March is coming to a close, which means we’re well overdue a check-in on our 2017 TV resolutions. This week, Noel and Kate report on how we’ve been doing with their goals to watch more anime and explore YouTube web series. First, however, we spend some quality time with our week in TV, starting with the genre offerings. Noel looks at the premiere of Into the Badlands, Noel and Kate gush over another beautiful Samurai Jack, we dive deep with the Supergirl/The Flash musical cross-over, and we agree to disagree on Legion. Next up are the comedies and dramas, including the return of Grace and Frankie, a crushing Superstore, a romantic Jane the Virgin, powerful episodes of The Americans and Underground, more soapy fun with Greenleaf, and a disappointingly pat The Good Fight.

2017 TV Resolution Check-in #1 (1:55:51)

Our Week in Genre
Into the Badlands premiere (8:32)
Samurai Jack (12:12)
Supergirl (18:38)
The Flash (30:53)
Legion (46:37)

Our Week in Comedy and Drama
Grace and Frankie Season 3 (1:00:47)
Superstore (1:06:30)
Jane the Virgin (1:11:41)
The Americans (1:18:16)
Underground (1:21:06)
Greenleaf (1:34:17)
The Good Fight (1:41:43)

Music Featured: “Put A Little Love in Your Heart” as performed by Jeremy Jordan, Carlos Valdes, John Barrowman, Darren Criss, and ensemble, and “More I Cannot Wish You” as performed by Jesse L. Martin, Victor Garber, and John Barrowman in The Flash musical episode, “Duet”

Article Referenced: In our discussion of Supergirl, Kate referenced an article exploring the coding around Lyra Strayd, Winn’s love interest. The article is “Let’s Talk About Supergirl’s Lyra Strayd” by Gretchen Ellis, published online at The Raconteur.

It’s our final week of ClexaCon talk, here at The Televerse. After a lengthy look at the week in TV, we round out the podcast with audio from ClexaCon 2017’s It Takes a Village: Allies in the Media panel, moderated by Dr. Elizabeth Bridges and featuring Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies, along with Noel and Kate. A big thank you once again to ClexaCon for inviting us to speak, and to attendee Kate of TVWriter.com, who recorded the audio from the panel and provided it to us.

Before we get to the panel, however, Noel and Kate talk through our very full week of viewing. First up are the comedies, including the premieres of Trial & Error and Review, a rare misfire from black-ish, and solid entries from The Detour, Fresh Off the Boat, and Speechless. Next is reality, with looks at this week’s much-discussed Trump taxes episode of The Rachel Maddow Show and series four of The Great British Bake Off, newly added to Netflix. For genre, the premieres of Samurai Jack and Iron Fist leave us with very different tastes in our mouths, and we’re similarly mixed on Steven Universe, The Flash, and Legion, and last up are the dramas, including the premieres of Greenleaf and American Crime, the Elementary Kitty two-parter, and new installments of Feud: Bette and Joan and The Good Fight.  

ClexaCon 2017 Allies in the Media panel with Dr. Elizabeth Bridges and Bridget Liszewski (1:58:16)

Our Week in Comedy and Reality
Trial & Error premiere (5:13)
Review premiere (10:13)
The Detour (15:03)
black-ish (20:07)
Fresh Off the Boat (26:14)
Speechless (28:40)
The Rachel Maddow Show (32:41)
The Great British Bake Off (40:30)

Our Week in Genre
Samurai Jack premiere (50:13)
Iron Fist premiere (54:09)
Steven Universe (1:09:37)
The Flash (1:12:15)
Legion (1:18:22)

Our Week in Drama
Greenleaf premiere (1:24:45)
American Crime premiere (1:27:33)
Elementary (1:34:09)
Feud: Bette and Joan (1:40:28)
The Good Fight (1:48:00)

Music Featured: “Ice Cream” by Sarah McLachlan; “Feeling Good” by Nina Simone (Bassnectar remix); “Dust My Broom” by Elmore James; “Girl Can’t Be Herself” by Alicia Keys

A year after our post-The 100 3x07 episode, Variety Chief TV Critic Maureen Ryan returns to the podcast to reflect on the past year in television, the lingering effects of the fan response to 3x07, and our experiences at ClexaCon 2017. Before this, however, Noel and Kate talk through some of the highlights in a full week in TV, including the premieres of Underground, Feud: Bette and Joan, and The Americans, the finales of Man Seeking Woman and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and fun and occasionally challenging episodes of Steven Universe, Legion, and The Good Fight.

Afterward, we hear from a handful of ClexaCon attendees about their experiences at the convention, their highlights of the Con, and thoughts on how it can improve should it return in the future. A big thank you to Dr. Elizabeth Bridges (read her fuller response to ClexaCon here), Yuko, Kari, and Jessica for sharing your impressions of ClexaCon!

Reflections on ClexaCon 2017 and 3x07 with Mo Ryan (1:03:58)

ClexaCon 2017 Attendee Reactions (47:07)

Our Week in TV
Underground premiere (5:47)
Feud: Bette and Joan premiere (12:44)
The Americans premiere (16:15)
Man Seeking Woman finale (18:17)
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia finale (20:46)
Steven Universe (22:54)
Legion (27:36)
The Good Fight (33:28)

Music Featured: “Freedom” by Beyoncé, featuring Kendrick Lamar, live performance from the 2016 BET Awards; “That’s Good” by Devo; “Autumn Leaves” by Nat King Cole

At long last, we meet! More than 15 months into recording together once a week, every week, Noel and Kate record together live and in person, at ClexaCon! We round up our week of TV viewing, with plenty of genre, comedy, drama, and even reality talk, before taking advantage of being live and in person to have fun with some TV trivia, both as a team and podcaster-a-podcaster. Who will be victorious in our battle of the TV Theme songs? Post your thoughts on the week’s TV, and your record on our play-along trivia, in the comments below!

Errata: Noel and Kate tease taking PBS’ Which Pioneer of Television Are You? quiz as part of our TV Trivia segment, but we wound up doing this off mic. Noel got Spock, and Kate got Wonder Woman.

TV Trivia Live! with Noel and Kate (1:11:15)

Our Week in TV
Steven Universe (8:54)
Supergirl (19:26)
The Flash (30:00)
Jane the Virgin (37:34)
The Good Fight (44:15)
Top Chef: South Carolina finale (50:07)
The Detour (54:56)
Legion (1:03:23)

Music Featured: “Undiscovered First” by Feist; “Think!”, from Jeopardy!, by Merv Griffin

Trivia Quizzes Featured: BuzzFeed’s Stupidly Hard TV Trivia Quiz; Almost Right Productions’ Television Theme Song Trivia Game #1