Oscar Noms, 'Star Wars' News, ‘The Pitt’ Episode 3, and ‘American Primeval’

The Watch

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4.5 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Chris and Andy react to the Oscar nominations that were announced Thursday morning (1:00), and the news that Ryan Gosling is in talks to star in Shawn Levy’s upcoming ‘Star Wars’ film (15:52). Then, they talk about Episode 3 of ‘The Pitt’ and how this show has found its stride as a hyper-realistic medical drama (33:12). Finally, they discuss the gory new Netflix show ‘American Primeval’ and why it’s still watchable despite being incredibly bleak (47:11). Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald Senior Producer: Kaya McMullen Video Production: Chris Thomas and Stefano Sanchez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you're a fan of the inner workings of Hollywood, then check out my podcast, The Town, on the Ringer Podcast Network.
0:05.6	My name's Matt Bellany. I'm founding partner at Puck and the writer of the What I'm Hearing newsletter.
0:10.4	And with my show, The Town, I bring you the inside conversation about money and power in Hollywood.
0:15.1	Every week, we've got three short episodes featuring real Hollywood insiders to tell you what people in town are actually talking about.
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1:19.5	Hello and welcome to The Watch.
1:20.7	My name is Chris Ryan.
1:23.7	I am an editor at the ringer.com. And joining me in the studio, he puts the evil in American Prime Evil. It's Andy Greenwald!
1:33.3	Do you put the coat to prime in American Prime Evil? Oh, yeah. You think about that?
1:38.4	That's right. How do you think he'd fare? In the Great American West? Well, he's out there in Boulder right now, man, shaping young minds.
1:44.5	And he can recruit. Yeah, kind of. I feel like... A Brigham Young of his own, I suppose. Although,
1:49.5	actually, after watching this series, nobody probably wants that comparison. So my apologies.
1:53.6	It's amazing the way we just give these ideas away for free. I know. Greenwald, amazing to see you today on the show. A little bit of Star Wars talk.
2:01.2	Oh, I forgot.
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