Circuit Breaker! - The Awards, Film, & TV Podcast

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  • Circuit Breaker Episode 200 (Final Episode): Our Podcast Series Finale
    CIRCUIT BREAKER FINAL EPISODE
    Welcome to the AwardsCircuit.com podcast, “Circuit Breaker! The Awards, & TV Podcast,” part of the CIRCUIT BREAKER MEDIA NETWORK. “Circuit Breaker” is a weekly podcast show with Podcast Host & website Editor/Owner Clayton Davis. With a team of panelists including Mark Johnson, Joey Magidson, and Karen Peterson, along with other special guests and contributors, we discuss movies, television, and all the award shows that need predicting.

    New episodes of “Circuit Breaker” are released every Monday. The spin-off series “Circuit Breaker: The Extras” will be announced and scheduled via site announcements or on our social media platforms, so make sure to check back. Make sure to follow for more. All podcast episodes are produced and edited by Drew Griffith.
    Follow the show on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @Circuit_Pod, email us at [email protected] and submit your comments and questions at the bottom of the episode.

    On the episode’s agenda (recorded August 23, 2020):

    * The final, and official podcast of AwardsCircuit.com. With the site shutting down on Monday, Aug. 31, we have our final episode of Circuit Breaker, just talking about the random times, both good and a little weird.
    * We even manage to talk about the new trailer for “The Batman” with Robert Pattinson and we guess, Colin Farrell?
    * ACCA: Best of the Decades 1990s are now open. Vote HERE!
    * We also announce our final episode of CIRCUIT BREAKER: THE EXTRAS, our LIVE video hangout series, on Sunday, Aug. 30 at 12:00 pm Eastern Time, with the entire staff as we say our farewells. Make sure to tune in and send in questions. We’re going to do our best to answer them all.

    COMMENT, SHARE and SUBMIT hashtag questions and suggestions for games in the comments section below or social media. Game hashtags include:

    * #CINEPHILESHOWDOWNS
    (give two movie or performance choices for us to choose the “better” one)

    * #DELETETHEACTOR
    (give an Oscar acting lineup and ask us to remove the “weak link” of the list)

    * #CHOOSETHEGOLD
    (name any actor/actress, filmmaker, or craftsperson and we decide which film they should have won the Oscar for, replacing the Academy’s actual winner)

    * #ACCIRCUITBREAKER
    (any general question about any topic you desire)

    Like Us on Facebook: The Awards Circuit Facebook Page
    Follow Us on Twitter: @Circuit_Pod & @AwardsCircuit
    Download Us on Stitcher Radio!
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    1 hr 32 min
  • Circuit Breaker Ep. 199: Steven Spielberg and ACCA 1990 Winners
    Welcome to the AwardsCircuit.com podcast, “Circuit Breaker! The Awards, & TV Podcast,” part of the CIRCUIT BREAKER MEDIA NETWORK. “Circuit Breaker” is a weekly podcast show with Podcast Host & website Editor/Owner Clayton Davis. With a team of panelists including Mark Johnson, Joey Magidson, and Karen Peterson, along with other special guests and contributors, we discuss movies, television, and all the award shows that need predicting.

    New episodes of “Circuit Breaker” are released every Monday. The spin-off series “Circuit Breaker: The Extras” will be announced and scheduled via site announcements or on our social media platforms, so make sure to check back. Make sure to follow for more. All podcast episodes are produced and edited by Drew Griffith.
    Follow the show on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @Circuit_Pod, email us at [email protected] and submit your comments and questions at the bottom of the episode.

    On the episode’s agenda (recorded August 16, 2020):

    * This is our second-to-last episode EVER. If you want a piece of AwardsCircuit to have with you always, pick up one of our “AwardsCircuit Farewell” T-Shirts in our Circuit Store.
    * We discuss some of the awards contenders to come down the line in the next few months, which leads to a discussion about Steven Spielberg and his later efforts and how they rank among the staff.
    * ACCA 1990 winners are announced. See who triumphed from the year that included “Dances with Wolves” and “Goodfellas.”

