With Jim in Shogunworld we’re doing a quick take of Westworld S02E04 “The Riddle of the Sphinx” – the best episode of Westworld season 2 so far and thought, by some, to be the best of the series! Join the discussion by emailing showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet a video/audio file @showswhatuknow! Please subscribe and review on…
Westworld S02E04 “The Riddle of the Sphinx”
Fall 2017 Pilots | Star Trek Discovery, The Orville, The Mayor and Ghosted
Jim and Jakob switch it up a bit this week as we sit down to go over some new shows for this Fall 2017 season! We breakdown some new 30 minutes comedies, namely Ghosted and The Mayor, we discuss Seth Macfarlane’s comedic take on Star Trek in his new show The Orville and finally get…
What Happens To Offred? | Handmaid’s Tale Season 1 Wrap Up
Jakob and Jim check back in to finish out the first season of The Handmaid’s Tale! Does the ending deliver? How does it stack up against the book and does the book give us any hints of season 2? What does the style and look of the show mean? Is voice over a lazy crutch!?…
Game Of Thrones Season 7 Teaser and Premiere Date
With so many shows seemingly trying to be the “New Game Of Thrones” it is easy to forget that Game Of Thrones is not yet done with us! HBO decided to remind us with a new teaser and official announcement of the the premiere date. The new season will only feature 7 episodes rather than…
Golem Theory | Legion S01E03 Chapter 3 Review & Discussion
Reviewing Legion episode 3 (Chapter 3?!) leaves us with a lot of questions – is Syd real or a Golem #GolemTheory? Is the “Legion fat guy” actually from Buffy the Vampire Slayer or is he actually the fat bastard from Austin Powers? Will we ever get out of David’s head and when – not if…
The Hero We Deserve | Legion S01E01 Revew
Legion is not the X-Men TV show we deserve but the X-men TV show we need! Legion on FX is the most crazy, inventive and exciting superhero show in ages, and despite our caution and Mass Effect jokes, we’re here to geek out over cool camera tricks and unreliable narrators. Leave your Legion comments and…
Why Did Betty and Veronica Kiss? | Riverdale S01E01
Betty and Veronica kissed in the first episode of Riverdale, the gritty Archie reboot. An innocent bisexual flirt or queer baiting? Is the Betty Veronica kiss indicative of a larger problem with Riverdale? In this FULL Riverdale Review we delve a bit deeper into the thinking (or lack thereof) behind Riverdale on the CW. Please…
The OA | Season 1 Review & Theories
The OA is a unique confusing mess in the best way possible, or the worst way, depending on who you ask. Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij cranked up their Brit Marling-ness to 1000% and everyone got exactly what they should have expected. Did it all add up? Do we believe in Prairie Johnson or the…
THRAWN! Star Wars Rebels Season 3 Trailer!
Ok, now full disclosure I have never watched Star Wars Rebels, I also never watched the Clone Wars show despite hearing good things and loving Star Wars. What put me off was the prequel time frame the shows covered and the animation style. I was done caring about the time frame before A New Hope and…
Crusading Against One Word Title TV
In our first Outcast episode I mentioned my crusade against one word titles, and it wouldn’t be much of a crusade if I kept quiet about it. No one has ever made a successful crusade without blogging, as I always say! It started with this video where I give the whole concept a good walloping…