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The Watch

Summer Mailbag: The Influence of ‘Lost,’ Prestige TV Fatigue, and Reading Recommendations

The Watch

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.55.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Chris and Andy crack open the mailbag to answer questions like what the lasting influence of ‘Lost’ is on modern TV (16:57), whether we might be entering an age of prestige TV fatigue (33:00), and what they have been reading lately (47:55). Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald Producer: Kaya McMullen Video Producer: Jon Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Oh, that's my prime delivery.

0:01.6

What, already?

0:02.7

Only one thing can match the buzz of Prime's fast delivery.

0:06.2

And that's the buzz of Prime's entertainment.

0:09.0

What are we watching?

0:09.7

Heads of state, that new action comedy with Idris Elber as the Prime Minister,

0:13.3

John Sina as the president, and Prianka Chopra Jonas,

0:15.9

as their only hope.

0:17.0

It looks like a blast.

0:18.2

From fast delivery to explosive entertainment, it's on Prime.

0:22.5

For only $899 a month, join now. Content includes limited ads, subscription or to renews.

0:27.5

For more information, go to Amazon.com.uk.U.K. slash prime.

0:30.7

I ain't sports to have to clear the room.

0:33.6

Stand up and walk now. Now.

0:36.4

Hello, and welcome to The Watch. My name is Chris Ryan. I am an editor at The Rigger.com. And joining me in the studio, it's Andy Greenwald. Oh, because we're modest today. We're modest today because we have a modest little mailbag we're going to do. We're in a little bit of like an in-between time. Andy with shows, you know, we were coming off of the bear. We have too much on Netflix, which I think we'll get to at some point. We have, um, there's actually a couple of shows on Netflix that I was. You're doing the secret with that one. Okay. You're putting it into the world that we're going to be talking about it. I'm just telling people, I'm watching developing situations across streaming networks. The watch is still, our mission is still television.

1:14.1

But, you know, there's a couple of shows out there that I'm going to try and get caught up on during my short vacation.

1:21.2

Eastern Gate on Max comes, on HBO Max comes highly recommended.

1:25.6

Families like ours, which is recommended to us through our mailbox

1:30.3

as like a kind of Eternot, but for Denmark.

1:34.9

Oh.

1:35.7

Is interesting.

1:37.4

It's Thomas Winterberg, another round director.

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