Episode 40: An introduction to Covert Affairs and why you should trust Corman & Ord

#TalkDaredevil: A Daredevil Podcast

Some of Team #SavedDaredevil’s biggest Covert Affairs fangirls, Rhiannon, Shelby and Christine, sit down today to discuss the 2010 USA Network espionage series about Annie Walker (played by Piper Perabo), an idealistic young CIA trainee who is thrown into duty early as a field operative and guided by her handler, a blind CIA military intelligence agent, Auggie Anderson (Christopher Gorham). The five seasons of the show follow Annie as she develops her skills as a spy while balancing a double life. But why is this series being discussed at all on a Daredevil podcast? Because Covert Affairs is the most notable television credit for Daredevil: Born Again showrunners, Matt Corman and Chris Ord. We hope after listening to today’s pod, fans might feel reassured in Corman and Ord’s qualifications to handle Daredevil, and they might even find a new favorite show to binge. Enjoy!

00:00 - Introduction

01:15 - Explaining why a Daredevil podcast is dedicating a whole episode to Covert Affairs

02:45 - Rhiannon and Shelby’s fandom friendship origin story

03:40 - Covert Affairs’ rise during a different era of television

07:00 - What exactly is Covert Affairs?

11:45 - Corman and Ord as experienced television writers

13:50 - Efficiency of shooting on-location in Covert Affairs + potential block shooting for Daredevil: Born Again

15:30 - Digging into the details of Covert Affairs characters and storylines

18:10 - CA’s great use of recurring + guest actors and creating relatable characters in TV

23:30 - Henry Wilcox aka the Fisk of Covert Affairs

27:20 - About Auggie Anderson and how they handle blindness on CA

34:15 - Hyping up the women on CA and the fights

35:50 - How Corman & Ord might similarly handle supporting characters on DD:BA

38:14 - How to stream Covert Affairs

39:23 - Recommended episodes to watch (full list in links)

41:50 - Final thoughts

42:50 - Wrapping up some relevant past quotes from Corman & Ord

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LINKS

How to stream Covert Affairs:

+ Covert Affairs on Freevee via Prime Video

+ Covert Affairs on Freevee via Prime Video

+ Covert Affairs on Plex

+ JustWatch.com (for international viewers, a resource to help find which platforms in your country might carry the show)

Recommended episodes of Covert Affairs:

+ Covert Affairs Pilot Episode

+ Benedict Wong Episode - Covert Affairs S2 Ep 10 “World Leader Pretend”

+ Auggie Flashback Episode - Covert Affairs S2 Ep 7 “Half A World Away”

+ Annie and Auggie out in the field together - Covert Affairs S3 Ep 2 “Sound and Vision”

+ Shelby’s “this episode has everything” episode - Covert Affairs S3 Ep 8 “Glass Spider”

+ You want dark? Covert Affairs S4 Ep 10 “Levitate Me”

Links about Corman & Ord:

+ Original article about Corman & Ord heading up Daredevil series: ‘Daredevil’ Disney+ Series in the Works With Matt Corman, Chris Ord Set to Write

+ ‘Covert Affairs’ Creators Matt Corman and Chris Ord Sign Overall Deal With Universal Cable

+ 'Containment' Bosses on the Show's Intensity, Collaborating with Julie Plec

+ ‘Covert Affairs’ Q&A: Creators Talk Piper Perabo’s Suitors and When Everything Clicked

+ 'Affairs' writers praise star Gorham

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+ Official #SavedDaredevil Ko-Fi

+ #SavedDaredevil FAQ page

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