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A ‘Special Ops: Lioness’ Debate and Why Is It So Hard to Make Terror TV?

2024/10/28
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Chris and Andy talk about some TV news, including the announcement of the ‘Beef’ Season 2 cast (1:00) and the release of the trailer for the new Michael Schur show, ‘A Man on the Inside’ (10:05). Then they discuss the first two episodes of ‘Special Ops: Lioness’ Season 2 and whether the show is just "military porn" or something more interesting (14:11). Finally, in honor of Halloween week, they talk about some of their favorite terror TV shows, including ‘Teacup’ and ‘Channel Zero,’ and why horror TV is so hard to make (38:21).

Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

Producer: Kaya McMullen

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