Punch Drunk TV Ep. 2: Those Goddamn Motherf*ckin’ Draft Kings

This episode originally published on October 7, 2015.

[WARNING: In this episode, we discuss some spoilery story details for Scream Queens, The Player, The Grinder, Rick and Morty, Agents of SHIELD, The Flash, Gotham, Moonbeam City, Fear The Walking Dead, and American Horror Story: Hotel]

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It’s week number two of the spooOOOoooOOOoookiest month of the year which has found the return of DJ SpookNasty and MC Tummy Troubles! Sit down and pour yourselves a nice cocktail as here are the NEWS HIGHLIGHTS of the week:

• The Fear The Walking Dead finale brought in 6.86 million viewers and according to the showrunners, the next season will pick up the pace and take place on both water and land.
• The new X-Files revival series will use the show’s original opening credits sequence.
• Fox has renewed Bob’s Burgers for two more seasons.
• ABC has a new Marvel series in development called Damage Control which will follow the cleanup crew that takes care of the messes superheroes leave behind.
• Constantine, Almost Human, Freddy’s Nightmares, V: The Miniseries, and Night Visions are all coming to the El Rey Network starting in November.
• Zack Snyder (Batman v Superman) is reportedly developing a Watchman TV series at HBO.
• James Wan (Furious 7, The Conjuring) is developing a MacGuyver reboot series for Fox.
• Apparently out of original ideas, the network is also working on a new Lethal Weapon TV series.
• ABC Family has rebranded and will now be called “ABC Freeform.”
• On October 26th, A&E is planning on airing a live TV event called Fear: Buried Alive, which will follow three people who will get buried in a coffin six feeundergroundnd. Oh, and Eli Roth will also be there for some reason.

SHOWS RETURNING THIS WEEK:

Billy on the Street hits truTV on Oct 8th
Undateable Live comes to NBC on Oct 9th
The Walking Dead returns for its 6th season on Sunday Oct 11
Fargo comes back to FX for season 2 on Monday Oct 12
Manhattan returns to WGN America with new episodes on  Tuesday Oct 13

AARON’S LOSERS: Those damn Fantasy Football commercials on Hulu and The Player
JACK’S LOSERS: Bikini Warriors and Minority Report
AARON’S FENCERS: South Park, Modern Family, The Grinder, The Strain, and Scream Queens.
JACK’S FENCERS:  South Park, Scream Queens, Agents of SHIELD, Fear The Walking Dead
AARON’S WINNERS: American Horror Story: Hotel, Key and Peele, The Muppets, Sleepy Hollow, The Flash, Rick and Morty, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Grandfathered, Last Man On Earth, Gotham, Fear The Walking Dead, The Leftovers and Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown.
JACK’S WINNERS: The Grinder, Gotham, Last Man On Earth, Moonbeam City, Rick and Morty, The Muppers, and The Flash.

Jack and Aaron can be found on Twitter here: @flatlinejack and @aaronflux

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