Talking TV Podcast Takes on 'Breaking Bad,' 'Doctor Who' and Listener Questions

The Talking TV with Ryan and Ryan podcast is back -- tanned, rested and ready to dive into the small-screen fray.

In this week's edition, Ryan McGee and I talk about 'Breaking Bad' and 'Doctor Who' from a couple of different perspectives -- we chat about how splitting seasons into half-seasons (or shortening TV seasons) affects shows creatively, and we also share our responses to each show at this point in their very different lives.

We also talk about some grim statistics that came out recently regarding women in Hollywood, we take on reader questions and we gab about our favorite pilots for fall. Speaking of that last topic, don't miss the fall preview roundtables that AolTV's Maggie Furlong and myself did with Hitfix's Alan Sepinwall, IMDbTV.com's Melanie McFarland and TV Guide Magazine's Damian Holbrook. I really think you'll enjoy this series of video chats (check back here Friday for the final installment).

The running times for the podcast are below.

Podcast running times:

Intro and 'Doctor Who': 0 - 15:50

'Breaking Bad': 15:51 - 35:42

Recently released statistics on women in Hollywood and why they're troubling: 35:43 - 51:51

Reader questions (regarding what premium channels readers should consider paying for, new shows we're looking forward to, and how social media has affected how we approach writing about TV): 51:52 - end

Don't forget, you can grab the podcast from iTunes (where you can also subscribe) or you can get this week's gabfest from the Talking TV home site.

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