TV Avalanche Podcast, Episode 38: ‘Mindhunter,’ ‘Big Mouth’ & ‘Halt and Catch Fire’

Welcome to another episode of TV Avalanche, where Brian Grubb and I try to sort out the best, worst, and most interesting things happening in Peak TV.

Most weeks, we review new or notable returning shows premiering in that week, but the way we all watch television — TV critics included — has changed, which means sometimes the most interesting shows to talk about are ones that already debuted, but we didn’t get to in advance for one reason or another. This week’s podcast features a pair of those, both from Netflix, in Mindhunter and Big Mouth, before we dipped into the mailbag to pick our dream Must-See TV lineup and to discuss the problem of when bad titles happen to good shows, followed by a long and heartfelt discussion of the Halt and Catch Fire series finale. And we bookended all the TV talk with discussions of my new side job as a wedding officiant and Brian’s hopes and dreams for his Philadelphia 76ers on the eve of a new NBA season.

As always, you can send questions to tvavalanche@uproxx.com, or tweet with the hashtag #TVAvalanche.

You can also follow the podcast directly on Twitter. Uproxx now has a dedicated TV Avalanche page with links to all the ways you can subscribe, but just in case, the podcast is available on iTunes (please rate and review if you haven’t already), Stitcher, Google Play, and Android. You can also stream it below or download it from SoundCloud. Our theme song is “Brundlefly” by The Zombie Dandies, which you can download here.

The rundown:

00:00-06:12 Alan marries people
06:13-22:36 Mindhunter
22:37-31:14 Big Mouth
31:15-41:42 Listener mail: The ideal Must-See TV lineup
41:43-48:37 Listener mail: When bad names happen to good shows
48:38-01:17:49 Halt and Catch Fire finale spoilers
01:17:50-01:23:00 NBA mini-preview

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