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The Water Cooler Gang revisits last year’s debacle Cats thanks to a recent event Megan attended. Plus, we discuss the VP debate and Bly Manor.

This week, we’re playing catch up with one of the most infamous films of 2019 – Universal’s Cats. Directed by Oscar-winner Tom Hooper, Cats is the notorious film adaptation of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s long-running musical. So, why do we revisit it this week? Tune in to find out!

But first, Joey and Clarence discuss the newest entry in The Haunting anthology series from Mike Flanagan – The Haunting of Bly Manor. So, how does it compare to the great The Haunting of Hill House? Are comparisons even warranted?

And, yes, we’re talking about this week’s Vice Presidential debate between current VP Mike Pence and VP candidate Kamala Harris. Was this a better example of a debate? How did the moderator do? Is a debate format even warranted in the modern era of politics? Join us and be a fly on our heads as we discuss the latest political turn of events.

We close our podcast, as always, with the Flash Forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week.

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Andy Rydzewski is the director of photography for Hulu’s Pen15. Here, he sat down with AD TV staff member Kevin Dillon to discuss his work on season two of the acclaimed series. One of the most fascinating parts about the conversation centers around giving the characters more texture as they continue to grow up and explore their development. Rydzewski worked hand in hand with director Sam Zvibleman, who directed every episode of season two, and leads Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle to expand the photography for season two, including specific color blocking in different chapters of the season. Rydzewski also cites references to Kubrick’s The Shining (with Maura) and the way Bong Joon-Ho shapes intimacy in his films. Have a listen to our fascinating conversation and watch Hulu’s Pen15!

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This week on our 300th episode, the Water Cooler Gang catches up on films and television they’ve seen since the early September focus on the Emmys.

We’re playing catch up for our 300th episode. What did we think of Mulan, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, the South Park COVID special, and much more! Plus, was the first 2020 Presidential Debate actually any of those things? Well, we can honestly say it was first. Now, whether it was Presidential or a Debate is up to interpretation.

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This week, fellow AD TV writer Jordan joins the Water Cooler Gang to cover what we’re most looking forward to in the 2020 Fall TV season.

We’ve put the 2020 Emmy season behind us. It’s finally time to look forward to something! So, this week, we are revealing our most anticipated 2020 Fall TV series. To help us comb through the season, we’ve invited AD TV’s Jordan Walker to join us and give us his perspective on the Fall TV season. What shows are among our top three of the season? What are you most looking forward to? Sound off in the comments below!

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This week, the full staff of Awards Daily TV gathers around the virtual water cooler to rehash last night’s historic 2020 Emmy ceremony.

We are almost ready to put the crazy 2020 Emmy season behind us. Canceled parties and FYC events plus delays in voting made the season feel even longer than it normally does. But before we say goodbye to the 2020 Emmy season, the full team of AD TV staffers regroups to say goodbye! We talk about what we loved, what we loathed, and what surprised us about the 2020 Emmy ceremony. Did Jimmy Kimmel and his team respond well to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic? How excited were we about the historic Schitt’s Creek comedy sweep? What were some of our favorite wins? Find out this and more as all of Team AD TV joins the Water Cooler!

We wrap with each member of Team AD TV putting the final nail in the 2020 Emmy ceremony’s coffin with the AD TV Emmy Time Capsule. Each AD TV team member tosses in a prediction for the 2021 Emmy season. It’s always fun to see how wrong we really can be.

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This week, AD TV’s awards analyst Jalal Haddad joins the Water Cooler Gang to give their final predictions for the 72nd Emmy Awards.

This week is the big week, Emmy Watchers! We’ve finally reached the end of the 72nd Emmy Awards with Sunday’s Primetime ceremony. We’re joined by AD TV’s awards analyst Jalal Haddad to give our final predictions in the categories to be announced Sunday night. We look at the drama, comedy, and limited series races. Can anything beat Watchmen? Will Schitt’s Creek reign supreme? And will Ozark or Succession take home the drama series trophy? Find out as we predict the major categories of the 72nd Emmy Awards.

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The Water Cooler Gang welcomes Awards Daily’s very own Shadan Larki to predict the 2020 Guest Acting Emmy races.

