Communications channels in media systems

A computing device comprising program instructions to:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to:
• collect data indicative of a plurality of users having viewed or not viewed a media content item and determining that one or more users of the plurality of users have not viewed the media content item;
• select, based at least in part on respective indicia of interest for media content for each of the plurality of users, a first user and a second user to engage in a verbal conversation related to the media content item, where the selecting the first user and the second user is based at least in part on the collected data and the indicia of interest indicating at least one value indicating types of media content associated with each of the first user and the second user of the plurality of users, where the second user is selected based at least in part on the second user being identified as one user of the one or more users of the plurality of users that have not viewed the media content item;
• select a topic related to the media content item for the verbal conversation;
• initiate the verbal conversation between the first and second user based on the topic by sending a link to establish the verbal conversation;
• record the verbal conversation;
• generate a recommendation of one or more media items from the verbal conversation;
• and
• upon determining that the first user is selecting a media content item from the recommendation of one or more media items generated from the verbal conversation, present the recorded verbal conversation about the media content item being selected between the first and second user to the first user.