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The Cooler Gang slashes their way into the new Happy Death Day and hacks up other, far better, examples of the slasher genre.

This week at the Water Cooler, we’re celebrating All Hallows Eve. We review Happy Death Day, this weekend’s cheaply made new number one film that bested the uber expensive Blade Runner 2049. We’ll also talk about some of our favorite slasher or scary movies. What are we watching in the run up Halloween?

In our Terrorizing TV Tidbits, we rip off the band-aid and focus on the limitless output of news surrounding The Weinstein Company’s Harvey Weinstein. News broke just over a week ago thanks to Ronan Farrow’s report in The New York Times. He illustrated several incidents of sexual harassment perpetrated by Weinstein. Then, the real onslaught started. Emerging from every corner of the globe, actresses revealed dozens of sickening stories regarding Harvey’s very bad behavior. We’ll talk about the widespread impact of the revelations on the entertainment industry.

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

Thanks for listening and thank you, in advance, for subscribing and rating us on iTunes!

4:44 – TV Tidbits
26:04 – Happy Death Day ***SPOILERS***
42:54 – Hot Slasher Flicks
1:11:38 – Flash Forward

The Cooler gang looks at current TV animation, including Netflix’s raunchy Big Mouth. Plus, we discuss Stephen King on TV with Castle Rock and Gerald’s Game.

This week at the Water Cooler, we’re feeling very animated, so we thought we’d take a survey of current hot animation. We look at the return of animated standards like The Simpsons (Season 29) and South Park (Season 21). How do their new seasons stand up to previous incarnations? Then, we look at Netflix’s new adult-leaning animated series, Big Mouth. Finally, we wrap the conversation with a look at Disney’s new animation offerings including a return to DuckTales. Is the Mouse House starting a new renaissance in television animation?

We kick off TV Tidbits with a look at Hulu’s Castle Rock teaser trailer coupled with a quick discussion of Netflix’s unexpectedly critically acclaimed Stephen King adaptation Gerald’s Game. Then, after the tragic events in Las Vegas, Hollywood responded by altering a handful of planned television outings. We take a look at whether or not these changes were warranted. Finally, Megan gives her opinion on the return of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm.

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

Thanks for listening and thank you, in advance, for subscribing and rating us on iTunes!

4:10 – TV Tidbits
27:24 – TV Animation and Big Mouth
1:01:26 – Flash Forward

Heather Graham, co-star of NBC’s Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders, joins the Water Cooler Podcast to discuss her latest role.

NBC’s Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders boasts one of the most assured dramatic casts this fall. Heather Graham, joining stars Edie Falco and Josh Charles, plays Judalon Smyth, a key participant in the case. While many may remember the murderous brothers’ shopping spree or their eventual conviction, Graham’s Smyth is involved with a more personal side to the Menendez drama.

In the second episode of Menendez Murders, it’s revealed that Charles’ Dr. Jerome Oziel is having an affair with Smyth. Like most “other woman” story lines, we see that Oziel promises to leave his wife, but Smyth takes control of her own desperation and threatens her lover to go to the police over the Menendez brothers’ involvement in their parent’s murder.

When we spoke with Graham, she revealed that she was drawn to Smyth because of her complicated relationship with Oziel. She also details some backstory that the series doesn’t delve into. We even get into a brief conversation about the lack of women’s roles in film and her directorial debut Half Magic, due in early 2018.

The Cooler gang returns to NBC’s Will & Grace in both an overview of the series and an evaluation of the new season. Does it still have the goods?

This week at the Water Cooler, we’re discussing the return of NBC’s modern classic Will & Grace. We start with an overview of some of the sitcom’s best episodes according to Joey. Then, we take a look at the revival or 9th season. What did we think of the show’s return? Does it work in the modern era? And do we think the Television Academy will readily embrace the return?

Before that, we launch TV Tidbits with an overview of this weekend’s Saturday Night Live return. What worked, what didn’t, and are we sick of Alec Baldwin yet? Next, The Disney Channel plans a reboot/remake of it’s 1993 cult classic Hocus Pocus. Is this a good or a bad thing, and who would we cast in the roles of the Sanderson Sisters? Finally, we step into the film world to talk about Battle of the Sexes and whether or not it truly has Oscar heat.

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

Thanks for listening and thank you, in advance, for subscribing and rating us on iTunes!

9:38 – TV Tidbits
39:06 – Will & Grace
1:32:46 – Flash Forward

The Cooler gang wraps Volume 1 of the on-going Our Favorite Movies series with Megan’s 2008 pick Happy-Go-Lucky, directed by Mike Leigh.

This week at the Water Cooler, we wrap up Volume 1 of the Our Favorite Movies series with Megan McLachlan’s selection. Mike Leigh’s 2008 film Happy-Go-Lucky stars Sally Hawkins in a Golden Globe-winning performance. Hawkins plays Poppy, a cheerful and optimistic school teacher. This critically acclaimed independent film received multiple critics awards and an Academy Award nomination for Mike Leigh’s screenplay. We dive into what makes this one of Megan’s favorite films and how it holds up for Joey. Plus, what does Clarence think of the film after seeing it for the first time?

Returning to our TV Tidbits segment, Clarence talks about the television and film-influenced aspects of Universal Studio’s Halloween Horror Nights. In related news, Clarence and Joey talk about American Horror Story: Cult with over a third of the series under our belts. Finally, we’ve all caught up to Darren Aronofsky’s mother!. What did we make of this much-discussed (and derided) film?

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

Thanks for listening and thank you, in advance, for subscribing and rating us on iTunes!

