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Episode 80: Television Academy members have their Emmy ballot. The Water Cooler Podcast gang puts forth their own nominees in the major categories.

This week at the Water Cooler, Joey, Megan, and Clarence each pull out their Emmy ballot and cast their votes as to who they think should be nominated when the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Award nominations are announced July 14. How much overlap will their be? Was it difficult to fill the slots? Were any of your favorites included in their picks?

Before that, we’ll talk briefly about Sunday night’s Tony Awards ceremony, or the “Hamiltonies.” As always, we close with our TV Flash Forward.

On Friday, June 17, Amazon will unveil their latest crop of television pilots. As with last year, we’ll be covering the new crop of pilots on our June 27 podcast. Make sure you clear your calendar to join in the discussion as we slice and dice our way through them.

Until then, ENJOY!

05:32 – Tony Awards
11:25 – If We Had an Emmy Ballot
54:44 – Flash Forward

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Episode 79: Emmy time is almost here so the interviews and prestige programs (such as A&E’s Roots remake) are abundant.

This week at the Water Cooler, we take a step back and talk about all of the fantastically insightful Emmy interviews we’ve conducted over the past few weeks. Some of us even readily admit to being starstruck by our interview subjects. After that, our main topic this week is the recent A&E Roots remake. Does it work? Does it successfully update the classic 1977 original? How will Emmy react? Plus, using Roots as a guide, we take a look at what classic miniseries or TV movies we’d like to see remade.

As always, we close with our TV Flash Forward.

Next week, we’ll be offering up our personal nominations for the 2016 Emmy Awards in all major categories. On June 27, we’ll be covering this year’s crop of Amazon television pilots, which drop on June 17. Make sure you clear your calendar to join in the discussion as we slice and dice our way through them.

Until then, ENJOY!

05:17 – Maya & Marty
13:50 – Emmy Press / Interviews
21:42 – Roots
46:00 – Flash Forward

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Episode 78: It’s big, it’s long, and it’s all about the Emmy Limited Series hotness.

This week at the Water Cooler, we’re settling in for the long haul as we take our time with the Emmy Limited Series / TV Movie categories. Normally, these categories are strictly bathroom break fodder. However, with the advent of the anthology series plus an influx of top Hollywood talent, the Emmy Limited Series categories are literally where it’s at for hot Emmy action. On this Memorial Day, join us as we review which series and actors are in the lead, which ones are on the bubble, and which ones are likely to be left out nomination morning.

As always, we close with our TV Flash Forward. In two weeks, we’ll be offering up our personal nominations for the 2016 Emmy Awards in all major categories. On June 27, we’ll be covering this year’s crop of Amazon television pilots, which drop on June 17. Make sure you clear your calendar to join in the discussion as we slice and dice our way through them.

Until then, ENJOY!

3:30 – Emmy Limited Series / TV Movie Overview
1:27:08 – Flash Forward

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Episode 77: As the Emmy eligibility window close at the end of May, HBO rolls out All the Way and Netflix rolls the dice on Lady Dynamite, Grace and Frankie season two.

This week at the Water Cooler, we’ve decided to push our discussion of the hotly contested Emmy Limited Series/TV movie categories another week because there was such a tremendous volume of new content. After a brief discussion on why Megan can’t pay attention to Game of Thrones, the gang dives into HBO’s big Emmy year-end premiere of All the Way, starring Bryan Cranston as LBJ. Does the telepic live up to the hype, and is it as strong an Emmy contender as buzz would have you believe?

Next, we dip into the Netflix comedy pool with two entries. At the scary deep end is Maria Bamford’s Lady Dynamite, a unique entry that blends Bamford’s unique alternative comedy style with personal revelations about her life. Then, at the safer shallow end of the pool, we look at the second season of Grace and Frankie. While the show isn’t always the most edgy comedy out there, we take a look as to where it fits in the comedy world and whether or not a more broadly comic approach to the material will resonate with Emmy voters.

As always, we close with our TV Flash Forward. Please check back with us on Memorial Day as we finally deep-dive into the hotly contested Limited Series/TV Movie categories at the 2016 Emmys where All the Way‘s actors compete directly with those from People v. O.J. Simpson. Could these be the most interesting races this year? Find out next week (we promise)!

ENJOY!

4:51 – Game of Thrones
12:48 – All the Way
41:01 – Grace and Frankie
47:18 – Lady Dynamite
59:51 – Flash Forward

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Episode 76: We explore what it means to hate-watch which may or may not have something to do with ABC’s The Catch.

We’ve got a full slate for this week’s Water Cooler Podcast! First up, we’ll jump back a few podcasts to revisit the topic of upcoming series cancellations (ABC’s The Muppets) and renewals (ABC’s The Catch). Now that the major networks have officially unveiled their intentions, where did we get it right? Where did we go wrong? And what makes us still shake our head? Then, we’ll review the first three episodes of Chelsea Handler’s new Netflix talk show, Chelsea.

