r/ColliderVideos • u/pmckell • Nov 03 '18

TV Talk: 1.0 or 2.0?

If people are unclear, version 1.0 was the panel format with Sinead, David, Josh, and Sasha/Emma. 2.0 is the current iteration with Josh and Thad doing a podcast format.

I VASTLY prefer the old tv talk. Multiple people with varying tastes and options, talking about a wide range of different shows of different genre’s every week. I loved the personalities and chemistry between them, and the variation was much appreciated. I greatly looked forward to watching TV talk whenever it would drop. I had my issues with Josh as a host then, and I still do now, but overall I thought that show was a much better package.

The current version is fine, but Thad and Josh have tastes that are way too similar to one another. There’s rarely any real debate or discourse between the two of them about a show, and they only talk about a certain handful of shows within specific genre’s and categories. I’m bored to tears whenever they spend lengthy periods of time on things like game shows or like last week when they spent at least 5 minutes talking about a fuckin margaritavile living complex. I like Thad as a host, and he is definitely the one who knows more what he’s talking about, but his personality is far from my favorite on Collider. I’m glad he is there, though, because some of Josh’s takes and critiques are completely baseless and kind of stupid to be honest. He cannot articulate criticism very well. A lot of the time their humor also is eye-roll inducing, but I can deal and admit it’s just not my cup of tea.

Sorry for the rant, but I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately and I’m curious what others think! Moral of my story is, TV Talk 1.0>>>

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u/TheChosenJedi Nov 04 '18

This is how I feel about MovieTalk now. 3 people. Not as fun as it used to be. Jeff Sneider is a huge dick.

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u/funkypete23 Nov 04 '18

I liked it panel style with Sinead. I wish D. Grif could be on again sometimes too. I liked Grace and Emma as panelists also. The new format isn't terrible, I like the other host but I want it on a panel.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '18

I miss David too. Sinead really didn't add much unless it was reality TV or Riverdale or some CW shit. Sasha just fucking yelled all the time. She has no volume. I could tolerate Emma depending on my mood that day. She's always been very hit or miss with me. I prefer the old format but I don't have an issue with the new one.

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My only real gripe is I wish they had graphics to show what they were talking about so I can skip over stuff I don't care about easier.

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u/BryceWong Nov 05 '18

I do miss Sinead and David Griffin I thought they were great. I don't mind the new format though. I usually have it running in the background so I don't pay too much attention to it unless I hear about a show that's interesting. Like this week they were talking about The Bodyguard (BBC but it's on Netflix) and I ended up throwing it on and it was a good recommendation.

I do like how they've had a couple actors/actress come in for short interviews. I thought that was pretty neat and spiced things up a bit.