6:54 – TV Tidbits
44:58 – Happy-Go-Lucky
1:17:28 – Flash Forward

The Cooler gang is joined by Jalal Haddad as we say goodbye to the 2017 Emmy Season and put our thoughts into the 2018 Emmy Time Capsule.

We’ve had a day to absorb last night’s 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards telecast. What did we think of the big winners? Plus, who missed out on wins and why? And what did we think of Stephen Colbert’s job as telecast host? We dish about the ceremony and the winners as we say goodbye to the 2017 Emmy season.

Then, before we wrap, believe it or not we have to start this all over again. We each collect two artifacts from the 2017-2018 Emmy season to put in our 2018 Emmy Time Capsule. What will get in? What gets left out? Who will be next year’s front runner? What performances do we think will have the heat next season? We put ourselves on the line for near-certain ridicule next year.

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

Thanks for listening and thank you, in advance, for subscribing and rating us on iTunes!

Jazz and Jalal join Joey and Clarence at the Water Cooler to dish the 2017 Creative Arts Emmys® and unveil their 2017 Emmy predictions.

It’s a special Emmy edition of the Water Cooler Podcast! Awards Daily TV Emmy experts Jazz Tangcay and Jalal Haddad join Joey and Clarence to dish the 2017 Emmys. We dispensing with the typical formalities of the Water Cooler Podcast. Today, it’s all about our 2017 Emmy predictions. That’s right, the Emmys will be announced Sunday night during a ceremony on CBS hosted by Emmy contender Stephen Colbert. We start with last weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys, try to sort through the winners, and see whether or not a pattern has emerged for Sunday night. Then, we go around the Water Cooler and give our own fearless predictions for Sunday night’s awards.

Tune in to ADTV all week for Emmy news, including our Emmy Confidential series. Plus, don’t forget to vote in our 2nd Annual Primetime Emmy Prediction contest where you can win prizes!

Come back Sunday night for our ADTV Emmy chat!

Thanks for listening and thank you, in advance, for subscribing and rating us on iTunes!

Awards Daily’s Marshall Flores joins the Cooler gang for a deep-dive into the box office record-breaking horror film IT, based on Stephen King’s novel.

This week at the Water Cooler, we’re putting the Emmys on pause to deep-dive into the new film IT. Directed by Andy Muschietti, IT adapts the youth-centered portions of the 1986 Stephen King novel with subsequent films dedicated to the adult story. We’ve invited Awards Daily’s Marshall Flores to float with us as an expert on the novel. We talk about what the film does right and what trips it up (CAUTION: SPOILERS). Plus, does the 1990 ABC miniseries get any points over the new adaptation?

Kicking off this week’s TV Tidbits, Ryan Murphy announced another series this week. Ratched will explore the back story of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’s infamous Nurse Ratched. She will naturally be played by Sarah Paulson. Next, Amazon cancelled new series The Last Tycoon and Z: The Beginning of Everything. What’s behind this latest slashing of the Amazon lineup? Then, we’ll briefly talk about the big output from the first batch of fall film festivals. Which films and what actors emerged on top? Finally, we’ll preview this week’s Emmy® news including Emmy Confidential and a special Emmy prediction podcast.

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

6:22 – TV Tidbits
32:06 – IT
1:22:38 – Flash Forward

The Cooler Gang revisits the 1990 ABC miniseries Stephen King’s IT in advance of next week’s cinema-based revival. Plus, a fun Mad Libs game!

This week at the Water Cooler, we’re jumping back into one of our longest running series: the TV Flashback. In the latest entry, we revisit ABC’s 1990 miniseries Stephen King’s IT, based on the 1986 novel by King. Only one of us had seen the original television event. With next weekend’s release of the bigly anticipated revival, we felt like it was the perfect time to revisit. We’ll take a look at what works, what doesn’t work, and how we feel about the property as a remake candidate. Plus, did Megan overcome her childhood fear of the IT commercials?

In our TV Tidbits segment, we discuss recent Oscar winner Damian Chezelle’s upcoming Netflix project. Then, True Detective Season 3 officially received the green light from HBO. We also have a rough outline of the plot thus far. Finally, I’ll entertain Megan and Joey with my very own television-specific Mad Lib in honor of a returning ADTV favorite.

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

Thanks for listening and thank you, in advance, for subscribing and rating us on iTunes!

3:22 – TV Tidbits
24:18 – Stephen King’s IT
1:15:34 – Flash Forward

Megan, Clarence, and Joey kick off their very first Fantasy Football-inspired Oscar draft. Have a listen to our Fantasy Oscar pool Water Cooler Podcast.

Ready to rumble Oscar style? Have you always rolled your eyes at those men who brag about their Fantasy Football picks? You find it silly to think of grown men losing their minds over someone beating them to a key draft selection? Well, we never thought we’d be those people, but here we are. Here comes the Fantasy Oscar pool.

From a cool idea from Megan, the Water Cooler podcast team takes Fantasy Football and gives it an Oscar tilt. Instead of Aaron Rodgers or Tom Brady (those are actual people…right?), we are deciding between contenders in this season’s upcoming Oscar race. Annette Bening or Sally Hawkins? Michael Shannon or Matt Damon?

We each pick 5 women and 5 men, and it has to be tied to a specific performance. If someone lands on the cover of The Hollywood Reporter or another prominent publication, they get awarded points. If they land certain precursor nominations, they get even more. We will be publishing or announcing the rules and scoring soon. If you want to listen to who we selected, take a listen to this week’s bonus podcast episode. As of right now, we unfortunately can’t open it up to more participants, but we welcome listeners and readers to grab two Oscar-obsessed friends and play along with us!

 

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