: Backroom Boom
Kane Parsons’ *Backrooms* and Curry Barker’s *Obsession* show how online-native horror creators are turning low-budget digital momentum into theatrical wins. Meanwhile, *The Amazing Digital Circus* is testing whether a YouTube-first hit can jump to theaters before landing back online. This week…
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The FULL Murder, She Wrote Experience: First (100 - "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes")
Starting from a made-for-television movie, and creating some mild confusion, this episode took us for a spin. Overall, it really set the stage pretty well for the series...except for the whole unsolveability thing. Next week: Murder, She Wrote (118 - "Murder Takes the Bus") Subscribe, get…
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Cordkillers 602: Breakfast of Streamions
Netflix gets into daily live morning programming with The Breakfast Club, Apple shoots an MLS game entirely on iPhones, and AI filmmaking shows up at Cannes with a massive compute bill. Plus, Rick and Morty may be headed to theaters, Dutton Ranch breaks a Paramount+ record, and YouTube-as-TV...
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The FULL Murder, She Wrote Experience: Bridge (308 - "Magnum on Ice")
Of the two episodes in this bridge experiment, at least this one made sense. Next week: Murder, She Wrote (101 - "Deadly Lady") Subscribe, get expanded show notes, and past episodes at http://Cordkillers.com Support Cordkillers at http://Patreon.com/Cordkillers YouTube…
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Cordkillers 601: YouTube Is TV Now?
YouTube is leaning harder into TV-style programming, ad sales, and creator sponsorships, while Netflix keeps adding live sports that make streaming look more like old-school television. Meanwhile, Doctor Who moves to AMC+, Plex shocks lifetime users, Hulu folds deeper into Disney+, and...
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The FULL Magnum, P.I. Experience: Bridge (708 - "Novel Connection")
What a horribly confusing mess of unfinished business we have here! Or finished but only in certain markets? To Be Previously Continued? Next week: Murder, She Wrote (308: "Magnum on Ice") Subscribe, get expanded show notes, and past episodes at http://Cordkillers.com Support Cordkillers at...
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Cordkillers 600: Linear Thinking
Disney’s streaming business looks healthier, while the company argues its old linear networks are better treated as content brands than businesses to spin off. Meanwhile, Netflix has the year’s biggest show so far, AMC is bringing live concerts to theaters, and everyone keeps turning movies and…
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The FULL Magnum, P.I. Experience: Last (813 - "Resolutions")
Well, it's definitely the last episode; written to close out story lines, and utterly unsurprising. Next week: Magnum, P.I. (708 - "Novel Connection") Subscribe, get expanded show notes, and past episodes at http://Cordkillers.com Support Cordkillers at http://Patreon.com/Cordkillers YouTube:...
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Cordkillers 599: No, Seriously: What is TV?
YouTube is eating more of the entertainment pie, Google TV and Netflix are filling screens with vertical clips, and AI tools are creeping into the TV interface itself. Meanwhile, Narnia gets a theatrical window, The Boys heads to theaters, and the Oscars try to draw a human-shaped line around AI....
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The FULL Magnum, P.I. Experience: Lowest (108 - "The Ugliest Dog in Hawaii")
Whether from the presentation or the content, this was a bad episode. Maybe more enjoyable with friends? Also...did they mess up the outtakes? Next week: Magnum, P.I. (813 - "Resolutions") Subscribe, get expanded show notes, and past episodes at http://Cordkillers.com Support Cordkillers at...
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Cordkillers 598: Multiview to a Kill
YouTube TV is finally rolling out customizable Multiview, giving select subscribers the ability to build their own channel grids across sports, news, movies, and shows. Meanwhile, the future of streaming keeps getting weirder with Spider-Noir color choices, ESPN Jeopardy, Oprah on Amazon, and a...
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The FULL Magnum, P.I. Experience: Ultimate (301: "Did You See the Sunrise?")
This episode was a total roller coaster, from Brian buying two different versions to the excellent split of a full episode. There's also some abhorrent language and heavy topic matter. And then a surprise ending. Just...wow. Next week: Magnum, P.I. (108 - "The Ugliest Dog in Hawaii") Subscribe…
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Cordkillers 597: Infinite Doom Loop
Disney is rolling out a new premium theater format to compete with IMAX, while Netflix’s latest quarter mixed strong profits with fresh questions about growth and leadership. Meanwhile, CinemaCon dumped a truckload of trailers, sequel teases, and franchise updates into the content pipeline. This...
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The FULL Magnum, P.I. Experience First (101: "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii")
Considering all the tropes it was trying to hit, this episode stands the test of time very well. We'll forgive the inconsistent Pali Highway. Next week: Magnum, P.I. (301 - "Did You See the Sunrise?") Subscribe, get expanded show notes, and past episodes at http://Cordkillers.com Support...
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Watch what you want, where you want, when you want on whatever device you please. Take control of your TV, Movies and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Cordkillers (All Audio) is created and hosted by Tom Merritt.
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