The Watch The Ringer

Chris and Andy talk about the trailer for ‘Nosferatu’ and whether there’s a story that they have unlimited interest in being made into a movie or TV show (1:00). Then they create their ideal TV project based on lead actor, genre, director, and streaming service (24:22), before talking about ‘House of the Dragon’ S2E2 (38:21). Finally, Andy is joined by Maya Hawke to talk about her role in ‘Inside Out 2’ (1:00:26).

Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald
Guest: Maya Hawke
Producer: Kaya McMullen
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Chris and Andy talk about the news that production has begun on another ‘Game of Thrones’ spin-off series based on ‘The Tales of Dunk and Egg’ novellas (1:00). Then, they talk about the first few episodes of ‘The Boys’ Season 4 and the direction the show is heading in its final season (13:56). Finally they are joined by ‘Top Chef’ host Gail Simmons to discuss last night’s finale episode and some of the competition changes that were made this season (36:09).

Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald
Guest: Gail Simmons
Producer: Kaya McMullen
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Chris and Andy talk about the premiere of ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 and whether or not you can properly engage with this episode without doing some light reading about the plot beforehand (11:24), as well as improvements the show has made since its first season (21:23). Then they talk about the first two episodes of ‘Presumed Innocent,’ and how its stacked cast with people like Ruth Negga, Peter Sarsgaard, and Bill Camp take it from good to great (35:39).

Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald
Producer: Kaya McMullen
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Chris makes the case for the new David E. Kelley show ‘Presumed Innocent,’ the pulpy courtroom drama the summer needs (1:10). Then he is joined by Mina Kimes to bid goodbye to ‘Tokyo Vice’ after it was canceled this week after two seasons. They talk about whether or not the show ended in a good place (11:06) and how it really came into its own in the second season (29:14). They end by talking about the comforting middleness of Apple TV+ shows and some of their favorites on the streamer (46:38).

Host: Chris Ryan
Guest: Mina Kimes
Producer: Kaya McMullen
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Chris and Andy talk about the success of the new Richard Linklater movie, ‘Hit Man,’ on Netflix over the weekend and how its streaming success compares to that of ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ at the box office (1:00). Then they talk about the strange new HBO comedy ‘Fantasmas,’ from comedian Julio Torres (38:05), before discussing the latest episode of ‘Top Chef’ (54:19).

Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald
Producer: Kaya McMullen
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Chris and Andy talk about the news that ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ director Shawn Levy is potentially being tapped to direct the next ‘Avengers’ movie (1:00). Then they talk about the first two episodes of ‘The Acolyte’ and how director Leslye Headland is doing her best to walk a tightrope between making a show that is appealing to a general audience and also hard-core ‘Star Wars’ fans (12:21). Finally, they talk about the season finale of ‘Hacks’ and how they felt about Season 3 as a whole (46:50) before playing an extra snippet of their conversation with Rembert Browne about ‘Clipped’ (1:10:53).

Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald
Producer: Kaya McMullen
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