If 'High Fidelity' Can't Survive in Hollywood, What Can? Plus, an Interview With Timothy Simons About 'Yes, God, Yes'

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4.5 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2020

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Hulu announced this week that it's canceling the critically loved show ‘High Fidelity’ starring Zoë Kravitz. It begs the question: What type of TV show can survive in the current television landscape (12:06)? Plus, we break down the most recent episode of ‘I May Destroy You’ (26:18) and an interview with Timothy Simons about ‘Yes, God, Yes’ and being a working actor during a pandemic (32:02). Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald Guest: Timothy Simons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I need support staff to clear the room.
0:04.0	Stand up and walk now!
0:06.5	Hello and welcome to the watch.
0:08.0	My name is Chris Ryan.
0:09.0	I am an editor at theRare.com and joining me on the other line as always, it's Andy Griewell!
0:15.0	That's so nice that I'm back as always.
0:17.0	Well, some weeks are better than others.
0:19.0	And, you know, it's really kind of tough times sometimes to dig deep for these references that I usually make in the intro because,
0:26.0	typically, they are either way too obscure or they're about current events and current events are pretty charged right now.
0:32.0	Oh, yeah, no, this is, that's right.
0:35.0	This is a safe space.
0:37.0	Andy, it's Thursday.
0:38.0	I'm so happy to talk to you today on the show.
0:40.0	We are going to be talking a little bit about the cancellation of High Fidelity, which I'm very disappointed by.
0:45.0	The arrival, the imminent arrival of the League of Their Own series on Amazon.
0:49.0	We'll talk a little bit.
0:51.0	I may destroy you.
0:52.0	The second half of the show, we were joined for a just a rambling and rollicking conversation with our good buddy Tim Simons,
0:58.0	who you know from VEEP and you know from looking for Alaska and you know from Briar Patch.
1:02.0	But I was going to hold you to it.
1:04.0	I was going to forget.
1:05.0	No, I can't do that.
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