Joey, Megan, and Clarence break down the top races in the 2024 Emmy race just as voting members of the Television Academy cast their ballots. But first, we catch up on a few housekeeping items and revisit a few things we’ve been watching in our downtime. As always we close with the flash forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming …

Clarence Moye sits down with Emmy-winning composer Jeff Russo who returns to the Emmy conversation this year with Fargo Year 5. Thanks for listening and thank you, in advance, for subscribing and rating us on Apple Podcasts! Music from https://filmmusic.io “Cheery Monday” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecom…

Clarence brings the Cooler up to speed on Disney’s upcoming film slate fresh from his attendance at D23’s Disney Entertainment Expo. On the way, he caught Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain’s Mothers’ Instinct on the place as did Megan on another flight. They talk about that film and wonder why it didn’t receive a broader cinematic release. But fir…

On another podcast favorite, Megan, Joey, and Clarence break down two additional music Emmy categories — Main Title Theme and Music and Lyrics — with small snippets of each nominated entry so you too can follow along at home! As always we close with the flash forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week. Thanks for listening an…

We return after a brief hiatus to review the 2024 Emmy nominees for one of our favorite categories: Main Title Design. This year’s nominated crop includes 3 Body Problem, Fallout, Lessons in Chemistry, Palm Royale, Shōgun, and Silo. As always we close with the flash forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week. Thanks for liste…

It’s our annual podcast where Team ADTV gathers to hash out the 76th Emmy Awards! As always we close with the flash forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week. Thanks for listening and thank you, in advance, for subscribing and rating us on Apple Podcasts! Music from https://filmmusic.io “Cheery Monday” by Kevin MacLeod (http…

It’s our final podcast before the 2024 Emmy nominations! We gather around the Water Cooler to hash out our foolproof predictions in the major Drama, Comedy, and Limited Series categories. As always we close with the flash forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week. Thanks for listening and thank you, in advance, for subscribi…

We’re trying something new this week. You now have two ways to enjoy our podcast! You can continue to listen via our podcast feed or you can journey over to our YouTube channel at Awards Daily and actually see our faces… if you so dare! Up this week is our breakdown of our favorite television series so far in 2024. As always we close with the flash…

This week, as the voting members of the Television Academy have the ballots in their hands, we look at the Supporting performance races across Drama, Comedy, and Limited Series. As always we close with the flash forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week. Thanks for listening and thank you, in advance, for subscribing and rat…

Awards Daily’s Clarence Moye sits down with 3 Body Problem star Jovan Adepo (Watchmen, Babylon) to discuss his character’s, Dr. Saul Durand, emotionally complex journey through season one. Check out AwardsDaily.com for more on 3 Body Problem! The post ‘3 Body Problem’ Star Jovan Adepo Takes a Quiet, Laid-Back Approach To His Emotionally Tortured Ch…

It’s one of our favorite podcasts: Television Academy! Hear Our Pleas! Joey, Megan, and Clarence each give recommendations for performances, series, etc. for the voting members of the Television Academy to consider as the 2024 Emmy voting window kicks off today! As always we close with the flash forward to the media we’re most anticipating … Contin…

Likely seeing what they had late into the Emmy cycle, HBO snuck in the Jessica Lange-starring The Great Lillian Hall at the very end of the 2024 Emmy cycle. Lange plays legendary Broadway actress Lillian Hall who unusually struggles to remember her lines during rehearsals for her hotly anticipated revival of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard. … Continue…

Emmy voting starts June 13, 2024. That’s a lot of television for the voting members of the Television Academy to consume before casting their votes on the 2024 Emmy season. Since we at the Water Cooler Podcast are such kind people, we thoughtfully offer our final recommendations on the Emmy season. What series would you … Continue reading "Emmys 20…

The 2024 Emmy race seemed fairly established a few weeks ago. Netflix’s The Crown, FX’s The Bear, and FX’s Shōgun all seemed poised to sweep their various races. However, growing discontent with the Drama races and a perceived weakness in frontrunner The Crown perhaps spurred networks with limited series to seek placement within the Drama … Continu…

We had a lot of content to keep us busy last weekend, and we’re recapping all of it on this week’s Water Cooler Podcast. First up, we’ve all seen Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine’s The Idea of You, now streaming on Amazon Prime. Described as “Harry Styles fan fiction,” the film offers Hathaway as a … Continue reading "Reviews: Conversations Abo…

This week, the Water Cooler breaks down Netflix’s Baby Reindeer, which has exploded onto the streaming world and grew exponentially in viewers week to week. Starring Richard Gadd based on his own one-man show, the limited series explores the real-life events of an unexpected relationship between Donny Dunn (Gadd) and Martha Scott (Jessica Gunning) …

We’re back together at the Water Cooler this week to review the newest season in an old favorite. Andrew Jarecki’s The Jinx first aired in 2015 and provided an amazingly in-depth and compelling look into the life and mysterious deaths surrounding millionaire Robert Durst. As the series ended with a seemingly shocking confession, audiences have … Co…

We’re still one down this week, and this week it’s Megan! Never fear, Joey and Clarence carry on with a discussion of film and television. On the film side, they review Alex Garland’s divisive box office winner Civil War. Then, on the TV front, they cover Netflix’s gorgeously photographed Ripley and the “high-class trash” that … Continue reading "R…

Investigation Discovery’s Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV has been the talk of social media for the last few weeks. By confronting the long-buried secrets of several sexual predators on set during the Golden Age of Nickelodeon, the series, directed by Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz, made us all look back at … Continue reading "Quiet at the…

The 2024 Summer Movie season is just around the corner. To prepare, Clarence has constructed an epic Summer Movie Preview quiz for Joey and Megan. Who will wear the trivia crown for the upcoming season? As always we close with the flash forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week. Thanks for … Continue reading "2024 Summer Mov…