    COMMENT, SHARE, and SUBMIT hashtag questions and suggestions for games in the comments section below or social media. Game hashtags include:

    * #CINEPHILESHOWDOWNS
    (give two movie or performance choices for us to choose the “better” one)

    * #DELETETHEACTOR
    (give an Oscar acting lineup and ask us to remove the “weak link” of the list)

    * #CHOOSETHEGOLD
    (name any actor/actress, filmmaker, or craftsperson and we decide which film they should have won the Oscar for, replacing the Academy’s actual winner)

    * #ACCIRCUITBREAKER
    (any general question about any topic you desire)

    Like Us on Facebook: The Awards Circuit Facebook Page
    Follow Us on Twitter: @Circuit_Pod & @AwardsCircuit
    Download Us on Stitcher Radio!
    Listen to Us on Spotify!
    Rate and Download Us on iTunes
    Subscribe to the Podcast by the 
    2 hr 4 min
  • Circuit Breaker Ep. 198: Female Directors Hunting Oscar and NYFF Opener
    Welcome to the AwardsCircuit.com podcast, “Circuit Breaker! The Awards, & TV Podcast,” part of the CIRCUIT BREAKER MEDIA NETWORK. “Circuit Breaker” is a weekly podcast show with Podcast Host & website Editor/Owner Clayton Davis. With a team of panelists including Mark Johnson, Joey Magidson, and Karen Peterson, along with other special guests and contributors, we discuss movies, television, and all the award shows that need predicting.

    New episodes of “Circuit Breaker” are released every Monday. The spin-off series “Circuit Breaker: The Extras” will be announced and scheduled via site announcements or on our social media platforms, so make sure to check back. Make sure to follow for more. All podcast episodes are produced and edited by Drew Griffith.
    Follow the show on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @Circuit_Pod, email us at [email protected] and submit your comments and questions at the bottom of the episode.

    On the episode’s agenda (recorded August 9, 2020):

    * Talking about the new trailer for Shaka King’s “Judas and the Black Messiah” starring Daniel Kaluuya and its chances on the awards circuit this year.
    * Talking about an unprecedented amount of women seemingly in the hunt for a Best Director nomination (if their films are finished, and we have an Oscars ceremony)

    COMMENT, SHARE, and SUBMIT hashtag questions and suggestions for games in the comments section below or social media. Game hashtags include:

    * #CINEPHILESHOWDOWNS
    (give two movie or performance choices for us to choose the “better” one)

    * #DELETETHEACTOR
    (give an Oscar acting lineup and ask us to remove the “weak link” of the list)

    * #CHOOSETHEGOLD
    (name any actor/actress, filmmaker, or craftsperson and we decide which film they should have won the Oscar for, replacing the Academy’s actual winner)

    * #ACCIRCUITBREAKER
    (any general question about any topic you desire)

    Like Us on Facebook: The Awards Circuit Facebook Page
    Follow Us on Twitter: @Circuit_Pod & @AwardsCircuit
    Download Us on Stitcher Radio!
    Listen to Us on Spotify!
    Rate and Download Us on iTunes
    Subscribe to the Podcast by the FEED
    SHARE #BlackLivesMatter,
    1 hr 38 min
  • Circuit Breaker Ep. 197: Emmy Nominee Reactions and Leading Oscar Nominees Pre-1990
    Welcome to the AwardsCircuit.com podcast, “Circuit Breaker! The Awards, & TV Podcast,” part of the CIRCUIT BREAKER MEDIA NETWORK. “Circuit Breaker” is a weekly podcast show with Podcast Host & website Editor/Owner Clayton Davis. With a team of panelists including Mark Johnson, Joey Magidson, and Karen Peterson, along with other special guests and contributors, we discuss movies, television, and all the award shows that need predicting.

