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On this week’s podcast, Ben, Libby, and Leo come to the stark realization that they’ve been working from home for an entire year. What lessons can be gleaned from this pandemic television year? Streaming is thriving now, but will it continue? Are awards shows irrelevant? Is the era of Peak TV over? Answers to all those questions, plus Ben and Libby give their parting shots after a bombastic finale to Disney+’s ‘WandaVision,’ Libby reads the awards circuit tea leaves for Apple TV+’s ‘Ted Lasso’ and Netflix’s ‘The Crown,’ and Executive Editor Ann Donahue breaks down Oprah’s monarchy-toppling interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in a very special edition of Corgi Corner.

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On this week's episode of Millions of Screens, Ben, Libby, and Leo talk about the televised disaster that was the 78th Annual Golden Globes. From winners being left on mute to awkward forced Zoom hangouts, the Globes seemed like they were aiming to make themselves irrelevant in the wake of recent allegations of racism and financial impropriety. (That irrelevance was backed up when ratings feel from 18.1m in 2020 to 6.9m this past Sunday.) Additionally, Ben and Libby talk about 'Allen v Farrow' at it's season midpoint, and Ben recommends a few new shows for the spring. 

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On this week's episode of Millions of Screens, Libby, Ben, and Leo dig into some predictions for this Sunday's Golden Globes, but not before discussing the L.A. Times' reporting about just how corrupt (not to mention white) the 87-member H.F.P.A. happens to be. From paid trips to France to visit the set of multiple nominee 'Emily in Paris' to shocking rates for writing for the H.F.P.A. website, there was plenty in the expose which points to just how screwed up the Golden Globes voting body is. Additionally, Ben regales Libby and Leo with tales of 'The Mosquito Coast,' Apple TV+'s new prestige drama starring Justin Theroux, of 'The Leftovers' fame. 

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On this week's episode of Millions of Screens, Ben, Libby, and Leo go long on what is holding 'WandaVision' back as a television series. From the lack of natural in-episode arcs to mid-episode abandonment of the various sitcom tropes, why is it that a show so intrinsically linked to the history of television still feels like a movie chopped up at the most convenient points? Additionally, Ben and Libby trade excitement about the casting announcement for Lenny Abrahamson's next adaptation of a Sally Rooney novel, 'Conversations With Friends,' and Amazon's announcement of an adaptation of 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' starring Donald Glover and Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

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On this week’s Super Bowl super clicker episode, Ben, Libby, and Leo discuss this past weekend’s Super Bowl ratings, which were the lowest since 2007 (when Ben & Libby’s Chicago Bears lost to the Indianapolis Colts). Additionally, the group discusses CBS’ onslaught of ads for Paramount+ before delving into a spoiler-free (though not opinion-free) conversation of the latest case of WhyP, ‘Clarice,’ a crime procedural focused on Clarice Starling in the wake of the Buffalo Bill case which concludes ‘The Silence of the Lambs.’

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On this week's episode of Millions of Screens, Ben, Libby, and Leo work through the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's nominations for this year's Golden Globes, a list of nominees that has been lambasted within the industry for the glaring omission of shows like HBO's 'I May Destroy You.' Why do we still care about the Golden Globes when their track record, particularly in the television space, is so egregious? Could a bold Emmys change steal some of the H.F.P.A.'s thunder? Additionally, Ben and Libby walk Leo through their thoughts on the WGA nominations, and Ben celebrates Ann Dowd after a weekend that saw her Zoom birthday go viral and her new film premiere at Sundance.

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On this week’s episode, Libby, Leo, and Ben dissect the nominations announced by Film Independent for the 36th Independent Spirit Awards, the first to celebrate television. Among the nominees: HBO’s ‘I May Destory You,’ Apple TV+’s ‘Little America,’ and Amazon’s collection of five films ‘Small Axe.’ Additionally, Ben and Libby tell Leo about the most recent virtual edition of TCAs.

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On this week’s episode, Ben, Libby, and Leo talk through their thoughts on the first several episodes of “WandaVision”, the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first foray on Disney+. Should the limited series have been dropped all at once, as was originally intended? Will it continue to give Wanda’s trauma short shrift? Additionally, Ben and Libby talk through The Critics Choice Awards nominations, which saw Netflix’s “The Crown” earn noms for its five primary actors. And finally, the group discuss the impending addition of Paramount+ to the streaming landscape, a streamer whose greatest strength at this point seems to be the library of Viacom content at its disposal.

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On this week’s episode of Millions of Screens,  Ben, Libby, and Leo dissect the events of the past week, including the attempted coup by a brigade of MAGA terrorists at The Capitol, Fox News dipping below CNN and MSNBC in the ratings for the first time since September 2000, and the continued rise of OANN and Newsmax. Does the end of the Trump presidency mirror the end of the 24-hour cable news network? Will a “boring” Biden presidency see ratings for all news networks plummet? Additionally, Ben and Libby discuss Nielsen’s reporting on the top streaming titles of 2020 where (surprise, surprise) Netflix dominated. And lastly, Ben explains the success of Viacom’s simulcast of this weekends NFL Playoff matchup between the Bears and the Saints on Nickelodeon, replete with slime whenever a team entered the endzone.

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On this week’s episode of Millions of Screens, Ben regales Libby and Leo on the glory of Ted Danson portraying a character high on pot in NBC’s “Mr. Mayor,” the latest comedy from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock. This leads to brief discussion of the best portrayals of being high in television history, and whether we’ll soon be entering the Golden Age of Pot on TV. Also, the gang talk about the reportedly huge debut of “Bridgerton” on Netflix, and the decision by “The Crown” to run Josh O’Connor and Emma Corrin as Lead Actors as opposed to Supporting Actors at The Golden Globes.

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