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Are We Headed for a Prestige TV Slump? Plus, ‘White Lotus’ S2E2

The Watch

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.55.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Chris and Andy talk about some of the signs that we may be heading from a surplus of prestige TV shows to a lack of them (1:00). Then they talk about the latest episode of ‘The White Lotus’ and Mike White’s very specific vision for Season 2 (23:00), before taking a moment to remember Mimi Parker of the band Low, who passed away over the weekend (42:02). Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald Producer: Kaya McMullen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

An Instagram post gets an unexpected boost. A TikTok catches in the algorithm.

0:05.0

Sometimes that's all it takes to launch someone into internet fame. But then what?

0:10.0

This blue up is a new podcast documentary that reveals how social media

0:14.8

start and is made. It's a different kind of fame. That's not always as glamorous as it looks.

0:20.0

From Spotify and the Ring or Podcast Network, I'm Alyssa Bereznek.

0:24.0

You can listen to this blue up on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:31.0

I need support staff to clear the room. Stand up and walk now!

0:38.0

Hello and welcome to the watch. My name is Chris Ryan. I am an editor at theRinger.com

0:43.0

and joining me on the other line just done with a day long Vespator.

0:48.0

It's Andy Creezmall! You are a gentle driver. I definitely clenched your torso.

0:56.0

You clenched too tight. I clenched a little tight. I clenched a little tight.

0:59.0

But I'm a nervous cyclist. Andy, it's great to see you guys.

1:03.0

It's great to see you guys. I hope you're doing well. I know you're doing well.

1:06.0

I talk to you all the time. But we talk publicly on Mondays and Thursdays.

1:10.0

Except this week, just a little programming note before we get into white Lotus episode 2

1:14.0

and a variety of other things. I just wanted to mention that our second show

1:18.0

of the week will go on Wednesday because we were lucky enough to talk to Tony Gilroy again

1:23.0

and we will be breaking down episode 10 of Andor on our Wednesday show

1:27.0

and that will also encompass basically all the episodes that happened in between

1:32.0

the first conversation we had with Tony, which was after the first three or four episodes,

1:35.0

I believe, and episode 10. So we'll talk about Aldani, we'll talk about prison,

1:42.0

we'll talk about spy craft, all that stuff. Tony Gilroy is amazing.

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