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The 2023 Emmy Awards may have postponed their ceremony due to the ongoing WGA / SAG strike, but the Cooler Awards ceremony carries on. On this week’s podcast, we reveal the winners of the 2023 Cooler Awards as voted on by the staff and readers at Awards Daily TV. Who will take home top honors? Listen to find out first before we announce the winners on the site.

As always we close with the flash forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week.

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Two weeks ago, we gathered around the Water Cooler to dish on our most anticipated films of the 2023 fall season. Now, it’s TV’s turn, but with the strike interrupting many writers’ rooms across Hollywood, what does television have to offer in the fall? More than you’d think, it turns out. There are several very high-profile new series and limited series worth your attention that Joey and Clarence are very excited about (Megan could not join us this week). Returning series, however, look a little more weak with Netflix’s The Crown leading that grouping. However, somehow, they both completely omitted their single most anticipated returning show of the 2023 fall season: HBO’s The Gilded Age (returning October 29). So, aside from that, enjoy our (mostly) complete listing of our most anticipated shows of the 2023 Fall TV season!

As always we close with the flash forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week.

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The leaves are about to turn. The air will soon boast that seasonal chill. Targets everywhere will soon stock Halloween decor, and Starbucks just released the pumpkin spice latte. Yup, it’s time for fall, and with it comes a whole new crop of films. Some we’ll see at festivals. Some we’ll see opening weekend in movie theaters. Wherever it happens, we are all ready for fall films. This week at the Water Cooler, Joey, Megan, and Clarence reveal their most anticipated films of the 2023 fall movie season.

As always we close with the flash forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week.

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This week, we’re pausing our Emmy analysis to talk about the latest updates in the 2023 Emmy race. How will the ceremony’s delay to next January impact the winners? How will new and acclaimed seasons of The Bear and Only Murders In the Building impact their current Emmy fortunes? We have a free-form chat about the Emmy race, the delays, and a few other random thoughts. Plus, we review the latest season of Only Murders In the Building, which features a fresh and entirely welcome performance from Meryl Streep.

As always we close with the flash forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week.

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We’re back with more 2023 Emmy analysis and predictions. This week, we’re staying in the music realm with thoughts across a handful of music-related categories. Last year, The White Lotus dominated the Main Title Theme race with its insanely catchy opening title theme. Even though Season Two is a huge Emmy contender, it’s not eligible this year as the new season’s opening music isn’t different enough from last year’s to qualify. So what stands to win in its absence? Also, we look at music and lyrics for songs you likely never heard in the shows themselves. We kid. We kid.

As always we close with the flash forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week, which includes an incredibly random Meryl Streep sidebar!

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We return after an extended hiatus to review this year’s Emmy nominees for one of our favorite categories: Main Title Design. Plus, we lovingly recall a childhood (and adulthood) favorite that passed this week.

As always we close with the flash forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week.

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The full roster of Team ADTV gathers ’round the Water Cooler to hash out the surprises (oh, all the surprises) in the 2023 Emmy Nominations.

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Now that the 2023 Emmy Phase 1 cycle is complete, we anxiously await the revelation of the 2023 Emmy nominations on July 12. Until then, we’re pausing for a moment to take stock of the 2023 year in television at the halfway point. Awards Daily senior contributor Jalal Haddad joins the panel to reveal our top five television shows so far this year and a handful of honorable mentions. What will make our list? What makes yours? Sound off in the comments and let us know what you’ve loved so far this year.

As always, we close with the Flash Forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week.

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With almost one week of 2023 Emmy voting behind us, the Water Cooler Podcast gang offers their annual Emmy wish list to the Television Academy in our “Dear Emmy, Hear Our Pleas!” These are performances, series, or crafts that we think voting members of the Television Academy should absolutely consider when marking their final ballots.

As always, we close with the Flash Forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week.

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With 2023 Emmy voting starting on Thursday, we’re taking a look at some of the more challenging races to figure out — namely, the supporting races across drama, comedy, and particularly limited series. Some categories are mostly figured out with some exceptions here and there, but the limited series supporting races are truly a mystery. Aside from a single undeniable performance, the Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Anthology category feels truly a toss-up. Jalal Haddad joins us to provide his assessment as we head into the heart of Emmy season.

But first, a quick In Memorium segment dedicated to the Hollywood Foreign Press-owned Golden Globes, which gave us ceremonies and wins the likes of which we may never see again.

As always, we close with the Flash Forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week.

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“Cheery Monday” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

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