Why Watch That

Top Menu

  • About
  • About
  • Advertise with Us
  • Checkout
    • Purchase Confirmation
    • Purchase History
    • Transaction Failed
  • Checkout
    • Purchase Confirmation
    • Purchase History
    • Transaction Failed
  • Co-Hosts
  • Co-Hosts 1
  • Contact
  • Content Search Int
  • Critic’s Thoughts
  • Enter for a chance to win OVERLORD on Blu-ray & 4K Ultra HD
  • Enter for a chance to win WHAT MEN WANT on Blu-ray
  • Enter for a chance to win a Pet Sematary on 4K
  • Enter for a chance to win a Pet Sematary on 4K
  • Enter for a chance to win A QUIET PLACE on Blu-ray
  • Enter for a chance to win a Remastered 25th Anniversary copy of FORREST GUMP on Blu-ray
  • Enter for a chance to win ACTION POINT on Blu-Ray/DVD
  • Enter for a chance to win BOOK CLUB on Blu-Ray/DVD
  • Enter for a chance to win Braveheart & Gladiator on Blu Ray
  • Enter for a chance to win Daddy’s Home 2 on Blu-ray
  • Enter for a chance to win FATHER’S DAY PRIZE PACK on Blu-ray and DVD
  • Enter for a chance to win Fences on Blu-ray
  • Enter for a Chance to Win Ghost in the Shell on Blu Ray
  • Enter for a Chance to Win Inside Amy Schumer: Season 4 on Blu Ray
  • Enter for a Chance to Win Juice on Blu Ray
  • Enter for a chance to win MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 1-5 on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
  • Enter for a chance to win Office Christmas Party on Blu-ray
  • Enter for a chance to win Same Kind of Different as Me on Blu-ray
  • Enter for a Chance to Win Saturday Night Fever on Blu Ray
  • Enter for a chance to win season 2 of The Shannara Chronicles on Blu Ray
  • Enter for a chance to win SEASON ONE OF JACK RYAN on Blu-ray and DVD
  • Enter for a chance to win Silence on Blu-ray
  • Enter for a Chance to Win South Park 20th Season on Blu Ray
  • Enter for a chance to win South Park Season 1-5 on Blu-ray
  • Enter for a chance to win Suburbicon on Blu-ray
  • Enter for a Chance to Win The Godfather & The Godfather: Part II on Blu Ray
  • Enter for a chance to win THE JACK RYAN COLLECTION on 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray
  • Enter for a chance to win TRANSFORMERS on Blu-ray
  • Enter for a Chance to Win Workaholics Complete Series on DVD
  • Events
  • First Annual Why Watch That Awards Voting
  • Giveaways
  • Guest Hosts
  • Home
  • homefortheholidays
  • Homepage
  • Homepage New
  • Interviews
  • Jobs
  • Love What You Watch Kit
  • Podcasts
  • Press
  • Privacy Policy
  • Radio
  • Referee Recommends
  • Resources
  • Reviews
  • Reviews in a Snap
  • Sample Page
  • Shop WWT
  • Support
  • Terms and Conditions
  • The Team
  • The Why Watch That TV Tracker
  • TV Reviews
  • Win a FATHER’S DAY GIFT giveaway
  • Written Reviews

Main Menu

  • Latest
  • Reviews
    • Video
    • Audio
    • Written
    • Festivals

logo

Why Watch That

  • Latest
  • Reviews
    • Video
    • Audio
    • Written
    • Festivals
  • Why Watch That Conclusion and Thank You

  • Is The Gentlemen an Amazing Example of Harnessed Excess?

  • Will Constellation Shock You Into a New Reality?

  • Will The New Look Rise out of the Ashes of War?

  • Is The Taste of Things a Recipe for Quiet Magic?

  • Can Mads Mikkelsen Fight His Way to The Promised Land?

  • Is All Creatures Great and Small the Perfect Uplifting Escape?

  • Is The Brothers Sun a Thrilling Way to Start the Year?

Episode
Home›Episode›Episode 23 – Recent Summer TV, Back to the McGuffin & More!

Episode 23 – Recent Summer TV, Back to the McGuffin & More!

By WWTR
July 19, 2016
2189
0
Share:
Play

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: RSS

The Critic and the Referee decided to check in on summer TV once more! In this episode, they discuss the Outlander finale, the returns of Suits and Mr. Robot, the premiere of The A Word, and the full season of Stranger Things. Plus, they revisit the McGuffin and the importance of the narrative force by highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of some TV shows and a movie. Lastly, there’s a special birthday version of “Did You Know?” and a “Pick of the Week” that’s a blast from the recent past. Dive in!

A TV Check-in

Outlander

YouTube video

Suits

YouTube video

Mr. Robot

YouTube video

The A Word

YouTube video

Stranger Things

YouTube video

Did You Know?

Which former Star Trek film star didn’t know what pivotal role he would play until one week after he was cast?

The McGuffin: Where Is It Now?

The Americans

Captain Fantastic

Outcast

Rectify

Happy Valley

The Night Manager

Show Me a Hero

Pick of the Week

Daredevil

YouTube video

Previous Article

Kicks

Next Article

The 9th Life of Louis Drax

0
Shares
  • 0
  • +
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Related articles More from author

  • Episode

    Why Watch That Vintage-Celebrating Black Actors 2.26.16

    February 26, 2016
    By wwcadmin
  • Episode

    TV Talk: Lovecraft Country, Star Trek: Discovery, The Right Stuff & More!

    October 21, 2020
    By The Critic & The Ref
  • Episode

    The Why Watch That Talk: Emmy Nominees 2018: Our Reaction! Pt. 2

    July 19, 2018
    By The Critic & The Ref
  • Episode

    Movie Talk: Triple Frontier, Hotel Mumbai, and Out of Blue

    March 19, 2019
    By The Critic & The Ref
  • EpisodeReviews

    Movie and TV Talk: Gossip Girl, No Sudden Move, Pig, Schmigadoon!, and Grown-ish

    July 14, 2021
    By The Critic & The Ref
  • Episode

    Episode 102 – There’s Something About Brad & Angelina: A Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Review

    November 12, 2015
    By WWTR

  • Episode

    Movie Talk: Sneak Peeks: Little Women and 1917 

  • Episode

    TV Talk: In the Dark, Warrior, Unspeakable, Killing Eve, and More!

  • Reviews

    Sneak Peek: Bad Times at the El Royale

  • Recent

  • Popular

  • Why Watch That Conclusion and Thank You

    By wwcadmin
    July 8, 2024
  • Is The Gentlemen an Amazing Example of Harnessed Excess?

    By WWTR
    March 7, 2024
  • Will Constellation Shock You Into a New Reality?

    By WWTR
    February 20, 2024
  • Sneak Peek: The Birth of a Nation (2016)

    By WWTR
    October 2, 2016
  • Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

    By WWTR
    June 22, 2016
  • Sneak Peek: The Intervention

    By WWTR
    August 25, 2016

Sponsor

  • About
  • Advertise with Us
  • Jobs
  • Support
  • The Team
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Contact
Why Watch That 2023