Ep. 78: 'Mr. Robot' Creator Sam Esmail

The Watch

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.5 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2016

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

The Ringer's Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald bring on 'Mr. Robot' creator Sam Esmail to discuss the Season 2 finale (6:00), working outside the conventions of TV (15:35), Esmail's desire to ignore traditional plot points (28:00), the elasticity of shows like 'Atlanta' (36:00), comparisons between 'Mr. Robot' and 'The Empire Strikes Back' (46:00), defining the "true north" of a show (53:00), and the must-watch TV heading into the fall (59:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's episode of The Watch is brought to you by Jaguar, the art of performance.
0:05.4	To learn more about the all-new Jaguar XE, visit JaguarUSA.com.
0:10.4	I need support staff to clear the room.
0:14.2	Stand up and walk now!
0:16.6	Hello and welcome to a very special episode of The Watch.
0:19.8	My name is Chris Ryan.
0:20.8	I am an editor at TheRinger.com.
0:22.8	I'm joined as always by Andy Greenwald in this house of mirrors!
0:27.2	All of yours!
0:28.2	All of yours!
0:29.2	We are joined by Sam Esmail!
0:31.8	Guys, this is history in the making right here.
0:35.4	This is really big, I do.
0:36.4	This is the groundbreaking.
0:38.2	Thank you for joining us.
0:39.2	You joined us quite from having me.
0:41.2	This is the most we've ever had a guest on in one week.
0:44.2	I'm glad to be that rock-r-r-rigger.
0:46.2	Thank you for making the time for us.
0:47.2	Congratulations, the end of the season.
0:49.2	It was a robot last night.
0:50.2	It was last night, yeah.
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