How the AT&T and WarnerMedia Breakup Will Reverberate Through the TV Industry. Plus, ‘The Underground Railroad,’ ‘Hacks,’ and ‘Mare of Easttown’ Episode 5.

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4.5 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2021

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Chris and Andy talk about the news that AT&T is spinning off its WarnerMedia assets (including HBO) into a new joint venture with Discovery and what this move means for the television and streaming industries (2:43). Then they talk about how Barry Jenkins’s ‘The Underground Railroad’ is pushing at the constraints of traditional television (27:23). Plus, love for ‘Hacks’ (38:54) and breaking down the big twist in ‘Mare of Easttown’ Episode 5 (45:46). Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald Producer: Kaya McMullen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Head into the Ringiverse to stay up to date with all things superheroes and nerd culture entertainment.
0:05.0	Hosted by a rotating lineup of super fans at the Ringer, including Mallory Rubin and Van Leithen,
0:10.0	shows will provide instant reactions to blockbuster releases in insightful backstories on Canon
0:15.0	and mind-bending theories as well as fresh takes on the latest news and rumors.
0:19.0	Check out the Ringiverse on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:23.0	I need support staff to clear the room.
0:28.0	Stand up and walk now!
0:31.0	Hello and welcome to the watch. My name is Chris Ryan.
0:33.0	I am an editor at theRinger.com and joining me on the other line,
0:38.0	he knows doing something great is overrated.
0:41.0	It's Andy Greenwald!
0:44.0	That's true, except in the case of LCD sound systems, something great.
0:48.0	That's true.
0:49.0	Which was probably what Collins Abel was listening to.
0:52.0	She's the night before.
0:55.0	We are going to be talking about Mara Vistown's Momentus 5th episode today on the watch.
1:00.0	We're also going to be talking a little bit about Underground Railroad on Amazon and we'll talk a little bit about Hacks,
1:05.0	which is on the HBO Max channel.
1:09.0	And we're also going to talk a little bit about HBO Max in a different kind of way.
1:13.0	Because undoubtedly the biggest story of the weekend, the biggest story that came out yesterday,
1:18.0	was the news that AT&T helped me with my nomenclature,
1:23.0	helped me with my vocab, especially essentially unwinding their position in WarnerMedia.
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