Joe Pera Talks With You is a difficult sell to people. Comedian Joe Pera stars in the show about a midwestern music teacher named Joe Pera. He has a quiet life and every episode talks with you, the audience, about things he finds interesting in the world. Episodes have included discussions about the intimate traditions of breakfasts in diners, the importance of finding a perfect chair, and the way you feel when you discover an amazing song (as Joe experiences when he first discovers The Who's 'Baba O'Riley', which is not actually named 'Teenage Wasteland').

The show was quietly amusing, but get into the vibe of the show and you'll find the most rewarding, spiritually fulfilling show on television. It's a show that celebrates the small things that make up our lives and how they define us and the way we engage with our communities.

Because the show was hard to describe and even harder to convince people to watch, Joe Pera Talks With You just got cancelled by Adult Swim after it's third season. It also streams in the US on HBO Max.

Here's Joe Pera:

"The more I learn how TV works, the more I realize that it’s kind of a miracle that our quiet, 11-minute show about rocks, beans, grocery stores, and breakfast crews got on the air and lasted as long as it did”
‘Joe Pera Talks With You’ Canceled At Adult Swim After Three Seasons
Cult series Joe Pera Talks With You has been canceled. Adult Swim, part of the Warner Bros. Discovery universe, has ended the show after three seasons. Pera revealed the news on his own email newsl…
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Vote 1: Potsie

He's got my vote. I don't even care what his policies are or who he is up against (note: I am also not a resident of Ojai, California).

Anson Williams, who played Potsie in Happy Days (...as if I needed to tell you that) wants to be Mayor of the town that has a population under 8,000 and is known for its boutique hotels, art galleries, and farmers’ market of local organic agriculture. Chain stores are prohibited by city ordinance.

A vote for Potsie would be proof that fame really is the most important thing in the world. Get out there and vote Potsie!!!!

‘Happy Days’ Actor Anson Williams To Run For Mayor Of His Ojai, California Hometown, Gets Fonzie’s Support
Actor Anson Williams is hoping the voters in Ojai, California will tell him to “sit on it.” The mayor’s chair, that is. Williams, best known for his role as “Potsie Weber&#8…
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  • Netflix has debuted spatial audio on Stranger Things, The Adam Project, and other titles. Read: The Streamable
  • The very funny Jerrod Carmichael has signed a deal with HBO. Read: Deadline
  • Netflix would rather its tech staff just shut the heck up. Read: Vulture
  • Kazuki Takahashi, the Japanese manga artist who created Yu-Gi-Oh!, was found dead on Wednesday. He was discovered by the Coast Guard about 1,000 feet offshore from Okinawa Island, Japan. Read: The AV Club
  • Ben Lindbergh has this love letter to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Read: The Ringer

Luck debuts on Apple TV+ Nov 1. Here's why it is interesting: It is the first animated feature from the newly formed Skydance Animation - the guy running creative there is former Pixar boss John Lasseter post his me-too incident.

From Apple Original Films comes the story of Sam Greenfield, the unluckiest person in the world, who when she stumbles into the never-before-seen Land of Luck, sets out on a quest to bring some good luck home for her best friend.

The Last Movie Stars is a 6-part doco from Ethan Hawke about Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward's iconic careers and decades-long partnership. It debuts on HBO Max July 21.

Rise of The Ninja Turtles debuts August 5 on Netflix.

Sprung debuts in the US on FreeVee and internationally via Amazon Prime Video on August 19.

The Anarchists debuts on HBO July 21.

The series follows an eclectic cast of dreamers, fugitives, and crypto-enthusiasts whose annual gathering in Acapulco, Mexico becomes a massive anarchist community.

Honk For Jesus debuts Sept 2 on Peacock.

The satirical comedy stars Regina Hall as Trinitie Childs - the proud first lady of a Southern Baptist megachurch, who together with her husband Pastor Lee-Curtis Childs (Sterling K. Brown), once served a congregation in the tens of thousands.

Doco Light & Magic debuts on Disney+ July 27.

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