This week, the Water Cooler breaks down Netflix’s Baby Reindeer, which has exploded onto the streaming world and grew exponentially in viewers week to week. Starring Richard Gadd based on his own one-man show, the limited series explores the real-life events of an unexpected relationship between Donny Dunn (Gadd) and Martha Scott (Jessica Gunning) that eventually devolves into a terrifying stalking case. We talk about the challenges of the series and its eventual contention in the 2024 Emmy race.

As always we close with the flash forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week.

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We’re back together at the Water Cooler this week to review the newest season in an old favorite. Andrew Jarecki’s The Jinx first aired in 2015 and provided an amazingly in-depth and compelling look into the life and mysterious deaths surrounding millionaire Robert Durst. As the series ended with a seemingly shocking confession, audiences have since clamored for behind-the-scene details about the intersection between crime-solving and documentary filmmaking. Now, Jarecki returns to the Durst case with a second season of the series. Does The Jinx Part Two still capture our attention? What new information does it offer and how can it ever top those dramatic closing moments of the first season?

As always we close with the flash forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week.

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We’re still one down this week, and this week it’s Megan! Never fear, Joey and Clarence carry on with a discussion of film and television. On the film side, they review Alex Garland’s divisive box office winner Civil War. Then, on the TV front, they cover Netflix’s gorgeously photographed Ripley and the “high-class trash” that is Starz’s Mary and George.

As always we close with the flash forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week.

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Investigation Discovery’s Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV has been the talk of social media for the last few weeks. By confronting the long-buried secrets of several sexual predators on set during the Golden Age of Nickelodeon, the series, directed by Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz, made us all look back at our favorite Nickelodeon shows with a completely new perspective. In a surprise move, the series returned with a fifth episode to look back at the reaction to the first four episodes, reconnect with Drake Bell, and offer a more extensive conversation with stars Giovannie Samuels and Bryan Hearne.

Megan and Joey discuss their reactions to the show and ponder what Emmy chances the show has as the season revs up.

As always we close with the flash forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week.

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The 2024 Summer Movie season is just around the corner. To prepare, Clarence has constructed an epic Summer Movie Preview quiz for Joey and Megan. Who will wear the trivia crown for the upcoming season?

As always we close with the flash forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week.

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This week at the Water Cooler, we’re springing (we love a pun) into the final gasp of the 2024 Emmy season. Late February / early March typically emerges as the prime window to launch television series. It allows voting members of the Television Academy to absorb newer series and keep them fresh in their minds ahead of voting in June. Believe it or not, there’s a science to launching Emmy contenders — and high-profile winners typically don’t launch in May. So, this week, we look at the latest crop of contenders including FX’s Shogun, Apple TV’s Manhunt and Palm Royale, Netflix’s Girls5Eva, and Peacock’s Apples Never Fall.

As always we close with the flash forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week.

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We’re saying goodbye to the 2024 Oscar season this week at the Water Cooler. Megan just returned from attending the 96th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater, so we thought it would be an interesting experiment to compare experiences watching at home and watching in the room. We review the highlights and lowlights of the show and talk about the surprising day-after ratings.

As always we close with the flash forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week.

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This week, we dive into the eagerly anticipated HBO limited series The Regime. Starring Kate Winslet, the Stephen Frears-directed satire takes the audience into an unnamed European country in the grasp of an unstable authoritarian regime. The series seems to have polarized both audiences and critics alike on its tone and performances, so we weigh in and take stock of its 2024 Emmy chances.

As always we close with the flash forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week.

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We kick off the podcast with a look back at the weekend’s big guild awards – the Producers Guild Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards. What do the winners tell us about the 2024 Emmy race? Then, we launch into our first analytical look at the 2024 Emmy season, starting with the Limited Series categories. What that has premiered so far will be remembered when Emmy voting begins in June? And what upcoming Limited Series will we need to look out for as we evolve our predictions?

As always we close with the flash forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week.

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Megan rejoins the Water Cooler to give us an update on her recent trip to the SCAD TV Fest. Then, we revisit this weekend’s best Super Bowl commercials and the buzzy movie trailers that debuted during the game. Finally, Megan leads a conversation about Peacock’s Ted, a prequel (limited?) series to the 2012 film of the same name from Seth MacFarlane.

As always we close with the flash forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week.

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We’re talking cats and swans this week at the Water Cooler but sadly without Megan. First up, Joey and Clarence briefly discuss the Grammys ceremony and the online aftermath where the claws were most definitely out. Then, we take a look at Matthew Vaughn’s latest film Argylle, featuring a bevy of stars including Bryce Dallas […]

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