Ep. 86 - 'The Chair Company' Reveals The Play-Acting We All Do (Plus: A 'Peacemaker' S2 Post-Mortem)

Decoding TV

In this episode of the Decoding TV podcast, David and Patrick discuss what’s going on in the world of TV, then dive into the season premiere of The Chair Company.

Does Tim Robinson find hidden comedy gold in the cushions of The Chair Company? Will video podcasts be a big thing on Netflix? Will the Apple TV rebrand make sense by the time you download this week’s podcast? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more.

Homework for next week:

• Bonus Episode: Task (HBO)
• Bonus Episode: Slow Horses (Apple TV)
• Bonus Episode: Long Story Short (Netflix)

Shownotes:

• 03:02 - TV News
• Bari Weiss is the main segment on Last Week Tonight
• Apple TV+ is now Apple TV
• ’Stranger Things’ Season 5, Volume 1 Runtimes Revealed
• Netflix refuses to put the finale into theaters
• M. Night's 8-ball
• Tivo exits the hardware business
• Splinter Cell Deathwatch Renewed
• Netflix to Stream Selection of Spotify Video Podcasts Starting in 2026
• 52:00 - The Chair Company
• Episode 1 - “Life goes by too fucking fast, it really does.”
• 1:17:56 - Peacemaker Season 2 post-mortem (with spoilers)

Links:

• Listen to Patrick’s videogame podcast, Remap Radio
• Subscribe to Patrick’s newsletter, Crossplay
• Subscribe to this podcast on YouTube
• Follow this podcast on Instagram

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