# Ep. 123 - What Makes 'Furious' a Compelling Cat-and-Mouse Show? (Plus: 'Dark Matter' S1E08 Is Audacious and Shocking)

An episode of [Decoding TV](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1163344992), 11 Aug 2026, 1 h 10 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/62d997ae8fb68e00135146a4/e/6a7b5aa5d6c287f9ee88396a/media.mp3

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 Hulu original series Furious and continue their Dark Matter season 1 rewatch. How much do we think Netflix paid Rockstar to broadcast a videogame commercial? Will Disney Verts ever be a thing? And will David Ellison actually move Paramount out of California? Listen to hear us discuss all of these topics and more. Homework for next week: • Lanterns (HBO Max) • Dark Matter Rewatch: Season 1 Episode 9 (Apple TV) Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate): • 03:30 - Show of the Week • Furious (Hulu) • 21:55 - TV News • GTA 6 to debut extended look on Netflix and YouTube August 27 • Disney and tiktok strike content-sharing deal • Ellison threatens to move out of California • Regal and AMC back the Paramount merger • David Ellison promises movie theaters that he’ll release 30 movies per year • 45:00 - Dark Matter • Episode 8 - Jupiter Links: • Thanks to Michael J Johnson for our Show of the Week and Patrick Finishes the Damn Show audio bumpers • 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 • Follow this podcast on Tiktok • Subscribe to David’s free newsletter, Decoding Everything • Follow David on Instagram • Follow David on Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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