    New episodes of “Circuit Breaker” are released every Monday. The spin-off series “Circuit Breaker: The Extras” will be announced and scheduled via site announcements or on our social media platforms, so make sure to check back. Make sure to follow for more. All podcast episodes are produced and edited by Drew Griffith.
    Follow the show on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @Circuit_Pod, email us at [email protected] and submit your comments and questions at the bottom of the episode.

    On the episode’s agenda (recorded August 2, 2020):

    * The Emmy nominees are discussed and who and what could win in each category.
    * Talking the VMA nominations and seeing if Mark Johnson knows musical artists
    * Cinephile showdowns for 1990 with a discussion about going back in time in other years for ACCA and who led the nominees in their respective Oscar years.

    COMMENT, SHARE, and SUBMIT hashtag questions and suggestions for games in the comments section below or social media. Game hashtags include:

    * #CINEPHILESHOWDOWNS
    (give two movie or performance choices for us to choose the “better” one)

    * #DELETETHEACTOR
    (give an Oscar acting lineup and ask us to remove the “weak link” of the list)

    * #CHOOSETHEGOLD
    (name any actor/actress, filmmaker, or craftsperson and we decide which film they should have won the Oscar for, replacing the Academy’s actual winner)

    * #ACCIRCUITBREAKER
    (any general question about any topic you desire)

    Like Us on Facebook: The Awards Circuit Facebook Page
    Follow Us on Twitter: @Circuit_Pod & @AwardsCircuit
    Download Us on Stitcher Radio!
    Listen to Us on Spotify!
    Rate and Download Us on iTunes
    Subscribe to the Podcast by the FEED
    SHARE #BlackLivesMatter,
    2 hr 2 min
  • Circuit Breaker Ep. 196: ACCA 1990 Nomination Special
    Welcome to the AwardsCircuit.com podcast, “Circuit Breaker! The Awards, & TV Podcast,” part of the CIRCUIT BREAKER MEDIA NETWORK. “Circuit Breaker” is a weekly podcast show with Podcast Host & website Editor/Owner Clayton Davis. With a team of panelists including Mark Johnson, Joey Magidson, and Karen Peterson, along with other special guests and contributors, we discuss movies, television, and all the award shows that need predicting.

    New episodes of “Circuit Breaker” are released every Monday. The spin-off series “Circuit Breaker: The Extras” will be announced and scheduled via site announcements or on our social media platforms, so make sure to check back. Make sure to follow for more. All podcast episodes are produced and edited by Drew Griffith.
    Follow the show on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @Circuit_Pod, email us at [email protected] and submit your comments and questions at the bottom of the episode.

    On the episode’s agenda (recorded July 26, 2020):

    * The AwardsCircuit Community Awards is a staple of our thriving and enthusiastic community of movie lovers and we have your nominees for 1990. Listen to the nominations and see if your favorite films and performances made the cut. Your ACCA 1990 nominations are announced.

    COMMENT, SHARE, and SUBMIT hashtag questions and suggestions for games in the comments section below or social media. Game hashtags include:

    * #CINEPHILESHOWDOWNS
    (give two movie or performance choices for us to choose the “better” one)

    * #DELETETHEACTOR
    (give an Oscar acting lineup and ask us to remove the “weak link” of the list)

    * #CHOOSETHEGOLD
    (name any actor/actress, filmmaker, or craftsperson and we decide which film they should have won the Oscar for, replacing the Academy’s actual winner)

    * #ACCIRCUITBREAKER
    (any general question about any topic you desire)

    Like Us on Facebook: The Awards Circuit Facebook Page
    Follow Us on Twitter: @Circuit_Pod & @AwardsCircuit
    Download Us on Stitcher Radio!
    Listen to Us on Spotify!
    Rate and Download Us on iTunes
    Subscribe to the Podcast by the FEED
    SHARE #BlackLivesMatter,
    2 hr 5 min
  • Circuit Breaker Ep. 195: Telluride Cancelled and the Future Awards Landscape
    Welcome to the AwardsCircuit.com podcast, “Circuit Breaker! The Awards, & TV Podcast,” part of the CIRCUIT BREAKER MEDIA NETWORK. “Circuit Breaker” is a weekly podcast show with Podcast Host & website Editor/Owner Clayton Davis. With a team of panelists including Mark Johnson, Joey Magidson, and Karen Peterson, along with other special guests and contributors, we discuss movies, television, and all the award shows that need predicting.

