The Watch

By The RingerTV & Film

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74 min
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The Watch episodes

January 08, 2019 What the 2019 Golden Globes Were Lacking | The Watch (Ep. 319)
The 2019 Golden Globes gave us a sneak peak of an upcoming slate of HBO shows (5:48), a lackluster hosting job by Sandra Oh and Andy Sandberg (22:04), and awards for ‘Green Book’ and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody' (34:57). Plus: Quick reviews of ‘Vice’ and ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ (38:49).
Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

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47 min
January 04, 2019 Netflix Flexes Its Muscles With ‘Bandersnatch’ | The Watch (Ep. 318)
The new ‘Black Mirror’ episode ‘Bandersnatch’ shows us the potential of choose-your-own-adventure TV (10:40), but it’s also really just peak ‘Black Mirror’ (22:17). ‘The Good Place’ continues to show that it won’t be hemmed in by network television (34:34).
Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

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49 min
December 27, 2018 The 2018 Year in Review Mailbag | The Watch (Ep. 317)
Chris and Andy break open the mailbag to answer some listener questions about the year in pop culture, including what will take the place of ‘Game of Thrones’ after the final season (15:01), shows likely to hit a sophomore slump in 2019 (24:14), and their favorite books of the year (31:04).
Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

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56 min
December 20, 2018 2018’s Great Wall of Culture | The Watch (Ep. 316)
Chris and Andy add six people to their Great Wall of Culture whose performances and contributions they feel defined 2018.

Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

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47 min
December 18, 2018 The Beauty of ‘Roma’ and What We’re Catching Up on Over the Holidays | The Watch (Ep. 315)
Alfonso Cuarón's ‘Roma’ premiered on Netflix last week, and the debate over whether you can properly enjoy it outside of the theater continues (10:02), but either way the movie is a cinematic delight (22:21). Chris and Andy decide what television they’re going to catch up over the holidays (35:08), including ‘My Brilliant Friend’ and ‘Money Heist’ (41:00).
Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

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54 min
December 13, 2018 The Best Television Shows of 2018 With Sam Esmail | The Watch (Ep. 314)
‘Homecoming’ and ‘Mr. Robot’ creator Sam Esmail joins to give his picks for the best television shows of the year (9:03), talk about what he was looking for in TV this year (45:49), and his favorite performances of 2018 (72:53).
Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald
Guest: Sam Esmail
Check out The Ringer’s list of best television shows of 2018 here.

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1 hr 20 min
December 11, 2018 Jason Mantzoukas Looks Back on This Year in Television and Film | The Watch (Ep. 313)
Jason Mantzoukas joins to talk about the trailer for the ‘Triple Frontier’ movie (10:14), the new ‘Avengers’ trailer (17:57), ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Season 2 (34:31), and ‘Bodyguard’ (43:14).
Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald
Guest: Jason Mantzoukas

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1 hr 2 min
December 07, 2018 Golden Globe Television Nominations and 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Season 2 | The Watch (Ep. 312)
A short teaser for the final season of ‘Game of Thrones’ doesn’t reveal too much (3:15). The trailer for the new ‘Captain Marvel’ movie starring Brie Larson was released this week (11:07). Television nominations for the Golden Globes are all over the map (21:38). The second season of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ feels like a show in its fifth season (32:59). Yorgos Lanthimos’s new movie, ‘The Favourite,’ is a different kind of period piece (42:24).
Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

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50 min
December 03, 2018 'The Mandalorian' News, Plus the Ups and Downs of TV Auteurism | The Watch (Ep. 311)
News about forthcoming Star Wars live-action series ‘The Mandalorian’ has leaked, and it doesn’t bode well for the show (1:42). Netflix is cancelling the Marvel television series ‘Daredevil’ after its third season, and Disney launching its own streaming service may have something to do with it (8:52). ‘The Romanoffs’ feels like bloated, end-stage Peak TV (33:27), and the second half of ‘The Little Drummer Girl’ is mesmerizing (45:50).
Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald
Read Chris and Alison Herman’s list of best tv shows of 2018 here.
Read Miles Surrey and Andrew Gruttadaro’s list of best television episodes of 2018 here.

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52 min
November 30, 2018 ‘Widows’ Is a Different Type of Heist Movie and the 1975 Is a Different Type of Rock Band | The Watch (Ep. 310)
The 1975’s new album, ‘A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships,’ is 2018’s version of a rock album (2:11). With ‘Widows,’ Steve McQueen created a unique kind of heist movie (27:34).
Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald
Read Lindsay Zoladz on the 1975’s new album here.

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49 min