Still Watching

Joanna Robinson and Richard Lawson discuss "The Great War and Modern Memory" the first episode of the third season of True Detective, HBO's mystery anthology series.

Director Jeremy Saulnier and writer/creator Nic Pizzolatto introduce audiences to the setting and mystery for this season, which will see Detective Wayne Hays (Mahershala Ali) revisit a crime in the Ozarks in three different time periods.

This week's podcast episode features an interview with Mamie Gummer, who plays Lucy Purcell this season. The interview starts ar 48 minutes and 52 seconds in.

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Joanna Robinson and Richard Lawson discuss The One that Holds Everything" the finale episode of the Amazon original series The Romanoffs. 

This episode -  featuring Hugh Skinner, Hera Hilmar and Ben Miles  - In a story that circles the globe, a man tries to escape a family curse..

After discussing the episode, Joanna and Richard reflect back on 2018's Still Watching season (and what makes a good Still Watching show), then tease what's coming in 2019.

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Joanna Robinson and Richard Lawson discuss "End of the Line" the penultimate episode of the Amazon original series The Romanoffs. 

This episode -  featuring Katheryn Hahn, Jay Ferguson, Annet Mahendru, and Clea Duvall  - On a trip abroad to pursue their legacy, a couple faces destruction.

This week's interview is with Annet Mahendru who plays Elena Evanovich. The interview starts at 26 minutes and 39 seconds in.

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Joanna Robinson and Richard Lawson discuss "Panorama" the sixth episode of the Amazon original series The Romanoffs. 

In this episode -  featuring Griffen Dunne, David Sutcliffe, Juan Pablo Castañeda, and Radha Mitchell  - In Mexico City, an idealistic reporter falls in love with his mysterious subject.

This week's interview is with Radha Mitchell who plays Victoria Hayward. The interview starts at 39 minutes in.

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Joanna Robinson and Richard Lawson discuss "Bright and High" the fifth episode of the Amazon original series The Romanoffs. In this episode -  featuring Diane Lane, Ron Livingston, and Andrew Rannells - A trusted friend under suspicion tests the loyalties of a tightly-knit community.

This week's interview is with Andrew Rannells who plays Alex Myers. The interview starts at 33 minutes and 53 seconds in.

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Joanna Robinson and Richard Lawson discuss "Expectation" the third episode of the Amazon original series The Romanoffs. In this episode, featuring Amanda Peet, Jon Tenny, Emily Rudd, and John Slattery - Julia Wells has a secret with Slattery's Romanoff historian from "The Royal We". 

This week's interview is with Amanda Peet who plays Julian Wells. The interview starts at 18 minutes and 9 seconds in.

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Joanna Robinson and Richard Lawson discuss "House of Special Purpose" the third episode of the Amazon original series The Romanoffs. In this episode, featuring Christina Hendricks, Isabelle Huppert , Jack Huston, and Paul Reiser, a movie star and a director go head to head in a battle over what is real.

This week's interview is with Jack Huston who plays Samuel Ryan. The interview starts at 41 minutes and 25 seconds in.

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Joanna Robinson and Richard Lawson discuss "A Violet Hour" and "The Royal We," the two episodes of the Amazon original series The Romanoffs. In "A Violet Hour," featuring  Aaron Eckhart, Marthe Keller, and Louise Bourgoin, an ancestral home holds the key to a family's future. In "The Royal We," Shelly (Kerry Bishé) is on a themed cruise by herself after he husband Michael (Corey Stoll) finds an excuse to cancel.

This week's interview is with Kerry Bishé who plays Shelly in "The Royal We"

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Joanna Robinson and Richard Lawson are taking time before a new season of Still Watching to survey the Fall TV landscape and catch up with some returning favorites. 

This week: NBC's The Good Place is back for its third season on NBC. Covering the first three episodes of the season (up through October 4th's episode), it's time to check in on Eleanor (Kristen Bell) and the others as they get a new outlook on life. This week's interview is series creator Michael Shur, who talks about the new season of television's feel-good show and expanding the cast while allowing for returning favorites in the new setting.

Michael Schur interview starts at 13 minutes and 18 seconds.

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Joanna Robinson and Richard Lawson are taking time before a new season of Still Watching to survey the Fall TV landscape and catch up with some returning favorites.

This week: Netflix's limited series Maniac, featuring Jonah Hill and Emma Stone caught in Justin Theroux and Sonoya Mizuno's wacky drug trial. The show takes on mental illness while allowing for genre fun with the characters and a tour-de-force Emma Stone performance. Also included embedded in this week's episode is a Billy Magnussen appreciation section. This week's interviews are actress Julia Garner, who plays multiple characters on the show, and director Cary Fukunaga.

Julia Garner interview begins at 17 minutes and 47 seconds.

Cary Fukunaga interview begins at 37 minutes and 53 seconds.

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