    New episodes of “Circuit Breaker” are released every Monday. The spin-off series “Circuit Breaker: The Extras” will be announced and scheduled via site announcements or on our social media platforms, so make sure to check back. Make sure to follow for more. All podcast episodes are produced and edited by Drew Griffith.
    Follow the show on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @Circuit_Pod, email us at [email protected] and submit your comments and questions at the bottom of the episode.

    On the episode’s agenda (recorded July 19, 2020):

    * It was sad times in awards and festival landscape as the 47th Telluride Film Festival was cancelled due to the pandemic. We share our thoughts and what this means for the upcoming Oscar season.
    * We lost outstanding talents such as Kelly Preston, Naya Rivera, and two giants in the civil rights movement as Congressman John Lewis and Minister C.T. Vivian left us.
    * Kate Winslet is the first to receive a tribute from a virtual festival as Toronto is bestowing the honor upon her, which bodes well for her chances for “Ammonite.”
    * Having an in-depth discussion of tearjerking films in the our lifetime, and even more specifically, opening sequences for movies.
    * We have lots of questions from our readers regarding predictions, films, and the best from directors.

    COMMENT, SHARE and SUBMIT hashtag questions and suggestions for games in the comments section below or social media. Game hashtags include:

    * #CINEPHILESHOWDOWNS
    (give two movie or performance choices for us to choose the “better” one)

    * #DELETETHEACTOR
    (give an Oscar acting lineup and ask us to remove the “weak link” of the list)

    * #CHOOSETHEGOLD
    (name any actor/actress, filmmaker, or craftsperson and we decide which film they should have won the Oscar for, replacing the Academy’s actual winner)

    * #ACCIRCUITBREAKER
    (any general question about any topic you desire)

    Like Us on Facebook: The Awards Circuit Facebook Page
    Follow Us on Twitter: @Circuit_Pod & @AwardsCircuit
    2 hr 2 min
  • Circuit Breaker Ep. 194: Final 2020 Emmy Predictions as Voting Closes
    Welcome to the AwardsCircuit.com podcast, “Circuit Breaker! The Awards, & TV Podcast,” part of the CIRCUIT BREAKER MEDIA NETWORK. “Circuit Breaker” is a weekly podcast show with Podcast Host & website Editor/Owner Clayton Davis. With a team of panelists including Mark Johnson, Joey Magidson, and Karen Peterson, along with other special guests and contributors, we discuss movies, television, and all the award shows that need predicting.

    New episodes of “Circuit Breaker” are released every Monday. The spin-off series “Circuit Breaker: The Extras” will be announced and scheduled via site announcements or on our social media platforms, so make sure to check back. Make sure to follow for more. All podcast episodes are produced and edited by Drew Griffith.
    Follow the show on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @Circuit_Pod, email us at [email protected] and submit your comments and questions at the bottom of the episode.

    On the episode’s agenda (recorded July 12, 2020):

    * Talking briefly about the big weekend of movies that were released including “Palm Springs” and “The Old Guard.”
    * Emmy voting Phase 1 closes on Monday, July 13 and we’re discussing our final Emmy Predictions and how well shows like “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Succession,” “Schitt’s Creek,” “Watchmen,” “The Morning Show,” etc.. will do.
    * Ending with Cinephile Showdowns with the theme of ACCA 1990, which is still open where you can submit your nomination ballot.

