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Podcast Preview: Film to Television Transitions

On Monday’s Awards Daily TV Water Cooler podcast, we tackle the trend of translating films into television series. Some are smash audience and critical hits (Fargo, Hannibal). Some are total duds (MTVs Scream, in our humble opinion). Joey, Megan, and I discuss what makes a good film-to-TV translation. What qualities exist in a film’s DNA …

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Water Cooler Podcast: Episode 28 – Great Expectations

On this week’s Water Cooler podcast, Joey, Megan, and Clarence talk about the phenomenon of expectations. Sometimes, we are pleasantly surprised by massively lowered expectations, but, more often that not, our great expectations of a piece of entertainment overwhelms the work and causes us to suffer disappointments. We kick off the discussion this week with …

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Water Cooler Podcast: Episode 27 – What If We Had an Emmy Ballot?

This week, Clarence, Megan, and Joey take a spoilery look at Season Three of Netflix’s dramedy Orange is the New Black. Does the hot streak from Season Two continue? Is it still a drama or is it a comedy? Does it really matter? Note: if you haven’t watched beyond the first few episodes, then skip this …

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Water Cooler Podcast: Episode 26 – Summer TV Blowout!

This week, Clarence, Megan, and Joey kick off with an analysis of the recent Critics’ Choice TV Awards and Television Critics Association nominations. Given these are largely the last precursors before the Emmy nominations are announced, how do these critics’ groups impact the Emmy race, if at all? Also, we take a look at the …

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Water Cooler Podcast: Episode 25 – “Sh!t We Missed”

This week for our 25th podcast, Clarence, Megan, and Joey admit that, sometimes, things just slip by them in the vast TV landscape. But they do recognize this fact and make best efforts to catch up, thus bringing forth the affectionately and professionally titled “Sh!t We Missed” episode of the Water Cooler Podcast. In it, …

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Water Cooler Podcast: Episode 24 – Game of Thrones, Mad Men, and More Emmy Predix

The Water Cooler podcast gang is back together to take a pulse check just beyond the midpoint of the Game of Thrones fifth season, particularly the recent Sansa Stark rape controversy. Next, they shift into the Mad Men and David Letterman show finales. Finally, they pool their collective thoughts on the last round of Emmy predictions to cover …

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