Well, the 2020 Emmy Phase 2 voting season is now officially closed. It’s all over but the awards themselves. This week’s podcast kicks off a series of predictions podcasts we’ll have leading up to the big night on September 20. First up, we look at the 2020 Guest Acting Emmy races. Since we’re looking at the Guest races, we thought we’d welcome a guest to help out. Awards Daily’s very own Shadan Larki joins us to sort through Guest Actor and Actress in Comedy and Drama. Who do we think takes home Emmy gold in a few weeks? Listen to find out!

But first up is a return to Coronavirus Corner, or the things we’ve been bingeing to keep sane over the past week. We close our podcast, as always, with the Flash Forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week.

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The Water Cooler Gang takes a much-needed breather and catches up to HBO’s Lovecraft Country, the DNC, and more!

We’re in the midst of the 2020 Emmy Phase 2 voting window, and frankly, we’re a little tired. So, this week, we’re just laying low and catching up on a potpourri of topics. First up, since it’s the midst of Phase 2, we’re offering up suggestions to voting members of the Television Academy. We offer things they need to catch up on before they vote. Next up, we talk about our reactions to the all virtual Democratic National Convention. Did the quarantined event work for us? What did we love? What did we long for? Did we even watch it? Finally, we jump into HBO’s latest drama series Lovecraft Country. Does the Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams social justice/horror mashup work for us? What aspects of the series can we count on for the 2021 Emmy season? Yes, we know. It’s ridiculously early.

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Awards Daily’s Kevin Dillon talks to the Emmy-nominated makeup and hair team behind season two of FX’s Pose.

Pose entered its second season on FX last June when the show jumped a few years ahead into 1990. I spoke with three different members of their makeup and hairstyling team who are all nominated for Emmys for their work on the season. The tone of the conversation with these three folks was bravery and collaboration. Each member of the team shared that folks behind the scenes like Ryan Murphy encouraged them to be upfront in their representation on screen.

Sheri Berman Laurence is nominated for Outstanding Period And/Or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) for the first episode of the season “Acting Up.” During the conversation, Sheri talked about her work with Angel and the research she did on fashion models of the time to elevate the style. She also talked about adding new layers to Blanca. She was becoming a manicurist and a businesswoman, and they wanted to elevate her style from adding fingernails to giving her better make-up.

David Presto is nominated for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Limited Series, Movie Or Special for the episode “Love’s in Need of Love Today.” David’s episode centered on Pray Tell (Billy Porter) reacting poorly to his AZT treatment, and his prosthetic work was done in many of the fantasy sequences. He also talked about how he wanted to capture the truly authentic experience of what a person on AZT would look like during this experience.

The collaboration was indeed key, and this culminated with the third participant in our conversation Barry Lee Moe who was nominated for Outstanding Period And/Or Character Hairstyling for his work in the episode “Work It.” A big chunk of this episode centered on Elektra and forming her new house. It also features the fantastic reveal she has at the ball with that incredibly elaborate hair. This along with Elektra’s constant make-up changes (which you may not notice) show these team members have worked hard to capture a very specific time period and highlight a world that is so important for the characters in Pose.

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The Water Cooler Gang continues their Most Iconic Directors series with a look at Pedro Almodóvar’s NC-17 rated Bad Education.

This week, we continue the Almodóvar Series as part of our Most Iconic Directors series. This is, of course, our monthly look at the films and legacy of Spain’s Pedro Almodóvar. July’s title (yes, recorded in August – thanks Emmy nominations!) marks his second NC-17 rated film – Bad Education. The film also served as the first Spanish film to open the Cannes Film Festival. After giving Almodóvar his first Oscar for Original Screenplay, the Academy ignored Bad Education despite robust box office and critical acclaim. We take a look at the film with The Film Experience‘s Nathaniel Rogers. Is the NC-17 rating warranted today? Does the film stand up after 16 years?

August’s entry will be an Almodóvar Penelope Cruz double feature: Volver and Broken Embraces. Adam Lubitow will join us for the conversation.

But first, we continue our weekly therapy session, Corona(virus) Corner. Here, as always, we share what we’ve been watching since we’ve been sheltering at home.

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