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This week, the Water Cooler Gang is back in full force, joined by Jalal Haddad, to discuss The Morning Show, the Savannah Film Festival, Parasite and much more!

We’re all back at the Water Cooler this week, and we’re joined by Awards Daily’s very own Jalal Haddad. This week, we cover a variety of topics from the film and television worlds. First up, AppleTV+ launched last Friday. We talk about what we’ve seen, most importantly Jennifer Aniston’s The Morning Show. Will The Morning Show overcome middling reviews to garner Golden Globe or Emmy glory?

Then, Megan’s back from the Savannah Film Festival. We talk about what she saw and who she talked to while covering the festival for Awards Daily.

Finally, we talk about the films we’ve seen outside of the festival circuit. Everyone has finally seen Parasite. We rave about Bong Joon-ho’s acclaimed masterpiece (SPOILERS) and pose the question, “Can it win Best Picture?” We also talk about a few other films we’ve seen individually.

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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This week, the Water Cooler Gang is joined by Awards Daily contributor David Phillips to gush about one of his favorite horror films, David Fincher’s Se7en.

Darkness has fallen across the land, and as such, it’s time for a special Halloween edition of Our Favorite Movies. With Megan away covering the Savannah Film Festival for Awards Daily, Awards Daily’s very own David Phillips joins us to present one of his very favorite horror films: David Fincher’s 1995 classic Se7en. Starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, Se7en is about as dark and brooding as it gets. The film tells the story of a serial killer making his way through the seven deadly sins, victim by victim. We dive into the film’s near 25-year legacy – what makes it great and why the Academy nearly completely ignored it. Plus, why is this one of David’s Favorite Movies?

Before jumping into the darkness, Joey and Clarence talk about HBO’s new Mrs. Fletcher.

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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This week, the Water Cooler Podcast gang are back together again to catch up on two major fall films and their Oscar future: Judy and Joker.

We’re back at the Water Cooler this week finally ready to chat about two major fall films. Judy premiered in late September to strong reviews and raves for Renee Zellwegger’s lead performance. With a decent box office for the small film, can it rise to anything other than Zellwegger’s performance at awards time? We talk about the film and analyze its awards chances. Plus, we talk about the brewing Renee Zellwegger versus Charlize Theron battle ahead. Then, everyone’s talking about Joker. It’s a huge box office hit. It’s inspired hundreds of think pieces. People are now proclaiming the film a Best Picture nominee and star Joaquin Phoenix a slam dunk to win Best Actor. We start our conversation with our personal reactions to the film. We then look at the probability around its Oscar chances.

But first, Clarence and Joey each attended film festivals. They talk about the films they’ve seen, what they loved, and what they didn’t. Also, Megan previews her upcoming trip to the Savannah Film Festival.

Next week, be sure to join us for the latest Our Favorite Movies entry courtesy of AD TV’s own David Phillips. We’ll be talking about David Fincher’s brilliant Se7en.

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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Timothy Greenberg, the creator of Netflix’s newest comedy Living With Yourself, won an Emmy as a producer on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. But that’s not where he started his career. You’d be surprised to know his entertainment business journey started as a CG artist-animator on Riven, the sequel to the hugely popular PC game Myst. Also directing some of the live-action sequences in the game, Greenberg’s career flourished as a producer on The Daily Show which saw him filming sequences in Iran.

It’s quite an unusual and varied career trajectory, and his latest venture is Netflix’s Living With Yourself. What was the philosophy behind it all?

“There was no overriding philosophy. It was pretty much follow where the path leads,” Greenberg explains in our podcast interview. “Each step was pretty random other than I tried to work on things I really liked.”

Lately, marriage and parenting have caused Greenberg to think more deliberately about his career path. Those two major life also inspired the new Paul Rudd comedy Living With Yourself. The Netflix series, dropping Friday, October 18, details the struggles of Miles Elliot (Paul Rudd), an ad guy who’s lost the magic spark that once drove his successful career. Faced with pressures to compete at work and deliver a family at home, Miles travels down a usual path of his own.

On our Water Cooler Podcast conversation, Greenberg talks in more depth about his career choices and how those choices brought him to Living With Yourself. He also talks about the process of working with the great Paul Rudd and directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine).

Be sure to check back with Awards Daily for continuing coverage on Living With Yourself. Until then, enjoy this interview with Timothy Greenberg, creator of the Netflix comedy series which drops October 18 on Netflix.