    COMMENT, SHARE and SUBMIT hashtag questions and suggestions for games in the comments section below or social media. Game hashtags include:

    * #CINEPHILESHOWDOWNS
    (give two movie or performance choices for us to choose the “better” one)

    * #DELETETHEACTOR
    (give an Oscar acting lineup and ask us to remove the “weak link” of the list)

    * #CHOOSETHEGOLD
    (name any actor/actress, filmmaker, or craftsperson and we decide which film they should have won the Oscar for, replacing the Academy’s actual winner)

    * #ACCIRCUITBREAKER
    (any general question about any topic you desire)

    Like Us on Facebook: The Awards Circuit Facebook Page
    Follow Us on Twitter: @Circuit_Pod & @AwardsCircuit
    Download Us on 
    2 hr
  • Circuit Breaker Ep. 192: Extended Oscar Calendar and ACCA 1990 Recommendations
    Welcome to the AwardsCircuit.com podcast, “Circuit Breaker! The Awards, & TV Podcast,” part of the CIRCUIT BREAKER MEDIA NETWORK. “Circuit Breaker” is a weekly podcast show with Podcast Host & website Editor/Owner Clayton Davis. With a team of panelists including Mark Johnson, Joey Magidson, and Karen Peterson, along with other special guests and contributors, we discuss movies, television, and all the award shows that need predicting.

    New episodes of “Circuit Breaker” are released every Monday. The spin-off series “Circuit Breaker: The Extras” will be announced and scheduled via site announcements or on our social media platforms, so make sure to check back. Make sure to follow for more. All podcast episodes are produced and edited by Drew Griffith.
    Follow the show on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @Circuit_Pod, email us at [email protected] and submit your comments and questions at the bottom of the episode.

    On the episode’s agenda (recorded June 28, 2020):

    * Announcing the opening of the AwardsCircuit Community Awards for 1990 and some of our favorite films from the year that included the likes of Kevin Costner’s “Dances with Wolves,” Martin Scorsese’s “Goodfellas,” and Stephen Frears’ “The Grifters.”
    * We open ourselves up to a discussion about the very best performances from Sylvester Stallone and how his career has evolved. This also leads to conversations and comparisons to other muscle stars like Arnold Schwarzenneger (“Terminator 2: Judgment Day“).
    * We get into the year 1976, arguably one of the strongest years for an Academy Best Picture lineup that included the Best Picture winner “Rocky,” Sidney Lumet’s “Network,” Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver,” Alan J. Pakula’s “All the President’s Men,” and Hal Ashby’s “Bound for Glory.”
    * We’re announcing the opening of our Op-Ed section tentatively titled “Opinions of the People” – where you can submit your thoughts and opinions and get published on the site. We start you off with three themes to present: “The Movies of 1990 and What It Means to Me” – “What Is Your Favorite TV Episode of the Past Year” – “The 10 Movies That Mean Most To You.”
    * We’re closing with discussions of the eligible films for the Academy Awards due to the extension of the calendar year. The films “scheduled” to qualify for the Oscars include Marvel’s “Eternals“ and Warner Bros’ “Mortal Kombat
    1 hr 40 min
  • Circuit Breaker Ep. 191: Video LIVE Hangout, Extended Deadline, Oscar Trivia-Password Style
    Welcome to the AwardsCircuit.com podcast “Circuit Breaker! The Awards, & TV Podcast,” part of the CIRCUIT BREAKER MEDIA NETWORK. “Circuit Breaker” is a weekly podcast show with host and site editor and owner Clayton Davis. With a team of panelists including Mark Johnson, Joey Magidson, Chris James, and Karen Peterson, along with other guests, we discuss movies, television and all the awards shows that need predicting. New episodes are released every Monday. Podcasts produced by Drew Griffith.
    Find the show on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @Circuit_Pod, email us at [email protected], and submit your comments and questions at the bottom of the episode.
    On the agenda:

    *
    Oscars in April?

    * Deadline Extended to Feb 28, 2021, with the ceremony taking place in April


    * When should film festivals resume?
    * New Oscar trivia game, “Password” game-show style.

