How the Coronavirus Is Upending the TV Industry. Plus: ‘Westworld’ Season 3 and ‘Devs' | The Watch

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🗓️ 17 March 2020

⏱️ 49 minutes

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The spread of the coronavirus has halted many television productions, and we take stock of what the TV landscape may look like in the near future (1:39). ‘Westworld’ returned on Sunday for its third season and many of the show’s old problems returned along with it (21:11). And with ‘Devs,’ Alex Garland is creating a different kind of TV world that’s interested in the “why” (33:42). Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I need support to have to clear the room.
0:04.0	Stand up and walk now!
0:06.6	Hello and welcome to the watch.
0:08.2	My name is Chris Ryan.
0:09.3	I am an editor at theringer.com and joining me on the other line as we observe social distancing.
0:16.2	It's Andy Greenwald!
0:18.2	Render Lockdown baby.
0:19.9	Yeah, yeah.
0:21.5	This is a first in watch history.
0:23.8	You know, obviously, Andy and I reported last Thursday and it's a testament to how quickly
0:28.7	evolving things are, that quickly changing things are, that this is where we're at today.
0:32.9	I haven't really left the house significantly in a couple of days.
0:36.9	The beard's coming in well.
0:38.2	Thanks for asking.
0:39.2	Andy, how are you?
0:41.0	I'm well.
0:42.0	I'm concerned about you because I think people who listen to this podcast know that you're
0:45.0	kind of a great dain.
0:46.8	You know what I mean?
0:47.8	Like, you're very physical with people.
0:50.2	You'd like to jump up and embrace people and kind of wrestle.
0:54.2	That's always been your vibe.
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