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Author, screenwriter, and producer Tom Perrotta joins Clarence at the Water Cooler to talk about his latest project, HBO’s Mrs. Fletcher.

Clarence flies solo at the Water Cooler this week. Fear not, he’s joined by one of his very favorite authors, screenwriters, and producers – Tom Perrotta – for the 255th episode. Tom Perrotta’s work was last seen on HBO in the critically acclaimed drama series The Leftovers. But on October 27, Perrotta brings another creation to the small screen in the limited series Mrs. Fletcher. Starring the great Kathryn Hahn in the title role, Mrs. Fletcher explores the empty nest, independence, gender identity, sex and the #MeToo movement in an enticing and thoughtful seven episodes, each directed by a woman.

Here, Perrotta talks about his original inspiration for the novel, initiated by his own empty next transformation.

“It’s a sad moment but it’s also an opportunity,” Perrotta admits. “You’re not old, but you’re not young either. There’s this new era beginning. That just became the autobiographical impulse for the novel.”

Additionally, Perrotta talks about the evolving sexual revolution which now includes matters of gender identification, a theme that runs through the novel. Perrotta also talks about working with Kathryn Hahn and the sadness about co-star Cameron Boyce’s cut-too-short life.

Be sure to check back with Awards Daily for continuing coverage on Mrs. Fletcher. Until then, enjoy this interview with Tom Perrotta, creator, and co-writer of the HBO limited series which premieres October 27 only on HBO.

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This week, the Water Cooler Gang regroups now that the 2019 Emmy chapter is closed. First on the docket is our preview of the 2019 Fall TV season.

With the 2019 Emmy chapter closed, we’re looking to the future at the Water Cooler this week. On our latest podcast, we take a look at the hot titles for the 2019 Fall TV season. We have returning favorites like The Crown and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. We have hotly anticipated new series like Watchmen and Mrs. Fletcher. What else will fill our days in the upcoming fall TV season? Plus, what series will strike the Golden Globes, SAG, and guild circuit as they lay out a course for 2020 Emmy?

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 2019 Emmy Awards are finally behind us. Joey, Jalal, and Clarence cover the winners, the losers, and the hostless ceremony.

The 71st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are finally behind us. The Television Academy didn’t disappoint, delivering several surprises in their winners list adjacent to some of the expected winners. Joey and Clarence are joined by Jalal Haddad to unpack the 2019 Emmy Awards winners. Plus, we dish the actual ceremony and talk about what the awards may say about the future of the Emmys.

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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This week, the Water Cooler gang looks at the 71st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Drama races. Will Game of Thrones rule the day? Can any series take its crown? Dracarys?

We’re wrapping up our deep diver into the 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards. This week, we’re looking at the Drama races. At the start of the Emmy season, everyone assumed that HBO’s Game of Thrones final season would take home everything. And then the season premiered to both record ratings and intensely divisive public opinion. Is the final season still on track to win Drama Series? Will the record-setting 32 nominations translate into unexpected wins in the performance races?

Plus, we have this weekend’s 2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards to guide us. Who took home the most? What were the big surprises? What’s up with those Guest performance wins? We discuss it all with special guest Team ADTV member Jalal Haddad.

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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This week, the Water Cooler gang looks at the 71st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Comedy races. Is this race Veep‘s to lose? Or are two sophomore season shows primed to steal the election?

We’re continuing our focus to the 71st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards this week. Last week, we took a look at the Limited Series races. Today, we’re looking at the Comedy races – a largely up in the air and unpredictable race. Once upon a time, this was Veep’s victory lap.

However, with a divisive final season and large drop in nominations, can Veep still take home the big trophy? Or will two critical smashes in their sophomore seasons – HBO’s Barry and Amazon Prime’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – step in? Or is there a dark horse candidate ready and waiting? We give our mostly final predictions after some general discussion on each major race.

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We’re kicking off our final round of Emmy predictions. This week, we start with the Limited Series / TV Movie race, largely between Chernobyl and When They See Us.

This week and for the next several weeks, we’re turning our focus to the 71st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. That’s right, it’s September, which means it’s Emmy month! Today, we’re looking at the Limited Series races which are largely becoming a 2-horse race between HBO’s Chernobyl and Netflix’s When They See Us. We hit the major Limited Series categories and discuss our thoughts in each race. Plus, we give mostly final Limited Series predictions.

But first, we take a look at the weekend’s two major film festivals. Did the Venice Film Festival or Telluride Film Festival give us any Oscar front-runners? What major films premiered and how were they received?

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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