    COMMENT AND SEND IN:
    #CINEPHILESHOWDOWNS
    #DELETETHEACTOR
    #CHOOSETHEGOLD
    #ACCIRCUITBREAKER
    #AwardsCircuitDECADE
    & QUESTIONS IN THE COMMENT SECTION BELOW!
    LIKE Us on Facebook: The Awards Circuit Facebook Page
    Follow Us on Twitter: @Circuit_Pod & @AwardsCircuit
    Download Us on Stitcher Radio!
    Listen to Us on Spotify!
    Rate and Download Us on iTunes
    SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast by the FEED
    SHARE #‎StartTheREALConversation and #StopMuslimBan that are aligned with our values
     
    1 hr 59 min
  • INTERVIEW: Jason Isaacs Talks Harry Potter, The OA, and the Importance of Public Service
    Spend five minutes with Jason Isaacs, and you’ll realize he couldn’t be further from the deplorable rogues he brings to life on screen. He’s a genuine family man who desperately wants his teenage daughters to stop watching “Grey’s Anatomy” for the hundredth time so he can introduce them to TCM and the Criterion Channel. He’s obsessed with the latest gadgets and technology, and if quarantine has done anything, it’s provided him the perfect opportunity to up his Zoom call game. Ever so sharp, cheeky, and full of wit,  Isaacs has enough charisma to impress even some of the liveliest stand-up comics. However, with over a hundred acting credits across multiple platforms, and hands in some of the most popular franchises on the planet, Isaacs has remained humble and grounded. He still views himself as someone fortunate enough to dress up and act like a seven-year-old for a living, or as the actor himself puts it, ” I’m just the idiot who forgot to take the garbage out.” While my conversation with Isaacs spanned over two hours, it became instantly clear that the Liverpool native is less concerned with success or “celebrity.” But rather, he’s moved by what the iconic projects he’s been a part of mean to others and how he can amplify those who are actually out there working to make a difference.
    “[When I started going to conventions], it became clear to me that it wasn’t about the stories I could trot out or the showbiz anecdotes. Really, people want to talk,” said Isaacs. “They want to tell you their story. It felt like a mission. Sure, it’s nice you get to travel to a place, get some money, but that wasn’t really why I went or why I hope to continue to go. There’s something magical about interacting with people who are so desperate to tell you what “Peter Pan” meant to them, or how much “Event Horizon” meant to them, or “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” and what point in their life it meant something and why. There’s also a lot of people for whom this is their passion, and without it, who knows what their lives would be. This is the thing they’ve focused on, and they get to focus on you being there.”
    He continued, “I really feel like a conduit like I’m there to help people live out some of their fantasies. I feel like it’s my job, particularly when people get to the table, and you’re the one with the line, and it makes you look important, to remind them that I’m just not important. I chose to do this odd job like a child showing off, and because that, I happened to get lucky. I want every person to walk away from the table thinking, ‘Well, I had a chat with that guy. He’s nice. That was funny,’ or ‘that was sweet,’ and ‘he’s just some dude. He’s not a starship captain, he’s not a wizard, and he’s not more important or clever or sexy or cooler or anything than I am. He’s just another bloke I was talking to.’ I’m kind of exhausted by the end of the day because I’m very, very keen to make sure everyone goes away feeling right size.”

    Jason Isaacs is best known for playing Lucius Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” series, Colonel William Tavington in “The Patriot,” and Captian Hook in “Peter Pan.” However, he’s also had countless other notable roles in films such as “Black Hawk Down,” “The Death of Stalin,” “A Cure for Wellness” and shows such as “The OA,” “Brotherhood,” “Star Trek Discovery” to name a few.   2020 has already proven a fruitful year for Isaacs as he lent his voice to Superman in the DC animated film “Superman Red Son” and, most recently, Dick Dastardly in “Scoob!
    1 hr 55 min

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