TVx3 E367: ATX Television Festival Season 6 Preview
On episode 367, Jason (@theTVaholic) is joined by Kyle Nolan (@kyool) from NoReruns.net (@NoReruns) and Mike Moody (@MikeMoody) of Mr. Robot, Oh! (@mrrobotpod) and the Permanent RCRD Podcast Network (@permrcrd) to talk some cancelation and renewal news, preview the ATX Television Festival Season 6 and then discuss the series premieres of American Gods, Girlboss and The Handmaid's Tale. (Start times of each segment) News (00:01:15) We talked about the following seven TV news stories: * Amazon renews Z: The Beginning Of Everything * Into the Badlands Renewed for Supersized Season 3 at AMC * AwesomenessTV Horror Series Freakish Lands Second Season at Hulu * Sweet/Vicious Canceled By MTV After One Season * The Last Kingdom: Season Two Moves to Netflix in US (from BBC America) * SundanceTV Renews Hap and Leonard * The Detour Renewed for Season 3 at tbs ATX TV Festival Season 6 Preview (00:12:36) We talk about the ATX Television Festival (@ATXFestival) Season 6 to be held in Austin, TX from Thursday, June 8th thru Sunday, June 11th. This included why we went the first time and why we are going back again, going over some of the schedule, what panels/screenings we are most looking forward to, and some tips on planning your schedule. Primetime (00:46:34) We used the specific episodes listed below as a jumping off point to discuss the following three TV shows: * Girlboss – S.1 (00:46:45) * The Handmaid's Tale – S.1 Ep.1, “Offred,” (Series Premiere), Ep.2, “Birth Day,” & Ep.3, “Late” (00:57:11) * American Gods – S.1 Ep.1, “The Bone Orchard” (01:09:47) Have you attended or are planning to attend the ATX Television Festival? Did you check out Starz's American Gods? Did you enjoy Netflix's Girlboss? Are you watching Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale? Did you enjoy this week's discussion?