Our main topic is the concept of hate-watching which leads us to a discussion of ABC’s recently renewed The Catch. What is hate-watching? What shows do we admit to hate-watching? And what does that have to do with The Catch?

As always, we close with our TV Flash Forward. Check back with us next week as we deep-dive into the hotly contested Limited Series categories at the 2016 Emmys. Could it be the most interesting races this year? Find out next week!

ENJOY!

3:17 – Fall TV Cancellations / Renewals
17:34 – Chelsea
31:16 – Hate-Watching and ABC’s The Catch
54:36 – Flash Forward

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Episode 75: We welcome a special guest to take a look at the 2016 Comedy Emmy race

On this week’s Water Cooler Podcast, the Cooler gang welcomes fellow AwardsDaily TV contributor Jalal Haddad as we dive into the main categories in the 2016 Comedy Emmy race. Since many of last year’s nominees aren’t eligible this year, there are several slots to fill in most categories. We take a look at who stands to benefit most from these vacancies and what wild cards could pop up this year. Think Niecy Nash, last year’s surprise nominee in the Supporting Actress category.

We also discuss a recent rule change in the way nominees are displayed in each category. Jalal is a bit of an expert in this one, so he leads the discussion as we explore the change and ask what impact it will have on the final ballot.

As always, we close with our TV Flash Forward.

ENJOY!

3:06 – Emmy Rule Changes
13:27 – Comedy Emmy Races
1:08:02 – Flash Forward

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Episode 74: We review Amy Schumer and HBO’s latest as well as comment on series renewals and cancellations in our TV Updates

On this week’s Water Cooler Podcast, the Cooler gang tackle some general TV updates. We review Inside Amy Schumer‘s fourth season start as well as the return of the HBO Holy Trinity – Game of Thrones, Veep, and Silicon Valley. For our main segment, we take a look at recent announcements on the renewals and cancellations of the Big Four networks from the close of the 2015-16 TV season. Will your favorite make the cut? Find out on this week’s podcast.

Two side notes: we had some unavoidable difficulty with Skype as our form of communication. Please bare with us as you may hear more pauses, interruptions, and sound issues than expected. Also, for those of you who love bloopers (and who doesn’t love bloopers), there’s a real doozy of one at the very end of the show.

ENJOY!

5:01 – Inside Amy Schumer
20:14 – HBO’s Holy Trinity
34:59 – TV Updates – Renewals / Cancellations
1:04:54 – Flash Forward

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Episode 73: What series will dominate in the 2016 Emmy Drama race at this stage of the game?

After last night’s premiere of the 2015 Emmy Drama Series champ Game of Thrones, the Cooler gang starts digging into the 2016 Emmy race. Starting with the 2016 Emmy Drama categories, we survey the field of sure-fire nominees, fading contenders, and any spoilers that may be lurking in the wings. We also discuss the debut of the ADTV Emmy Tracker where readers can keep up to date with where we think the race stands each week.

We also take a look at this weekend’s major Beyonce event Lemonade and, as usual, take a look at what television we’re most looking forward to this week.

As always, thanks for listening and please consider leaving us a rating on iTunes. We’d love to hear your feedback. Enjoy!

4:02 – Lemonade
13:35 – 2016 Emmy Drama Preview
1:02:10 – Flash Forward

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Episode 72: The Cooler gang discusses three significant female-led Emmy contenders

At the Water Cooler this week, the Cooler gang deals with a little business… a little lady business. As Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt starts its second season, Girls ends its creative renaissance of a fifth season. In addition, HBO unveils its Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas film Confirmation. We discuss the merits of all three on the podcast, a celebration of the women involved. Then, as always, we close with our Flash Forward of the week’s most anticipated television.

As always, thanks for listening and please consider leaving us a rating on iTunes. We’d love to hear your feedback.

3:40 – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
27:29 – Girls
43:00 – Confirmation
55:55 – Flash Forward

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Episode 71: A Very Special Guest joins our overview of ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson’

With The People v. O.J. Simpson finishing up this week, ADTV threatens to become OJTV as we revisit the great miniseries. This time, we are proudly joined by AwardsDaily’s own Sasha Stone as she gives her take on the miniseries. Having both read the book upon which the limited series was based and watched every day of the trial, Sasha joins us in a conversation about the series’ accuracy, the perspective it gives 20 years after the verdict, and the performances by its talented cast. We also take a brief look at the Limited Series Emmy race and where The People v. O.J. Simpson rates in this hotly contested category.

Then, as usual, Joey, Megan, and Clarence forecast the week in television. The verdict is in, and it’s a Kimmy Schmidt kind of week.

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